[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 249 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 249

  To promote job creation and economic recovery through investment in 
         transportation infrastructure, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 28, (legislative day, January 5), 1993

Mr. Lautenberg introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To promote job creation and economic recovery through investment in 
         transportation infrastructure, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for 
other purposes, namely:

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                     Federal Highway Administration

    To expedite the maintenance and repair of the Nation's highways and 
bridges, and to stimulate economic activity, $2,900,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That 
such funds shall be distributed in accordance with the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240): 
Provided further, That such funds shall be exempt from any deduction 
under subsection (a) or (f) of section 104 of title 23, United States 
Code, and from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction projects: Provided further, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation or 
execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of 
$18,303,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs for fiscal year 1993: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be exempt from requirements for any non-Federal share 
otherwise required under title 23, United States Code: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be obligated by the States by not later 
than September 30, 1993.

                     Federal Transit Administration

    To expand the capacity and efficiency of public transportation 
systems, expedite compliance with requirements under the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 
$1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended from the Mass 
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That such funds 
shall be distributed in accordance with the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240): Provided 
further, That such funds shall be exempt from requirements for non-
Federal matching funds otherwise required under the Federal Transit 
Act: Provided further, That such funds shall be obligated by the States 
by not later than September 30, 1993.

                    Federal Aviation Administration

    To expand capacity, improve safety and the efficiency of the 
national aviation system, $1,900,000,000, to remain available until 
expended from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, for additional Airport 
Improvement Program grants-in-aid as authorized under section 14 of 
Public Law 91-258, as amended: Provided, That of the amount provided, 
$500,000,000 shall be obligated for projects at the discretion of the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided, $400,000,000 shall be obligated for 
projects at the discretion of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration for projects that enhance economic development at small 
hub and non-hub airports: Provided further, That none of the funds in 
this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs 
the commitments for which are in excess of $3,700,000,000 in fiscal 
year 1993 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and 
noise compatibility planning and programs, notwithstanding section 
506(e)(4) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as 
amended, of which not to exceed $198,173,199 shall be available for 
letters of intent issued prior to June 30, 1992: Provided further, That 
such funds shall be exempt from requirements for non-Federal matching 
funds otherwise required under section 14 of Public Law 91-258, as 
amended: Provided further, That such funds shall be obligated by not 
later than September 30, 1993.

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                 northeast corridor improvement program

    For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor improvements 
authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976, as amended (45 U.S.C. et seq.) and the Rail Safety 
Improvement Act of 1988, an additional $220,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be obligated 
by not later than September 30, 1993.

         grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

    To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital improvements, an 
additional $320,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such funds shall be obligated by not later than September 30, 
1993.

                              short title

    Sec. 2. This Act may be cited as the ``Supplemental Transportation 
Appropriations Reinvestment to Upgrade Productivity (Start-Up) Act of 
1993''.

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