6 Amendments of Jim HIGGINS related to 2011/0302(COD)
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
(20 a) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, as defined by Article 3 (qq) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T guidelines]
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27; and ensuring that the length of the roads of the core network has adequate coverage in terms of infrastructure to supply alternative fuels to vehicles using these roads in the EU-27 and the reduction in casualties on the road network in the EU-27;
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) for rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed and for road networks in the case of Member States with no railway network established in their territory or in the case of a Member State with an isolated network as defined in Article 3 (qq) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T guidelines] without long distance rail freight transport, 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased up to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased up to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections and enhancing rail interoperability actions;
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) actions supporting new technologies and innovation that decarbonise any mode of transport: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost.
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) any other financial instrumentdedicated financial instruments aiming to facilitate private investments for infrastructure projects using new technologies and innovation that improve the environmental sustainability of a transport mode and have higher investment risks.
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – Point a
Annex – Part I – Point a
Innovative Management & Single European Sky - SESAR Services Innovative Management & Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail and Services Inland Waterways (ITS, ERTMS and RIS), infrastructure for the supply of alternative and in particular low or zero carbon energy for transport Innovative Management & Core Network Ports and Airports Services