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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5730 

To rescind earmarks for certain surface transportation projects. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 14, 2010 

Ms. MARKEY of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To rescind earmarks for certain surface transportation 

projects. 

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’’. 

7 SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF ALLOCATED PROJECT FUNDS. 

8 (a) ISTEA AND STURAA.—The unobligated bal9 ances available on December 31, 2010, under sections 

10 1103(b), 1104(b), 1105(f), 1106(a), 1106(b), 1107(b), 

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1 ficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240) and sub2 sections (c) and (d) of section 149 of the Surface Trans3 portation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 

4 (Public Law 100–17) are rescinded. 

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

6 September 30, 2011, under section 1602 of the Transpor7 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105– 

8 178) for each project for which less than 10 percent of 

9 the amount authorized for such project under such section 

10 has been obligated is rescinded. 

11 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGH12 WAY SYSTEM CORRIDOR DESIGNATION. 

13 Section 1117(d) of the Transportation Equity Act for 

14 the 21st Century (112 Stat. 161) is repealed and the des15 ignation made by that section shall no longer be effective. 

16 SEC. 4. RESCISSION OF UNDESIGNATED HIGH PRIORITY 

17 PROJECT FUNDS. 

18 Of the amounts authorized for fiscal years 2005 

19 through 2009 in section 1101(a)(16) of the Safe, Account20 able, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

21 Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59) to carry out the 

22 high priority projects program under section 117 of title 

23 23, United States Code, that are not allocated for projects 

24 described in section 1702 of such Act, $8,190,355 are re25 scinded. 


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1 SEC. 5. REPORT. 

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

3 October 31 of each year thereafter, the Secretary shall 

4 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra5 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

7 a report identifying each project authorized under section 

8 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Cen9 tury (Public Law 105–178), sections 1301, 1302, 1702, 

10 and 1934 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

11 Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public 

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

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

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

15 each such project— 

16 (1) the amount of funds authorized under such 

17 section; 

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

19 (3) a reference to the public law, section num20 ber, and project number under which such project 

21 was authorized. 

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