Summary:
Motorcoach Safety, Accountability, and Technology Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations to ensure that an individual conducts a brake performance inspection before each motorcoach trip to ensure that the brake performance satisfies all federal law requirements.

Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to: (1) establish minimum performance standards for onboard electronic air brake monitoring systems for motorcoaches, (2) require motorcoaches to be equipped with automatic emergency braking and collision warning systems, (3) require motorcoaches with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds to be equipped with a lane departure warning system, and (4) require motorcoaches to be equipped with a device to limit maximum speed to 70 miles per hour. Requires the Secretary to make such technologies tamper resistant.

Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of requiring motorcoaches be retrofitted with such technologies.

Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to establish standards for motorcoaches to use regrooved, recapped, or retreaded tires.

Revises Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program requirements.

Requires the Secretary to approve plans under which states agree to assume responsibility for improving motor carrier safety and adopt and to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety, hazardous materials transportation safety, or compatible regulations, standards, and orders if the plan ensures that (except in the case of an imminent or obvious safety hazard) an inspection of a passenger motorcoach is conducted at a station, terminal, border crossing maintenance facility, and destination (as under current law), but also a weigh station, rest stop, turnpike service area, or other location where adequate food, shelter, and sanitation facilities are available for passengers as well as passengers with disabilities.

safety accountability technology act directs secretary transportation dot issue regulations ensure individual conducts brake performance inspection trip ensure brake performance satisfies federal law requirements directs secretary issue regulations establish minimum performance standards onboard electronic air brake monitoring systems require equipped automatic emergency collision warning systems require gross vehicle weight rating pounds equipped lane departure warning system require equipped device limit maximum speed miles hour requires secretary technologies tamper resistant directs secretary study feasibility requiring retrofitted technologies directs secretary issue regulations establish standards use tires revises motor carrier safety assistance program requirements requires secretary approve plans states agree assume responsibility improving motor carrier safety adopt enforce commercial motor vehicle safety hazardous materials transportation safety compatible regulations standards orders plan ensures case imminent safety hazard inspection passenger conducted station terminal border crossing maintenance facility destination current law weigh station rest stop service area location adequate food shelter sanitation facilities available passengers passengers disabilities


Summary:
Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 or TRIP Bonds Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for any TRIP bond issued by or for the benefit of a state infrastructure bank as part of an issue, if 100% of the available project proceeds from such issue are to be used for expenditures incurred for one or more qualified projects. Requires proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this Act to be held in a TRIP Bonds Trust Account (including one or more subaccounts).

Defines "qualified project" as a capital transportation infrastructure project (including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways) proposed and approved by a state infrastructure bank, as well as any flood damage risk reduction project with a completed Report of the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers.

transportation regional infrastructure project bonds act trip bonds act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow income tax credit trip bond issued benefit state infrastructure bank issue available project proceeds issue expenditures incurred qualified projects requires proceeds sale bonds issued act held trip bonds trust account including defines qualified project capital transportation infrastructure project including roads bridges rail transit systems ports inland waterways proposed approved state infrastructure bank flood damage risk reduction project completed report chief_of_engineers army_corps_of_engineers


Summary: Permits the continued operation of trucks on any segment of U.S. Route 78 in Mississippi designated as a route on the Interstate System. Prohibits federal weight limitation requirements from applying to those trucks that could operate legally on such segment before that designation.

permits continued operation trucks segment route mississippi designated route interstate system prohibits federal weight limitation requirements applying trucks operate legally segment designation


Summary: Maximize Our Highways Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study the economically beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with federal-aid highways, including: (1) the identification of economically beneficial activities that may be carried out to ensure those rights-of-way are used in the most economically beneficial manner; and (2) an analysis of the costs and benefits of, barriers to, and revenue generated by carrying out such activities.

maximize highways act directs secretary transportation dot study economically beneficial uses rights way associated federal aid highways including identification economically beneficial activities carried ensure rights way economically beneficial manner analysis costs benefits barriers revenue generated carrying activities


Summary: Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2013 - Prohibits application of federal weight limitations to a longer combination vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System in Idaho if it: (1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; (2) complies with certain single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula weight limits; and (3) is authorized to operate on that segment under Idaho law.

idaho safe efficient vehicle act prohibits application federal weight limitations longer combination vehicle operating segment interstate system idaho gross vehicle weight pounds complies certain single bridge formula weight limits authorized operate segment idaho law


Summary:
Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to modify regulations that require motor carriers to conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of commercial motor vehicle operators for controlled substances or alcohol.

Allows a motor carrier to use hair testing as a method for detecting use of controlled substances by an operator, but only for preemployment testing and random testing (but the latter only if the motor carrier tested the operator at preemployment using the same method).

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue scientific and technical guidelines for hair testing of operators for use of controlled substances.

Directs the Secretary to develop procedures to allow a motor carrier during the rulemaking process to apply for an exemption from current requirements to allow use of hair testing of operators for controlled substances instead of other methods of preemployment and random testing.

drug free commercial driver act directs secretary transportation dot modify regulations require motor carriers conduct reasonable suspicion random post accident testing commercial motor vehicle operators controlled substances alcohol allows motor carrier use hair testing method detecting use controlled substances operator testing random testing motor carrier tested operator method directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs issue scientific technical guidelines hair testing operators use controlled substances directs secretary develop procedures allow motor carrier rulemaking process apply exemption current requirements allow use hair testing operators controlled substances instead methods random testing


Summary:
True Understanding of the Economy and Safety Act or TRUE Safety Act - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO), after the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reports to Congress on an hours of service field study, to assess the methodology followed by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) in carrying out the efficacy of the restart rule ("Hours of Service of Drivers") published on December 27, 2011, which applies to operators of commercial motor vehicles of property subject to maximum DOT driving time requirements.

Requires the assessment to evaluate the extent to which that methodology meets the requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) that: (1) the data collected is representative of the drivers subject to the restart rule, (2) the methodology is statistically valid, and (3) the study followed the FMCSA plan for the "Scheduling and Fatigue Recovery Project."

Directs GAO to assess the Regulatory Impact Analysis that accompanied the final 2011 restart rule.

Nullifies the 2011 restart rule until six months after the study report required by this Act has been submitted to Congress.

Prohibits the Secretary from applying the restart rule if the conclusions of the field study completed pursuant to MAP-21 do not support or concur with the conclusions of the laboratory study on which the rule was based.

true understanding economy safety act true safety act_-_directs comptroller_general gao administrator federal_motor_carrier_safety_administration fmcsa reports congress hours service field study assess methodology followed secretary transportation dot carrying efficacy restart rule hours service drivers published december applies operators commercial motor vehicles property subject maximum dot driving time requirements requires assessment evaluate extent methodology meets requirements moving ahead progress 21st century act data collected representative drivers subject restart rule methodology statistically valid study followed fmcsa plan scheduling fatigue recovery project directs gao assess regulatory impact analysis accompanied final restart rule nullifies restart rule months study report required act submitted congress prohibits secretary applying restart rule conclusions field study completed pursuant support concur conclusions laboratory study rule based


Summary:
Revises the highway safety improvement program.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), under the highway safety improvement program, to establish performance measures for states to use to assess significant reductions in the number of serious injuries and fatalities (as under current law) specifically for both motorized and nonmotorized transportation.

revises highway safety improvement program directs secretary transportation dot highway safety improvement program establish performance measures states use assess significant reductions number injuries fatalities current law specifically motorized nonmotorized transportation


Summary:
Road Usage Fee Pilot Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Road Usage Fee Pilot Program to make competitive grants to state or local governments, or metropolitan planning, regional transportation planning, or tribal organizations to conduct pilot studies on implementing mileage-based fee systems as a method for funding transportation highway projects.

Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a technology and privacy working group, (2) a transportation system and equity working group, and (3) an environmental working group.

road usage fee pilot program act directs secretary treasury establish road usage fee pilot program competitive grants state local governments metropolitan planning regional transportation planning tribal organizations conduct pilot studies implementing mileage based fee systems method funding transportation highway projects directs secretary establish technology privacy working_group transportation system equity working_group environmental working_group


Summary:
Building and Repairing Infrastructure with Domestic Gains in Employment Act of 2013 or BRIDGE Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make competitive grants to states for projects to repair or replace a bridge.

Requires the Secretary in awarding such grants to give preference to projects that: (1) address bridges with a demonstrated significant need for repair or replacement, and (2) create a significant number of jobs.

Sets the federal share of project costs at 80%.

building repairing infrastructure domestic gains employment act bridge act authorizes secretary transportation dot competitive grants states projects repair replace bridge requires secretary awarding grants preference projects address bridges demonstrated significant need repair replacement create significant number jobs sets federal share project costs


Summary:
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to designate natural gas fueling corridors in the United States for long haul truck traffic.

Requires the Secretary, in designating these corridors, to: (1) seek to establish an interconnection of natural gas fueling stations across the United States that will serve the highest possible volume of long haul truck traffic; (2) take into consideration the location of existing natural gas fueling stations, with the goal of having them located no more than 200 miles apart in such corridors; and (3) provide public notice and an opportunity for comment.

directs secretary transportation dot designate natural gas fueling corridors united_states long truck traffic requires secretary designating corridors seek establish interconnection natural gas fueling stations united_states serve highest possible volume long truck traffic consideration location existing natural gas fueling stations goal having located miles apart corridors provide public notice opportunity comment


Summary:
Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to exempt from certain federal motor vehicle safety and labeling standards (except any standard relating to motor vehicle equipment) up to: (1) 1,000 replica motor vehicles per year manufactured or imported by a low volume manufacturer, and (2) 50 non-replica motor vehicles per year manufactured or imported by a single low volume manufacturer that has evidence of a sales contract.

Defines the term "low volume manufacturer" to mean a motor vehicle manufacturer who annually produces no more than 5,000 motor vehicles worldwide.

Directs the Secretary to permit manufacturers to assign vehicle identification numbers.

Requires manufacturers to register with the Secretary to qualify for an exemption.

Directs the Secretary to require a manufacturer to affix a permanent label to: (1) an exempt non-replica motor vehicle that identifies the motor vehicle safety and labeling standards from which that vehicle is exempt, and (2) an exempt replica motor vehicle that designates the model year that vehicle replicates.

Subjects low-volume manufacturers to all federal motor vehicle safety defect notification, recall, and remedy requirements if a particular motor vehicle has any defects related to motor vehicle safety or any nonconformities regarding any standards other than specified standards.

Amends the Clean Air Act to allow a low volume motor vehicle manufacturer to install in an exempted specifically produced replica or non-replica motor vehicle a motor vehicle engine (including engine emission controls) from a motor vehicle that has been issued a certificate of conformity with Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) emission control standards if certain requirements are met.

low volume motor vehicle manufacturers act directs secretary transportation dot exempt certain federal motor vehicle safety labeling standards standard relating motor vehicle equipment motor vehicles year manufactured imported low volume manufacturer non motor vehicles year manufactured imported single low volume manufacturer evidence sales contract defines term low volume manufacturer mean motor vehicle manufacturer annually produces motor vehicles worldwide directs secretary permit manufacturers assign vehicle identification numbers requires manufacturers register secretary qualify exemption directs secretary require manufacturer affix permanent label exempt non motor vehicle identifies motor vehicle safety labeling standards vehicle exempt exempt motor vehicle designates model year vehicle subjects low volume manufacturers federal motor vehicle safety defect notification recall remedy requirements particular motor vehicle defects related motor vehicle safety standards specified standards amends clean_air act allow low volume motor vehicle manufacturer install exempted specifically produced non motor vehicle motor vehicle engine including engine emission controls motor vehicle issued certificate conformity environmental protection administration epa emission control standards certain requirements met


Summary:
Winter Roads Safety Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), for the period beginning upon enactment of this Act and ending on April 15, 2014, to waive certain federal vehicle weight limitations for covered logging vehicles to operate on the Interstate Highway System.

Defines the term "covered logging vehicle" to mean a vehicle that: (1) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (2) has a gross vehicle weight of no more than 99,000 pounds; (3) has at least six axles; and (4) is operating on specified segments of Interstate Route 25 and Interstate Route 535 in Minnesota and Interstate Route 39 and Interstate Route 535 in Wisconsin.

winter roads safety act directs secretary transportation dot period beginning enactment act ending april waive certain federal vehicle weight limitations covered logging vehicles operate interstate highway system defines term covered logging vehicle mean vehicle transporting raw unfinished forest products including logs biomass wood gross vehicle weight pounds operating specified segments interstate_route interstate_route minnesota interstate_route interstate_route wisconsin


Summary:
State and Local Predatory Towing Enforcement Act - Waives federal preemption to allow states to regulate tow truck operations performed without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or operator of the towed motor vehicle.

(Currently, states are allowed to regulate only the price of for-hire motor vehicle transportation by a tow truck, if such transportation is performed without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle.)

state local predatory towing enforcement act waives federal preemption allow states regulate tow truck operations performed prior consent authorization owner operator motor vehicle currently states allowed regulate price hire motor vehicle transportation tow truck transportation performed prior consent authorization owner operator motor vehicle


Summary:
414 Plan Act of 2014 - Declares that federal laws and regulations (including prevailing rate of wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act) shall not apply to any federal-aid highway or highway safety construction project, except those relating to: (1) the safety or durability of a highway facility, or (2) public or workplace safety.

Repeals the prohibition against approval of federal-aid highway projects or regulatory actions that will result in the severance of an existing major route or have significant adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light motorcycles, unless the project or action provides for a reasonable alternative route or such a route exists.

 Defines "transportation alternatives" as any of the following activities when carried out as part of an authorized or funded federal-aid highway program or project, or as an independent program or project related to surface transportation for the construction, planning, and design of: (1) transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; or (2) infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for nondrivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs. Repeals the authorization for states to use certain funds for construction of pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities.

Eliminates the requirement that statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs provide for the development of accessible pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities.

