[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 772 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 772

To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
 reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for expenses incurred 
in support of Federal rescue and salvage operations in connection with 
             the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 1997

   Mr. Lazio of New York (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Forbes) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportaiton and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
 reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for expenses incurred 
in support of Federal rescue and salvage operations in connection with 
             the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TWA FLIGHT 800 RESCUE AND SALVAGE 
              EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency is authorized to reimburse the State of New York, Suffolk 
County, New York, Nassau County, New York, and New York City for 
expenses incurred by the jurisdictions in support of Federal rescue and 
salvage operations in connection with the crash of Trans World Airlines 
Flight 800.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for providing reimbursement under subsection (a) 
$12,425,000, and such additional sums as may be necessary, for fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 1997.
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