I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF ALLOCATED PROJECT FUNDS. 
(a) ISTEA AND STURAA.—The unobligated bal-
ances available on December 31, 2010, under sections 
1103(b), 1104(b), 1105(f), 1106(a), 1106(b), 1107(b), 
and 1108(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef-
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ficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240) and sub-
sections (c) and (d) of section 149 of the Surface Trans-
portation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
(Public Law 100–17) are rescinded. 
(b) TEA 21.—The unobligated balance available on 
September 30, 2011, under section 1602 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105– 
178) for each project for which less than 10 percent of 
the amount authorized for such project under such section 
has been obligated is rescinded. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGH-
WAY SYSTEM CORRIDOR DESIGNATION. 
Section 1117(d) of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (112 Stat. 161) is repealed and the des-
ignation made by that section shall no longer be effective. 
SEC. 4. RESCISSION OF UNDESIGNATED HIGH PRIORITY 
PROJECT FUNDS. 
Of the amounts authorized for fiscal years 2005 
through 2009 in section 1101(a)(16) of the Safe, Account-
able, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59) to carry out the 
high priority projects program under section 117 of title 
23, United States Code, that are not allocated for projects 
described in section 1702 of such Act, $8,190,355 are re-
scinded. 
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SEC. 5. REPORT. 
Not later than October 31, 2011, and not later than 
October 31 of each year thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report identifying each project authorized under section 
1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Cen-
tury (Public Law 105–178), sections 1301, 1302, 1702, 
and 1934 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public 
Law 109–59), and section 144(f) of title 23, United States 
Code, that has inactive funds or that has been completed 
in the previous fiscal year. Such report shall include, for 
each such project— 
(1) the amount of funds authorized under such 
section; 
(2) the unobligated balance of such funds; and 
(3) a reference to the public law, section num-
ber, and project number under which such project 
was authorized. 
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