S.Amdt. 2346

SA 2346. Mrs. CLINTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1072, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 1-7, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

(17) Weather-related repair program.--For the weather-related repair program established under section 1204--

(A) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2005; and

(B) $1,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.

On page 2-19, after the matter following line 13, insert the following:

SEC. 1204. WEATHER-RELATED REPAIR PROGRAM.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Cold state.--The term “cold State” means any State in which the average temperature in the preceding year was below the average temperature for all States in the preceding year.

(2) Warm state.--The term “warm State” means any State in which the average temperature in the preceding year was above the average temperature for all States in the preceding year.

(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a weather-related repair program.

(c) Eligible Projects.--A State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under subsection (d) only for repair projects for the National Highway System that will--

(1) repair damage to pavement, bridges, or drainage systems that would not have been damaged but for weather conditions; and

(2) construct replacement facilities--

(A) to replace facilities that would other- wise have been subject to continuous repair because of weather conditions; and

(B) that would be less costly to maintain than the facilities being replaced because of the protection from inclement weather provided by the replacement facilities.

(c) Apportionment.--Of the amounts made available to carry out this section--

(1) at least 0.5 percent shall be set aside for warm States; and

(2) with respect to cold States--

(A) 50 percent shall be allocated based on the ratio that--

(i) the vehicle miles traveled on National Highway System routes in the State; bears to

(ii) the vehicle miles traveled on National Highway System routes in all cold States;

(B) 25 percent shall be allocated based on the ratio that--

(i) the amount of precipitation in the cold State; bears to

(ii) the precipitation in all cold States; and

(C) 25 percent shall be allocated based on the ratio that--

(i) the difference between the average temperature in the cold State and the average temperature for all cold States; bears to

(ii) the average temperature for all cold States.