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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S8023-S8024 on July 20, 2001.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 1028. Mr. THOMAS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2299, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 66, line 8, after the word ``bus'', insert the following phrase: ``, as that term is defined in section 301 of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12181)'';
On page 66, line 9 strike ``; and '' and insert in lieu thereof ``.''; and
On page 66, beginning with line 10, strike all through page 70, line 14.
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SA 1029. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Shelby) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1025 submitted by Mrs. Murray and intended to be proposed to the bill (H.R. 2299) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 20, line 16, strike the numeral and all that follows through the word ``Code'' on page 18 and insert in lieu thereof the following: ``$3,348,128 shall be set aside for the program authorized under section 1101(a)(11) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended and section 162 of title 23, United States Code;''.
On page 33, line 12, strike the world ``together'' and all that follows through the semi-colon on line 14.
On page 78, strike line 20 through 24.
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SA 1030. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Shelby) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1025 submitted by Mrs. Murray and intended to be proposed to the bill (H.R. 2299) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 73, strike lines 19 through 24 and insert the following:
``(E) requires--
``(i) inspections of all commercial vehicles of Mexican motor carriers authorized, or seeking authority, to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border that do not display a valid Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspection decal, by certified Federal inspectors, or by State inspectors whose operations are funded in part or in whole by Federal funds, in accordance with the requirements for a Level I Inspection under the criteria of the North American Standard Inspection (as defined in section 350.105 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), including examination of the driver, vehicle exterior and vehicle under-carriage, and
``(ii) a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance decal to be affixed to each such commercial vehicle upon completion of the inspection required by clause (i) or a re-inspection if the vehicle has met the criteria for the Level I inspection when no component parts were hidden from view and no evidence of a defect was present, and
``(iii) that any such decal, when affixed, expire at the end of a period of not more than 90 days, but
nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to preclude the Administration from requiring re-inspection of a vehicle bearing a valid inspection decal or from requiring that such a decal be removed when a certified Federal or State inspector determines that such a vehicle has a safety violations subsequent to the inspection for which the decal was granted.''.
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SA 1031. Mr. CRAPO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1025 submitted by Mrs. Murray and intended to be proposed to the bill (H.R. 2299) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 81, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
SEC. 350. INCREASED GOVERNMENT SHARE.
(a) In General.--Section 47109 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Special Rule for Certain Airports.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), in the case of a qualifying airport, the Government's share of allowable project costs shall be increased by the greater of--
``(A) the percentage determined under subsection (b); or
``(B) one-half of the percentage that the area of Federal land in the State where the airport is located is of the total area of that State.
``(2) Limitation.--The percentage increase of the Government's share of allowable project costs determined under this subsection shall not exceed the lesser of 93.75 percent or the highest percentage of the Government's share applicable to any project in any State under subsection (b).
``(3) Qualifying Airport.--In this subsection, the term
`qualifying airport' means an airport that--
``(A) has less than .25 percent of the total number of passenger boardings at all commercial service airports during the calendar year used for calculating the most recent apportionments made under section 47114; and
``(B) is located in a State in which more than 40 percent of the total area of the State is Federal lands.
``(4) Federal lands.--In this subsection, the term `Federal lands' means nontaxable Indian lands (individual and tribal) and all lands owned by the Federal Government including, without limitation, appropriated and unappropriated lands and reserved and unreserved lands.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or subsection
(d)'' after ``subsection (b)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to project grant agreements entered into pursuant to section 47108 of title 49, United States Code, on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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