ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
Appointments
National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, S1133 [13FE]
Bills and resolutions
Appalachian Development Highway System: extend Corridor O from its current southern terminus at I-68 near Cumberland, MD, to Corridor H, which stretches from Weston, WV, to Strasburg, VA (see H.R. 5031), H1196 [28MR]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out certain transportation projects in California to relieve congestion on State Route 91 (see H.R. 5329), H2338 [9MY]
FEMA: convey easement to St. Louis County, MO, for construction, operation, and maintenance of a road in Lemay, MO (see H.R. 5645), H4327 [20JN]
George Washington Memorial Parkway: authorize the exchange of administrative jurisdiction of certain lands between the Depts. of the Interior and Transportation (see H.R. 5763), H5046 [11JY]
Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see S. Res. 427), S2902 [5AP] (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]
Jicarilla Apache Reservation: ratify land dispute settlement with Rio Arriba County, NM, authorize patent for lands acquired by the county, and modify reservation boundaries (see H.R. 4876), H565 [2MR]
National Commission on the Infrastructure of the U.S.: establish (see S. 2388), S1893 [8MR] (see H.R. 5616), H4008 [14JN]
Office of Infrastructure Protection: establish (see H.R. 5004), H1129 [16MR]
Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 5054), H1389 [30MR]
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical correction (see S. 2383), S1834 [7MR]
———technical corrections (see H.R. 5689), H4679 [27JN]
Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 5742), H4916 [29JN]
States: authorize taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 2512), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 5205), H1851 [26AP]
Surface Transportation Assistance Act: clarify that the Buy America provision applies to an entire bridge project (see H.R. 4712), H223 [8FE]
Taxation: provide a highway fuel tax holiday funded by the repeal of certain production incentives (see H.R. 5285), H2101 [3MY]
———suspend highway fuels taxes and provide for suspension of royalty relief (see H.R. 5302), H2173 [4MY]
Transportation: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5076), H1451 [4AP]
Remarks in House
Agreement on Security and Prosperity: negotiation, H4383 [21JN]
Contra Costa County, CA: anniversary of County Connection (transit system), E579 [25AP]
Dept. of Defense: allow consideration of transit projects under the Defense Access Road Program, H2521, H2522 [11MY]
———authorize Army to enter into an agreement with Virginia to complete the Fairfax County Parkway, H2523, H2524 [11MY]
Dept. of Transportation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) research funding, H3833, H3834 [13JN]
———prohibit use of funds to demolish or restrict use of the interchange located at Exit 131 of Interstate Route 40 and State Route 16 in Catawaba County, NC, H3915 [14JN]
———study amount each State spent to comply with Dept. of Transportation laws and regulations, H3955, H3956 [14JN]
El Salvador: prohibit Millennium Challenge Corp., funding to be used for the Northern Transnational Highway, H3688, H3689 [9JN]
Flagler County, FL: complete feasibility study and cooperate with Corps of Engineers to restore beach and secure coastal highway, H3208 [24MY]
Houston, TX: transportation projects funding, H3827 [13JN]
Interstate Highway System: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), H3809-H3813 [13JN]
Jicarilla Apache Reservation: ratify land dispute settlement with Rio Arriba County, NM, authorize patent for lands acquired by the county, and modify reservation boundaries (H.R. 4876), E269 [2MR]
Missouri: anniversay of State Highway Patrol, E517 [5AP]
Monroe County, NY: prohibit funding for Xerox Area Road improvements, H3926, H3927 [14JN]
Motor vehicles: provide additional incentives to encourage purchase and use of hybrid and other fuel efficient vehicles, H2334 [9MY]
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: redesignate certain Sugar Creek, MO, road and highway funding, H3959 [14JN]
———technical corrections (H.R. 5689), H4779-H4783 [28JN]
———Tren Urbano project in Puerto Rico funding, H3960 [14JN]
Safety: implement traffic safety law enforcement, media campaigns and technological advances to increase seatbelt use, H2302 [9MY]
St. Petersburg, FL: dedication of the St. Petersburg/William C. Cramer Memorial Highway, E248-E250 [1MR]
Transportation: funding, H1591 [6AP]
Trucking industry: establish or enhance truck inspection stations for seaport communities and trade corridors where there is a high volume of truck container traffic, H2143, H2144 [4MY]
Zapata County, TX: designate as a Border Commercial Zone, H3826 [13JN]
Remarks in Senate
American Trucking Associations: tribute to Highway Watch program, S7329 [11JY]
Corps of Engineers: operation and maintenance of infrastructure projects, water resource projects, and active construction and general projects funding, S3976 [3MY]
Interstate Highway System: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), S6097 [19JN]
———anniversary (S. Res. 427), S3158 [5AP]
National Commission on the Infrastructure of the U.S.: establish (S. 2388), S3976 [3MY]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads, S3858 [2MY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 267), S4463 [11MY], S5335 [26MY]
Taxation: impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and use proceeds to provide a consumer rebate, fund LIHEAP, provide incentives for manufacture of energy efficient vehicles, and support funding of highway projects (S. 1981), S3441 [25AP]
Transportation: establish a safe routes to school program, S3373 [7AP]
Reports filed
Interstate Highway System Anniversary: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 372) (H. Rept. 109-499), H3907 [13JN]
Transportation Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5076) (H. Rept. 109-512), H4327 [20JN]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 372, Interstate Highway System anniversary, H3809 [13JN]
H.R. 5689, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users technical corrections, H4779-H4783 [28JN]
S. Res. 427, Interstate Highway System anniversary, S2917, S3158 [5AP]