The BoxerBingamanFilner bill provides a twostage system for Federal assistance to fund the States topprlority border infrastructure projects: First. It authorizes appropriation of $125 million each year In 1998 through 2001a total of $500 millionfor a border infrastructure fund to provide Federal grants to border States and local governments in order to pay for new or upgraded connections to the regional and national road network. The bill also allows up to $10 million to be transferred from the fund to Federal law enforcement agencies to use for their own infrastructure improvements. such as border patrol roads and lighting. Second. our bill would authorize appropriations of $100 million to provide a Federal guarantee for loans made by border State Infrastructure banks [SIBS] or border authorities for high cost projects such as toll roads that bring in revenue to the States. Federal guarantees will support up to $1 billion in State loans.
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