S.Amdt. 2154

SA 2154. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R.
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division C, insert the
following:

SEC. ____. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
TRANSIT AND RAIL PROJECTS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
of Transportation shall not provide any new assistance for a
transit or rail project if--
(1) the overall cost projection to complete the project
exceeds the original cost projection by at least
$1,000,000,000; and
(2) the operational and administrative costs of the service
provided by the project are projected to exceed the revenues
generated from ridership annually over the next decade.
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