Download or read book Surface Transportation Reauthorization Building on the Successes of Map 21 to Deliver Safe S HRG 114 72 April 21 2015 114 1 written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Map 21 Reauthorization written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-06 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MAP-21 reauthorization : state and local perspectives on transportation priorities and funding : hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, March 27, 2014.
Download or read book The Importance of MAP 21 Reauthorization written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surface Transportation Program Reauthorization Issues for Congress written by Congressional Research Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21; P.L. 112-141), a two-year authorization of federal spending on highway and public transportation programs, surface transportation safety and research, and some rail programs, was set to expire September 30, 2014. The Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-159), enacted on August 8, 2014, extended the authorization of the programs and expenditure authority of the highway trust fund through May 31, 2015. The legislation also transfers $10.765 billion to the highway trust fund (HTF), with $9.765 billion from the general fund and $1 billion from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) fund. Nearly all the funding for highways and most of the funding for public transportation is drawn from the HTF. However, the motor fuel taxes that are the main source of HTF revenue no longer raise enough money to support the programs Congress has authorized. Congressional Budget Office projections indicate that the shortfall between revenues and outlays will average roughly $15 billion annually from FY2015 through FY2020. MAP-21 made up most of the difference between motor fuel tax revenue and spending authorization by transferring money from the Treasury general fund to the HTF. As Congress considers surface transportation reauthorization, the funding shortfall is the major issue framing the debate. The alternatives will involve choices among raising motor fuels taxes, cutting spending, finding other revenue sources for the HTF, approving further transfers from the general fund, and seeking to increase private investment in surface transportation infrastructure. MAP-21 made major changes in the program structure for both highways and public transportation. Some of the changes were designed to increase program efficiency by requiring performance measurement and streamlining project development. As these changes are recent, their effectiveness may be difficult to evaluate.
Download or read book Surface Transportation Reauthorization written by Subcommittee On Surface Transportation And Merchan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are here at a moment of enormous peril and promise. Promise, because we have an opportunity to invest in the future of our transportation system, grow the economy, expand job creation, and achieve a larger vision for our Nation's transportation system. But, at the same time, there's tremendous peril in the decaying and crumbling infrastructure that faces us, literally, every day on our roads, bridges, railroads, and other public facilities. Resources and rules, and effective enforcement of those rules, are a prerequisite to safety and reliability. There are indications that some of the agencies, such as the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration, have been absent from what they should be doing in their watchdog and oversight roles. Rigor and vigilance are needed to protect people who use railroads and other transportation systems.
Download or read book Surface Transportation written by John W. Fischer and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report briefly examines the debate regarding spending levels to reauthorize federal highway, highway safety, and transit programs.
Download or read book Surface Transportation Reauthorization written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-23 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surface transportation reauthorization : examining the safety and effectiveness of our transportation systems
Download or read book Reauthorization of the LRSA written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program Application Requirements Us Federal Highway Administration Regulation Fhwa 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-23 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program - Application Requirements (US Federal Highway Administration Regulation) (FHWA) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program - Application Requirements (US Federal Highway Administration Regulation) (FHWA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule amends the application requirements for the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (Program). This rulemaking is prompted by enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), which converted the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Pilot Program into a permanent program, allowed any State to apply for the Program, created a renewal process for Program participation, and expanded the scope of the Secretary's responsibilities that may be assigned and assumed under the Program to environmental review responsibilities for railroad, public transportation, and multimodal projects, in addition to highway projects. This book contains: - The complete text of the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program - Application Requirements (US Federal Highway Administration Regulation) (FHWA) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Surface Transportation Reauthorization Examining the Safety and Effectiveness of Our Transportation Systems Senate Hrg 113 499 June 3 2014 113 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 2015* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surface Transportation Reauthorization written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surface transportation reauthorization : local perspectives on moving America
