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HR 4408 99th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Bridges Highway finance Interstate compacts New Jersey Pennsylvania Roads and highways States Toll roads

A bill directing the Secretary of Transportation to designate a proposed bridge between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey as part of the Interstate Highway System, granting the consent of the Congress to a supplemental agreement between such States concerning the authority of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 1986 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 15, 1986
See H.R.3129.
Jun 18, 1986
Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Mar 13, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Mar 13, 1986
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Transportation (in conjunction with the State highway agencies of Pennsylvania and New Jersey) to repay Federal funds previously obligated for the Delaware Water Gap Bridge on Interstate 80.

Requires the Commission and such States to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Transportation if the Commission and such States decide to operate an uncompleted bridge on Interstate 78 as a toll bridge.

Grants congressional consent to a supplemental agreement between Pennsylvania and New Jersey which: (1) grants the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission authority to collect tolls and revenues for the use of Commission facilities and to expend such revenues for existing non-toll bridges over the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania; and (2) authorizes such States to construct a bridge across the Delaware River in the vicinity of Easton, Pennsylvania, and Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

What's happening now August 15, 1986

See H.R.3129.

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