[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3628 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3628
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 9, 2014
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
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AN ACT
To eliminate certain unnecessary reporting requirements and consolidate
or modify others, and for other purposes.
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 ``Transportation Reports Elimination
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Department of Transportation.--
(1) Air traffic services committee reports.--Section
106(p)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subparagraph (H); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as
subparagraph (H).
(2) Annual summaries of financial reports.--Subsection (k)
of section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
(3) Pipeline safety information grants to communities
annual report.--Section 60130 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (c); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(c).
(4) Pilot program for innovative financing of air traffic
control equipment annual report.--Section 182 of the Vision
100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 44502
note) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (e); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection
(e).
(5) Justification for air defense identification zone.--
Section 602 of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108-176; 117 Stat. 2563), and
the item relating to that section in the table of contents in
section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.
(6) Standards for aircraft and aircraft engines to reduce
noise levels annual report.--Section 726 of the Wendell H. Ford
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (49
U.S.C. 47508 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(b) Environmental Protection Agency.--
(1) Great lakes management comprehensive report.--Section
118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1268(c)) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (10); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), and
(13) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12), respectively.
(2) General assistance program report to congress.--The
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 4368b) is amended by striking subsection (i).
(3) Research program respecting ocean dumping and other
methods of waste disposal report by administrator.--Section 204
of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
(33 U.S.C. 1444) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (b); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(b).
SEC. 3. CONSOLIDATION OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS.
(a) Marine Safety Report to Congress.--
(1) Consolidation.--Section 2116(d)(2)(B) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``under subsection
(b); and'' and inserting ``under subsection (b), which shall
include an identification of--
``(i) the number of civilian and military
Coast Guard personnel assigned to marine safety
positions; and
``(ii) marine safety positions that are
understaffed for purposes of facilitating the
strategy and achieving the goals described in
subsection (a); and''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 57 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (e); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h)
as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
(b) Maritime Transportation Security Annual Report.--
(1) Consolidation.--Section 70103 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Annual Report.--On the date on which the President submits to
Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that
includes--
``(1) with respect to the last full fiscal year preceding
the report--
``(A) a summary of--
``(i) security standards established
pursuant to this section; and
``(ii) the level of compliance and steps
taken to ensure compliance by ports, terminals,
vessel operators, and shippers with respect to
security standards established pursuant to this
section; and
``(B) a statement of the number of--
``(i) security zones established for
vessels containing especially hazardous cargo;
and
``(ii) vessels containing especially
hazardous cargo provided a waterborne security
escort, subdivided by Federal, State, local, or
private security provider; and
``(2) an assessment of any additional vessels, personnel,
infrastructure, or other resources that may be necessary to
provide waterborne escorts to vessels containing especially
hazardous cargo for which a security zone is established.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Especially hazardous cargo.--Section 70103(e)
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Especially hazardous cargo defined.--In this
subsection and subsection (f), the term `especially hazardous
cargo' means anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, chlorine,
liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and any other
substance, material, or group or class of material, in a
particular amount and form that the Secretary determines by
regulation poses a significant risk of creating a
transportation security incident while being transported in
maritime commerce.''.
(B) Vessel and intermodal security reports.--
Section 809 of the Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation Act of 2004 (46 U.S.C. 70101 note) is
amended--
(i) in subsection (a) by striking ``and
(j)'' and inserting ``and (i)'';
(ii) by striking subsection (i); and
(iii) by redesignating subsections (j) and
(k) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively.
(c) Modifications.--
(1) Infrastructure investment needs report.--Section
503(b)(8)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``July 31, 2013, and July 31'' and inserting ``July
31, 2014, and July 31''.
(2) Reports to congress.--Section 609 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ``June 1, 2012,''
and inserting ``June 1, 2014,''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``December 1,
2012,'' and inserting ``December 1, 2014,''.
(3) Public mass transportation systems report.--Section
308(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``March 1998, and in March'' and inserting ``July
2014, and in July''.
(4) Evaluation and audit of national transportation safety
board.--Section 1138(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``at least annually, but may be
conducted''.
(5) Briefings.--Section 20017(b)(6) of MAP-21 (49 U.S.C.
5324 note; 126 Stat. 706) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting after ``the
Senate'' the following: ``and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting after ``the
Senate'' the following: ``and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives''.
SEC. 4. PAPERLESS REPORTS.
(a) Railway-Highway Crossings Annual Report.--Section 130(g) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the third sentence
and inserting the following: ``The Secretary shall make available to
the public on the Web site of the Department of Transportation, not
later than April 1, 2014, and every 2 years thereafter, a report on the
progress being made by the State in implementing projects to improve
railway-highway crossings.''.
(b) National Bridge and Tunnel Inventory Report.--Section
144(d)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking
``submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate'' and inserting ``make available to the public on
the Web site of the Department of Transportation''.
(c) Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program Report.--
Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking
subsection (i) and inserting the following:
``(i) Report.--The Secretary shall make available to the public on
the Web site of the Department of Transportation an annual report that
describes the administration of the program.''.
(d) Highway Safety Programs Biennial Report.--Section 402(n) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``to Congress'' in the subsection heading;
and
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate'' and inserting ``make available to the public on the
Web site of the Department of Transportation a report''.
(e) In-Vehicle Alcohol Detection Device Research Reports.--Section
403(h)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking
``submit an annual report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives'' and
inserting ``make available to the public on the Web site of the
Department of Transportation an annual report''.
(f) National ITS Program Plan Reporting.--Section 512(b) of title
23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``submitted'' and all
that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``made
available to the public, and updated biennially, on the Web site of the
Department of Transportation.''.
(g) Advisory Committee Report.--Section 515(h)(4) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``of each year after the date of enactment
of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of
2012,'' and inserting ``, 2014, and biennially thereafter,'';
(2) by striking ``submit to Congress'' and inserting ``make
available to the public on the Web site of the Department of
Transportation''; and
(3) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``calendar year'' and
inserting ``2 calendar years''.
(h) National Ferry Database Update Report.--Section 1801(e)(3) of
SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 129 note) is amended by inserting ``and shall
make any such modified report available to the public on the Web site
of the Department'' before the period at the end.
(i) High-Risk Rural Roads Best Practices Report.--Section
1112(b)(2)(A) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 148 note) is amended by striking
``submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives'' and inserting ``make available to the public on the
Web site of the Department''.
(j) Completion Time Assessment Report.--Section 1323(a)(2) of MAP-
21 (126 Stat. 553) is amended by striking ``submit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate'' and
inserting ``make available to the public on the Web site of the
Department''.
(k) Additional Report.--Section 1323(b) of MAP-21 (126 Stat. 554)
is amended by striking ``submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate'' and
inserting ``make available to the public on the Web site of the
Department''.
Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 2014.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.