[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1023 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1023


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 1995

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

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                                 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 a project within the District of Columbia described in 
subsection (b) 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.--A project referred to in subsection (a) is 
a project--
            (1) for which the United States--
                    (A) is obligated to pay under title 23, United 
                States Code, on the date of enactment of this Act; or
                    (B) becomes obligated to pay under title 23, United 
                States Code, during any portion of the period beginning 
                on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
                September 30, 1996; and
            (2) that is--
                    (A) for a route proposed for inclusion in the 
                National Highway System; or
                    (B) of regional significance (as determined by the 
                Secretary of Transportation);
with respect to which the Mayor of the District of Columbia certifies 
that sufficient funds are not available to pay the full non-Federal 
share of the costs of the project.
    (c) Repayment.--
            (1) Obligation to repay.--Not later than September 30, 
        1996, the District of Columbia shall repay to the United 
        States, with respect to each project for which an increased 
        Federal share is paid under subsection (a), an amount equal to 
        the difference between--
                    (A) the amount of the costs of the project paid by 
                the United States under subsection (a); and
                    (B) the amount of the costs of the project that 
                would have been paid by the United States but for 
                subsection (a).
            (2) Deposit of repaid funds.--A repayment made under 
        paragraph (1) 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.
            (3) Failure to repay.--
                    (A) Deductions.--If the District of Columbia fails 
                to make a repayment required under paragraph (1) with 
                respect to a project, the Secretary of Transportation 
                shall deduct an amount equal to the amount of the 
                failed repayment from funds apportioned or allocated 
                for the category of the project for fiscal year 1997 to 
                the District of Columbia under title 23, United States 
                Code.
                    (B) Reapportionment.--Any amount deducted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be reapportioned for fiscal year 
                1997 in accordance with title 23, United States Code, 
                to a State other than the District of Columbia.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than November 1, 1995, and November 1, 1996, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report describing--
            (1) each project within the District of Columbia for which 
        an increased Federal share has been paid under section 2;
            (2) any specific cause of delay in the rate of obligation 
        of Federal funds made available under section 2; and
            (3) any other information that the Secretary of 
        Transportation determines is relevant.
            Passed the Senate July 20 (legislative day, July 10), 1995.

            Attest:

                                             KELLY D. JOHNSTON,

                                                             Secretary.