II 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3311 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Received 
AN ACT 
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 reconstruc-
tion, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
is authorized to carry out a project for the repair and re-
construction of the Interstate I–35W bridge located in 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007. 
(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project carried out under this section shall be 100 
percent. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 to carry out 
this section. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF EMERGENCY RELIEF LIMITATION. 
The limitation contained in section 125(d)(1) of title 
23, United States Code, of $100,000,000 shall not apply 
to expenditures under section 125 of such title for the re-
pair or reconstruction of the Interstate I–35W bridge lo-
cated in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 
1, 2007. 
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SEC. 3. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSIT AND TRAVEL 
INFORMATION SERVICES. 
Section 1112 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi-
cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 
Stat. 1171) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) MINNESOTA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, the 
Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) use funds authorized to carry out the 
emergency relief program under section 125 of 
such title for the repair and reconstruction of 
the Interstate I–35W bridge in Minneapolis, 
Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007; 
and 
‘‘(B) use not to exceed $5,000,000 of the 
funds authorized to carry out the emergency re-
lief program under section 125 of such title to 
reimburse the Minnesota State department of 
transportation for actual and necessary costs of 
maintenance and operation, less the amount of 
fares earned, for additional public transpor-
tation services and traveler information services 
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which are provided by the Metropolitan Council 
(of Minnesota) as a temporary substitute for 
highway traffic service following the collapse of 
the Interstate I–35W bridge in Minneapolis, 
Minnesota, on August 1, 2007, until highway 
traffic service is restored on such bridge. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of activities reimbursed under this sub-
section shall be 100 percent.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives August 3, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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