S.Amdt. 734

SA 734. Mr. DURBIN 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 297, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

SEC. 16__. REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE OIL AND FUEL
CONSUMPTION.

(a) In General.--Not later than December 1, 2005, and
annually thereafter, each State and metropolitan planning
organization that serves a population of 200,000 or more
shall make available to the public, using the Internet and
other means commonly used to inform the public under this
Act, a report that describes where the documentation of
materials assembled in the project development process
anticipated fuel and/or cost saving the ways in which the
planned use of Federal funds made available under this Act to
the State or metropolitan planning organization for the
preceding fiscal year will--
(1) reduce the demand for gasoline and diesel fuels; and
(2) lower household transportation expenditures.
(b) Information, Data, and Technical Assistance.--The
Secretary, with assistance from the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics and other Federal agencies, shall provide to
States and metropolitan planning organizations any
information, data, and technical assistance that would assist
the States and metropolitan planning organizations in
preparing the annual reports under subsection (a).
(c) Interim Report.--Not later than September 30, 2007, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes
any cumulative savings in fuel, the most effective fuel
savings measures, and any other benefits identified by the
States and metropolitan planning organizations, from the use
of Federal funds made available under this Act during each of
fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
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