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Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act or the GROW AMERICA Act - Prescribes requirements for environmental reviews with respect to state and federal agency engagement, obstruction of navigation, historic sites, categorical exclusion of multimodal projects from environmental review, and creation in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) of an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center.

Directs the Secretary to establish a multimodal freight incentive grant program and a National Freight Infrastructure Program.

Redesignates the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways as the National Highway System and the National Freight Network.

Requires the federal long-range transportation plan to include a transportation system resilience assessment.

Prescribes criteria for high performing metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) representing urbanized areas with populations of over 200,000.

Removes the congestion management process from the transportation planning process for MPOs.

Directs the Secretary to establish a pilot program for up to 10 MPOs to improve multimodal connectivity and increase connections for disadvantaged Americans and neighborhoods with limited transportation options.

Revises requirements with respect to congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, including electric vehicle charging stations and commercial motor vehicle anti-idling facilities in rest areas along the Interstate System.

Establishes in the DOT: (1) a discretionary TIGER Infrastructure Grant Program for various transportation projects; and (2) a discretionary FAST Grant Program to reform the way surface transportation investments and decisions are made, implemented, and funded to achieve national transportation outcomes.

Revises requirements for the funding of railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing, the state infrastructure bank program, toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries.

Reauthorizes the federal-aid highway and related programs through FY2018, including revised obligation limitation and apportionment requirements.

Directs the Secretary to:

 establish a nationally significant federal lands and tribal projects program to fund construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of nationally significant federal lands and tribal transportation projects; carry out a broadband infrastructure deployment initiative; create a program to make critical and immediate improvements to infrastructure and highway safety; and; create and maintain datasets and data analysis tools to assist MPOs, states, and the DOT in carrying out performance management analyses. Federal Public Transportation Act of 2014 - Revises requirements for formula grants for enhanced mobility and for public transportation on Indian reservations, workforce development programs, and the public transportation safety program.

Requires recipients of transportation assistance to meet certain standards for hiring locally.

Reauthorizations specified public transportation assistance programs through FY2018.

Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to state and local governmental entities for bus rapid transit projects.

Authorizes appropriations for specified highway safety programs through FY2018, and revises related requirements.

Revises criteria for state graduated driver licensing incentive grants.

Adds a 24-7 sobriety program to criteria for state repeat offender and open container laws.

Authorizes specified amounts of grant funds to states for distracted driving enforcement.

Authorizes appropriations for specified motor vehicle safety programs through FY2018, and increases penalties for safety violations.

Revises specified requirements for commercial motor vehicle and commercial driver safety.

Requires disqualification to operate a commercial motor vehicle for anyone who fails to pay an assessed civil penalty for a motor vehicle safety violation.

Revises certain medical and registration requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators.

Revises requirements for the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program.

Directs the Secretary to administer a High Priority Program, an innovative technology deployment grant program, and a Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators Grant Program.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish: (1) a motor carrier safety facility working capital fund, and (2) a financial assistance program for commercial driver's license program implementation.

Directs the Secretary to maintain for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration a motor carrier safety advisory committee.

Revises requirements for the Unified Carrier Registration System plan.

Repeals the authorization for self-insurance by motor carriers.

Prescribes notice requirements relating to decisions that electronic logging devices fail to comply with standards.

Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations: (1) governing contractors that exercise control over motor carrier operations; and (2) requiring motor vehicle employers to track and compensate employees for on-duty, not-driving time.

Authorizes the Secretary, with respect to unsafe conditions or practices in the transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat transportation), to order necessary: (1) operational controls, restrictions, and prohibitions without prior notice or an opportunity for a hearing; and (2) removal, remediation, or disposal of hazardous materials causing unreasonable risk of death, personal injury, or significant harm to the property or the environment.

Authorizes the Secretary to collect reasonable fees for the administration of the special permits and approvals programs for deposit into a Hazardous Materials Approvals and Permits Fund.

Revises requirements for planning and training grants under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986.

Reauthorizes the program for regulating hazmat transportation through FY2018.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through FY2020 specified highway-related taxes as well as requirements for expenditures from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.

Replaces the Highway Trust Fund with a Transportation Trust Fund, and authorizes appropriations to it through FY2018.

Directs the Sectary to establish and support a National Cooperative Freight Transportation Research Program and a Priority Multimodal Research Program.

Revises the competitive selection process for the university transportation centers consortia program.

Requires the Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to create datasets and data analysis tools for intermodal transportation data.

Establishes in the BTS a National Transportation Library.

Authorizes the BTS Director to establish a Port Performance Statistics Program to provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the nation's maritime ports.

Revises requirements for the intelligent transportation system (ITS) program.

Prescribes requirements for the use of funds to develop ITS infrastructure, equipment, and systems.

Rail for America Act - Directs the Secretary to facilitate by financial assistance the establishment of a National High-Performance Rail System of integrated passenger and freight rail services, including a Current Passenger Rail Service Program and a Rail Service Improvement Program.

Authorizes appropriations through FY2018 for the System and for the planning, development, construction, and implementation of rail corridors and related infrastructure improvements.

Requires Amtrak to submit to the Secretary draft 5-year business line plans and draft 5-year capital asset plans.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish Regional Rail Development Authorities, including a Regional Committee, to facilitate the development of multi-state high-performance rail services, and to coordinate these investments with other rail, transit, highway, and aviation system services.

