H.R. 511

National Multimodal Freight Network Improvement Act

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 511

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 28, 2021

Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to include a revenue metric in the port network components to better achieve the policy goals of the National Multimodal Freight Network.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Multimodal Freight Network Improvement Act.

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National Multimodal Freight Network

Section 70103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)(2)(C) by inserting , and the public ports of the United States that have a total annual value of cargo of at least $1,000,000,000, as identified by the United States Customs and Border Protection and reported by the Bureau of the Census after is available; and

(2)

in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following:

(5)

Required network components

In designating or redesignating the National Mul­ti­modal Freight Network, the Under Secretary shall ensure that the National Multimodal Freight Network includes the components listed under subsection (b)(2).

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