114 S1647 IS: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act
U.S. Senate
2015-06-23
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1.This Act may be cited as the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act
or the DRIVE Act
. 2.Definitions; table of contents (a)In this Act:
(1)The term Department means the Department of Transportation. (2)The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Definitions; table of contents. TITLE I—Federal-aid highways Subtitle A—Authorizations and programs Sec. 1001. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 1002. Obligation ceiling. Sec. 1003. Apportionment. Sec. 1004. Surface transportation program. Sec. 1005. Metropolitan transportation planning. Sec. 1006. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning. Sec. 1007. Highway use tax evasion projects. Sec. 1008. Bundling of bridge projects. Sec. 1009. Flexibility for certain rural road and bridge projects. Sec. 1010. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities. Sec. 1011. Highway safety improvement program. Sec. 1012. Data collection on unpaved public roads. Sec. 1013. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program. Sec. 1014. National freight program. Sec. 1015. Assistance for major projects program. Sec. 1016. Transportation alternatives. Sec. 1017. Consolidation of programs. Sec. 1018. State flexibility for National Highway System modifications. Sec. 1019. Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries. Sec. 1020. HOV facilities. Sec. 1021. Interstate system reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program. Sec. 1022. Emergency relief for federally owned roads. Sec. 1023. Bridges requiring closure or load restrictions. Sec. 1024. National electric vehicle charging and natural gas fueling corridors. Sec. 1025. Asset management. Sec. 1026. Tribal transportation program amendment. Sec. 1027. Nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects program. Sec. 1028. Federal lands programmatic activities. Sec. 1029. Federal lands transportation program. Subtitle B—Acceleration of project delivery Sec. 1101. Categorical exclusion for projects of limited Federal assistance. Sec. 1102. Programmatic agreement template. Sec. 1103. Agency coordination. Sec. 1104. Initiation of environmental review process. Sec. 1105. Improving collaboration for accelerated decisionmaking. Sec. 1106. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews. Sec. 1107. Improving transparency in environmental reviews. Sec. 1108. Integration of planning and environmental review. Sec. 1109. Use of programmatic mitigation plans. Sec. 1110. Adoption of Departmental environmental documents. Sec. 1111. Technical assistance for States. Sec. 1112. Surface transportation project delivery program. Sec. 1113. Categorical exclusions for multimodal projects. Sec. 1114. Modernization of the environmental review process. Sec. 1115. Service club, charitable association, or religious service signs. Sec. 1116. Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites. Sec. 1117. Bridge exemption from consideration under certain provisions. Sec. 1118. Elimination of barriers to improve at-risk bridges. Sec. 1119. At-risk project preagreement authority. Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Sec. 1201. Credits for untaxed transportation fuels. Sec. 1202. Justification reports for access points on the Interstate System. Sec. 1203. Exemptions. Sec. 1204. High priority corridors on the national highway system. Sec. 1205. Repeat intoxicated driver law. Sec. 1206. Vehicle-to-infrastructure equipment. Sec. 1207. Designated projects. Sec. 1208. Relinquishment. Sec. 1209. Transfer and sale of toll credits. Sec. 1210. Regional infrastructure accelerator demonstration program. TITLE II—Transportation innovation Subtitle A—Research Sec. 2001. Research, technology, and education. Sec. 2002. Intelligent transportation systems. Sec. 2003. Future interstate study. Sec. 2004. Researching surface transportation system funding alternatives. Subtitle B—Data Sec. 2101. Tribal data collection. Sec. 2102. Performance management data support program. Subtitle C—Transparency and best practices Sec. 2201. Every Day Counts initiative. Sec. 2202. Department of Transportation performance measures. Sec. 2203. Grant program for achievement in transportation for performance and innovation. Sec. 2204. Highway trust fund transparency and accountability. Sec. 2205. Report on highway trust fund administrative expenditures. Sec. 2206. Availability of reports. Sec. 2207. Performance period adjustment. Sec. 2208. Design standards. TITLE III—Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation act of 1998 amendments Sec. 3001. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 amendments. TITLE IV—Technical corrections to MAP–21 Sec. 4001. Technical corrections. TITLE V—Miscellaneous Sec. 5001. Appalachian development highway system. Sec. 5002. Appalachian regional development program. TITLE VI—Extension of Federal-aid highway programs Sec. 6001. Extension of Federal-aid highway programs. Sec. 6002. Administrative expenses. <enum>I</enum><header>Federal-aid highways</header> <subtitle id="ida6ff7961c87444b6b81a02e868467841"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorizations and programs</header> <section id="id30976ef744bf4ffb8a1fdc7af0efb58a"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="id4e61595272744067941ab0859f7b37dd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text>
<paragraph id="idbf76007918dd41ce8f925704d5fe04b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal-aid highway program</header><text>For the national highway performance program under section 119 of title 23, United States Code, the surface transportation program under section 133 of that title, the highway safety improvement program under section 148 of that title, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149 of that title, the national freight program under section 167 of that title, and to carry out section 134 of that title—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc8cc7829d6e14622a7356ad18b839742"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$40,579,500,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9cba7267abd48b5a9ea71440453c7e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$41,421,300,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d6673af449d4f74a3caff370bc78372"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$42,327,100,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7fdd5be29eee499f882f75629205f6cf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$43,300,400,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb77f2b09a7b9492ca94b25950efb3e3c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$44,394,700,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f5c0b192a9543938ebdc1bc107f759b"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$45,515,900,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idab73e0a63eac44658508e89ad5c5da52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program</header><text>For credit assistance under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/6">chapter 6</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, $675,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6ea37644b7ed4d09acf22b68b4e2e495"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header>
<subparagraph id="id48ac7ffbfadf4a8684a3f0edf7a3fdb6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text>For the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <clause id="idF77775D5DA904EBD9C3D67F83EBDD0BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$460,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text>
</clause><clause id="idB4B6115139544C918BC2CD9D8D32E3EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$470,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text> </clause><clause id="idA918D26706624EA098C15DD7CD5023DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$480,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD242FD0AADEE4664B257493D5923B4DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$490,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text> </clause><clause id="idEBCCD837FBCA43039D4F2F379D8D40AF"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2169DDEC38B64313A1929BE9C526E00E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$510,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id350fdfdfa9704fe8bf06db7897685544"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header> <clause id="id0EC60F3727C84F74848DCF5E0AC743F4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>For the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subclause id="idD9095BACB82D4FA7A320F0BD04DD5DF7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$305,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id002EF66BBC784228BF45023F1873AC61"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$310,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0B33B0D213D2445F83A06C82EF14D0A5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>$315,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6A4F3B0612954865A7EDDE5EEC1F656F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>$320,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id168EA1B3C76D479AB509225D188BE081"><enum>(V)</enum><text>$325,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idCDD7FFA09CC546C28C8A9C4289AE1FA6"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>$330,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idBC3CDF804C8245FEA44DFBD38CB2FD04"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Special rule</header>
<subclause id="id7DE3109AF8C24AA6A49176098CEB22A7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$240,000,000 of the amount made available for each fiscal year shall be the amount for the National Park Service; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id98DC97FD9F8B4140835D645A989677C6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$30,000,000 of the amount made available for each fiscal year shall be the amount for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0089e2155a544e1d99f4ae279d11a844"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header><text>For the Federal lands access program under section 204 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <clause id="id9A4EA1EEBFCC4D588825B844A2E39ED7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$255,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE71EBA76ED844299A6473EC86BE558D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$260,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text> </clause><clause id="id264F5E8D43F442968B54E3998603B12A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$265,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text>
</clause><clause id="id994EB230FD484E3AA3609EA73C1659DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$270,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text> </clause><clause id="idEA09563476E147BEB2A77CF1D098F58F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$275,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5AE44E6D96DB4AEDB7C31F1859556BD7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$280,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfca7f13b422e4cefa861f95a34f5bee3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Territorial and puerto rico highway program</header><text>For the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program under section 165 of title 23, United States Code, $190,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e36b5437b074470b2c38453a41133a7"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for major projects program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the assistance for major projects program under section 171 of title 23, United States Code—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4C066A3C08A74F47B26DE6E4A9E75D01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCAE2860D26B944BBA717A61365129895"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$350,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17A32DE076E24E3497BCD3C7251BA47D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA0C72E2E68844AFC8B85262F4CA23D02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07C9726B0AEC410EB31254B280C9A5BA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7CD86C3DADD4435EAD0982E4BC59C253"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8b2ca59b5b5d4ef29a526f84311c6641"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research, technology, and education authorizations</header>
<paragraph id="id4c37cc8c83e640918587798a4575e9ee"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text>
<subparagraph id="id397d4a34804e4657b0a2ffb11b2bb0e0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Highway research and development program</header><text>To carry out the highway research and development program under section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, $135,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcfa2b2808aff44459b2547805be067b3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Technology and innovation deployment program</header><text>To carry out the technology and innovation deployment program under section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, $62,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e3c8fb50c1943f2813d82c795d629f3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Training and education</header><text>To carry out training and education under section 504 of title 23, United States Code, $24,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddee9e1a774b34682ba031df1b844e7f7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Intelligent transportation systems program</header><text>To carry out the intelligent transportation systems program under sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United States Code, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id403ccb7537894966adf229a45bbac7a7"><enum>(E)</enum><header>University transportation centers program</header><text>To carry out the university transportation centers program under section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, $72,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08c04108249b475a8725ce3c330d5bf9"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Bureau of Transportation Statistics</header><text>To carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/63">chapter 63</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0f0af435a0b4449f8f358b4a34989fae"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Federal Highway Administration shall administer the programs described in subparagraphs (D) through (F) of paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb3dfddb151aa49f689926ac62d16ef7c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability of title 23, united states code</header><text>Funds authorized to be appropriated by paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id1de01033102042d7a2eb5f0e44d41eb0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be available for obligation in the same manner as if those funds were apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29155558c8b1409c9772f73148900b68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain available until expended; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida3e74dd2c272479ca9581a0424b4da1c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not be transferable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id5b7a2bfd22604258bcdcbf836a8dccce"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disadvantaged business enterprises</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id5c89b631e120444b8bf34c744f35f280"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="idb9dd53400a4a4db48a011f8545859cd0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>while significant progress has occurred due to the establishment of the disadvantaged business enterprise program, discrimination and related barriers continue to pose significant obstacles for minority- and women-owned businesses seeking to do business in federally assisted surface transportation markets across the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb7081e40509a4f268335a84a6688f0d1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the continuing barriers described in subparagraph (A) merit the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id15723e0c65df42878096a8ef699e71be"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Congress has received and reviewed testimony and documentation of race and gender discrimination from numerous sources, including congressional hearings and roundtables, scientific reports, reports issued by public and private agencies, news stories, reports of discrimination by organizations and individuals, and discrimination lawsuits, which show that race- and gender-neutral efforts alone are insufficient to address the problem;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9594495ecdd949deb78648eb0b625aa3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the testimony and documentation described in subparagraph (C) demonstrate that discrimination across the United States poses a barrier to full and fair participation in surface transportation-related businesses of women business owners and minority business owners and has impacted firm development and many aspects of surface transportation-related business in the public and private markets; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida901e58888394e54b51bfbc9e45eba06"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the testimony and documentation described in subparagraph (C) provide a strong basis that there is a compelling need for the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program to address race and gender discrimination in surface transportation-related business.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id50dc8080fe424f689ee02414ce016d92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id28ca8aa0b1544e8f9a55946f22e3366e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Small business concern</header> <clause commented="no" id="id2b057883b2bb48d39447f6f748497e7d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>small business concern</term> means a small business concern (as the term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>)).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idd36ed8c2e5574b61b1d1526601b5123a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>small business concern</term> does not include any concern or group of concerns controlled by the same socially and economically disadvantaged individual or individuals that have average annual gross receipts during the preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of $22,410,000, as adjusted annually by the Secretary for inflation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id103237f56c1a40d583ad421e7f28b0b2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header><text>The term <term>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given the term in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/637">15 U.S.C. 637(d)</external-xref>) and relevant subcontracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act, except that women shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id27969d691a7e44beb799523c1d8d3317"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amounts for small business concerns</header><text>Except to the extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under title I of this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, shall be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idc4c460a8b53546a892cfb38cbbfe1761"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises</header><text>Each State shall annually—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id94660e585ed14145ad3ff0adbcaf0fba"><enum>(A)</enum><text>survey and compile a list of the small business concerns referred to in paragraph (2) in the State, including the location of the small business concerns in the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5cdfd699d01b4df9bf0edcf22dca7f1c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of the small business concerns that are controlled by—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idf779e7efc15e485587539772dd4d3e62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>women;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id2d468cf069eb439a9948ccd471b3b4ee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (other than women); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idf2c2395794624e4c92c936eb87cd549d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4c06f99dabf64da69a5f9ebe925627d0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Uniform certification</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id55428604bae14203809801674f74647b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish minimum uniform criteria for use by State governments in certifying whether a concern qualifies as a small business concern for the purpose of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id38b7132593ec44f186bd2888e55d208b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The minimum uniform criteria established under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to a potential small business concern—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idaa866d5845f046ecbc5bf3bd74e9a510"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on-site visits;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id7b04f29b7b6c4a34bdf621b2c50e85ac"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>personal interviews with personnel;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id75db41f46d4641b591eaa7ef16a829d4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issuance or inspection of licenses;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id54b6b8282abf4ad0a51eddfab207f766"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>analyses of stock ownership;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idc24d0ff480e84b11837fefe125129d65"><enum>(v)</enum><text>listings of equipment;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ida317077f60ae4c6492e3c482d8aa4d6a"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>analyses of bonding capacity;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idd21bac3b2a714ca594dc3e8166c315d6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>listings of work completed;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idafaaa5f499924065bcb7d65ee46931ca"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>examination of the resumes of principal owners;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idad2522f12bb842f48a99490ae0cd663f"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>analyses of financial capacity; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idc18944a4c1f5489596f6cb876ff042bf"><enum>(x)</enum><text>analyses of the type of work preferred.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idaf392013cee54e6c8be2e99bbcad2c34"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idd3dc790087aa42c8816aeba1c0abf410"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id005ba741353845db97524dca8c515d7d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for the proper monitoring of the disadvantaged business enterprise program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id24be1c85c829481b914bd0091976d435"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Compliance with court orders</header><text>Nothing in this subsection limits the eligibility of an individual or entity to receive funds made available under title I of this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, if the individual or entity is prevented, in whole or in part, from complying with paragraph (2) because a Federal court issues a final order in which the court finds that a requirement or the implementation of paragraph (2) is unconstitutional.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id5BDBE2085D2745A182422FAD38D06A2F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1101(b) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 414) is repealed.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ide743866b13954082bd2764e143616f13"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Obligation ceiling</header> <subsection id="id7814f285d3ec4854b19c08eb4b5110c5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General limitation</header><text>Subject to subsection (e), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed—</text>
<paragraph id="id02fc176d21af450f89f4719accc2eace"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$43,076,500,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2408b0419e56498180b70eff62693543"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$43,997,300,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbd9300a49d124100af3f00b703faecf8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$44,982,100,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf3c5a42064294605ad53c4fee1f9ef42"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$46,034,400,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idace01aef0cd747449e6bc02e80aff55b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$47,157,700,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id920e01bb47b24ce085ab4e11804d6a38"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$48,307,900,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7a72eb2c67664a79a94ff4ad908925dc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The limitations under subsection (a) shall not apply to obligations under or for—</text> <paragraph id="id2ad80c958bda410bb223b386136c25de"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 125 of title 23, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idabb0a726d8b34a53a6055e063d17d6c3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/144">23 U.S.C. 144</external-xref> note; 92 Stat. 2714);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3b9e6ec30fc744aa9a45c926bea75c95"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5900af75b5b04805ad0b79c05c4a56c3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3120574fc6cb4d45a96d0d86feb47097"><enum>(5)</enum><text>subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida1281a4c1f2f4d43b7b62a492cccf9da"><enum>(6)</enum><text>sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2697de0aab594616b0868bc8b3cfdc02"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id827f5b89e2dd4ddf9129e5e077b33a66"><enum>(8)</enum><text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50251A29008749E08CC08CC34DFFF841"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3326237af3fa48a18106eb1ef0eb0e7e"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddcdd6189103a4d0e8a23beb8719747c8"><enum>(11)</enum><text>section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/118">23 U.S.C. 118</external-xref> note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id788331c1cab047d8b65c67b4bc0a95ce"><enum>(12)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 through 2015, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbbe34690cd2f481685aef40212bd0b1e"><enum>(13)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id275debc789544265b669904325a2454f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of obligation authority</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="id87268d7eeb2444818829e2a8076d9a54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id93404e91c3954a1396248b84490dd4fa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id502f02c1fdaa416284a260fc60fec216"><enum>(B)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id52c19fad29d347e38a2bc8e8955891f2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not distribute an amount of obligation authority provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts—</text>
