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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Jun 13, 2002
Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to private operators of over-the-road buses (with priority to operators that have increased fares, or realigned budget priorities, to enhance bus transportation security from those in effect in 2001) for specified system-wide security improvements to their operations, including the reimbursement of extraordinary security-related costs incurred since September 11, 2001. Sets forth certain grant requirements, including requiring: (1) an applicant private operator of over-the-road buses to submit to the Secretary a security improvements plan; and (2) an applicant for a grant for security improvements within a terminal owned and operated by a port authority to demonstrate to the Secretary that such applicant has coordinated its security plan for the terminal with the port authority.(Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 through 2004.
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Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R–AK
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Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 11/14/2002 H8925-9007; text of measure as reported in House: CR 11/14/2002 H8942)
Mr. Armey asked unanimous consent to discharge the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 303.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-507.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-507.
Ordered to be Reported.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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