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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1937 

To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of 

the Interstate I–35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on 

emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2007 

Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

A BILL 

To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and 

reconstruction of the Interstate I–35 bridge located in 

Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 

2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on emergency 

relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, 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. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING. 

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

5 is authorized to carry out a project for the repair and reVerDate Aug 31 2005 23:28 Aug 07, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1937.IS S1937

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1 construction of the Interstate I–35 bridge located in Min2 neapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007. 

3 (b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

4 of the project carried out under this section shall be 100 

5 percent. 

6 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

7 authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 to carry out 

8 this section. Such sums shall remain available until ex9 pended. 

10 SEC. 2. WAIVER OF EMERGENCY RELIEF LIMITATION. 

11 The limitation contained in section 125(d)(1) of title 

12 23, United States Code, of $100,000,000 shall not apply 

13 to expenditures under section 125 of such title for the re14 pair or reconstruction of the Interstate I–35 bridge located 

15 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 

16 2007. 

17 SEC. 3. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSIT AND TRAVEL 

18 INFORMATION SERVICES. 

19 Section 1112 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi20 cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 

21 Stat. 1171) is amended— 

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

23 ‘‘There’’; and 

24 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(b) MINNESOTA.—Notwithstanding any provision of 

2 chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 

3 may use funds authorized to carry out the emergency re4 lief program under section 125 of such title to reimburse 

5 the Minnesota State department of transportation for ac6 tual and necessary costs of maintenance and operation, 

7 less the amount of fares earned, for additional public 

8 transportation services and traveler information services 

9 which are provided by such department of transportation 

10 as a temporary substitute for highway traffic service fol11 lowing the collapse of the Interstate I–35 bridge in Min12 neapolis, Minnesota, on August 1, 2007, until highway 

13 traffic service is restored on such bridge. The Federal 

14 share of the cost of activities reimbursed under this sub15 section shall be 100 percent.’’. 

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