<subparagraph id="idfa9639e4efe34dfd85f23bd69237f35f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6746f31382e34365ba29db6c06ae0d74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which obligation authority was provided in a previous fiscal year;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id55bf155bae99449fb4679ad805c055d9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>determine the proportion that—</text>
<subparagraph id="iddc9c4f9573fc46ada7c33f8ab72346dd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an amount equal to the difference between—</text> <clause id="idb183b44c05b74e4c9e7d04af747af159"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6F6AC2269DC44353841C7292FD0DB071"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the aggregate amount not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2); bears to</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf6ed71075f324671ae19533945e5954d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an amount equal to the difference between—</text> <clause id="idb140ca93ca644774ad62a6ff816448f1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for the fiscal year); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC919C9A203DB4ECFBCD516574953E063"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the aggregate amount not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2);</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id09e6e5f53401469494ddaf1078490959"><enum>(4)</enum><text>distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amount not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7625c99be3d84d928a13d5674929be42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id997f10641e184e46a637608c7ec5d3b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for the fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1bf033a1fe88411dba9537df863cac49"><enum>(5)</enum><text>distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amount not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the national highway performance program under section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title), in the proportion that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id486d37014f114190ab2585e6f0b4bfe5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to each State for the fiscal year; bears to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5a83a31035f64b15b50c488231e42efe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to all States for the fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id471c651d1ea34f07b9e959766e1eb995"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Redistribution of unused obligation authority</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021—</text>
<paragraph id="ide07bd406095e4996814508d439984954"><enum>(1)</enum><text>revise a distribution of the obligation authority made available under subsection (c) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id602c0d557d0f428aa79a76020a64d2bf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 405)) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc275fe97bcb24e8ab0d703320f5b9572"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability of obligation limitations to transportation research programs</header>
<paragraph id="id3be74d34fc764b129a4084956f6c7b4b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), obligation limitations imposed by subsection (a) shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida2fddcd2ee744a888690d2626c21cb29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ida9e529beca344c0482706fd7f9673fb4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5cac883e715c4a4eb5fc8363204ba4d8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddd604c0ba6b545c685f069e0ed7819a4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Redistribution of certain authorized funds</header>
<paragraph id="idbf6101d03dce442bb49b9a39d519b025"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code) that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf63794d25c934bfb8cccb5417207fb2d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id343291631d3c4782bca70cca9138ca03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be available for obligation, for the fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for the fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5225b4540ec94a089f0574478e4648de"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ratio</header><text>Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c)(5).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id94fb4f436d164ce090e86f738929efe2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9f12aee42c014d66ac76db3a3ff243fa"><enum>1003.</enum><header>Apportionment</header>
<subsection id="idA850F9C39817412CA4D3CD41B0F6B49D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id94a84fa94cad4b8f978b8f214ce3b467"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C4A927F7DF24C3E9B7CE5078735F9C8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id034252070ABE4B95812D355455C19FDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$456,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2707241aca5f40e78476cf9774b7be7d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$465,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b9a37756fcb4e7591ae3ae80f90ac83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$474,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id367f7fc9549840e88768432d040483aa"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$483,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94600997ccbb44058c2e91e938d3b6af"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$492,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4930858c5c08419d88057596516ab870"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$501,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf2b0c7205cbe4404bbf5e8fa282cbc92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="idf60df873ddde470ab1b75a3a6b15a188"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</quote> and inserting <quote>the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, the national freight program</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE3564EC69C3402D90A5B4BC88280833"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) by striking <quote>paragraphs (4) and (5)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), and section 213(a)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3EFC7E4162804754B8D3996B3066BC7D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>63.7 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>65 percent</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4F4D675AED8E438AAAD09E2221CBD017"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>29.3 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>29 percent</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A0532FCE15D42E8B0ADFCC844672193"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>7 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>6 percent</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddedca8467e0a4397991a32259c8c5d5e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>determined for the State under subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>remaining under subsection (c) after making the set-aside in accordance with paragraph (5) and section 213(a)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC85CC8C3F6954ACD93BD2606CCA4AE90"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1ab51be20b147fc9ebc90e489af5956"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0bb5e80d82142be8be2433c24f89b69" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id730d5640dc6647d2a740a5d30a263eca"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National freight program</header>
<subparagraph id="id47A751B9BDDB4C7BBDC76ED1B2A9CB32"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the national freight program under section 167, the Secretary shall set aside from the amount determined for a State under subsection (c) an amount determined for the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE8F12F1509BF4F5DBBBDA9E57F803572"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total amount</header><text>The total amount set aside for the national freight program for all States shall be—</text> <clause id="id9ba553e4c2124e27b813f7b8a9e35483"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9f4e10cb7b66408c890a1e868c690f3f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$2,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text> </clause><clause id="id07d89a5446c4466fa2d6fb2b40d385d8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$2,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide3d359414dfa413196971e2d3d9d3e4a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text> </clause><clause id="idae9d5d643dbb4a69b37971c1e1bf105d"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7dce5b5b84ca4de49fc63df2c49b86ed"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3778EAA5872941D286F899214C1904DF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State share</header><text>The Secretary shall distribute among the States the total set-aside amount for the national freight program under subparagraph (B) so that each State receives an amount equal to the proportion that—</text>
<clause id="id31598A08AD5F44C9990B6A802169E12E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total set-aside amount; bears to</text> </clause><clause id="idE20BCD0B18D442158B9A0FBD9D22BA2E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State total apportionments determined under subsection (c).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24885F5A565045E5872FE963BFAE037F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning</header><text>Of the amount set aside under this paragraph for a State, the Secretary shall use to carry out section 134 an amount determined by multiplying the set-aside amount by the proportion that—</text>
<clause id="id7B46450FB7934AB8A6BAF185D23C3CB4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State to carry out section 134 for fiscal year 2009; bears to</text> </clause><clause id="id618651412E75464996C34B992A664861"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount of funds apportioned to the State for that fiscal year for the programs referred to in section 105(a)(2), except for the high priority projects program referred to in section 105(a)(2)(H) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 405)).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id281eec2d14c941e1b2d49d4d1a97d051"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by subparagraph (G)), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>determined for the State under subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>remaining under subsection (c) after making the set-aside in accordance with paragraph (5) and section 213(a)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7d3f46d5662f4179a13f419e48b2a6ee"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb51f4c605bca45c7a39a15c49e20fe70" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id7d6c43bc79f840f1ae3918b601abb01b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>For fiscal years 2016 through 2021</header> <subparagraph id="idebf4069040694ab0ad727f8a5fda566d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the amount for each State of combined apportionments for the national highway performance program under section 119, the surface transportation program under section 133, the highway safety improvement program under section 148, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, the national freight program under section 167, the transportation alternatives program under section 213, and to carry out section 134, shall be determined as follows:</text>
<clause id="id73922c9042514643bcc23029fc484337"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Initial amount</header><text>The initial amount for each State shall be determined by multiplying the total amount available for apportionment by the share for each State, which shall be equal to the proportion that—</text>
<subclause id="id48a7883f315f4a9c9da491c44f732c66"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of apportionments that the State received for fiscal year 2014; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8afc6a0607954541892fdae99ad69f74"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount of those apportionments received by all States for that fiscal year.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ida4ebcb8c9d044d13ab485980f04e7eee"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Adjustments to amounts</header><text>The initial amounts resulting from the calculation under clause (i) shall be adjusted to ensure that, for each State, the amount of combined apportionments for the programs shall not be less than 95 percent of the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the most recent fiscal year for which data are available.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ae70a0c007e4c57828f304d3a4f8441"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State apportionment</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, on October 1, the Secretary shall apportion the sum authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the national highway performance program under section 119, the surface transportation program under section 133, the highway safety improvement program under section 148, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, the national freight program under section 167, the transportation alternatives program under section 213, and to carry out section 134 in accordance with subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE42C9C4F7CB8448687C7029575783C87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id70EF740F2DAF47A6BB760FA7C1F113C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 104(d)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>subsection (b)(5)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of subsection (b)</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id92C707B253D54313B427B2E4593E324A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 120(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id20BB0AF41EC14177A7EF76AB15CF3BFD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>or (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>(5)(D), or (6)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12A7EA6B6EF343F5A58B8828B8D6E17D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking <quote>and (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>(5)(D), and (6)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8CFB3B9B622241E1B0B7A2D6594DEA2D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 135(i) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 104(b)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 104(b)</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCACAAC2B2B53443680389DF7C682CFC2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 136(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 104(b)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id387783B453504A19ACD702F1BB8DA7B9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 141(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 104(b)</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFEBB4995AC8F4652BA4AA47D203AA7C0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 505(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>through (4)</quote> and inserting <quote>through (5)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id843373FBE2FA445A80CA58AC40D43CB6"><enum>1004.</enum><header>Surface transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id4DB29383FA464B5191EE5E27F36172FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7D3D6B2C18014BA28FAD8C8CB8FD0ECA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (10), by inserting <quote>, including emergency evacuation plans</quote> after <quote>programs</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32B916169CDF499B9F5487EA0801F2C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), by adding a period at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF752BE19818E438B8E5CDEBDE56E0FD3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="id8A207B9C3E9E4D00BAE36D3CDAC4D382"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>or for projects described in paragraphs (2), (4), (6), (7), (11), (20), (25), and (26) of subsection (b); and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7CFB17C7BA9C46B4A1B897789411674E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBBFD78F35906459A9828C642A4CF17DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0ED7EDDE30E64A1EBF7B52CACD7F7F04"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="id7C7F4B19122041528F70C1E9359A320D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="idB750A8CF198647559E2A4753105F6BE2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="id9C31F1F0BABF46CCB2567717D58B98EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>55 percent</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4E27AD600B114C02ADBC11930A0647DF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>greater than 5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>of 5,000 or more</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id50A1E05D28A24AABACD16DD2EA58ABF1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>; and</quote> at the end and inserting a period; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idF3E01D8AE16C42FCA8CC1C71AF212828"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>45 percent</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58A05FC5021A4D1C89C27CC522950F05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idd258185e5b43405192add4fe48a2c3c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(A)(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)(A)(iii)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idb2a9344986804bc7851deec41e474379"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>greater than 5,000 and less than 200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>of 5,000 to 200,000</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE2010AA4110F45DCAA9AA7050B65F2FD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id070B83C091F8453C95E1AF236442A161"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(2)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1301F5DC79AD40FB87A93021E7509F6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8CA51C4ADE0E4070A0AAA5F675187760"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id678761ED279B410C90F088F5EDCA2310"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text> <subparagraph id="id126C7346D6994D57A45947A7B3E499A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id627A2ED1EEE24D83960437A1EDE712BD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Bridges off the National Highway System</header>
<paragraph id="idFC7D643B401A4D4BA99897AB2F9F6823"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of off-NHS bridge</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>off-NHS bridge</quote> means a highway bridge located on a public road, other than a bridge on the National Highway System.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id859B2427DF2D4B26BD04616AED033E21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="id5ADA23708F0640D6843302CC8583DA53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id3B7D0471F08C45B5AEA674888AE68CAA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Set-aside</header><text>Each State shall obligate for replacement (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitation, preservation, and protection (including scour countermeasures, seismic retrofits, impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events) for off-NHS bridges an amount equal to the greater of—</text>
<clause id="id17E79B29DB7C4A10BC2055FB095077A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>15 percent of the amount apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2); and</text> </clause><clause id="id4DB128C7A06A4825B7B662C1F4C72B6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an amount equal to at least 110 percent of the amount of funds the State set aside for off-system bridges in fiscal year 2014.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id6D211F20DE884A0B8580E34CE61293B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>off-system</quote> and inserting <quote>off-NHS</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80087A95E0CE419C9F3BD4BFAF4509E2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as subsection (h);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4D8990F1054345798DE634D438472125"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="idD6340A8CD43941E48793F083E5AB5100"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Credit for bridges not on the National Highway System</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70CB774405A443E68C6A7C183C95AEA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id392896FCCD9A4DA88ADFD5A2086F791D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)—</text> <clause id="id6D2426E500CF42589AB346138062E0F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the replacement of a bridge or rehabilitation of</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1F16906851BD414EB263632BEB879C62"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, and is determined by the Secretary upon completion to be no longer a deficient bridge</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA082B04FA1F2428CA2313461DB6BE16B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by striking <quote>under subsection (d)(1)(A)(iii) for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) for each fiscal year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id7901E4C70773499F9038BAB32B5D6DB1"><enum>1005.</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idAC7B987F63DC49C48C21CAA45F85513A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by inserting <quote>resilient</quote> before <quote>surface transportation systems</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD4AE481BA863469A9862B6DA78D3E873"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>and bicycle transportation facilities</quote> and inserting <quote>, bicycle transportation facilities, intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities, and commuter vanpool providers</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE9FE2BD2925847428213B3EB7F8D08D5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="idF54E96DE811A4A2899BC52279822C559"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4013A902BDB2408A871363E2AC8530DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB3EDF1CAFD04714894BE68AB71DB7AE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idc4dd52104cab493db71bef9bca612352"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation</header> <subparagraph id="id05546519B2A04ADE8F537FBDDD92EF21"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Designation or selection of officials or representatives under paragraph (2) shall be determined by the metropolitan planning organization according to the bylaws or enabling statute of the organization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9DA4CC164F0347798E30F66464C80656"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public transportation representative</header><text>Subject to the bylaws or enabling statute of the metropolitan planning organization, a representative of a provider of public transportation may also serve as a representative of a local municipality.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24559B026E1D402E8AE30B20D2CA9E5C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Powers of certain officials</header><text>An official described in paragraph (2)(B) shall have responsibilities, actions, duties, voting rights, and any other authority commensurate with other officials described in paragraph (2)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC19169058E654F8BBC575F7541528EC9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking <quote>paragraph (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (6)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id443749555A264D4BA084E568B4BCC9DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(4)(B), by striking <quote>subsection (d)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)(6)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id03C2F0B225694179B4FDCCA21F8191FA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(3)(A), by inserting <quote>natural disaster risk reduction,</quote> after <quote>environmental protection,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idAF815D5A64134C36B404F0684A0FF326"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id33F0DA89E5254202BC69F43EE7C57A37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="id352FBB277B9949AB99CA98E13DC58BBF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="id354F5E6E93BF46E7954B39368FF84BF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6768C2FB7E524A14BD7384AA399949D1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id0ccd9dbac62341a48137dddc1f704ed6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>improve the resilience and reliability of the transportation system.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBCC1C81D426844B4A513E4E03CD89805"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>and in section 5301(c) of title 49</quote> and inserting <quote>and the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id610C1BC8C6A24C26B93B3C771A3D5160"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text> <subparagraph id="idA2F21BCF7FAB4D3DBCA7606726F65230"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="id66F1575664594F3A9A1E260C83EE9E07"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>transit</quote> and inserting <quote>public transportation facilities, intercity bus facilities</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="id44591EC818184137BA6865F988A5BC6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G)—</text>
