To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to prohibit congestion or cordon pricing in a value pricing program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-hr-351
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2025-01-13
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)&nbsp;from establishing or maintaining a value pricing program under the FHWA's&nbsp;Value Pricing Pilot Program that includes value pricing, congestion pricing, or cordon pricing.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In general, value pricing, also referred to as congestion pricing, includes a variety of strategies to manage congestion on highways and surface streets (e.g., charging drivers on congested roadways&nbsp;during peak periods). Cordon pricing&nbsp;is a form of congestion pricing that includes&nbsp;a zone-based pricing system that involves either variable or fixed charges to drive within or into a congested area within a city.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 351 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2025 Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to prohibit congestion or cordon pricing in a value pricing program, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on congestion or cordon pricing Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ( 23 U.S.C. 149 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) Prohibition on congestion pricing Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the Secretary may not establish or maintain a value pricing program under this section that includes value pricing, congestion pricing, or cordon pricing. .