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Joe Barton: Mr. Chairman, I submit material from last year's Record for this Record, as follows: Senate amendment No. 35: Page 19…

On the recordJuly 11, 1995
Mr. Chairman, I submit material from last year's Record for this Record, as follows: Senate amendment No. 35: Page 19, line 19, after ``tract'' insert: ``: Provided further, That of the amounts previously appropriated to orderly terminate the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) project in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994, amounts not to exceed $65,000,000 shall be available as a one-time contribution to the completion, with modification, of partially completed facilities at the project site if the Secretary determines such one-time contribution (i) will assist the maximization of the value of the investment made in the facilities and (ii) is in furtherance of a settlement of the claims that the State of Texas has asserted against the United States in connection with the termination of the SSC project: Provided further, That no such amounts shall be made available as a contribution to operating expenses of such facilities.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing a Senate amendment related to the Superconducting Super Collider project.

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