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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2220

To amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century with respect 

to NAFTA corridor planning and development and coordinated border 

infrastructure and safety. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 22, 2003

Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL

To amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century with respect to NAFTA corridor planning and development and coordinated border infrastructure and safety.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. NAFTA CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DEVELOP4 MENT. 

5 (a) ELIGIBILITY OF CORRIDORS.—Section 1118(b) of 

6 the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 

7 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 Stat. 161) is amended to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY OF CORRIDORS.—
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 

2 allocations under this section with respect to high 

3 priority corridors identified in section 1105(c) of the 

4 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 

5 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) that connect to the border 

6 between the United States and Mexico or the United 

7 States and Canada. 

8 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In making allocations under 

9 this section, the Secretary shall give priority consid10 eration to corridors on which traffic has increased 

11 since the date of enactment of the North American 

12 Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act and is 

13 projected to increase in the future.’’. 

14 (b) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 1118(e) 

15 of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 Stat. 162) is amend16 ed—

17 (1) by striking ‘‘by section 1101 of this Act’’; 

18 and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘and section 1119’’. 

20 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

21 1118 of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 Stat. 161) 

22 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 

25 Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to the Sec-
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1 retary to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of 

2 the fiscal years 2004 through 2009.’’. 

3 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

4 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for sec5 tion 1118 of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 

6 Stat. 161) is amended by striking ‘‘NATIONAL’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘NAFTA’’. 

8 (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of 

9 such Act (112 Stat. 107) is amended by striking the 

10 item relating to section 1118 and inserting the fol11 lowing:

‘‘Sec. 1118. NAFTA corridor planning and development program.’’.

12 SEC. 2. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE. 

13 Section 1119 of the Transportation Equity Act for 

14 the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by add15 ing at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.—

17 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

18 There is authorized to be appropriated out of the 

19 Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 

20 Account) to the Secretary to carry out this section 

21 $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 

22 through 2009. 

23 ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Funds 

24 made available to carry out this section shall be 

25 available for obligation in the same manner as if 
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1 such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 

2 23, United States Code.’’.

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