Amendments en bloc: (1) provide for technical and conforming changes relating to project descriptions; (2) require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a transportation study; (3) reallocate funds for certain projects; (4) establish an urban transportation institute; (5) permit up to 10 Indian tribes to participate in a pilot project in which they would be able to develop and administer their own transportation programs; and (6) permit States to require that contractors working on Federal-aid highway projects provide guarantees or warranties for the materials and workmanship used in such projects.

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Amendment Number
577
Description
Amendments en bloc: (1) provide for technical and conforming changes relating to project descriptions; (2) require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a transportation study; (3) reallocate funds for certain projects; (4) establish an urban transportation institute; (5) permit up to 10 Indian tribes to participate in a pilot project in which they would be able to develop and administer their own transportation programs; and (6) permit States to require that contractors working on Federal-aid highway projects provide guarantees or warranties for the materials and workmanship used in such projects.
Purpose
An amendment consisting of several amendments, offered en bloc, to make technical corrections to the descriptions of highway and transit projects in the bill; reallocate funds among several projects; strike a provision of the bill requiring highway contractors to guarantee and warrant that they will perform their contractual obligations in accordance with current law; require DOT to develop a legal determination of what constitutes an "indivisible vehicle load" for the purpose of granting waivers to exceed highway weight limits, and apply that definition to all trucks operating on the National Highway System; require DOT to conduct a study on how states and metropolitan planners are using federal funds to meet transportation needs; and provide for the establishment and funding of an urban transportation study institute, operated by several Massachusetts universities.
Congress
103
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 25, 1994
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Rahall amendments (A001) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
12:18:09
Submitted Date
May 25, 1994
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 577 — Informed