Political Quotes

“Pursuant to the order, I call up the managers' package, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the managers' package is considered and agreed to and the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table. The amendments were agreed to, as follows: amendment no. 4178 (Purpose: To facilitate a transmission line project) On page 79, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following: right-of-way Sec. __. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall-- (1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, amend Right-of-Way Grants No. NVN-49781/IDI-26446/ NVN-85211/NVN-85210 of the Bureau of Land Management to shift the 200-foot right-of-way for the 500-kilovolt transmission line project to the alignment depicted on the maps entitled ``Southwest Intertie Project'' and dated December 10, 2009, and May 21, 2010, and approve the construction, operation and maintenance plans of the project; and (2) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a notice to proceed with construction of the project in accordance with the amended grants and approved plans described in paragraph (1). (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy may provide or facilitate federal financing for the project described in subsection (a) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 115) or the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.…”