[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 118 (Sunday, July 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5850-S5851]
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SA 2435. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 49, strike line 24 and all that follows
through page 50, line 2, and insert the following:
(9) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
``(3) Congestion management process.--
``(A) In general.--Within a metropolitan planning area
serving a transportation management area, the transportation
planning process under this section shall address congestion
management through a process that provides for effective
management and operation, based on a cooperatively developed
and implemented metropolitan-wide strategy of new and
existing transportation facilities eligible for funding under
this title and chapter 53 of title 49 through the use of
travel demand reduction, employer-based commuting programs,
job access projects, shared-use projects, and operational
management strategies.
[[Page S5851]]
``(B) Schedule.--The Secretary shall establish an
appropriate phase-in schedule for compliance with the
requirements of this section but not sooner than 1 year after
the identification of a transportation management area.
``(C) Congestion management plan.--
``(i) Development.--A metropolitan planning organization
with a transportation management area shall develop a
congestion management plan in accordance with the
requirements of clause (ii) that includes projects and
strategies that shall be considered in the transportation
improvement program for the metropolitan planning
organization.
``(ii) Requirements.--A plan developed under clause (i)
shall--
``(I) develop regional goals to reduce vehicle miles
traveled during peak commuting hours and to improve
transportation connections between areas with high job
concentration and areas with high concentrations of low-
income households;
``(II) identify existing public transportation services,
employer-based commuter programs, and other existing
transportation services that support access to jobs in the
region; and
``(III) identify proposed projects and programs to reduce
congestion and increase job access opportunities
``(D) Participation.--In conducting the process under
subparagraph (A) and developing the plan under subparagraph
(C) a metropolitan planning organization shall include
employers, private and nonprofit providers of public
transportation, transportation management organizations, and
organizations that provide job access, reverse commute
projects, or job-related services to low-income individuals
to assist in the planning process and the development of the
plan.'';
On page 246, strike lines 6 through 9 and insert the
following:
(9) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
``(3) Congestion management process.--
``(A) In general.--Within a metropolitan planning area
serving a transportation management area, the transportation
planning process under this section shall address congestion
management through a process that provides for effective
management and operation, based on a cooperatively developed
and implemented metropolitan-wide strategy of new and
existing transportation facilities eligible for funding under
this title and chapter 53 of title 49 through the use of
travel demand reduction, employer-based commuting programs,
job access projects, shared-use projects, and operational
management strategies.
``(B) Schedule.--The Secretary shall establish an
appropriate phase-in schedule for compliance with the
requirements of this section but not sooner than 1 year after
the identification of a transportation management area.
``(C) Congestion management plan.--
``(i) Development.--A metropolitan planning organization
with a transportation management area shall develop a
congestion management plan in accordance with the
requirements of clause (ii) that includes projects and
strategies that shall be considered in the transportation
improvement program for the metropolitan planning
organization.
``(ii) Requirements.--A plan developed under clause (i)
shall--
``(I) develop regional goals to reduce vehicle miles
traveled during peak commuting hours and to improve
transportation connections between areas with high job
concentration and areas with high concentrations of low-
income households;
``(II) identify existing public transportation services,
employer-based commuter programs, and other existing
transportation services that support access to jobs in the
region; and
``(III) identify proposed projects and programs to reduce
congestion and increase job access opportunities
``(D) Participation.--In conducting the process under
subparagraph (A) and developing the plan under subparagraph
(C) a metropolitan planning organization shall include
employers, private and nonprofit providers of public
transportation, transportation management organizations, and
organizations that provide job access, reverse commute
projects, or job-related services to low-income individuals
to assist in the planning process and the development of the
plan.'';
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