* DC - Obama Signs Short-Term Highway Bill
Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -2 July 2012: -- President Obama signed a short-term version of the highway bill as Congress works to get him the full legislation to fund federal transportation programs through September 2014, the Associated Press reported...
Obama signed the one-week extension Friday following Congressional passage of the highway bill and is expected to sign the full law in the coming days, AP said.
The bill allows more than $100 billion to be spent on highway, mass transit and other transportation programs over the next two years. Funding for such programs would have expired on Saturday.
* DC - Congress Passes Highway Bill
Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics, by Bruce Andrew Peters -2 July 2012: -- The House and Senate Friday approved a two-year highway bill that will fund construction and safety programs though September 2014, ending nearly three years of deadlock and delay since the last comprehensive funding law expired... The bill contains several provisions affecting the trucking industry, including a mandate that all trucks have electronic onboard recorders, and creation of a federal alcohol and drug clearing house so carriers can check driver records... The bill also requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a field study on the effectiveness of the 34-hour restart provision in its hours-of-service rule... Motor carriers have said the restart portion of the HOS rule, issued in December, cuts into their productivity... American Trucking Associations said Thursday that it backed the highway bill’s major provisions that affect trucking...Labels: rules and regulations
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