[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S8852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4071. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4016, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall reinstate the following 
     discretionary grants that were withdrawn, terminated, or 
     canceled:
       (1) $66,400,000 for the Colorado Department of 
     Transportation for the modernization of the Front Range Rail 
     Corridor, including Positive Train Control installation, 
     siding installation, grade crossing safety, and operational 
     improvement projects, under the consolidated rail 
     infrastructure and safety improvements program under section 
     22907 of title 49, United States Code.
       (2) $11,700,284 for the City of Fort Collins for stage 2 
     implementation grants for the SPARC-FLEET 2030 Smart Power 
     and Resilient Charging for Fleet Electrification and 
     Emissions Targets project under the Strengthening Mobility 
     and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program 
     established under section 25005 of the Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 502 note; Public Law 117-
     58).
       (3) $11,671,781 for Colorado State University Pueblo for 
     the Safety Assessment, Testing and Workforce Development for 
     Hydrogen/Natural Gas Motive Power under the consolidated rail 
     infrastructure and safety improvements program under section 
     22907 of title 49, United States Code.
       (4) $8,340,000 for the Colorado Department of 
     Transportation for electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
     under the program under paragraph (2) in the matter under the 
     heading ``highway infrastructure programs'' under the heading 
     ``Federal Highway Administration'' under the heading 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'' in title VIII of division J 
     of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
     117-58; 135 Stat. 1421) (commonly known as the ``National 
     Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program'').
       (5) $10,700,000 for the City of Fort Collins to build a 
     transit station and roundabout at the intersection of West 
     Elizabeth Street and South Overland Trail as part of a bus-
     rapid-transit initiative under the Better Utilizing 
     Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program 
     under section 6702 of title 49, United States Code.
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