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Official portrait of Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]

Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]

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  • D · D · present

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 371 (104th)failed

An amendment (printed as amendment No. 40 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to delete certain provisions in the bill relating to nonpoint source pollution that exempts agricultural producers from compliance with a state pollution management program, if the producers have established an approved resources management plan. The amendment would also delete provisions in the bill that allow states to take the availability of federal funds into consideration when demonstrating progress toward achieving water quality standards, and permits states to postpone compliance for every year Congress fails to adequately fund authorized assistance programs.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 1048 (109th)passed

An amendment to prohibt any of the funds made available by the Act from being used by the Department of Transportation to finalize or implement the policy proposed in the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on November 7, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 67389), or suplemental notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2006 (71 Fed. Reg. 26425), in Docket No. OST-2003-15759.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 1077 (110th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-703 to provide that none of the funds may be used to employ workers in violation of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act; require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on ways to streamline compliance with National Historic Preservation Act requirements for federally funded railroad infrastructure projects; insert provisions regarding the Northeast Corridor; require studies regarding the expansion of the South Central High-Speed Rail Corridor to Memphis and to far south Texas; require proposals for building station stops for the proposed high-speed rail system in the Northeast Corridor; authorize intercity passenger rail grants to be used for bicycle access into rolling stock and would provide bicycle racks in trains and make technical corrections to the bill.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 1102 (110th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-734 to add a finding that public transportation stakeholders should engage local communities in promoting the importance of using public transportation. It would amend section 3 (grants to improve public transportation services) to clarify that transit agencies may use these new grants to offset the increased cost of fuel to transit agencies. It also clarifies that intercity bus service and acquiring facilities or equipment to improve fuel efficiency are eligible activities under the bill. It would require the Transportation Secretary to carry out consumer awareness programs on the benefits of alternative transportation.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 546 (109th)open

HAMDT 546

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 856 (110th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-371 to require the Federal Railroad Safety Administration to issue regulations requiring owners of track carried on one or more railroad bridges to adopt safety practices to prevent the deterioration of railroad bridges and reduce the risk of human casualties, environmental damage, and disruption to the Nation's transportation system that would result from a catastrophic bridge failure. The amendment also strikes Sections 301, 610, and 616 of the reported bill because these sections were enacted in Public Law 110-53, the `Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007.' The amendment would also require the Secretary to consider additional criteria regarding communities when reviewing applications for a waiver or exemption from sounding locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 464 (111th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-311 to (1) make a number of technical corrections to the bill; (2) add language regarding the delegation of authority by the Coast Guard to classification societies; (3) clarify language regarding the enforcement of Coast Guard-imposed security zones around hazardous materials terminals and tankers; and (4) address discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels; (5) would provide for an alternative licensing program for operators of uninspected passenger vessels on Lake Texoma in Texas and Oklahoma upon request of the Texas or Oklahoma Governors; (6) would require the Coast Guard's study of biometric identification to include facial and iris scan technology, would require the Homeland Security Secretary to study the Coast Guard's use of the combination of facial and iris recognition to rapidly identify individuals for security purposes, and would state the purpose of the study is to facilitate the use of a combination of facial and iris recognition; (7) would require the secretary of the Department of the Coast Guard is operating to report to Congress on the most common types of human errors that have led to oil spills from vessels, the most common types of `near miss' oil spill incidents, and includes recommendations to address these errors, and also re.uire the secretary to use the findings of the report to take appropriate action domestically and at the International Maritime Organization to reduce the risk of oil spills caused by human error; (8) would provide that, in conducting mission analysis along the Rio Grande under section 1324, the Secretary shall work with all appropriate entities, as needed, to facilitate the collection of information; (9) would require the Great Lakes Maritime Institute to evaluate the employment base supported by the Great Lakes marine transportation system, including the number and types of jobs, and general demographics about the employees holding those jobs, such as their gender and age; (10) would require the secretary of the Department of the Coast Guard is operating to assess whether the use of transponders or RFIDs can be used to mitigate the threat of small boat attacks in major ports; would encourage the Secretary of State to enter into negotiations with Canada to ensure that tugboat escorts are required for certain tank ships in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Strait of Georgia, and in Haro Strait. The Secretary would consult with the Coast Guard, which shall consult with the State of Washington and affected tribal governments; (11) would require that the GAO report to Congress on the Coast Guard's efforts to recruit minority candidates to the Coast Guard Academy, which would include recommendations for enhancing such efforts; (12) would extend for two years, through December 31, 2011, an authorization to complete an in-kind exchange of certain Coast Guard property in Portland, Maine, to the Gulf of Maine Aquarium Development Corporation. It also would provide that a new building adjacent to the pier and bulkhead must comply with the waterfront provisions of the City of Portland Code of Ordinances; (13) would require the Secretary to allow any individual with a pending application for a transportation security card, who needs to work in secure area, to have access to such area for that purpose through an escort by another individual with a security card. It also contains timelines for reviews of transportation security card applications. The Secretary shall develop a process for individuals to receive the cards at their residence.

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 28 (111th)passed

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 111-36 to authorize tribal governments to be eligible for technical and management assistance for small publicly-owned sewerage agencies; amend an existing Clean Water Act authority for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out pilot projects by ensuring that certain `green technology' activities are eligible for controlling stormwater runoff, and increase the authorization of appropriations for this authority to $100 million for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014; clarify the eligibility for construction of energy-efficient or renewable-energy generation technologies at publicly-owned sewerage agencies under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund; provide additional criteria for States to determine `affordability criteria' for waste-water infrastructure projects and activities, including factors related to per capita income and local unemployment rates; provide additional transparency and accountability for expenditures from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund by requiring EPA to conduct, and make publicly available, an annual performance review of expenditures from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, including a review of the types and categories of projects and activities carried out using the fund, and an estimate of the number of jobs created from proceeds of.the fund; strike a provision related to the collection of tonnage duties that was unnecessary; authorize additional studies on the water-related infrastructure needs along the United States-Mexican border region, and the condition of wastewater infrastructure on the Great Lakes; require States to set-aside 20 percent of combined sewer and sanitary sewer grants to communities that implement green infrastructure or other water and energy efficient improvements; and require the EPA Administrator to conduct a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the waters of the United States.

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