Prescribes requirements for the standardization of passenger equipment and level-entry boarding platforms.

Directs the Secretary to:

 evaluate the shared-use of right-of-way by passenger and freight rail systems and the operational, institutional, and legal structures that would best support improvements to both of these systems; and conduct a nationwide disparity and availability study to establish the availability and utilization of small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in publicly funded railroad projects. Requires the Secretary to complete a National Rail Development Plan meeting certain criteria, and facilitate development of Regional Rail Development Plans.

Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations or issue orders to require host railroads for joint operations that occur within a small geographic area to develop unified rules governing all operations within that area.

Revises or prescribes requirements relating to positive train control, hours of service, maximum employee duty hours, safety appliances, locomotive inspections, noise emission standards, and damaged track inspection equipment.

Authorizes federal agency heads to construct, install, operate, and maintain electric charging infrastructure for official agency vehicles.

generating renewal opportunity work accelerated mobility efficiency rebuilding infrastructure communities america act grow america act prescribes requirements environmental reviews respect state federal agency engagement obstruction navigation historic sites categorical exclusion multimodal projects environmental review creation office_of_the_secretary transportation dot interagency infrastructure permitting improvement center directs secretary establish multimodal freight incentive grant program national freight infrastructure program redesignates system interstate defense highways national highway system national freight network requires federal long range transportation plan include transportation system resilience assessment prescribes criteria high performing metropolitan planning organizations mpos representing urbanized areas populations removes congestion management process transportation planning process mpos directs secretary establish pilot program mpos improve multimodal connectivity increase connections disadvantaged americans neighborhoods limited transportation options revises requirements respect congestion mitigation air quality improvement including electric vehicle charging stations commercial motor vehicle anti idling facilities rest areas interstate system establishes dot discretionary tiger infrastructure grant program transportation projects discretionary fast grant program reform way surface_transportation investments decisions implemented funded achieve national transportation outcomes revises requirements funding railroad rehabilitation improvement financing state infrastructure bank program toll roads bridges tunnels ferries reauthorizes federal aid highway related programs fy2018 including revised obligation limitation apportionment requirements directs secretary establish nationally significant federal lands tribal projects program fund construction reconstruction rehabilitation nationally significant federal lands tribal transportation projects carry broadband infrastructure deployment initiative create program critical immediate improvements infrastructure highway safety create maintain datasets data analysis tools assist mpos states dot carrying performance management analyses federal public transportation act revises requirements formula_grants enhanced mobility public transportation indian reservations workforce development programs public transportation safety program requires recipients transportation assistance meet certain standards hiring locally specified public transportation assistance programs fy2018 authorizes secretary competitive grants state local governmental entities bus rapid transit projects authorizes appropriations specified highway safety programs fy2018 revises related requirements revises criteria state graduated driver licensing incentive grants adds program criteria state repeat offender open container laws authorizes specified amounts grant funds states driving enforcement authorizes appropriations specified motor vehicle safety programs fy2018 increases penalties safety violations revises specified requirements commercial motor vehicle commercial driver safety requires disqualification operate commercial motor vehicle fails pay assessed civil penalty motor vehicle safety violation revises certain medical registration requirements commercial motor vehicle operators revises requirements motor carrier safety assistance program directs secretary administer high priority program innovative technology deployment grant program commercial motor vehicle operators grant program authorizes secretary establish motor carrier safety facility working capital_fund financial assistance program commercial driver license program implementation directs secretary maintain federal_motor_carrier_safety_administration motor carrier safety advisory_committee revises requirements unified carrier registration system plan repeals authorization self insurance motor carriers prescribes notice requirements relating decisions electronic logging devices fail comply standards authorizes secretary issue regulations governing contractors exercise control motor carrier operations requiring motor vehicle employers track compensate employees duty driving time authorizes secretary respect unsafe conditions practices transportation hazardous materials hazmat transportation order necessary operational controls restrictions prohibitions prior notice opportunity hearing removal remediation disposal hazardous materials causing unreasonable risk death personal injury significant harm property environment authorizes secretary collect reasonable fees administration special permits approvals programs deposit hazardous materials approvals permits fund revises requirements planning training grants emergency planning community right know act reauthorizes program regulating hazmat transportation fy2018 amends_the_internal_revenue_code extend fy2020 specified highway related taxes requirements expenditures sport_fish_restoration boating_trust_fund replaces highway_trust_fund transportation trust_fund authorizes appropriations fy2018 directs establish support national cooperative freight transportation research program priority multimodal research program revises competitive selection process university transportation centers consortia program requires director bureau transportation statistics create datasets data analysis tools intermodal transportation data establishes national transportation library authorizes director establish port performance statistics program provide nationally consistent measures performance nation maritime ports revises requirements transportation system program prescribes requirements use funds develop infrastructure equipment systems rail america act_-_directs secretary facilitate financial assistance establishment national high performance rail system integrated passenger freight rail services including current passenger rail service program rail service improvement program authorizes appropriations fy2018 system planning development construction implementation rail corridors related infrastructure improvements requires_amtrak submit secretary draft year business line plans draft year capital asset plans authorizes secretary establish regional rail development authorities including regional committee facilitate development multi state high performance rail services coordinate investments rail transit highway aviation system services prescribes requirements standardization passenger equipment level entry boarding platforms directs secretary evaluate shared use right way passenger freight rail systems operational institutional legal structures best support improvements systems conduct nationwide disparity availability study establish availability utilization small business concerns owned controlled socially economically disadvantaged individuals publicly funded railroad projects requires secretary complete national rail development plan meeting certain criteria facilitate development regional rail development plans authorizes secretary prescribe regulations issue orders require host railroads joint operations occur small geographic area develop unified rules governing operations area revises prescribes requirements relating positive train control hours service maximum employee duty hours safety appliances locomotive inspections noise emission standards damaged track inspection equipment authorizes federal agency heads construct install operate maintain electric charging infrastructure official agency vehicles


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TIFIA 2.0 Act - Amends the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to revise the Department of Transportation (DOT) TIFIA program of direct loans, loan guarantees, and credit for surface transportation projects.

