S.Amdt. 4071

SA 4071. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4016, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Transportation shall reinstate the following
discretionary grants that were withdrawn, terminated, or
canceled:
(1) $66,400,000 for the Colorado Department of
Transportation for the modernization of the Front Range Rail
Corridor, including Positive Train Control installation,
siding installation, grade crossing safety, and operational
improvement projects, under the consolidated rail
infrastructure and safety improvements program under section
22907 of title 49, United States Code.
(2) $11,700,284 for the City of Fort Collins for stage 2
implementation grants for the SPARC-FLEET 2030 Smart Power
and Resilient Charging for Fleet Electrification and
Emissions Targets project under the Strengthening Mobility
and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program
established under section 25005 of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 502 note; Public Law 117-
58).
(3) $11,671,781 for Colorado State University Pueblo for
the Safety Assessment, Testing and Workforce Development for
Hydrogen/Natural Gas Motive Power under the consolidated rail
infrastructure and safety improvements program under section
22907 of title 49, United States Code.
(4) $8,340,000 for the Colorado Department of
Transportation for electric vehicle charging infrastructure
under the program under paragraph (2) in the matter under the
heading ``highway infrastructure programs'' under the heading
``Federal Highway Administration'' under the heading
``DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'' in title VIII of division J
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
117-58; 135 Stat. 1421) (commonly known as the ``National
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program'').
(5) $10,700,000 for the City of Fort Collins to build a
transit station and roundabout at the intersection of West
Elizabeth Street and South Overland Trail as part of a bus-
rapid-transit initiative under the Better Utilizing
Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program
under section 6702 of title 49, United States Code.
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