An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 111-9 to amend the aviation, highway, rail, and transit priority consideration and "use-it-or-lose-it" provisions to require that 50 percent of the funds be obligated within 90 days.
What it does: 9 changes: replaces text in 9 places
Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-MN)Description
Amendment changes the aviation, highway, rail, and transit priority consideration and "use-it-or-lose-it" provisions to require that 50 percent of the funds be obligated within 90 days.
What it changes
9 changes to H.R. 1 · 1 shown in the bill's text
Change 1: Replaces “120 days” with “90 days”
[struck: 120 days][inserted: 90 days]Original wording
Page 207, line 21, strike “120 days” and insert “90 days”.
Change 2: Replaces “120 days” with “90 days”
[struck: 120 days][inserted: 90 days]Original wording
Page 209, line 7, strike “120 days” and insert “90 days”.
Change 3: Replaces “180 days” with “90 days”
[struck: 180 days][inserted: 90 days]Original wording
Page 210, line 9, strike “180 days” and insert “90 days”.
Change 4: Replaces “150 days” with “75 days”
In H.R. 1 · Introduced in House
highway infrastructure investment
For projects and activities eligible under section 133 of title 23, United States Code, section 144 of such title (without regard to subsection (g)), and sections 103, 119, 134, 148, and 149 of such title, $30,000,000,000, of which $300,000,000 shall be for Indian reservation roads under section 204 of such title; $250,000,000 shall be for park roads and parkways under section 204 of such title; $20,000,000 shall be for highway surface transportation and technology training under section 140(b) of such title; and $20,000,000 shall be for disadvantaged business enterprises bonding assistance under section 332(e) of title 49, United States Code: Provided, That the amount set aside from this appropriation pursuant to section 1106 of this Act shall not be more than 0.2 percent of the funds made available under this heading instead of the percentage specified in such section: Provided further, That, after making the set-asides authorized by the previous provisos, the funds made available under this heading shall be distributed among the States, and Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the same ratio as the obligation limitation for fiscal year 2008 was distributed among the States in accordance with the formula specified in section 120(a)(6) of division K of Public Law 110-161, but, in the case of the Puerto Rico Highway Program and the Territorial Highway Program, under section 120(a)(5) of such division: Provided further, That 45 percent of the funds distributed to a State under this heading shall be suballocated within the State in the manner and for the purposes described in section 133(d) of title 23, United States Code, (without regard to the comparison to fiscal year 2005 in paragraph (2)): Provided further, That in selecting projects to be funded, recipients shall give priority to projects that can award contracts within 120 days of enactment of this Act, are included in an approved Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and/or Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), are projected for completion within a three-year time frame, and are located in economically distressed areas as defined by section 301 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3161): Provided further, That funds made available under this heading shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except for funds made available for Indian reservation roads and park roads and parkways which shall be administered in accordance with chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, That the Federal share payable on account of any project or activity carried out with funds made available under this heading shall, at the option of the recipient, be up to 100 percent of the total cost thereof: Provided further, That funds made available by this Act shall not be obligated for the purposes authorized under section 115(b) of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, That the provisions of section 1101(b) of Public Law 109-59 shall apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That, in lieu of the redistribution required by section 1104(b) of this Act, if less than 50 percent of the funds made available to each State and territory under this heading are obligated within 180 days after the date of distribution of those funds to the States and territories, then the portion of the 50 percent of the total funding distributed to the State or territory that has not been obligated shall be redistributed, in the manner described in section 120(c) of division K of Public Law 110-161, to those States and territories that have obligated at least 50 percent of the funds made available under this heading and are able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed, except that, for those funds suballocated within the State, if less than 50 percent of the funds so suballocated within the State are obligated within
[struck: 150][inserted: 75] days of suballocation, then the portion of the 50 percent of funding so suballocated that has not been obligated will be returned to the State for use anywhere in the State prior to being redistributed in accordance with the first part of this proviso: Provided further, That, in lieu of the redistribution required by section 1104(b) of this Act, any funds made available under this heading that are not obligated by August 1, 2010, shall be redistributed, in the manner described in section 120(c) of division K of Public Law 110-161, to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed, except that funds suballocated within the State that are not obligated by June 1, 2010, will be returned to the State for use anywhere in the State prior to being redistributed in accordance with the first part of this proviso:[struck: ][inserted: ]Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1103 of this Act, funds made available under this heading shall be apportioned not later than 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act.Federal Railroad Administration
Original wording
Page 210, lines 20 and 21, strike “150 days” and insert “75 days”.
Change 5: Replaces “180 days” with “90 days”
[struck: 180 days][inserted: 90 days]Original wording
Page 211, line 25, strike “180 days” and insert “90 days”.
Change 6: Replaces “180 days” with “90 days”
[struck: 180 days][inserted: 90 days]Original wording
Page 214, line 2, strike “180 days” and insert “90 days”.
Change 7: Replaces “180 days” with “90 days”
[struck: 180 days][inserted: 90 days]Original wording
Page 215, line 7, strike “180 days” and insert “90 days”.
Change 8: Replaces “120 days” with “90 days”
[struck: 120 days][inserted: 90 days]Original wording
Page 216, line 8, strike “120 days” and insert “90 days”.
Change 9: Replaces “120 days” with “90 days”
[struck: 120 days][inserted: 90 days]Original wording
Page 216, line 13, strike “120 days” and insert “90 days”.
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As printed
Page 207, line 21, strike “120 days” and insert “90 days”.
Page 209, line 7, strike “120 days” and insert “90 days”.
Page 210, line 9, strike “180 days” and insert “90 days”.
Page 210, lines 20 and 21, strike “150 days” and insert “75 days”.
Page 211, line 25, strike “180 days” and insert “90 days”.
Page 214, line 2, strike “180 days” and insert “90 days”.
Page 215, line 7, strike “180 days” and insert “90 days”.
Page 216, line 8, strike “120 days” and insert “90 days”.
Page 216, line 13, strike “120 days” and insert “90 days”.
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House amendment offered
January 28, 2009
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House amendment offered
January 28, 2009
House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Oberstar.(consideration: CR H711-712; text: CR H711)
January 28, 2009 • 2:01 PM
House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
January 28, 2009 • 2:11 PM
Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole
January 28, 2009 • 2:11 PM
Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Oberstar. (consideration: CR H711-712; text: CR H711)
January 28, 2009 • 2:01 PM
On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
January 28, 2009 • 2:11 PM