[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 467 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 467

 For the relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            February 23 (legislative day, February 22), 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 For the relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., 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. FINDING AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., of 
St. Louis, Missouri, satisfactorily performed emergency work in 
California after the Northridge earthquake on January 17, 1994, but has 
not been reimbursed as a result of a technicality under California 
State law.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to fairly compensate 
Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., for the work for which, except for the 
technicality under California State law, Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., 
would otherwise have been paid under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).

SEC. 2. PAYMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall pay to Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., of St. Louis, Missouri, an 
amount equal to the total amount owed to Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., by 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of California to 
compensate Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., for the emergency work and 
services performed at the request of the Southern California Regional 
Rail Authority, to the extent that the work and services are otherwise 
eligible for reimbursement under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). The payment 
shall be made from funds made available to carry out the Act.
    (b) Deobligation of Funds.--The Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall deobligate an amount equal to the amount 
obligated prior to the date of enactment of this Act for payment to the 
State of California to cover the costs of emergency work and services 
performed at the request of the Southern California Regional Rail 
Authority by Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., after the Northridge 
earthquake on January 17, 1994, that would have been eligible for 
reimbursement under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
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