National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007

A bill to establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States.

8/2/2007--Passed Senate amended. National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 -
(Sec. 3) Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand, facilitates economic growth, is maintained in a manner that ensures public safety, and is developed or modified in a sustainable manner.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including:
(1) the capacity of infrastructure to sustain economic development and competitiveness;
(2) the age and condition of public infrastructure;
(3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of infrastructure;
(4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve infrastructure and the projected need of investment requirements and expenditures by federal, state, and local governments;
(5) the impact of local development patterns on demand for federal funding of infrastructure;
(6) the impact of deferred maintenance; and
(7) the collateral impact of deteriorated infrastructure. Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding:
(1) a federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities;
(2) infrastructure improvements and methods of delivering and providing for infrastructure facilities;
(3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by federal agencies and state and local governments in inventorying existing and needed infrastructure improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, developing uniform criteria and procedures, and maintaining publicly accessible data; and
(4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Commission to submit an interim report and a final report to the President and to specified congressional committees.

(Sec. 8) Makes funds available for each of FY2008-FY2010, at the Commission's request, from sums made available to the Secretary of Transportation (from any source other than the Highway Trust Fund), from the Corps of Engineers' General Expenses account, and from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

(Sec. 9) Terminates the Commission on September 30, 2010.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
• and 8 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
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Committees

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

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Amendments to S.775

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.2648	Pass	In the nature of a substitute.

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 06, 2007		August 02, 2007

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• Nov 07, 2007: By Senator Boxer from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 110-225.
• Aug 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
• Aug 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
• Aug 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
• Aug 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
• Aug 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
• Aug 03, 2007: Received in the House.
• Aug 03, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
• Aug 03, 2007: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Aug 02, 2007. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Aug 02, 2007: The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
• Aug 02, 2007: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
• Added to calendar on Aug 02, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319..
• Aug 02, 2007: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
• Jul 31, 2007: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• Jul 31, 2007: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-406. 9:30 a.m.
• Mar 06, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
• Mar 06, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2712-2713)
• Introduced on Mar 06, 2007.
• Mar 06, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2712-2713)

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• H.R.3398
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Related Issue Areas:

• Executive departments
• Infrastructure
• Airports
• Bridges
• 30 more
• Business
• Construction industries
• Economic development
• Economic growth
• Economic policy
• Education
• Educational facilities
• Elementary and secondary education
• Environmental protection
• Federal advisory bodies
• Governmental investigations
• Harbors
• Highway finance
• Infrastructure (Economics)
• Maintenance and repair
• Marine terminals
• Mass rapid transit
• Railroad engineering
• Railroad finance
• Railroad freight operations
• Railroad passenger traffic
• Road construction
• Solid wastes
• Transportation
• Waste water treatment
• Water pollution
• Water resources
• Water supply
• Water treatment plants
• Waterways

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