Establishes in the Treasury a TIFIA Revolving Fund.

Requires the set-aside of up to 10% of Fund amounts for rural infrastructure projects (as similarly required in current funding law).

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to transfer from the Fund to the general fund of the Treasury amounts equal to moneys deposited in the Fund as a result of the repayment of principal and interest on direct loans for transportation infrastructure projects before enactment of this Act.

Revises project eligibility requirements.

tifia act_-_amends transportation infrastructure finance innovation_act tifia revise department_of_transportation dot tifia program direct_loans loan guarantees credit surface_transportation projects establishes treasury tifia revolving fund requires set aside fund amounts rural infrastructure projects similarly required current funding law directs secretary transportation transfer fund general_fund_of_the_treasury amounts equal moneys deposited fund result repayment principal interest direct_loans transportation infrastructure projects enactment act revises project eligibility requirements


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Repairing Our Aging Roads Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue Transportation Bonds in the aggregate of up to $2 billion to each state for transportation infrastructure projects.

Establishes in the Treasury 50 separate State Transportation Trust Funds consisting of amounts derived from the sale and issuance of Transportation Bonds to construct or improve state transportation infrastructure.

Requires an offsetting reduction, equal to the dollar amount of bonds issued, in any discretionary account in any appropriation Act.

repairing aging roads act_-_authorizes secretary transportation dot issue transportation bonds aggregate billion state transportation infrastructure projects establishes treasury separate state transportation trust funds consisting amounts derived sale issuance transportation bonds construct improve state transportation infrastructure requires offsetting reduction equal dollar bonds issued discretionary account appropriation act


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National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the National Freight Network Trust Fund, from which expenditures shall be made to fund awards under the National Freight Network Grant Program. Appropriates to the Fund amounts equivalent to 5% of the import duties imposed under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

Establishes such Program in the Department of Transportation (DOT), under which the Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to states, regional or local transportation organizations, or port authorities to assist projects that improve the performance of the national freight network. Directs the Secretary to evaluate and select projects on a competitive basis by considering their potential to:

 generate national economic benefits, improve the performance of key corridors and gateways, reduce congestion, improve transportation safety, and enhance the network. Requires the Secretary to update the national freight network every five years.

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Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) establish a Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program to distribute funds to states, and a National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program to make grants to entities for projects, to improve the efficiency and reliability of freight movement in the United States; (2) establish a multimodal national freight network to accomplish the goals of the national freight policy, including increasing the productivity and efficiency of the national freight system and improving its safety, security, and resilience; (3) develop, maintain, and post on the public website of the Department of Transportation (DOT) a national freight strategic plan that includes an assessment of the condition and performance of the national freight system; and (4) develop and improve tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other transportation projects.

Amends the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (or MAP-21) to: (1) expand the membership and duties of state freight advisory committees; and (2) require state freight plans to include strategies and goals to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, local air pollution, water runoff, and wildlife habitat loss.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a 1% excise tax upon taxable ground transportation of property (i.e., transportation by freight rail or transportation by commercial motor vehicle for a distance of more than 50 miles), and (2) deposit such tax revenues into a Freight Trust Fund (established by this Act) to finance the Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and the National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program.

economy motion national multimodal sustainable freight infrastructure act_-_directs secretary transportation establish multimodal freight funding formula program distribute funds states national freight infrastructure competitive grant program grants entities projects improve efficiency reliability freight movement united_states establish multimodal national freight network accomplish goals national freight policy including increasing productivity efficiency national freight system improving safety security resilience develop maintain post public website department_of_transportation dot national freight strategic plan includes assessment condition performance national freight system develop improve tools support outcome oriented performance based approach evaluate proposed freight related transportation projects amends moving ahead progress 21st century act expand membership duties state freight advisory committees require state freight plans include strategies goals decrease greenhouse gas emissions local air pollution water runoff wildlife habitat loss amends_the_internal_revenue_code impose excise tax taxable ground transportation property transportation freight rail transportation commercial motor vehicle distance miles deposit tax revenues freight trust_fund established act finance multimodal freight funding formula program national freight infrastructure competitive grant program


Summary: Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to modify the description of a high priority project funded under such Act in California by replacing "constructing Arbor Vitae street improvements, Inglewood" with "constructing Imperial Highway street improvements designated by the city of Inglewood."

amends transportation equity act 21st century modify description high priority project funded act california replacing constructing street improvements constructing highway street improvements designated city


