[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7694]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIMITED TARIFF 
                                BENEFITS

  Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or statements on congressional 
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits were 
submitted as follows:

                    The Honorable James L. Oberstar,

                        Compliance with Rule XI

       Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives, the Committee is required to include a 
     list of congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or 
     limited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9(d), 9(e), or 
     9(f) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives. It is not clear if the definition of 
     ``congressional earmark'' under clause 9(d) of rule XXI 
     applies to technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU projects 
     because these technical corrections do not provide new budget 
     authority for such projects.
       However, in the interests of full disclosure and 
     transparency, the Committee has required Members of Congress 
     to comply with all requirements of clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) 
     of rule XXI. The table included in House Report 110-62 
     provides a list of such provisions included in the bill. The 
     following table provides a list of such additional provisions 
     included in the bill, as amended, that the House of 
     Representatives considers today:

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        H.R. 1195 Section           SAFETEA-LU Section    Legislative provision            Requested by
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Sec. 105(a)(232).................  Sec. 1702(2193)....  In item number 2193 by    Adam Schiff.
                                                         striking the project
                                                         description and by
                                                         inserting ``710 Freeway
                                                         Study to
                                                         comprehensively
                                                         evaluate the technical
                                                         feasibility of a tunnel
                                                         alternative to close
                                                         the 710 Freeway gap,
                                                         considering all
                                                         practicable routes, in
                                                         addition to any
                                                         potential route
                                                         previously considered,
                                                         and with no funds to be
                                                         used for preliminary
                                                         engineering or
                                                         environmental review
                                                         except to the extent
                                                         necessary to determine
                                                         feasibility''.
Sec. 105(a)(233).................  Sec. 1702(2445)....  In item number 2445 by    Timothy H. Bishop.
                                                         striking the project
                                                         description and by
                                                         inserting ``$600,000
                                                         for road and pedestrian
                                                         safety improvements on
                                                         Main Street in the
                                                         Village of Patchogue;
                                                         $900,000 for road and
                                                         pedestrian safety
                                                         improvements on Montauk
                                                         Highway, between NYS
                                                         Route 112 and Suffolk
                                                         County Road 101 in
                                                         Suffolk County''.
Sec. 105(a)(234).................  Sec. 1702(346).....  In item number 346 by     Howard L. Berman.
                                                         striking the project
                                                         description and by
                                                         inserting ``Hansen Dam
                                                         Recreation Area access
                                                         improvements including
                                                         hillside stabilization
                                                         and parking lot
                                                         rehabilitation along
                                                         Osborne Street between
                                                         Glenoaks Boulevard and
                                                         Dronfield Avenue''.
Sec. 105(a)(235).................  Sec. 1702(449).....  In item number 449 by     Tim Murphy.
                                                         striking the project
                                                         description and
                                                         inserting ``Route 30
                                                         and Mount Pleasant Road
                                                         Interchange Safety
                                                         Improvements,
                                                         Westmoreland County,
                                                         install light
                                                         installations at
                                                         intersection and
                                                         consolidate entrances
                                                         and exits to Route 30''.
Sec. 110(3)......................  Sec. 1934(c)(451)..  By striking item number   Luis G. Fortuno.
                                                         451.
Sec. 110(4)......................  Sec. 1934(c)(452)..  In item number 452 by     Luis G. Fortuno.
                                                         striking ``$2,000,000''
                                                         and inserting
                                                         ``$3,000,000''..
Sec. 201(o)(4)(A)(xii)...........  Sec. 3044(a)(57)...  In item number 57 by      Mike McIntyre.
                                                         striking the project
                                                         description and
                                                         inserting ``Wilmington,
                                                         NC, maintenance/
                                                         operations and
                                                         administration/transfer
                                                         facilities''.
Sec. 201(o)(6)...................  Sec. 3043(b)(33)...  San Gabriel Valley--Gold  Adam Schiff and David Dreier.
                                                         Line Foothill Extension
                                                         Phase II.--In
                                                         evaluating the local
                                                         share of the San
                                                         Gabriel Valley--Gold
                                                         Line Foothill Extension
                                                         Phase II project
                                                         authorized by section
                                                         3043(b)(33) of such Act
                                                         (119 Stat. 1642) in the
                                                         new starts rating
                                                         process, the Secretary
                                                         of Transportation shall
                                                         give consideration to
                                                         project elements of the
                                                         San Gabriel Valley--
                                                         Gold Line Foothill
                                                         Extension Phase I
                                                         project advanced with
                                                         100 percent non-Federal
                                                         funds.
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