▁and ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Carl ▁Albert ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁allow ▁floor ▁am end ments ▁on ▁mass ▁trans it . ▁ ▁To ▁help ▁reduce ▁the ▁ch ances ▁that ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁full ▁House ▁would ▁dr ast ically ▁am end ▁the ▁legisl ation , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁years ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁Committee ▁voted ▁on ▁major ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁bill ▁in ▁open ▁public ▁session . ▁Represent ative ▁Gl enn ▁M . ▁Anderson , ▁Dem ocrat ▁from ▁California , ▁offered ▁an ▁am end ment ▁in ▁committee ▁to ▁allow ▁cities ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁$ 7 0 0 - mill ion ▁per ▁year ▁share ▁of ▁fund ing ▁for ▁urban ▁high ways ▁on ▁mass ▁trans it . ▁His ▁motion ▁was ▁defeated . ▁However , ▁Texas ▁Dem ocrat ▁Jim ▁Wright ▁offered ▁an ▁am end ment ▁which ▁was ▁successful : ▁C ities ▁awarded ▁urban ▁highway ▁funds ▁could ▁cancel ▁these ▁high ways ▁and ▁return ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁Highway ▁Trust ▁Fund . ▁They ▁could ▁then ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Tre as ury ▁for ▁an ▁equal ▁amount ▁in ▁general ▁federal ▁reven ues ▁( if ▁available ). ▁Wright ' s ▁am end ment ▁also ▁permitted ▁states ▁to ▁cancel ▁non - crit ical ▁inter state ▁highway ▁projects ▁as ▁well , ▁return ▁the ▁funds , ▁and ▁receive ▁general ▁federal ▁reven ues ▁in ▁return . ▁ ▁The ▁Public ▁Works ▁Committee ▁reported ▁its ▁bill ▁on ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁The ▁committee ▁bill ▁added ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Highway ▁System . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in