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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3926
To authorize funds for emergency road repairs in response to the severity
of the 1993–94 winter, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 1994
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mr. BOEHNER)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To authorize funds for emergency road repairs in response
to the severity of the 1993–94 winter, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ROAD REPAIRS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall make available to the States and the District of Co-
lumbia $98,000,000 for road repairs and emergency road
resurfacing as follows:
State:
Amount:
Connecticut ....................................
$4,430,000
Delaware ........................................
$1,880,000
District of Columbia ......................
$ 200,000
State:
Amount:
Illinois ............................................
$8,030,000
Indiana ..........................................
$4,610,000
Iowa ...............................................
$3,410,000
Maine .............................................
$3,700,000
Massachusetts ................................
$4,550,000
Maryland .......................................
$3,450,000
Michigan ........................................
$7,460,000
Minnesota ......................................
$5,940,000
New Hampshire .............................
$2,220,000
New Jersey ....................................
$6,030,000
New York .......................................
$9,920,000
Ohio ...............................................
$8,480,000
Pennsylvania ..................................
$9,280,000
Rhode Island .................................
$2,910,000
Vermont .........................................
$2,160,000
Virginia ..........................................
$2,670,000
West Virginia .................................
$2,010,000
Wisconsin .......................................
$4,660,000
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds made avail-
able to a State or the District of Columbia under this sec-
tion shall remain available until expended, or until Sep-
tember 30, 1994, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS.
(a) WINTER OF 1993–94 ROAD REPAIRS.—All funds
made available to a State or the District of Columbia
under this Act shall only be used for road repairs due to
the severity of the winter of 1993–94. Such repairs include
filling potholes and emergency road resurfacing.
(b) LOCAL FUNDING.—Fifty percent of the funds
made available to a State under this Act shall either be
distributed to counties or other local governmental body
by the State for activities described in subsection (a) or
used by the State to repair county or local roads.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated $98,000,000
to carry out this Act for fiscal year 1994.
SEC. 4. OFFSETTING CUT.
Fifteen percent of the amounts appropriated for fis-
cal year 1994 for travel expenses for officers or employees
of any department, agency, or other entity of the executive
branch, excluding the Postal Service, Department of De-
fense, Department of the Treasury, Department of Jus-
tice, and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, is re-
scinded.
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