National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3538
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2007-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Airports
Bonds
Bridges
Capital investments
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Dams
Economic development
Economic growth
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Excise tax
Federal advisory bodies
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Harbors
Highway finance
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International competitiveness
Maintenance and repair
Marine terminals
Mass rapid transit
Railroad engineering
Railroad finance
Railroad freight operations
Railroad passenger traffic
Refuse and refuse disposal
Road construction
Sewerage
Taxation
User charges
Waste water treatment
Water Resources Development
Water supply
Water treatment plants
Waterways

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-14
text: 
National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - Establishes: (1) the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth; and (2) an advisory group, which shall include specified Cabinet level officials, to provide assistance and advice to the Commission.

Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure improvements to sustain economic development and competitiveness and to support a sustained and expanding economy; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public works improvements; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve facilities and the projected share of investment requirements and expenditures on infrastructure facility improvements by federal, state, and local governments; and (5) estimates of the return to the economy from public works investment.
 
Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding: (1) a federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities; (2) public works improvements and methods of delivering and providing for public works facilities; (3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by federal agencies and state and local governments in inventorying existing and needed public works improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, and developing uniform criteria and procedures; and (4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2007-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2007-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-14
text: Introduced in House