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          HR 772 IH
          105th CONGRESS
          1st Session
          To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
          Agency to reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for
          expenses incurred in support of Federal rescue and salvage
          operations in connection with the crash of Trans World Airlines
          Flight 800.
                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                    February 13, 1997
          Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mr. FORBES)
              introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
              Committee on Transportaiton and Infrastructure
                                         A BILL
          To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
          Agency to reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for
          expenses incurred in support of Federal rescue and salvage
          operations in connection with the crash of Trans World Airlines
          Flight 800.
           Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
          Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
          assembled, 
          SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TWA FLIGHT 800 RESCUE AND SALVAGE
                            EXPENSES.
            (a) IN GENERAL- The Director of the Federal Emergency Management
          Agency is authorized to reimburse the State of New York, Suffolk
          County, New York, Nassau County, New York, and New York City for
          expenses incurred by the jurisdictions in support of Federal rescue
          and salvage operations in connection with the crash of Trans World
          Airlines Flight 800.
            (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be
          appropriated for providing reimbursement under subsection (a)
          $12,425,000, and such additional sums as may be necessary, for
          fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1997.