[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1917 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 422
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1917
[Report No. 107-163]
To provide for highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed
funding level contained in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 7, 2002
Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Reid, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Warner, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bond, Mr. Voinovich,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Specter, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Carper, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr.
Johnson, Mr. Craig, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Dayton,
Mr. Dodd, Mr. Burns, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sarbanes,
Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Levin, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Schumer, Ms.
Landrieu, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Breaux, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cleland, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs.
Carnahan, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Collins, Mr. Allen, Mr. DeWine, Mr.
Murkowski, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Hagel, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Conrad, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Helms, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Byrd, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Allard, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Miller, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Smith
of Oregon, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Bunning)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works
June 17, 2002
Reported by Mr. Jeffords, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To provide for highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed
funding level contained in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Funding Restoration
Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM OBLIGATION
CEILING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 1102 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 112 Stat. 115, 113 Stat. 1753) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(k) Restoration of Obligation Limitation for Fiscal Year
2003.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obligations for
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for fiscal
year 2003--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) shall be not less than $27,746,000,000;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) shall be distributed in accordance with this
section.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Funding Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM OBLIGATION CEILING.
Section 1102 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(23 U.S.C. 104 note; 112 Stat. 115, 113 Stat. 1753) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(k) Restoration of Obligation Limitation for Fiscal Year 2003.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obligations for
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for fiscal
year 2003--
``(1) shall be $28,900,000,000; and
``(2) shall be distributed in accordance with this
section.''.
SEC. 3. RESTORATION OF HIGHWAY CATEGORY SPENDING GUARANTEE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all adjustments made
pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(1)(B)) to the highway
category and to section 8103(a)(5) of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (2 U.S.C. 901 note; 112 Stat. 492) for fiscal year
2003 shall be deemed to be zero. This section shall apply immediately
to all reports issued pursuant to section 254 of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 904) for fiscal
year 2003, including the discretionary sequestration preview report.
SEC. 4. INCREASE IN DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT AND OBLIGATION
LIMITATIONS FOR THE HIGHWAY CATEGORY.
(a) Discretionary Spending Limit.--Section 251(c)(7)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(c)(7)(A)) is amended by striking ``$27,728,000,000'' and inserting
``$29,234,000,000''.
(b) Level of Obligation Limitations.--Section 8103(a)(5) of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (2 U.S.C. 901 note; 112
Stat. 492) is amended by striking ``$28,233,000,000'' and inserting
``$29,387,000,000''.
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING REVENUE ALIGNED BUDGET AUTHORITY.
It is the sense of Congress that the revenue aligned budget
authority provision in section 251(b)(1)(B) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(1)(B)) should be
amended after the date of enactment of this Act to more accurately
align highway spending with highway revenues while maintaining
predictability and stability in highway funding levels.
SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the funds made available by the
amendments made by this Act shall be distributed among the States in
accordance with section 1102 of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 112 Stat. 115).
Calendar No. 422
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1917
[Report No. 107-163]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed
funding level contained in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 17, 2002
Reported with an amendment