National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2006
Latest action · Jun 15, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2006 - Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth.
Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure improvements 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 public works improvements; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve facilities and the projected share of investment requirements and expenditures on infrastructure facility improvements by federal, state, and local governments; and (5) estimates of the return to the economy from public works investment.
Establishes an advisory group to provide assistance and advice on request of the Commission.
Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding: (1) a federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities; (2) public works improvements and methods of delivering and providing for public work facilities; (3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by federal agencies and state and local governments in inventorying existing and needed public works improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, and developing uniform criteria and procedures; and (4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jun 15, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Jun 15, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Jun 15, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
- Jun 15, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2380 | U.S. National Security Protection Act of 2006 | Text similarities | Mar 7, 2006 |
| S 2388 | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2006 | Identical bill | Mar 8, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Airports
- Bridges
- Commerce
- Construction industries
- Economic development
- Economic growth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational facilities
- Elementary and secondary education
- Environmental Protection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Governmental investigations
- Harbors
- Highway finance
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Maintenance and repair
- Marine terminals
- Mass rapid transit
- Railroad engineering
- Railroad finance
- Railroad freight operations
- Railroad passenger traffic
- Road construction
- Transportation and Public Works
- Waste water treatment
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- Water treatment plants
- Waterways
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2006Introduced in House
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