A bill to minimize red tape in the highway program, create a special urban high density traffic program, control highway noise, evaluate public mass transportation needs and for other purposes.

Summary

Declares it to be the national policy that to the maximum extent possible the procedures to be utilized by the Secretary of Transportation and all other affected heads of Federal departments and agencies concerned with highway development shall encourage the drastic minimization of paperwork and interagency decision making so as to reduce delays at all levels of government. Authorizes appropriations of $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974 and June 30, 1975, for the construction of highways connected to the Interstate system in portions of urbanized areas with high traffic density. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $75,000,000 for purposes of evaluating the needs of States and local areas pertaining to public mass transportation.

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Timeline

1. 29 March 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Public Works..

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 March 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Clausen, Don H. [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
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