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SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008

To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

3/26/2007--Passed House amended. Title I: Highway Provisions - (Sec. 101) Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or SAFETEA-LU to make certain revisions and technical corrections to the surface transportation program, including earma more...rking of public lands highway funds for forest roads, defining "transportation systems management and operations," replacing "federal-aid system" with "federal-aid highways," and authorizing a state to expend unused funds for installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings on highway safety improvement program projects. Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to revise the designation of Interstate Route 376 as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (NHS) to exclude the U.S. Route 422 segment from such designation. Authorizes an Indian tribe to nominate a road as an All-American Road or one of America's Byways (current law, can nominate a road as a National Scenic Byway) only if a federal land management agency (other than the Bureau of Indian Affairs), a state, or a political subdivision of a state does not have jurisdiction over, or responsibility for managing, the road. Makes safety improvements to America's Byways eligible for federal-aid highway assistance. Revises provisions that rescind certain unobligated balances of funds apportioned to states prior to September 30, 2009, to include unobligated balances of funds for equity bonus, railway-highway crossings, and separately the set aside for the high risk rural road program. (Sec. 102) Increases funding for deployment of magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) projects through FY2009. (Sec. 103) Changes the item descriptions of national and regional significance projects: (1) to decrease the amount for planning, design, and construction of a new American border plaza at the Blue Water Bridge in or near Port Huron, Michigan (earmarking an amount for integrated highway realignment and grade separations at Port Huron to eliminate road blockages from NAFTA rail traffic); and (2) from I-80 improvements, Indiana, to improvements to state road 312, Hammond, Indiana. (Sec. 104) Amends federal highway law to repeal the authority of a state to locate idling reduction facilities on Interstate System rights-of-way. (Sec. 105) Makes changes to the item descriptions of specified high priority project authorizations, including certain project authorization increases and decreases and terminations. Sets forth requirements for the use of unused obligation authority, or authorized funding that was reduced, for high priority projects. Authorizes a state to expend for each of the 2007-2009 fiscal years not more than $1 million of its apportionment of surface transportation funds for certain fuel tax activities, including participation in the Joint Operation Center for Fuel Compliance (JOC). (Sec. 106) Revises the nonmotorized transportation pilot program to require the construction of a network of nonmotorized transportation infrastructure facilities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, (current law, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota) and in other specified communities. (Sec. 108) Changes to December 31, 2007, the date the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission must submit a certain report to Congress. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (currently, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration), upon request of the Commission, to provide, on a nonreimbursable basis, administrative support and services to the Commission. Authorizes the Secretary, on the request of the Commission, to detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, Department of Transportation (DOT) personnel to the Commission. Increases the authorization of appropriations from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2007 for Commission activities regarding the future needs of the surface transportation system. Limits: (1) such funds only for Commission activities; and (2) the availability of data, analyses, reports, or other documents prepared for the Commission to other commissions or task forces until such information has been made available to the public. (Sec. 109) Revises certain provisions expressing the sense of the Congress to state that the Federal Highway Administration's current application of the Buy American test to only the components or parts of a bridge project and not the entire bridge project is inconsistent with the sense of Congress. (Sec. 110) Revises the item descriptions to specified transportation improvement projects, including allocating an amount from the HTF (other than the Mass Transit Account) through FY2009 for village road improvements for Saole county in the Eastern district of American Samoa. Increases the authorization of appropriations for the transportation project to reconstruct various roads throughout the Municipality of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, including pavings and cold millings as well as construction of gutters. (Sec. 111) Requires the Secretary of the Interior for FY2007 to pay the Craig Community Association, Craig, Alaska, and the Native Village of Eyak, Cordova, Alaska tribal organizations the difference between the federal share of costs for certain road improvements and the amounts paid to such organizations for such projects from Indian reservation roads funds in FY2006. (Sec. 112) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make funds available from authorized appropriations from the HTF (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2007 for the design of the I-95/Contee Road interchange project in Prince George's County, Maryland. (Sec. 113) Requires the deduction of a specified amount from state federal-aid highway apportionments for the future strategic highway research program. Increases the funding for university transportation research through FY2009. Sets the federal share of surface transportation research and technology development projects, long-term bridge performance program projects (including innovative bridge research and deployment program projects), and national technology deployment program projects at 80%. Eliminates a requirement that the future strategic highway research program be based on certain program elements. Earmarks an amount of surface transportation research, development, and deployment program funds for FY2007-FY2009 for: (1) a certain infrastructure investment needs report to Congress; and (2) the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Amends federal transportation law to revise provisions to require the Secretary of Transportation to expend not more than 1.5% of amounts for grants to establish and operate university transportation centers for management and oversight of such centers through FY2009. (Sec. 114) Increases the rescission of unobligated balances of funds apportioned prior to September 30, 2009, for certain surface transportation programs. (Sec. 115) Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to authorize through FY2009 up to 15% of surface transportation program funds to be obligated on roads functionally classified as minor collectors in areas of less than 5,000 population. Revises the item description of a high priority project to include planning and construction to Heisley Road, in Mentor, Ohio, with respect to streetscaping, bicycle trails, and related improvements to the I-90/SR 615 Interchange, in Mentor, Ohio. (Sec. 116) Amends federal highway law to revise the term "repeat intoxicated driver law" to mean a state law that provides, as a minimum penalty, that an individual convicted of a second or subsequent offense for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence after a previous conviction for that offense shall, among other things, receive: (1) a driver's license suspension for not less than one year (current law); or (2) a combination of suspension of all driving privileges for the first 45 days of the suspension period followed by a reinstatement of limited driving privileges for the purpose of getting to and from work, school, or an alcohol treatment program if an ignition interlock device is installed on the motor vehicles owned or operated, or both, by the individual. (Sec. 117) Amends federal transportation law to increase the grant for FY2009 to establish a regional university transportation center. (Sec. 118) Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) publish in the Federal Register, and provide for public comment on, waivers of Buy America requirements with respect to surface transportation projects; and (2) report annually to Congress with respect to such waivers. (Sec. 119) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct, and report to Congress on, a study on the impacts of converting left and right highway safety shoulders to travel lanes. Title II: Transit Provisions - (Sec. 201) Amends federal transportation law to exclude sightseeing from the term "public transportation." Makes specified allocations for fixed guideway modernization through FY2009. Increases the total obligation ceiling for FY2008 for the Mass Transit Account. Makes specified changes to: (1) certain project authorizations for new fixed guideway capital projects; (2) certain projects for bus and bus-related facilities; and (3) the hydrogen fuel cell shuttle deployment demonstration program. Requires the Secretary of Transportation in evaluating the local share of costs of the San Gabriel Valley-Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase II project, Los Angeles to Montclair, California, to give consideration to project elements of the San Gabriel Valley-Gold line Foothill Extension Phase I project advanced with 100% non-federal funds. Title III: Other Provisions - (Sec. 301) Authorizes fees collected under the Unified Carrier Registration System to be credited to the Department of Transportation (DOT) appropriations account and remain available until expended. Declares it to be an unreasonable burden upon interstate commerce for any state or any political subdivision of a state, or any political authority of two or more states to require an interstate motor carrier or motor private carrier that also performs intrastate operations to pay any fee or tax from which a carrier engaged exclusively in intrastate (current law, interstate) operations is exempt. Extends the termination date of certain state motor carrier registration requirements. Allows a state to continue to require a motor carrier, motor private carrier, freight forwarder, or leasing company to display identifying credentials on or in a commercial vehicle (other than as required by federal law) under the International Fuel Tax Agreement (current law) or under an applicable state law if, on October 1, 2006, the state has a form of highway use taxation not subject to collection through the Agreement. Replaces "drive-away saddlemount with fullmount" with "driveaway saddlemount." Prohibits a state from enforcing a regulation that imposes a vehicle length limit of not less than or more than 97 feet on all driveaway saddlemount vehicle transporter combinations. (Sec. 303) Amends federal highway law to set, effective October 1, 2007, the minimum apportionment of federal funds to a state for highway safety programs at not less than three-quarters of 1%. (Current law requires not less than one-half of 1%.) Repeals provisions establishing the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission.
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Sponsor

• Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
• and 3 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
  • Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7]
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Committees

• House Transportation and Infrastructure
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  • Senate Environment and Public Works
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Amendments

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Amendments to H.R.1195

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.4146	Pass	In the nature of a substitute.
S.Amdt.4525	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4526	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4527	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4528	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4529	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4530	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4531	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4532	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4533	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4534	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4535	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4536	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4537	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4538	Offered	To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report.
S.Amdt.4539	Pass	To call for a review by the Department of Justice of allegations of violations of Federal criminal law.
S.Amdt.4540	Withdrawn	Relative to the Coconut Road Investigation.
S.Amdt.4541	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4542	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4543	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4544	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4545	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4546	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4547	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4548	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4549	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4550	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4551	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4552	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4553	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4554	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4555	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4556	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4557	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4558	Offered	Amendment information not available.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
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In the News

May 06, 2008 Transportation bill OK’d; includes Navajo projects

HR 1195 makes technical corrections to many highway, road, and transit provisions included in the 2005 SAFETEA-LU bill, and will make available more than $1 ...

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May 05, 2008 The MAGLEV Project

Last week, the House passed HR 1195 which amends the Highway Bill from 2005, (The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act ...

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May 04, 2008 Area Votes in Congress

Voting 358-51, the House sent President Bush a bill (HR 1195) that would speed the release of billions of dollars previously authorized for highway and ...

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May 08, 2008 Levitating to Las Vegas

He's procured $54 million to date, and earmarked an additional $90 million under HR 1195. This funds research on a magnetic levitation rail system between Disneyland and Las Vegas. The estimate for the completed system is $12 billion.

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May 05, 2008 John Campbell: The MAGLEV Project

Last week, the House passed HR 1195 which amends the Highway Bill from 2005, (The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act SAFETEA-LU). To say HR 1195 passed is an understatement, it...

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May 03, 2008 John Warner

John Warner [R, VA] voted 'Aye' on the question: On Passage of the Bill (HR 1195 As Amended ) regarding HR1195 SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008. John Warner (R-Va.) who joined Levin at a Capitol Hill news conference said he ...

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