[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 1125 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1125

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 1997

Ms. Moseley-Braun (for herself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, to extend the discretionary 
                            bridge 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 ``Highway Bridge Improvement Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY BRIDGE PROGRAM.

    Section 144(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Discretionary bridge program.--
                    ``(A) Set aside.--For each fiscal year, before any 
                apportionment is made under subsection (e), the 
                Secretary shall set aside $800,000,000 from the funds 
                authorized to carry out this section.
                    ``(B) Use of set aside.--The amount set aside under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be available for obligation in 
                the same manner and to the same extent as the sums 
                apportioned under subsection (e), except that the 
                amount shall be available for obligation at the 
                discretion of the Secretary.''.
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