S.Amdt. 1548Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)

S.Amdt. 1548

What it does: Adds SEC. 15___. REPORTING on page 469, line 22
Submitted February 13, 2012

What it changes

1 change to S. 1813

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  1. Adds SEC. 15___. REPORTING on page 469, line 22

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    Inserted: SEC. 15___. REPORTING.

    Inserted: Section 152 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:

    Inserted: "(g) Reporting.--

    Inserted: "(1) State reports on safety improvements.--Not later than December 31 of each year, each State shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes progress made during the year covered by the report in--

    Inserted: "(A) implementing safety improvement projects for hazard elimination, including--

    Inserted: "(i) an assessment of the effectiveness of those improvements;

    Inserted: "(ii) an assessment of the cost of, and safety benefits derived from, the various means and methods used to mitigate or eliminate hazards; and

    Inserted: "(iii) a description of the accident experience at improved locations before and after completion of the projects; and

    Inserted: "(B) mitigating stormwater runoff from Federal-aid highways not covered by a municipal separate storm sewer system permit under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342), including an assessment by the State of--

    Inserted: "(i) the contribution of stormwater runoff from Federal-aid highways to State water impairment;

    Inserted: "(ii) constituent contaminates contained in that runoff;

    Inserted: "(iii) the impact of that runoff on water treatment facilities;

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    Inserted: "(iv) the effectiveness (including descriptions) of control measures in mitigating that runoff; and

    Inserted: "(v) the cost of constructing and maintaining highway stormwater control measures on Federal-aid highways.

    Inserted: "(2) Report of the secretary on implementation of projects.--Not later than April 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes, for the year covered by the report, the progress being made by the States in implementing the hazard elimination program, including, at a minimum--

    Inserted: "(A) a description of progress being made on projects for pavement marking;

    Inserted: "(B) the number of projects undertaken;

    Inserted: "(C) an explanation of the distribution of the projects by--

    Inserted: "(i) cost range;

    Inserted: "(ii) road system;

    Inserted: "(iii) means and methods used; and

    Inserted: "(iv) the accident experience at improved locations before and after completion of the improvements;

    Inserted: "(D) an analysis and evaluation of each State program;

    Inserted: "(E) identification of each State determined not to be in compliance with the schedule of improvements required by subsection (a); and

    Inserted: "(F) any recommendations of the Secretary for future implementation of the hazard elimination program.".

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SA 1548. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1813, to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 469, after line 22, add the following:

SEC. 15___. REPORTING.

Section 152 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:

“(g) Reporting.--

“(1) State reports on safety improvements.--Not later than December 31 of each year, each State shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes progress made during the year covered by the report in--

“(A) implementing safety improvement projects for hazard elimination, including--

“(i) an assessment of the effectiveness of those improvements;

“(ii) an assessment of the cost of, and safety benefits derived from, the various means and methods used to mitigate or eliminate hazards; and

“(iii) a description of the accident experience at improved locations before and after completion of the projects; and

“(B) mitigating stormwater runoff from Federal-aid highways not covered by a municipal separate storm sewer system permit under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342), including an assessment by the State of--

“(i) the contribution of stormwater runoff from Federal-aid highways to State water impairment;

“(ii) constituent contaminates contained in that runoff;

“(iii) the impact of that runoff on water treatment facilities;

“(iv) the effectiveness (including descriptions) of control measures in mitigating that runoff; and

“(v) the cost of constructing and maintaining highway stormwater control measures on Federal-aid highways.

“(2) Report of the secretary on implementation of projects.--Not later than April 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes, for the year covered by the report, the progress being made by the States in implementing the hazard elimination program, including, at a minimum--

“(A) a description of progress being made on projects for pavement marking;

“(B) the number of projects undertaken;

“(C) an explanation of the distribution of the projects by--

“(i) cost range;

“(ii) road system;

“(iii) means and methods used; and

“(iv) the accident experience at improved locations before and after completion of the improvements;

“(D) an analysis and evaluation of each State program;

“(E) identification of each State determined not to be in compliance with the schedule of improvements required by subsection (a); and

“(F) any recommendations of the Secretary for future implementation of the hazard elimination program.”.

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February 13, 2012