[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 118 (Sunday, July 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5734-S5735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 2403. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken
into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the
employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 15, strike line 11 and all that follows
through page 16, line 6, and insert the following:
(I) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
(II) $377,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
(III) $385,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
(IV) $393,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
(V) $400,860,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
(VI) $408,877,000 for fiscal year 2021.
(ii) Allocation of funding.--Of the amount made available
for each fiscal year--
(I) $300,000,000 shall be distributed in the same
proportion that the Federal lands transportation program
funds were distributed among the Federal agencies in fiscal
year 2014;
(II) of the remaining amount--
(aa) 80 percent shall be--
(AA) allocated for the Department of the Interior; and
(BB) divided by the Secretary of the Interior among the
National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the
Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Reclamation;
(bb) 15 percent shall be allocated for the United States
Forest Service; and
(cc) 5 percent shall allocated for the United States Army
Corps of Engineers.
On page 16, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
(D) Nationally significant federal lands and tribal
projects program.--For the nationally significant Federal
lands and Tribal projects program under section 207 of title
23, United States Code, $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2016 through 2021.
On page 25, strike lines 6 through 11 and insert the
following:
(1) $43,291,500,000 for fiscal year 2016;
(2) $44,214,300,000 for fiscal year 2017;
(3) $45,202,100,000 for fiscal year 2018;
(4) $46,257,400,000 for fiscal year 2019;
(5) $47,383,560,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
(6) $48,536,777,000 for fiscal year 2021.
Beginning on page 104, strike line 6 and all that follows
through page 107, line 13, and insert the following:
SEC. 11205. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL
PROJECT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 206 the following:
``Sec. 207. Nationally significant Federal lands and tribal
project program
``(a) Purpose.--The Secretary shall establish a nationally
significant Federal lands and tribal projects program
(referred to in this section as the `Program') to provide
funding needed to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate
nationally significant Federal lands and tribal
transportation projects.
``(b) Eligible Applicants.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
entities eligible to receive
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funds under sections 201, 202, 203, and 204 may apply for
funding under the Program.
``(2) Special rule.--A State, county, or unit of local
government may only apply for funding under the Program if
sponsored by an eligible Federal land management agency or
Indian tribe.
``(c) Eligible Projects.--An eligible project under the
Program shall be a single continuous project--
``(1) on a Federal lands transportation facility, a Federal
lands access transportation facility, or a Tribal
transportation facility (as those terms are defined under
section 101), except that such facility is not required to be
included on an inventory described in section 202 or 203;
``(2) for which completion of activities required under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) has been demonstrated through--
``(A) a record of decision with respect to the project;
``(B) a finding that the project has no significant impact;
or
``(C) a determination that the project is categorically
excluded; and
``(3) having an estimated cost, based on the results of
preliminary engineering, of not less than $25,000,000, with
priority consideration given to projects with an estimated
cost of not less than $50,000,000.
``(d) Eligible Activities.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), an applicant
receiving funds under the Program may only use such funds for
construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation activities,
unless such activities are directly related to a design-build
contract.
``(2) Ineligible activities.--An eligible applicant may not
use funds received under the Program for activities relating
to project design.
``(e) Applications.--Eligible applicants shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
``(f) Selection Criteria.--In selecting a project to
receive funds under the Program, the Secretary shall consider
the extent to which the project--
``(1) furthers the goals of the Department, including state
of good repair, environmental sustainability, economic
competitiveness, quality of life, and safety;
``(2) improves the condition of critical multimodal
transportation facilities;
``(3) needs construction, reconstruction, or
rehabilitation;
``(4) is included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the
National Register of Historic Places;
``(5) enhances environmental ecosystems;
``(6) uses new technologies and innovations that enhance
the efficiency of the project;
``(7) is supported by funds other than those received under
the Program to construct, maintain, and operate the facility;
``(8) spans 2 or more States; and
``(9) serves lands owned by multiple Federal agencies or
Indian tribes.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 206 the following:
``207. Nationally significant Federal lands and tribal project
program.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Availability of funds.--Section 201(b) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the nationally
significant Federal lands and tribal projects program,''
after ``Federal lands transportation program,'';
(B) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ``the nationally
significant Federal lands and tribal projects program,''
after ``Federal lands transportation program,''; and
(C) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Nationally significant federal lands and tribal
projects program.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
carried out under the nationally significant Federal lands
and tribal projects program established under section 207 may
be up to 100 percent.''.
(2) Planning.--Section 201(c)(3) of such title is amended
by inserting ``nationally significant Federal lands and
tribal projects program'' after ``Federal lands
transportation program,'' the first time such phrase appears.
On page 107, line 15, strike ``Section 201(c)'' and insert
the following:
(a) In General.--Section 201(c)
On page 109, line 14, strike the end quote and final period
and insert the following:
``(C) Eligible entities.--Amounts described in subparagraph
(A) may be used by--
``(i) the Bureau of Land Management;
``(ii) the Bureau of Reclamation;
``(iii) the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution
Command;
``(iv) the National Park Service;
``(v) the Tennessee Valley Authority;
``(vi) the United States Air Force;
``(vii) the United States Army;
``(viii) the United States Army Corps of Engineers;
``(ix) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
``(x) the United States Forest Service; and
``(xi) the United States Navy.
``(D) Special rule.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A)
through (C), a Federal land management agency receiving funds
to carry out section 203 may use amounts authorized to carry
out that section to meet the requirements under this
subsection.''.
(b) Coordination.--Section 201 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(f) Federal Lands Transportation Executive Council.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall periodically convene
a Federal Lands Transportation Executive Council, which--
``(A) shall be composed of the heads of the appropriate
Federal land management agencies or their designees; and
``(B) shall be chaired by the Secretary or the Secretary's
designee.
``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Federal Lands
Transportation Executive Council shall be to consult on
interdepartmental data standardization, technology
integration, and interdepartmental consistency.''.
On page 110, line 15, strike ``and''.
On page 110, line 18, strike the period at the end and
insert ``; and''.
On page 110, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
(4) by striking subsection (d).
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