Significant Legislation Flashcards
Significant Legislation
On June 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ authorizing highway and other surface transportation programs and their funding through Fiscal Year 2003
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
Book Page 10
Significant Legislation
Under the direction of the ____ ___, FMCSA created drug and alcohol clearinghouse, made mandatory the adoption and use of Electronic Logging Devices, develop entry-level driver training requirements, and created rules regarding the improvement of visibility on agricultural equipment on public roads
FAST Act
Book Page 12
What Act is this?
Improving efficiency of the system and freight movement, protecting the environment, and reducing delays in project delivery
(MAP-21)
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
Intermodal Surface Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century authorizing highway and other surface transportation programs and their funding through Fiscal Year ___
2003
Book Page 10
Significant Legislation
__-__ was drafted to strengthen transportation safety programs with new incentives and funds to increase safety belt use and promote the enactment and enforcement of 0.08% blood alcohol concentration standard for drunk driving
Tea-21
Book Page 10
Significant Legislation
After multiple extension to the bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), a new federal highway funding bill was pass by Congress on June 29, 2012, with President Barack Obama signing it into law on ___ ___.
July 6
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) provides over $__ billion in funding for surface transportation programs for fiscal years 2013 and 2014
105
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
On ____ ___,(month, year) President Bill Clinton signed into law the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
June 1998
Book Page 10
Significant Legislation
On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the ____
Fixing American’s Surface Transportation Act
(FAST Act)
Book Page 11
What Bill is this
Maintaining infrastructure conditioning
MAP-21
Book Page 11
In recognition of the ever expanding movement of freight by truck, Congress passed the
____ ____ ____ _____ ____ ____ ___
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986
Book page 9
What Act does this?
Established a 10,000 maximum penalty for all non-recordkeeping violations of the safety regulations
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
(MCSAP)
Book Page 10
Significant Legislation
What Act does this?
Required the Secretary of Transportation to establish the procedures to enforce safety regulation when violated
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
(MCSAP)
Book Page 10
What Act was drafted to strengthen transportation safety programs with new incentives and funds to increase safety belt use
TEA-21
Book Page 10
Significant Legislation
The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 moved all carrier safety oversight responsibilities to:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Book page 10
What Act does this?
Imposed mandatory shutdown on all unfit carriers
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
(MCSAP)
Book Page 10
On August 10, 2005 , President ___ __ ____signed into law the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
George W. Bush
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
On ___ ___ __,(month, day, year) President Obama signed into law the Fixing American’s Surface Transportation Act
(FAST Act)
December 4, 2015
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
Tea-21 built on the initiative established in the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
According to the FAST Act, ____ created the drug and alcohol clearinghouse, made mandatory adoption and use of Electronic Logging Devices, develop entry-level driver requirements and created rules regarding the improvement of visibility on agricultural equipment on public roads
FMCSA
Book Page 12
Significant Legislation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is under authority of the ____ ____ .
U.S. DOT
Book page 10 &11
What Bill is this
Protecting the environment
Map-21
Page 11
_____ creates a “streamlined, performance-base,
and multimodal program to address the many
challenges facing the U.S. transportation system….
{including} improving safety, maintaining infrastructure condition, reducing traffic congestion,
improving efficiency of the system and freight movement, protecting the environment,
and reducing delays in project delivery”
(MAP-21)
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
Which law went into effect to promote the enactment and enforcement of .08% blood alcohol concentration standards for drunk drivers
TEA-21
Book Page 10
Significant Legislation
The ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ and ___ that implement it, also imposed requirements on CMV drivers and their employing motor carrier, in addition to the states
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act
and
regulations
Book Page 9
Significant Legislation
What Act does this?
Authorized the Secretary to issue waivers and exemptions from safety regulations and CDL requirement and established procedures for exemption pilot programs
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
(MCSAP)
Book Page 10
What Act is this ?
Reducing traffic congestion
MAP-21
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 moved all motor carrier safety oversight responsibilities to the then newly established ____ ___ ___ ___ ___
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Book Page 10
Significant Legislation
What Act was drafted to promote the enactment and enforcement of 0.08% blood alcohol concentration standard for drunk driving
TEA-21
Book Page 10
Significant Legislation
________ established a new core Highway Safety Improvement Program which almost doubled the funds for infrastructure safety
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act : A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA-LU)
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
Who was established to disperse funds for state enforcement of CMV safety and hazardous materials regulations.
