[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 1664 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1664

     To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the bridge 
                         discretionary program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 1997

  Mrs. Emerson (for herself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Weller, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
  Sanders, Mr. Wise, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Danner, Mr. Talent, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
 McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Hulshof) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the bridge 
                         discretionary program.

    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 ``Safe Bridges Reconstruction and 
Restoration Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. BRIDGE PROGRAM.

    Section 144(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Of the amounts authorized for each of 
        fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 by section 
        103 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
        1991, all but $57,000,000 in the case of fiscal year 1992, 
        $68,000,000 in the case of fiscal years 1993 and 1994, and 
        $69,000,000 in the case of fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 
        shall be apportioned as provided in subsection (e) of this 
        section. $49,000,000 in the case of fiscal year 1992, 
        $59,500,000 in the case of fiscal years 1993 and 1994, and 
        $60,500,000 in the case of fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 of 
        the amount authorized for each of such fiscal years shall be 
        available for obligation'' and inserting ``Before any 
        apportionment is made under subsection (e), the Secretary shall 
        set aside $800,000,000 per fiscal year for obligation'';
            (2) by inserting ``. Such $800,000,000 shall be available 
        for obligation at the discretion of the Secretary'' after 
        ``each such apportionment''; and
            (3) by striking ``the obligation of $49,900,000 in the case 
        of fiscal year 1992, $59,500,000 in the case of fiscal years 
        1993 and 1994, and $60,500,000 in the case of fiscal years 
        1995, 1996, and 1997 shall be at the discretion of the 
        Secretary, and''.
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