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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2123

To require the calculation of Federal-aid highway apportionments and allocations for fiscal year 1997 to be determined so that States experience

no net effect from a credit to the Highway Trust Fund made in correction of an accounting error made in fiscal year 1994, and for other

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 25, 1996

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. PRESSLER, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. GREGG, Mrs.

KASSEBAUM, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KERRY,

Mr. D’AMATO, Mrs. FRAHM, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. DODD, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. BRADLEY, Mr. CHAFEE, and Mr. LAUTENBERG) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To require the calculation of Federal-aid highway apportionments and allocations for fiscal year 1997 to be determined so that States experience no net effect from a

credit to the Highway Trust Fund made in correction

of an accounting error made in fiscal year 1994, 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Highway Funding

3 Fairness Act of 1996.’’

4 SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY APPOR5 TIONMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

7 (b), for fiscal year 1997, the Secretary of Transportation

8 shall determine the Federal-aid highway apportionments

9 and allocations to a State without regard to the approxi10 mately $1,596,000,000 credit to the Highway Trust Fund

11 (other than the Mass Transit Account) of estimated taxes

12 paid by States that was made by the Secretary of the

13 Treasury for fiscal year 1995 in correction of an account14 ing error made in fiscal year 1994.

15 (b) ADJUSTMENTS FOR EFFECTS IN 1996.—The

16 Secretary of Transportation shall, for each State—

17 (1) determine whether the State would have

18 been apportioned and allocated an increased or de19 creased amount for Federal-aid highways for fiscal

20 year 1996 if the accounting error referred to in sub21 section (a) had not been made (which determination

22 shall take into account the effects of section 1003(c)

23 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency

24 Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat.

25 1921)); and
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1 (2) after apportionments and allocations are de2 termined in accordance with subsection (a)—

3 (A) adjust the amount apportioned and al4 located to the State for Federal-aid highways

5 for fiscal year 1997 by the amount of the in6 crease or decrease; and

7 (B) adjust accordingly the obligation limi8 tation for Federal-aid highways distributed to

9 the State under section 310 of the Department

10 of Transportation and Related Agencies Appro11 priations Act, 1997.

12 (c) NO EFFECT ON 1996 DISTRIBUTIONS.—Nothing

13 in this section shall affect any apportionment, allocation,

14 or distribution of obligation limitation, or reduction there15 of, to a State for Federal-aid highways for fiscal year

16 1996.

17 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect

18 on September 30, 1996.

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