Highway Fairness and Reform Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 11, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Highway Fairness and Reform Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), beginning with FY2011, to carry out a direct federal-aid highway program to permit a state governor or chief executive officer, at least 90 days before the beginning of a fiscal year, to elect to: (1) waive the state's right to receive apportioned or allocated funds under the federal-aid highway program, and (2) receive instead a prorated amount of the taxes appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund (other than for the Mass Transit Account) which are attributable to highway users in the state. Requires a pro rata reduction of such tax-equivalent amount in order to fund contract authority for programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
Requires the Secretary to accept a state's election if: (1) the state has an interstate maintenance program; (2) it submits a plan describing the purposes, projects, and uses to which such amounts will be put and the federal-aid highway programmatic requirements the state elects to continue; (3) the state agrees to obligate program amounts exclusively for projects that would be eligible for surface transportation program funding; and (4) it continues to suballocate surface transportation program funds to urbanized and other areas using certain formulae and rules.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2011 to Mar 20, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Mar 20, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 252 | Highway Fairness and Reform Act of 2011 | Related bill | Feb 1, 2011 |
| S 1446 | State Transportation Flexibility Act | Related bill | Jul 28, 2011 |
| HR 1585 | State Highway Flexibility Act | Related bill | Apr 18, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House
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