[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 139 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2497. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for 
herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the 
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        On page 338, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       ``(7) Selection of projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     applicable metropolitan planning organization shall determine 
     the programming and expenditure of amounts that a State is 
     required to obligate under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
     (1)(A).
       ``(B) State role.--The State may ensure that projects 
     selected by a metropolitan planning organization under 
     subparagraph (A) are eligible projects under this section.
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