To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish national tunnel inspection standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway tunnels, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-409
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2007-01-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Department of Transportation
Economics and Public Finance
Employee training
Federal aid to transportation
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Labor and Employment
Law
State employees
Transportation safety
Tunnels

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-11
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to train appropriate government employees to carry out highway tunnel (under current law, only bridge) inspections.
 
Includes tunnel construction, rehabilitation, and operational improvements as eligible projects under the federal surface transportation program.

action_date: 2007-11-15
text: 

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

 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to train appropriate government employees to carry out highway tunnel (under current law, only bridge) inspections.
 
Includes tunnel construction, rehabilitation, and operational improvements as eligible projects under the federal surface transportation program.

action_date: 2008-01-22
text: 
Amends federal highway law to direct the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish: (1) a national highway tunnel inspection program, including standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway tunnels; (2) a training and certification program for highway tunnel inspectors; and (3) a national inventory of highway tunnels. Provides for funding.
 

 
Includes tunnel construction, rehabilitation, and operational improvements (including safety inspection of such tunnels) as eligible projects under the federal surface transportation program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-01-23
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2008-01-22
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-01-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-01-22
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H365)
action_date: 2008-01-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H365)
action_date: 2008-01-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 409.
action_date: 2008-01-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H365-367)
action_date: 2008-01-22
text: Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 278.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-454.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-454.
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.
action_date: 2007-01-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2007-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2007-01-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-11
text: Introduced in House