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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:H.R. 551.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have thePower To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amongthe several States, and with the Indian Tribes.[Page H552]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve, through December 31, 2016, a request by a state to provide state public transportation and federal-aid highway project funds to federal agencies (including the Department of Transportation), state agencies, and Indian tribes participating in the environmental review process or approved state process for such projects to support activities that contribute to expediting and improving project planning and delivery in the state.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To allow a State to contribute State funds to Federal agencies, State agencies, or Indian tribes participating in an environmental review process under section 139 of title 23, United States Code, to support activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to expediting and improving transportation project planning and delivery for projects in that State.</title>
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        <title>To allow a State to contribute State funds to Federal agencies, State agencies, or Indian tribes participating in an environmental review process under section 139 of title 23, United States Code, to support activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to expediting and improving transportation project planning and delivery for projects in that State.</title>
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      <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.</text>
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