ISTEA REAUTHORIZATION: HIGHWAY RELATED LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS IN THE 105TH CONGRESS. CRS REPORT FOR CONGRESS

Authorizing legislation for federal surface transportation programs, highway, highway safety and transit, expires at the end of FY1997. This report compares the major programmatic elements of significant legislative proposals to reauthorize the existing federal-aid highway program created by ISTEA. The discussion of each piece of legislation is presented in the order in which it was introduced in the 105th Congress. The report looks at the policy objectives and outcomes sought by each initiative. It is not intended as a detailed section-by-section comparison of each legislative proposal nor does this report examine safety or transit proposals.

• Corporate Authors:

  Congressional Research Service

  Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue, SE
  Resources, Science and Industry Division
  Washington, DC  United States  20540-7500
• Authors:
  • Fischer, J W
• Publication Date: 1997-9-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 30 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Federal aid highways; Highway maintenance; Interstate transportation; Legislation; Maintenance; Rehabilitation; Repairing; Traffic congestion
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System; National Highway System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge maintenance; Bridge replacement; Congestion
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00741841
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 97-516E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 15 1997 12:00AM