S.Amdt. 2593

SA 2593. Mr. MARKEY 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 1956, strike lines 14 through 23 and insert the
following:
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2)(A), the
Federal''; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so designated) the
following:
``(2) Rural and financially distressed communities.--
``(A) Federal share for financially distressed
communities.--The Federal share of the cost of activities
using amounts from a grant made to a financially distressed
community (as defined in subsection (c)(1)) under subsection
(a) shall be not less than 75 percent of the cost.
``(B) Requirement.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Administrator shall work with States to prevent the non-
Federal share requirements under this subsection from being
passed on to rural communities and financially distressed
communities (as those terms are defined in subsection
(f)(2)(B)(i).'';
On page 1957, line 4, strike ``$280,000,000'' and insert
``$400,000,000''.
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