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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3926

To authorize funds for emergency road repairs in response to the severity

of the 1993–94 winter, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 1, 1994

Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mr. BOEHNER)

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

Public Works and Transportation

A BILL

To authorize funds for emergency road repairs in response

to the severity of the 1993–94 winter, 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. ROAD REPAIRS.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation

5 shall make available to the States and the District of Co6 lumbia $98,000,000 for road repairs and emergency road

7 resurfacing as follows:

State: Amount:

Connecticut .................................... $4,430,000

Delaware ........................................ $1,880,000

District of Columbia ...................... $ 200,000
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State: Amount:

Illinois ............................................ $8,030,000

Indiana .......................................... $4,610,000

Iowa ............................................... $3,410,000

Maine ............................................. $3,700,000

Massachusetts ................................ $4,550,000

Maryland ....................................... $3,450,000

Michigan ........................................ $7,460,000

Minnesota ...................................... $5,940,000

New Hampshire ............................. $2,220,000

New Jersey .................................... $6,030,000

New York ....................................... $9,920,000

Ohio ............................................... $8,480,000

Pennsylvania .................................. $9,280,000

Rhode Island ................................. $2,910,000

Vermont ......................................... $2,160,000

Virginia .......................................... $2,670,000

West Virginia ................................. $2,010,000

Wisconsin ....................................... $4,660,000

1 (b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds made avail2 able to a State or the District of Columbia under this sec3 tion shall remain available until expended, or until Sep4 tember 30, 1994, whichever occurs first.

5 SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS.

6 (a) WINTER OF 1993–94 ROAD REPAIRS.—All funds

7 made available to a State or the District of Columbia

8 under this Act shall only be used for road repairs due to

9 the severity of the winter of 1993–94. Such repairs include

10 filling potholes and emergency road resurfacing.

11 (b) LOCAL FUNDING.—Fifty percent of the funds

12 made available to a State under this Act shall either be

13 distributed to counties or other local governmental body

14 by the State for activities described in subsection (a) or

15 used by the State to repair county or local roads.
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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There is authorized to be appropriated $98,000,000

3 to carry out this Act for fiscal year 1994.

4 SEC. 4. OFFSETTING CUT.

5 Fifteen percent of the amounts appropriated for fis6 cal year 1994 for travel expenses for officers or employees

7 of any department, agency, or other entity of the executive

8 branch, excluding the Postal Service, Department of De9 fense, Department of the Treasury, Department of Jus10 tice, and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, is re11 scinded.

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