[110th Congress Public Law 56]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


[DOCID: f:publ056.110]

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Public Law 110-56
110th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction 
 of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that 
  collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on 
 emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, 
     and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Aug. 6, 2007 -  [H.R. 3311]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
carry out a project for the repair and reconstruction of the Interstate 
I-35W bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 
1, 2007.
    (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the project 
carried out under this section shall be 100 percent.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $250,000,000 to carry out this section. Such sums shall 
remain available until expended.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF EMERGENCY RELIEF LIMITATION.

    The limitation contained in section 125(d)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, of $100,000,000 shall not apply to expenditures under 
section 125 of such title for the repair or reconstruction of the 
Interstate I-35W bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that 
collapsed on August 1, 2007.
SEC. 3. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSIT AND TRAVEL INFORMATION 
                    SERVICES.

    Section 1112 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1171) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``There''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

    ``(b) Minnesota.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 
        1 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may--
                    ``(A) use funds authorized to carry out the 
                emergency relief program under section 125 of such title 
                for the repair and reconstruction of the Interstate I-
                35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on 
                August 1, 2007; and
                    ``(B) use not to exceed $5,000,000 of the funds made 
                available for fiscal year 2007 for Federal Transit 
                Administration Discretionary Programs, Bus and Bus 
                Facilities

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                (without any local matching funds requirement) for 
                operating expenses of the Minnesota State department of 
                transportation for actual and necessary costs of 
                maintenance and operation, less the amount of fares 
                earned, which are provided by the Metropolitan Council 
                (of Minnesota) as a temporary substitute for highway 
                traffic service following the collapse of the Interstate 
                I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 1, 
                2007, until highway traffic service is restored on such 
                bridge.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        activities reimbursed under this subsection shall be 100 
        percent.''.

    Approved August 6, 2007.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3311:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007):
            Aug. 3, considered and passed House. Considered and passed Se
                nate, amended.
            Aug. 4, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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