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H.R. 5730 (111th): Surface Transportation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability Act
- Introduced:
- Jul 14, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO4]
- Status:
- Died (Passed House)
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
7/27/2010--Passed House without amendment.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Surface Transportation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability Act - Rescinds certain unobligated amounts allocated under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) for:
(1) high cost bridge projects;
(2) congestion relief projects;
(3) high priority corridor segments on the National Highway System;
(4) rural and urban access projects and urban mobility projects;
(5) innovative projects; and
(6) priority intermodal transportation projects.
Rescinds certain unobligated amounts allocated under the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (STURAA) for federal-aid system demonstration projects.
Rescinds unobligated amounts under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) for certain high priority projects in which less than 10% of the amount authorized for such projects has been obligated.
Repeals the designation of a specified segment of U.S. Route 322 as an addition to Corridor O in Pennsylvania on the Appalachian development highway system.
Rescinds a specified amount of unallocated funds authorized for FY2005-FY2009 under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for the high priority projects program.
Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to report to Congress on each authorized project in the following categories that has inactive funds or that has been completed in the previous fiscal year:
(1) each high priority project authorization under TEA-21;
(2) each project of national and regional significance, highway construction project in a corridor of national significance, high priority project authorization, and transportation improvement project under SAFETEA-LU; and
(3) specified bridge program set-aside projects.
Requires such report also to specify for each project the amount of funds authorized, any unobligated balance of funds, and a reference to its public law and section and project number.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/2/hr5730.
Background
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee never acted on the underlying bill, and therefore, it is unlikely the Congressional Budget Office will report a score by the time this bill is voted on.
Summary
H.R. 5730 would rescind nearly 309 unspent earmark surface transportation projects. Although there is no CBO estimate available to verify the savings from such rescissions, it is unlikely the bill would have any real impact on reducing the deficit. The bill will not produce any real savings because, among other reasons, states never obligated most of these funds and therefore CBO assumed years ago that this funding would never be spent.
The bill rescinds the High Priority Project program funds authorized by Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFETEA-LU) and rescinds unobligated balance available on September 30, 2011, for any project for which less than 10 percent of the amount authorized for such project has not been obligated for all highway projects under the Transportation Equity Act (TEA-21)
The bill also repeals the Appalachian Development System corridor designated in the TEA-21.
H.R. 5730 rescinds, as of December 31, 2010, all remaining earmarks designated in the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and the 1987 Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act.
House Democratic Caucus Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
Slip laws refer to enacted bills and joint resolutions in their original form as enacted by Congress, that is, before other laws amend them. Slip laws are cited as “Public Law XXX-YYY”, where XXX is the number of the Congress in which the bill or resolution was introduced.
- Public Law 100-17:
H.R. 2 (100th): Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 - Public Law 102-240:
H.R. 2950 (102nd): Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 - Public Law 105-178:
H.R. 2400 (105th): Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century - Public Law 109-59
United States Code
The United States Code is the compilation of permanent laws enacted by Congress. Temporary and other non-permanent laws do not appear in the United States Code. (About half of the United States Code is the law itself, called positive law. The other half is merely a compilation of the laws but has no legal significance.)
- Title 23: HIGHWAYS
- Chapter 1: FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
- Section 144: National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards
- Other Citations
- 23 U.S.C. 117
Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the compilation of all laws enacted by Congress.
- 112 Stat. 161