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Rebuild America Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should:

 create jobs and support businesses while improving the nation's global competitiveness by modernizing and strengthening our national infrastructure; invest resources in transportation corridors that promote commerce and reduce congestion; update and enhance the U.S. network of rail, dams, and ports; develop innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure to leverage federal funds with private sector partners; invest in critical infrastructure to reduce energy waste and bolster investment in clean energy jobs and industries; invest in clean energy technologies that help free the United States from its dependence on oil; eliminate wasteful tax subsidies that promote pollution and fail to reduce our reliance on foreign oil; spur innovation by facilitating the development of new cutting-edge broadband internet technology and improving internet access for all Americans; modernize, renovate, and repair elementary and secondary school buildings in order to support improved educational outcomes; invest in the nation's crumbling water infrastructure to protect public health and reduce pollution; upgrade and repair the nation's system of flood protection infrastructure to protect public safety; and invest in U.S. infrastructure to address vulnerabilities to natural disasters and the impacts of extreme weather.

rebuild america act expresses sense senate congress create jobs support businesses improving nation global competitiveness modernizing strengthening national infrastructure invest resources transportation corridors promote commerce reduce congestion update enhance network rail dams ports develop innovative financing mechanisms infrastructure leverage federal funds private sector partners invest critical infrastructure reduce energy waste bolster investment clean energy jobs industries invest clean energy technologies help free united_states dependence oil eliminate wasteful tax subsidies promote pollution fail reduce reliance foreign oil spur innovation facilitating development new cutting edge broadband internet technology improving internet access americans modernize renovate repair elementary secondary school buildings order support improved educational outcomes invest nation water infrastructure protect public health reduce pollution upgrade repair nation system flood protection infrastructure protect public safety invest infrastructure address vulnerabilities natural disasters impacts extreme weather


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Transportation Empowerment Act - Declares the purposes of the Act, including returning maximum discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility to the states for all elements of the national surface transportation systems (excluding the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways).

Prescribes a limitation on funding of transportation programs and projects carried out under this Act.

Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2015-FY2019 for specified core programs under the federal-aid highway program, including: (1) metropolitan transportation planning, (2) emergency relief for highways and roads, (3) the federal lands transportation program, and (4) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrative expenses.

Authorizes a state to transfer and use excess federal-aid highway funds for any surface transportation project (including mass transit and rail).

Limits federal assistance to states for highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation to bridges on the federal-aid highway system. Repeals the authorization of federal assistance to states for historic bridges.

Repeals the transportation alternatives program.

Declares that, beginning with FY2014, a highway construction or improvement project shall not be considered a federal project: (1) unless and until a state expends federal funds for the construction portion of such project, (2) solely by reason of the state expenditure of federal funds before the construction phase of the project (including for any environmental document or design work), or (3) upon state reimbursement to the federal government of the federal costs of such projects.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make amounts in the HTF available for expenditure for core highway programs through FY2020.

Requires the Secretary of Treasury to transfer from the HTF amounts equivalent to motorboat and aviation fuel taxes collected before October 1, 2022, to: (1) the Land and Water Conservation Fund, (2) the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, and (3) the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.

Requires the Secretary to pay from the HTF into the general fund of the Treasury amounts equivalent to the floor stocks refunds made before July 1, 2023.

Prescribes a motor fuel tax rate schedule for financing of core highway programs.

Terminates, on September 30, 2014, the authority of the Secretary to make certain transfers to the Mass Transit Account. Directs the Secretary, on October 1, 2014, to transfer all amounts in the Mass Transit Account to the Highway Account.

Authorizes appropriations out of the HTF (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2015-FY2019 for the highway research and development program.

Directs the Secretary to allocate to the states for surface transportation projects (including mass transit and rail) any excess highway tax receipts appropriated to the HTF in FY2016-FY2019.

Reduces the excise taxes imposed on: (1) gasoline from 18.3 cents to 3.7 cents, (2) diesel fuel or kerosene from 24.3 cents to 5.0 cents, and (3) diesel-water fuel emulsion from 19.7 cents to 4.1 cents. Requires credits or refunds of certain floor stocks taxes on liquids imposed before October 1, 2019.

Declares that this Act shall become effective only if the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) certifies that it is deficit neutral.

transportation empowerment act declares purposes act including returning maximum discretionary authority fiscal responsibility states elements national surface_transportation systems excluding national system interstate defense highways prescribes limitation funding transportation programs projects carried act authorizes appropriations highway_trust_fund htf mass transit account fy2015-fy2019 specified core programs federal aid highway program including metropolitan transportation planning emergency relief highways roads federal lands transportation program federal_highway_administration fhwa administrative expenses authorizes state transfer use excess federal aid highway funds surface_transportation project including mass transit rail limits federal assistance states highway bridge replacement rehabilitation bridges federal aid highway system repeals authorization federal assistance states historic bridges repeals transportation alternatives program declares beginning fy2014 highway construction improvement project shall considered federal project state expends federal funds construction portion project solely reason state expenditure federal funds construction phase project including environmental document design work state reimbursement federal_government federal costs projects amends_the_internal_revenue_code amounts htf available expenditure core highway programs fy2020 requires secretary treasury transfer htf amounts equivalent aviation fuel taxes collected october land_and_water_conservation_fund sport_fish_restoration boating_trust_fund airport airway_trust_fund requires secretary pay htf general_fund_of_the_treasury amounts equivalent floor stocks refunds july prescribes motor fuel tax rate schedule financing core highway programs terminates september authority secretary certain transfers mass transit account directs secretary october transfer amounts mass transit account highway account authorizes appropriations htf mass transit account fy2015-fy2019 highway research development program directs secretary allocate states surface_transportation projects including mass transit rail excess highway tax receipts appropriated htf fy2016 fy2019 reduces excise taxes imposed gasoline cents cents diesel fuel kerosene cents cents diesel water fuel emulsion cents cents requires credits refunds certain floor stocks taxes liquids imposed october declares act shall effective director office_of_management_and_budget omb certifies deficit neutral


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $15 billion to $19 billion the national limitation amount for tax-exempt highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.

amends_the_internal_revenue_code increase billion billion national limitation tax exempt highway surface freight transfer facility bonds


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Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Enhancement Act of 2014 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for specified National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety programs (including administrative expenses) for FY2015-FY2020.

