,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ieha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ae1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,donalds 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,nehls1 ,mr4 ,gue/1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4     
,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 & ,mr4       
,fe5/ra7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide em]g5cy relief =    
,am]ican %ort l9e railroads1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,%ort ,l9e ,railroad       
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,%ort l9e railroad   
em]g5cy relief program  7a7 ,g5]al      
au?ority ,! ,secret>y ( ,transportation1
 9 consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( !    
,f$]al ,railroad ,adm9i/ration1 may make
 grants or ent] into contracts & o!r    
agreem5ts 7includ+ agreem5ts )          
dep>tm5ts1 ag5cies1 & in/rum5talities ( 
! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local gov]nm5t7 =   
capital projects to protect1 repair1    
recon/ruct1 or replace %ort l9e railroad
 equipm5t & facilities t ! ,secret>y    

det]m9es is 9 dang] ( suff]+ cata/rophic
 damage1 or has suff]$ cata/rophic      
damage1 z a result ( an em]g5cy4  7b7   
,t]ms ,9 mak+ grants "u subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y may make grants on a        
reimbursable basis or advance fund+     
basis4  7c7 ,coord9ation ( em]g5cy funds
 ,funds appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is     
section %all be 9 addition to any o!r   
funds available & %all n affect !       
ability ( any o!r ag5cy ( ! ,gov]nm5t1 a
 ,/ate ag5cy1 a local gov]nm5tal entity 
or organization1 or p]son to provide any
 o!r funds o!rwise au?oriz$ by law1     
except t no p]son1 bus9ess conc]n1 or   
o!r entity %all receive assi/ance )     
respect to any "p ( a loss z to :i* su* 
p]son1 bus9ess conc]n1 or o!r entity has
 receiv$ f9ancial assi/ance "u any o!r  
program or f insurance or any o!r s\rce4
  7d7 ,grant requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section t is made 
to address an em]g5cy %all be subject to
 ! t]ms & conditions ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es are necess>y4  7#b7 ,ov]sight  

funds ,! ,secret>y may reta9 up to      
"o-half ( #a p]c5t ( ! funds appropriat$
 "u ?is section to fund ! co/s ( project
 managem5t ov]sight by ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,f$]al ,railroad ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 
,application ( law ,! provisions (      
section #bdcab ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 %all apply to entities    
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section4  7e7    
,gov]nm5t %>e ( co/s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a  
grant1 contract1 or o!r agreem5t = a    
capital project "u ?is section %all be =
 n m ?an #hj p]c5t ( ! project co/1 z   
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 ,! non-,f$]al   
%>e ( ! project co/ %all be provid$ 9   
ca%1 equipm5t1 or supplies4  7#b7 ,waiv]
 ,! ,secret>y may waive1 9 :ole or 9 "p1
 ! non-,f$]al %>e4  7f7 ,limitation     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,project co/s "u ?is      
section %all be limit$ to ! scope (     
damage caus$ by ! respective em]g5cy4   
7#b7 ,det]m9ation ,9 ! case ( a project 
t includ$ damage preexi/+ ! respective  
em]g5cy1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all make a     
det]m9ation on ! am\nt or p]c5tage ( !  

damages preexi/+ su* em]g5cy4  7g7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section ! foll[+     
def9itions %all apply3 7#a7 ,em]g5cy ,! 
t]m em]g5cy means a natural disa/]      
affect+ a wide area 7su* z a flood1     
wildfire1 hurricane1 d]e*o1 tidal wave1 
e>?quake1 sev]e /orm1 l&slide1 or       
avalan*e7 or a failure due to a disa/] z
 a result (-- 7,a7 natural causes2  7,b7
 man-made causes beyond ! control ( a   
%ort l9e railroad op]ator1 includ+      
regulatory re/rictions 7includ+ ^?      
impos$ z a result ( judicial action7    
impos$ to protect human heal? or !      
environm5t2 or  7,c7 undet]m9$ causes4  
7#b7 ,%ort l9e railroad ,! t]m %ort l9e 
railroad means a ,class ,,ii railroad or
 a ,class ,,iii railroad z su* t]ms are 
def9$ by ! ,surface ,transportation     
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