<subclause id="idB0883BCC6AB34C3D87EA82AD098CBB99"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and provide</quote> and inserting <quote>, provide</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2BC43FA7964B4AF0ACCA17B32F0EF715"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, and reduce vulnerability due to natural disasters of the existing transportation infrastructure</quote> before the period at the end; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id9D4A4A811554427D9E0C499AD698FCD9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H), by inserting <quote>, including consideration of the role that intercity buses may play in reducing congestion, pollution, and energy consumption in a cost-effective manner and strategies and investments that preserve and enhance intercity bus systems, including systems that are privately owned and operated</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB16B60E81774931B77CF5C34C37EBA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(A)—</text> <clause id="idF9C155E22AE5480D9305371337B98E89"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>public ports,</quote> before <quote>freight shippers,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id12F92A5756A54F00ADFD59AAED00FE46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators and commuter vanpool providers)</quote> after <quote>private providers of transportation</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D5B6AFA9DF64115B2A197CA85EDEDE4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking <quote>(2)(C)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>(2)(E)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id68F952F54DB6486BAB8AFE5974B1FC91"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(5)(A), by striking <quote>subsection (k)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (k)(3)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3EBCCBD00DCA44008C0AD58BBF794686"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (k)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCE7295EDB6734F67A75EB9ED574DE7E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDC0F330150D34C2B891545252487BA97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id74731b74dfe240ac9f4107d83be8ab01"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subsection (<italic>l</italic>)—</text> <subparagraph id="idB78623D46E144173B9A3B555FA7C3BE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by adding a period at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0726F2854F074B25A1FF32A2611F679E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D), by striking <quote>of less than 200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>with a population of 200,000 or less</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB0EDC461404E41209D4611F950668274"><enum>(11)</enum><text>by striking subsection (n);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDA15A2AEF499401AA1423CB0AAA78EBD"><enum>(12)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (o) through (q) as subsections (n) through (p), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8E1EFCA814BC43408B32CF9FDFDA4B3D"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in subsection (o) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>set aside under section 104(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>apportioned under paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 104(b)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idD5A631905A33458B9839B1387EBF4F2E"><enum>1006.</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header>
<subsection id="id9F36A8EB2F3E4BEDA24F6AF391C8F28F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id7442181D67E74EE9A5B9397A4F6F42F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by striking <quote>and bicycle transportation facilities</quote> and inserting <quote>, bicycle transportation facilities, intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities, and commuter vanpool providers</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2A260D121D584F63A1AFB13B399FA51F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="id133BA45C4C3C400DA67FD335B4BC77A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id4FE3BF81430D40A5A590EE00FDF7511E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause><clause id="idC8F9BC656CA8457BA0DB59F3047743EF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAEDFA88AE5B84626A87B510A6BB9899F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF19C01348F44B248DF7F5D0B7B00E29" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ide79217feff924a8e993d4498b16bc577"><enum>(I)</enum><text>improve the resilience and reliability of the transportation system.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5271F1C62E464506BC39F6D33EF8C2B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>and in section 5301(c) of title 49</quote> and inserting <quote>and the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD7AAA6D02B574E1BAE24248380D8684C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>subsection (m)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (l)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1928975A4A2D42CC85DD3BCBCB322D28"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text> <subparagraph id="id63069862ED5F400AB8F12B22D0F13415"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking <quote>subsection (m)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (l)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61E450BD6DE44E71871505B46F74F764"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text> <clause id="id9223DECE89664DF7AD56977EB0EA7752"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>subsection (m)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (l)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0D69E804B24849C59380BB616855124A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators and commuter vanpool providers)</quote> after <quote>private providers of transportation</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA4215844BAB0423693E796759F7FED32"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>should</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C5E06ED31F645B491E31DBE7352ED9C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by inserting <quote>, including consideration of the role that intercity buses may play in reducing congestion, pollution, and energy consumption in a cost-effective manner and strategies and investments that preserve and enhance intercity bus systems, including systems that are privately owned and operated</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0B2C875857974B6CA19D16B52857F03F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text> <subparagraph id="idDAE5F7AD78154886B37B8E1EC161C3FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking <quote>subsection (m)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (l)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEE320BC1AF834D21BA58C4C4794C2292"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause id="id2A8A4D053EE24E90B9D474CA9EC79065"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>public ports,</quote> before <quote>freight shippers</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id204345BC8DAA46D18199AA41E6962B7D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators),</quote> after <quote>private providers of transportation</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCF93999C69984BD8BE60CB95146D04CB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(A), by striking <quote>subsection (m)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (l)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id90FAA2A7D7C14A909998DE4542143ECC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking subsection (j); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id342264EAAFEC4C79B985CA21E9FE8CBE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (k) through (m) as subsections (j) through (l), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1559BF14A60F4AA2A2DF7E65C6D4F1B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 134(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 135(m)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 135(l)</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idFB537CD91732495DBF1EDFAEA6C674D1"><enum>1007.</enum><header>Highway use tax evasion projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 143(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id18df6b5a2d694470b71537d4f0978f91"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From administrative funds made available under section 104(a), the Secretary shall deduct such sums as are necessary, not to exceed $4,000,000 for each fiscal year, to carry out this section.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id07938fea619248d2892aa2193eadc6c3"><enum>1008.</enum><header>Bundling of bridge projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id313162bc30da4c5f8df233bb49589a68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking <quote>the natural condition of the bridge</quote> and inserting <quote>the natural condition of the water</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id552F20FE912C45418AEBBEB10131B44D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide57fca706fbf47d99cd2e181ebc4bc5a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (i) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id2f3400601ee943139b185b895c17cd6a"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Bundling of bridge projects</header>
<paragraph id="ida2c3fa9cc31a4397ad7f864c84c21f29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this subsection is to save costs and time by encouraging States to bundle multiple bridge projects as 1 project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idef7acb231bd04e5b87dfb1f1f4839a0a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means an entity eligible to carry out a bridge project under section 119 or 133.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide78c35c7a7e149f8a83976639bce07e2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bundling of bridge projects</header><text>An eligible entity may bundle 2 or more similar bridge projects that are—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide2ee02c0183b4343b9e725362c9799b2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eligible projects under section 119 or 133;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81ca5cfc72c14817a6295b5258f4b5cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>included as a bundled project in a transportation improvement program under section 134(j) or a statewide transportation improvement program under section 135, as applicable; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfd5e51aa8a304619b3633041839d24aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>awarded to a single contractor or consultant pursuant to a contract for engineering and design or construction between the contractor and an eligible entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9f27be5e1a58455d8eeb2930d794b5f5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Itemization</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), an eligible bridge project included in a bundle under this subsection may be listed as—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida127137828644a89850eaba099afae14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 project for purposes of sections 134 and 135; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d5f5f04da004dc0aba4ef8757ec8a56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a single project within the applicable bundle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1726309fd16c4e8782504dc39cc4a0f0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Financial characteristics</header><text>Projects bundled under this subsection shall have the same financial characteristics, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd3f92ce988b94803bc09c77211ea42eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the same funding category or subcategory; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1574b826f63e4f58b1482fb6504c1db4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the same Federal share.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id05777D5718AB43B680D63B8EC8D4E96D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(2) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(2)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id5464c270b39744f6a9e3e3d35b9cfd95"><enum>1009.</enum><header>Flexibility for certain rural road and bridge projects</header> <subsection id="idc7f58ba0da6c44a2879b2f3b7d1168c2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>With respect to rural road and rural bridge projects eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code, subject to the provisions of this section and on request by a State, the Secretary may—</text>
<paragraph id="idABB359C2BF8A41EAB74F0A32CAE49AC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>exercise all existing flexibilities under and exceptions to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAE05B34551614D2AAB11C04490F02B8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of title 23, United States Code; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCAB588C77B6C4FACB4DA960594F82096"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other requirements administered by the Secretary, in whole or part; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ED77990D9814921A1DCFF57117B14DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>otherwise provide additional flexibility or expedited processing with respect to the requirements described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddf93ee79ea47491ab1624d145f88fdb6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Types of projects</header><text>A rural road or rural bridge project under this section shall—</text> <paragraph id="id9d08e0b6645047d589d5bee8d324071a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be located in a county that, based on the most recent decennial census—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4b8f4c6fcdd648478d3f25843e48d5a7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a population density of 20 or fewer persons per square mile of land area; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78fd5e62223542458dcae2fa9411156d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is the county that has the lowest population density of all counties in the State;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcfc22811805b4bb2971ddf10632bb3f1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be located within the operational right-of-way (as defined in section 1316(b) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/109">23 U.S.C. 109</external-xref> note; 126 Stat. 549)) of an existing road or bridge; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0ae5152ff94f4da08d7cbbcc5462f3f2"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id77621F5A7CED4F5D928D6D59CEE3223A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receive less than $5,000,000 of Federal funds; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe7ed4ea07ab4355823b643214988061"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have a total estimated cost of not more than $30,000,000 and Federal funds comprising less than 15 percent of the total estimated project cost.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id86495464cf71493bb7a424ff276dfc74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Process To assist rural projects</header>
<paragraph id="id7da484b1d8ce42f0ae72cc84b0713401"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistance with Federal requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="id122c4f4183824455a92ed8c4bd376bef"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For projects under this section, the Secretary shall seek to provide, to the maximum extent practicable, regulatory relief and flexibility consistent with this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6306e83c4bdc40cfba394cf8c939f746"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions, exemptions, and additional flexibility</header><text>Exceptions, exemptions, and additional flexibility from regulatory requirements may be granted if, in the opinion of the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="id580c6555baea4741b6822aa01f9777cf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project is not expected to have a significant adverse impact on the environment;</text> </clause><clause id="id1c077a660228452ea0dd6add121763f4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the project is not expected to have an adverse impact on safety; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3bc8c3c701a74111886dbbe8dcd7f2f2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the assistance would be in the public interest for 1 or more reasons, including—</text> <subclause id="id2206b0d961d4468085723a7505c61f8c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reduced project costs;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1c551f2d55af48c981c4a75464ae6307"><enum>(II)</enum><text>expedited construction, particularly in an area where the construction season is relatively short and not granting the waiver or additional flexibility could delay the project to a later construction season; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2df69dc19cc649e496273264b30a4f3d"><enum>(III)</enum><text>improved safety.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f4ce94e78d24d71a935b14dff872071"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintaining protections</header><text>Nothing in this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="ided4b299ad7e043ec83240d8318fefd60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>waives the requirements of section 113 or 138 of title 23, United States Code;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide464eca6b3234588996952fa63d02bcd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supersedes, amends, or modifies—</text>
<clause id="id1a4261f12ec3418fb3b5bbd0da7ce396"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) or any other Federal environmental law; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id1bc8ef0e43f141638c49250bd12ba181"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any requirement of title 23, United States Code; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8be39407b17948bcbaf89bbb34f1c930"><enum>(C)</enum><text>affects the responsibility of any Federal officer to comply with or enforce any law or requirement described in this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id03485558e6654fd9be9e9346d2c6fb80"><enum>1010.</enum><header>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header>
<subsection id="iddaff4d613d084b14817b5363bb78cacb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header><text>Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id82af657d534d43e2915b08cabfd4e0ac"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Program</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2efefdca0f424c4d89c1fed90ef3ded5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (d) through (g) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8A1C3095532412C9B5F62A3E079200C" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ide7fce0e7c9e243479b4746e6eb40d0d0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Of the amounts allocated under subsection (c)—</text>
<paragraph id="idc555b82df4a34496b312e23ee69d3a2e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>35 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="idee9ae4a667af4510b80fdc3dcfec29d7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of ferry passengers, including passengers in vehicles, carried by each ferry system in the most recent calendar year for which data is available; bears to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6fc65c582d984cf58f9c425867b03f62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of ferry passengers, including passengers in vehicles, carried by all ferry systems in the most recent calendar year for which data is available;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3831eba4e54d400d9e073844fc263723"><enum>(2)</enum><text>35 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="id09a5fbe5165a44d1953659a664fa807c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of vehicles carried by each ferry system in the most recent calendar year for which data is available; bears to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide39b90abedad4b978d02db739ec82336"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of vehicles carried by all ferry systems in the most recent calendar year for which data is available; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd8dc0ed14e0045238f6566c9a1383959"><enum>(3)</enum><text>30 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="iddf7309942ffb4b13be7a48978b459121"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total route nautical miles serviced by each ferry system in the most recent calendar year for which data is available; bears to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57a9ea863fd04595bc02b400d300b1d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total route nautical miles serviced by all ferry systems in the most recent calendar year for which data is available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id42abcf328f9d43ec987b4ad5c7765c49"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Redistribution of unobligated amounts</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="id1c1832a5c4234593824c0ed20f287374"><enum>(1)</enum><text>withdraw amounts allocated to an eligible entity under subsection (c) that remain unobligated by the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the amounts were allocated; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd557e20dc6ae4051ac0dba8eb239d827"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the subsequent fiscal year, redistribute the funds referred to in paragraph (1) in accordance with the formula under subsection (d) among eligible entities for which no amounts were withdrawn under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id782be12eb230476e858d64087ccc8af5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Minimum amount</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c), a State with an eligible entity that meets the requirements of this section shall receive not less than $100,000 under this section for a fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd69dd27dff834e10b3a3f5ef269b00c6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<paragraph id="id7aa74787d71a4a23903d51ae7df37204"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Data collection</header>
<subparagraph id="id3dccbe8d54db40dc96be01b797187523"><enum>(A)</enum><header>National ferry database</header><text>Amounts made available for a fiscal year under this section shall be allocated using the most recent data available, as collected and imputed in accordance with the national ferry database established under section 1801(e) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/129">23 U.S.C. 129</external-xref> note; 119 Stat. 1456).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ed131437f0a43728e01601d26c5cd02"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility for funding</header><text>To be eligible to receive funds under subsection (c), data shall have been submitted in the most recent collection of data for the national ferry database under section 1801(e) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/129">23 U.S.C. 129</external-xref> note; 119 Stat. 1456) for at least 1 ferry service within the State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id75073bd213a8433187f070bddc57a34e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>On review of the data submitted under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may make adjustments to the data as the Secretary determines necessary to correct misreported or inconsistent data.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1113f9b9e97747acb60d95c183b6b0be"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc0558273927d4c708be118fab6a29fc3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Period of availability</header><text>Notwithstanding section 118(b), funds made available to carry out this section shall remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idfd68bd12a58c4eae8cc94dc672ac8ade"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>All provisions of this chapter that are applicable to the National Highway System, other than provisions relating to apportionment formula and Federal share, shall apply to funds made available to carry out this section, except as determined by the Secretary to be inconsistent with this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5538c8fb188544ab978299f06d529012"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National ferry database</header><text>Section 1801(e)(4) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/129">23 U.S.C. 129</external-xref> note; 119 Stat. 1456) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id19a1769e24784f44817a2d5b32be06ff"><enum>(D)</enum><text>make available, from the amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/63">chapter 63</external-xref> of title 49, not more than $500,000 to maintain the database.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id2afd65623f3c443a80ed3798971fa330"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 129(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id5c141df0a40244f59cd05ffb6877551e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>, or on a public transit ferry eligible under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49</quote> after <quote>Interstate System</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3e297ca745e04ca2acea28ad33951132"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph id="id476f016f40da4a4ea62d594393d9ea86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(3) Such ferry</quote> and inserting <quote>(3)(A) The ferry</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1805fc5ac779426283273a67926d825f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id641349d2b91a461eab3e84390bdf422b" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id8f57eb7cb212485b95542e3a0b9c29ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Any Federal participation shall not involve the construction or purchase, for private ownership, of a ferry boat, ferry terminal facility, or other eligible project under this section.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id596095597E344AEBBFF8DE0E59DD7E20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and repair,</quote> and inserting <quote>repair,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd2d8ee789f994e5fb580a39a9c0d5e5c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id1e7dea09f6c24f588ecadf09fabf34d0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The ferry service shall be maintained in accordance with section 116.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1B39969FAEDB4898B6BF855102B00C77"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA18834FFC19F45858D74CD244FAA09DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>No ferry boat or ferry terminal with Federal participation under this title may be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of, except in accordance with part 18 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on December 18, 2014).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C7AF65C22164802BBA07A342A724791" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Federal share of any proceeds from a disposition referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be used for eligible purposes under this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id65aff1e89dce45efb677e616bc64d850"><enum>1011.</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id15b1e0749da14be7a10d4206b66959eb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8be6a1957b5147ddb7f397bdf3455857"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)—</text> <clause id="id25f3295bf5294c1aa63301d91aa205d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>includes, but is not limited to,</quote> and inserting <quote>only includes</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ida1eb8262393b4a8ba9778689f03d8ccb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b5c6201c33343d28743c3c2b88052bb" style="OLC"> <clause id="id3e2e8daa0c1a44b48d4edf0594a3e5ad"><enum>(xxv)</enum><text>Installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment.</text>
