[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1099 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1099
To amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century with
respect to national corridor planning and development and coordinated
border infrastructure and safety.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 21, 2003
Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Kyl, and
Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century with
respect to national corridor planning and development and coordinated
border infrastructure and safety.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAFTA CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 1118 of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``The Secretary shall provide
consideration to corridors where traffic has increased since
the date of enactment of the North American Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act and is projected to increase in
the future.'' in subsection (a) after ``trade.'';
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Eligibility of Corridors.--The Secretary may make allocations
under this section with respect to high priority corridors identified
in section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991 that connect to the border between the United States and
Mexico or the United States and Canada.''.
(3) by striking ``and section 1119'' in subsection (e); and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Funding.--Fifty percent of the funds made available by
section 1101 of this Act to carry out section 1119 and this section for
each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 shall be--
``(1) available for obligation to carry out this section;
and
``(2) made available for obligation in the same manner as
if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--Section 1118 of that Act is amended
by striking ``NATIONAL'' in the section heading and inserting
``NAFTA''.
(2) Table of contents.--Section 1(b) of that Act is amended
by striking the item relating to section 1118 and inserting the
following:
``Sec. 1118. NAFTA corridor planning and development
program.''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) In General.--Section 1101(a)(9) is amended by striking
``2003.'' and inserting ``2003, and such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009.''.
Section 1119 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection
(e) as subsection (d); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Funding.--Fifty percent of the funds made available by
section 1101 of this Act to carry out section 1118 and this section for
each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 shall be--
``(1) available for obligation to carry out this section;
and
``(2) made available for obligation in the same manner as
if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code.''.
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