S.Amdt. 2124

SA 2124. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1095. BALTIMORE BRIDGE RELIEF.

(a) Finding.--Congress finds that, in accordance with
section 668.105(e) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations
(or a successor regulation), any compensation for damages or
insurance proceeds, including interest, recovered by a State,
a political subdivision of a State, or a toll authority for
repair, including reconstruction, of the bridge described in
subsection (b) in response to the damage described in that
subsection should be used on receipt to reduce liability on
the repair, including reconstruction, of that bridge from the
emergency fund authorized under section 125 of title 23,
United States Code.
(b) Federal Share for Certain Emergency Relief Projects.--
Notwithstanding subsection (e) of section 120 of title 23,
United States Code, the Federal share for emergency relief
funds made available under section 125 of that title to
respond to damage caused by the cargo ship Dali to the
Francis Scott Key Bridge located in Baltimore City and
Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland, including
reconstruction of that bridge and its approaches, shall be
100 percent.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect as if
enacted on March 26, 2024.
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