S 1714
109th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Alabama
Construction costs
Disaster relief
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federal aid to transportation
Floods
Highway finance
Highway maintenance
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Infrastructure
Louisiana
Mississippi
Road construction
Sports and Recreation
Trails
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.
Introduced: September 15, 2005
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 15, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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