3.0.0 1122 2023-01-11T13:20:20Z 2023-01-11T13:20:20Z House H HR 2011-03-16 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. RICHARDSON:H.R. 1122.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H1907]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2011-03-17T18:16:03Z Referred to 2011-03-16T14:04:25Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-03-16T14:04:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-03-16T14:04:30Z 2011-03-17 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2011-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2011-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 N N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2011-03-17 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2011-03-17 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-17] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 17 2011-03-17 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2011-05-23 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2011-06-03 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Air quality Aviation and airports Department of Transportation Energy efficiency and conservation Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government trust funds Infrastructure development Marine and inland water transportation Motor carriers Motor fuels Navigation, waterways, harbors Noise pollution Public contracts and procurement Railroads Roads and highways Sales and excise taxes Transportation programs funding Wages and earnings Water quality Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-03-16 Introduced in House 2011-05-11T16:04:59Z Freight is the Future Of Commerce in the United States Act of 2011 or Freight FOCUS Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) an Office of Freight Planning and Development, which shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Freight Planning and Development.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to submit to Congress and publish on DOT's website a national freight plan for supporting freight movement for the next 20 years.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Freight Advisory Committee.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to: (1) establish a freight corridors of national significance program, and (2) designate such corridors.

Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to designate one entity to serve as a freight corridor coalition. Requires the freight corridor coalition to submit annually to the Assistant Secretary a freight corridor plan that includes, among other things, a prioritized list of projects that will improve the freight movement performance of the freight corridors of national significance. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make grants to states for such projects.

Requires a grant recipient to submit to the Assistant Secretary: (1) a project management plan and an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of at least $500 million, and (2) an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of less than $500 million.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Goods Movement Trust Fund.

Increases by 12 cents the tax on the sale of diesel fuel used for the transportation of goods by highway. Transfers amounts equivalent to the increase in tax to the Fund.

Requires the Secretary to pay an amount based on a certain formula to purchasers of diesel fuel that is not used for the transportation of goods by highway in which such tax was paid. Allows an income tax credit in lieu of payment to certain tax exempt entities.

]]> Freight FOCUS Act of 2011 Display Title Freight FOCUS Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To provide for merit-based investment in the freight transportation system of the United States to ensure economic growth, increase vitality and competitiveness in national and global markets, address goods mobility and accessibility issues, reduce air pollution and other environmental impacts of freight transportation, better public health conditions, enhance energy security, and improve the condition and connectivity of the freight transportation system, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Freight FOCUS Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Freight is the Future Of Commerce in the United States Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1122ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1122ih.xml 2011-03-17 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.