[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S10661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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               THE INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1997

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                    CHAFEE AMENDMENTS NOS. 1310-1311

  Mr. CHAFEE proposed two amendments to the bill (S. 1173) to authorize 
funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and 
for mass transit programs, and for other purposes; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1310

       On page 195, line 1, strike ``The'' and insert ``Other than 
     for purposes of section 149 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the''.
       On page 202, strike lines 13 through 15 and insert the 
     following:
       (4) Dedicated revenue sources.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     project financing shall be repayable in whole or in part by 
     user charges or other dedicated revenue sources.
       (B) Use of proceeds from tax-exempt financing prohibited.--
     For the purposes of this section and sections 1315 and 1316, 
     the direct or indirect use of proceeds from the issuance by 
     any State or local government of tax-exempt bonds for any 
     portion of any project financing, prepayments, or repayments 
     is prohibited.
       On page 210, line 5, insert ``taxable'' before ``project 
     obligations''.
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                           Amendment No. 1311

       On page 39, line 15, after ``budget'' insert the following: 
     ``(as specified in the letter from the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office to the Chairman of the Senate 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works dated October 6, 
     1997)''.
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             CHAFEE (AND WARNER) AMENDMENTS NOS. 1312-1313

  Mr. CHAFEE (for himself and Mr. Warner) proposed two amendments to 
the bill, S. 1173, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1312

       On page 250, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       ``(6) Continuing designation.--A designation of a 
     metropolitan planning organization under this subsection or 
     any other provision of law shall remain in effect until the 
     metropolitan planning organization is redesignated under 
     paragraph (2).
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                           Amendment No. 1313

       On page 9, line 21, after ``139(a)'', insert the following: 
     ``(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment)''.
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                 CHAFEE (AND WARNER) AMENDMENT NO. 1314

  Mr. CHAFEE (for himself and Mr. Warner) proposed an amendment to 
amendment No. 1313 proposed by Mr. Chafee to the bill, S. 1173, supra; 
as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following: ``of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1997)''.

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