3.0.0 260 2023-01-11T13:21:00Z 2023-01-11T13:21:00Z House H HR 2011-01-11 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SIRES:H.R. 260.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H141]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2011-01-12T19:23:45Z Referred to 2011-01-11T17:00:19Z 2011-01-12 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2011-01-11 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 N N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2011-01-11 True C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2011-01-11 True C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2011-01-11 True Transportation and Public Works Advisory bodies Commuting Employee benefits and pensions Motor vehicles Public transit Roads and highways Transportation costs Transportation programs funding Urban and suburban affairs and development Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-01-11 Introduced in House 2011-02-02T21:45:09Z Commute LESS Act of 2011 or Commute-Leveraging Employer Support and Successes Act of 2011 - Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to revise the composition of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to include at least one representative designated by an employer advisory council established by this Act.

Revises contents of MPO transportation plans prepared for metropolitan planning areas to include proposed activities and strategies to provide outreach to employers in the region to create and expand alternative commuting and commuter benefit programs (i.e. carpools, transit benefit, and telework programs).

Requires each MPO to establish an employer advisory council consisting of representatives of employers within the MPO's boundaries.

Requires an MPO transportation improvement program (TIP) to be developed in coordination with the advisory council and to include projects identified by it.

Requires the advisory council to: (1) review how long-range transportation plans and TIPs will affect commuting habits; and (2) develop a commuter trip reduction plan.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to create and expand employer investment in transportation and commuter benefit programs. Requires a state receiving funding, in coordination with MPOs, to establish statewide goals for achieving reductions in vehicle miles traveled.

Requires a recipient receiving federal-aid highway funding for a project with a value of $100 million or more or that will reduce traffic flow for more than 120 days to prepare, in coordination with the advisory council, a congestion mitigation plan for the project that includes funding for projects that reduce peak hour vehicle miles traveled along an impacted corridor.

Requires the Secretary, when approving a major capital investment grant of $75 million or more for a major new fixed guideway capital project, to consider, among other things, the ability of the grant recipient to work with employers to get commuters to utilize the project. Directs the Secretary to require the grant applicant to include in its request a plan on how it intends to work with local employers and transportation management organizations to create and expand a commuter benefit program for the project.

]]> Commute-Leveraging Employer Support and Successes Act of 2011 Display Title Commute-Leveraging Employer Support and Successes Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to enhance employer involvement in transportation planning and to create and expand commuter benefit programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Commute-Leveraging Employer Support and Successes Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Commute LESS Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr260ih/xml/BILLS-112hr260ih.xml 2011-01-12 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.