US Congress House Bill 974 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Multimodal Opportunities Via Enhanced Freight Act of 2013 or MOVE Freight Act of 2013 - Defines the "national freight network" as a network composed of highways, railways, navigable waterways, seaports, airports, freight intermodal connectors, and aerotropolis transportation systems most critical to the multimodal movement of freight. Revises requirements for establishment and designation of a national freight network. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a national freight network for efficient movement of freight on highways (as currently), railways, and navigable waterways, as well as into and out of inland ports, seaports, and airports. Recharacterizes the primary freight network as multimodal, including critical rail corridors, critical intermodal connections, and critical inland port, seaport, and airport infrastructure. Directs the Secretary to require (currently, encourage) states to develop state freight plans for immediate and long-range planning activities and investments with respect to freight. Requires states to coordinate with neighboring states to ensure multistate network continuity and connectivity. Directs the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program for capital investment projects that improve the efficiency of the national transportation system to move freight. Limits the federal share of project net capital costs to 80%. Requires a grant recipient to submit to the Secretary: (1) a project management plan and an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of $500 million or more, or (2) an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of $100 million or more.

MOVE Freight Act of 2013

Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2013-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2013-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2013-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2013-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2013-03-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

SB387 (Related) 2013-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/974/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr974/BILLS-113hr974ih.pdf