To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to improve truck parking facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mr. PAULSEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to improve truck parking facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) in paragraph (2) by inserting at the end the following: ‘A State, metropolitan planning organization, or local government may partner with a private sector entity if the application for funding is consistent with eligibility requirements set forth in paragraph 3 of this subsection and consistent with section 111(a) of title 23, United States Code.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) AWARD OF FUNDS- In awarding funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall consider applications incorporate one or more of the following factors:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) Address a safety need through development of additional commercial motor vehicle parking capacity for use in hours-of-service compliance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) Reduce congestion and improve air quality mitigation through development of commercial motor vehicle parking capacity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) Demonstrate a level of consultation and public support from affected State and local governments, community groups, private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking, and motorist and trucking organizations.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) SURVEY- Each year the Secretary shall, in consultation with relevant state motor carrier safety personnel, conduct a survey--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) regarding the availability of parking facilities within each of the 50 States and evaluate the capability of each State to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for motor carriers engaged in interstate motor carrier service; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) assessing the volume of motor carrier traffic through the State and develop a system of metrics to measure the adequacy of parking facilities in each State.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) SURVEY RESULTS- The results of the survey shall be made available to the public on the Department’s Website.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- From the funds authorized to be appropriated for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program authorized under section 149 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall set aside $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2017 for the purposes of carrying out this section.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.1803 as Introduced in House Jason's Law
