[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6408 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6408

 To allow States to return certain funds made available for high speed 
 rail and intercity rail projects to the general fund of the Treasury 
                 for Federal budget deficit reduction.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2010

 Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Petri) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow States to return certain funds made available for high speed 
 rail and intercity rail projects to the general fund of the Treasury 
                 for Federal budget deficit reduction.

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

SECTION 1. RETURN OF FUNDS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, any unobligated 
funds made available under the heading ``Federal Railroad 
Administration, Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail and Intercity 
Passenger Rail Service'' in title XII of Division A of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) may be 
returned by a State to the Secretary of Transportation who shall 
deposit any such funds into the general fund of the Treasury for 
Federal budget deficit reduction.
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