Expresses the sense of Congress that states, federal agencies, localities, and private stakeholders should take steps toward increased cooperation to further expedite surface transportation projects.

plan act declares federal laws regulations including prevailing rate wage requirements davis-bacon_act shall apply federal aid highway highway safety construction project relating safety durability highway facility public workplace safety repeals prohibition approval federal aid highway projects regulatory actions result severance existing major route significant adverse impact safety nonmotorized transportation traffic light project action provides reasonable alternative route route exists defines transportation alternatives following activities carried authorized funded federal aid highway program project independent program project related surface_transportation construction planning design transportation projects achieve compliance americans disabilities act infrastructure related projects systems provide safe routes including children older adults individuals disabilities access daily needs repeals authorization states use certain funds construction pedestrian bicycle transportation facilities eliminates requirement statewide transportation plans statewide transportation improvement programs provide development accessible pedestrian bicycle transportation facilities expresses sense congress states federal agencies localities private stakeholders steps increased cooperation expedite surface_transportation projects


Summary:
Lucid Act - Makes eligible for federal-aid highway project grants a state whose law legalizes the use of marijuana with or without medical justification only if that state: (1) has in effect a law prohibiting an individual from driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while impaired by marijuana, and (2) enforces that law using training and methods for determining cognitive or physical marijuana impairment.

Exempts those states from specified administrative penalties.

Revises the terms "driving while intoxicated" and "driving under the influence" to accord with this Act. Subjects repeat offenders to minimum civil and criminal penalties for driving a motor vehicle while impaired by marijuana in those states.

act makes eligible federal aid highway project grants state law use marijuana medical justification state effect law prohibiting individual driving actual physical control motor vehicle impaired marijuana enforces law training methods determining cognitive physical marijuana impairment exempts states specified administrative penalties revises terms driving intoxicated driving influence accord act subjects repeat offenders minimum civil criminal penalties driving motor vehicle impaired marijuana states


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Permits the continued operation of trucks on any segment of U.S. Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile marker 113 that is designated as a route on the Interstate System. Prohibits federal weight limitation requirements from applying to those trucks that could operate legally on such segment before that designation.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated permits continued operation trucks segment route mississippi mile marker mile marker designated route interstate system prohibits federal weight limitation requirements applying trucks operate legally segment designation


Summary:
Local Road Safety Act of 2014 - Revises requirements for a state strategic highway safety plan.

Requires a state transportation department to develop a plan after consultation with, among other things, private sector experts in the field of roadway safety infrastructure. Requires the department, in developing such plan, also to consider, among other things, the results of any strategic highway safety plan developed by a county or local government entity or regional transportation planning organization.

Prescribes a special rule requiring states to provide each fiscal year, from their apportionment of highway safety improvement program funds, an amount to county and local transportation agencies necessary to assist them to address significant safety needs, and high fatality segments, of non-state-owned public roads and roads on tribal lands identified in a state strategic highway safety plan.

local road safety act revises requirements state strategic highway safety plan requires state transportation department develop plan consultation things private sector experts field roadway safety infrastructure requires department developing plan consider things results strategic highway safety plan developed county local government entity regional transportation planning organization prescribes special rule requiring states provide fiscal year apportionment highway safety improvement program funds county local transportation agencies necessary assist address significant safety needs high fatality segments non state owned public roads roads tribal lands identified state strategic highway safety plan


Summary:
Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2014 - Revises passenger motor vehicle information program requirements.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that passenger motor vehicle crash avoidance information is provided alongside of and in the same format as crashworthiness information each place that the latter is made available to the public.

safety informed consumers act revises passenger motor vehicle information program requirements directs secretary transportation dot ensure passenger motor vehicle crash avoidance information provided alongside format information place available public


Summary:
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014 - Revises early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles regarding possible defects of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations establishing categories of information that must be made available to the public. Requires the public disclosure of possible defects of motor vehicles or related equipment reported to the Secretary by motor vehicle manufacturers (Early Warning data).

Directs the Secretary to require a manufacturer in cases where the defect has caused a fatality to provide, and make public, certain additional information in its report to the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to give public notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website of all inspections and investigations conducted by the Secretary to enforce a motor vehicle safety requirement or order, or that are related to a motor vehicle accident due to a possible defect.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) take specified actions to improve public accessibility to vehicle safety information on NHTSA's website, and (2) promulgate rules requiring the senior senior official for safety for a corporation to be responsible for requests for information in NHTSA safety or compliance investigations.

Requires the DOT Office of the Inspector General to study NHTSA use of Early Warning data.

Prohibits certain vehicle safety officials, for the one-year period after termination of NHTSA employment, from knowingly making any communication to or appearance before NHTSA on behalf of a manufacturer subject to NHTSA regulation in connection with any matter involving vehicle safety on which such person seeks official action by a NHTSA officer or employee.

Establishes the Vehicle Safety Fund to meet U.S. obligations in carrying out NHTSA vehicle safety programs. Requires the Secretary to assess and collect, for deposit in the Fund, a vehicle safety user fee from the manufacturer for each motor vehicle certified compliant with applicable motor vehicle safety standards.

Increases civil penalties for persons who violate federal motor vehicle safety requirements.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) notify manufacturers of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment whose defect or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards presents a substantial likelihood of death or serious injury to the public, and (2) expedite proceedings for a decision and issuance of an imminent hazard order. Directs the Secretary to issue procedures for the issuance and enforcement of such orders.

Prohibits the Secretary from promulgating motor vehicle safety regulations that address preemption of state tort law without congressional authorization.

motor vehicle safety act revises early warning reporting requirements manufacturers motor vehicles possible defects motor vehicles motor vehicle equipment authorizes secretary transportation dot issue regulations establishing categories information available public requires public disclosure possible defects motor vehicles related equipment reported secretary motor vehicle manufacturers early warning data directs secretary require manufacturer cases defect caused fatality provide public certain additional information report secretary directs secretary public notice national_highway_traffic_safety_administration nhtsa website inspections investigations conducted secretary enforce motor vehicle safety requirement order related motor vehicle accident possible defect directs secretary specified actions improve public accessibility vehicle safety information nhtsa website promulgate rules requiring senior senior official safety corporation responsible requests information nhtsa safety compliance investigations requires dot office_of_the_inspector_general study nhtsa use early warning data prohibits certain vehicle safety officials year period termination nhtsa employment knowingly making communication appearance nhtsa behalf manufacturer subject nhtsa regulation connection matter involving vehicle safety person seeks official action nhtsa officer employee establishes vehicle safety fund meet obligations carrying nhtsa vehicle safety programs requires secretary assess collect deposit fund vehicle safety user fee manufacturer motor vehicle certified compliant applicable motor vehicle safety standards increases civil penalties persons violate federal motor vehicle safety requirements requires secretary notify manufacturers motor vehicles motor vehicle equipment defect noncompliance federal motor vehicle safety standards presents substantial likelihood death injury public expedite proceedings decision issuance imminent hazard order directs secretary issue procedures issuance enforcement orders prohibits secretary promulgating motor vehicle safety regulations address preemption state tort law congressional authorization


Summary: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014 - Prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. Sets forth civil penalties for persons who knowingly violate such prohibition.

horse transportation safety act prohibits person transporting horse interstate commerce motor vehicle vehicle operated exclusively rail rails containing levels sets forth civil penalties persons knowingly violate prohibition


Summary: 44 to 69 Act of 2014 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to include Texas State Highway 44 from United States Route 59 at Freer, Texas, to Texas State Highway 358 as part of the high priority Lower Rio Grande Valley Corridor of the National Highway System in Texas.

act amends intermodal surface_transportation efficiency_act include texas state highway united_states route texas texas state highway high priority lower rio_grande valley corridor national highway system texas


Summary:
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations to ensure that all controlling locomotives operated at speeds exceeding 25 miles mph, regardless of when the locomotive is placed in service for the first time, are equipped with a functioning alerter.

Directs the Secretary to require all railroad carriers to establish and implement a fatigue management plan that identifies and evaluates any fatigue related railroad safety hazards on its system and to determine the degree of risk associated with each hazard.

Directs the Secretary biannually to require any railroad carrier implementing a positive train control system to report to the Secretary on the progress of the implementation.

Requires the Secretary to issue regulations to require that on-track safety programs include requiring implementation of redundant signal protection, such as shunting, for maintenance-of-way work crews who depend on a train dispatcher to provide signal protection.

Instructs the Secretary to ensure that railroad carriers provide railroad employees with predictable and defined work and rest schedules.

directs secretary transportation dot issue regulations ensure controlling locomotives operated exceeding miles regardless locomotive placed service time equipped functioning directs secretary require railroad carriers establish implement fatigue management plan identifies evaluates fatigue related railroad safety hazards system determine degree risk associated hazard directs secretary biannually require railroad carrier implementing positive train control system report secretary progress implementation requires secretary issue regulations require track safety programs include requiring implementation redundant signal protection maintenance way work crews depend train provide signal protection instructs secretary ensure railroad carriers provide railroad employees defined work rest schedules


Summary:
School Bus Safety Act - Kadyn's Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law that imposes specified first offense and second offense civil and criminal penalties for motorists found guilty of illegally passing a stopped school bus.

Grants for Motion-Activated Detection System on School Buses Act - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to states to equip school buses with motion-activated detection systems.

Directs the Secretary to withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted a law that requires the employer to conduct background checks before hiring school bus drivers.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states to develop a school bus seat belt demonstration program to purchase type 1 school buses (weighing more than 10,000 pounds) equipped with lap/shoulder seat belts or equip such existing buses with such belts.

Directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study the effects of illegal passing of school buses, including a pilot program demonstrating the effectiveness of additional technologies and equipment on the buses.

school bus safety act act_-_directs secretary transportation dot withhold state apportionment certain federal aid highway funds state enacted enforcing law imposes specified offense second offense civil criminal penalties found guilty illegally passing stopped school bus grants motion activated detection system school buses act_-_authorizes secretary provide grants states equip school buses motion activated detection systems directs secretary withhold state apportionment certain federal aid highway funds state enacted law requires employer conduct background checks hiring school bus drivers authorizes secretary award grants states develop school bus seat belt demonstration program purchase type school buses weighing pounds equipped seat belts equip existing buses belts directs national_highway_traffic_safety_administration study effects illegal passing school buses including pilot program demonstrating effectiveness additional technologies equipment buses


Summary:
Deficit Reduction for Infrastructure, Value, and Efficiency Now Act of 2014 or the DRIVE Now Act of 2014 - Appropriates additional funding for the Highway Account in the Highway Trust Fund.

Requires the Federal Chief Information Officer (defined as the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government in the Office of Management and Budget [OMB]) to: (1) develop and implement the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative to optimize the usage and efficiency of federal data centers, and (2) submit a plan to Congress for the implementation of the Initiative

Sets forth permissible methods for agencies to consolidate data centers and achieve maximum server utilization and energy efficiency.

Requires agencies to track their costs and savings resulting from implementation of the Initiative and to report annually to the Federal Chief Information Officer on such implementation. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to examine methods for calculating savings from the Initiative and to report findings and make recommendations to the Federal Chief Information Officer and to Congress. Requires the Federal Chief Information Officer to report annually to relevant congressional committees assessing agency progress in carrying out the Initiative.

Directs the OMB Director to issue recommendations for reducing or consolidating the number of federal data centers by at least 40% not later than September 30, 2018, and by at least 80% not later than September 30, 2023.

Repeals a provision of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 establishing an inspection and grading program for catfish and other species of farm-raised fish or shellfish effective on the date of enactment of such Act.

Directs the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit a report to Congress that lists each bank account held by the federal government that has had a zero balance for 180 days, with recommendations as to which accounts should be immediately closed. Requires the closure of any accounts recommended for closure within 7 days after the submission of such report.

deficit reduction infrastructure value efficiency act drive act appropriates additional funding highway account highway_trust_fund requires federal chief information officer defined administrator office_of_electronic_government office_of_management_and_budget omb develop implement federal data center optimization initiative optimize usage efficiency federal data centers submit plan congress implementation initiative sets forth permissible methods agencies consolidate data centers achieve maximum server utilization energy efficiency requires agencies track costs savings resulting implementation initiative report annually federal chief information officer implementation directs comptroller_general gao examine methods calculating savings initiative report findings recommendations federal chief information officer congress requires federal chief information officer report annually relevant congressional committees assessing agency progress carrying initiative directs omb director issue recommendations reducing consolidating number federal data centers later september later september repeals provision food conservation energy act establishing inspection grading program catfish species farm raised fish shellfish effective date enactment act directs council_of_the_inspectors_general_on_integrity_and_efficiency submit report congress lists bank account held federal_government zero balance days recommendations accounts immediately closed requires closure accounts recommended closure days submission report


Summary: Leading and Expediting Aerotropolis Development Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish an aerotropolis grant program to assist in the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (i.e., planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation networks that provide efficient, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to assist in planning, design, environmental review, or land acquisition activities for one or more specified kinds of projects to benefit such systems.

leading expediting aerotropolis development act directs secretary transportation dot establish aerotropolis grant program assist development aerotropolis transportation systems planned coordinated multimodal freight passenger transportation networks provide efficient sustainable intermodal connectivity defined region economic significance centered major airport authorizes secretary grants eligible entities assist planning design environmental review land acquisition activities specified kinds projects benefit systems


Summary:
Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with state transportation departments, to establish an innovation in surface transportation program.

Requires states to make competitive grants for innovative surface transportation projects to eligible entities, including local governments, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, tribal governments, private providers of public transportation, nonprofit transportation organizations, port authorities, joint power authorities, and local rail authorities.

Requires each state to establish an innovation in surface transportation selection panel to formulate criteria for selecting projects.

Requires a state to reserve certain percentages of federal funds apportioned for the national highway performance, the highway safety improvement, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, surface transportation, and transportation alternatives programs in order to fund related projects under state innovative surface transportation grants.

innovation surface_transportation act directs secretary transportation dot coordination state transportation departments establish innovation surface_transportation program requires states competitive grants innovative surface_transportation projects eligible entities including local governments regional transportation authorities transit agencies tribal governments private providers public transportation nonprofit transportation organizations port authorities joint power authorities local rail authorities requires state establish innovation surface_transportation selection panel formulate criteria selecting projects requires state reserve certain percentages federal funds apportioned national highway performance highway safety improvement congestion mitigation air quality improvement surface_transportation transportation alternatives programs order fund related projects state innovative surface_transportation grants


Summary:
Prohibits a state from enforcing a law or imposing liability on an entity that hires a motor carrier for the transportation of property or household goods if the liability arises from a personal injury, death, or cargo or fother property damage claim or cause of action related to the negligent selection of that motor carrier under state law or regulation.