</clause><clause id="id176C0C70FF664B8EB9A71F49F5BEBB0A"><enum>(xxvi)</enum><text>Pedestrian hybrid beacons.</text> </clause><clause id="id0970FA69570F42FA90714008F684D692"><enum>(xxvii)</enum><text>Roadway improvements that provide separation between pedestrians and motor vehicles, including medians and pedestrian crossing islands.</text>
</clause><clause id="ide776005dfdc64ed786e2ba55f75501f8"><enum>(xxviii)</enum><text>An infrastructure safety project not described in clauses (i) through (xxvii).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc50de89f20844a1993f8107d7ceaea8c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (10) and redesignating paragraphs (11) through (13) as paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4d1c5fa357aa4139b860711974d7193a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking <quote>subsection (a)(12)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(11)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6AD26BB15AC144D69C1712579AB0847F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)(B)(i), by striking <quote>subsection (a)(12)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(11)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id685312690eea4ec4849e4afa3ab44522"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="idd071dc90f1644a28bcfd05dae35fcbcb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>increases</quote> and inserting <quote>does not decrease</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idde3fb5ff8c9f4a0485d4d6cdfcf09ab6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and exceeds the national fatality rate on rural roads,</quote> after <quote>available,</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idA4392B04791346C2B20031714C69D735"><enum>1012.</enum><header>Data collection on unpaved public roads</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id2EDC62AE4A3D4E83AC1A2D7522B22660"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Data collection on unpaved public roads</header>
<paragraph id="idF702D2DCA800431587935910B1BDCFB2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may elect not to collect fundamental data elements for the model inventory of roadway elements on public roads that are gravel roads or otherwise unpaved if—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2F621851AB80423D9A3BF9688737E601"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9F4EA02C7BC345E59957474F558ECC8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>more than 45 percent of the public roads in the State are gravel roads or otherwise unpaved; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9EFB8B5E234B42498EB181F03E71F7B4" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>less than 10 percent of fatalities in the State occur on those unpaved public roads; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id917F52E90AE14031946ADD41C312B862"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0C1FBED9004B4D6C88775A7871C31B42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>more than 70 percent of the public roads in the State are gravel roads or otherwise unpaved; and</text> </clause><clause id="id484EEEFF287C429B9F1AF00E6AEEF0EA" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>less than 25 percent of fatalities in the State occur on those unpaved public roads.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id62A3B53208E04DDB8F78555EC5F56C87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>The percentages described in paragraph (1) shall be based on the average for the 5 most recent years for which relevant data is available.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5AFFF22F6F4A447791DAA20DA85F7D84"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>If a State elects not to collect data on a road described in paragraph (1), the State shall not use funds provided to carry out this section for a project on that road until the State completes a collection of the required model inventory of roadway elements for the road.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id622BFE4D42294DEB8A697A28011C8E5C"><enum>1013.</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 149 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idDB8EDE1CB0D14268BCD9804E3B45169C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8190917317334B5BB296EB7854F0A79D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), by inserting <quote>in the designated nonattainment area</quote> after <quote>air quality standard</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFEF2DAD6F2794A109AADB28667F3296B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>or maintenance</quote> after <quote>likely to contribute to the attainment</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id992C5F36E8674E859E366C7A4F6A8174"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>attainment of</quote> and inserting <quote>attainment or maintenance of the area of</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC8565460D94E4DB287FDE8A6ABDC111B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)(A)(ii)—</text>
<clause id="id276CFBAC1D0A44B29671694687034CC1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting <quote>or port-related freight operations</quote> after <quote>construction projects</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDEEFD4DA674F45C585B54AC292B494BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by inserting <quote>or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49</quote> after <quote>this title</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD7D2F5098B334CCBB0268D7CF58C7541"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by inserting <quote>(giving priority to corridors designated under section 151)</quote> after <quote>at any location in the State</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id164363B8B3D747768BAFB1A5888C0F9D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id32D5BA67C00948B8A00378532B94FC3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="id1A7C1317066341BDA9C2FCA6653FDDAF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="idFE1F6800A0BF4959BB69DB5EA70ECB77"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>would otherwise be eligible under subsection (b) if the project were carried out in a nonattainment or maintenance area or</quote> after <quote>may use for any project that</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5981E58950814BFA9E7D198D8E69C2FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>(excluding the amount of funds reserved under paragraph (1))</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idD9AF6E67104041FB89D144557FB26392"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote>MAP–21t</quote> and inserting <quote>MAP–21</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2141FFD8D9E441E4B79E0E807083B8C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>, in a manner consistent with the approach that was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21,</quote> after <quote>the Secretary shall modify</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFF482F2A6A62417F80CB437709990AEC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text> <subparagraph id="id044A1D874A1543298710E26C26C893A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>not later that</quote> and inserting <quote>not later than</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9429611AFE204F9AB6A673D1D8B48248"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause id="id9589166518D84233A5535ED367F90ECE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>States and metropolitan</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id5C40F8CE34E342778B6D885A759A5A6D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>States and metropolitan</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="idD37D8FC39FC440C6A7F5C14077943D5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>are proven to reduce</quote> and inserting <quote>reduce directly emitted</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id31F3F1EA0E3B4A1584DD83B5421CA552"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC89CC1EF77124A3293FBF4BBD114EA16" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id3140e56b165346bb8d0c5636fda8d705"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of priority funding</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, PM2.5 priority funding shall be used on the most cost-effective projects and programs that are proven to reduce directly emitted fine particulate matter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id72E1E1A3473F4188A622506807760BAD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (k)—</text> <subparagraph id="id2447E9C12D334EC3AA8F6D454A4E161C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id40D8093ED76D479A9260C17C4066899A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>that has a nonattainment or maintenance area</quote> and inserting <quote>that has 1 or more nonattainment or maintenance areas</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="idDFE34E03677B4D43AF58FED96B3EDA13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a nonattainment or maintenance area that are</quote> and inserting <quote>the nonattainment or maintenance areas that are</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8587E4B1DF52486E842CAE4FD7923E74"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such area</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>such areas</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id442A7043D5FF4F66AB32EDC589E36A2B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such fine particulate</quote> and inserting <quote>directly emitted fine particulate</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id218358C389D7460D9D5EC0C0371F85D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>highway construction</quote> and inserting <quote>transportation construction</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC01D0881224A4AAE866EFB35EBC6B93E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ide7b93b86dcd94b7ea350a5826d79ce9b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>PM2.5 nonattainment and maintenance in low population density States</header>
<subparagraph id="id69827215F7B44BB196D19902246ACAF7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>In any State with a population density of 75 or fewer persons per square mile of land area, based on the most recent decennial census, the requirements under subsection (g)(3) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall not apply to a nonattainment or maintenance area in the State if—</text>
<clause id="id96052868394B4F8787DACD24CA655DC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the nonattainment or maintenance area does not have projects that are part of the emissions analysis of a metropolitan transportation plan or transportation improvement program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2C98849A3908417C98D74748F847ACCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>regional motor vehicle emissions are an insignificant contributor to the air quality problem for PM2.5 in the nonattainment or maintenance area.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69BE1F596FCB41429CFE94BDE2372F52"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>If subparagraph (A) applies to a nonattainment or maintenance area in a State, the percentage of the PM2.5 set-aside under paragraph (1) shall be reduced for that State proportionately based on the weighted population of the area in fine particulate matter nonattainment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEBA81596E22646819F83B4ED5BCF4BB3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Port-related equipment and vehicles</header><text>To meet the requirements under paragraph (1), a State or metropolitan planning organization may elect to obligate funds to the most cost-effective projects to reduce emissions from port-related landside nonroad or on-road equipment that is operated within the boundaries of a PM2.5 nonattainment or maintenance area.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id682A10C14C7842CE9CDD1EC1DD227197"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (<italic>l</italic>)(1)(B), by inserting <quote>air quality and traffic congestion</quote> before <quote>performance targets</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id797DDCCE77F54038B3DA64F7C361DA6A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (m), by striking <quote>section 104(b)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(4)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id8f3910b1b8e74348991e82b845959fcf"><enum>1014.</enum><header>National freight program</header>
<subsection id="idfd31feb6a8714334a60ffcbaba3765f6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id850F7E944DBD46C291780B381E45A3C4" style="USC"> <section id="idded0d2e588e546129245235d14f85517"><enum>167.</enum><header>National freight program</header> <subsection id="idbcbf848d8eb04a9bb9e444492f040cc7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="id329FE1E40AE64C1094629C8C2307AC48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is the policy of the United States to improve the condition and performance of the national highway freight network to ensure that the national freight network provides the foundation for the United States to compete in the global economy and achieve each goal described in subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB9DA2687A54A42C7B7DC16B56C26A249"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>In support of the goals described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish a national freight program in accordance with this section to improve the efficient movement of freight on the national highway freight network.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9594a8ace5f54c40a8b81acb5936eb43"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the national freight program are—</text> <paragraph id="id504624670cce4129a8ba07870fac032d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to invest in infrastructure improvements and to implement operational improvements on the highways of the United States that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id25827740fb744832b8782b71b3152eb0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthen the contribution of the national highway freight network to the economic competitiveness of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63787a9c2e9b443fa02cbb9edb345ca5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce congestion and relieve bottlenecks in the freight transportation system;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92fa5828f0b14385b03db1b3b8897294"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reduce the cost of freight transportation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id385084245419450ea3bc2ce4337cfcb3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improve the reliability of freight transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idafe949ef0fdd4dc087475f8f650840b5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>increase productivity, particularly for domestic industries and businesses that create high-value jobs;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1059a814805f4276bca777d8d19852aa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to improve the safety, security, efficiency, and resiliency of freight transportation in rural and urban areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id46ec35ef98e04a11abbfc030f0e12346"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to improve the state of good repair of the national highway freight network;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8fe342a79cde4eabb64ce95d3a07d4af"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to use advanced technology to improve the safety and efficiency of the national highway freight network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcbf4a72a6c3e4509a6c98558f17e01de"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to incorporate concepts of performance, innovation, competition, and accountability into the operation and maintenance of the national highway freight network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1fa48ee9a9744e21a9124b278f1387ae"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to improve the efficiency and productivity of the national highway freight network; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id94ffd1d0a6ad46548b3bb83478e027b6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide0f5cabbcd3344699c349271271a9416"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of a national highway freight network</header>
<paragraph id="id80c79df3f0874b408e35526b32a84f67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a national highway freight network in accordance with this section to assist States in strategically directing resources toward improved system performance for efficient movement of freight on highways.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idad8654f781d747aea14598094e696216"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Network components</header><text>The national highway freight network shall consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="idcf1d3127663f439b87a4ecd053d8edc6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the primary highway freight system, as designated under subsection (d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id903c1f990d08449ca5d1cb2adfaf159f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>critical rural freight corridors established under subsection (e);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide69e206a19ca4705b5d9ce97e1d89a01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>critical urban freight corridors established under subsection (f); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ed27a4f1d6442358886ec7ecb43d015"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the portions of the Interstate System not designated as part of the primary highway freight system, including designated future Interstate System routes as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id16871408f3ee4da5b53c8339dc4344b6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Designation and redesignation of the primary highway freight system</header>
<paragraph id="id5f18875292444925b3adcf688ae48609"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial designation of primary highway freight system</header><text>The initial designation of the primary highway freight system shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="id7338b72f30944512bbf36a79e21c8ac3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the network designated by the Secretary under section 167(d) of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc84298fa3474b84804adce9370772e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all National Highway System freight intermodal connectors.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcd7a7adb421148169919800728a1f68d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Redesignation of primary highway freight system</header> <subparagraph id="id33c859ab1df940cbadd5e6a15b6b411f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title> and every 5 years thereafter, using the designation factors described in subparagraph (E), the Secretary shall redesignate the primary highway freight system (including any additional mileage added to the primary highway freight system under this paragraph as of the date on which the redesignation process is effective).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d530f58a94f410c8bb6bb88e80d8043"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Mileage</header>
<clause id="id22DC00EB058549F88B98EDE5D833D2D5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>First redesignation</header><text>In redesignating the primary highway freight system on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall limit the system to 30,000 centerline miles, without regard to the connectivity of the primary highway freight system.</text>
</clause><clause id="id890D45906FAC4363BECBA12D814AFC6B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Subsequent redesignations</header><text>Each redesignation after the redesignation described in clause (i), the Secretary may increase the primary highway freight system by up to 5 percent of the total mileage of the system, without regard to the connectivity of the primary highway freight system.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62bc2e757f0140fc8dd63cf01f32f961"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Considerations</header>
<clause id="idc2439153767b4d6aa8f76566cae803a5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In redesignating the primary highway freight system, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall use measurable data to assess the significance of goods movement, including consideration of points of origin, destination, and linking components of the United States global and domestic supply chains.</text>
</clause><clause id="idcc74e0c35f89463c9932e57a523d2b89"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Intermodal connectors</header><text>In redesignating the primary highway freight system, the Secretary shall include all National Highway System freight intermodal connectors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ab246b3aae647359ca32de3ae9db941"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Input</header><text>In addition to the process provided to State freight advisory committees under paragraph (3), in redesignating the primary highway freight system, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for State freight advisory committees to submit additional miles for consideration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d6ebfff99bf46f3bbeaaebef1ac5b6e"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Factors for redesignation</header><text>In redesignating the primary highway freight system, the Secretary shall consider—</text> <clause id="idc3392593ecde42268679fd2a9ce6a278"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the origins and destinations of freight movement in, to, and from the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2b1a5bcd1de64818a5c95de694c0c4e1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>land and water ports of entry;</text> </clause><clause id="id975c3465879f48d5a5475d769ed51226"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>access to energy exploration, development, installation, or production areas;</text>
</clause><clause id="id756f3b0238a94c0289237dd5ad29981b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>proximity of access to other freight intermodal facilities, including rail, air, water, and pipelines;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5a8d48a5d0d944a3897b5bd28fb62e0a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the total freight tonnage and value moved via highways;</text> </clause><clause id="idbb4e5a2791364bf69a95f868a9743c91"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>significant freight bottlenecks, as identified by the Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="idfaa916f8220140a89cbf83088d8ea01f"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the annual average daily truck traffic on principal arterials; and</text> </clause><clause id="id877330114f6241f18c016b66b941c620"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the significance of goods movement on principal arterials, including consideration of global and domestic supply chains.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb5245c0894de4159ba7c61440693bf18"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State flexibility for additional miles on primary highway freight system</header>
<subparagraph id="idb4eb9858b7674799945f02d3c43cd7ae"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after each redesignation conducted by the Secretary under paragraph (2), each State freight advisory committee, as established in accordance with subsection (n), may increase the number of miles designated as part of the primary highway freight system in that State by not more than 10 percent of the miles designated in that State under this subsection if the additional miles—</text>
