[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2383 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2383

  To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make a technical correction.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2006

  Mr. Baucus 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 the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make a technical correction.

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

SECTION 1. CONTRACT AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1940 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 
109-59; 119 Stat. 1511) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Contract Authority.--Funds made available to carry out this 
section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the 
funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code.''.
    (b) Recision.--Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to 
States under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, $50,000,000 is 
rescinded.
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