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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Senate section on pages S8622 on Sept. 13, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 4536. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Nickles) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4472 proposed by Mr. Byrd to the bill H.R. 5093, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
SEC. 1____. RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE 40.
(a) In General.--Subject to the condition described in subsection (b), notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in addition to amounts that are otherwise available,
$12,000,000 shall be made available, and shall remain available until expended, for reconstruction of the portion of Interstate Route 40 spanning the Arkansas River in the State of Oklahoma that was destroyed as a result of a barge collision that occurred on May 26, 2002.
(b) Condition.--The condition described in this subsection is that the State of Oklahoma agree that the Federal Government shall--
(1) be subrogated to all claims of the State of Oklahoma for amounts necessary to reconstruct the destroyed portion of Interstate Route 40 against each entity determined to be responsible for the collision, not to exceed $12,000,000 in the aggregate; and
(2) have authority to pursue such claims as are necessary to recover any amounts up to $12,000,000 that are not paid to the State by those entities.
(c) Reimbursement and Reobligation of Funds.--Federal funds obligated before the date of enactment of this Act for the reconstruction described in subsection (a)--
(1) may be reimbursed from funds available under this section; and
(2) if reimbursed under paragraph (1), shall be immediately available to the State of Oklahoma for reobligation.
(d) Emergency Requirement.--The entire amount made available under this section is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement under sections 251(b)(2)(A) and 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A), 902(e)).
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