Bills & Legislation - "To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, and for other purposes."

Title: To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, and for other purposes. Source: Bills & Legislation Data/Action: Introduced in House Date: 7/18/2019 Text Preview: ...require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long- range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs,... ...greenhouse gas emissions in long- range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Green Transportation Act''. SEC. 2. GREENHOUSE... ...greenhouse gases (as defined in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1))) and shall provide for reductions in such emissions.'' (b) Public Transportation Planning.--Section 5303(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such plans and TIPs shall be developed after consideration of direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse...