[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 1637 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 1637


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2002

     Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastrucutre

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To waive certain limitations in the case of use of the emergency fund 
 authorized by section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to pay the 
 costs of projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center 
         in New York City that occurred on September 11, 2001.

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

SECTION 1. EXPENDITURES FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF IN RESPONSE TO TERRORIST 
              ATTACK.

    In the case of use of the emergency fund authorized by section 125 
of title 23, United States Code, to pay the costs of projects in 
response to the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City that 
occurred on September 11, 2001--
            (1) notwithstanding section 120(e) of that title, the 
        Federal share of the cost of each such project shall be 100 
        percent; and
            (2) notwithstanding section 125(d)(1) of that title, the 
        Secretary of Transportation may obligate more than $100,000,000 
        for those projects.

            Passed the Senate December 20 (legislative day, December 
      18), 2001.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.