S 3059
110th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Congress
Congressional investigations
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy prices
Federal aid to transportation
Highway finance
Traffic accidents and safety
Trucks
Commercial Truck Fuel Savings Demonstration Act of 2008
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 22, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4797-4798)
May 22, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Commercial Truck Fuel Savings Demonstration Act of 2008 - Prohibits any reduction of an apportionment of federal-aid highway funds to a state that allows the operation of certain commercial truck vehicles weighing over 80,000 pounds on Interstate System highways in the state when the weighted average retail price of retail number 2 diesel in the United States is $3.50 or more per gallon.
Requires the Comptroller General to study the effects on the overall highway safety in participating states.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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