[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 140 (Thursday, August 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5983-S5984]
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SA 2620. Ms. SINEMA 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 125, line 8, insert a semicolon at the end.
On page 419, line 6, strike ``1109(a)(1)(C)'' and insert
``11109(a)(1)(C)''.
On page 443, line 12, strike ``is amended by adding'' and
insert the following: ``is amended--
(1) by striking the seventh, eighth, and ninth sentences;
and
(2) by adding
On page 650, line 6, strike ``a State'' and insert ``a
State (including the District of Columbia)''.
On page 659, line 1, strike ``a State'' and insert ``a
State (including the District of Columbia)''.
On page 699, line 25, strike ``22306'' and insert
``22308''.
On page 721, line 14, strike ``category'' and insert
``categories''.
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``22910''.
On page 1025, line 13, strike ``40'' and insert ``25''.
On page 1287, line 16, insert ``5334,'' after ``5318,''.
On page 1592, strike lines 6 through 13 and insert the
following:
``(2) is placed in service on or after the date of
enactment of this section;
``(3) meets the requirements of subclauses (I) and (III) of
section 242(b)(1)(B)(ii); and
``(4)(A) is in compliance with all applicable Federal,
Tribal, and State requirements; or
``(B) would be constructed or brought into compliance with
the requirements described in subparagraph (A) as a result of
the capital improvements or investment carried out using an
incentive payment under this section.
On page 1593, line 15, insert ``subject to subsection
(c),'' before ``environmental''.
On page 1594, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
``(c) Condition.--Incentive payments may only be made for
environmental improvements under subsection (b)(3) on the
condition that the improvements, including any related
physical or operational changes, have been authorized under
applicable Federal, State, and Tribal permitting or licensing
processes that include appropriate mitigation conditions
arising from consultation and environmental review under the
processes.
On page 1594, line 9, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
On page 1594, line 18, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
In section 40541(a) of division D, strike paragraph (7)
and insert the following:
(7) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from tax under
section 501(a) of such Code;
(B) a mutual or cooperative electric company described in
section 501(c)(12) of such Code that is exempt from tax under
section 501(a) of such Code; or
(C) an organization which is engaged in furnishing electric
energy described in section 1381(a)(2)(C) of such Code.
On page 2195, strike lines 3 through 14 and insert the
following:
(F) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
(G) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives;
(H) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives;
(I) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives;
(J) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(K) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives; and
(L) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives.
Beginning on page 2200, strike line 6 and all that follows
through page 2201, line 17, and insert the following:
(III) a county government, with preference given to
counties at least a portion of which is in the wildland-urban
interface;
(IV) a municipal government, with preference given to
municipalities at least a portion of which is in the
wildland-urban interface; and
(V) an Indian tribal government;
(iii) with preference given to representatives from high-
risk States and high-risk Indian tribal governments, not
fewer than 1 representative from each of--
(I) the public utility industry;
(II) the property development industry;
(III) wildland firefighters; and
(IV) an organization--
(aa) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of
that Code; and
(bb) with expertise in forest management and environmental
conservation;
(iv) not greater than 2 other appropriate non-Federal
stakeholders, which may include the private sector; and
(v) any other appropriate non-Federal stakeholders, which
may include the private sector, with preference given to non-
Federal stakeholders from high-risk States and high-risk
Indian tribal governments.
(2) State and indian tribal government limitation.--Each
member of the Commission appointed under clauses (i) and (ii)
of paragraph (1)(C) shall represent a different State or
Indian tribal government.
On page 2410, line 10, strike ``project which'' and insert
``project''.
On page 2410, line 11, insert ``which'' before ``is''.
On page 2410, line 17, strike ``and''.