Revises uniform guidelines for state highway safety programs to require programs to: (1) reduce injuries and deaths to older drivers, and (2) improve emergency medical services response to crash sites.

Revises grant eligibility requirements for states that adopt and enforce mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws to allow them to make certain exceptions to the requirement.

Declares that the federal share of costs for highway safety research and development projects may be up to 100% if so specified in the project agreement.

Revises the allocation of grant amounts to a state for a fiscal year for motorcyclist safety programs.

Extends for FY2015-FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for NHTSA motor vehicle safety programs in general.

Revises and increases civil and criminal penalties for persons who violate motor vehicle safety regulations.

Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2014 - Authorizes a rental company that receives a notification (approved by 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.

motor vehicle highway safety enhancement_act authorizes appropriations highway_trust_fund htf mass transit account specified national_highway_traffic_safety_administration nhtsa safety programs including administrative expenses fy2015 fy2020 revises uniform guidelines state highway safety programs require programs reduce injuries deaths older drivers improve emergency medical services response crash sites revises grant eligibility requirements states adopt enforce mandatory alcohol ignition laws allow certain exceptions requirement declares federal share costs highway safety research development projects specified project agreement revises allocation grant amounts state fiscal year safety programs extends fy2015 fy2020 authorization appropriations nhtsa motor vehicle safety programs general revises increases civil criminal penalties persons violate motor vehicle safety regulations safe rental car act authorizes rental company receives notification approved 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


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Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Removes the Surface Transportation Board from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish it as an independent U.S. agency.

Repeals the requirement that DOT provide administrative support for the Board.

Limits the authority of the DOT Inspector General to review Board matters to reviewing only the financial management, property management, and business operations of the Board, including internal accounting and administrative control systems, to determine compliance with federal law, rules, and regulations. Authorizes appropriations for such reviews.

(Sec. 4) Increases Board membership from three to five members.

Increases from two to three the minimum number of Board members who must have professional standing and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of transportation, transportation regulation, or economic regulation.

Increases from one to two the minimum number of Board members who must have professional or business experience (including agriculture or other rail customers) in the private sector.

Eliminates the one-year holdover limitation for continuing service by a Board member when a successor is not immediately appointed.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes a majority of Board members to hold a meeting not open to the public to discuss official business if: (1) no vote or other disposition of official agency business is taken, (2) each individual present is a Board member or employee, and (3) the Board's General Counsel is present.

Requires the Board to disclose topics and participants within two business days of any non-public meeting, unless the discussion relates to an ongoing proceeding, in which case the required disclosure is postponed till the date of the final Board decision.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Board to investigate rail carrier and pipeline carrier violations on its own initiative as well as on complaint (as under existing law). Allows a proceeding to determine the reasonableness of a rate charged by a carrier, however, to be initiated only upon complaint.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Board to maintain: (1) a simplified and expedited method for determining the reasonableness of challenged rail rates in cases where a full stand-alone cost presentation is too costly, given the value of the case; and (2) already established procedures to ensure expeditious handling of challenges to the reasonableness of rail rates.

(Sec. 8) Prescribes time limits for Board review of rail rate reasonableness cases, including:

 150 days for discovery, 155 days for development of the evidentiary record, 60 days for submission of a closing brief, and 180 days for a final Board decision. Authorizes the Board to extend a timeline after a request from any party or in the interest of due process.

(Sec. 9) Requires the Board to initiate an ex parte proceeding on: (1) whether contract proposals for multiple origin-to-destination movements (rate bundling) have adversely impacted Congress's intent that the Board's rate challenge procedures remain available to shippers subject to railroad market dominance, as well as (2) how it can prevent such practices in the future.

(Sec. 10) Directs the Board to report to specified congressional committees on:

 whether current large rate case methodologies are sufficient, not unduly complex, and cost effective; and alternative methodologies that could streamline and expedite large rate cases. (Sec. 11) Requires the Board to establish a voluntary, but binding, arbitration process to resolve rail rate, demurrage, accessorial charges, misrouting or mishandling of rail cars, and disputes involving a common carrier's published rules and practices as applied to particular rail transportation.

Excludes from the arbitration process license disputes, industry-wide regulation disputes, or disputes solely between rail carriers.

Allows arbitration under the process for rate disputes only if the rail carrier has market dominance.

Makes the voluntary arbitration process available to either party after a complaint has been filed or after the conclusion of any informal Board dispute resolution process.

Allows parties to seek or use private arbitration services independently as well.

Prescribes requirements for arbitration procedures, including specific timelines for arbitrator selection, the evidentiary process, and decision, subject to discretionary extensions.

