[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2734 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2734

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the participation 
 of the territories in Federal-aid highway discretionary programs, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2011

   Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mr. Sablan, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
Faleomavaega) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the participation 
 of the territories in Federal-aid highway discretionary programs, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Territories Economic Development 
Opportunity Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION OF TERRITORIES IN DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS.

    Section 215 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(h) Participation of Territories in Discretionary Programs.--In 
addition to the assistance made available under this section, under any 
program in which the Secretary may allocate funds out of the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Fund) to a State at the 
discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary may allocate funds to one or 
more territory for any project or activity that otherwise would be 
eligible under such program if such project or activity was being 
carried out in a State.''.
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