Summary:
Winter Roads Safety Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), for a specified period, to waive certain federal vehicle weight limitations for covered logging vehicles to operate on the Interstate Highway System. Specifies the period beginning upon enactment of this Act and ending on the date the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation terminates the seasonal vehicle weight limit increase in the North Zone pursuant to the Minnesota Statutes.

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; (4) is operating on specified segments of Interstate Route 35 and Interstate Route 535 in Minnesota; and (5) has obtained the appropriate overweight vehicle permit from the Department.

Prohibits this waiver, however, until the bridges along the road segments have been inspected and certified by the Minnesota Department to be structurally capable of supporting such covered logging vehicles.

winter roads safety act directs secretary transportation dot specified period waive certain federal vehicle weight limitations covered logging vehicles operate interstate highway system specifies period beginning enactment act ending date commissioner minnesota department_of_transportation terminates seasonal vehicle weight limit increase north zone pursuant minnesota statutes 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 obtained appropriate overweight vehicle permit department prohibits waiver bridges road segments inspected certified minnesota department capable supporting covered logging vehicles


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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


Summary:
Pedestrian Safety Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to issue a final rule that: (1) establishes standards for the hood and bumper areas of motor vehicles, including passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less, in order to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities suffered by pedestrians who are struck by such vehicles; and (2) considers the protection of vulnerable pedestrian populations, including children and older adults.

Allows a federal share of up to 100% for any projects for pedestrian hybrid beacons and roadway improvements that provide separation between pedestrians and motor vehicles, including pedestrian sidewalks and crossing islands.

Declares that highway safety improvement projects include one or more projects for safety public awareness campaigns.

pedestrian safety act directs secretary transportation dot national_highway_traffic_safety_administration nhtsa issue final rule establishes standards hood areas motor vehicles including passenger cars multipurpose passenger vehicles trucks buses gross vehicle weight rating kilograms pounds order reduce number injuries fatalities suffered pedestrians vehicles considers protection vulnerable pedestrian populations including children older adults allows federal share projects pedestrian hybrid roadway improvements provide separation pedestrians motor vehicles including pedestrian crossing islands declares highway safety improvement projects include projects safety public awareness campaigns


Summary:
MAP-21 Reauthorization Act - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2015-FY2020 for: (1) certain core federal-aid highway programs, and (2) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrative expenses.

Prescribes obligation ceilings for certain federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs.

Makes eligible for the national highway performance program any projects for replacement or rehabilitation of bridges on federal-aid highways.

Extends through FY2020 funding for highway use tax evasion projects.

Prescribes requirements to allow a state to bundle two or more similar projects for the replacement or repair of structurally deficient bridge projects.

Requires each contractor and subcontractor who contracts for a bridge construction, replacement, or repair project to be certified as meeting certain eligibility requirements.

Revises formulae for certain allocations of funds to states for construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.

Makes certain funds available for the National Ferry Database.

Revises congestion mitigation and air quality improvement (CMAQ) program requirements. Requires states and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to use PM2.5 priority funding on the most cost-effective CMAQ projects and programs proven to reduce directly emitted fine particulate matter.

Revises national freight program requirements.

Requires a state to obligate its apportionment of national freight program funds for projects to improve the movement of freight on the national highway freight network. Requires states that have not met or made significant progress toward meeting certain state performance targets for freight movement on the network to submit to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), biennially, a freight performance improvement plan.

Amends MAP-21 to revise requirements for state freight plans. Requires a state to develop a comprehensive 10-year freight plan, updated every 5 years.

Directs the Secretary to establish a grant program for projects of national and regional significance.

Revises and makes permanent the reservation of transportation enhancements program funds apportioned to a state for surface transportation alternatives, recreational trails program, and safe routes to school program projects.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a research and innovation program to explore alternative transportation revenue mechanisms that preserve a user fee structure to maintain the long-term solvency of the HTF, and (2) establish a Surface Transportation Revenue Alternatives Advisory Council.

Extends through FY2020 the availability of a specified amount of FHWA administrative funds for: (1) certain safety-related activities, and (2) operation of certain safety-related clearinghouses.

Directs the Secretary to issue guidance on working with state departments of transportation that request assistance from Federal Highway Administration division offices to: (1) review principal arterials within a state that were added to the National Highway System as of October 1, 2012, and (2) identify any functional classification changes needed to rural and urban principal arterials.

Directs the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program for best practices that promote progress, innovation, and efficiency for surface transportation programs within state transportation departments and MPOs.

Directs the Secretary to compile, update regularly, and make available on the DOT website data on amounts made available under this Act for each fiscal for federal-aid projects.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on Federal Highway Administration administrative expenses funded from the HTF during the three most recently completed fiscal years.

Prescribes procedures for accelerating the project delivery decisionmaking process with respect to environmental review of projects.

Revises requirements for application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects.

(A "categorical exclusion" under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required.)

Revises and reauthorizes the state infrastructure bank program for FY2015-FY2020.

Amends the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to authorize the Secretary to set-aside up to 10% of TIFIA program funds to provide credit assistance (loans) for the capitalization of state infrastructure banks.

