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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 249

To promote job creation and economic recovery through investment in

transportation infrastructure, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 28, (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 1993

Mr. LAUTENBERG introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Appropriations

A BILL

To promote job creation and economic recovery through investment in transportation infrastructure, 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 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the

5 fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other pur6 poses, namely:

7 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

8 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

9 To expedite the maintenance and repair of the Na10 tion’s highways and bridges, and to stimulate economic
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1 activity, $2,900,000,000, to remain available until ex2 pended, from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That

3 such funds shall be distributed in accordance with the

4 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

5 (Public Law 102–240): Provided further, That such funds

6 shall be exempt from any deduction under subsection (a)

7 or (f) of section 104 of title 23, United States Code, and

8 from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid high9 ways and highway safety construction projects: Provided

10 further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail11 able for the implementation or execution of programs the

12 obligations for which are in excess of $18,303,000,000 for

13 Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction

14 programs for fiscal year 1993: Provided further, That such

15 funds shall be exempt from requirements for any non-Fed16 eral share otherwise required under title 23, United States

17 Code: Provided further, That such funds shall be obligated

18 by the States by not later than September 30, 1993.

19 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

20 To expand the capacity and efficiency of public trans21 portation systems, expedite compliance with requirements

22 under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the

23 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, $1,400,000,000, to

24 remain available until expended from the Mass Transit

25 Account of the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That such
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1 funds shall be distributed in accordance with the Inter2 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

3 (Public Law 102–240): Provided further, That such funds

4 shall be exempt from requirements for non-Federal match5 ing funds otherwise required under the Federal Transit

6 Act: Provided further, That such funds shall be obligated

7 by the States by not later than September 30, 1993.

8 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

9 To expand capacity, improve safety and the efficiency

10 of the national aviation system, $1,900,000,000, to remain

11 available until expended from the Airport and Airway

12 Trust Fund, for additional Airport Improvement Program

13 grants-in-aid as authorized under section 14 of Public

14 Law 91–258, as amended: Provided, That of the amount

15 provided, $500,000,000 shall be obligated for projects at

16 the discretion of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation

17 Administration: Provided further, That of the amount pro18 vided, $400,000,000 shall be obligated for projects at the

19 discretion of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation

20 Administration for projects that enhance economic devel21 opment at small hub and non-hub airports: Provided fur22 ther, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available

23 for the planning or execution of programs the commit24 ments for which are in excess of $3,700,000,000 in fiscal

25 year 1993 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and devel-
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1 opment, and noise compatibility planning and programs,

2 notwithstanding section 506(e)(4) of the Airport and Air3 way Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, of which not

4 to exceed $198,173,199 shall be available for letters of in5 tent issued prior to June 30, 1992: Provided further, That

6 such funds shall be exempt from requirements for non7 Federal matching funds otherwise required under section

8 14 of Public Law 91–258, as amended: Provided further,

9 That such funds shall be obligated by not later than Sep10 tember 30, 1993.

11 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

12 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

13 For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor

14 improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revi15 talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amend16 ed (45 U.S.C. et seq.) and the Rail Safety Improvement

17 Act of 1988, an additional $220,000,000, to remain avail18 able until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be

19 obligated by not later than September 30, 1993.

20 GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

21 CORPORATION

22 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make

23 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for

24 capital improvements, an additional $320,000,000, to re25 main available until expended: Provided, That such funds

26 shall be obligated by not later than September 30, 1993.
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1 SHORT TITLE

2 SEC. 2. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental

3 Transportation Appropriations Reinvestment to Upgrade

4 Productivity (Start-Up) Act of 1993’’.

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