Angie Craig: “The bill language in titles II and III provides that they will function in much the same way, with a few differences.…”

“The bill language in titles II and III provides that they will function in much the same way, with a few differences. First, they are advisory to the Secretary in title II and to the relevant county in title III. In neither case do they actually approve projects, but their recommendation is required. If there is no recommendation under title II the money will ultimately be returned to Treasury under the terms of section 209. If there is no recommendation under title III, the counties can ultimately spend the money on title III projects under the terms of section 303. It is my expectation that the authority of neither of these sections will be required. I believe that the resource advisory committees will find consensus in developing and recommending title II and title III projects with the respective Secretaries or counties as the case may be.”