S.Amdt. 3609

SA 3609. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

In the matter under the heading ``capital investment
grants'' under the heading ``Federal Transit Administration''
in title I of division D, insert before the period at the end
the following: ``: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
treat the proceeds of a Federal loan as a non-Federal
contribution toward project costs under section 5309 of title
49, United States Code, if the loan is repayable from non-
Federal funds: Provided further, That any contingency funds
identified by a project sponsor in excess of the funds
necessary to satisfy a 50 percent probability threshold shall
not be considered part of a grant agreement under the capital
investment grant program unless such excess funds are
expended: Provided further, That risk assessments for
projects under consideration under subsections (d) and (e) of
section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, shall not occur
until after a project has entered the engineering phase,
unless otherwise requested by the project sponsor''.
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