S.Amdt. 221

SA 221. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Sanders) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr.
Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to the bill H.R. 1, making
supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation,
infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to
the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 244, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

SEC. 12__. NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AND
ACTIVITIES.

(a) Definition of Covered Transportation Program or
Activity.--In this section, the term ``covered transportation
program or activity'' means a program or activity for which
funds are authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(Public Law 109-59) or an amendment made by that Act.
(b) Non-Federal Share.--Amounts made available by this Act
may be used by States and municipalities to pay the non-
Federal share of the cost of any covered transportation
program or activity.
(c) Effect of Section.--Nothing in this section prohibits a
State or local government from contributing non-Federal funds
toward the cost of a covered transportation program or
activity.
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