,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dchc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself and     
,mrs4 ,feinstein7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide assistance for 
surface transportation projects relating
 to international ,olympic1 ,paralympic1
 and ,special ,olympics events4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,transportation ,assistance for     
,olympic ,cities ,act of #bjbb4  #b4    
,transportation assistance for ,olympic1
 ,paralympic1 and ,special ,olympics    
cities  7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of    
this section is to prioritize and       
support ,state and local efforts on     
surface transportation issues necessary 
to obtain the national recognition and  
economic benefits of participation in   
the international ,olympic1 ,paralympic1
 and ,special ,olympics movement by     

hosting international ,olympic1         
,paralympic1 and ,special ,olympics     
events in the ,united ,states4  7b7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered event  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
term covered event means an             
international ,olympic1 ,paralympic1 or 
,special ,olympics event held at a site 
that has been selected to hold such     
event4  7,b7 ,exclusion ,the term       
covered event does not include          
activities relating to preparing or     
submitting a bid to be selected to hold 
an international ,olympic1 ,paralympic1 
or ,special ,olympics event4  7#b7      
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,transportation4  7c7 
,priority for transportation projects   
relating to ,olympic1 ,paralympic1 and  
,special ,olympics events  7#a7 ,in     
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 in providing grants   
for surface transportation projects     
described in paragraph 7#b71 the        
,secretary may give priority to a       

surface transportation project relating 
to a covered event4  7#b7 ,grants       
described ,a grant referred to in       
paragraph 7#a7 is a discretionary grant 
for a surface transportation project--  
7,a7 under title #bc or #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 beginning on the date of 
enactment of this ,act2 or  7,b7        
otherwise administered by the ,secretary
 for surface transportation projects4   
7d7 ,transportation planning activities 
,the ,secretary shall take all          
reasonable efforts to provide assistance
 to a covered event1 including-- 7#a7 by
 providing assistance for planning      
activities of ,states and metropolitan  
planning organizations under sections   
#acd and #ace of title #bc1 ,united     
,states ,code1 for surface              
transportation projects relating to a   
covered event2  7#b7 by developing      
intermodal transportation plans in      
coordination with ,states and local     
transportation agencies2  7#c7 by       
expediting review and comment of any    

required submissions to the ,secretary  
relating to a covered event2 and  7#d7  
by providing technical assistance4  7e7 
,transportation projects relating to    
,olympic1 ,paralympic1 and ,special     
,olympics events  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary may provide assistance1      
including planning1 capital1 and        
operating assistance1 to a ,state or    
unit of local government in carrying out
 surface transportation projects        
relating to a covered event4  7#b7 ,use 
of funds ,notwithstanding any other     
provision of law1 any funding provided  
in accordance with this section may be  
used for any temporary facility1        
equipment1 operations1 and maintenance  
that meets the extraordinary surface    
transportation needs associated with    
hosting a covered event4  7f7 ,funding  
7#a7 ,in general ,there are authorized  
to be appropriated to carry out this    
section such sums as are necessary for  
each of fiscal years #bjbb through      
#bjcd4  7#b7 ,supplement1 not supplant  

,any amounts provided to a ,state or    
unit of local government in accordance  
with this section shall be in addition  
to any ,federal funds otherwise         
available to the ,state or unit of local
 government for the surface             
transportation project4  7g7 ,sunset    
,the authority provided by this section 
shall terminate on ,september #cj1      
#bjcd4