<clause id="id62e13145ece04cfc81ce086a4fa765b7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>close gaps between primary highway freight system segments;</text> </clause><clause id="id24cc004e0307484a8033df0bd3ec6cd9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish connections of the primary highway freight system critical to the efficient movement of goods, including ports, international border crossings, airports, intermodal facilities, logistics centers, warehouses, and agricultural facilities; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id43752f408dfb4b4f9df0398fd174521f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>designate critical emerging freight routes.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61641afc7b2d486482857b2a930ba427"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>Each State freight advisory committee that increases the number of miles on the primary highway freight system under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="idfa01376366524e46ac4e8c27631138f4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider nominations for the additional miles from metropolitan planning organizations within the State;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd059b8839e6a480aa21946d0c7bb9846"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure that the additional miles are consistent with the freight plan of the State; and</text> </clause><clause id="idc66e1326a873493a86e4e3c80d984c91"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>review the primary highway freight system of the State designated under paragraph (1) and redesignate miles in a manner that is consistent with paragraph (2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0686eb6abf5475b838dbc4d088ea8f9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Each State freight advisory committee shall—</text> <clause id="id9910C66485304B048A8BE989194B5687"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary a list of the additional miles added under this subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idFDB45471A01440BB8C291CBD2AC1CCC2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certify that—</text> <subclause id="id1482c21e4d9946228812a9da5a9caf6c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the additional miles meet the requirements of subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id700b14a41650400886da7134cf710d92"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the State freight advisory committee has satisfied the requirements of subparagraph (B).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6ff61d7f36b446719ab6ff7529c15355"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Critical rural freight corridors</header><text>A State may designate a public road within the borders of the State as a critical rural freight corridor if the public road—</text>
<paragraph id="id221ab73f4fe04413a718f79630dd1df6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a rural principal arterial roadway and has a minimum of 25 percent of the annual average daily traffic of the road measured in passenger vehicle equivalent units from trucks (Federal Highway Administration vehicle class 8 to 13);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id65d9b8771472489d94a73fa5f4dccc1c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides access to energy exploration, development, installation, or production areas;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0e9fd9205f42426fb0631b44d6c702e6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>connects the primary highway freight system, a roadway described in paragraph (1) or (2), or the Interstate System to facilities that handle more than—</text>
<subparagraph id="idbde775bd44c04383bc976866b9c8e342"><enum>(A)</enum><text>50,000 20-foot equivalent units per year; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0859d1db4b5c4120800df400628f5a89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>500,000 tons per year of bulk commodities;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id63d2413441d043178d97d4647be5201b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provides access to—</text> <subparagraph id="ide272c44f92794ea099af29a0402f6965"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a grain elevator;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ided553f7a3c2947dfad9e3d7b855d7f5e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an agricultural facility;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide5818ddbfd7b43d084ef7c3a60989338"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a mining facility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ba27895a44e4343af7932e1a45ceed3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a forestry facility; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1476be04e52c433ea2f506bb58dc5bd1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an intermodal facility;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb04016def31545dbacfe92110629bdaf"><enum>(5)</enum><text>connects to an international port of entry;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3bfc41ba425243bbba3ca42c2c459d85"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provides access to significant air, rail, water, or other freight facilities in the State; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf9ca3133db1545c0be468efe1d07b135"><enum>(7)</enum><text>is, in the determination of the State, vital to improving the efficient movement of freight of importance to the economy of the State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47f9ab70e7cb4c8c8618b39097951755"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Critical urban freight corridors</header>
<paragraph id="id11064632F856443BA353B043D6DAAF19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Urbanized area with population of 500,000 or more</header><text>In an urbanized area with a population of 500,000 or more individuals, the representative metropolitan planning organization, in consultation with the State, may designate a public road within the borders of that area of the State as a critical urban freight corridor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC31A60984C1C4D188C2A05FF0ABA8ADA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Urbanized area with a population less than 500,000</header><text>In an urbanized area with a population of less than 500,000 individuals, the State, in consultation with the representative metropolitan planning organization, may designate a public road within the borders of that area of the State as a critical urban freight corridor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCDB593A87D7F46318BD6C807056B288F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements for designation</header><text>A designation may be made under paragraphs (1) or (2) if the public road—</text> <subparagraph id="id9AA5A67B7D57423BA1D6CCEDD09FE595"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is in an urbanized area, regardless of population; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id019384ed8cb84104bbf7c759413e4df0"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id16FDAC6B392F43AFA8D7249F6D816341"><enum>(i)</enum><text>connects an intermodal facility to—</text> <subclause id="idBEA697536E2F464D8CF29AF056E1DF85" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the primary highway freight network;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2516D3660FA14187BC2637BACF815696" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Interstate System; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9BB491BC68FB45BAA0117BC7FE83AFAB" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an intermodal freight facility;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id8618F9F5E9EE4669931889B37007C1AC" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is located within a corridor of a route on the primary highway freight network and provides an alternative highway option important to goods movement;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9F5523B99D3E428EAAF566916B05173F" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>serves a major freight generator, logistic center, or manufacturing and warehouse industrial land; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idB4B0430E4D6C4FFAB4552E7E575F8F48" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is important to the movement of freight within the region, as determined by the metropolitan planning organization or the State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc776e876ecc44a8c80e8e9a433ffc2f4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Designation and certification</header>
<paragraph id="id0592689c394242bd88651a00ce8192af"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>States and metropolitan planning organizations may designate corridors under subsections (e) and (f) and submit the designated corridors to the Secretary on a rolling basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id61abf1491c3c4b6c83df7b204478fbaf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>Each State or metropolitan planning organization that designates a corridor under subsection (e) or (f) shall certify to the Secretary that the designated corridor meets the requirements of the applicable subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5b49507400924700b51fe6b5f786d6c8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>National freight strategic plan</header>
<paragraph id="idbee8bfb73d0c4e5db339ac795dd97a6c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial development of national freight strategic plan</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, the Secretary, in consultation with State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders, shall develop and post on the public website of the Department of Transportation a national freight strategic plan that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9747d4c3aab44c779b9dcd2c7af584c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the condition and performance of the national highway freight network;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a470765851d46a1a9a87d3a04cb59ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an identification of highway bottlenecks on the national highway freight network that create significant freight congestion (including congestion on other nonhighway freight routes) based on a quantitative methodology developed by the Secretary, which shall, at a minimum, include—</text>
<clause id="idfa597b1d678742e9ae746d08e14b7e6e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information from the Freight Analysis Framework of the Federal Highway Administration; and</text> </clause><clause id="idfb220aeabff84088a8e3227309f6785e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, an estimate of the cost of addressing each bottleneck and any operational improvements that could be implemented;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b0d7fce83f747a89e2b755889f498b4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>forecasts of freight volumes, based on the most recent data available, for the 10- and 20-year period beginning in the year during which the plan is issued;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3da9eefab9624a82b8be71c052a2102c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an identification of major trade gateways and national freight corridors, including nonhighway corridors, that connect major population centers, trade gateways, and other major freight generators for current and forecasted traffic and freight volumes, the identification of which shall be revised, as appropriate, in subsequent plans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35bfab87723545949245d062360f1b34"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an assessment of statutory, regulatory, technological, institutional, financial, and other barriers to improved freight transportation performance (including opportunities for overcoming the barriers);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ed63ba6edb049ec9e1990aff699a6d7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an identification of routes providing access to energy exploration, development, installation, or production areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id416bf9d4efb64b6cba94f5173e1d7a6a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>best practices for improving the performance of the national highway freight network;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf7d2e658fb6418c9cb01ff4e129d5d3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>best practices to mitigate the impacts of freight movement on communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ec645763db443b8baca831a1d8e1ddb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a process for addressing multistate projects and encouraging jurisdictions to collaborate on multistate projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0cee391c95634130897b99f90c6f4f2b"><enum>(J)</enum><text>identification of locations or areas with high crash rates or congestion involving freight traffic, and strategies to address those issues; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc870a7ba53d48149a923ee9bf218428"><enum>(K)</enum><text>strategies to improve freight intermodal connectivity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfc58f70e0ce8442cb937dde3210b9401"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates to national freight strategic plan</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of completion of the first national freight strategic plan under paragraph (1) and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update and repost on the public website of the Department of Transportation a revised national freight strategic plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida99752774e324735b976daa377c3f19e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Highway freight transportation conditions and performance reports</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title> and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that describes the conditions and performance of the national highway freight network in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id142e19721e6e4ff29b3429000b751efa"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Transportation investment data and planning tools</header>
<paragraph id="idb04af809cff24fc3991adeed3bff9a1c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idaf5915e30aaf461986e6bed7f651d8a0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>begin development of new tools and improvement of existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other transportation projects, including—</text>
<clause id="id4e556c45b2714be299259cb27362e0d2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>methodologies for systematic analysis of benefits and costs on a national and regional basis;</text> </clause><clause id="id70c4dd9c715d4b1eb0d169b3af642fad"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>tools for ensuring that the evaluation of freight-related and other transportation projects could consider safety, economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and system condition in the project selection process;</text>
</clause><clause id="idb9c0b4e4b23446c3b3216e418e79b872"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improved methods for data collection and trend analysis;</text> </clause><clause id="id8e50223954344f04bfb909d8b2c3a4e7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>encouragement of public-private partnerships to carry out data sharing activities while maintaining the confidentiality of all proprietary data; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ida02313cf0aab4d32b11f345181bd726c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other tools to assist in effective transportation planning;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9bfb49d21f8944cf80ccd6db41b8fe19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify transportation-related model data elements to support a broad range of evaluation methods and techniques to assist in making transportation investment decisions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id315d9601e64640229d59df42a7a7916f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at a minimum, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, consider any improvements to existing freight flow data collection efforts that could reduce identified freight data gaps and deficiencies and help improve forecasts of freight transportation demand.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a1a8e92804642b08132f9d20dd95b0f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with Federal, State, and other stakeholders to develop, improve, and implement the tools and collect the data described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0ca9415f409a4aa49f3e09154846abb3"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Use of apportioned funds</header>
<paragraph id="id528b40be66fd46eeb1f7f1860c0ee63f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State shall obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) to improve the movement of freight on the national highway freight network.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4c5a79000cb841858b58a4cb2bc34d39"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>The Secretary shall calculate for each State the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="idaa4a88f0ab3e408182cc0feabae8625e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total mileage in the State designated as part of the primary highway freight system; bears to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id330b2caa38dd4ab595b86660da5c8563"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total mileage of the primary highway freight system in all States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97bf101bae124b999ec4ddfb04fda827"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <subparagraph id="id7d5d821e61904331a9f80e4a3c6b4f0e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>States with high primary highway freight system mileage</header><text>If the proportion of a State under paragraph (2) is greater than or equal to 3 percent, the State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) for projects on—</text>
<clause id="id8597a16463784e89bec575e5f64483a6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the primary highway freight system;</text> </clause><clause id="idea32e7df67514ea7b5241cf7a14af03d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>critical rural freight corridors; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf95d01ce5f9949c69cb6b37a1f0ca268"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>critical urban freight corridors.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba6ab9215be8405da22e8ae2291b47ac"><enum>(B)</enum><header>States with low primary highway freight system mileage</header><text>If the proportion of a State under paragraph (2) is less than 3 percent, the State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) for projects on any component of the national highway freight network.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id96610e6ea7a64d85b13db70ed24720aa"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Freight planning</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, a State may not obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) unless the State has—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0092604572994c08a2fe9e0ffc29b6da"><enum>(A)</enum><text>established a freight advisory committee in accordance with subsection (n); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee6739699b9f4d54ae5209155040768c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developed a freight plan in accordance with subsection (o).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbbc18f86323a4dbea6d6ce0df550e228"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="idb05df0f5e60d4a56ac69c10a74b64cf5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in this subsection, for a project to be eligible for funding under this section the project shall—</text>
<clause id="id2E44489E6CFB415680E13D93A0DC8AE8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contribute to the efficient movement of freight on the national highway freight network; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE6DE098CF00E436CB4B4ADE729043DC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be consistent with a freight investment plan included in a freight plan of the State that is in effect.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id289d65e73da7445b868900a82b79cb52"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other projects</header><text>A State may obligate not more than 10 percent of the total apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(5) for projects—</text>
<clause id="id1d0d7cd87e1e457f8f8836d6e176d8eb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>within the boundaries of public and private freight rail, water facilities (including ports), and intermodal facilities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id31e9b353d3184db88f15e2343c171dc9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that provide surface transportation infrastructure necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into and out of the facility.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idde93de829f54422ca5c5c40c4410dc40"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) for the national freight program may be obligated to carry out 1 or more of the following:</text>
<clause id="id90710f119bae47aa8cbd04c87d2358da"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities.</text>
</clause><clause id="id479c0c4e1dd7495689e10bc158192288"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land relating to the project and improvements to land), construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements directly relating to improving system performance.</text>
</clause><clause id="id2baf674d72b74a8899a599b9e16b9696"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Intelligent transportation systems and other technology to improve the flow of freight, including intelligent freight transportation systems.</text>
</clause><clause id="id3c407bae42a94d168bf238999077469f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement.</text> </clause><clause id="idb724d797ea65499090839b80555e9292"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Environmental and community mitigation of freight movement.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9bb18fb57bf34890bb2f2265ae32e5e1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Railway-highway grade separation.</text> </clause><clause id="id7809a1e2fbde492a8bc783812ef1c740"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Geometric improvements to interchanges and ramps.</text>
</clause><clause id="id98427473a463474aa860bc2535ff782e"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Truck-only lanes.</text> </clause><clause id="id8428e8c5d10a4c54aa0a00bd69ee79cf"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Climbing and runaway truck lanes.</text>
</clause><clause id="id10e60389b4ac413f8245f86ae0a7fa7f"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Adding or widening of shoulders.</text> </clause><clause id="id1e655efac0d6489b93c864d21eda194f"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>Truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/137">23 U.S.C. 137</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="idf0d80ef78282495294f884334e04c8bf"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>Real-time traffic, truck parking, roadway condition, and multimodal transportation information systems.</text>
</clause><clause id="id945a4f4d891742ac93cddd003a43eef8"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>Electronic screening and credentialing systems for vehicles, including weigh-in-motion truck inspection technologies.</text>
</clause><clause id="id691eec3fee664497acdf003cbe554559"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>Traffic signal optimization, including synchronized and adaptive signals.</text> </clause><clause id="id9ab71d933d3e44a4bf7be9815bf2c35a"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>Work zone management and information systems.</text>
</clause><clause id="ida6d2d759e15f474e90a793ed86670d82"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>Highway ramp metering.</text> </clause><clause id="id6f4fc1ad765841d08e19f329f3a369a0"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>Electronic cargo and border security technologies that improve truck freight movement.</text>
</clause><clause id="id06c52cc50de5427d9197bbd9902d21e2"><enum>(xviii)</enum><text>Intelligent transportation systems that would increase truck freight efficiencies inside the boundaries of intermodal facilities.</text>
</clause><clause id="idcf18f7183ec64a2b84db2d9154318b3b"><enum>(xix)</enum><text>Additional road capacity to address highway freight bottlenecks.</text> </clause><clause id="id021d7305f6d748c8bcfe0bd45b898c4c"><enum>(xx)</enum><text>A highway project, other than a project described in clauses (i) through (xix), to improve the flow of freight on the national highway freight network.</text>
</clause><clause id="id0c7c471d0eca434198c9100965e3905b"><enum>(xxi)</enum><text>Any other surface transportation project to improve the flow of freight into and out of a facility described in subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb50999aaa0f4e75abe896afc70350fa"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Other eligible costs</header><text>In addition to the eligible projects identified in paragraph (5), a State may use funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id15111deaafa146a3be255b485de43e53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carrying out diesel retrofit or alternative fuel projects under section 149 for class 8 vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide0e484a73c6c4f5c956f00b61af8b463"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the necessary costs of—</text> <clause id="id45137e222ed7489bbf7bcd04984cf38e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting analyses and data collection related to the national freight program;</text>
