,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dchc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ac1 #bjbb,mr4   
,padilla 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,fe9/e97    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide assi/ance = surface
 transportation projects relat+ to      
int]national ,olympic1 ,p>alympic1 &    
,special ,olympics ev5ts4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,transportation ,assi/ance = ,olympic   
,cities ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4              
,transportation assi/ance = ,olympic1   
,p>alympic1 & ,special ,olympics cities 
7a7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is section is
 to prioritize & support ,/ate & local  
ef=ts on surface transportation issues  
necess>y to obta9 ! national recognition
 & economic b5efits ( p>ticipation 9 !  
int]national ,olympic1 ,p>alympic1 &    
,special ,olympics movem5t by ho/+      
int]national ,olympic1 ,p>alympic1 &    
,special ,olympics ev5ts 9 ! ,unit$     

,/ates4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,cov]$ ev5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m 
cov]$ ev5t means an int]national        
,olympic1 ,p>alympic1 or ,special       
,olympics ev5t held at a site t has be5 
select$ to hold su* ev5t4  7,b7         
,exclusion ,! t]m cov]$ ev5t does n     
include activities relat+ to prep>+ or  
submitt+ a bid to be select$ to hold an 
int]national ,olympic1 ,p>alympic1 or   
,special ,olympics ev5t4  7#b7 ,secret>y
 ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (   
,transportation4  7c7 ,priority =       
transportation projects relat+ to       
,olympic1 ,p>alympic1 & ,special        
,olympics ev5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ 
any o!r provision ( law1 9 provid+      
grants = surface transportation projects
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y  
may give priority to a surface          
transportation project relat+ to a cov]$
 ev5t4  7#b7 ,grants describ$ ,a grant  
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is a          
discretion>y grant = a surface          
transportation project-- 7,a7 "u title  

#bc or #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 beg9n+ 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or     
7,b7 o!rwise adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y =  
surface transportation projects4  7d7   
,transportation plann+ activities ,!    
,secret>y %all take all reasonable ef=ts
 to provide assi/ance to a cov]$ ev5t1  
includ+-- 7#a7 by provid+ assi/ance =   
plann+ activities ( ,/ates &            
metropolitan plann+ organizations "u    
sections #acd & #ace ( title #bc1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 = surface transportation 
projects relat+ to a cov]$ ev5t2  7#b7  
by develop+ int]modal transportation    
plans 9 coord9ation ) ,/ates & local    
transportation ag5cies2  7#c7 by exp$it+
 review & comm5t ( any requir$          
submissions to ! ,secret>y relat+ to a  
cov]$ ev5t2 &  7#d7 by provid+ te*nical 
assi/ance4  7e7 ,transportation projects
 relat+ to ,olympic1 ,p>alympic1 &      
,special ,olympics ev5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y may provide assi/ance1     
includ+ plann+1 capital1 & op]at+       
assi/ance1 to a ,/ate or unit ( local   

gov]nm5t 9 c>ry+ out surface            
transportation projects relat+ to a     
cov]$ ev5t4  7#b7 ,use ( funds ,not)/&+ 
any o!r provision ( law1 any fund+      
provid$ 9 accordance ) ?is section may  
be us$ = any tempor>y facility1         
equipm5t1 op]ations1 & ma9t5ance t meets
 ! extraord9>y surface transportation   
ne$s associat$ ) ho/+ a cov]$ ev5t4  7f7
 ,fund+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are au?oriz$
 to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is      
section su* sums z are necess>y = ea* ( 
fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjcd4  7#b7    
,supplem5t1 n supplant ,any am\nts      
provid$ to a ,/ate or unit ( local      
gov]nm5t 9 accordance ) ?is section %all
 be 9 addition to any ,f$]al funds      
o!rwise available to ! ,/ate or unit (  
local gov]nm5t = ! surface              
transportation project4  7g7 ,sunset ,! 
au?ority provid$ by ?is section %all    
t]m9ate on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjcd4