[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3311 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3311

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction 
 of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that 
 collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on 
emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
carry out a project for the repair and reconstruction of the Interstate 
I-35W bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on 
August 1, 2007.
    (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the project 
carried out under this section shall be 100 percent.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $250,000,000 to carry out this section. Such sums shall 
remain available until expended.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF EMERGENCY RELIEF LIMITATION.

    The limitation contained in section 125(d)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, of $100,000,000 shall not apply to expenditures under 
section 125 of such title for the repair or reconstruction of the 
Interstate I-35W bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that 
collapsed on August 1, 2007.

SEC. 3. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSIT AND TRAVEL INFORMATION 
              SERVICES.

    Section 1112 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1171) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``There''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Minnesota.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 
        1 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may--
                    ``(A) use funds authorized to carry out the 
                emergency relief program under section 125 of such 
                title for the repair and reconstruction of the 
                Interstate I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that 
                collapsed on August 1, 2007; and
                    ``(B) use not to exceed $5,000,000 of the funds 
                authorized to carry out the emergency relief program 
                under section 125 of such title to reimburse the 
                Minnesota State department of transportation for actual 
                and necessary costs of maintenance and operation, less 
                the amount of fares earned, for additional public 
                transportation services and traveler information 
                services which are provided by the Metropolitan Council 
                (of Minnesota) as a temporary substitute for highway 
                traffic service following the collapse of the 
                Interstate I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 
                August 1, 2007, until highway traffic service is 
                restored on such bridge.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        activities reimbursed under this subsection shall be 100 
        percent.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives August 3, 2007.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3311

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction 
 of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that 
 collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on 
emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, 
                        and for other purposes.