,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjai,mr4 
,garamendi 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 
,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mr4     
,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 
,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of         
,california1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 
,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4      
,carbajal1 ,ms4 ,hill of ,california1   
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mrs4    
,napolitano1 ,mrs4 ,torres of           
,california1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1
 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,rouda1 ,mr4     
,peters1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4
 ,costa1 and ,mr4 ,vargas7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify 
the treatment of deadlines for emergency
 relief funds awarded by the ,secretary 
of ,transportation1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the 8,transportation    
,emergency ,relief ,funds ,availability 

,act04  #b4 ,repeal of ,federal ,highway
 ,administration regulation ,section    
#ffh4aje7;h7 of title #bc1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations1 is repealed4  #c4
 ,federal-,aid ,highways ,emergency     
,relief ,funds ,section #abe of title   
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by striking subsection 7d77#d72   
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7h7 ,imposition of deadline 
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation may not require any  
project funded pursuant to this section 
to advance to the construction          
obligation stage before the date that is
 the last day of the sixth fiscal year  
after the later of--  7,a7 the date on  
which the ,governor declared the        
emergency1 as described in subsection   
7d77#a77;,a72 or  7,b7 the date on which
 the ,president declared the emergency  
to be a major disaster1 as described in 
such subsection4  7#b7 ,extension of    
deadline ,if the ,secretary imposes a   

deadline for advancement to the         
construction obligation stage pursuant  
to paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary may1  
upon the request of the ,governor of the
 ,state1 issue an extension of not more 
than #a year to complete such           
advancement1 and may issue additional   
extensions after the expiration of any  
extension1 if the ,secretary determines 
the ,governor of the ,state has provided
 suitable justification to warrant an   
extension4  4  #d4 ,public              
,transportation ,emergency ,relief funds
 ,section #ecbd of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7f7 ,imposition 
of deadline  7#a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,transportation  
may not require any project funded      
pursuant to this section to advance to  
the construction obligation stage before
 the date that is the last day of the   
sixth fiscal year after the later of--  
7,a7 the date on which the ,governor    

declared the emergency1 as described in 
subsection 7a77#a72 or  7,b7 the date on
 which the ,president declared a major  
disaster1 as described in such          
subsection4  7#b7 ,extension of deadline
 ,if the ,secretary imposes a deadline  
for advancement to the construction     
obligation stage pursuant to paragraph  
7#a71 the ,secretary may1 upon the      
request of the ,governor of the ,state1 
issue an extension of not more than #a  
year to complete such advancement1 and  
may issue additional extensions after   
the expiration of any extension1 if the 
,secretary determines the ,governor of  
the ,state has provided suitable        
justification to warrant an extension4  
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