[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3313 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3313

To modify and waive certain requirements under title 23, United States 
 Code, to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out 
   Federal-aid highway construction projects, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2009

   Mr. Schauer (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Peters, Ms. 
  Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Conyers) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify and waive certain requirements under title 23, United States 
 Code, to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out 
   Federal-aid highway construction projects, 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. FEDERAL SHARE PAYABLE.

    (a) Interstate System Projects.--With respect to an eligible State 
during fiscal years 2011 and 2012, section 120(a) of title 23, United 
States Code, shall be applied by substituting ``95 percent'' for ``90 
percent''.
    (b) Other Projects.--With respect to an eligible State during 
fiscal years 2011 and 2012, sections 120(b)(1) and 120(b)(2) of title 
23, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting ``85 percent'' 
for ``80 percent''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR NON-FEDERAL SHARE.

    (a) In General.--With respect to an eligible State during fiscal 
years 2011 and 2012, the requirement under section 120(j)(1)(A) that 
toll revenues, to be eligible for use as a credit, be generated and 
used by public, quasi-public, and private agencies to build, improve, 
or maintain highways, bridges, or tunnels that serve the public purpose 
of interstate commerce shall not apply.
    (b) Maintenance of Effort.--With respect to an eligible State 
during fiscal years 2011 and 2012, requirements under section 
120(j)(2), United States Code, shall not apply.
    (c) Use of Tolls Previously Not Eligible.--With respect to an 
eligible State, tolls generated during fiscal years 2005 through 2010 
and not eligible as a credit under section 120(j) of title 23, United 
States Code, during such fiscal years due to a requirement under such 
section shall be eligible for use as a credit under such section during 
fiscal year 2011 or fiscal year 2012.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE STATE DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``eligible State'' means a State with an 
unemployment rate, as determined by the Secretary of Transportation, 
equal to or exceeding 11 percent at any time during fiscal years 2009 
and 2010.
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