S.Amdt. 623

SA 623. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 605 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill H.R. 3, 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:

At the end of subtitle H of title I, add the following:

SEC. 18__. FINISH PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Subtitle I of chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code (as amended by section 1409(a)), is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 180. FINISH program

``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry
out a program, to be known as the `FINISH program', under
which the Secretary shall apportion funds to States for use
in the acceleration and completion of coordinated planning,
design, and construction of internationally significant
highway projects, as determined by the Secretary.
``(b) Eligible Projects.--The Secretary shall apportion
funds under this section for highway projects described in
subsection (a) that are located on any of the high priority
corridors described in paragraphs (1) and (37), (18) and
(20), (23), (26), (38), or (44) of section 1105(c) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2032), as determined by the applicable State and
approved by the Secretary.
``(c) Apportionment.--For each of fiscal years 2005 through
2009, the Secretary shall apportion funds made available
under this section for the fiscal year to each State in the
proportion that, as determined by the applicable State and
approved by the Secretary--
``(1) the estimated amount that may be obligated for the
fiscal year for the completion of the eligible projects
described in subsection (b) in the State; bears to
``(2) the total estimated amount that may be obligated for
the fiscal year for the completion of eligible projects
described in subsection (b) in all States.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code (as amended by
section 1409(b)), is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``180. FINISH program.''.
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