reauthorization act_-_authorizes appropriations highway_trust_fund htf mass transit account fy2015 fy2020 certain core federal aid highway programs federal_highway_administration fhwa administrative expenses prescribes obligation ceilings certain federal aid highway highway safety construction programs makes eligible national highway performance program projects replacement rehabilitation bridges federal aid highways extends fy2020 funding highway use tax evasion projects prescribes requirements allow state bundle similar projects replacement repair deficient bridge projects requires contractor subcontractor contracts bridge construction replacement repair project certified meeting certain eligibility requirements revises formulae certain allocations funds states construction ferry boats ferry terminal facilities makes certain funds available national ferry database revises congestion mitigation air quality improvement program requirements requires states metropolitan planning organizations mpos use priority funding cost effective projects programs proven reduce directly emitted fine particulate matter revises national freight program requirements requires state obligate apportionment national freight program funds projects improve movement freight national highway freight network requires states met significant progress meeting certain state performance targets freight movement network submit secretary transportation dot biennially freight performance improvement plan amends revise requirements state freight plans requires state develop comprehensive year freight plan updated years directs secretary establish grant program projects national regional significance revises makes permanent reservation transportation enhancements program funds apportioned state surface_transportation alternatives recreational trails program safe routes school program projects directs secretary carry research innovation program explore alternative transportation revenue mechanisms preserve user fee structure maintain long term solvency htf establish surface_transportation revenue alternatives advisory_council extends fy2020 availability specified fhwa administrative funds certain safety related activities operation certain safety related clearinghouses directs secretary issue guidance working state departments transportation request assistance federal_highway_administration division offices review principal state added national highway system october identify functional classification changes needed rural urban principal directs secretary establish competitive grant program best practices promote progress innovation efficiency surface_transportation programs state transportation departments mpos directs secretary compile update regularly available dot website data amounts available act fiscal federal aid projects directs comptroller_general gao report congress federal_highway_administration administrative expenses funded htf recently completed fiscal years prescribes procedures accelerating project delivery decisionmaking process respect environmental review projects revises requirements application categorical exclusions multimodal projects categorical exclusion national_environmental_policy_act category actions individually cumulatively significant effect human environment found effect procedures adopted federal agency implementing environmental regulations environmental assessment environmental impact statement required revises reauthorizes state infrastructure bank program fy2015 fy2020 amends transportation infrastructure finance innovation_act tifia authorize secretary set aside tifia program funds provide credit assistance loans capitalization state infrastructure banks


Summary:
Emergency Interstate Bridge Safety Fund Act - Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works).

Establishes in the Treasury an Emergency Interstate Bridge Safety Fund.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Fund regularly amounts equal to the savings achieved through this repeal from the capital budgets of each affected federal agency.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to compile a prioritized list of emergency interstate bridge projects on the federal-aid highway system meeting specified criteria (e.g., the bridge is deemed functionally obsolete). Authorizes the obligation of Fund amounts for such projects.

emergency interstate bridge safety fund act repeals davis-bacon_act requires locally prevailing wage rate paid classes laborers mechanics working federally financed federally assisted contracts construction alteration repair public buildings public works establishes treasury emergency interstate bridge safety fund directs secretary treasury transfer fund regularly amounts equal savings achieved repeal capital budgets affected federal agency directs secretary transportation dot compile prioritized list emergency interstate bridge projects federal aid highway system meeting specified criteria bridge deemed functionally obsolete authorizes obligation fund amounts projects


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.

Requires 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: (1) take specified actions to improve public accessibility to information on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) vehicle safety databases, 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 Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Inspector General to study NHTSA use of Early Warning data.

Prohibits certain vehicle safety officials, for the two-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.

Prohibits a motor vehicle manufacturer or any other person subject to federal motor vehicle safety regulation from employing NHTSA employees for the two-year period following the employee's termination of employment with NHTSA. Prescribes civil penalties for violations of such prohibition.

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. Eliminates the maximum civil penalty for a related series of daily violations.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) notify manufacturers of motor vehicles or replacement equipment whose defect or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards presents an imminent hazard of serious injury or death; and (2) order such manufacturers to notify immediately the owners, purchasers, and dealers of the vehicle or equipment of such hazard, and to remedy the defect or noncompliance.

Prohibits a dealer from selling or leasing a used passenger motor vehicle unless: (1) the dealer clearly and conspicuously notifies the purchaser or lessee in writing of any unremedied defects or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards, and (2) the purchaser or lessee acknowledges in writing receipt of such notification.

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Summary:
Improving Driver Safety Act of 2014 - Revises distracted driving incentive grant program eligibility requirements to require the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to award such grants to states that include distracted driving issues as part of their driver's license examination.

Authorizes the Secretary to use up to 50% of amounts available for grants to states that: (1) in FY2015 have a basic text messaging statute for drivers of all ages, make violation of the statute a primary offense, and participate in the Secretary's annual distracted driving law enforcement mobilization; and (2) in FY2016 meet the aforementioned requirements, impose increased fines for repeat violations, and have a statute that prohibits a driver younger than 18 from using a personal wireless communications device while driving.

Authorizes states to use grant funds for: (1) enforcement of distracted driving laws, and (2) highway safety program projects.

Directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to report to Congress on any legal and technical barriers to capturing data on the prevalence of wireless communications devices while driving, including recommendations on how to address those barriers.

improving driver safety act revises driving incentive grant program eligibility requirements require secretary transportation dot award grants states include driving issues driver license examination authorizes secretary use amounts available grants states fy2015 basic text messaging statute drivers ages violation statute primary offense participate secretary annual driving law enforcement mobilization fy2016 meet aforementioned requirements impose increased fines repeat violations statute prohibits driver younger personal wireless communications device driving authorizes states use grant funds enforcement driving laws highway safety program projects directs national_highway_traffic_safety_administration nhtsa report congress legal technical barriers capturing data prevalence wireless communications devices driving including recommendations address barriers


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.

