Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2011 - Rescinds specified amounts authorized for FY2010 and FY2011 under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for: (1) safety belt performance grants, (2) administrative expenses of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), (3) the National Driver Register, (4) NHTSA operations and research, and (5) transit formula and bus grants.
Requires all rescinded funds to be used for deficit reduction.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1064 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1064
To rescind amounts for certain surface transportation programs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2011
Mr. Boswell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To rescind amounts for certain surface transportation programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Savings Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. SAFETY BELT PERFORMANCE GRANTS.
Of the amounts authorized--
(1) for fiscal year 2010 by section 2001(a)(4) of SAFETEA-
LU (119 Stat. 1519) to carry out section 406 of title 23,
United States Code, $71,315,370 is rescinded; and
(2) for fiscal year 2011 by section 2001(a)(4) of SAFETEA-
LU (119 Stat. 1519) to carry out section 406 of title 23,
United States Code, $64,500,000 is rescinded.
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Of the amounts authorized--
(1) for fiscal year 2010 by section 2001(a)(11) of SAFETEA-
LU (119 Stat. 1520), $6,547,000 is rescinded; and
(2) for fiscal year 2011 by section 2001(a)(11) of SAFETEA-
LU (119 Stat. 1520), $6,828,000 is rescinded.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.
Of the amounts authorized--
(1) for fiscal year 2010 by section 2001(a)(7) of SAFETEA-
LU (119 Stat. 1520) for the National Driver Register authorized
under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $78,000 is
rescinded; and
(2) for fiscal year 2011 by section 2001(a)(7) of SAFETEA-
LU (119 Stat. 1520) for the National Driver Register authorized
under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $116,000 is
rescinded.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS AND
RESEARCH.
Of the amounts authorized--
(1) for fiscal year 2010 by section 2001(a)(2) of SAFETEA-
LU (119 Stat. 1519) to carry out section 403 of title 23,
United States Code, $1,829,000 is rescinded; and
(2) for fiscal year 2011 by section 2001(a)(2) of SAFETEA-
LU (119 Stat. 1519) to carry out section 403 of title 23,
United States Code, $2,744,000 is rescinded.
SEC. 6. TRANSIT FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS.
Of the amounts authorized--
(1) for fiscal year 2010 by section 5338(b)(1) of title 49,
United States Code, to carry out sections 5305, 5307, 5308,
5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 of
title 49, United States Code, and section 3038 of the Federal
Transit Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 392), $17,394,000 is rescinded;
and
(2) for fiscal year 2011 by section 5338(b)(1) of title 49,
United States Code, to carry out sections 5305, 5307, 5308,
5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 of
title 49, United States Code, and section 3038 of the Federal
Transit Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 392), $17,394,000 is rescinded.
SEC. 7. USE OF FUNDS FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.
All funds rescinded by this Act shall be used for the purpose of
deficit reduction.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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