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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1067 

To rescind earmarks for certain surface transportation projects, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2011 

Mr. COHEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To rescind earmarks for certain surface transportation 

projects, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transpor5 tation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability 

6 Act of 2011’’. 

7 SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF ALLOCATED PROJECT FUNDS. 

8 (a) PROJECTS DESIGNATED PRIOR TO 1998.—The 

9 unobligated balances available on June 30, 2011, under 

10 the following provisions are rescinded: 


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1 (1) Section 147 of the Federal Highway Act of 

2 1978 (Public Law 95–599). 

3 (2) Section 9(c) of the Federal-Aid Highway 

4 Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–134). 

5 (3) Section 131 of the Highway Improvement 

6 Act of 1982 (Public Law 97–424). 

7 (4) Section 149 of the Surface Transportation 

8 and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 

9 (Public Law 100–17). 

10 (5) Sections 1006(h), 1069, 1103(b), 1104(b), 

11 1105(f), 1106(a), 1106(b), 1107(b), 1108(b), and 

12 6015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi13 ciency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240). 

14 (6) Section 307(e) of title 23, United States 

15 Code, as in effect on December 18, 1991 (105 Stat. 

16 2170). 

17 (7) Section 11(b)(10) of the Federal Transit 

18 Act, as in effect on December 18, 1991 (105 Stat. 

19 2187). 

20 (8) Section 320 of title 23, United States Code. 

21 (b) TEA 21.—The unobligated balance available on 

22 September 30, 2011, under section 1602 of Public Law 

23 105–178 for each project for which less than 10 percent 

24 of the amount authorized for such project under such sec25 tion has been obligated is rescinded. 


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1 SEC. 3. RESCISSION OF UNDESIGNATED HIGH PRIORITY 

2 PROJECT FUNDS. 

3 Of the amounts authorized for fiscal years 2005 

4 through 2009 in section 1101(a)(16) of SAFETEA–LU 

5 (Public Law 109–59) to carry out the high priority 

6 projects program under section 117 of title 23, United 

7 States Code, that are not allocated for projects described 

8 in section 1702 of such Act, $8,190,335 is rescinded. 

9 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

10 Not later than October 31, 2011, and not later than 

11 October 31 of each year thereafter, the Secretary of 

12 Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Trans13 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa14 tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

15 Works of the Senate a report identifying each project au16 thorized under section 1602 of the Transportation Equity 

17 Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178), sections 

18 1301, 1302, 1702, and 1934 of SAFETEA–LU (Public 

19 Law 109–59), and section 144(f) of title 23, United States 

20 Code, that has inactive funds or that has been completed 

21 in the previous fiscal year. Such report shall include, for 

22 each such project— 

23 (1) the amount of funds authorized under such 

24 section; 

25 (2) the unobligated balance of such funds; and 


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1 (3) a reference to the public law, section num2 ber, and project number under which such project 

3 was authorized. 

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