Roads And Highways
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Providing that rents and royalties from leases of the minerals under the state's rivers and streams shall be expended for road paving and maintenance [HB-2474]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Providing that rents and royalties from leases of the minerals under the state's rivers and streams shall be expended for road paving and maintenance
Sponsored by: Rep. Cindy Frich
Filed For Introduction on 02/15/2017
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Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Boundary Modification Act of 2017 [HB-2104]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Boundary Modification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Labrador
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/24/2017
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SAFE Bridges Act of 2017 Strengthen And Fortify Existing Bridges Act of 2017 [S.846]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
SAFE Bridges Act of 2017 Strengthen And Fortify Existing Bridges Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program to assist states to rehabilitate or replace bridges found to be structurally deficient. States shall use apportioned program funds for projects to rehabilitate and replace such bridges. The federal share of project costs is 100%. Prevailing rate of wage requirements for construction of federal-aid highways projects shall apply to such projects.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/05/2017
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Better Drive Act [HB-1952]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Better Drive Act This bill repeals provisions requiring the Department of Transportation to withhold a certain amount of a state's apportionment of federal-aid highway funds if the state fails to enact and enforce a law that requires the revocation or suspension of drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/06/2017
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A bill to facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes. [S.810]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Community Development ]
A bill to facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the construction and operation of a bridge (Riverside Bridge Project) on certain property conveyed to Christian County, Missouri, by the Riverside Inn, Inc. The county shall: carryout the project in a manner that ensures that no flood damage occurs, and be liable for any such flood damage that does occur. No federal disaster assistance may be provided with respect to the covered property or project.
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 08/07/2017
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To facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes. [HB-1894]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
To facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the construction and operation of a bridge (Riverside Bridge Project) on certain property conveyed to Christian County, Missouri, by the Riverside Inn, Inc. The county shall: carryout the project in a manner that ensures that no flood damage occurs, and be liable for any such flood damage that does occur. No federal disaster assistance may be provided with respect to the covered property or project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Billy Long
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/05/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requiring the Parkways Authority to provide free daily toll passes for veterans under certain circumstances [HB-2308]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Parkways Authority to provide the Beckley VA Medical Center a sufficient number of free daily toll passes to permit Veterans who travel to that center for medical care to travel the West Virginia Turnpike without paying tolls.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Ambler
Filed For Introduction on 02/09/2017
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To designate the area between the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Davis Street, Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Edmunds Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Boris Nemtsov Plaza", and for other purposes. [HB-1863]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
To designate the area between the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Davis Street, Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Edmunds Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Boris Nemtsov Plaza", and for other purposes. This bill: (1) designates the area between the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue and Davis Street and Wisconsin Avenue and Edmunds Street in northwest Washington, DC as "Boris Nemtsov Plaza," and (2) redesignates the address of 2650 Wisconsin Avenue in northwest DC as "1 Boris Nemtsov Plaza."
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 04/03/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Giving local authorities the authority to decrease the speed limit on streets and highways where school buses travel in its jurisdiction [HB-2185]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to give local authorities the authority to decrease the speed limit on streets and highways where school buses travel. The bill provides that no lowering of a speed limit is effective until approved by the Commissioner of Highways.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
Filed For Introduction on 02/08/2017
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National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 [S.751]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
[Recreation ]
National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 This bill: (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires specified amounts of federal mineral revenues that are not otherwise credited, covered, or deposited pursuant to federal law to be deposited into such fund each fiscal year through FY2047. Amounts in the fund shall be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service (NPS) as follows: 20% shall be allocated to transportation-related projects that may be eligible for funding made
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/28/2017