3.0.0 1879 2020-02-14T19:19:55Z 2020-02-14T19:19:55Z House H HR 2011-05-12 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:H.R. 1879.Regulation--Article 1, Section 8 Clause 3Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution, ``the Houseof Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen everysecond Year by the People of the several States.'' Asdescribed in Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislative powersherein granted shall be vested in a Congress.'' I was electedin 2010 to serve in the 112th Congress as certified by theSecretary of State of Washington state.Article III, Section 2 states that the Supreme Court has``the judicial power'' that ``shall extend to all cases, inlaw and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws ofthe United States.'' Article II, Section 1 of theConstitution provides that the Supreme Court is the supremelaw of the land when stating ``The judicial power of theUnited States, shall be vested in one supreme Court.''The power of judicial review of the Supreme Court wasupheld in Marbury v Madison in 1803, giving the Supreme Courtthe authority to strike down any law it deemsunconstitutional. Members of Congress, having been electedand taken the oath of office, are given the authority tointroduce legislation and only the Supreme Court, asestablished by the Constitution and precedent, can determinethe Constitutionality of this authority.[Page H3280]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-13T17:11:44Z Referred to 2011-05-12T14:02:50Z United States Ferry Systems Investment Act of 2011 112 980 S 2011-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2011-05-13 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2011-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 N D000327 Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] NORMAN DICKS D WA 6 2011-05-12 True I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2011-05-12 True S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2011-05-12 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2011-05-12 True G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2011-05-12 True K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-10] William Keating D MA R. 10 2011-05-12 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2011-05-12 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2011-05-12 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2011-05-12 True B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2011-05-12 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2011-05-12 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] Paul Tonko D NY 21 2011-05-24 False Transportation and Public Works Alternative and renewable resources Department of Transportation Education programs funding Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Higher education Marine and inland water transportation Motor fuels Navigation, waterways, harbors Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Research and development Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-05-12 Introduced in House 2011-08-30T19:56:11Z United States Ferry Systems Investment Act of 2011 - Makes funds available from the Highway Trust Fund to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for FY2012-FY2018 for construction of ferry vessels and ferry terminal facilities. Revises general requirements and the formula for the allocation of such funds to ferry systems and public entities responsible for developing ferries.

Includes ferries within the federal clean fuels grant program.

Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department of Transportation (DOT) a Ferry Joint Program Office to: (1) coordinate federal programs affecting ferry vessel and ferry facility construction, maintenance, operations, and security; and (2) promote ferry service as a component of the U.S. transportation system.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that the national ferry database is consistent with the national transit database maintained by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA); and (2) award a grant to a college to establish a National Ferry Transportation Institute for research, development, and training programs relating to U.S. ferry transportation systems.

]]> United States Ferry Systems Investment Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced United States Ferry Systems Investment Act of 2011 Display Title United States Ferry Systems Investment Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To promote secure ferry transportation and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1879ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1879ih.xml 2011-05-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. 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.