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