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Summary: Natural Gas Long Haul Truck Competitiveness Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations to allow natural gas vehicles to exceed any federal weight limitations to operate on the Interstate Highway System by an amount equal to the difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas tank and fueling system and the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system.

natural gas long truck competitiveness act directs secretary transportation dot issue regulations allow natural gas vehicles exceed federal weight limitations operate interstate highway system equal difference weight vehicle attributable natural gas tank fueling system weight comparable diesel tank fueling system


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Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2014 - 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall: (1) be construed to create or increase any liability for a manufacturer who manufactures or imports a motor vehicle that is subject to defect or noncompliance recall requirements; or (2) supersede or otherwise affect the contractual obligations, if any, between such manufacturer and a rental company.

safe rental car act authorizes rental company receives notification approved national_highway_traffic_safety_administration nhtsa manufacturer covered rental vehicle equipment defect noncompliance federal motor vehicle safety standards rent sell vehicle equipment defect noncompliance remedied specifies rental vehicle rated pounds gross vehicle weight rented driver initial term months motor vehicle fleet motor vehicles rental purposes rental company prescribes special rule require rental companies comply specified limitations sale lease rental motor vehicle soon practicable hours earliest receipt manufacturer notification defect noncompliance vehicle safety standards electronic means class mail extends hour deadline complying limitations hours notification covers motor vehicles rental company fleet permits rental company rent sell lease motor vehicle subject recall defect noncompliance remedy immediately available company takes actions specified notice alter vehicle temporarily eliminate safety risk posed makes special rules rental companies inapplicable automobiles prohibits rental company knowingly making inoperable safety devices elements design installed compliant motor vehicle vehicle equipment company reasonably believes vehicle equipment devices elements inoperable authorizes secretary request inspect records rental company respect safety investigation authorizes secretary require rental company records reports purposes compliance federal motor vehicle safety orders regulations authorizes secretary study effectiveness amendments act activities rental companies amends moving ahead progress 21st century act require mandatory study safety rental trucks specified seven year period evaluate completion safety recall remedies rental trucks directs secretary solicit comments implementation act members public including rental companies consumer organizations automobile manufacturers automobile dealers declares act shall construed create increase liability manufacturer manufactures imports motor vehicle subject defect noncompliance recall requirements supersede affect contractual obligations manufacturer rental company


Summary:
Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act - Prescribes certain whistleblower incentives and protections for motor vehicle manufacturer, part supplier, or dealership employees or contractors who voluntarily provide the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) information relating to any motor vehicle defect, noncompliance, or any violation of any notification or reporting requirement which is likely to cause unreasonable risk of death or serious physical injury.

Authorizes the Secretary to pay awards to one or more whistleblowers in an aggregate amount of up to 30% of total monetary sanctions collected pursuant to an administrative or judicial action resulting in aggregate monetary sanctions exceeding $1 million.

Prohibits an award to any whistleblower who knowingly and willfully makes false representations. Subjects such a whistleblower to criminal penalties.

motor vehicle safety whistleblower act prescribes certain whistleblower incentives protections motor vehicle manufacturer supplier employees contractors voluntarily provide secretary transportation dot information relating motor vehicle defect noncompliance violation notification reporting requirement likely cause unreasonable risk death physical injury authorizes secretary pay awards whistleblowers aggregate total monetary sanctions collected pursuant administrative judicial action resulting aggregate monetary sanctions exceeding million prohibits award whistleblower knowingly willfully makes false representations subjects whistleblower criminal penalties


Summary:
American Jobs for American Infrastructure Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to appropriate to the Highway Account and Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for FY2014-FY2018 amounts necessary to ensure that the balance of each Account for any quarter is not less than specified levels.

Declares the sense of Congress that Congress should provide annual inflation increases for the Federal Lands Access Program, the Federal Lands Transportation Program, and the Tribal Transportation Program in the next Surface Transportation reauthorization.

Establishes in the Treasury a Reclamation Water Infrastructure Fund, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior and used for: (1) rural water projects; (2) deferred maintenance of certain Indian irrigation projects; and (3) construction, planning, and design of projects to settle Indian reserved water rights.

Establishes in the Treasury an Energy Upgrade and Retrofit Infrastructure Fund, to be administered by the Secretary of Energy (DOE) and used to: (1) support novel and innovative technologies to capture or prevent carbon dioxide emissions, as well as enable the beneficial use and long-term storage of carbon dioxide; and (2) fund certain commercial-scale, coal-fired electric generation units.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a special rule to prohibit income deductions allocated to deferred foreign income from offsetting U.S. source income.

Requires foreign-related deductions to be allocated to currently-taxed foreign income in the same proportion which currently-taxed foreign income bears to the sum of currently-taxed foreign income and deferred foreign income.

Revises rules related to inverted domestic corporations (which used to be incorporated in the United States, or used to be a partnership in the United States, but now are incorporated in a foreign country, or are subsidiaries whose parent corporations are incorporated in a foreign country).

Treats as an inverted domestic corporation, for income tax purposes, any foreign corporation (entity) which after May 8, 2014, completes the direct or indirect acquisition of substantially all of the properties or assets of a domestic corporation, and after the acquisition either: (1) more than 50% (currently, in different specified circumstances, 60% or 80%) of the entity's stock is held by former shareholders of the domestic corporation by reason of holding stock in that domestic corporation; or (2) the management and control of the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity occurs, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States, and the expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities. Applies similar rules to an entity's acquisition of a domestic partnership.

Dedicates to deficit reduction $1 billion of any increase in revenue to the Treasury by reason of this Act.

american_jobs american infrastructure act amends_the_internal_revenue_code appropriate highway account mass transit account highway_trust_fund fy2014-fy2018 amounts necessary ensure balance account quarter specified levels declares sense congress congress provide annual inflation increases federal lands access program federal lands transportation program tribal transportation program surface_transportation reauthorization establishes treasury reclamation water infrastructure fund administered secretary interior rural water projects deferred maintenance certain indian irrigation projects construction planning design projects settle indian reserved water rights establishes treasury energy upgrade retrofit infrastructure fund administered secretary energy doe support novel innovative technologies capture prevent carbon dioxide emissions enable beneficial use long term storage carbon dioxide fund certain commercial scale coal fired electric generation units amends_the_internal_revenue_code special rule prohibit income deductions allocated deferred foreign income offsetting source income requires foreign related deductions allocated currently taxed foreign income proportion currently taxed foreign income bears sum currently taxed foreign income deferred foreign income revises rules related inverted domestic corporations incorporated united_states partnership united_states incorporated foreign country subsidiaries parent corporations incorporated foreign country treats inverted domestic corporation income tax purposes foreign corporation entity completes direct indirect acquisition substantially properties assets domestic corporation acquisition currently different specified circumstances entity stock held shareholders domestic corporation reason holding stock domestic corporation management control expanded affiliated group includes entity occurs directly indirectly primarily united_states expanded affiliated group significant domestic business activities applies similar rules entity acquisition domestic partnership dedicates deficit reduction billion increase revenue treasury reason act


Summary:
Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2015

 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:
44 to 69 Act of 2015

 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:
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2015

 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that, with respect to maximum hours of service for drivers, on-duty time does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting supplies, equipment, or materials, including sand or water, to or from a natural gas or oil well site.

