[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 551 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 551

 To allow a State to contribute State funds to Federal agencies, State 
  agencies, or Indian tribes participating in an environmental review 
 process under section 139 of title 23, United States Code, to support 
activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to expediting and 
improving transportation project planning and delivery for projects in 
                              that State.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2011

Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which 
   was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow a State to contribute State funds to Federal agencies, State 
  agencies, or Indian tribes participating in an environmental review 
 process under section 139 of title 23, United States Code, to support 
activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to expediting and 
improving transportation project planning and delivery for projects in 
                              that State.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF STATE FUNDS.

    Section 139(j)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``such chapter 53 to'' and inserting ``or such chapter 53 or, 
until December 31, 2016, State funds to''.
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