3.0.0 2961 2023-01-11T13:25:18Z 2023-01-11T13:25:18Z Senate S S 2014-11-20 113 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-11-20T21:43:29Z 2014-11-20 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2014-11-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N Transportation and Public Works Department of Transportation Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government studies and investigations Railroads Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2014-11-20 Introduced in Senate 2014-12-04T20:02:03Z Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish within the Office of the Secretary the Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation (Office), headed by the Assistant Secretary for Intercity Transportation Planning.

Requires the Office to be composed of:

  • the Office of High-Speed Rail Policy,
  • the Office of High-Speed Planning, and
  • the Office of High-Speed Rail Operations and Safety.

Requires the Assistant Secretary to oversee the planning, development, construction, financing, funding, and operation of high-speed rail in selected corridors throughout the United States.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress the results of a feasibility study that identifies and prioritizes corridors that offer the best opportunity to provide point-to-point high-speed intercity passenger rail service.

]]> Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation Act Display Title Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation Act Introduced in Senate 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2961is/xml/BILLS-113s2961is.xml 2014-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.