[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 2017 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.2017
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five
An Act
To authorize an increased Federal share of the costs of certain
transportation projects in the District of Columbia for fiscal years
1995 and 1996, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Emergency
Highway Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EMERGENCY HIGHWAY RELIEF.
(a) Temporary Waiver of Non-Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any
other law, during fiscal years 1995 and 1996, the Federal share of the
costs of an eligible project shall be a percentage requested by the
District of Columbia, but not to exceed 100 percent of the costs of the
project.
(b) Eligible Projects.--In this section, the term ``eligible
project'' means a highway project in the District of Columbia--
(1) for which the United States--
(A) is obligated to pay the Federal share of the costs of
the project under title 23, United States Code, on the date of
enactment of this Act; or
(B) becomes obligated to pay the Federal share of the costs
of the project under title 23, United States Code, during the
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and
ending September 30, 1996;
(2) which is--
(A) for a route proposed for inclusion on or designated as
part of the National Highway System; or
(B) of regional significance (as determined by the
Secretary of Transportation); and
(3) with respect to which the District of Columbia certifies
that sufficient funds are not available to pay the non-Federal
share of the costs of the project.
SEC. 3. DEDICATED HIGHWAY FUND AND REPAYMENT OF TEMPORARY WAIVER
AMOUNTS.
(a) Establishment of Fund.--Not later than December 31, 1995, the
District of Columbia shall establish a dedicated highway fund to be
comprised, at a minimum, of amounts equivalent to receipts from motor
fuel taxes and, if necessary, motor vehicle taxes and fees collected by
the District of Columbia to pay in accordance with this section the
cost-sharing requirements established under title 23, United States
Code, and to repay the United States for increased Federal shares of
eligible projects paid pursuant to section 2(a). The fund shall be
separate from the general fund of the District of Columbia.
(b) Payment of Non-Federal Share.--For fiscal year 1997 and each
fiscal year thereafter, amounts in the fund shall be sufficient to pay,
at a minimum, the cost-sharing requirements established under title 23,
United States Code, for such fiscal year.
(c) Repayment Requirements.--
(1) Fiscal year 1996.--By September 30, 1996, the District of
Columbia shall pay to the United States from amounts in the fund
established under subsection (a), with respect to each project for
which an increased Federal share is paid in fiscal year 1995
pursuant to section 2(a), an amount equal to 50 percent of the
difference between--
(A) the amount of the costs of the project paid by the
United States in such fiscal year pursuant to section 2(a); and
(B) the amount of the costs of the project that would have
been paid by the United States but for section 2(a).
(2) Fiscal year 1997.--By September 30, 1997, the District of
Columbia shall pay to the United States from amounts in the fund
established under subsection (a), with respect to each project for
which an increased Federal share is paid in fiscal year 1995
pursuant to section 2(a) and with respect to each project for which
an increased Federal share is paid in fiscal year 1996 pursuant to
section 2(a), an amount equal to 50 percent of the difference
between--
(A) the amount of the costs of the project paid in such
fiscal year by the United States pursuant to section 2(a); and
(B) the amount of the costs of the project that would have
been paid by the United States but for section 2(a).
(3) Fiscal year 1998.--By September 30, 1998, the District of
Columbia shall pay to the United States from amounts in the fund
established under subsection (a), with respect to each project for
which an increased Federal share is paid in fiscal year 1996
pursuant to section 2(a), an amount equal to 50 percent of the
difference between--
(A) the amount of the costs of the project paid in such
fiscal year by the United States pursuant to section 2(a); and
(B) the amount of the costs of the project that would have
been paid by the United States but for section 2(a).
(4) Deposit of repaid funds.--Repayments made under paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) with respect to a project shall be--
(A) deposited in the Highway Trust Fund established by
section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(B) credited to the appropriate account of the District of
Columbia for the category of the project.
(d) Enforcement.--If the District of Columbia does not meet any
requirement established by subsection (a), (b), or (c) and applicable
in a fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation shall not approve any
highway project in the District of Columbia under title 23, United
States Code, until the requirement is met.
(e) GAO Audit.--Not later than December 31, 1996, and each December
31 thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall audit
the financial condition and the operations of the fund established
under this section and shall submit to Congress a report on the results
of such audit and on the financial condition and the results of the
operation of the fund during the preceding fiscal year and on the
expected condition and operations of the fund during the next 5 fiscal
years.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Expeditious Processing and Execution of Contracts.--The
District of Columbia shall expeditiously process and execute contracts
to implement the Federal-aid highway program in the District of
Columbia.
(b) Revolving Fund Account.--The District of Columbia shall
establish an independent revolving fund account for Federal-aid highway
projects. The account shall be separate from the capital account of the
Department of Public Works of the District of Columbia and shall be
reserved for the prompt payment of contractors completing highway
projects in the District of Columbia under title 23, United States
Code.
(c) Highway Project Expertise and Resources.--The District of
Columbia shall ensure that necessary expertise and resources are
available for planning, design, and construction of Federal-aid highway
projects in the District of Columbia.
(d) Programmatic Reforms.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
consultation with the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority, may require administrative and
programmatic reforms by the District of Columbia to ensure efficient
management of the Federal-aid highway program in the District of
Columbia.
(e) GAO Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
review implementation of the requirements of this section (including
requirements imposed under subsection (d)) and report to Congress on
the results of such review not later than July 1, 1996.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.