Applies this exclusion without regard to whether operators have received special training or operate vehicles specially constructed to service wells.

preserving jobs act directs secretary transportation ensure respect maximum hours service drivers duty time include waiting time natural gas oil site operators commercial motor vehicles transporting supplies equipment materials including sand water natural gas oil site applies exclusion regard operators received special training operate vehicles specially constructed service wells


Summary:
Developing Standards for Electronic Shipping Papers Act of 2015

 Directs the Secretary of Transportation 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 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


Summary:
Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015

 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Road Usage Charge 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 a working group to:

 develop national technology standards for a road usage charge, as well as national privacy standards for such a charge that balance the effectiveness of revenue systems with user privacy; and evaluate the potential of the methods studied in the program to manage demand and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

road usage charge pilot program act directs secretary treasury establish road usage charge 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 working_group develop national technology standards road usage charge national privacy standards charge balance effectiveness revenue systems user privacy evaluate potential methods studied program manage demand reduce emission greenhouse gases


Summary:
Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015

This bill makes eligible for funding under the National Highway Performance Program, the Surface Transportation Program, and the Highway Safety Improvement Program projects for the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment.

"Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment" means equipment that provides a wireless exchange of critical safety and operational data between highway infrastructure and vehicles in order to avoid or mitigate vehicle collisions and enable a wide range of other safety, mobility, and environmental benefits.

vehicle infrastructure safety technology investment flexibility act bill makes eligible funding national highway performance program surface_transportation program highway safety improvement program projects installation vehicle infrastructure communication equipment vehicle infrastructure communication equipment means equipment provides wireless exchange critical safety operational data highway infrastructure vehicles order avoid mitigate vehicle collisions enable wide range safety mobility environmental benefits


Summary:
Prohibiting Automated Traffic Enforcement Act of 2015

This bill prohibits a state or local government authority from using an automated traffic enforcement system for law enforcement purposes, except in a school zone or construction zone.

prohibiting automated traffic enforcement act bill prohibits state local government authority automated traffic enforcement system law enforcement purposes school zone construction zone


Summary:
ROV In-Depth Examination Act

The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall have no authority to: (1) establish recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV) performance or configuration standards until the study required by this Act is completed, or (2) require ROV manufacturers to provide performance and technical data to prospective purchasers and to the first purchaser of an ROV for purposes other than resale.

The Commission shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences to determine:

 the technical validity of the lateral stability and vehicle handling requirements proposed by the Commission for purposes of reducing the risk of ROV off-road rollovers, the number of ROV rollovers that would be prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted, whether there is a technical basis for the proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about a vehicle's rollover resistance on a progressive scale, and the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the Armed Forces if the proposed requirements were adopted.

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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 other 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, an ocean transportation intermediary, an indirect air carrier, a licensed customs broker, an interchange motor carrier, or a warehouse.

Makes an entity eligible for this immunity from 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 indirect air carrier licensed customs broker interchange motor carrier warehouse makes entity eligible immunity 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:
Vehicle Safety Improvement Act of 2015

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 public disclosure of: (1) early warning information submitted by vehicle manufactures unless exempt from disclosure by the Freedom of Information Act, and (2) summaries of NHTSA inquiries to manufacturers seeking additional information about fatal incidents.

Directs NHTSA to increase public accessibility to and timeliness of information on its vehicle safety databases.

Requires the Used Car Buyers Guide window form to include statements of the vehicle's brand history, total loss history, salvage history, and recall repair history.

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

Eliminates model year limitations on mandatory manufacturer reports of possible vehicle defects. Specifies additional requirements for reports on incidents involving fatalities.

Requires a comprehensive review of the practices of manufacturers of individual light vehicles for reporting incidents involving death or injury.

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.

Changes from discretionary to mandatory NHTSA authority to promulgate rules requiring a senior official responsible for safety in any company to make certain certifications about information submitted regarding a safety defect or compliance investigation.

Subjects any NHTSA rejection of a defect petition to judicial review.

Prescribes requirements for prompt evaluation of whistleblower complaints.

Prohibits any vehicle safety official, during the two-year period after termination of service or employment, from knowingly communicating to or appearing before any NHTSA officer or employee, with the intent to influence NHTSA action, on behalf of any manufacturer subject to NHTSA regulation about a matter involving motor vehicle safety on which the former official seeks official action by a NHTSA officer or employee.

Requires a report to Congress on the operations of the Council for Vehicle Electronics, Vehicle Software, and Emerging Technologies.

Prohibits a car dealer from selling or leasing a used motor vehicle until any defect or noncompliance has been remedied.

Requires manufacturer notifications for any safety problems caused by long-term exposure to environmental conditions. Eliminates regional recalls in favor of national recalls.

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).

Directs NHTSA to: (1) research development of safety standards or performance requirements for the crashworthiness and survivability for passengers in the rear seats of motor vehicles, and (2) initiate related rulemaking.

Establishes a Vehicle Safety Fund in the Treasury to fund NHTSA vehicle safety programs from the collection of fees from manufacturers for each motor vehicle certified compliant with motor vehicle safety standards.

Reauthorizes the NHTSA motor vehicle safety program through FY2018.

