[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3509]
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  SA 2005. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3935, to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the 
Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. BALTIMORE BRIDGE RELIEF ACT.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that, in accordance with 
     section 668.105(e) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations 
     (or a successor regulation), any compensation for damages or 
     insurance proceeds, including interest, recovered by a State, 
     a political subdivision of a State, or a toll authority for 
     repair, including reconstruction, of the bridge described in 
     subsection (b) in response to the damage described in that 
     subsection should be used on receipt to reduce liability on 
     the repair, including reconstruction, of that bridge from the 
     emergency fund authorized under section 125 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Federal Share for Certain Emergency Relief Projects.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (e) of section 120 of title 23, 
     United States Code, the Federal share for emergency relief 
     funds made available under section 125 of that title to 
     respond to damage caused by the cargo ship Dali to the 
     Francis Scott Key Bridge located in Baltimore City and 
     Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland, including 
     reconstruction of that bridge and its approaches, shall be 
     100 percent.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect as if 
     enacted on March 26, 2024.
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