Comments on: Tourism initiative throws Doors Open; Niagara sites highlighted during ‘wonderful analogy’ for cross-border tourism http://accessniagara.com/blog/2006/10/12/tourism-initiative-throws-doors-open-niagara-sites-highlighted-during-wonderful-analogy-for-cross-border-tourism/ All things Niagara Falls tourism... Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:17:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Graham http://accessniagara.com/blog/2006/10/12/tourism-initiative-throws-doors-open-niagara-sites-highlighted-during-wonderful-analogy-for-cross-border-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-140363 Graham Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:02:29 +0000 http://www.accessniagara.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/12/tourism-initiative-throws-doors-open-niagara-sites-highlighted-during-wonderful-analogy-for-cross-border-tourism/#comment-140363 Sorry for the delay in answering this.. On Friday, September 29, 2006 the House and Senate approved bill HR5441 which extends the date for requiring a passport for land travel to June 2009. You can read about this on the <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/" rel="nofollow">House of Representatives Committee on Rules web site</a>. Click on the "Text of H.R. 5441" link to download a PDF. On page 10 of that PDF, in the middle of the middle column it says the following: <blockquote>(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop and implement a plan as expeditiously as possible to require a passport or other document, or combination of documents, deemed by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be sufficient to denote identity and citizenship, for all travel into the United States by United States citizens and by categories of individuals for whom documentation requirements have previously been waived under section 212(d)(4) (B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(4)(B)). This plan shall be implemented not later than three months after the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security make the certifications required in subsection (B), or June 1, 2009, whichever is earlier. The plan shall seek to expedite the travel of frequent travelers, including those who reside in border communities, and in doing so, shall make readily available a registered traveler.</blockquote> So it seems that it could be moved up if they get things arranged sooner, but the hard date is June 1, 2009 Sorry for the delay in answering this..
On Friday, September 29, 2006 the House and Senate approved bill HR5441 which extends the date for requiring a passport for land travel to June 2009.
You can read about this on the House of Representatives Committee on Rules web site. Click on the “Text of H.R. 5441″ link to download a PDF. On page 10 of that PDF, in the middle of the middle column it says the following:

(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop and implement a plan as expeditiously as possible to require a passport or other document, or combination of documents, deemed by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be sufficient to denote identity and citizenship, for all travel into the United States by United States citizens and by categories of individuals for whom documentation requirements have previously been waived under section 212(d)(4)
(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(4)(B)). This plan shall be implemented not later than three months after the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security make the certifications required in subsection (B), or June 1, 2009, whichever is earlier. The plan shall seek to expedite the travel of frequent travelers, including those who reside in border communities, and in doing so, shall make readily available a registered traveler.

So it seems that it could be moved up if they get things arranged sooner, but the hard date is June 1, 2009

]]> By: Fallsview http://accessniagara.com/blog/2006/10/12/tourism-initiative-throws-doors-open-niagara-sites-highlighted-during-wonderful-analogy-for-cross-border-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-141436 Fallsview Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:47:05 +0000 http://www.accessniagara.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/12/tourism-initiative-throws-doors-open-niagara-sites-highlighted-during-wonderful-analogy-for-cross-border-tourism/#comment-141436 Graham have you heard anything? The article makes it sound as though it has been passed through, but it would have been in the news by now. Graham have you heard anything? The article makes it sound as though it has been passed through, but it would have been in the news by now.

]]> By: niagara http://accessniagara.com/blog/2006/10/12/tourism-initiative-throws-doors-open-niagara-sites-highlighted-during-wonderful-analogy-for-cross-border-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-130534 niagara Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:37:38 +0000 http://www.accessniagara.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/12/tourism-initiative-throws-doors-open-niagara-sites-highlighted-during-wonderful-analogy-for-cross-border-tourism/#comment-130534 I havent read anywhere that the push back was official? I havent read anywhere that the push back was official?

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