S.Amdt. 747

SA 747. Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. 1816. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM COMPLETION
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code (as amended by section 1815(a)), is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 178. Appalachian development highway system completion
program

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program,
to be known as the `Appalachian development highway system
completion program' (referred to in this section as the
`program'), to allocate capital funding to expedite the
completion of `ready-to-go' segments of the Appalachian
development highway system.
(b) Eligible Activities.--A State that receives an
allocation of funds under this section shall use the funds to
construct highways and access roads in accordance with
chapter 145 of title 40.
(c) Allocation of Funds.--The Secretary shall allocate
funds under the program to each State all counties of which
are located, as of the date of enactment of this section,
within the established 13-State Appalachian region, as
determined by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of
carrying out any project or activity using funds allocated
under the program shall be 80 percent.

[[Page S5175]]

(e) Funding.--
(1) In general.--There shall be available to the Secretary
to carry out this section, from the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account), $300,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, of which--
(A) $60,000,000,000 shall be for fiscal year 2005;
(B) $60,000,000,000 shall be for fiscal year 2006;
(C) $60,000,000,000 shall be for fiscal year 2007;
(D) $60,000,000,000 shall be for fiscal year 2008; and
(E) $60,000,000,000 shall be for fiscal year 2009.
(2) Obligation, eligibility, and availability.--Funds
authorized to be appropriated under section 1101(16) of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation
Equity Act of 2004 and made available under paragraph (1) to
carry out this section--
(A) shall be available for obligation by the Secretary in
the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under this
chapter;
(B) shall not be considered in determining the eligibility
of any State to receive funds under section 105 or any other
apportioned formula program including the equity bonus
program; and
(C) shall remain available until expended.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code (as amended by
section 1815(b)), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
178. Appalachian development highway system completion
program.''.
______