DRIVE Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1461
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2015-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Government trust funds
Pedestrians and bicycling
Public transit
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-19
text: 

Developing Roadway Infrastructure for a Vibrant Economy Act of 2015 or the DRIVE Act of 2015

 
 
 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate, on September 30, 2015, the authority of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make certain transfers to the Mass Transit Account. Directs DOT to transfer, on October 1, 2015, all amounts in the Mass Transit Account to the Highway Account.
 
Repeals: 
 
 
the transportation alternatives program;
 
 the prohibition against approval of federal-aid highway projects or regulatory actions that will result in the severance of an existing major route or have significant adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light motorcycles, unless the project or action provides for a reasonable alternative route or such a route exists;
 
 the authorization for states to use certain funds for construction of pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities; and
 
the requirement that a state set-aside a specified amount of its apportionment of surface transportation program funds for off-system bridges (those not on a federal-aid highway).
 
 
 Defines &quot;transportation alternatives&quot; as any of the following activities when carried out as part of an authorized or funded federal-aid highway program or project, or as an independent program or project related to surface transportation for the construction, planning, and design of: (1) transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; or (2) infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for nondrivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs.
 
Eliminates the requirement that statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs provide for the development of accessible pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2015-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2015-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2015-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-19
text: Introduced in House