Beginning on page 2410, strike line 18 and all that follows
through page 2411, line 2, and insert the following:
(B) which results in internet access which--
(i) is provided at speeds not less than 100 megabits per
second for downloads and 20 megabits per second for uploads;
and
(ii) is provided to residential households; and
(C) under which not less than 90 percent of the residential
households and commercial locations provided internet access
are households and locations where, before the project, a
broadband service provider--
In the eighth proviso under the heading ``distance
learning, telemedicine, and broadband program'' under the
heading ``Rural Utilities Service'' under the heading ``RURAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS'' under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE'' in title I of division J, strike ``electric
cooperatives'' and insert ``pole owners''.
On page 2467, line 2, insert a comma after
``Corporations''.
On page 2474, line 8, insert ``until'' after ``available''.
On page 2478, line 25, strike ``an institution'' and insert
``institutions''.
On page 2479, line 1, strike ``non-profit,'' and insert
``non-profit or''.
On page 2552, strike lines 17 through 20 and insert the
following:
made available in fiscal years 2022 through 2026 under this
paragraph
On page 2572, lines 3 and 4, strike ``salaries, expenses,
and''.
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``four''.
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On page 2597, line 4, strike ``three'' and insert ``five''.
On page 2604, line 5, strike the period at the end and
insert ``: Provided, That the amount provided by this section
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71
(115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.''.
On page 2616, line 24, insert ``Federal'' before
``salaries''.
On page 2621, line 2, insert ``until'' after ``available''.
On page 2624, strike lines 13 through 15 and insert the
following:
the programs administered by the Office of Multimodal Freight
Infrastructure and Policy may be transferred to an ``Office
of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy'' account,
On page 2625, lines 8 and 9, strike ``Office of Multimodal
Infrastructure and Freight'' and insert ``Office of
Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy''.
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``section 6703''.
On page 2626, lines 3 and 4, strike ``Office of Multimodal
Infrastructure and Freight'' and insert ``Office of
Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy''.
On page 2637, line 12, strike ``program'' and inserting
``programs''.
On page 2638, line 13, strike ``administrations'' and
insert ``administration''.
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On page 2645, line 21, strike ``preceding proviso'' and
insert ``sixth proviso of this paragraph in this Act''.
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``such''.
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``such''.
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On page 2646, line 8, strike ``preceding proviso'' and
insert ``sixth proviso of this paragraph in this Act''.
On page 2648, line 23, strike ``publically'' and insert
``publicly''.
On page 2648, line 25, strike ``publically'' and insert
``publicly''.
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``twenty-sixth''.
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``twenty-first''.
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``preceding''.
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insert ``third proviso of this''.
On page 2661, line 20, strike ``under this heading'' and
insert ``under this paragraph in this Act''.
On page 2661, line 22, strike ``in'' and insert ``of''.
On page 2673, line 3, insert ``appropriate costs required
for'' after ``available for''.
On page 2673, line 19, insert ``, in consultation with
Amtrak,'' before ``shall submit''.
On page 2674, line 1, strike ``shall'' and insert ``, in
consultation with Amtrak, shall prepare and''.
On page 2674, line 11, strike ``capital''.
On page 2676, line 19, insert ``appropriate costs required
for'' after ``available for''.
On page 2677, line 16, insert ``, in consultation with
Amtrak,'' before ``shall submit''.
On page 2677, line 23, strike ``shall'' and insert ``, in
consultation with Amtrak, shall prepare and''.
On page 2683, line 20, strike ``$10,250,000,000'' and
insert ``$11,500,000,000''.
On page 2683, line 21, strike ``$2,050,000,000'' and insert
``$2,300,000,000''.
On page 2683, line 23, strike ``$2,050,000,000'' and insert
``$2,300,000,000''.
On page 2683, line 25, strike ``$2,050,000,000'' and insert
``$2,300,000,000''.
On page 2684, line 1, strike ``$2,050,000,000'' and insert
``$2,300,000,000''.
On page 2684, line 3, strike ``$2,050,000,000'' and insert
``$2,300,000,000''.
On page 2684, line 24, strike ``and''.
On page 2685, line 4, strike the colon and insert ``;
and''.
On page 2685, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
(4) $1,250,000,000 shall be to carry out passenger ferry
grants under section 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code:
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