S.Amdt. 2579

SA 2579. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) 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 63, line 17, strike ``and''.
On page 65, line 24, strike the period at the end and
insert ``; and''.
On page 65, after line 24, insert the following:
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Imposition of Deadline.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary may not require any project funded under
this section to advance to the construction obligation stage
before the date that is the last day of the sixth fiscal year
after the later of--
``(A) the date on which the Governor declared the
emergency, as described in subsection (d)(1)(A); and
``(B) the date on which the President declared the
emergency to be a major disaster, as described in that
subsection.
``(2) Extension of deadline.--If the Secretary imposes a
deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
``(A) on the request of the Governor of the State, issue an
extension of not more than 1 year to complete the
advancement; and
``(B) issue additional extensions after the expiration of
any extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of
the State has provided suitable justification to warrant such
an extension.''.
On page 1266, strike lines 4 and 5 and insert the
following:

has insurance required under State law for all structures
related to the grant application.
``(g) Imposition of Deadline.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary may not require any project funded
pursuant to this section to advance to the construction
obligation stage before the date that is the last day of the
sixth fiscal year after the later of--
``(A) the date on which the Governor declared the
emergency, as described in subsection (a)(1); or
``(B) the date on which the President declared the
emergency to be a major disaster, as described in that
subsection.
``(2) Extension of deadline.--If the Secretary imposes a
deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
``(A) on the request of the Governor of the State, issue an
extension of not more than 1 year to complete the
advancement, and
``(B) issue additional extensions after the expiration of
any extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of
the State has provided suitable justification to warrant such
an extension.''.
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