Specifies as such an entity any person acting as a shipper, as a broker, as a consignee, a freight forwarder, a household goods freight forwarder, a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier, an ocean freight forwarder, or an ocean transportation intermediary.

Makes an entity eligible for this waiver of liability only if, before tendering a shipment, but not more than 35 days before the hitred motor carrier picks up a shipment, the entity verifies that the motor carrier at the time of verification:

 is registered with and authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to operate as a motor carrier or household goods motor carrier, has the minimum insurance coverage required by federal regulation, and does not have an unsatisfactory safety rating from FMCSA in force at the time of verification.

prohibits state enforcing law imposing liability entity hires motor carrier transportation property household goods liability arises personal injury death cargo property damage claim cause action related negligent selection motor carrier state law regulation specifies entity person acting shipper broker freight household goods freight non vessel operating common carrier ocean freight ocean transportation intermediary makes entity eligible waiver liability shipment days motor carrier shipment entity verifies motor carrier time verification registered authorized federal_motor_carrier_safety_administration fmcsa operate motor carrier household goods motor carrier minimum insurance coverage required federal regulation unsatisfactory safety rating fmcsa force time verification


Summary: Route to Opportunity And Development Act of 2014 or the ROAD Act of 2014 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended, to revise the high priority Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor of the National Highway System between Raleigh, North Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia, to include Rocky Mount, Williamston, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

route opportunity development act road act amends intermodal surface_transportation efficiency_act amended revise high priority norfolk corridor national highway system north_carolina norfolk virginia include rocky mount city north_carolina


Summary:
Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 - Title I: Surface Transportation Program Extension - Subtitle A: Federal-Aid Highways - (Sec. 1001) Continues from October 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015, and authorizes appropriations through that period for, specified federal-aid highway programs under:

 the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Technical Corrections Act of 2008, SAFETEA-LU, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and other specified law. Subjects funding for such programs generally to the same manner of distribution, administration, limitation, and availability for obligation, but at a specified pro rata of the total amount, as funds authorized for appropriation out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for such programs and activities for FY2014.

Amends the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) to authorize appropriations out of the general fund of the Treasury for the Tribal High Priority Projects program for the same period.

Prescribes an obligation ceiling of $26,800,569,863 for federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for the same period.

(Sec. 1002) Authorizes appropriations from the HTF (other than the Mass Transit Account) for administrative expenses of the federal-aid highway program for the same period.

Subtitle B: Extension of Highway Safety Programs - (Sec. 1101) Amends MAP-21 to extend for the same period the authorization of appropriations for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety programs, including: (1) highway safety research and development, (2) national priority safety programs, (3) the National Driver Register, (4) the High Visibility Enforcement Program, and (5) NHTSA administrative expenses.

 Amends SAFETEA-LU to extend for the same period high-visibility traffic safety law enforcement campaigns under the High Visibility Enforcement Program.

Sets aside a specified amount of the total apportionment to states for highway safety programs for a cooperative program to research and evaluate priority highway safety countermeasures for the same period.

(Sec. 1102) Extends for the same period the authorization of appropriations for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) programs, including: (1) motor carrier safety grants, (2) FMCSA administrative expenses, (3) commercial driver's license program improvement grants, (4) border enforcement grants, (5) performance and registration information system management grants, (6) commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment grants, (7) safety data improvement grants, (8) a set-aside for high priority activities that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations, (9) a set-aside for new entrant motor carrier audit grants, (10) FMCSA outreach and education, and (11) the commercial motor vehicle operators grant program.

(Sec. 1103) Amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to continue, for the same period, the authorized distribution of funds for coastal wetlands, recreational boating safety, projects under the Clean Vessel Act of 19921, boating infrastructure projects, and the National Outreach and Communications Program.

Subtitle C: Public Transportation Programs - (Sec. 1201) Extends for the same period the apportionment of nonurbanized (rural) area formula grants for competitive grants and formula grants for public transportation on Indian reservations.

(Sec. 1202) Extends the apportionment of urbanized area formula grants for passenger ferry projects for the same period.

(Sec. 1203) Extends for the same period the authorization of appropriations from the HTF Mass Transit Account for: (1) formula grants for public transportation, including allocations for specified projects; (2) research, development demonstration, and deployment projects; (3) the transit cooperative research program; (4) technical assistance and standards development grants; (5) human resources and training grants; (6) capital investment grants; and (7) administrative expenses.

(Sec. 1204) Allocates, for the same period, certain amounts to states and territories for formula bus and bus facilities grants.

Subtitle D: Hazardous Materials - (Sec. 1301) Authorizes appropriations for the same period for hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation safety projects.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make certain expenditures, including an amount for hazmat training grants, from the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund for the same period.

Title II: Revenue Provisions - (Sec. 2001) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through May 31, 2015, the authority for expenditures from: (1) the HTF Highway and Mass Transit Accounts, (2) the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, and (3) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.

(Sec. 2002) Makes appropriations out of the Treasury to the HTF Highway and Mass Transit Accounts.

Makes appropriations out of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund and transfers them to the HTF Highway Account.

(Sec. 2003) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to revise the applicable percentages for determining minimum funding standards for single-employer defined benefit pension plans (funding stabilization). Exempts plans providing accelerated benefit distributions from the application of such standards.

(Sec. 2004) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend, through September 30, 2024, certain customs user fees for the processing of merchandise entered or released into the United States.

Title III: Treatment For PAYGO Purposes - (Sec. 3001) Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act and its amendments shall not be entered on the PAYGO scorecards of either the House of Representatives or of the Senate.

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Alisa's Law of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2015-FY2017 if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law requiring the installation of an ignition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days on each motor vehicle operated by an individual convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.

Defines "driving while intoxicated" and "driving under the influence" as driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood alcohol concentration greater than or equal to the lesser of: (1) the blood alcohol concentration limit of the state in which the individual is driving, or (2) 0.08%.

Requires an ignition interlock device to: (1) require a driver to provide a breath sample before the motor vehicle starts, and (2) prevent a motor vehicle from starting if the alcohol concentration of the driver is above the legal limit.

law directs secretary transportation dot withhold specified graduated percentages state apportionment certain federal aid highway funds fy2015 fy2017 state enacted enforcing law requiring installation ignition device minimum days motor vehicle operated individual convicted driving intoxicated driving influence defines driving intoxicated driving influence driving actual physical control motor vehicle having blood alcohol concentration greater equal lesser blood alcohol concentration limit state individual driving requires ignition device require driver provide sample motor vehicle starts prevent motor vehicle starting alcohol concentration driver legal limit


Summary: Right to Haul Act of 2014 - Exempts certain agricultural loads traveling on federal highways from federal vehicle weight limitations. Makes individual state weight limitations for  agricultural commodities on state highways applicable to federal highways within the state's borders.

right act exempts certain agricultural loads traveling federal highways federal vehicle weight limitations makes individual state weight limitations agricultural commodities state highways applicable federal highways state borders


Summary: Military Corridor Transportation Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended, to declare as high priority corridors on the National Highway System as well as segments of the Interstate System: (1) U.S. Route 117/Interstate Route 795 from U.S. Route 70 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, to Interstate Route 40 west of Faison, Sampson County, North Carolina; and (2) U.S. Route 70 from its intersection with Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake County, North Carolina, to the Port at Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina.

