National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1446
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2007-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Auditing
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
District of Columbia
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Infrastructure
Inspectors general
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Interstate compacts
Local finance
Local laws
Maintenance and repair
Maryland
Mass rapid transit
Metropolitan areas
Motor buses
Railroad engineering
State finance
State laws
Subways
Urban affairs
Urban transportation
Virginia
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: 
National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide additional funding through grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to finance in part the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program. Prohibits funding to the Transit Authority until it notifies the Secretary that certain amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact have taken effect.
 
Establishes within the Transit Authority the Office of Inspector General.
 
Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the use of funds provided under this Act.

action_date: 2007-10-03
text: 

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

 
National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide additional funding through grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to finance in part the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program. Subjects such grants to specified limitations and conditions. Prohibits funding to the WMATA until it notifies the Secretary that certain amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact have taken effect, including: (1) requiring that all local payments for the cost of operating and maintaining the adopted regional rail system are made from dedicated funding sources (i.e., funding which is earmarked or required under state or local law to be used to match federal appropriations authorized under this Act for payments to the WMATA); (2) establishing the Office of the Inspector General of WMATA; and (3) expanding the WMATA Board of Directors to include four additional Directors appointed by the Administrator of General Services.
 
Authorizes appropriations in increments over ten fiscal years beginning in FY2009.
 
 Establishes within WMATA the Office of Inspector General. Requires the Inspector General to make specified reports on Office activities: (1) semiannually, to the WMATA Board of Directors and General Manager who shall transmit reports to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress; and (2) annually, to the Governors of Maryland and Virginia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and Congress.
 
 Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the use of funds provided under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-04
text: Star Print ordered on Report 110-188.
action_date: 2007-10-03
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 402.
action_date: 2007-10-03
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-188.
action_date: 2007-10-03
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-188.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6473-6475)
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6473)
action_date: 2007-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate