Not only does the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act [2] (H.R. 7) include NO earmarks, a sharp departure from past highway bills, but it also eliminates or consolidates [3] nearly 70 federal transportation programs. Here’s a complete list below:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- Border Enforcement Grants
- Performance and Registration Information System Management Grant Program
- Safety Data Improvement Grants
- Commercial Driver’s License Information System Modernization
- Chapter 55 of 49 USC, Intermodal Transportation Program
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- Clean Fuels Grant Program
- Formula Grants for Special Needs for Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities
- Nonurbanized Area Formula Grants
- Public Transportation on Indian Reservations
- Transit Cooperative Research Programs
- National Research & Technology Programs
- Job Access and Reverse Commute Program
- New Freedom Program
- Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program
- Alternative Analysis Program
- National Fuel Cell Technology Development Program
- University Transportation Centers Program
- Over the Road Bus Program and Over the Road Bus Accessibility
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Highway Safety Research and Development
- Occupant Protection Incentive Grants
- Safety Belt Performance Grants
- State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements
- Alcohol-impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grant Program
- High Visibility Enforcement Program
- Motorcyclist Safety Program
- Child Safety and Child Booster Seat Safety Incentive Grants
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Interstate Maintenance Program
- Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Program
- Alaska Highway Program
- Bridge Program
- Bridge Setaside for Designated Projects
- Off-systems Bridges and Completion of Warwick Intermodal Station
- On-the-Job Training/Supportive Services
- DBE Training
- Elimination of Hazardous and Installation of Protective Devices at Railway/Highway Crossings
- Protective Devices at Railway-Highway Crossings
- High Risk Rural Roads
- Indian Reservation Roads
- Park Roads and Park Ways Program
- Refuge Roads Program
- Public Lands Highways
- Public Lands Discretionary
- Forest Highways Program
- National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program
- Coordinated Boarder Infrastructure Program
- National Scenic Byways Program
- Projects of National and Regional Significance
- High Priority Projects Program
- Safe Routes to School Program
- Deployment of Magnetic Levitation Transportation Projects
- Highways for LIFE Program
- Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects
- Operation Lifesaver Program
- Rail-Highway X-ing Hazard Elim in High Speed Rail Corridors
- Revenue Aligned Budget Authority
- Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program
- Indian Reservation Road Bridges
- Truck Parking Facilities Program
- Delta Region Transportation Development Programs
- Freight Intermodal Distribution Pilot Grant Program
- Work Zone Safety Grants
- Value Pricing Pilot Program
- National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation
- Additional Authorization of Contract Authority for States with Indian Reservations
- Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Programs
- Grant Program to Prohibit Racial Profiling
- Transportation Projects Program
- Denali Access System Program
- Training and Education
Wednesday and Thursday:
The House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. We will consider:
H.R. 7 – American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act
Possible Consideration of Legislation Related to H.R. 3630 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
Friday: The House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. We will consider:
H.R. 7 – American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act