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 summaries nhtsa inquiries manufacturers seeking additional information fatal incidents directs nhtsa increase public accessibility timeliness information vehicle safety databases requires car buyers guide window form include statements vehicle brand history total loss history salvage history recall repair history increases civil penalties violations federal motor vehicle safety requirements eliminates model year limitations mandatory manufacturer reports possible vehicle defects specifies additional requirements reports incidents involving fatalities requires comprehensive review practices manufacturers individual light vehicles reporting incidents involving death injury 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 changes discretionary mandatory nhtsa authority promulgate rules requiring senior official responsible safety company certain certifications information submitted safety defect compliance investigation subjects nhtsa rejection defect petition judicial review prescribes requirements prompt evaluation whistleblower complaints prohibits vehicle safety official year period termination service employment knowingly communicating appearing nhtsa officer employee intent influence nhtsa action behalf manufacturer subject nhtsa regulation matter involving motor vehicle safety official seeks official action nhtsa officer employee requires report congress operations council vehicle electronics vehicle software emerging technologies prohibits car dealer selling leasing motor vehicle defect noncompliance remedied requires manufacturer notifications safety problems caused long term exposure environmental conditions eliminates regional recalls favor national recalls requires manufacturers file chapter bankruptcy protection liquidation comply recall obligations currently requirement applies manufacturers chapter reorganization proceedings directs nhtsa research development safety standards performance requirements survivability passengers rear seats motor vehicles initiate related rulemaking establishes vehicle safety fund treasury fund nhtsa vehicle safety programs collection fees manufacturers motor vehicle certified compliant motor vehicle safety standards reauthorizes nhtsa motor vehicle safety program fy2018


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to exempt from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement all class A commercial driver's license 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 exempt requirement obtain hazardous material endorsement class commercial driver license 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


Summary:
Vision Zero Act of 2015

This bill authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award grants to a city, town, township, borough, county, parish, district, village, or other political subdivision of a state to develop a Vision Zero plan to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries in its jurisdiction within 10 years. The total number of grants awarded is limited to 5.

At least 25% of funds made available for this Act shall be used to make grants to eligible entities serving a jurisdiction with a population of under 200,000.

The federal share of projects costs shall not exceed 80%.

vision zero act bill authorizes secretary transportation award grants city town township borough county parish district village political subdivision state develop vision zero plan eliminate transportation related fatalities injuries jurisdiction years total number grants awarded limited funds available act shall grants eligible entities serving jurisdiction population federal share projects costs shall exceed


Summary:
Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2015

 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. Prescribes 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 prescribes civil penalties persons knowingly violate prohibition


Summary:
Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2015

The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration to study how to improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

 DOT must ensure that motor carrier safety data predictive of crashes which is generated under this initiative is not made available to the public (except law enforcement personnel) until the study findings and recommendations are reported to Congress.

Such data may not be used used in a civil action for damages resulting from an incident involving a motor carrier.

safer trucks buses act department_of_transportation dot shall enter agreement national_academy_of_public_administration study improve compliance safety accountability initiative federal_motor_carrier_safety_administration dot ensure motor carrier safety data predictive crashes generated initiative available public law enforcement personnel study findings recommendations reported congress data civil action damages resulting incident involving motor carrier


Summary:
Fighting Occupied Cell Use So Everyone Drives More Safely Act of 2015 or the FOCUS Act of 2015

This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 25% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for a fiscal year if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law that:

 prohibits an operator of a moving motor vehicle from using a communication device, except in the event of an emergency, if the operator is under age 21, and using a hand-held communication device if that operator is 21 or older; and requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of penalties similar to those for conviction of the offense of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence. "Communication device" means a mobile telephone or other portable electronic communication device with which a user engages in a call or writes, sends, or reads a message, or plays a game or watches a video.

fighting occupied cell use drives safely act focus act bill directs secretary transportation withhold state apportionment certain federal aid highway funds fiscal year state enacted enforcing law prohibits operator moving motor vehicle communication device event emergency operator age hand held communication device operator older requires conviction violation prohibition imposition penalties similar conviction offense driving intoxicated driving influence communication device means mobile telephone portable electronic communication device user engages message plays game watches video


Summary:
Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015

 Directs the Secretary of Transportation , 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, metropolitan planning organizations, 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.

Authorizes states to reserve a certain percentage of such funds for a fiscal year to meet specific requests for project application support from eligible rural local governments.

innovation surface_transportation act directs secretary transportation coordination state transportation departments establish innovation surface_transportation program requires states competitive grants innovative surface_transportation projects eligible entities including local governments metropolitan planning organizations 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 authorizes states reserve certain percentage funds fiscal year meet specific requests project application support eligible rural local governments


Summary:
Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2015

 Revises 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 motor carriers to use hair testing as an acceptable alternative to urinalysis 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).

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to develop requirements for laboratories and testing procedures for controlled substances that include mandatory guidelines that establish, among other things, laboratory protocols and cut-off levels for hair testing to detect the use of such substances.

Allows a motor carrier that demonstrates it can carry out a hair testing program consistent with generally accepted industry standards to apply to the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for exemption from mandatory urinalysis testing. Requires a motor carrier's testing program, in order to be eligible for such exemption, to employ procedures and protections similar to a fleet that has carried out a hair testing program for at least 12 months.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue scientific and technical guidelines for hair testing as a method for detecting the use of controlled substances.

drug free commercial driver act revises regulations require motor carriers conduct reasonable suspicion random post accident testing commercial motor vehicle operators controlled substances alcohol allows motor carriers use hair testing acceptable alternative detecting use controlled substances operator testing random testing motor carrier tested operator method requires secretary transportation develop requirements laboratories testing procedures controlled substances include mandatory guidelines establish things laboratory protocols cut levels hair testing detect use substances allows motor carrier demonstrates carry hair testing program consistent generally accepted industry standards apply administrator federal_motor_carrier_safety_administration exemption mandatory testing requires motor carrier testing program order eligible exemption employ procedures protections similar fleet carried hair testing program months directs secretary health_and_human_services issue scientific technical guidelines hair testing method detecting use controlled substances


Summary:
National Intersection and Interchange Safety Construction Program Act of 2015

This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national intersection and interchange safety construction grant program.

