S.Amdt. 633

SA 633. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 605 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill H.R. 3, to
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 263, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
(d) San Joaquin Valley Pilot Truck Toll Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may establish toll
facilities in the San Joaquin Valley, California, to test the
effectiveness of imposing certain tolls on trucks to abate
air pollution in an extreme nonattainment area.
(2) Conditions.--The toll shall be established only if the
State of California determines, and the Secretary agrees,
that in an extreme nonattainment area, including on a State
highway that is regularly used for interstate commerce and is
used as alternative route to an interstate highway, a toll
would bring about substantial abatement of air pollution from
interstate commerce. In making a determination with respect
to the abatement, the Secretary may consider alternative
collection methods, such as using interstate truck weighing
stations to assess variable fees and taking into account the
amount of emissions generated.
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the term ``truck''
has the meaning given that term under California law on the
date of enactment of this Act.
(4) Limitation.--Tolls under this subsection shall only
apply to trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000
pounds or more.
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