II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1352 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2011 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to include freight and passenger rail among eligible uses of funding under the coordinated border infrastructure program and to reauthorize that program.

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Coordinated border infrastructure program

(a)

In general

Section 1303 of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 119 Stat. 1207) is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking motor vehicles and inserting motor vehicles and freight and passenger rail; (2)in subsection (b), in paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5), by inserting , rail, after motor vehicle each place it appears; (3)in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting , rail, after motor vehicle; and (4)in subsection (g)— (A)by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (B)by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5)

Rail

The term rail means railroad (as defined in section 10102 of title 49, United States Code). . (b)

Reauthorization

Section 1101(a)(11) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1155) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and inserting the following: (A)$230,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and (B)for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter through 2015, the amount for the prior fiscal year increased by the rate of inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (United States city average) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor). .