[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 837 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 837

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to remove privatized highway 
           miles as a factor in apportioning highway funding.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 14, 2011

 Mr. Bingaman (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, to remove privatized highway 
           miles as a factor in apportioning highway funding.

    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 ``Transportation Equity for All 
Americans Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PRIVATIZED HIGHWAY MILES.

    (a) In General.--Section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Privatized highway miles.--
                    ``(A) Definition of privatized highway.--In this 
                paragraph, the term `privatized highway' means a 
                highway subject to an agreement giving a private 
                entity--
                            ``(i) control over the operation of the 
                        highway; and
                            ``(ii) ownership over the toll revenues 
                        collected from the operation of the highway.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--For the purposes of paragraphs 
                (1), (3), and (4), the lane miles and vehicle miles 
                traveled on a privatized highway that is otherwise an 
                included highway shall be excluded from consideration 
                as factors in the formula for apportionment of funds 
                under this title.''.
    (b) Equity Bonus.--Section 105 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Privatized Highways.--Calculations under this section shall 
be made without taking into account the exclusion under section 
104(b)(6) of certain lane miles and vehicle miles traveled from 
consideration as factors in the formula for apportionment of funds 
pursuant to this title.''.
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