ON TIME Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-5102
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]
Introduced: 2008-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Customs administration
Economics and Public Finance
Exports
Federal aid to transportation
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Freight
Government trust funds
Imports
Infrastructure
Road construction
Traffic congestion
Traffic engineering
Transportation engineering
User charges

Summary:
action_date: 2008-01-23
text: 
Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 or the ON TIME Act of 2007 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to: (1) address major transportation investment needs in national trade gateway corridors; (2) reduce freight congestion along current and future trade corridors along surface transportation routes that are or will be congested as a result of current or future growth in international trade; and (3) develop corridors that will increase freight transportation system reliability.
 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to assess and collect a national trade gateway corridor fee on each article imported into, and exported from, the United States. Requires collected fees to be deposited in the National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund for projects in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs port of unloading of imported, or loading of exported, articles. 
 
Sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) the allocation of Fund amounts in the form of grants to state departments of transportation to carry out eligible projects in the corridors for the Customs ports of entry; and (2) project selection and eligibility.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish a transportation trade corridor for each Customs port of entry where fees are collected.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2008-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2008-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2008-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2008-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-01-23
text: Introduced in House