[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 2017 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 113
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2017
[Report No. 104-217, Part I]
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 12, 1995
Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran,
and Mr. Dixon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
July 31, 1995
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with
an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
July 31, 1995
Referral to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight extended
for a period ending not later than July 31, 1995
July 31, 1995
Additional sponsor: Mr. Wynn
July 31, 1995
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight discharged, committed to
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered
to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July
12, 1995]
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A BILL
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.
Union Calendar No. 113
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2017
[Report No. 104-217, Part I]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 31, 1995
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight discharged, committed to
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered
to be printed