</clause><clause id="idc02c86ba57dc49a6986d9c59c60eb74e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing and updating performance targets to carry out this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="idf3302ce2b43f401480b1f0c6e8d971b9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reporting to the Secretary to comply with section 150.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide60b824711a74eb8afaa0627fe558cbe"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Applicability of planning requirements</header><text>Programming and expenditure of funds for projects under this section shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 134 and 135.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id081b4f4f337749b4a9ed422eff0f5eac"><enum>(l)</enum><header>State performance targets</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a State has not met or made significant progress toward meeting the performance targets related to freight movement of the State established under section 150(d) by the date that is 2 years after the date of the establishment of the performance targets, until the date on which the Secretary determines that the State has met or has made significant progress towards meeting the performance targets, the State shall submit to the Secretary, on a biennial basis, a freight performance improvement plan that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id57cef0466c59491dbc0bf2dd6e14c4ff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues within the State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idec80ac8565fb4dd19d6baeb249d34f6c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the freight policies and strategies that will guide the freight-related transportation investments of the State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0637397f9f8747d587f3d1d268083ca3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an inventory of freight bottlenecks within the State and a description of the ways in which the State is allocating the national freight program funds to improve those bottlenecks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9fe49e5f6cbd478b94494393b2380a8a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of the actions the State will undertake to meet the performance targets of the State.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id65262001e8fd4af599eea3567e91b61e"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Study of multimodal projects</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="id198e1dadb2b9437785736f0b282b61ea"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a study of freight projects identified in State freight plans under subsection (o); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc47a1914dafd4ee4af09598bacd39f88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of multimodal freight projects included in the State freight plans, or otherwise identified by States, that are subject to the limitation of funding for such projects under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4b5380999e3140aa893035e402020ddf"><enum>(n)</enum><header>State freight advisory committees</header>
<paragraph id="id46d1116af1034efabf71ad6a6c65ff80"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross-section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the transportation department of the State, and local governments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4257d8a1362e4f799acfa1f23114a6cb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Role of committee</header><text>A freight advisory committee of a State described in paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idbd89c75b1ec6420bbf73cb394c322de1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advise the State on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide98b1ba5a1294cbc966d8b482a6afc7a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serve as a forum for discussion for State transportation decisions affecting freight mobility;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4409ff98a6164f3796d101c8efd1424a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4129d50d10f148c7a2039e9568796ae3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41b0c7be81444fb395998b7cfaf41529"><enum>(E)</enum><text>participate in the development of the freight plan of the State described in subsection (o).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8dd8c44f38ec43c180202366691814f3"><enum>(o)</enum><header>State freight plans</header>
<paragraph id="id20e2000a6d1f4783b548a4e529c26319"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall develop a freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan for the immediate and long-range planning activities and investments of the State with respect to freight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6ad86a85fb68487ebe7cd843b75dada2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan contents</header><text>A freight plan described in paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="id01094fe2e8d74e2c898a11985c06ef0e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues with respect to the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73b2f2d701304c6f8fae7d31727819b5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide the freight-related transportation investment decisions of the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb88073652c8a4b619f72f090ab4117d1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>when applicable, a listing of critical rural and urban freight corridors designated within the State under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84d6c69ff3aa4fdd83180504789e1b04"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of how the plan will improve the ability of the State to meet the national freight goals established under subsection (b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29e8c2a7de9d4ac183bbb9b5e6cc625a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id071cca751d2e4cfc85d2bf03769fe7a5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in the case of routes on which travel by heavy vehicles (including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or equipment, and timber vehicles) is projected to substantially deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the deterioration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66e9d3eb7be34b11824acd42da81eada"><enum>(G)</enum><text>an inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such as truck bottlenecks, within the State, and a description of the strategies the State is employing to address those freight mobility issues;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id123155f6147a435cbb3c6261819e27fb"><enum>(H)</enum><text>consideration of any significant congestion or delay caused by freight movements and any strategies to mitigate that congestion or delay; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13c5c93d2e8c43d2b1f1f17682384c30"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a freight investment plan that, subject to paragraph (3)(B), includes a list of priority projects and describes how funds made available to carry out this section would be invested and matched.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id48582b037829413e96e857e522852db5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relationship to long-range plan</header>
<subparagraph id="id569663a866b042de946f0a0abbd1b134"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Incorporation</header><text>A freight plan described in paragraph (1) may be developed separately from or incorporated into the statewide strategic long-range transportation plan required by section 135.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1fa78927f8a4a0f85a125036e22a9a7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fiscal constraint</header><text>The freight investment plan component of a freight plan shall include a project, or an identified phase of a project, only if funding for completion of the project can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period identified in the freight investment plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6e25b8fe5c1487989f991d32a6b08c5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Planning period</header><text>The freight plan shall address a 10-year forecast period.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2121657bc7ae452ea21039c88d39ff0b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Updates</header> <subparagraph id="idb34d1efc5a7942ddb5d12d3af69d7326"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State shall update the freight plan not less frequently than once every 5 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcfbade7df3194fb88d071d5370e00e9f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Freight investment plan</header><text>A State may update the freight investment plan more frequently than is required under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4FA46F823CD44BDDA57F905C715C3759"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Intelligent freight transportation system</header>
<paragraph id="idE157639368784272BC13DFDDCEB12D3A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of intelligent freight transportation system</header><text>In this section, the term <term>intelligent freight transportation system</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id9221B9B57F5B4EBB9C82EC0E5161D0FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an innovative or intelligent technological transportation system, infrastructure, or facilities, including electronic roads, driverless trucks, elevated freight transportation facilities, and other intelligent freight transportation systems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id358A05534D6A4668B39B82D39309F582"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a communications or information processing system used singly or in combination for dedicated intelligent freight lanes and conveyances that improve the efficiency, security, or safety of freight on the Federal-aid highway system or that operate to convey freight or improve existing freight movements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD4EA156B381744F8AD38806D5FFC5717"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location</header><text>An intelligent freight transportation system shall be located—</text> <subparagraph id="id2DD67EBDDAAD4694A251A2B490C671FB"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8D62215788464689B66E46DE7B9FF7C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>along existing Federal-aid highways; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id84FD87F5029B4B53B0316C1485C50E02" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in a manner that connects ports-of-entry to existing Federal-aid highways; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb026c463184644559a539f34594ac233"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in proximity to, or within, an existing right-of-way on a Federal-aid highway.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id264E0642A9E147578463964CE140FBA9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Operating standards</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall determine the need for establishing operating standards for intelligent freight transportation systems.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id47BA4798ACA64934A73FBC1EA2046A91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="idd6f1b33e230d4a5696a1862247308281"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section"><quote>167. National freight program.</quote>.</toc-entry></toc>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDA2FD86A79C246A2B3558625CB781C66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Sections 1116, 1117, and 1118 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/167">23 U.S.C. 167</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) are repealed.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idb02abefaf53249fe932a46c98051f630"><enum>1015.</enum><header>Assistance for major projects program</header> <subsection id="idee400cb456854a34b41a7a777b5620f1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="id35d41188ade542dc8c4e7ea7e2b4660e"><enum>171.</enum><header>Assistance for major projects program</header>
<subsection id="idde2e75fa120745599ae62170caccd212"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose of program</header><text>The purpose of the assistance for major projects program shall be to assist in funding critical high-cost surface transportation infrastructure projects that—</text>
<paragraph id="id14735F351FE64ABEAD1513CE18109B1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are difficult to complete with existing Federal, State, local, and private funds; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6ABC7934232043A8A527A69E032B8C21"><enum>(2)</enum><text>will achieve 1 or more of—</text> <subparagraph id="id9c2a2e183d8447b98e04c0d14a758225"><enum>(A)</enum><text>generation of national or regional economic benefits and an increase in the global economic competitiveness of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7678d1716bf24be69575e2f713752037"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduction of congestion and the impacts of congestion;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id624978fc288e41b089fe944d6709e4a9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improvement of roadways vital to national energy security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcddcab5b6da04035991ac41ece966a39"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improvement of the efficiency, reliability, and affordability of the movement of freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id301a17bf02b04b8bb484d7376ac3c181"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improvement of transportation safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id582665c4193945479145e90bdea5b42a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improvement of existing and designated future Interstate System routes; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6be547cbb43f455ca3cc235395be920c"><enum>(G)</enum><text>improvement of the movement of people through improving rural connectivity and metropolitan accessibility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0a4649cc1e2c4186b6cc8fb65f59016c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id3e17f06447fa436c9952481f489f09bf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFE6D7CE8214D43539CDD72E24E202AC9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible applicant</header><text>The term <term>eligible applicant</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id6f3649e4ae114e159345c39764c8c90d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State (or a group of States);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7636b592e06649d8a85e57da69be7d2c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a local government;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e6e1f7475ac4004a91260df9da6db27"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a tribal government (or a consortium of tribal governments);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide03ccd5e0e9b43ac8e1f6d4609d3b414"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfae5b1755177457182049a165acf3a98"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a special purpose district or a public authority with a transportation function;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd377dcb8717d4fa38e4913e17c40b4ee"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a port authority;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idff01b413d6c94f8bb7584d8ff4ff0db6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a political subdivision of a State or local government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7327ed392ce447a92ddd68dc1d6210c"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a Federal land management agency, jointly with the applicable State; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29e12373f16145aea80cbec8a60a1334"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (H).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc0535defd5cf4955bb01f5b3b7614e2b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible project</header>
<subparagraph id="idFFA1F75ABC9143448D7851A1841ED6BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>eligible project</term> means a surface transportation project, or a program of integrated surface transportation projects closely related in the function the projects perform, that—</text>
<clause id="id504d3872f19a491689b408a8c3f4da67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a capital project that is eligible for Federal financial assistance under—</text> <subclause id="id212af7d64b944097a5caf4f05dc497f7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>this title; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id97955ad130d747a4890def538425e835"><enum>(II)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idf0db9d5a59964429a3baa00ee6154f83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>except as provided in subparagraph (B), has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of—</text>
<subclause id="idbc61042423fe40c4a857758a29326e1f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$350,000,000; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idd0f8b956240f4fc7b1dedb10180df8d2"><enum>(II)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id01EA6CCA5CEF426AB7AE1905682CA14D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for a project located in a single State, 30 percent of the amount of Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to the State for the most recently completed fiscal year;</text>
</item><item id="idBDF6AF3D31A04AB1B60C9252D08C1219" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>for a project located in a single rural State with a population density of 75 or fewer persons per square mile based on the most recent decennial census, 10 percent of the amount of Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to the State for the most recently completed fiscal year; or</text></item><item id="id49FD91CFE4524B0C9C63E53284030521" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>for a project located in more than 1 State, 75 percent of the amount of Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to the participating State that has the largest apportionment for the most recently completed fiscal year.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3981D535FC6748398010FE47DF360102"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal land transportation facility</header><text>In the case of a Federal land transportation facility, the term <term>eligible project</term> means a Federal land transportation facility that has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $150,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf4fee37bea5244c2a0230dbd662cd34d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>The term <term>eligible project costs</term> means the costs of—</text> <subparagraph id="id04f80ce7563c44ffbc43abe03ace861b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76147f22776f47ab8b1677c20caabd1c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment directly related to improving system performance, and operational improvements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1b5c7a9901fb410d90b7ef7c2df0a702"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rural area</header><text>The term <term>rural area</term> means an area that is outside of an urbanized area with a population greater than 150,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9acc46b478ea4a59bafb77b8bc29b0e2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rural state</header><text>The term <term>rural State</term> means a State that has a population density of 75 or fewer persons per square mile, based on the most recent decennial census.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id15e4c909de3d4193a8c29fde086a6f02"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a program in accordance with this section to provide grants for projects that will have a significant impact on a region or the Nation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1b57ee60a329496faf72f9c640574752"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Solicitations and applications</header>
<paragraph id="id157fa97d80e244e08d3be19ea5d96496"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant solicitations</header><text>The Administrator shall conduct a transparent and competitive national solicitation process to review eligible projects for funding under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbcf67097f06e4ce3a64da0bf20e067bf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<subparagraph id="id342c00234c4d47faa3e6d0c223c530a5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible applicant seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Administrator an application in such form and containing such information as the Administrator determines necessary, including the total amount of the grant requested.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb7c81ee96fc441ba68ae99fc0d3547b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each application submitted under this paragraph shall include data on the most recent system performance and estimated system improvements that will result from completion of the eligible project, including projections for improvements 5, 10, and 20 years after completion of the project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb4f24e0cc7c4c089eb5c96584e4867d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Resubmission of applications</header><text>An eligible applicant whose project is not selected under this section may resubmit an application in a subsequent solicitation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id06086be08854485eb840c03f232dfe82"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Criteria for project evaluation and selection</header>
<paragraph id="ida05376516bf64470bb6ce964f47b71e7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may select a project for funding under this section only if the Administrator determines that the project—</text>
<subparagraph id="id812527c1075045dab75d9487111996b7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is consistent with the national goals described in section 150(b);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1a266d7ada64cdd8ecacdebb53eff0b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will significantly improve the performance of the national surface transportation network, nationally or regionally;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2a2ad69f2047481cacc5588b1f8df6af"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is based on the results of preliminary engineering;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0648385f090e435390e88168e4d55fc0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is consistent with the long-range statewide transportation plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8532dad4e2c4a22b93fc7635456ce7a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>cannot be readily and efficiently completed without Federal financial assistance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcdf89ac19a71463e932eb0f1a11eac15"><enum>(F)</enum><text>is justified based on the ability of the project to achieve 1 or more of—</text>
<clause id="ide77d0f1e3e994aa8ba11a3eab325db49"><enum>(i)</enum><text>generation of national economic benefits that reasonably exceed the costs of the project;</text> </clause><clause id="id62f1e7381b984ccf83a89c456be0a1a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduction of long-term congestion, including impacts on a national, regional, and statewide basis;</text>
</clause><clause id="id67b799fb184544b68b541d6cf5d8b798"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an increase in the speed, reliability, and accessibility of the movement of people or freight; or</text> </clause><clause id="id7fda42f4d20d47e49b82c4532ac21d9b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>improvement of transportation safety, including reducing transportation accident and serious injuries and fatalities; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9f13bb3213f4b768c40bbadab0fc5ef"><enum>(G)</enum><text>is supported by a sufficient amount of non-Federal funding, including evidence of stable and dependable financing to construct, maintain, and operate the infrastructure facility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9b8781b3cfbd42baa3fc898b6e03ea77"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text>In evaluating a project under this section, in addition to the criteria described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider the extent to which the project—</text>
<subparagraph id="id323b7f92a6344c07b46523e291358b52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>leverages Federal investment by encouraging non-Federal contributions to the project, including contributions from public-private partnerships;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc21f5e54f24f4cfc9abae051265cfb02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is able to begin construction by the date that is not later than 18 months after the date on which the project is selected;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida76177c354ee41008c8f3c1f9da09f81"><enum>(C)</enum><text>incorporates innovative project delivery and financing to the maximum extent practicable;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81e5e87f88574d76a7f4cbb7d8cd4659"><enum>(D)</enum><text>helps maintain or protect the environment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id886703b0b49a4f0e8361e9da18390ce4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improves roadways vital to national energy security;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19bc6655a5434957a721b13d7dba0a58"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improves or upgrades designated future Interstate System routes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb06b1cf4e8c6449ea748c8001eed2f6c"><enum>(G)</enum><text>uses innovative technologies, including intelligent transportation systems, that enhance the efficiency of the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide065726bc53845f08f9b9f4ab56309ff"><enum>(H)</enum><text>helps to improve mobility and accessibility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2bb45da43e78417590ad1b75660c7a07"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Geographic distribution</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator shall take measures to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<paragraph id="idc83d58177a0642e486eb89534e0b28a4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an equitable geographic distribution of amounts; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id540210df9e6a4a6fa8481788e4014220"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of rural and urban communities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8a24094d11ed4d45ae18c99a8de1cf6e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding requirements</header>
