S.Amdt. 615

SA 615. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Leahy) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 602 proposed by Mr.
Reid to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 66, approving the renewal of
import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act
of 2003; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. HIGHWAY EMERGENCY RELIEF.

(a) Definition of Qualifying State.--In this section, the
term ``qualifying State'' means a State in which--
(1) there occurred, during fiscal year 2011, a major
disaster or emergency designated by the President under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); and
(2) the major disaster or emergency resulted in estimated
damages to the Federal-aid highway system in the State in an
amount that exceeds an amount equal to twice the total annual
apportionment provided to any State under section 104(b) of
title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2011.
(b) Exemption.--As determined by the Secretary of
Transportation--
(1) in the case of a qualifying State, notwithstanding
section 120(e) of title 23, United States Code, or any other
provision of law, the Federal share of the cost of carrying
out eligible emergency repairs to minimize damage, protect
facilities, or restore essential traffic, and the cost of
carrying out permanent restoration work on all Federal-aid
highways (as defined in section 101 of title 23, United
States Code), affected by the major disaster or emergency in
the State using funds made available under section 125 of
title 23, United States Code, shall be 100 percent; and
(2) in the case of any State described in subsection
(a)(1), the limitations under section 125(d) of title 23,
United States Code, on the maximum amount of funding that may
be received by the State shall not apply.
(c) Additional Funding.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is
appropriated, out of money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012,
for an additional amount for the ``Emergency Relief Fund'',
authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code,
for expenses described in subsection (a) of that section
resulting from a major disaster (as defined in section 102 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), $2,500,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
(2) Budget control authority.--The amount made available by
paragraph (1) is designated by Congress as being for disaster
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law
99-177).
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