[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 9 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S489]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. 
        Reid, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Warner, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bond, 
        Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
        Chafee, Mr. Specter, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Carper, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. 
        Clinton, and Mr. Corzine):
  S. 1917. A bill to provide for highway infrastructure investment at 
the guaranteed funding level contained in the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Highway 
Funding Restoration Act as cosponsored by Senators Smith of New 
Hampshire, Reid, Inhofe, Baucus, Warner, Boxer, Campbell, Carper, 
Crapo, Clinton, Specter, Lieberman, Voinovich, Graham of Florida, 
Wyden, Corzine, Bond, and Chafee, be printed in the Record. The bill 
provides for highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed 
funding level contained in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1917

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Funding Restoration 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM OBLIGATION CEILING.

       Section 1102 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 112 Stat. 115, 113 Stat. 1753) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Restoration of Obligation Limitation for Fiscal Year 
     2003.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs for fiscal year 2003--
       ``(1) shall be not less than $27,746,000,000; and
       ``(2) shall be distributed in accordance with this 
     section.''.
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