Political Quotes

“Mr. President, 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. 2588 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ASSUMPTION BY STATES OF CERTAIN HISTORIC PRESERVATION RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 3061 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 306115. Assumption by States of certain responsibilities relating to highway projects ``(a) Establishment.-- ``(1) In general.--The head of each agency (referred to in this section as the `agency head') shall carry out an assignment program (referred to in this section as the `program') to allow States that are eligible under subsection (b)(1) to assume certain responsibilities of the agency under section 306108 with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the State. ``(2) Assumption of responsibility.-- ``(A) In general.--Subject to the other requirements of this section, on written agreement of the agency head and a State (which may be in the form of a memorandum of understanding), the agency head may assign, and the State may assume, the responsibilities of the agency head under section 306108 with respect to the undertakings of the agency described in that section that are applicable to 1 or more highway projects in the State.…”