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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3195

To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the minimum allocation

formula under the Federal-aid highway program, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 28, 1996

Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. BREWSTER, and Mr. LARGENT) introduced

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation

and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the minimum allocation formula under the Federal-aid highway

program, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. MINIMUM ALLOCATION.

4 (a) FISCAL YEAR 1998 AND THEREAFTER.—Section

5 157(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add6 ing at the end the following:

7 ‘‘(5) THEREAFTER.—In fiscal year 1998 and

8 each fiscal year thereafter on October 1, or as soon

9 as possible thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate
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1 among the States amounts sufficient to ensure that

2 a State’s percentage of the total apportionments in

3 each such fiscal year and allocations for the prior

4 fiscal year from funds made available out of the

5 Highway Trust Fund is not be less than 100 percent

6 of the percentage of estimated tax payments attrib7 utable to highway users in the State paid into the

8 Highway Trust Fund in the latest fiscal year for

9 which data are available.’’.

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 157(a)(4)

11 of such title is amended by striking the paragraph des12 ignation and all that follows before ‘‘on October 1’’ and

13 inserting the following:

14 ‘‘(4) FISCAL YEARS 1992–1997.—For fiscal years

15 1992 through 1997,’’.

16 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF HOLD HARMLESS.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1015(a) of the Intermodal

18 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C.

19 104 note; 105 Stat. 1943–1944) is repealed.

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

21 subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of fiscal

22 year 1998.
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1 SEC. 3. 100 PERCENT OF PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS.

2 Section 1015(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor3 tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 105

4 Stat. 1944) is amended—

5 (1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘90’’;

6 (2) in the paragraph heading for paragraph (1)

7 by striking ‘‘GENERAL RULE’’ and inserting ‘‘FIS8 CAL YEARS 1992–1997’’;

9 (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para10 graph (3) and inserting after paragraph (1) the fol11 lowing:

12 ‘‘(2) THEREAFTER.—In fiscal year 1998 and

13 each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary (after mak14 ing the allocation under section 157(a) of this title)

15 shall allocate among the States amounts sufficient to

16 ensure that a State’s percentage of the total appor17 tionments in each such fiscal year and allocations

18 for the prior fiscal year from funds made available

19 out of the Highway Trust Fund is not less than 100

20 percent of the estimated tax payments attributable

21 to highway users in the State paid into the Highway

22 Trust Fund in the latest fiscal year for which data

23 are available.’’; and
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1 (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by para2 graph (3) of this section, by striking ‘‘paragraph

3 (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’.

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