S.Amdt. 2497

SA 2497. Mr. PADILLA 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:

On page 338, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
``(7) Selection of projects.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
applicable metropolitan planning organization shall determine
the programming and expenditure of amounts that a State is
required to obligate under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph
(1)(A).
``(B) State role.--The State may ensure that projects
selected by a metropolitan planning organization under
subparagraph (A) are eligible projects under this section.
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