The Secretary may make competitive grants to a state or local government, U.S. territory, tribal government, or metropolitan planning organization for projects that:

 are eligible for federal-aid highway funding, and will improve the safety of certain intersections or interchanges on the National Highway System that are in immediate need of safety improvement. The aggregate grant amount provided to an entity in a fiscal year shall not exceed 5% of the amount available for all grants under the program in that fiscal year.

national interchange safety construction program act bill directs secretary transportation establish national interchange safety construction grant program secretary competitive grants state local government territory tribal government metropolitan planning organization projects eligible federal aid highway funding improve safety certain national highway system immediate need safety improvement aggregate grant provided entity fiscal year shall exceed available grants program fiscal year


Summary:
Intermountain West Corridor Development Act of 2015

This bill amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System, as part of Interstate Route I-11, the Intermountain West Corridor from the vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada, extending:

 north along U.S. Route 95, terminating at Interstate Route 80; and south from the vicinity of Wickenburg to Interstate Route 10 and continuing south toward the Tucson vicinity to the Nogales, Arizona, region; and establishing an international trade corridor by employing Interstates in existence on the date of enactment of this Act or new alignments to be determined through appropriate studies.

west corridor development act bill amends intermodal surface_transportation efficiency_act designate high priority corridor national highway system interstate_route west corridor vicinity las_vegas nevada extending north route terminating interstate_route south vicinity interstate_route continuing south tucson vicinity arizona region establishing international_trade corridor employing existence date enactment act new determined appropriate studies


Summary:
414 Plan Act of 2015

 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:
Transportation Funds Exemption Act of 2015

This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from approving a federal-aid highway project in a state for a fiscal year if in the previous fiscal year state or local sales taxes were collected on covered purchases of construction materials made, in whole or in part, with federal funds.

The term "covered purchase" means:

 a purchase of construction materials used and consumed during the construction of a project or incorporated into the constructed, reconstructed, or improved product or facility; but excludes a purchase of equipment, heavy equipment, mechanized vehicles, and construction materials not fully consumed during the construction of a project.

transportation funds exemption act bill prohibits department_of_transportation approving federal aid highway project state fiscal year previous fiscal year state local sales taxes collected covered purchases construction materials federal funds term covered purchase means purchase construction materials consumed construction project incorporated constructed reconstructed improved product facility excludes purchase equipment heavy equipment mechanized vehicles construction materials fully consumed construction project


Summary:
Military Corridor Transportation Improvement Act of 2015

 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.

military corridor transportation improvement act amends intermodal surface_transportation efficiency_act amended declare high priority corridors national highway system segments interstate system route interstate_route route wayne county north_carolina interstate_route west county north_carolina route interstate_route wake county north_carolina port city county north_carolina


Summary:
Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an inflation adjustment in calendar years after 2015 to the rates of the excise taxes on petroleum and petroleum products, diesel fuel, alcohol-based fuel, and fuels used in certain buses.

Appropriations are advanced to the Highway Account and the Mass Transit Account in the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) in anticipation of a shortfall in funding in 2015. Such advances must be repaid from the HTF to the general fund of the Treasury.

There is established in the legislative branch the Bipartisan Task Force for Sustainable Highway Funding. The Task Force shall identify and make recommendations addressing factors that affect the long-term fiscal imbalance of the HTF.

The rates of excise taxes on petroleum and diesel fuels are increased to cover an identified three- and five-year shortfall in funding of the HTF in 2017 and each subsequent calendar year through 2024.

bridge sustainable infrastructure act bill amends_the_internal_revenue_code require inflation adjustment calendar years rates excise taxes petroleum petroleum products diesel fuel alcohol based fuel fuels certain buses appropriations advanced highway account mass transit account highway_trust_fund htf anticipation shortfall funding advances repaid htf general_fund_of_the_treasury established legislative branch bipartisan task_force sustainable highway funding task_force shall identify recommendations addressing factors affect long term fiscal imbalance htf rates excise taxes petroleum diesel fuels increased cover identified year shortfall funding htf subsequent calendar year


Summary:
Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act

 Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from providing grants or funds to a state, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal, or other local government for use in any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger.

Repeals the authority of the Secretary to make grants to states that have a law which makes it unlawful for any individual on an operating motorcycle to be without a motorcycle helmet.

Revises grant eligibility requirements to eliminate the requirement that states achieve a certain rate of compliance with such law.

stop checkpoint funding act prohibits secretary transportation providing grants funds state county town township indian tribe municipal local government use program check helmet usage create checkpoints driver passenger repeals authority secretary grants states law makes unlawful individual operating helmet revises grant eligibility requirements eliminate requirement states achieve certain rate compliance law


Summary:
No More Tolls for Roads Act of 2015

Federal authorities are terminated on and after January 1, 2016, for the establishment of a toll facility or the charging of a toll with respect to a federal-aid highway.

tolls roads act federal authorities terminated january establishment toll facility charging toll respect federal aid highway


Summary:
The Department of Transportation (DOT) may not increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for commercial motor carriers of passengers.

DOT shall study and report to Congress on current federal minimum financial responsibility requirements for such carriers.

department_of_transportation dot increase minimum levels financial responsibility commercial motor carriers passengers dot shall study report congress current federal minimum financial responsibility requirements carriers


Summary:
Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2015

The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall award distracted driving grants to states that enact and enforce a statute that:

 prohibits a driver from using a hand-held personal wireless communications device (such as a cell phone or smart phone) to call while driving, allows the use of a hands-free device by a driver (other than under age 18) to call, makes violation of the law a primary offense, and establishes certain minimum penalties for first violations and increased penalties for repeat violations. The DOT shall establish a research program to study distracted driving by motor vehicle drivers.

