Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes.

1/23/2008--Introduced.
Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 or the ON TIME Act of 2007 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to:
(1) address major transportation investment needs in national trade gateway corridors;
>(2) reduce freight congestion along current and future trade corridors along surface transportation routes that are or will be congested as a result of current or future growth in international trade; and
(3) develop corridors that will increase freight transportation system reliability. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to assess and collect a national trade gateway corridor fee on each article imported into, and exported from, the United States. Requires collected fees to be deposited in the National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund for projects in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs port of unloading of imported, or loading of exported, articles. Sets forth requirements with respect to:
(1) the allocation of Fund amounts in the form of grants to state departments of transportation to carry out eligible projects in the corridors for the Customs ports of entry; and
(2) project selection and eligibility. Requires the Secretary to establish a transportation trade corridor for each Customs port of entry where fees are collected.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
• and 4 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
  • Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
  • Rep. Philip English [R, PA-3]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
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Committees

• House Transportation and Infrastructure
• 5 more
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Foreign Affairs
  • House Transportation and Infrastructure
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January 23, 2008

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• Jan 24, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
• Jan 24, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
• Jan 24, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
• Jan 23, 2008: Referred to House Foreign Affairs
• Jan 23, 2008: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Jan 23, 2008: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
• Jan 23, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Jan 23, 2008.

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February 10, 2008 ON TIME Act of 2007: A New Tax on Imports and Exports?

On January 23, 2008, Bill HR 5102, “Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007” or the “ON TIME Act of 2007,” was introduced to the US House of Representatives. Although this bill has just been introduc

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January 25, 2008 WRR - 01-25-2008

(WED) A new bill entitled Our Nation’s Trade Infrastructure, Mobility and Efficiency Act, HR 5102, was introduced in the US House of Representatives. If eventually passed by Congress and signed into law, the bill would establish a ...

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January 22, 2008 HR 5102, The ON TIME Act of 2007

HR 5102 would direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts ...

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