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)
Book page 10
Significant Legislation
In ___ ___ __,(month, day, year) President George W. Bush signed into law the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
August 10, 2005
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
On August 10, 2005 , President George W. Bush signed into law the ___
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
Book Page 11
What Act is
It doubled the funds for infrastructure safety
SAFETEA-LU
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
What bill was to improve highway safety through nationwide mandatory minimum testing and standards for state commercial vehicle driver’s licenses
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986
Book Page 9
Significant Legislation
On December 4, 2015, who signed into law the Fixing American’s Surface Transportation Act
(FAST Act)
President Obama
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
Under TEA-21, the National Motor Carrier Safety Program (NMCSP) was restructured.
Part of this restructuring resulted in?
MCSAP
Book page 10
Significant Legislation
After multiple extension to the bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), a new federal highway funding bill was pass by Congress on ___ ___ ___,(month, day, year) with President Barack Obama signing it into law on July 6.
June 29, 2012
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
The ___ moved all motor carrier safety oversight responsibilities to the then newly established Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 moved all motor carrier safety oversight responsibilities to the then newly established Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Book Page 10
Significant Legislation
After multiple extension to the bill, _____, a new federal highway funding bill was pass by Congress on June 29, 2012, with President Barack Obama signing it into law on July 6.
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
(MAP-21)
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
What Act is
It built on TEA-21 and ISTEA
SAFETEA-LU
Book Page 11
What Act does this?
Amended the definition of commercial motor vehicle to reflect the actual gross vehicle weight rather than just the gross vehicle weight rating
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
(MCSAP)
Book Page 10
Who signed into law MAP 21 which provides $105 billion in funding for surface transportation programs for fiscal years 2013 and 2014?
Obama
Book page 11
Significant Legislation
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) provides over $105 billion in funding for surface transportation programs for fiscal years ____ and ____
2013 and 2014
Book Page 11
Significant Legislation
To better insure that CMV drivers are qualified to operate those vehicle and remove unsafe and unqualified drivers from the roadways, the ___ required states to adopt such standards for CMV drivers and made it illegal to hold more than one license
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Book Page 9
What Act is
The largest investment in transportation to date
SAFETEA-LU
Book Page 11
What Law was the largest investment in transportation to date and built on TEA-21 and ISTEA
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act : A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
Book Page 11
What Act is this?
Improving safety, maintaining infrastructure condition, reducing traffic congestion
(MAP-21)
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
Book Page 11
What law required strategic highway safety planning and focused on results
SAFETEA-LU
page 11
What law allocated funds to evaluate state transportation safety issues/solutions
SAFETEA-LU
page 11
Who sign into law the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Joe Biden
page 12
When was the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act sign into law (M)(D)(Y)
November 15, 2021
Page 12
What is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act commonly referred to
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
page 12
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorizes $_____ in new funding over five years for surface transportation programs
477 billions
page 12
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorizes $____ for highways
347.5 billions
page 12
What % did the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act boost above levels set by the Fact Act
38%
page 12
What law invested in research to maximize Intelligent Transportation Systems
Tea-21
page 10
What law invested in research to upgrades to the national motor carrier safety information systems
Tea-21
page 10
What law invested in research to promote performance-base activities, including State programs with the greatest potential for crash reduction
Tea-21
page 10
What act or law uniform roadside safety inspections, traffic enforcement, compliance reviews, ect. , became eligible for funding
MCSAP
page 10
The Fast Act authorized $____ over fiscal years 2016 through 2020 for highway
$305 billion
page 11
The Fast Act authorized $305 billion over fiscal years ___(Y) through ____(Y) for highway
2016 through 2020
page 11
The ___ ___ authorized $305 billion over fiscal years 2016 through 2020 for highway, highway and motor vehicle safety, public transportation, motor carrier safety, hazardous materials safety, rail, and research, technology, and statistics programs.
Fast Act
page 11
The ___ ___ maintained focus on safety, kept intact the established structure of various highway-related programs, continued efforts to streamline project delivery, and provided a dedicated source of federal dollars for freight projects
Fast Act
page 12
What law, act or Bill included Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) standards within two years
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
page 12
What law, act or bill strengthening rear underride guards and establishing periodic inspections
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
page 12
What law, act or Bill allow apprenticeship pilot program to allow qualified 18-20 year old to hold commercial diver’s licenses and operate CMVs safely in interstate commerce
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
page 12
What law, act or Bill provided funding for distracted driving prevention programs
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
page 12
What law, act or Bill provided funding for crash causation study to determine the causes of, and contributing factors to crashes that involve CMVs
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
page 12
What law, act or Bill provided funding for marijuana-impaired driving research
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
page 12
What law, act or Bill provided funding for Electronic Logging Device (ELD) oversight to detail how FMCSA reviews ELD logs, protects proprietary and personally identifiable information obtained from ELDs
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
page 12