The Federal Communications Commission shall report to Congress on existing and developing wireless communications technology that may be used to reduce problems associated with distracted driving.

driving prevention act department_of_transportation dot shall award driving grants states enact enforce statute prohibits driver hand held personal wireless communications device cell phone smart phone driving allows use hands free device driver age makes violation law primary offense establishes certain minimum penalties violations increased penalties repeat violations dot shall establish research program study driving motor vehicle drivers federal_communications_commission shall report congress existing developing wireless communications technology reduce problems associated driving


Summary:
Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015

 Authorizes a rental company that receives a notification (approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall: (1) be construed to create or increase any liability for a manufacturer who manufactures or imports a motor vehicle that is subject to defect or noncompliance recall requirements; or (2) supersede or otherwise affect the contractual obligations, if any, between such manufacturer and a rental company.

safe rental car act authorizes rental company receives notification approved national_highway_traffic_safety_administration manufacturer covered rental vehicle equipment defect noncompliance federal motor vehicle safety standards rent sell vehicle equipment defect noncompliance remedied specifies rental vehicle rated pounds gross vehicle weight rented driver initial term months motor vehicle fleet motor vehicles rental purposes rental company prescribes special rule require rental companies comply specified limitations sale lease rental motor vehicle soon practicable hours earliest receipt manufacturer notification defect noncompliance vehicle safety standards electronic means class mail extends hour deadline complying limitations hours notification covers motor vehicles rental company fleet permits rental company rent sell lease motor vehicle subject recall defect noncompliance remedy immediately available company takes actions specified notice alter vehicle temporarily eliminate safety risk posed makes special rules rental companies inapplicable automobiles prohibits rental company knowingly making inoperable safety devices elements design installed compliant motor vehicle vehicle equipment company reasonably believes vehicle equipment devices elements inoperable authorizes secretary request inspect records rental company respect safety investigation authorizes secretary require rental company records reports purposes compliance federal motor vehicle safety orders regulations authorizes secretary study effectiveness amendments act activities rental companies amends moving ahead progress 21st century act require mandatory study safety rental trucks specified seven year period evaluate completion safety recall remedies rental trucks directs secretary solicit comments implementation act members public including rental companies consumer organizations automobile manufacturers automobile dealers declares act shall construed create increase liability manufacturer manufactures imports motor vehicle subject defect noncompliance recall requirements supersede affect contractual obligations manufacturer rental company


Summary:
Route to Opportunity And Development Act of 2015 or the ROAD Act of 2015

 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:
Buy America Update Act

This bill exempts from Buy America requirements the procurement of railroad rolling stock when:

 the cost of components and subcomponents produced in the United States is more than 60% of the cost of all components of the rolling stock; and final assembly of such rolling stock has occurred in the United States. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall initiate a rulemaking to develop audit procedures for an agency to review rolling stock offeror and recipient compliance with domestic content requirements, and issue guidance on best practices for pre-award and post-delivery audits by recipients.

Before seeking a Buy America waiver request, Amtrak shall contract with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct a supplier scouting process for domestic suppliers that can provide the compliant products for which a waiver will be sought. DOT must consider Amtrak's scouting report before deciding on the request.

Before issuing the Federal Aviation Administration a waiver of Buy America requirements, DOT shall consult with the NIST and begin a supplier scouting process for domestic suppliers that can provide for compliant aviation products for which a waiver will be sought.

DOT may approve an airport improvement project financed with passenger facility charges only if steel and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States.

buy america update act bill exempts buy america requirements procurement railroad rolling stock cost components produced united_states cost components rolling stock final assembly rolling stock occurred united_states department_of_transportation dot shall initiate rulemaking develop audit procedures agency review rolling stock offeror recipient compliance domestic content requirements issue guidance best practices pre award post delivery audits recipients seeking buy america waiver request amtrak shall contract national_institute_of_standards_and_technology nist conduct supplier process domestic suppliers provide compliant products waiver sought dot consider amtrak report deciding request issuing federal_aviation_administration waiver buy america requirements dot shall consult nist begin supplier process domestic suppliers provide compliant aviation products waiver sought dot approve airport improvement project financed passenger facility charges steel manufactured goods project produced united_states


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

(Sec. 1) The segment of Interstate Route 10 between milepost 535 and milepost 545 at Kendall County, Texas, shall now be the "PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway."

measure amended introduced expanded summary senate passed version repeated sec segment interstate_route county texas shall pfc lee medal honor memorial highway


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:
Lucid Act of 2015

Makes eligible for federal-aid highway project grants a state whose law legalizes the possession or use of marijuana with or without medical justification only if that state:

 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 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.

Directs the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to:

 study through scientific testing the extent to which marijuana impairs an individual's ability to drive a motor vehicle; and issue a report, and make it available electronically to the public, with recommendations to states on how to prevent marijuana-impaired driving.

act makes eligible federal aid highway project grants state law possession 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 directs administrator national_highway_traffic_safety_administration study scientific testing extent marijuana individual ability drive motor vehicle issue report available electronically public recommendations states prevent marijuana impaired driving


Summary:
Roads Not Roses Act

This bill repeals the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to approve as part of the construction of federal-aid highways the costs of landscape and roadside development.

roads act bill repeals authority secretary transportation approve construction federal aid highways costs landscape development


Summary:
Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015

 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to exempt from certain federal motor vehicle safety and labeling standards up to 500 replica motor vehicles per year manufactured or imported by a low volume manufacturer.

The term "low volume manufacturer" means a motor vehicle manufacturer (other than a person registered as an importer meeting certain requirements) that annually produces no more than 5,000 motor vehicles worldwide.

Manufacturers shall register with DOT to qualify for an exemption.

DOT shall require a manufacturer to affix a permanent label to an exempt replica motor vehicle that identifies the motor vehicle safety and labeling standards from which that vehicle is exempt and the model year the vehicle replicates.

The Clean Air Act is amended to allow a low volume motor vehicle manufacturer to install in an exempted specifically produced replica motor vehicle a motor vehicle engine (including engine emission controls) from a motor vehicle granted a certificate of conformity with Environmental Protection Agency emission control standards, or another kind of engine granted an executive order for the model year in which the motor vehicle is assembled, if certain requirements are met.

low volume motor vehicle manufacturers act bill directs department_of_transportation dot exempt certain federal motor vehicle safety labeling standards motor vehicles year manufactured imported low volume manufacturer term low volume manufacturer means motor vehicle manufacturer person registered importer meeting certain requirements annually produces motor vehicles worldwide manufacturers shall register dot qualify exemption dot shall require manufacturer affix permanent label exempt motor vehicle identifies motor vehicle safety labeling standards vehicle exempt model year vehicle clean_air act amended allow low volume motor vehicle manufacturer install exempted specifically produced motor vehicle motor vehicle engine including engine emission controls motor vehicle granted certificate conformity environmental_protection_agency emission control standards kind engine granted executive order model year motor vehicle assembled certain requirements met


Summary:
Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015

 Revises passenger motor vehicle information program requirements.

Directs the Department of Transportation to ensure that passenger motor vehicle crash avoidance information is provided next to, and in the same format as, crashworthiness information at each place that the latter is made available to the public.

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


Summary:
Highways Bettering the Economy and Environment Pollinator Protection Act

 This bill authorizes as an eligible project cost for the construction of a federal-aid highway the cost of improving habitat and forage for pollinators (i.e., bees, birds, bats, Monarch and other butterflies) on rights-of-way adjacent to such highways.

The Department of Transportation, in conjunction with willing states, shall carry out programs that encourage:

 integrated vegetation management practices on roadsides and other transportation rights-of-way, including reduced mowing; the development of habitat and forage for pollinators through planting of native forbs and grasses, including noninvasive, native milkweed species; research and demonstration projects on economic and environmental benefits and best practices for integrated vegetation management, reduced mowing, and planting of native forbs and grasses for pollinator habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for Monarch butterflies and other migrating pollinators; and participation in such activities by representatives of transportation landscape management, pollinator health, agriculture, horticulture, and other affected communities. Federal funds may be used for the provision of habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for Monarch butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey bees that is related to a federally-funded highway project.

highways economy environment pollinator protection act bill authorizes eligible project cost construction federal aid highway cost improving habitat forage pollinators bees birds rights way adjacent highways department_of_transportation conjunction willing states shall carry programs encourage integrated vegetation management practices transportation rights way including reduced mowing development habitat forage pollinators planting native grasses including native species research demonstration projects economic environmental benefits best practices integrated vegetation management reduced mowing planting native grasses pollinator habitat forage migratory way stations pollinators participation activities representatives transportation landscape management pollinator health agriculture horticulture affected communities federal funds provision habitat forage migratory way stations native pollinators honey bees related federally funded highway project


Summary:
Sonoran Corridor Interstate Development Act of 2015

This bill amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the State Route 410, the Sonoran Corridor connecting Interstate 19 to Interstate 10 south of the Tucson International Airport in Arizona, as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System and a future part of the Interstate System.

corridor interstate development act bill amends intermodal surface_transportation efficiency_act designate state route corridor connecting interstate interstate south tucson international airport arizona high priority corridor national highway system future interstate system


Summary:
Future Transportation Research and Innovation for Prosperity Act or the Future TRIP Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish:

 an Automated and Connected Vehicle Research Initiative for the broad scale adoption of automated vehicle technology, and a competitively selected Intelligent Transportation Systems Science & Technology Center. The bill revises requirements for the university transportation centers program.

Each nonprofit institution of higher education (other than the lead nonprofit institution of higher education of a consortium of such institutions) may only submit to DOT one grant application per fiscal year to establish and operate a national, regional, or tier one university transportation center.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy of the Executive Office of the President shall convene an interagency working group to assist DOT in implementing a strategic research and development plan for DOT transportation research programs.

The bill reauthorizes, and revises requirements for, the technology and accelerated innovation deployment program.

In carrying out such program, DOT shall:

 establish workshops to promote innovations in highway transportation; and provide assistance in establishing regional, state, and local technology needs, such as through frameworks developed in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 750. Certain amounts of a state's apportionment of federal-aid highway funds for state transportation planning and research shall be available for:

 travel for research and technology, and activities and training related to developing a culture of innovation and adoption of innovative technologies with respect to highway programs. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics shall establish:

 a Travel Data Initiative, and a pilot program to evaluate freight data collection and reporting measures. DOT shall establish a national cooperative freight transportation research program.

The bill reauthorizes, and revises requirements for, the program for commercial remote sensing products and spatial information technologies.

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Summary:
Autocycle Safety Act

This bill defines "autocycle" as a motor vehicle with three wheels, a fully enclosed occupant compartment, and a steering wheel, which is subject to applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.

Specified interim automotive and motorcycle safety standards apply to autocycles until at most three years after enactment of this Act, by which time the Department of Transportation shall issue appropriate final rules, interpretations, and test procedures.

Automotive fuel standards also apply to autocyles.

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Summary:
This bill revises federal vehicle length limitations to prohibit states from prescribing or enforcing a regulation that imposes an overall length limitation of less than 82 feet on a towaway trailer transporter combination operating on any segment of the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways and qualifying federal-aid primary system highways.

The bill defines "trailer transporter towing unit" as a power unit not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination.

The bill defines "towaway trailer transporter combination" as a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and two trailers or semitrailers:

 with a total weight not exceeding 26,000 pounds; and which carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers.

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