A bill to amend the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to permit Federal regulation and review of tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation facilities, and for other purposes.
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To amend the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to permit Federal regulation and review of tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation facilities, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. LAUTENBERG introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to permit Federal regulation and review of tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation facilities, and for other purposes.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 General- Section 135 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 508; Public Law 100-17; 101 Stat. 174) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘SEC. 135. REVIEW AND REGULATION OF TOLLS.
‘(a) In General- Tolls for passage or transit over any bridge constructed under the Act of March 23, 1906 (33 U.S.C. 491 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘Bridge Act of 1906’), the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.), or the International Bridge Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 535 et seq.), and over or through any bridge or tunnel constructed on a Federal-aid highway (as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code) under any other provision of law, shall be--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) subject to review and regulation by the Secretary, upon complaint or the initiative of the Secretary, including with respect to increases in the amount of tolls.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Regulations- The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section, including regulations that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) establish a process to determine whether tolls are just and reasonable for purposes of this section; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) prescribe, when appropriate, the just and reasonable rates of tolls to be charged under this section;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) establish a process for the filing of an administrative complaint to challenge a determination described in paragraph (1)(B);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) to consider a complaint from any person aggrieved by a toll increase on any bridge or tunnel described in subsection (a); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) to conduct an investigation and, if appropriate, hold a formal hearing on such a complaint; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) authorize a person who submitted a complaint described in paragraph (3)(A) to challenge the final administrative determination of the Secretary or administrative law judge on the complaint, after issuance of that determination, in the appropriate United States district court in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Administrative Procedure Act’).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Conforming Amendment- The table of contents for the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; Public Law 100-17) is amended by striking the item relating to section 135 and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3. STUDY ON USE OF TOLLS BY INTERSTATE AUTHORITIES.
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct, and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of, a study--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) to evaluate the use of tolls by interstate authorities to maintain and improve surface transportation facilities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) to make recommendations to increase transparency and accountability of the funding decisions by those authorities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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