Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1230 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Taxpayers in Transportation Asset Transfers Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Asset transaction.--The term ``asset transaction'' means-- (A) a concession agreement for a public transportation asset; or (B) a contract for the sale or lease of a public transportation asset between the State or local government with jurisdiction over the public transportation asset and a private individual or entity. (2) Concession agreement.-- (A) In general.--The term ``concession agreement'' means an agreement entered into by a private individual or entity and a State or local government with jurisdiction over a public transportation asset to convey to the private individual or entity the right to manage, operate, and maintain the public transportation asset for a specific period of time in exchange for the authorization to impose and collect a toll or other user fee from a person for each use of the public transportation asset during that period.…”