Significant Legislation Flashcards

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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

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Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

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Significant Legislation

According to the ____ ___, FMCSA is required by Congress to create rulemaking on a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse, a mandatory adoption and use of Electronic Logging Devices, develop entry-level driver requirements and rules regarding the improvement of visibility on agricultural equipment on public roads

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FAST Act

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What Act is this?

Improving efficiency of the system and freight movement, protecting the environment

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(MAP-21)

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

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Significant Legislation

On June 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century authorizing highway and other surface transportation programs and their funding through Fiscal Year ___

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2003

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Significant Legislation

__-__ built on the initiative established in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and 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

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Tea-21

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Significant Legislation

What law make changes and reforms to many federal transportation programs, including streamlining the approval processes for new transportation projects, providing new safety tools, and establishing new programs to advance critical freight projects

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Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act

(FAST Act )

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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 ___ ___.

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July 6

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Significant Legislation

_____ was established to disperse funds for State enforcement of CMV safety and hazardous materials regulations

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Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program

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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

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105

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Significant Legislation

On ____ ___,(month, year) President Bill Clinton signed into law the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century authorizing highway and other surface transportation programs and their funding through Fiscal Year 2003

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June 1998

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Significant Legislation

The ___ maintains current program structures and funding share between highways and transit, and increases funding by 11 % over the next five years

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FAST Act

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Significant Legislation

On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the ____

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Fixing American’s Surface Transportation Act

(FAST Act)

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What Bill is this

Maintaining infrastructure conditioning

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MAP-21

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In recognition of the ever expanding movement of freight by truck, Congress passed the

____ ____ ____ _____ ____ ____ ___

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Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986

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What Act does this?

Established a 10,000 maximum penalty for all non-recordkeeping violations of the safety regulations

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Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program

(MCSAP)

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Significant Legislation

What Act does this?

Required the Secretary of Transportation to establish the procedures to enforce safety regulation when violated

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Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program

(MCSAP)

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What Act was drafted to strengthen transportation safety programs with new incentives and funds to increase safety belt use

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TEA-21

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Significant Legislation

The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 moved all carrier safety oversight responsibilities to:

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

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What Act does this?

Imposed mandatory shutdown on all unfit carriers

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Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program

(MCSAP)

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On August 10, 2005 , President ___ __ ____signed into law the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

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George W. Bush

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Significant Legislation

On ___ ___ __,(month, day, year) President Obama signed into law the Fixing American’s Surface Transportation Act

(FAST Act)

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December 4, 2015

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Significant Legislation

Tea-21 built on the initiative established in the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

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Significant Legislation

According to the FAST Act, ____is required by Congress to create rulemaking on a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse, a mandatory adoption and use of Electronic Logging Devices, develop entry-level driver requirements and rules regarding the improvement of visibility on agricultural equipment on public roads

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FMCSA

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Significant Legislation

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is under authority of the ____ ____ .

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U.S. DOT

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What Bill is this

Protecting the environment

A

Map-21

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_____ 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”

A

(MAP-21)

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

Book Page 11

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The FAST Act maintains current program structures and funding share between highways and transit, and increases funding by ___ % over the next five years

A

11 %

Book Page 11

28
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Significant Legislation

Which law went into effect to reduce blood alcohol content to .08

A

TEA-21

Book Page 10

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Significant Legislation

The ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ and ___ that implement it, also imposed requirements on CMV drivers and their employing motor carrier, in addition to the states

A

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act

and

regulations

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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

A

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program

(MCSAP)

Book Page 10

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What Act is this ?

Reducing traffic congestion

A

MAP-21

Book Page 11

32
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Significant Legislation

The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 moved all motor carrier safety oversight responsibilities to the then newly established ____ ___ ___ ___ ___

A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Book Page 10

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Significant Legislation

What Act was drafted to promote the enactment and enforcement of 0.08% blood alcohol concentration standard for drunk driving

A

TEA-21

Book Page 10

34
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Significant Legislation

________ established a new core Highway Safety Improvement Program which almost doubled the funds for infrastructure safety

A

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act : A Legacy for Users

(SAFETEA-LU)

Book Page 11

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Significant Legislation

Who was established to disperse funds for state enforcement of CMV safety and hazardous materials regulations.

A

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)

Book page 10

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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

A

August 10, 2005

Book Page 11

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Significant Legislation

On August 10, 2005 , President George W. Bush signed into law the ___

A

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Book Page 11

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What Act is

It doubled the funds for infrastructure safety

A

SAFETEA-LU

Book Page 11

39
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Significant Legislation

What bill was to improve highway safety through nationwide mandatory minimum testing and standards for state commercial vehicle driver’s licenses

A

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986

Book Page 9

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Significant Legislation

On December 4, 2015, who signed into law the Fixing American’s Surface Transportation Act

(FAST Act)

A

President Obama

Book Page 11

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Significant Legislation

Under TEA-21, the National Motor Carrier Safety Program (NMCSP) was restructured.

Part of this restructuring resulted in?

A

MCSAP

Book page 10

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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.

A

June 29, 2012

Book Page 11

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Significant Legislation

The ___ moved all motor carrier safety oversight responsibilities to the then newly established Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

A

Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999

Book Page 10

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Significant Legislation

Under TEA-21, the National Motor Carrier Safety Program (NMCSP) was restructured. Part of this restructuring resulted in?

A

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)

Book page 10

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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.

A

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

(MAP-21)

Book Page 11

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The FAST Act is the first law enacted in over ___ ___ that provides long-term funding certainty for surface transportation

A

ten years

Book Page 11

47
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What law make changes and reforms to many federal transportation programs, establishing new programs to advance critical freight projects

A

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act

(FAST Act )

Book Page 12

48
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The FAST Act increased surface transportation funding for the next 5 years by ____%.

A

11

Book page 11

49
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Significant Legislation

What Act is

It built on TEA-21 and ISTEA

A

SAFETEA-LU

Book Page 11

50
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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

A

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program

(MCSAP)

Book Page 10

51
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Who signed into law MAP 21 which provides $105 billion in funding for surface transportation programs for fiscal years 2013 and 2014?

A

Obama

Book page 11

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The ___ ___is the first law enacted in over ten years that provides long-term funding certainty for surface transportation

A

FAST Act

Book Page 11

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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 ____

A

2013 and 2014

Book Page 11

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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

A

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Book Page 9

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Significant Legislation

Which Act authorized highway and other surface transportation programs and their funding through 2003?

A

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century

(TEA-21)

Book page 10

56
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What Act is

The largest investment in transportation to date

A

SAFETEA-LU

Book Page 11

57
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What Law was the largest investment in transportation to date and built on TEA-21 and ISTEA

A

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act : A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)

Book Page 11

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What Act is this?

Improving safety, maintaining infrastructure condition, reducing traffic congestion

A

(MAP-21)

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

Book Page 11