HR 12859 · 93th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Unified Transportation Assistance Act

Introduced 1974-02-19· Sponsored by Rep. Blatnik, John Anton [D-MN-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.(1974-08-22)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1974-08-20
Yea 324Nay 92
PassedHouse · 1974-08-20
Yea 324Nay 92

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Unified Transportation Assistance Act - Title I: Amendments to Title 23, United States Code: Urban, Small Urban, and Rural Highway Programs - Authorizes appropriations as follows for the Federal-aid system, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $800,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977; for the extensions of the Federal-aid primary and secondary system in urbanized areas, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $300,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1976, and June 30, 1977; for the Federal-aid primary system in rural areas, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $700,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977; and for the Federal-aid secondary system in rural areas, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $400,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to require that any bus or other mass transportation rolling stock acquired, or any mass transportation station, terminal, or other passenger loading facility improved or constructed after June 30, 1974, with Federal financial assistance under this title, and the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, be designed with practical and reasonable features which allow their utilization by…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican