Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 18, 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 17, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011 - Allows a state to authorize a vehicle with a maximum gross weight (including enforcement tolerances) exceeding certain federal weight limitations to operate on Interstate Highway System (IHS) routes in the state if: (1) the vehicle is equipped with at least six axles, (2) the weight of any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds, (3) the weight of any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds, (4) the weight of any group of 3 or more axles does not exceed 51,000 pounds, and (5) the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed 97,000 pounds.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a safe and efficient vehicle bridge infrastructure improvement program. Requires the Secretary to apportion amounts from the Safe and Efficient Vehicle Trust Fund to states for eligible bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a tax on any vehicles that exceed federal weight limitations operating on the IHS, and (2) establish the Safe and Efficient Vehicle Trust Fund.
Cosponsors 61
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2011 to Jul 10, 2012, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Feb 28, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Mar 8, 2011 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Mar 8, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Mar 8, 2011 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Mar 8, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Mar 10, 2011 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Mar 10, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 10, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Mar 10, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Feb 17, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2011Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 747 | Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Apr 6, 2011 |
| HR 801 | Truck Weight Uniformity Act of 2011 | Related bill | Feb 21, 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 17, 2011Introduced in House
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