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H.R. 5102, The ON TIME Act of 2007

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.

Comparing revision saved on February 5, 2008, 18:33:50 (webmaster), with revision saved on September 11, 2008, 10:13:27 (webmaster):

H.R. 5102 would direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log in to editOur Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 or the wikiON TIME Act of 2007 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to: (1) address major transportation investment needs in national trade gateway corridors; (2) reduce freight congestion along current and future trade corridors along surface transportation routes that are or will be congested as a result of current or future growth in international trade; and (3) develop corridors that will increase freight transportation system reliability.

Directs
the firstSecretary of Transportation (Secretary) to provideassess and collect a detailed summarynational trade gateway corridor fee on each article imported into, and exported from, the United States. Requires collected fees to be deposited in the National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund for projects in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs port of unloading of imported, or loading of exported, articles.

Sets forth requirements with respect to: (1)
the bill!)allocation of Fund amounts in the form of grants to state departments of transportation to carry out eligible projects in the corridors for the Customs ports of entry; and (2) project selection and eligibility.

Requires the Secretary to establish a transportation trade corridor for each Customs port of entry where fees are collected.

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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 1/24/2008:1/28/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.Trade.
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February 11, 2008, 12:23pm (report abuse)

This is a great way to kill US exports. Good job Washington.

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