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Vehicle Safety Improvement Act of 2014 - Revises and expands requirements relating to public disclosure by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of: (1) defects in motor vehicles or equipment, whether or not such defects are safety-related; and (2) noncompliance with vehicle safety standards. Requires: (1) public disclosure of early warning information submitted by vehicle manufactures unless exempt from disclosure by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), (2) public disclosure of summaries of NHTSA inquiries to manufacturers seeking additional information about fatal incidents, and (3) NHTSA to increase public accessibility to information on the vehicle safety databases of NHTSA and to issue a final rule requiring manufacturers to retain certain safety-related records for a 20-year period.

Increases civil penalties for violations of federal motor vehicle safety requirements.

Directs NHTSA to: (1) order notification and remediation of a defect or noncompliance, in motor vehicles or equipment, that presents an imminent hazard, and (2) issue a final rule to establish standards for reducing pedestrian injuries and fatalities. Authorizes NHTSA to enter into cooperative agreements and collaborative motor safety research and development agreements with foreign governments.

Prohibits a car dealer from selling or leasing a used motor vehicle until: (1) the dealer clearly and conspicuously notifies the purchaser or lessee, in writing, of any notification of a defect or noncompliance that has not been remedied; and (2) the purchaser or lessee acknowledges receipt of such notice.

Requires manufacturers who file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection (liquidation) to comply with their recall obligations (currently, this requirement applies only to manufacturers in Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings).

vehicle safety improvement act revises expands requirements relating public disclosure national_highway_traffic_safety_administration nhtsa defects motor vehicles equipment defects safety related noncompliance vehicle safety standards requires public disclosure early warning information submitted vehicle manufactures exempt disclosure freedom information act foia public disclosure summaries nhtsa inquiries manufacturers seeking additional information fatal incidents nhtsa increase public accessibility information vehicle safety databases nhtsa issue final rule requiring manufacturers retain certain safety related records year period increases civil penalties violations federal motor vehicle safety requirements directs nhtsa order notification remediation defect noncompliance motor vehicles equipment presents imminent hazard issue final rule establish standards reducing pedestrian injuries fatalities authorizes nhtsa enter cooperative agreements collaborative motor safety research development agreements foreign governments prohibits car dealer selling leasing motor vehicle dealer clearly conspicuously notifies purchaser lessee writing notification defect noncompliance remedied purchaser lessee acknowledges receipt notice requires manufacturers file chapter bankruptcy protection liquidation comply recall obligations currently requirement applies manufacturers chapter reorganization proceedings


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Recreational Vehicle Certainty Act of 2014 - Amends the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of "manufactured home" covered by the Act any recreational vehicle designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use and built in compliance with consensus standards for such products, including:

 a self-propelled motorhome or recreational vehicle trailer towed by another vehicle without a special highway use permit and regulated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as a vehicle; and a park model recreational vehicle with a gross area of up to 400 square feet and meeting other specified criteria. (Currently, the definition excludes any self-propelled recreational vehicle.)

recreational vehicle certainty act amends manufactured housing construction safety standards act exclude definition manufactured home covered act recreational vehicle designed temporary living quarters recreational travel seasonal use built compliance consensus standards products including self propelled recreational vehicle trailer vehicle special highway use permit regulated national_highway_traffic_safety_administration nhtsa vehicle park model recreational vehicle gross area square feet meeting specified criteria currently definition excludes self propelled recreational vehicle


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Safer American Streets Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), for FY2015 and subsequent fiscal years, to withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of specified federal-aid highway program funds for any state or municipal government that employs an automated traffic enforcement system on a federal-aid highway.

Prohibits:

 the Mayor of the District of Columbia from using an automated traffic enforcement system to detect a moving infraction, and the use of any information obtained through such a system as proof of an infraction in an administrative adjudication. Repeals title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1996 (relating to automated traffic enforcement in the District of Columbia).

safer american streets act_-_directs secretary transportation dot fy2015 subsequent fiscal years withhold state apportionment specified federal aid highway program funds state municipal government employs automated traffic enforcement system federal aid highway prohibits mayor district_of_columbia automated traffic enforcement system detect moving use information obtained system proof administrative adjudication repeals title fiscal year budget support temporary amendment act relating automated traffic enforcement district_of_columbia


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Developing Standards for Electronic Shipping Papers Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a Hazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee to develop voluntary standards and best practices for first responders and enforcement officials in the use of electronic shipping papers in the event of a hazardous material transportation incident.

Defines the term "electronic shipping paper" as an electronic version of the physical shipping paper conveying the most current available hazard information and capable of being accessed instantaneously by emergency responders during such an incident.

developing standards electronic shipping papers act directs secretary transportation dot establish hazardous materials information advisory_committee develop voluntary standards best practices responders enforcement officials use electronic shipping papers event hazardous material transportation incident defines term electronic shipping paper electronic version physical shipping paper conveying current available hazard information capable accessed emergency responders incident


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Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2014 - Revises early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles regarding possible defects of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to require a manufacturer in cases where the defect has caused a fatality to provide certain additional information as part of its report to the Secretary. Requires that information to be publicly disclosed and entered into the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) early warning reporting database.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) take specified actions to improve public accessibility to information on NHTSA's public vehicle safety databases; and (2) give public notice via the internet of all inspections or investigations conducted by the Secretary to enforce a motor vehicle safety requirement or order, or that are related to a motor vehicle accident due to a possible defect.

early warning reporting system improvement act revises early warning reporting requirements manufacturers motor vehicles possible defects motor vehicles motor vehicle equipment directs secretary transportation dot require manufacturer cases defect caused fatality provide certain additional information report secretary requires information publicly disclosed entered national_highway_traffic_safety_administration nhtsa early warning reporting database directs secretary specified actions improve public accessibility information nhtsa public vehicle safety databases public notice internet inspections investigations conducted secretary enforce motor vehicle safety requirement order related motor vehicle accident possible defect


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Don't Track Me Act - Declares that it is contrary to U.S. public policy to require the placement or use of any global positioning satellite (GPS), location, or distance tracking system to collect identities of vehicle owners by remote means.

Prohibits the federal gasoline excise tax from being replaced or supplemented with any tax, fee, or fine based upon vehicle location or distance traveled that is determined by GPS, license plate reading cameras, or other methods of determining vehicle location, travel distance, or registration and identity data.

Prohibits motor vehicles from being required to have certain devices that track or transmit location, distance, or driver identity information.

Bars public funds from being used to study, implement, or require the use of any method of tracking or reporting vehicle movement or location for the purpose of taxes, user fees, traffic fines, accident investigation, or communication with other vehicles or infrastructure.

Prohibits vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-infrastructure communication systems for the purposes of recording or transmitting or storing for later retrieval location, registration, identity, or speed data. Allows such transmissions to be used only for momentary accident avoidance or anonymized traffic reporting.

