[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2425 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2425

    To require the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of 
Commerce to submit reports to Congress on the commercial and passenger 
  vehicle traffic at certain points of entry, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 2007

 Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, 
Mr. Kyl, and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read 
     twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                             Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of 
Commerce to submit reports to Congress on the commercial and passenger 
  vehicle traffic at certain points of entry, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Border Wait Times Study Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to analyze--
            (1) the traffic patterns of commercial and passenger 
        vehicles at international land ports of entry along the 
        northern and southern borders of the United States;
            (2) the volume and wait times of commercial and passenger 
        vehicles entering and exiting the United States at such land 
        ports of entry since 2000;
            (3) how staffing levels have affected wait times at such 
        land ports of entry since 2000; and
            (4) the impact of the activities described in paragraphs 
        (1), (2), and (3) on the economic impact on commerce in 
        international border communities, border States, and the United 
        States.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT LAND PORTS OF ENTRY.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a 
study of the traffic patterns of commercial and passenger vehicles 
entering and exiting the United States at international land ports of 
entry along the northern and southern borders.
    (b) Matters Covered.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
include an analysis of--
            (1) traffic volume and wait times of commercial and 
        passenger vehicles at international land ports of entry along 
        the northern and southern borders of the United States since 
        2000; and
            (2) how staffing levels at such ports of entry for the 
        United States along these borders have affected wait times 
        since 2000.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a 
report to Congress that describes the findings of the study required 
under subsection (a).

SEC. 4. STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAFFIC AT LAND PORTS OF ENTRY.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a study 
regarding of the negative economic impact, if any, on the United States 
of wait times at the international land ports of entry referred to in 
section 3.
    (b) Matters Covered.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
include an analysis of such economic impact--
            (1) with respect to the volume of commercial and passenger 
        vehicles since 2000; and
            (2) on the United States, including on border States and 
        communities.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit a report 
to Congress that describes the findings of the study required under 
subsection (a).
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