[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 102 (Friday, July 20, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8023-S8024]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1028. Mr. THOMAS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2299, making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 66, line 8, after the word ``bus'', insert the 
     following phrase: ``, as that term is defined in section 301 
     of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     Sec. 12181)'';
       On page 66, line 9 strike ``; and '' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``.''; and
       On page 66, beginning with line 10, strike all through page 
     70, line 14.
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  SA 1029. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Shelby) proposed an 
amendment to amendment SA 1025 submitted by Mrs. Murray and intended to 
be proposed to the bill (H.R. 2299) making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 20, line 16, strike the numeral and all that 
     follows through the word ``Code'' on page 18 and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``$3,348,128 shall be set aside 
     for the program authorized under section 1101(a)(11) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended 
     and section 162 of title 23, United States Code;''.
       On page 33, line 12, strike the world ``together'' and all 
     that follows through the semi-colon on line 14.
       On page 78, strike line 20 through 24.
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  SA 1030. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Shelby) proposed an 
amendment to amendment SA 1025 submitted by Mrs. Murray and intended to 
be proposed to the bill (H.R. 2299) making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 73, strike lines 19 through 24 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(E) requires--
       ``(i) inspections of all commercial vehicles of Mexican 
     motor carriers authorized, or seeking authority, to operate 
     beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on 
     the United States-Mexico border that do not display a valid 
     Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspection decal, by 
     certified Federal inspectors, or by State inspectors whose 
     operations are funded in part or in whole by Federal funds, 
     in accordance with the requirements for a Level I Inspection 
     under the criteria of the North American

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     Standard Inspection (as defined in section 350.105 of title 
     49, Code of Federal Regulations), including examination of 
     the driver, vehicle exterior and vehicle under-carriage, and
       ``(ii) a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance decal to be 
     affixed to each such commercial vehicle upon completion of 
     the inspection required by clause (i) or a re-inspection if 
     the vehicle has met the criteria for the Level I inspection 
     when no component parts were hidden from view and no evidence 
     of a defect was present, and
       ``(iii) that any such decal, when affixed, expire at the 
     end of a period of not more than 90 days, but

     nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to preclude the 
     Administration from requiring re-inspection of a vehicle 
     bearing a valid inspection decal or from requiring that such 
     a decal be removed when a certified Federal or State 
     inspector determines that such a vehicle has a safety 
     violations subsequent to the inspection for which the decal 
     was granted.''.
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  SA 1031. Mr. CRAPO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1025 submitted by Mrs. Murray and intended to be proposed 
to the bill (H.R. 2299) making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 81, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 350. INCREASED GOVERNMENT SHARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 47109 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Special Rule for Certain Airports.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), in the 
     case of a qualifying airport, the Government's share of 
     allowable project costs shall be increased by the greater 
     of--
       ``(A) the percentage determined under subsection (b); or
       ``(B) one-half of the percentage that the area of Federal 
     land in the State where the airport is located is of the 
     total area of that State.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The percentage increase of the 
     Government's share of allowable project costs determined 
     under this subsection shall not exceed the lesser of 93.75 
     percent or the highest percentage of the Government's share 
     applicable to any project in any State under subsection (b).
       ``(3) Qualifying Airport.--In this subsection, the term 
     `qualifying airport' means an airport that--
       ``(A) has less than .25 percent of the total number of 
     passenger boardings at all commercial service airports during 
     the calendar year used for calculating the most recent 
     apportionments made under section 47114; and
       ``(B) is located in a State in which more than 40 percent 
     of the total area of the State is Federal lands.
       ``(4) Federal lands.--In this subsection, the term `Federal 
     lands' means nontaxable Indian lands (individual and tribal) 
     and all lands owned by the Federal Government including, 
     without limitation, appropriated and unappropriated lands and 
     reserved and unreserved lands.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 47109(a) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or subsection 
     (d)'' after ``subsection (b)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to project grant agreements entered into pursuant to 
     section 47108 of title 49, United States Code, on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

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