Bars federal agencies from requiring motor vehicles to have a "black box" accident data recorder that records vehicle data for longer than the last five minutes of vehicle operation. Prohibits such devices from: (1) recording audio, images, or video from inside the vehicle; or (2) broadcasting or transmitting any data except by a direct cable connection to a computer.

track act declares contrary public policy require placement use global positioning satellite gps location distance tracking system collect identities vehicle owners remote means prohibits federal gasoline excise tax replaced tax fee fine based vehicle location distance traveled determined gps license reading cameras methods determining vehicle location travel distance registration identity data prohibits motor vehicles required certain devices track transmit location distance driver identity information bars public funds study implement require use method tracking reporting vehicle movement location purpose taxes user fees traffic fines accident investigation communication vehicles infrastructure prohibits vehicle vehicle vehicle infrastructure communication systems purposes recording transmitting storing later retrieval location registration identity speed data allows transmissions accident avoidance traffic reporting bars federal agencies requiring motor vehicles black box accident data recorder records vehicle data longer minutes vehicle operation prohibits devices recording audio images video inside vehicle broadcasting transmitting data direct cable connection computer


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to exempt from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material (hazmat) endorsement all class A commercial driver's license (CDL) holders who are custom harvesters, agricultural retailers, agricultural business employees, agricultural cooperative employees, or agricultural producers who operate a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000) gallons or less of diesel fuel if the tank is clearly marked with a placard reading "Diesel Fuel."

directs secretary transportation dot exempt requirement obtain hazardous material hazmat endorsement class commercial driver license cdl holders custom agricultural retailers agricultural business employees agricultural cooperative employees agricultural producers operate service vehicle fuel tank containing gallons diesel fuel tank clearly marked reading diesel fuel


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Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to review and modify wildlife buffers in the Cape Haterras National Seashore Recreational Area in North Carolina.

Requires the Secretary, in modifying such wildlife buffers, to: (1) ensure that they are of the shortest duration and cover the smallest area necessary to protect a species, and (2) designate pedestrian and vehicle corridors around areas of the National Seashore closed because of wildlife buffers to allow access to areas that are open.

Requires the Secretary to determine appropriate buffer protections for species that are not listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, but that are identified for protection under state law.

Instructs the Secretary to undertake a public process to consider the following changes to the final rule: (1) opening beaches at the National Seashore that are closed to night driving restrictions, (2) extending seasonal off-road vehicle routes for additional periods in the Fall and Spring if off-road vehicle use would not create resource management problems at the National Seashore, and (3) modifying the size and location of vehicle-free areas.

Requires the Secretary to construct new vehicle access points and roads at the National Seashore: (1) as expeditiously as practicable, and (2) in accordance with applicable management plans for the National Seashore.

preserving public access cape beaches act_-_directs secretary interior review modify wildlife buffers cape national seashore recreational area north_carolina requires secretary modifying wildlife buffers ensure shortest duration cover smallest area necessary protect species designate pedestrian vehicle corridors areas national seashore closed wildlife buffers allow access areas open requires secretary determine appropriate buffer protections species listed endangered species act identified protection state law instructs secretary undertake public process consider following changes final rule opening beaches national seashore closed night driving restrictions extending seasonal road vehicle routes additional periods fall spring road vehicle use create resource management problems national seashore modifying size location vehicle free areas requires secretary construct new vehicle access points roads national seashore expeditiously practicable accordance applicable management plans national seashore


Summary: Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to authorize appropriations for FY2014 for grants to states for surface transportation projects of national and regional significance.

amends safe accountable flexible efficient transportation equity act legacy users safetea authorize appropriations fy2014 grants states surface_transportation projects national regional significance


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Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 2013 - Prohibits a state from prescribing or enforcing any regulation that allows a restricted property-carrying unit (any trailer, semi-trailer, container, or other property-carrying unit longer than 53 feet, except for a fire-fighting unit) to operate on the National Highway System (NHS) (including the Interstate System), unless the operation of such unit is authorized by the state on June 1, 2008, and in actual and lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including seasonal operations) on or before that date.

Prohibits a state from allowing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle combination on the NHS (except a vehicle or load that cannot be dismantled or divided easily, and that has been issued a special permit under state law) with more than one property-carrying unit (excluding the truck tractor) whose property-carrying units are more than: (1) the maximum combination trailer, semi-trailer, or other type of length limitation allowed by state law on June 1, 2008; or (2) the length of the property-carrying units of those commercial motor vehicle combinations, by specific configuration, in actual and lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including continual seasonal operation) in such state on or before June 1, 2008. Prohibits a state from allowing the operation of a vehicle or combination (other than a longer combination vehicle) exceeding Interstate weight limits on the Interstate System unless its operation was lawful: (1) on July 1, 1956; (2) in the case of the overall gross weight of any group of two or more consecutive axles, on January 4, 1975; or (3) under a special permit pursuant to state (grandfather) law. Declares that Interstate weight limitations on vehicles and combinations (other than longer combination vehicles) that operate on the Interstate System shall apply to such vehicles and combinations that operate on non-Interstate segments of the NHS, unless: (1) such segments are subject to lower state weight limits; or (2) a state allows the operation of any vehicle or combination on an existing non-Interstate segment of the NHS that could have been lawfully operated on June 1, 2008.

safe highways infrastructure preservation act prohibits state prescribing enforcing regulation allows restricted property carrying unit trailer semi trailer container property carrying unit longer feet fire fighting unit operate national highway system including interstate system operation unit authorized state june actual lawful operation regular periodic basis including seasonal operations date prohibits state allowing operation commercial motor vehicle combination vehicle load dismantled divided easily issued special permit state law property carrying unit excluding truck property carrying units maximum combination trailer semi trailer type length limitation allowed state law june length property carrying units commercial motor vehicle combinations specific configuration actual lawful operation regular periodic basis including continual seasonal operation state june prohibits state allowing operation vehicle combination longer combination vehicle exceeding interstate weight limits interstate system operation lawful july case overall gross weight group consecutive january special permit pursuant state grandfather law declares interstate weight limitations vehicles combinations longer combination vehicles operate interstate system shall apply vehicles combinations operate non interstate segments segments subject lower state weight limits state allows operation vehicle combination existing non interstate segment lawfully operated june


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Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the tax rate on current and accumulated foreign earnings of U.S. corporations reinvested in the United States and make such lower rate permanent.

Establishes the Emergency Transportation Safety Fund and makes appropriations to it.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to compile a prioritized list of emergency transportation projects, which will guide the allocation of Fund amounts to the states.

emergency transportation safety fund act amends_the_internal_revenue_code reduce tax rate current accumulated foreign earnings corporations reinvested united_states lower rate permanent establishes emergency transportation safety fund makes appropriations directs secretary transportation dot compile prioritized list emergency transportation projects guide allocation fund amounts states


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes a rental company that receives a notification (approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA]) from the manufacturer of a covered rental vehicle about any equipment defect, or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards, to rent or sell the vehicle or equipment only if the defect or noncompliance is remedied.

Specifies any rental vehicle: (1) rated at 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less, (2) rented without a driver for an initial term of under 4 months, and (3) that is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more motor vehicles used for rental purposes by a rental company.

Prescribes a special rule to require rental companies to comply with specified limitations on sale, lease, or rental of a motor vehicle as soon as practicable, but within 24 hours after the earliest receipt of the manufacturer's notification of a defect or noncompliance with vehicle safety standards, whether by electronic means or first class mail. Extends the 24-hour deadline for complying with such limitations to 48 hours if the notification covers more than 5,000 motor vehicles in the rental company's fleet.

