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October 22, 2000
BILL SIGNING CEREMONY FOR H.R. 4475, THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT
DATE:
October 23, 2000
LOCATION:
Oval Office
BRIEFING TIME: 9:00am - 9:05am
TIME:
9:05am 9:15am
FROM:
Chuck Brain
I.
PURPOSE
To sign H.R. 4475, The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act.
II.
BACKGROUND
The Conference Report to H.R. 4475, the Transportation Appropriations Act passed the
House on October 6th, 2000 by a vote of 344 to 50; and the Senate by a vote of 78-10 on
the same day.
The bill provides the Department of Transportation with $56.1 billion in budgetary
resources. This is $3.1 billion above the requested level and 14 percent above the FY
2000 enacted level. It also includes additional funding for critical areas under the
Treasury/Postal bill, which were omitted.
This bill includes the 0.08-percent blood alcohol provision, that the Administration
strongly supports. The provision imposes cuts in highway funding beginning in FY 2004
if States do not establish a 0.08 percent blood alcohol limit standard, increasing the
percentage of highway dollars lost from two to eight percent over four year increments of
two percent per year (States can get the money back if they pass the law by 2007). This
is one of Senator Frank Lautenberg's (D-NJ) major legislative priorities. He sponsored
the bill in the Senate, and worked with Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) to get this
included in the DOT Appropriations bill. In the House, Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
sponsored the bill, and Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) fought to keep the provision in the
Transportation Appropriations bill.
The bill also includes $600 million of FY 2001 general fund appropriations for the
Woodrow Wilson Bridge and $720 million in contingent emergency funding to address
the backlog of emergency highway repair projects.
The bills major funding levels include:
FAA Grants: The bill provides $3.2 billion, $1.25 million above the request and $1.3
billion above FY 2000.
Coast Guard: The Conference Report funds the Coast Guard at $3.7 billion, $90
million below the requested level, but $110 million above the FY 2000 enacted level.
Amtrak: The bill provides funding at the requested level of $521 million, $50 million
below the FY 2000 enacted level, and is consistent with its goal toward self-
sufficiency.
Federal-aid Highways: The bill provides $29.7 billion (including obligation
limitations), $343 million over the request and $2.1 billion over the FY 2000 enacted
level. The proposed reallocation of excess highway trust fund receipts was not
approved. The Conference Report includes an additional $720 million in contingent
emergency highway relief funds.
Federal Transit Administration: The bill funds the FTA at $6.3 billion, $50 million
below request and $490 million above the FY 2000 enacted level.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
Briefing Participants:
John Podesta
Chuck Brain
Jake Siewert
Loretta Ucelli
Barbara Chow
Leanne Shimabukuro
Sam Afridi
Bill Signing Ceremony Participants:
YOU
Secretary Rodney Slater
Dr. Sue Bailey, NHTSA Administrator
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Mayor Richard Daley
Mr. Frank Kruesi, President, Transportation Authority of Chicago
Millie Webb, National MADD President and .08 victim, and her daughters Kara Hensel
(blind due to .08 accident) and Ashlea Webb
Brenda, Randolph, and Stephanie Frazier
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IV.
PRESS PLAN
White House Photo only.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
--YOU greet signing ceremony participants in the Oval Office.
--YOU sign the bill.
-- Signing ceremony participants depart the Oval Office.
VI.
REMARKS
None required.
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OB BAC / DOT SIGNING CEREMONY 10/23/00
45MIN
Queens ,NM 3:50pm
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/ FAA funding to support delays
/ Transp infrastructure funded (@-record lvls
- us Coastguard
- Access to Jobs
MOCS
- Hours of Service - Rdsofety Truckers
[Lowey [ Stater - can-acknow-ledge - not on-stage ]
Lautenberg - notupful reelecti on
Frank wolfe
MillieWebb- 08victim /MADA President
, Teenagers in SADD T-shirts -
Mothers in MADD T-shirts? + KIDS (pens)
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