[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3869 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3869

Making appropriations to the Department of Transportation to repair and 
reconstruct the bridge that collapsed on August 1, 2007, on Interstate 
 Route I-35W in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the year ending September 
                               30, 2008.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 17, 2007

 Mrs. Bachmann (for herself, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Kline of Minnesota) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
Making appropriations to the Department of Transportation to repair and 
reconstruct the bridge that collapsed on August 1, 2007, on Interstate 
 Route I-35W in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the year ending September 
                               30, 2008.

    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 ``Minnesota Bridge Repair Act''.

SEC. 2. BRIDGE COLLAPSE ASSISTANCE.

    There are hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Transportation 
$195,000,000, to remain available until expended, for emergency repairs 
and reconstruction of the bridge that collapsed on August 1, 2007, on 
Interstate Route I-35W in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

SEC. 3. OFFSETTING ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSION.

    (a) In General.--Of the amount of new discretionary budget 
authority provided for fiscal year 2008 in any fiscal year 2008 
appropriation Act (other than for the Department of Defense, Homeland 
Security, or Veterans Affairs), there is rescinded the total amount 
determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to be 
required to offset the new discretionary budget authority provided in 
this Act.
    (b) Proportionate Application.--The rescission under subsection (a) 
shall be applied proportionately to each discretionary account, and to 
each program, project, and activity within each such account.
    (c) OMB Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report specifying each account reduced 
by the rescission under this section and the amount of such reduction.
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