[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 491 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 491

 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share 
requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through 
                          September 30, 2009.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2009

  Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share 
requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through 
                          September 30, 2009.

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

SECTION 1. NON-FEDERAL SHARE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTATION 
              PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Temporary Waiver.--For the period specified in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Transportation shall waive any requirement that would 
otherwise require a State or local government to contribute non-Federal 
funds toward the cost of a covered transportation program or activity.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a 
covered transportation program or activity carried out by a State or 
local government during the period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act and ending on September 30, 2009.
    (c) Covered Transportation Program or Activity Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``covered transportation program or activity'' means 
a program or activity for which funds are authorized by the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act, A Legacy 
for Users (119 Stat. 1144 et seq.) or an amendment made by that Act.
    (d) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to prohibit a State or local government from contributing 
non-Federal funds toward the cost of a covered transportation program 
or activity.
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