3.0.0 268 2023-01-11T13:34:33Z 2023-01-11T13:34:33Z House HR 2017-01-04 115 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:H.R. 268.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H97]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-05T21:59:05Z Referred to 2017-01-04T15:02:10Z 2017-01-05 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2017-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 N Transportation and Public Works Government trust funds Noise pollution Roads and highways Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-01-04 Introduced in House 2017-01-31T16:32:01Z Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2017

This bill amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to allow the use of funds out of the Highway Trust Fund to construct a Type II noise barrier along a federal-aid highway if such barrier:

  • is part of a project approved by the Department of Transportation before November 28, 1995; or
  • separates a highway or other noise corridor from a group of structures of which the majority of those closest to the highway or noise corridor are residential in nature and which either were constructed before the construction or most recent widening of the highway or noise corridor or are at least 10 years old.

The bill makes the planning, design, or construction of a Type II noise barrier eligible for surface transportation block grant program funding.

]]> Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2017 Display Title Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to permit the construction of certain noise barriers with funds from the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr268ih/xml/BILLS-115hr268ih.xml 2017-01-05 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.