National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act

HB 3001 National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act

US Congress 115th Congress

National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act
HB-3001


About HB-3001

National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to:

  • (1) establish a Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program to distribute funds to states, and a National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program to make grants to entities for projects, to improve the efficiency and reliability of freight movement in the United States

The bill:

  • (1) requires national and state freight plans to include strategies and goals to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, local air pollution, water runoff, and wildlife habitat loss; and
  • (2) expands the membership and duties of state freight advisory committees

The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to:

  • (1) impose a 1% excise tax upon taxable ground transportation of property (i.e., transportation by freight rail or truck trailer and semitrailer chassis and bodies, suitable for use with a trailer or semitrailer with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more), and
  • (2) deposit such tax revenues into a Freight Trust Fund to finance the Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and the National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program.

  

Bill Texts

Introduced 06/30/2017

Weigh In

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 1

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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation.

06/23/2017

Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation.

06/23/2017

Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit.

06/23/2017

Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials.

06/23/2017

Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment.

06/23/2017

Introduced In House

06/22/2017

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.

06/22/2017