Restricts damage awards to a maximum of: (1) $2 million for common carrier service and practice disputes;and (2) $25 million, including any rate prescription, for rate disputes. Limits any such rate prescription to five years from the date of the arbitral decision. Allows the Board to review an arbitral decision only if a clear abuse of authority or discretion occurred, the decision directly contravenes statute, or the award limitation was violated.

(Sec. 12) Requires the Board to: (1) establish a database of rail service complaints it has received, and (2) post a quarterly report of such complaints on its website.

(Sec. 13) Requires the Board to make quarterly reports to specified congressional committees on its progress toward addressing the issues raised in each unfinished regulatory proceeding, regardless of whether the proceeding is subject to a statutory or regulatory deadline.

(Sec. 14) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Board, as part of Docket No. EP 722, should:

 consider the costs and benefits of the annual determinations of revenue adequacy for Class I railroads; review the methodology employed to define the business cycle in its determinations and consider, if necessary, a rulemaking to define the business cycle; consider if a rulemaking proceeding on mandatory competitive switching is needed to ensure a viable competitive national rail system; and ensure that if such rulemaking proceeding is needed that it is completed in a timely manner. (Sec. 15) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2019 for the Board.

(Sec. 16) Repeals certain expired and obsolete provisions.

Allows a rail carrier's agent to be located outside of Washington, DC.

(Sec. 17) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect any suit commenced by or against the Board, or any proceeding or challenge pending before it, before the enactment of this Act.

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

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

Requires each state (including the governor and state department of transportation) 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 a state to reserve a specified percentage of apportioned funds to meet rural local government requests to support development of project applications.

innovation surface_transportation act directs secretary transportation dot coordination state transportation departments establish innovation surface_transportation program requires states competitive grants innovative surface_transportation projects eligible entities including local governments metropolitan planning organizations regional transportation authorities transit agencies tribal governments private providers public transportation nonprofit transportation organizations port authorities joint power authorities freight rail providers local rail authorities requires state including governor state department_of_transportation 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 state reserve specified percentage apportioned funds meet rural local government requests support development project applications


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Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish within the Office of the Secretary the Office of Planning for Future Intercity Transportation (Office), headed by the Assistant Secretary for Intercity Transportation Planning.

Requires the Office to be composed of:

 the Office of High-Speed Rail Policy, the Office of High-Speed Planning, and the Office of High-Speed Rail Operations and Safety. Requires the Assistant Secretary to oversee the planning, development, construction, financing, funding, and operation of high-speed rail in selected corridors throughout the United States.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress the results of a feasibility study that identifies and prioritizes corridors that offer the best opportunity to provide point-to-point high-speed intercity passenger rail service.

office planning future intercity transportation act_-_directs secretary transportation dot establish office_of_the_secretary office planning future intercity transportation office headed assistant secretary intercity transportation planning requires office composed office high speed rail policy office high speed planning office high speed rail operations safety requires assistant secretary oversee planning development construction financing funding operation high speed rail selected corridors united_states directs secretary report congress results feasibility study identifies prioritizes corridors offer best opportunity provide point point high speed intercity passenger rail service


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Freedom of Travel Act of 2015

 This bill prohibits the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from performing any security screening operations except: (1) screening passengers and property; and (2) prescribing standards for the employment of air carrier personnel and, as appropriate, airport security personnel. It nullifies any Act authorizing the TSA to perform any other security screening operations.

The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 is amended to repeal the authority of the DHS Secretary, acting through the TSA Administrator, to develop Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) teams to augment security of public transportation.

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Multimodal Opportunities Via Enhanced Freight Act of 2015 or MOVE Freight Act of 2015

 Defines the "national freight network" as a network composed of highways, railways, navigable waterways, seaports, airports, freight intermodal connectors, and aerotropolis transportation systems most critical to the multimodal movement of freight.

Revises requirements for establishment and designation of a national freight network.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a national freight network for efficient movement of freight on highways (as currently), railways, and navigable waterways, as well as into and out of inland ports, seaports, and airports.

Recharacterizes the primary freight network as multimodal, including critical rail corridors, critical intermodal connections, and critical inland port, seaport, and airport infrastructure.

Directs the Secretary to require (currently, encourage) states to develop state freight plans for immediate and long-range planning activities and investments with respect to freight. Requires states to coordinate with neighboring states to ensure multistate network continuity and connectivity.

Directs the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program for capital investment projects that improve the efficiency of the national transportation system to move freight.

Limits the federal share of project net capital costs to 80%.

Requires a grant recipient to submit to the Secretary: (1) a project management plan and an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of $500 million or more, or (2) an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of $100 million or more.

multimodal opportunities enhanced freight act freight act defines national freight network network composed highways navigable waterways seaports airports freight intermodal connectors aerotropolis transportation systems critical multimodal movement freight revises requirements establishment designation national freight network directs secretary transportation dot establish national freight network efficient movement freight highways currently navigable waterways inland ports seaports airports primary freight network multimodal including critical rail corridors critical intermodal connections critical inland port seaport airport infrastructure directs secretary require currently encourage states develop state freight plans immediate long range planning activities investments respect freight requires states coordinate neighboring states ensure multistate network continuity connectivity directs secretary establish competitive grant program capital investment projects improve efficiency national transportation system freight limits federal share project net capital costs requires grant recipient submit secretary project management plan annual financial plan project total cost million annual financial plan project total cost million


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Partnership to Build America Act of 2015

 Establishes the American Infrastructure Fund (AIF) as a wholly-owned government corporation to provide bond guarantees and make loans to state and local governments, non-profit infrastructure providers, private parties, and public-private partnerships for state or local government sponsored transportation, energy, water, communications, or educational facility infrastructure projects (Qualified Infrastructure Projects [QIPs]). Authorizes AIF also to make equity investments in QIPs.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the AIF, to issue American Infrastructure Bonds with an aggregate face value of $50 billion. Requires proceeds from the sale of the bonds to be deposited into the AIF.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow U.S. corporations to exclude from gross income qualified cash dividend amounts received during a taxable year from a foreign-controlled corporation equal to the face value of qualified infrastructure bonds the corporation has purchased.

