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National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced: March 6, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2007
By Senator Boxer from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 110-225.
Aug 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Aug 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Aug 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Aug 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 3, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Aug 3, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 3, 2007
Received in the House.
Aug 2, 2007
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 2007
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 2007
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10844-10846; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10844-10846)
Aug 2, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
Aug 2, 2007
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 31, 2007
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 6, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 6, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2712-2713)
Mar 6, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand, facilitates economic growth, is maintained in a manner that ensures public safety, and is developed or modified in a sustainable manner.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including: (1) the capacity of infrastructure to sustain economic development and competitiveness; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of infrastructure; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve infrastructure and the projected need of investment requirements and expenditures by federal, state, and local governments; (5) the impact of local development patterns on demand for federal funding of infrastructure; (6) the impact of deferred maintenance; and (7) the collateral impact of deteriorated infrastructure.

Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding: (1) a federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities; (2) infrastructure improvements and methods of delivering and providing for infrastructure facilities; (3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by federal agencies and state and local governments in inventorying existing and needed infrastructure improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, developing uniform criteria and procedures, and maintaining publicly accessible data; and (4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Commission to submit an interim report and a final report to the President and to specified congressional committees.

(Sec. 8) Makes funds available for each of FY2008-FY2010, at the Commission's request, from sums made available to the Secretary of Transportation (from any source other than the Highway Trust Fund), from the Corps of Engineers' General Expenses account, and from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

(Sec. 9) Terminates the Commission on September 30, 2010.

What's happening now November 7, 2007

By Senator Boxer from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 110-225.

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