[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3844-S3845]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   STARR-CAMARGO BRIDGE EXPANSION ACT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further 
consideration of S. 1608, and the Senate proceed to its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1608) to provide for the expansion of the Starr-
     Camargo Bridge near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read 
a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1608) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1608

       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 ``Starr-Camargo Bridge 
     Expansion Act''.

     SEC. 2. STARR-CAMARGO BRIDGE.

       (a) Authorization.--The first section of Public Law 87-532 
     (76 Stat. 153; 130 Stat. 411) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``and expand'' after ``construct'';
       (B) by inserting ``, including the expansion and addition 
     of adjacent spans to the existing international bridge,'' 
     after ``thereto'';
       (C) by inserting ``multimodal toll'' after ``14'';
       (D) by striking ``to maintain'' and inserting ``and to 
     maintain, control,''; and
       (E) by striking ``such bridge'' and inserting ``those 
     bridges''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``expansion,'' after ``construction,''.
       (b) Rights of Starr-Camargo Bridge Company and Successors 
     and Assigns.--Section 3(a) of Public Law 87-532 (76 Stat. 
     153; 130 Stat. 411) is amended by inserting ``, as needed for 
     the location, construction, expansion, control, operation, 
     and maintenance of the bridges referred to in subsection 
     (a)(2) at or near Rio Grande City, Texas'' after ``chapter 
     466)''.
       (c) Sunset.--Section 5 of Public Law 87-532 (76 Stat. 153; 
     130 Stat. 411) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``by the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company and 
     its successors and assigns'' after ``constructed'';
       (2) by striking ``three'' and inserting ``60'';
       (3) by striking ``five'' and inserting ``65''; and
       (4) by striking ``date of enactment of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``date of enactment of the Starr-Camargo Bridge 
     Expansion Act''.
       (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section or the 
     amendments made by this section--
       (1) grants new rights or duties to the San Benito 
     International Bridge Company (known as the ``Free Trade 
     International Bridge'' as of the date of enactment of this 
     Act); or
       (2) alters, repeals, or voids any rights or duties held by 
     the San Benito International Bridge Company (known as the 
     ``Free Trade International Bridge'' as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act) under Public Law 87-532 (76 Stat. 153; 
     130 Stat. 411), as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act.


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  Mr. SCHUMER. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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