[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7954-7955]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 582. Mr. TALENT proposed an amendment to amendment SA 567 proposed 
by Mr. Inhofe to the bill H.R. 3, Reserved; as followed:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FIRST RESPONDER VEHICLE SAFETY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with the Administrator, National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration, shall--
       (1) develop and implement a comprehensive program to 
     promote compliance with State

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     and local laws intended to increase the safe and efficient 
     operation of first responder vehicles;
       (2) compile a list of best practices by State and local 
     governments to promote compliance with the laws described in 
     paragraph (1);
       (3) analyze State and local laws intended to increase the 
     safe and efficient operation of first responder vehicles; and
       (4) develop model legislation to increase the safe and 
     efficient operation of first responder vehicles.
       (b) Partnerships.--The Secretary may enter into 
     partnerships with qualified organizations to carry out this 
     section.
       (c) Public Outreach.--The Secretary shall use a variety of 
     public outreach strategies to carry out this section, 
     including public service announcements, publication of 
     informational materials, and posting information on the 
     Internet.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     year 2006 to carry out the provisions of this section.
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  SA 583. Mr. LOTT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3, Reserved; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       In section 178(c) of title 23, United States Code (as added 
     by section 1824(a)), strike ``and transit''.
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  SA 584. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3, Reserved; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title I, add the following:
     SEC. __. DESIGNATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR IN NEW YORK, 
     VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND MAINE.
       Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2031; 112 Stat. 191; 115 
     Stat. 871) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(46) The East-West Corridor, from Watertown, New York, 
     continuing northeast through the States of New York, Vermont, 
     New Hampshire, and Maine, and terminating in Calais, 
     Maine.''.
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  SA 585. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3, Reserved; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of section 1808, add the following:
       (c) Designation of Addition to the Appalachian Development 
     Highway System.--Section 14501(b) of title 40, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Designation.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is designated as an addition to 
     the Appalachian development highway system the portion of 
     United States Route 219 that--
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  SA 586. Mr. KOHL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3, Reserved; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Section 105(b)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code (as 
     amended by section 1104(a)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``that decennial census,'' in the second place it appears the 
     following: ``an indexed State motor fuel excise tax rate for 
     gasoline that is greater than 150 percent of the Federal 
     motor fuel excise tax rate for gasoline under section 4081 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,''.
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  SA 587. Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3, Reserved; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1701(b) and insert the following:
       (b) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement 
     Program Eligibility.--Section 149(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(5) if the program or project improves traffic flow, 
     including projects to improve signalization, construct high 
     occupancy vehicle lanes, improve intersections, improve 
     transportation systems management and operations, and 
     implement, operate, and maintain intelligent transportation 
     system strategies and such other projects that are eligible 
     for assistance under this section on the day before the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph.''.
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  SA 588. Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Levin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3, Reserved; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 551, strike lines 14 and 15 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(B) coal combustion fly ash;
       ``(C) blast furnace slag aggregate; and
       ``(D) any other waste material or byprod-
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  SA 589. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Kyl) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
3, Reserved; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 405, line 13, strike ``$1,607,547'' and insert 
     ``$1,800,000''.
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  SA 590. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3, Reserved; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 216, after the matter preceding line 1, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1524. SOUTHWEST PASSAGE INITIATIVE FOR REGIONAL AND 
                   INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION.

       Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(46) The corridor extending from the point on the border 
     between the United States and Mexico at El Paso, Texas, where 
     United States Route 54 begins, along United States Route 54 
     through the States of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and 
     Kansas, and ending in Wichita, Kansas, to be known as the 
     `Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate 
     Transportation Corridor' or `SPIRIT Corridor'.''.

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