S.Amdt. 1650

SA 1650. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Sanders) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1813, to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 93, between the matter following line 12 and line 13, insert the following:

SEC. ___. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 1303 of the SAFETEA LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 119 Stat. 1207) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a), by striking “motor vehicles” and inserting “motor vehicles and freight and passenger rail”;

(2) in subsection (b), in paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5), by inserting “, rail,” after “motor vehicle” each place it appears;

(3) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “, rail,” after “motor vehicle”; and

(4) in subsection (g)--

(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:

“(5) Rail.--The term ‘rail' means railroad (as defined in section 10102 of title 49, United States Code).”.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 133(c) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by section 1108, is further amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following:

“(16) Border infrastructure projects eligible for funding under section 1303 of the SAFETEA LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 119 Stat. 1207) (including freight and passenger railroads as defined in section 10102 of title 49).”.