S.Amdt. 2387

SA 2387. Mr. COATS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In the appropriate place, strike paragraphs (5) through (26) of section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, and insert the following:

“(5) Highway and transit safety infrastructure improvements and programs, installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges, hazard eliminations, projects to mitigate hazards caused by wildlife, and railway-highway grade crossings.

“(6) Highway and transit research and development and technology transfer programs.

“(7) Capital and operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, and control facilities and programs, including advanced truck stop electrification systems.

“(8) Surface transportation planning programs.

“(9) Transportation alternatives.

“(10) Transportation control measures listed in section 108 (f)(1)(A) (other than clause (xvi)) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7408 (f)(1)(A)).

“(11) Development and establishment of management systems.

“(12) Environmental mitigation efforts relating to projects funded under this title in the same manner and to the same extent as such activities are eligible under section119 (g).

“(13) Projects relating to intersections that--

“(A) have disproportionately high accident rates;

“(B) have high levels of congestion, as evidenced by--

“(i) interrupted traffic flow at the intersection; and

“(ii) a level of service rating that is not better than “F” during peak travel hours, calculated in accordance with the Highway Capacity Manual issued by the Transportation Research Board; and

“(C) are located on a Federal-aid highway.

“(14) Infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements.

“(15) Projects and strategies designed to support congestion pricing, including electric toll collection and travel demand management strategies and programs.”.

(16) Border infrastructure projects eligible for funding under section 1303 of the SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note; Public Law 109-59).

(17) Development and implementation of a State asset management plan for the National Highway System in accordance with section 119, including data collection, maintenance, and integration and the costs associated with obtaining, updating, and licensing software and equipment required for risk based asset management and performance based management, and for similar activities related to the development and implementation of a performance based management program for other public roads.

(18) A project that, if located within the boundaries of a port terminal, includes only such surface transportation infrastructure modifications as are necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into and out of the port.

(19) Construction and operational improvements for any minor collector if--

(A) the minor collector, and the project to be carried out with respect to the minor collector, are in the same corridor as, and in proximity to, a Federal-aid highway designated as part of the National Highway System;

(B) the construction or improvements will enhance the level of service on the Federal-aid highway described in subparagraph (A) and improve regional traffic flow; and

(C) the construction or improvements are more cost-effective, as determined by a benefit-cost analysis, than an improvement to the Federal-aid highway described in subparagraph (A).