Permits a rental company to rent (but not sell or lease) a motor vehicle subject to recall if the defect or noncompliance remedy is not immediately available and the company takes any actions specified in the notice to alter the vehicle temporarily to eliminate the safety risk posed.

Makes these special rules for rental companies inapplicable to junk automobiles.

(Sec. 4) Prohibits a rental company from knowingly making inoperable any safety devices or elements of design installed on or in a compliant motor vehicle or vehicle equipment unless the company reasonably believes the vehicle or equipment will not be used when the devices or elements are inoperable.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary, upon request, to inspect records of a rental company with respect to a safety investigation. Authorizes the Secretary to require a rental company to keep records or make reports for purposes of compliance with federal motor vehicle safety orders or regulations.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary to study the effectiveness of the amendments made by this Act and of other activities of rental companies.

(Sec. 7) Amends the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) to require the mandatory study of the safety of rental trucks during a specified seven-year period to evaluate the completion of safety recall remedies on rental trucks.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to solicit comments regarding the implementation of this Act from members of the public, including rental companies, consumer organizations, automobile manufacturers, and automobile dealers.

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Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2015-FY2017 if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law requiring the installation of an ignition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days on each motor vehicle operated by an individual convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.

Defines "driving while intoxicated" and "driving under the influence" as driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood alcohol concentration greater than or equal to the lesser of: (1) the blood alcohol concentration limit of the state in which the individual is driving, or (2) 0.08%.

Requires an ignition interlock device to: (1) require a driver to provide a breath sample before the motor vehicle starts, and (2) prevent a motor vehicle from starting if the alcohol concentration of the driver is above the legal limit.

drunk driving repeat offender prevention act directs secretary transportation dot withhold specified graduated percentages state apportionment certain federal aid highway funds fy2015 fy2017 state enacted enforcing law requiring installation ignition device minimum days motor vehicle operated individual convicted driving intoxicated driving influence defines driving intoxicated driving influence driving actual physical control motor vehicle having blood alcohol concentration greater equal lesser blood alcohol concentration limit state individual driving requires ignition device require driver provide sample motor vehicle starts prevent motor vehicle starting alcohol concentration driver legal limit


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Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 or TRIP Bonds Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for any TRIP bond issued by or for the benefit of a state infrastructure bank as part of an issue, if 100% of the available project proceeds from such issue are to be used for expenditures incurred for one or more qualified projects. Requires proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this Act to be held in a TRIP Bonds Trust Account (including one or more subaccounts).

Defines "qualified project" as a capital transportation infrastructure project (including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways) proposed and approved by a state infrastructure bank, as well as any flood damage risk reduction project with a completed Report of the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers.

transportation regional infrastructure project bonds act trip bonds act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow income tax credit trip bond issued benefit state infrastructure bank issue available project proceeds issue expenditures incurred qualified projects requires proceeds sale bonds issued act held trip bonds trust account including defines qualified project capital transportation infrastructure project including roads bridges rail transit systems ports inland waterways proposed approved state infrastructure bank flood damage risk reduction project completed report chief_of_engineers army_corps_of_engineers


Summary: Permits the continued operation of trucks on any segment of U.S. Highway 78 in Mississippi designated as a highway on the Interstate System. Prohibits application of federal weight limitations to those trucks that could operate legally on such a segment before that designation.

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Summary: Permits the continued operation of trucks on any segment of the U.S. Route 41 corridor in Wisconsin designated as a route on the Interstate System that could operate legally on such segment before that designation without regard to federal weight limitation requirements.

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Summary: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2013 - Prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. Sets forth civil penalties for persons who knowingly violate such prohibition.

horse transportation safety act prohibits person transporting horse interstate commerce motor vehicle vehicle operated exclusively rail rails containing levels sets forth civil penalties persons knowingly violate prohibition


Summary: Increases from 15% to 25% the amount a state is required to set-aside, from funds apportioned for the highway bridge program for FY2009, for off-system bridge replacement and rehabilitation activities for FY2013 and each subsequent fiscal year. (An "off-system bridge" is a highway bridge not located on a federal-aid highway.)

increases state required set aside funds apportioned highway bridge program fy2009 system bridge replacement rehabilitation activities fy2013 subsequent fiscal year system bridge highway bridge located federal aid highway


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Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to implement or enforce a requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders (including obstructive sleep apnea) only if it is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding.

Applies this Act only to a requirement adopted on or after September 1, 2013.

authorizes secretary transportation dot implement enforce requirement providing screening testing treatment individuals operating commercial motor vehicles sleep disorders including obstructive sleep adopted pursuant rulemaking proceeding applies act requirement adopted september


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Deficit Neutral Disaster Relief Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to obligate up to $450 million of the amounts made available to carry out federal-aid highways emergency relief under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A, title X, chapter 9 of P.L. 113-2) under the heading "Federal Highway Administration--Federal-Aid Highways--Emergency Relief Program" for emergency relief projects in Colorado arising from damage caused by flooding events in 2013.

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Summary:
Revises the highway safety improvement program.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), under the highway safety improvement program, to establish performance measures for states to use to assess significant reductions in the number of serious injuries and fatalities (as under current law) specifically for both motorized and nonmotorized transportation.

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Summary: Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2013 - Prohibits application of federal weight limitations to a longer combination vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System in Idaho if it: (1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; (2) complies with certain single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula weight limits; and (3) is authorized to operate on that segment under Idaho law.

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Summary:
True Understanding of the Economy and Safety Act or TRUE Safety Act - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO), after the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reports to Congress on an hours of service field study, to assess the methodology followed by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) in carrying out the efficacy of the restart rule ("Hours of Service of Drivers") published on December 27, 2011, which applies to operators of commercial motor vehicles of property subject to maximum DOT driving time requirements.

Requires the assessment to evaluate the extent to which that methodology meets the requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) that: (1) the data collected is representative of the drivers subject to the restart rule, (2) the methodology is statistically valid, and (3) the study followed the FMCSA plan for the "Scheduling and Fatigue Recovery Project."

Directs GAO to assess the Regulatory Impact Analysis that accompanied the final 2011 restart rule.

Nullifies the 2011 restart rule during the period beginning upon enactment of this Act and ending six months after the study report required by this Act has been submitted to Congress.

Prohibits the Secretary from applying the restart rule if the conclusions of the field study completed pursuant to MAP-21 do not support or concur with the conclusions of the laboratory study on which the rule was based.

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Summary: Highway Innovative Financing Act of 2014 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to remove limits on the number of state or local governments or public authorities with which the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) may enter into cooperative agreements to establish value pricing pilot programs (in effect, allowing extension of the programs to all such authorities). Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) to increase from 3 to 10 the number of IS highways, bridges, or tunnels where a state may collect tolls for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Interstate System highway corridors.

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Summary:
Strengthen And Fortify Existing Bridges Act of 2014 or SAFE Bridges Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to assist states to rehabilitate or replace bridges found to be structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, or fracture critical.

Requires states to use apportioned program funds for projects to rehabilitate and replace such bridges.

Sets the federal share of project costs at 100%.

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Summary: Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) from providing a grant or any funds to a state, county, town, township, Indian tribe, municipality, or other local government for any program to: (1) check motorcycle helmet use, or (2) create motorcycle checkpoints that specifically target motorcycle operators or motorcycle passengers.

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