Prohibits allowance of a foreign tax credit to the excluded portion of any dividend received by a U.S. corporation. Prohibits also the allowance of a deduction for expenses related to that excludable portion.

partnership build_america act establishes american infrastructure fund wholly owned government corporation provide bond guarantees loans state local governments non profit infrastructure providers private parties public private partnerships state local government sponsored transportation energy water communications educational facility infrastructure projects qualified infrastructure projects authorizes equity investments directs secretary treasury acting issue american infrastructure bonds aggregate face value billion requires proceeds sale bonds deposited amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow corporations exclude gross income qualified cash dividend amounts received taxable year foreign controlled corporation equal face value qualified infrastructure bonds corporation purchased prohibits allowance foreign tax credit excluded portion dividend received corporation prohibits allowance deduction expenses related excludable portion


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State Transportation and Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act (STIFIA)

 Revises and reauthorizes the state infrastructure bank program for FY2016-FY2020.

state transportation infrastructure financing innovation_act revises reauthorizes state infrastructure bank program fy2016-fy2020


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National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015

 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the National Freight Network Trust Fund, from which expenditures shall be made to fund awards under the National Freight Network Grant Program. Appropriates to the Fund amounts equivalent to 5% of the import duties imposed under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

Establishes such Program in the Department of Transportation, under which the Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to states, regional or local transportation organizations, or port authorities to assist projects that improve the performance of the national freight network. Directs the Secretary to evaluate and select projects on a competitive basis by considering their potential to:

 generate national economic benefits, improve the performance of key corridors and gateways, reduce congestion, improve transportation safety, and enhance the network. Requires the Secretary to update the national freight network every five years.

national freight network trust_fund act amends_the_internal_revenue_code establish national freight network trust_fund expenditures shall fund awards national freight network grant program appropriates fund amounts equivalent import duties imposed harmonized_tariff schedule united_states establishes program department_of_transportation secretary transportation shall grants states regional local transportation organizations port authorities assist projects improve performance national freight network directs secretary evaluate select projects competitive basis considering potential generate national economic benefits improve performance key corridors reduce congestion improve transportation safety enhance network requires secretary update national freight network years


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Safe And Fair Environment on Highways Achieved through Underwriting Levels Act of 2015 or SAFE HAUL Act of 2015

 Revises certain minimum financial responsibility requirements to increase from $750,000 to $4,532,550 the minimum level of financial responsibility sufficient to satisfy established liability coverage for motor carriers or motor private carriers providing property transportation. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to adjust such amount annually for inflation relating to medical care.

safe fair environment highways achieved underwriting levels act safe act revises certain minimum financial responsibility requirements increase minimum level financial responsibility sufficient satisfy established liability coverage motor carriers motor private carriers providing property transportation requires secretary transportation adjust annually inflation relating medical care


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Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act

 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) establish a Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program to distribute funds to states, and a National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program to make grants to entities for projects, to improve the efficiency and reliability of freight movement in the United States; (2) establish a multimodal national freight network to accomplish the goals of the national freight policy, including increasing the productivity and efficiency of the national freight system and improving its safety, security, and resilience; (3) develop, maintain, and post on the public website of the Department of Transportation a national freight strategic plan that includes an assessment of the condition and performance of the national freight system; and (4) develop and improve tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other transportation projects.

Amends the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (or MAP-21) to: (1) expand the membership and duties of state freight advisory committees; and (2) require state freight plans to include strategies and goals to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, local air pollution, water runoff, and wildlife habitat loss.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a 1% excise tax upon taxable ground transportation of property (i.e., transportation by freight rail or truck trailer and semitrailer chassis and bodies, suitable for use with a trailer or semitrailer with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more), and (2) deposit such tax revenues into a Freight Trust Fund (established by this Act) to finance the Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and the National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program.

economy motion national multimodal sustainable freight infrastructure act directs secretary transportation establish multimodal freight funding formula program distribute funds states national freight infrastructure competitive grant program grants entities projects improve efficiency reliability freight movement united_states establish multimodal national freight network accomplish goals national freight policy including increasing productivity efficiency national freight system improving safety security resilience develop maintain post public website department_of_transportation national freight strategic plan includes assessment condition performance national freight system develop improve tools support outcome oriented performance based approach evaluate proposed freight related transportation projects amends moving ahead progress 21st century act expand membership duties state freight advisory committees require state freight plans include strategies goals decrease greenhouse gas emissions local air pollution water runoff wildlife habitat loss amends_the_internal_revenue_code impose excise tax taxable ground transportation property transportation freight rail truck trailer bodies suitable use trailer gross vehicle weight pounds deposit tax revenues freight trust_fund established act finance multimodal freight funding formula program national freight infrastructure competitive grant program


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Developing Roadway Infrastructure for a Vibrant Economy Act of 2015 or the DRIVE Act of 2015

 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate, on September 30, 2015, the authority of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make certain transfers to the Mass Transit Account. Directs DOT to transfer, on October 1, 2015, all amounts in the Mass Transit Account to the Highway Account.

