[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 23, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S47]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  WAIVING CERTAIN LIMITATIONS IN THE USE OF FUNDS TO PAY THE COSTS OF 
      PROJECTS IN RESPONSE TO THE ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

  On December 20, 2001, the Senate amended and passed S. 1637, as 
follows:

                                S. 1637

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

     SECTION 1. EXPENDITURES FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF IN RESPONSE TO 
                   TERRORIST ATTACK.

       In the case of use of the emergency fund authorized by 
     section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to pay the costs 
     of projects in response to the attack on the World Trade 
     Center in New York City that occurred on September 11, 2001--
       (1) notwithstanding section 120(e) of that title, the 
     Federal share of the cost of each such project shall be 100 
     percent; and
       (2) notwithstanding section 125(d)(1) of that title, the 
     Secretary of Transportation may obligate more than 
     $100,000,000 for those projects.

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