[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 710 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 710

To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to direct 
 the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of the feasibility 
 of expanding the types of projects eligible for assistance from State 
                         infrastructure banks.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 1997

   Ms. DeLauro (for herself and Mrs. Meek of Florida) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to direct 
 the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of the feasibility 
 of expanding the types of projects eligible for assistance from State 
                         infrastructure banks.

    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 ``State Infrastructure Bank Expansion 
Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF EXPANDED USES OF STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS.

    Section 350 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 
(23 U.S.C. 101 note; 109 Stat. 618) is amended by redesignating 
subsection (l) as subsection (m) and by inserting after subsection (k) 
the following:
    ``(l) Expanded Uses of State Infrastructure Banks.--
            ``(1) Study.--The Secretary, in consultation with the heads 
        of appropriate Federal departments and agencies and the 
        advisory committee established pursuant to paragraph (3), shall 
        conduct a study of the feasibility of expanding the types of 
        projects eligible for assistance from State infrastructure 
        banks to include additional infrastructure development projects 
        carried out by the Secretary, as well as infrastructure 
        development projects carried out by the heads of other Federal 
        departments and agencies.
            ``(2) Funding.--As part of the study, the Secretary shall 
        identify appropriations accounts which could be used to provide 
        funding to State infrastructure banks for projects referred to 
        in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Advisory committee.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        advisory committee to assist the Secretary in conducting the 
        study. The members of the advisory committee shall include 
        representatives of private sector industries, representatives 
        of State and local governments, and other appropriate persons.
            ``(4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall transmit to 
        Congress a report containing the results of the study, 
        including recommendations on appropriate administrative and 
        legislative actions.''.
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