Repeals:

 the transportation alternatives program; 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; the authorization for states to use certain funds for construction of pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities; and the requirement that a state set-aside a specified amount of its apportionment of surface transportation program funds for off-system bridges (those not on a federal-aid highway). 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.

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

developing roadway infrastructure economy act drive act amends_the_internal_revenue_code terminate september authority department_of_transportation dot certain transfers mass transit account directs dot transfer october amounts mass transit account highway account repeals transportation alternatives program 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 authorization states use certain funds construction pedestrian bicycle transportation facilities requirement state set aside specified apportionment surface_transportation program funds system bridges federal aid highway 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 eliminates requirement statewide transportation plans statewide transportation improvement programs provide development accessible pedestrian bicycle transportation facilities


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Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act

 Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2017-2022 (Program) issued by the Secretary of the Interior to be approved as a final oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including the modifications to the Program as prescribed by this Act.

Includes the following additional areas within the Program: (1) the Chukchi Sea; (2) the Beaufort Sea; (3) Bristol Bay; (4) previously leased areas off the coast of Virginia; and (5) all other outer Continental Shelf planning areas estimated to contain over 5 billion barrels of oil, and more than 50 billion cubic feet of gas. Prohibits the President from excluding from oil and gas leasing any area included in the final oil and gas leasing program deemed approved under this Act. Deems the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement for the Program under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a lease sale in each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area for which there is a commercial interest in purchasing federal oil and gas production leases, (2) prepare an inventory of U.S. offshore energy resources, and (3) promulgate regulations governing the production of oil or gas resources of the OCS.

Authorizes the Secretary conduct commercial lease sales of OCS resources to produce renewable energy and cultivate marine organisms in their natural habitats.

Extends from three geographical miles to nine nautical miles the allowable seaward boundary of a coastal state.

Repeals the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in: (1) any area east of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf of Mexico, (2) any area in the Eastern Planning Area that is within 125 miles of the Florida coastline, and (3) specified areas within the Central Planning Area and within 100 miles of the Florida coastline.

Requires the Secretary to issue a final leasing plan for the Eastern Gulf of Mexico for all areas where there exists commercial interest in purchasing federal oil and gas leases for production.

Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) publish a plan to exchange a specified amount of light grade petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy grade petroleum plus additional cash bonus bids that reflect the difference in market value between light grade and heavy grade petroleum and the timing of deliveries of heavy grade petroleum, and (2) deposit 90% of the remaining net proceeds from the exchange into the Infrastructure Renewal Reserve.

Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2015

 Requires public employees to perform construction inspections on all surface transportation projects receiving federal funding.

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

Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015

(Sec. 1) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2015 by amounts apportioned or allocated under the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 for the period from October 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015.

TITLE I--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EXTENSION

Subtitle A--Federal-Aid Highways

 (Sec. 1001) Amends the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 to continue from October 1, 2014, through July 31, 2015, and authorizes appropriations through that period for, specified federal-aid highway programs under:

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

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

Prescribes an obligation ceiling of $33,528,284,932 for federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for the same period.

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

Subtitle B--Extension of Highway Safety Programs

 (Sec. 1101) Amends MAP-21 to extend for the same period the authorization of appropriations for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety programs, including:

 highway safety research and development, national priority safety programs, the National Driver Register, the High Visibility Enforcement Program, and NHTSA administrative expenses. Amends SAFETEA-LU to extend for the same period high-visibility traffic safety law enforcement campaigns under the High Visibility Enforcement Program.

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

 (Sec. 1102) Extends for the same period the authorization of appropriations for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) programs, including:

 motor carrier safety grants, FMCSA administrative expenses, commercial driver's license program improvement grants, border enforcement grants, performance and registration information system management grants, commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment grants, safety data improvement grants, a set-aside for high priority activities that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations, a set-aside for new entrant motor carrier audit grants, FMCSA outreach and education, and the commercial motor vehicle operators grant program. (Sec. 1103) Amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to continue, for the same period, the authorized distribution of funds for coastal wetlands, recreational boating safety, projects under the Clean Vessel Act of 19921, boating infrastructure projects, and the National Outreach and Communications Program.

Subtitle C--Public Transportation Programs

 (Sec. 1201) Extends for the same period the apportionment of nonurbanized (rural) area formula grants for competitive grants and formula grants for public transportation on Indian reservations.

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

 (Sec. 1203) Extends for the same period the authorization of appropriations from the HTF Mass Transit Account for:

 formula grants for public transportation, including allocations for specified projects; research, development demonstration, and deployment projects; the transit cooperative research program; technical assistance and standards development grants; human resources and training grants; capital investment grants; and administrative expenses. (Sec. 1204) Allocates, for the same period, certain amounts to states and territories for formula bus and bus facilities grants.

Subtitle D--Hazardous Materials

 (Sec. 1301) Authorizes appropriations for the same period for hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation safety projects.

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

TITLE II--REVENUE PROVISIONS

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

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