S.Amdt. 2452Senate108th Congress (2003-2005)

S.Amdt. 2452

What it does: Rewrites page 923, lines 8–10
Submitted February 11, 2004

What it changes

1 change to S. 1072

Replaces text
  1. Rewrites page 923, lines 8–10

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    Removes page 923, lines 8–10 of the printed bill. See that page

    Inserted: (a) Funding.--Section 125(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking "$100,000,000" and inserting "$300,000,000".

    Inserted: (b) Roads in Closed Basins.--Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

    Inserted: "(g) Roads in Closed Basins.--

    Inserted: "(1) Definition of construction.--In this subsection, the term 'construction' includes--

    Inserted: "(A) monitoring, studies, evaluations, design, or preliminary engineering relating to construction; and

    Inserted: "(B) monitoring and evaluations relating to proposed construction.

    Inserted: "(2) Funding.--Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall use amounts made available to carry out this section, through advancement or reimbursement, without further emergency declaration, for construction--

    Inserted: "(A) necessary for the continuation of roadway services and the impoundment of water, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, in accordance with--

    Inserted: "(i) options and needs identified in the report of the Devils Lake Surface Transportation Task Force, Federal Highway Administration, entitled 'Roadways Serving as Water Barriers' and dated May 4, 2000 (referred to in this subsection as the 'report'); and

    Inserted: "(ii) any needs identified after publication of the report; or

    Inserted: "(B) for a grade raise to permanently restore a roadway identified in the report the use of which is lost or reduced, or could be lost or reduced, as a result of an actual or predicted water level that is within 3 feet of causing inundation of the roadway.

    Inserted: "(3) Requirement.--To be eligible for funding under paragraph (1), construction or a grade raise shall be carried out in an area that has been the subject of an emergency declaration issued during or after 1993.".

    Original wording

    On page 923, strike lines 8 through 10 and insert the following:

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As printed

SA 2452. Mr. CONRAD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 923, strike lines 8 through 10 and insert the following:

(a) Funding.--Section 125(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “$100,000,000” and inserting “$300,000,000”.

(b) Roads in Closed Basins.--Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(g) Roads in Closed Basins.--

“(1) Definition of construction.--In this subsection, the term ‘construction' includes--

“(A) monitoring, studies, evaluations, design, or preliminary engineering relating to construction; and

“(B) monitoring and evaluations relating to proposed construction.

“(2) Funding.--Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall use amounts made available to carry out this section, through advancement or reimbursement, without further emergency declaration, for construction--

“(A) necessary for the continuation of roadway services and the impoundment of water, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, in accordance with--

“(i) options and needs identified in the report of the Devils Lake Surface Transportation Task Force, Federal Highway Administration, entitled ‘Roadways Serving as Water Barriers' and dated May 4, 2000 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘report'); and

“(ii) any needs identified after publication of the report; or

“(B) for a grade raise to permanently restore a roadway identified in the report the use of which is lost or reduced, or could be lost or reduced, as a result of an actual or predicted water level that is within 3 feet of causing inundation of the roadway.

“(3) Requirement.--To be eligible for funding under paragraph (1), construction or a grade raise shall be carried out in an area that has been the subject of an emergency declaration issued during or after 1993.”.

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February 11, 2004