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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2017 Introduced in House (IH)]

104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2017

    To authorize an increased Federal share of the costs of certain 
 transportation projects in the District of Columbia for fiscal years 
                 1995 and 1996, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 1995

Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran, 
and Mr. Dixon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
    To authorize an increased Federal share of the costs of certain 
 transportation projects in the District of Columbia for fiscal years 
                 1995 and 1996, 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 ``District of Columbia Emergency 
Highway Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EMERGENCY HIGHWAY RELIEF.

    (a) Temporary Waiver of Non-Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any 
other law, during fiscal years 1995 and 1996, the Federal share of the 
costs of a project within the District of Columbia described in 
subsection (b) shall be a percentage requested by the District of 
Columbia, but not to exceed 100 percent of the costs of the project.
    (b) Eligible Projects.--A project referred to in subsection (a) is 
a project--
            (1) for which the United States--
                    (A) is obligated to pay the Federal share of the 
                costs of the project under title 23, United States 
                Code, on the date of enactment of this Act; or
                    (B) becomes obligated to pay the Federal share of 
                the costs of the project under title 23, United States 
                Code, during the period beginning on the date of the 
                enactment of this Act and ending September 30, 1996; 
                and
            (2) that is--
                    (A) for a route proposed for inclusion on the 
                National Highway System; or
                    (B) of regional significance (as determined by the 
                Secretary of Transportation);
and with respect to which the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
certifies that sufficient funds are not available to pay the non-
Federal share of the costs of the project.
    (c) Repayment.--
            (1) Obligation to repay.--Not later than July 31, 1997, the 
        District of Columbia shall repay to the United States, with 
        respect to each project for which an increased Federal share is 
        paid pursuant to subsection (a), an amount equal to the 
        difference between--
                    (A) the amount of the costs of the project paid by 
                the United States pursuant to subsection (a); and
                    (B) the amount of the costs of the project that 
                would have been paid by the United States but for 
                subsection (a).
            (2) Deposit of repaid funds.--A repayment made under 
        paragraph (1) with respect to a project shall be--
                    (A) deposited in the Highway Trust Fund established 
                by section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
                and
                    (B) credited to the appropriate account of the 
                District of Columbia for the category of the project.
            (3) Effect of nonrepayment.--
                    (A) Deductions.--If the District of Columbia does 
                not make a repayment required under paragraph (1) with 
                respect to a project, the Secretary of Transportation 
                shall deduct an amount equal to the amount not repaid 
                from funds apportioned or allocated for the category of 
                the project for fiscal year 1997 to the District of 
                Columbia under title 23, United States Code, on July 
                31, 1997. The Secretary shall reserve from the District 
                of Columbia's obligational authority at the beginning 
                of fiscal year 1997, an appropriate amount of District 
                of Columbia's obligational authority to ensure that 
                such deductions are made.
                    (B) Reapportionment.--Any amount deducted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be reapportioned for fiscal year 
                1997 in accordance with title 23, United States Code, 
                to a State other than the District of Columbia.
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