<paragraph id="idf0a51e0c589244b09c3a34070f2960bd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except in the case of projects described in paragraph (2), the amount of a grant under this section shall be at least $50,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9e6acb9a707c412582ef54ef3d81ba6f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rural projects</header><text>The amounts made available for a fiscal year under this section for eligible projects located in rural areas or in rural States shall not be—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb6d3ad5d2c5c4cb6831a4ca8117749cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>less than 20 percent of the amount made available for the fiscal year under this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF8B9F1F129C446B7B12FC1D7D0E206D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id28cce02785634da483db3b8dc570fa82"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation of funds</header><text>Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available for a fiscal year to carry out this section shall be allocated for projects eligible under section 167(k)(5)(B) or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0b7596929d144208ac27f0b4ee378943"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State cap</header>
<subparagraph id="id063b980ce8104b109385ed6fd629531a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available for a fiscal year to carry out this section may be awarded to projects in a single State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2925ebec78024c49b13cf1441fca94e5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception for multistate projects</header><text>For purposes of the limitation described in subparagraph (A), funds awarded for a multistate project shall be considered to be distributed evenly to each State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idabb15c0e322e48f785511fda5bed0338"><enum>(5)</enum><header>TIFIA program</header><text>On the request of an eligible applicant under this section, the Administrator may use amounts awarded to the entity to pay subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide the entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to the project for which the grant was awarded.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4371394f0daf47bca9362e9a6e56a122"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Grant requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id3f55a7d9f9034fdea9f544756b8b5506"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicability of planning requirements</header><text>The programming and expenditure of funds for projects under this section shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 134 and 135.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9593eff5a99e4bfe85ef06c290cfdc2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of applicable modal requirements</header><text>If an eligible project that receives a grant under this section has a crossmodal component, the Administrator—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8ffb5a931371430ca44b1964d1a50920"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall determine the predominant modal component of the project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7db08c0958744e349e806844efa8e0e8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may apply the applicable requirements of that predominant modal component to the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide063e32c9de94f18813b2dc33ee2387a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Report to the Administrator</header><text>For each project funded under this section, the project sponsor shall evaluate system performance and submit to the Administrator a report not later than 5, 10, and 20 years after completion of the project to assess whether the project outcomes have met preconstruction projections.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id143908faed704b70aa8c8b866894a031"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Congressional approval</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id490d33a1eaa44b01a6bd39af1b4d4ab6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission of application</header><text>Each eligible applicant shall submit to the Administrator an application in accordance with subsection (d)(2) at such time as the Administrator determines to meet the requirements of paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3ab5834c791446e4bde2d39ceee1359f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission to Congress of proposed projects</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id9a60ce15f1bf4af798083f297714fbc6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>By January 1 of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a list of all of the projects that meet the requirements of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4a4a7f9dfd3a4088bbd5ef3c41af2687"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The list submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include a total requested grant amount at least 2 times, but not to exceed 4 times, the authorization level of the program in each fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id54dd172884d1406b9a061a2f4af6c664"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Committee review</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the receipt of the submission under paragraph (2), each Committee described in subparagraph (A) of that paragraph shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idff1f5c60b09d4d65ac8ae2533aae6199"><enum>(A)</enum><text>select projects and determine the amounts to be awarded to each project, not to exceed the total authorization level of the program for each fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id99791c2027ad4aa6bb31e14d3749eec2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adopt a resolution making such determination.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7d2faf3b63aa49d0831e73de372fdc48"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congressional approval</header><text>Projects shall be awarded on congressional adoption of a joint resolution based on the Committee action under paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8ce2d5a41e4846a793219d7c73481c99"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Administrative approval</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idb7b6058472be46259ca6f21b2292b95d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall award grants to eligible projects in a fiscal year—</text> <clause commented="no" id="id82e632bd5ee04556b996709ead4af679"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if Congress does not adopt a joint resolution under paragraph (4) by the date that is 90 days after the date on which the first Committee adopts a resolution under paragraph (3)(B); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id22ad4d90510548718a7bae084cefed28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if neither Committee acts in accordance with paragraph (3).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6a8f95572d9b4803b5eda3ce2319afcf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Administrator shall award grants under subparagraph (A) not later than 90 days after the date on which the relevant event described in subparagraph (A) occurs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id96435B4F5BCA4CE5ACC31E69C87EB2CA"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idd1c00c043da449bc95b994d5ea0db6d3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall make available on the website of the Federal Highway Administration at the end of each fiscal year an annual report that lists each project for which assistance has been provided under this section during that fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2b2ec81aa8ed4847a5b3cde1080c5eff"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comptroller general</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id81ac885ba19b4c54aeb5db860b7a5c18"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an assessment of the establishment, solicitation, selection, and justification process with respect to the funding of projects under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5514fa00919c434d95e80c757354fa5a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the initial awarding of funding under this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idbdc71323d2c7482b92a3593d6d9c8347"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the process by which each project was selected;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id6e188f0419b942418ee676247011e19f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the criteria used for the selection of each project; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idafe853200c8947ff922ab9f1d9c2e982"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the justification for the selection of each project based on the criteria described in subsection (e).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id1336586483574c5694275ea2b7ef92b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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</subsection></section><section id="idde38b6e5da0e47ba96bc8cb86867b2ee"><enum>1016.</enum><header>Transportation alternatives</header>
<subsection id="id74B7923A1E8B4C509AC00F3067B9EA80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 213 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idC6D47AE61AC14E129FC0683FD1A4BD1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id94A6FC0CFFBF4B9795D04F685245A9EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header>
<paragraph id="idEF7F594AD53E4EBE8F14488381CD14BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside from the amount determined for a State under section 104(c) an amount determined for the State under paragraphs (2) and (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE438623FFBCC4DA0AFB9E2B3F3662FA0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Total amount</header><text>The total amount set aside for the program under this section shall be $850,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9A754650B28D4B3D9083AFF430615F46"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State share</header><text>The Secretary shall distribute among the States the total set-aside amount under paragraph (2) so that each State receives an amount equal to the proportion that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF71384EA31AB4A8D9FED94DFE0296DA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State for the transportation enhancements program for fiscal year 2009 under section 133(d)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 405); bears to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67E2790355314B8C8AC402DD08C8EE41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total amount of funds apportioned to all States for that fiscal year for the transportation enhancements program for fiscal year 2009.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id019043A5B6B24616AB11683DBB36AA7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="id414DEAE211A7426E91F1C53429074617"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id5D15B00626B9401D8E5D8081D4427457"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Of the funds</quote> and all that follows through <quote>shall be obligated under this section</quote> in subparagraph (A) and inserting <quote>Funds reserved in a State under this section shall be obligated</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="idC08D6B42715F44C285C820C7F3C498E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B);</text>
</clause><clause id="id742F5B76A8F9467FB2D6315A6D06CC7B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively; and</text> </clause><clause id="id85D3B2113D7D4073A1D84AE9F2F23B78"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDCF25B957CA34345B7C5E0B9B3A826D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(A)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)(A)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43BD3E9BFA73424CACDFF83C8B4C76D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text>
<clause id="idB06D09EBF61D479DAB5555DF51BBA5A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Except as provided in paragraph (1)(B), the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9D4B79B8D0B649149F21C1535D84593A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(A)(i)</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)(A)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id276888284A67411382151E2F95CCD6DA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)—</text> <clause id="idA6EB68C746A043E298495B0611C86265"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (vi), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1342002DC342437CBA7A25A782128264"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and</text> </clause><clause id="id873F166E7F0143A3971F43E8C7E57742"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (vi) the following:</text>
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<clause id="idad604d66406d4a46a01ddfbeaa551d31"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a nonprofit entity responsible for the administration of local transportation safety programs; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D2EC994B67F41C8BBC351AE633DC705"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text>
<clause id="id368C18DFBADF40C8BD11C9839392B313"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>For funds reserved</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2FB73AC6A4F48A29629B52D9957C7DD" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id29BE80E40A614C159381BA68BDD5F508"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For funds reserved</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id0535CE177D014CD78A3B2F2DD5872ADC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(A)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)(A)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id61DD42B53B3B481EA2919AEC268A4C0D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id70105bf031ae45fc94f376e9876a39fb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No restriction on suballocation</header><text>Nothing in this section prevents a metropolitan planning organization from further suballocating funds within the boundaries of the metropolitan planning area if a competitive process is implemented for the award of the suballocated funds.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5AC26498B48D4173AE98E9CF0FE60CC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2C0C83582D04CF683DCE9C146374DD6" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idcb2461a8036947cdb4958620b5a44e0d"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Annual reports</header> <paragraph id="id9ccc39f1126745db885536a7707e31e6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State or metropolitan planning organization responsible for carrying out the requirements of this section shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2fe727734d8c43fa93c1b40e6efee628"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of project applications received for each fiscal year, including—</text> <clause id="id5c1fb4a03294463d9977a0c7fc191371"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the aggregate cost of the projects for which applications are received; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8dce4d739e0444768e3f31d5bc05c6f7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the types of project to be carried out (as described in subsection (b)), expressed as percentages of the total apportionment of the State under subsection (a); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idffe1ef0856d645ef91640e11dc5c523a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of projects selected for funding for each fiscal year, including the aggregate cost and location of projects selected.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1adff96c3004d5e9a724e1013482769"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make available to the public, in a user-friendly format on the website of the Department, a copy of each annual report submitted under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id76a6e2ee85344c96948b6aa7a2fb769c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Expediting infrastructure projects</header>
<paragraph id="id9d4124f69e5d411faf15ba105f393429"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop regulations or guidance relating to the implementation of this section that encourages the use of the programmatic approaches to environmental reviews, expedited procurement techniques, and other best practices to facilitate productive and timely expenditure for projects that are small, low-impact, and constructed within an existing built environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf5cafe5a451240299cd8d959718278ce"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State processes</header><text>The Secretary shall work with State departments of transportation to ensure that any regulation or guidance developed under paragraph (1) is consistently implemented by States and the Federal Highway Administration to avoid unnecessary delays in implementing projects and to ensure the effective use of Federal dollars.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id10E89F2AE0FF494FB71D919144A93CC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 126 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idBC4F7CAD03A340EF9414D0D6D2BC54D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">set-asides</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Funds that</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">set-Asides</header-in-text>.—Funds that</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id49B936EADD5243CD8DF1CA29EC0AE9DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idBD5D7B6080264271A3461952E436890E"><enum>1017.</enum><header>Consolidation of programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1519(a) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 574) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2013 and 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2013 through 2021</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id4cb3f6890ce8420cb2ecf7fd38e7f6df"><enum>1018.</enum><header>State flexibility for National Highway System modifications</header>
<subsection id="id8f5943f0f9164260b88cddbbd76ebc64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National Highway System flexibility</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance relating to working with State departments of transportation that request assistance from the division offices of the Federal Highway Administration—</text>
<paragraph id="id048eb53813c84a47bf374749230c8842"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to review roads classified as principal arterials in the State that were added to the National Highway System as of October 1, 2012, so as to comply with section 103 of title 23, United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6e42f592d8b94acc8eaf6bc54a2214d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to identify any necessary functional classification changes to rural and urban principal arterials.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddf563462a69f4ed8b1c71e6ff8d00513"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative actions</header><text>The Secretary shall direct the division offices of the Federal Highway Administration to work with the applicable State department of transportation that requests assistance under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="ida43fb959c7ae46a98fca2fa88c67a7fa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to assist in the review of roads in accordance with guidance issued under subsection (a);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida48c9db13ea747829d2e821d792a5e89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to expeditiously review and facilitate requests from States to reclassify roads classified as principal arterials; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb2200110eff14ce4a57f02d9a79d11d2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the case of a State that requests the withdrawal of reclassified roads from the National Highway System under section 103(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, to carry out that withdrawal if the inclusion of the reclassified road in the National Highway System is not consistent with the needs and priorities of the community or region in which the reclassified road is located.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0bd4cf0e0a0645b2b5dfd6d83e041d4a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Highway System modification regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="ida162cb2b2911489d98c7df9ec39b2d9c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the National Highway System modification process described in appendix D of part 470 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3b15b9f4b63e4c6caafbb3f920e9b9d4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take any action necessary to ensure that a State may submit to the Secretary a request to modify the National Highway System by withdrawing a road from the National Highway System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4f8da22e71f64456ab044350b9fe6c46"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes a description of—</text>
<paragraph id="idf0a92aebcf1f4fcb81e8cf492e78dc58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each request for reclassification of National Highway System roads;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide308d02bb1e04a3b8cfb1de480554980"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the status of each request; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id466e26688df945b8a98bd17c44adf005"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if applicable, the justification for the denial by the Secretary of a request.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8bac6f8b251e448aaf7539b670f46a00"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Modifications to the National Highway System</header><text>Section 103(b)(3)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id99eb483417c8479188e9eb3a21872027"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i)—</text> <subparagraph id="id5C5BC0CDEEC1461296566DEE876FB9C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, including any modification consisting of a connector to a major intermodal terminal,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD197B661C1574B53A4C0266B58CB0F77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including any modification consisting of a connector to a major intermodal terminal or the withdrawal of a road from that system,</quote> after <quote>the National Highway System</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9f276844ae4649cea44dbd5c47d28ca3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text> <subparagraph id="id78625aeeb97148f695df4ad5d363f3bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(ii) enhances</quote> and inserting <quote>(ii)(I) enhances</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id474aaceb34d0405d9e0ae912b861092a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9e196bc1ad940d7a87af86e18990ea0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subclause id="id5C05195F71094E33B003BDBF3859E5BF" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of the withdrawal of a road, is reasonable and appropriate.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3B03F4C77740482381C9139821D571AE"><enum>1019.</enum><header>Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4ACA1532BEF844EF9FF0F13BC5BBFEF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id64E4B4C1581E4E0F983EEA06F701166B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<clause id="idC3B1C49FA08A4270910D2A0102CD7CF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(other than a highway on the Interstate System)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idD1A2730187DF485C96BE65AE4EBA0976"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>non-HOV</quote> after <quote>toll-free</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62FAD260D6684F5490085534EED667AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17E04E58AB9A4856A32E9716E72945A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (I) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id18942DA3ABAB413C80DA496A98043168"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and paragraph (6);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC454CB37F02A4FA4B0B7E8FE4903E75A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (5), (7), (8), (9), and (10) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (9), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE96C2EA6014348E2990F8581357F3BD0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>the Federal-aid system</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highways</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1B70E2EE86714E5DB08452943B26C3A7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id8DC159E747C44A53BB50D26E8E1994B7"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Equal access for motorcoaches</header><text>A private motorcoach that serves the public shall be provided access to a toll facility under the same rates, terms, and conditions as public transportation buses in the State.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id79225057E8A245228CDC81E19B0A4912"><enum>1020.</enum><header>HOV facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idD32528148FF943D3B5FD28B123C32AFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2A9668FEB69145338EA10A9C8A1DAB2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id157BAA83FBAD425B8A3C4FE41E047886" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idB54EE9ECA6304773A17D15EE4CEA3887"><enum>(4)</enum><header>High occupancy toll vehicles</header> <subparagraph id="id7DEB8FAAE23547089347486B7FACB33E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State agency may allow vehicles not otherwise exempt under this subsection to use the HOV facility if the operators of the vehicles pay a toll charged by the agency for use of the facility and the agency—</text>
