S.Amdt. 2135

SA 2135. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3058, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 244, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:

Sec. 122.(a) The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study regarding--

(1) Federal and State efforts to waive or relax truck weight and length requirements on highways within the Eisenhower Interstate System, including the timing of such waivers, during the response to Hurricane Katrina and other emergencies;

(2) the extent to which differing regulatory responses by States confused first responders and other aid providers during the response to Hurricane Katrina and other emergencies;

(3) the extent of the Secretary of Transportation's authority to waive or relax truck weight and length requirements on highways in the Eisenhower Interstate System; and

(4) the need for the authority described in paragraph (3) in the event of an emergency.

(b) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report to Congress that contains--

(1) the results of the study conducted under subsection (a);

(2) recommendations regarding the appropriate extent and form of the waiver authority described in subsection (a)(3) in the event of an emergency; and

(3) proposed legislation to provide such authority.