3.0.0 4123 2023-01-11T20:16:15Z 2023-01-11T20:16:15Z House H HR 2007-11-08 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-09T15:44:35Z Referred to 2007-11-08T15:02:05Z American Investment in Safe, Reliable High-Speed Rail Act 110 4122 HR 2007-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS To provide for competitive development and operation of high-speed rail corridor projects. 110 5644 HR 2008-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century 110 6004 HR 2008-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Text similarities House 2007-11-09 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2007-11-08 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2007-11-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 N G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2008-02-07 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2008-02-07 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-04-22 False Transportation and Public Works Advice and consent of the Senate Air traffic Bridges Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Transportation Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to transportation Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government attorneys Highspeed ground transportation Infrastructure Law Magnetic levitation vehicles Motor vehicle pollution control Presidential appointments Railroad engineering Railroad safety Railroads Research and development Right-of-way Science, Technology, Communications Technological innovations Technology assessment Traffic congestion Transportation planning Transportation research Tunnels Venture capital Transportation and Public Works 00 2007-11-08 Introduced in House 2008-04-10T20:28:11Z High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act - Establishes within the Department of Transportation (DOT) the National High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), which shall be headed by an Administrator. Declares that the Authority's mission shall be to encourage and assist in the establishment of high-speed rail systems in the United States.

Establishes in the Authority: (1) a Policy Advisory Committee; (2) an Office of Administration; and (3) an Office of Policy, Research, and Development. Establishes within the Office of Administration a Design/Build/Operate Division, a Right-Of-Way Acquisition Division, the position of General Counsel, and an Office of Venture Capital.

Authorizes the Administrator, based on certain criteria, to solicit the development of certain technologies that will contribute to the development of high-speed rail transportation.

Requires that priority be given to certain designated High-Speed Rail Corridors in allocating federal funds to construct high-speed rail systems.

]]> High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the creation of a National High-Speed Rail Authority. Introduced in House IH Display Title High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act Short Titles as Introduced High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act Introduced in House 2007-11-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4123ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4123ih.xml 2007-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.