Download or read book Oversight and Reauthorization of Rail Safety Programs and S 2132 the Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act written by United States Congress and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surface Transportation Reauthorization written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 10, 2005, President Bush signed the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU or SAFETEA). The act authorizes federal surface transportation programs (highway, highway safety, and transit programs) undertaken by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for FY2005-FY2009. The previous authorization for FY1998FY2003, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21, P.L. 105-178), expired on September 30, 2003. Since then, surface transportation programs operated in accordance with a series of extensions. During the reauthorization process, certain environmental issues garnered significant attention from both Members of Congress and interested stakeholders (e.g., state transportation agencies, transportation construction organizations, and environmental groups). This attention was due to both the impact that surface transportation projects can have on the environment (and, possibly, the costs associated with addressing those impacts) and the impact that compliance with environmental requirements can have on project delivery. SAFETEA includes a variety of environmental provisions. Generally, they authorize funding to eliminate, control, mitigate, or minimize environmental impacts associated with surface transportation programs or projects. Funding was authorized both for broad programs (e.g., the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program) and for specific types of projects (e.g., the purchase of clean fuel vehicles and programs to control noxious weeds). Funding levels for such activities generally increased in actual dollars compared to TEA-21. The provisions also specify procedures that are intended to expedite compliance with certain environmental requirements. The most attention and debate related to changes in the procedures DOT must follow to comply with the Clean Air Act's conformity requirements; with environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and with DOT requirements regarding the use of publicly owned parks, refuges, and historic sites (known as "Section 4(f)" requirements). In particular, a 180-day statute of limitations was established on judicial claims on certain final agency actions and Section 4(f) was amended to allow the use of parks, refuges, and historic sites if that use results in de minimis impacts. Two provisions that generated significant stakeholder interest were not included in SAFETEA. The first was a provision in the Senate-passed version of H.R. 3 that would have required a 2% set-aside of each state's Surface Transportation Program funds for a "Highway Stormwater Discharge Mitigation Program." The second was an exemption for aviation refueling trucks from secondary containment requirements of certain provisions of the Clean Water Act. This report provides background and detail on significant environmental provisions in SAFETEA. It will not be updated.
Download or read book MAP 21 Reauthorization written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surface Transportation Policy Project written by and published by . This book was released on 1999* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports, documents and information on American land transportation policy.
Download or read book A Failure of Initiative written by United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preventive Defense written by Ashton B. Carter and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William J. Perry and Ashton B. Carter, two of the world's foremost defense authorities, draw on their experience as leaders of the U.S. Defense Department to propose a new American security strategy for the twenty-first century. After a century in which aggression had to be defeated in two world wars and then deterred through a prolonged cold war, the authors argue for a strategy centered on prevention. Now that the cold war is over, it is necessary to rethink the risks to U.S. security. The A list--threats to U.S. survival--is empty today. The B list--the two major regional contingencies in the Persian Gulf and on the Korean peninsula that dominate Pentagon planning and budgeting--pose imminent threats to U.S. interests but not to survival. And the C list--such headline-grabbing places as Kosovo, Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda, and Haiti--includes important contingencies that indirectly affect U.S. security but do not directly threaten U.S. interests. Thus the United States is enjoying a period of unprecedented peace and influence; but foreign policy and defense leaders cannot afford to be complacent. The authors' preventive defense strategy concentrates on the dangers that, if mismanaged, have the potential to grow into true A-list threats to U.S. survival in the next century. These include Weimar Russia: failure to establish a self-respecting place for the new Russia in the post-cold war world, allowing it to descend into chaos, isolation, and aggression as Germany did after World War I; Loose Nukes: failure to reduce and secure the deadly legacy of the cold war--nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union; A Rising China Turned Hostile: failure to shape China's rise to Asian superpower status so that it emerges as a partner rather than an adversary; Proliferation: spread of weapons of mass destruction; and Catastrophic Terrorism: increase in the scope and intensity of transnational terrorism.They also argue for
