Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981

Summary

Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 to increase the authorization of appropriations for: (1) the Federal-aid primary system of highways; (2) priority primary routes; (3) Interstate System resurfacing; and (4) bridge reconstruction and replacement. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make apportionments for fiscal year 1983 for expenditures on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways using specified apportionment factors. Limits, to a specified sum, the total obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1982. Makes certain exceptions to such limitation. Directs the Secretary to distribute such sum according to a specified ratio. Prohibits, for the period October 1 through December 31, 1981: (1) a State from obligating more than 35 percent of its share of such sum; and (2) the total of all State obligations from exceeding 25 percent of the total amount distributed to all States. Sets forth provisions with regard to State authority over such obligations. Prohibits the Secretary from distributing amounts authorized for administrative expenses and forest highways. Limits, to a specified sum, the total of all obligations for highway safety programs and school bus driver training. Adjusts the apportionment ratio for funds for resurfacing, restoring, and rehabilitating the Interstate System.

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Timeline

1. 10 April 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 April 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

   Source: Committee

5. 28 April 1981

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 29 April 1981

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 19 May 1981

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 74.

   Source: Calendars

8. 19 May 1981

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 97-92.

   Source: Committee

9. 19 May 1981

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 97-92.

   Source: Committee

10. 19 May 1981

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

11. 19 May 1981

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

12. 19 May 1981

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Discharged.

    Source: Committee

13. 17 September 1981

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.224 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

14. 17 September 1981

    Floor

    Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate. Partial Waiver of Points of Order.

    Source: Floor

15. 24 September 1981

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 377 - 25 (Record Vote No: 224).

    Source: Floor

16. 24 September 1981

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 377 - 25 (Record Vote No: 224).

    Source: Floor

17. 24 September 1981

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

18. 24 September 1981

    Floor

    Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.

    Source: Floor

19. 24 September 1981

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

20. 28 September 1981

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 286.

    Source: Calendars

21. 28 September 1981

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

22. 16 November 1981

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1024 with an amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

23. 16 November 1981

    Floor

    Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1024.

    Source: Floor

24. 20 November 1981

    Floor

    The Secretary of the Senate was directed to ask the House of Representatives to return to the Senate H.R.3210, together with accompanying papers, by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

25. 15 December 1981

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

26. 15 December 1981

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

27. 16 December 1981

    Passed

    Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 16 December 1981

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

29. 22 December 1981

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

30. 22 December 1981

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

31. 22 December 1981

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

32. 29 December 1981

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-134.

    Source: President

33. 29 December 1981

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

34. 29 December 1981

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

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Documents

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 30 December 1981

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• House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Passed House amended

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Clausen, Don H. [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → A bill to provide for reconstruction and rehabilitation of any bridge on the Interstate System which is both owned by the United States Government and located in two States and the District of Columbia.
• related to → A bill to provide for reconstruction of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, and for other purposes.
• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 3210) to amend the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, to establish obligation limitations for fiscal year 1982, and related purposes.
• related to ← Federal Aid Highway Improvement Act of 1981
• amends ← An amendment to set the total obligations for highway safety programs under section 402 (title 23) of the U.S. code at $100,000,000 and the total of all obligations for highway safety programs under section 402 of title 23 at $10,000,000. The bill language had stated that the total of all obligations for highway safety programs and school bus driver training under sections 402 and 406 of title 23 shall not exceed $110,000,000.
• amends ← An amendment to prohibit the State of California from restricting the use of any lane of a federal aid highway in the areas of Alameda County, California to high occupancy vehicles.
• amends ← An amendment. The bill requires that funds be limited to the actual costs of only those design concepts, locations, geometrics, and other construction features included in the 1981 cost estimate. The amendment adds that this restriction shall not apply if the Secretary of Transportation determines that a provision of federal law requires a design, location, geometric or other construction feature than those of the 1981 interstate cost estimate.

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