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EPW Manager's Amendment | List of Inhofe's SAFETEA Changes

We've got the lastest run down from chairman James Infhofe's (R-Oklahoma) manager's amendment of SAFETEA. Here's the summary:

  • 2285 Daschle amendment asphalt-related reclamation research
  • 2301 Murray as modified on ferry construction, maintenance and operation. Increase funding from $38 million to $50 million.
  • 2325 Bingaman as modified to continue the development and deployment of the advanced transportation model know as "Transportation Analysis Simulation System" (TRANSIMS)
  • 2326 Bingaman as modified to continue authorization for maintenance of public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations
  • 2334 Clinton as modified to clarify the responsibility of States regarding emission reduction strategies.
  • 2336 Colman amendment to require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the armed forces for certain travel expenses.
  • 2371 Snowe as modified to authorize use of CMAQ funds for supporting operations of Boston to Portland passenger rail services
  • 2406 Inhofe as modified to make changes to the Indian Roads program.
  • 2412 Inhofe conforming amendments (technical changes to Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act)
  • 2425 Lott as modified on multi-state International Corridor Development. Creates a new corridor program to focus on corridors that have an international beginning or end point.
  • 2447 - 2451 Burns amendments to ensure integrated, interoperable emergency communications in highway safety programs.
  • 2471 Byrd to increase use of recovered mineral components in federally funded projects.
  • 2487 Spector as modified to improve the transportation technology innovation and demonstration program.
  • 2511 Daschle as modified to provide additional funding for bridges on Indian Reservations
  • Collins amendment to implement measures to reduce overfishing of stocks of fish managed under the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
  • Technical corrections

The complete language of the manager's amendment is located here in rich text format.