U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
U.S. Rep. Don Young, Chairman

Contact:  Steve Hansen (Communications Director)  (202) 225-7749
 Email: Steve.Hansen@mail.house.gov
    Justin Harclerode (Communications Assistant)  (202) 226-8767
  Email: Justin.Harclerod@mail.house.gov

To:  National Desk/Transportation Reporter
February 26, 2002

Transportation Committee To Consider Legislation Assisting General Aviation Community And People Who Lost Jobs As Result Of Sept. 11th Attacks

        Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will consider several pieces of legislation on Wednesday, including a bill to provide assistance to the general aviation community, which is still attempting to recover from the economic impact of the September 11th terrorist attacks, and a bill to extend disaster unemployment assistance to individuals who lost their jobs as a result of the attacks.

        The Markup is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27th, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.  Live audio and video broadcasts of the markup will be available at the Committee’s website:

www.house.gov/transportation

Markup Agenda

- H.R. 3347, the General Aviation Industry Reparations Act of 2001
- H.R. 3593, a bill to extend Disaster Unemployment Assistance to those individuals who lost their jobs as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11;
- H.R. 2804, designating the "James R. Browning United States Courthouse";
- H. Con. Res. 255, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Clean Water Act;
- Three public buildings 11(b) resolutions;
- Views and Estimates on the FY 2003 Budget;

H.R. 3347 – The General Aviation Industry Reparations Act of 2001


H.R. 3593 – Extending Disaster Unemployment Assistance

        H.R. 3593 extends Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) to those who lost their jobs as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.  Currently, DUA is only available for 26 weeks following a disaster declaration.  This bill will extend that period for an additional 26 weeks making DUA available for a total period of one year.  This assistance is only available to those persons who are not eligible for regular unemployment assistance.

Other Measures For Consideration

        H.R. 2804 designates the U.S. Courthouse located at 95 Seventh Street, San Francisco, as the “James R. Browning United States Courthouse.”

        H.Con.Res. 255 encourages the American people to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the Clean Water Act, and to recommit to achieving its goals.  The Clean Water Act was enacted 30 years ago and has made dramatic progress over the years in cleaning and protecting the nation’s waters.

        The 11(b) resolutions instruct the GSA to (1) study the need to construct a new border facility in El Paso County, Texas, (2) study the need to construct a facility to house Federal agencies in Columbia, Missouri, and (3) to study the utilization of the Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington, DC.

     The Committee will also mark up its views and estimates of the fiscal year 2003 budget proposal.

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