To authorize the State of Nevada to continue construction of the US-95 Project in Las Vegas, Nevada.

SA 636. Mr. ENSIGN 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:

On page 410, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

SEC. __. US-95 PROJECT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the project identified as the preferred alternative in
the document entitled ``US-95 Project in Las Vegas, Nevada'',
as approved by the Federal Highway Administration on November
18, 1999, and selected in the record of decision dated
January 28, 2000, shall be considered to meet all
requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) and
any related laws with respect to the determination contained
in the record of decision.
(b) Authorization.--The State of Nevada may continue
construction of the project described in subsection (a) to
completion.
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