A bill to modify requirements under the emergency relief program under title 23, United States Code, with respect to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to obligate more than $100 million in a state for a fiscal year under the emergency relief program for projects for the repair or reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. (Effectively, modifies the $100 million limit that may be obligated from such program in any fiscal year for such projects). Sets the federal share of project costs at 100%. Authorizes appropriations in the amount of $2.9 billion for the emergency relief program.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1702 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1702

 To modify requirements under the emergency relief program under title 
    23, United States Code, with respect to projects for repair or 
   reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 14, 2005

   Mr. Vitter (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
  Inhofe, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Jeffords) 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 modify requirements under the emergency relief program under title 
    23, United States Code, with respect to projects for repair or 
   reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS.

    (a) Maximum Amount.--Notwithstanding section 125(c)(1) of title 23, 
United States Code, or any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Transportation may obligate more than $100,000,000 in a State for a 
fiscal year under the emergency relief program authorized by section 
125 of such title, for projects for the repair or reconstruction of 
highways, roads, and trails in response to damage caused by Hurricane 
Katrina.
    (b) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding section 120(e) of such title or 
any other provision of law, during the 3-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal share of the cost of each 
project described in subsection (a) shall be 100 percent.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated, out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the emergency relief program 
authorized under section 125 of such title, $2,900,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the amounts made available 
under this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).
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