[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 40 (Monday, March 12, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S1573]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           MOVING AHEAD FOR PROGRESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY ACT

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will now resume consideration of S. 
1813, which the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1813) to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and 
     highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.

  Pending:

       Roberts amendment No. 1826, of a perfecting nature.
       McCain modified amendment No. 1669, to enhance the natural 
     quiet and safety of airspace of the Grand Canyon National 
     Park.
       Corker amendment No. 1785, to lower the FY13 discretionary 
     budget authority cap as set in the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 by $20,000,000,000 in 
     order to offset the general fund transfers to the Highway 
     Trust Fund.
       Corker amendment No. 1810, to ensure that the aggregate 
     amount made available for transportation projects for a 
     fiscal year does not exceed the estimated amount available 
     for those projects in the Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal 
     year.
       Portman-Coburn amendment No. 1736, to free States to spend 
     gas taxes on their transportation priorities.
       Portman amendment No. 1742, to allow States to permit 
     nonhighway uses in rest areas along any highway.
       Coats (for Alexander) amendment No. 1779, to make technical 
     corrections to certain provisions relating to overflights of 
     National Parks.
       Coats (for DeMint) amendment No. 1589, to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax 
     subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.
       Coats (for DeMint) amendment No. 1756, to return to the 
     individual States maximum discretionary authority and fiscal 
     responsibility for all elements of the national surface 
     transportation systems that are not within the direct purview 
     of the Federal Government.
       Coats-Lugar amendment No. 1517, to modify the apportionment 
     formula to ensure that the percentage of apportioned funds 
     received by a State is the same as the percentage of total 
     gas taxes paid by the State.
       Blunt-Casey amendment No. 1540, to modify the section 
     relating to off-system bridges.


  Amendment No. 1826, as Modified and Amendment No. 1812, as Modified

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending 
Roberts amendment No. 1826 be modified with the changes at the desk and 
that Senator Stabenow be permitted to modify her amendment No. 1812 
with the changes that are at the desk; further, that at noon tomorrow, 
March 13, the Senate proceed to vote in relation to the amendments 
listed under the previous order and the following two amendments be the 
first amendments acted upon, with all other provisions of the previous 
order remaining in effect: DeMint amendment No. 1756 and Bingaman 
amendment No. 1759.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 1826) is modified as follows:

     SEC. _ 0103. EXCLUSION.

       Section 0101 and Section 0102 shall not apply to the North 
     Atlantic Planning area.

  Ms. STABENOW. Madam President, on Thursday I voted for the Collins 
amendment No. 1660 to send a message that it is extremely important 
that Boiler MACT rules be done right. I have heard from manufacturers, 
paper companies, and the forestry industry all across the State of 
Michigan who rely on boilers in their plants. While I strongly support 
efforts to limit air pollution, I am concerned about the impact of the 
proposed rules as they are now written on manufacturing businesses and 
jobs in Michigan.
  This amendment is certainly not perfect. I have serious concerns 
about certain provisions such as the changes to the health-based 
approach that EPA uses to set emissions rules. This amendment also did 
not reflect the positive changes that the EPA has already made to the 
proposed rules. It is my intent to continue working with the EPA as 
they write their final rules to address the concerns that have been 
raised by Michigan employers--large and small--and to give our 
businesses the time necessary to comply with these new emissions rules.
  It is critical that the EPA draft rules that protect our environment 
while also protecting our jobs and our economy.

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