<clause id="id5E2BC499B8D948CA8C079109335EC232"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establishes a program that addresses how motorists can enroll and participate in the toll program;</text> </clause><clause id="id802C0F8A87784FEE9776C792BD322B6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a high occupancy vehicle facility that affects a metropolitan area, submits to the Secretary a written statement that the metropolitan planning organization designated under section 134 for the area has been consulted concerning the placement and amount of tolls on the converted facility;</text>
</clause><clause id="idB3EC2194A50F49C49A97A7A9002888BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>develops, manages, and maintains a system that will automatically collect the toll; and</text> </clause><clause id="id555FDD49B9624177B1BC42CC81362BAE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>establishes policies and procedures—</text>
<subclause id="idB5A5EF9C1E5F4018B8AB94FE4324D060"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to manage the demand to use the facility by varying the toll amount that is charged;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC63348A843214E3482B8B74ECD32AB35"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to enforce violations of the use of the facility; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC10ABD92B88A4368A590BF8BAA988E06"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to ensure that private motorcoaches that serve the public are provided access to the facility under the same rates, terms, and conditions, as public transportation buses in the State.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB53F17C746F44703AF253F4A380510EC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exemption from tolls</header><text>In levying a toll on a facility under subparagraph (A), a State agency may—</text> <clause id="idD72429EEB2C94885B3D125865ECB89CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>designate classes of vehicles that are exempt from the toll; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id54F5D86E1DAB49568401CD09B7293AC3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>charge different toll rates for different classes of vehicles.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCF501DEC3D4E424E9CA89F8590D6BED7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id376B185CCE484DB08785A58A8003B14A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Inherently low emission vehicle</header><text>If a State agency establishes procedures for enforcing the restrictions on the use of a HOV facility by vehicles described in clauses (i) and (ii), the State agency may allow the use of the HOV facility by—</text>
<clause id="id704F9FC7609D45068246249AFF05A465"><enum>(i)</enum><text>alternative fuel vehicles; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6D34A96D0FE94CDEB361B24993F72B38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any motor vehicle described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/30D">section 30D(d)(1)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3692035DF3114A7B94CC8D3B07BD073A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="idC50AF22AE09943A08DE3FF2F77BEC074"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id679F350494204E76A6BF181E688158E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Tolls</quote> and inserting <quote>Notwithstanding section 301, tolls</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9564B0F1697B4BA2B3C84906578AE46A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>notwithstanding section 301 and, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDE1C179E0AAB4DB19DEBE29CC21189C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F564667A54F499B84BE9029F031E7AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCC5231DE33A8421EA7D645E25936E9CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1), by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B5D74C8F2E34B90BF201B998FABAD9F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id56937F83C73E4D08BB372E1042F9F7F6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Maintenance of operating performance</header> <clause id="idF0038194669F4A97B50DD8DE490DC8BB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Submission of plan</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which a facility is degraded under paragraph (2), the State agency with jurisdiction over the facility shall submit to the Secretary for approval a plan that details the actions the State agency will take to bring the facility into compliance with the minimum average operating speed performance standard through changes to operation of the facility, including—</text>
<subclause id="idD196893463F746EFB9053366F3CE3F86"><enum>(I)</enum><text>increasing the occupancy requirement for HOV lanes;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id196C58148A8C4F8CA66CC8321E7C4655"><enum>(II)</enum><text>varying the toll charged to vehicles allowed under subsection (b) to reduce demand;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC9A22558CCF14FA680617B9765156D1A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>discontinuing allowing non-HOV vehicles to use HOV lanes under subsection (b); or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id20FDAE33D4DB44D2A248DB6E0FCCD8E4"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>increasing the available capacity of the HOV facility.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id60D758A6D87C4F3DAE6BAB228D793F41"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Notice of approval or disapproval</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of a plan under clause (i), the Secretary shall provide to the State agency a written notice indicating whether the Secretary has approved or disapproved the plan based on a determination of whether the implementation of the plan will bring the HOV facility into compliance.</text>
</clause><clause id="id50228712E06945EDB880766D46CF52D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Biannual progress updates</header><text>Until the date on which the Secretary determines that the State agency has brought the HOV facility into compliance with this subsection, the State agency shall submit biannual updates that describe—</text>
<subclause id="idC8E18D3715BE4496AB3AC7569AB0B09D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the actions taken to bring the HOV facility into compliance; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idDFAC73745C5844069E45B422641CA1BE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the progress made by those actions.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1A0170D1B32D4FE6AA6B5DCB26FFC6DD"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>The Secretary shall subject the State to appropriate program sanctions under section 1.36 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), until the performance is no longer degraded, if—</text>
<clause id="idB10A336BCE3648118EA64DD098697850"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State agency fails to submit an approved action plan under subparagraph (D) to bring a degraded facility into compliance; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id47F5ADABCFED4001912CCCF9770FDD73"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>after the State submits and the Secretary approves an action plan under subparagraph (D), the Secretary determines that, on a date that is not earlier than 1 year after the approval of the action plan, the State agency is not making significant progress toward bringing the HOV facility into compliance with the minimum average operating speed performance standard.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id9B49535E11584696A9412748A604B508"><enum>1021.</enum><header>Interstate system reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/178">Public Law 105–178</external-xref>; 112 Stat. 212) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id10AEE807E7764D75B9D3C568DE68AE18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph id="id8EE87B8920F94FB58E34B9F1FDB6F149"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the age, condition, and intensity of use of the facility</quote> and inserting <quote>an analysis demonstrating that the facility has a significant age, condition, or intensity of use to require expedited reconstruction or rehabilitation</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idECFB8C76550048A5B81EC4F6FAC3C9E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(iii), by inserting <quote>, and that demonstrates the capability of that agency to perform or oversee the building, operation, and maintenance of a toll expressway system meeting criteria for the Interstate System</quote> before the semicolon at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id637200BAB47C4070BFE5446857EA903A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5878646096D84054A3B08527A493D575" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id5767ec4cd7f54c8f9512159c097a3de8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An analysis showing how the State plan for implementing tolls on the facility takes into account the interests and use of local, regional, and interstate travelers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a2de0e73a2c4ef69f4c625e318ac7c1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An explanation of how the State will collect tolls using electronic toll collection, including at highway speeds, if practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6325178ebbe8448b9b7dc8b7d2851524"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A plan describing the proposed location for the collection of tolls on the facility, including any locations in proximity to a State border.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab676f334d4143778ba48683eda2ba69"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Approved documentation that the project—</text> <clause id="id6865C277B91E43D08642B38565CE0F94"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has received a categorical exclusion, a finding of no significant impact, or a record of decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAD05AB806E9447D5A3F9B0DE5F814C5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>complies with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4601">42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7B08AD890CD247E7AF94AF490AD37FFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (4) and (6);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id42CC97B2B5E34E84AAC37293E82827C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE223E91DDE3747D28CE6031F54F399E8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="id841468B7550346A7A36C707F9FAB0DB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Before the Secretary may permit</quote> and inserting <quote>As a condition of permitting</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13BA53395EDB425580161D0D63D01BFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="idDFB587231EDD4889BE4ACD032EF90E34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>for—</quote> and inserting <quote>for permissible uses described in section 129(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code; and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC59A0D42AE7C4CE4A5AE02209693231F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking clauses (i) through (iii);</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5B55B1ACE108424CA1C7C9D85F4B4BAE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idB12E99884AC749769E06BE4D787A6F1E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Application processing procedure</header>
<subparagraph id="id8CA2DFB39DB045DC8DBF37410BE8661D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after receipt of an application under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide to the applicant a written notice informing the applicant whether—</text>
<clause id="id38f6f9e5162b4316975c822615af6d5b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the application is complete and meets all requirements under this subsection; or</text> </clause><clause id="id280dd5981d3e4072984f07ea5ae03915"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>additional information or materials are needed—</text>
<subclause id="id525daa758d514c9d8fff23643f0136ca"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to complete the application; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3b18b2b5e4f74267b14ddbfb0ba4e51c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to meet the eligibility requirements under paragraph (3).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEBC8361C568E4BD5ADABDB8B1E135567"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional information or materials</header>
<clause id="id206DFC862C184A53B87924D937414F9C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after receipt of an application, the Secretary shall—</text> <subclause id="id032B793E79CC479DB164188DF818C0E7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identify any additional information or materials that are needed under subparagraph (A)(ii); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7518C7190E994C7190AE544F9A55178B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provide to the applicant written notice specifying the details of the additional required information or materials.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id03a740f5965b4d8ca00b315632ed488b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Amended application</header><text>Not later than 60 days after receipt of the additional information under clause (i), the Secretary shall determine if the amended application is complete and meets all requirements under this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37831196CF6F4C21A785D04CF02F3E35"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>On the request of a State, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to facilitate the development of a complete application under this paragraph that is likely to satisfy the eligibility criteria under paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25F44F9CC727443BA4488EAA61AB3FDC"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Approval of application</header><text>On written notice by the Secretary that the application is complete and meets all requirements of this subsection, the project is considered approved and shall be permitted to participate in the program under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5355DD7BC64B451F8D184DF7ABD1B7B7"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Limitation on approved application</header>
<clause id="id147D8A029A4C4F36A1BCC9F20C566624"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For an application received under this subsection on or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title> for the reconstruction or rehabilitation of a facility, a State shall—</text>
<subclause id="id3625DC1DD36B4FEAB97B2A3D552FAD37"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date on which the application is approved, issue a solicitation for a contract to provide for the reconstruction or rehabilitation of the facility; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7588C1252EE64DE696F77315BEA330E8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date on which the application is approved, execute a contract for the reconstruction or rehabilitation of the facility.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id7B2A6FE945F44EA1B2BA7866E1AA5763"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prior applications</header><text>For an application that received a conditional provisional approval under this subsection before the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, for the reconstruction or rehabilitation of a facility, a State shall—</text>
<subclause id="id03B8CEE17A2F407DB65DB9F60094FF03"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, issue a solicitation for a contract to provide for the reconstruction or rehabilitation of the facility; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id910F265A2343410C8FA469EE63396FC9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, execute a contract for the reconstruction or rehabilitation of the facility.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idDEE6DA8B115648D8B469BD1ABFC31194"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Cancellation or extension</header><text>If an applicable deadline under clause (i) or (ii) is not met, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause id="idA3971E42EEDB4C5AA71E8E2A527CF6A0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>cancel the application approval; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC845C0D63E6A4BF99304C995905A3383"><enum>(II)</enum><text>grant an extension of not more than 1 year for the applicable deadline, on the condition that—</text>
<item id="id0C4EE31FC254491995269BC52FD48EFB"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>there has been demonstrable progress toward meeting the applicable requirements; and</text> </item><item id="idB11E4EE6F2D545A7BB039876B3F7D415"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the requirements are likely to be met within 1 year.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA8160B54DCFF443DAC1399BD673A4B22"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitation on the use of national highway performance program funds</header><text>During the term of the pilot program, funds apportioned for the national highway performance program under section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, may not be used for a facility for which tolls are being collected under the pilot program unless the funds are used for a maintenance purpose, as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id219115DADEA5455FB508C475AEFB7250"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1A446EEB957D42C19B2090557B60869D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id29787F9424CC44A28A89223441983057"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>A State may elect to withdraw participation of the State in the pilot program at any time.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idA27950E3A5A84C3B84E03889110346FF"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by paragraph (6)), by inserting <quote>after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title></quote> after <quote>10 years</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id4ee4e7ee3a934f83a5fe513b64e10725"><enum>1022.</enum><header>Emergency relief for federally owned roads</header>
<subsection id="id0158ee4a5989486888a404bac94b0ccd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Section 125(d)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id756cd1503e4f470abac1071b561ee404"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1e80ac05de714beb901bd65e1da4e619"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8c7a9b799c5946129d7e18e628966f53"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id0c283dee87e34197b78be8371fc880d8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>projects eligible for assistance under this section located on tribal transportation facilities, Federal lands transportation facilities, or other federally owned roads that are open to public travel (as defined in subsection (e)(1)).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida91daee817b74139bfad3a3f43811f16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 125(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idad8bcb3902254f98b07a36759c4b9b3f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="id2d178f10ac1e4daaa9db04cf942e00cf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Open to public travel</header><text>The term <term>open to public travel</term> means, with respect to a road, that, except during scheduled periods, extreme weather conditions, or emergencies, the road—</text>
<clause id="id8F2350EF0261486F8833ADD14442F95B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is maintained;</text> </clause><clause id="id4892E2C11ADE43D3B15FE887D40F6D39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is open to the general public; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA31B4538006F40638287CD48768E2A51"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>can accommodate travel by a standard passenger vehicle, without restrictive gates or prohibitive signs or regulations, other than for general traffic control or restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb8a041253ed4b44b6ef2815f864510a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standard passenger vehicle</header><text>The term <term>standard passenger vehicle</term> means a vehicle with 6 inches of clearance from the lowest point of the frame, body, suspension, or differential to the ground.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id1cd907acd3e446b6b3f03af88b9bc56d"><enum>1023.</enum><header>Bridges requiring closure or load restrictions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 144(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id4d090d75e5874041a9db332c22d2b828"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddd3a4a36dbaa4bc8a28a09c3657ee5f1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1709A61A2CF347428DE389847CE4358D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id4ADD7D1A7D1E47CA89E3F459780EB2DA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Bridges requiring closure or load restrictions</header> <subparagraph id="id04CDAD16ADB541B9BAB08301C4AA95C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Bridges owned by Federal agencies or tribal governments</header><text>If a Federal agency or tribal government fails to ensure that any highway bridge that is open to public travel and located in the jurisdiction of the Federal agency or tribal government is properly closed or restricted to loads that the bridge can carry safely, the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="idB50DDA63B39B4801BB04D6317AAA1077"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall, on learning of the need to close or restrict loads on the bridge, require the Federal agency or tribal government to take action necessary—</text>
<subclause id="id9F84D67441F34A72BFE8B085DA247A82"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to close the bridge within 48 hours; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id71DFB2C2C34B41EEBAF3918299E64636"><enum>(II)</enum><text>within 30 days, to restrict public travel on the bridge to loads that the bridge can carry safely; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id023C128DF7504EDB88526D4431D40344"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may, if the Federal agency or tribal government fails to take action required under clause (i), withhold all funding authorized under this title for the Federal agency or tribal government.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
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<subparagraph id="idc104ecc8a8e544d89dd27827f6262e9f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other bridges</header><text>If a State fails to ensure that any highway bridge, other than a bridge described in subparagraph (A), that is open to public travel and is located within the boundaries of the State is properly closed or restricted to loads the bridge can carry safely, the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="id274814d5729d4cd79bcbc1b2e4cad0ce"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall, on learning of the need to close or restrict loads on the bridge, require the State to take action necessary—</text>
<subclause id="id4540d674841a470aa08d8a42588de6b8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to close the bridge within 48 hours; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id159f34bcaf294b73b4dc6fc0237705e0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>within 30 days, to restrict public travel on the bridge to loads that the bridge can carry safely; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id941ff1944f974af5a1601595fc8ee860"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may, if the State fails to take action required under clause (i), withhold approval for Federal-aid projects in that State.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd8471e916c724506ae01f353456a7024"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(7)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id27a9ba94509b4fddb92a767fb0246182"><enum>1024.</enum><header>National electric vehicle charging and natural gas fueling corridors</header> <subsection id="id4faef014e4834cdd99091755617f58f7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/150">section 150</external-xref> the following:</text>
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<section id="id1f95bf8683cc4b4482cbf45808806aa3"><enum>151.</enum><header>National electric vehicle charging and natural gas fueling corridors</header>
<subsection id="id91f9f3cd2845447b9d5f3d4644202527"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall designate national electric vehicle charging and natural gas fueling corridors that identify the near- and long-term need for, and location of, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and natural gas fueling infrastructure at strategic locations along major national highways to improve the mobility of passenger and commercial vehicles that employ electric and natural gas fueling technologies across the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id80e4db058dbd4870a34fe060e6f45c1d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of corridors</header><text>In designating the corridors under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="id181ae0a281504523a647dd1c2ef6c9c8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>solicit nominations from State and local officials for facilities to be included in the corridors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id210153a95163486887296af8715f93c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>incorporate existing electric vehicle charging and natural gas fueling corridors designated by a State or group of States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbec00515f9864f929df39f87f57e76d1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consider the demand for, and location of, existing electric vehicle charging and natural gas fueling infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id54c577b6703a47aba52f7d731d15ae39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Stakeholders</header><text>In designating corridors under subsection (a), the Secretary shall involve, on a voluntary basis, stakeholders that include—</text>
<paragraph id="id47d529f39d884f69ab9ba72a86bad494"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the heads of other Federal agencies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idae5266bd2e374bd6955e0d1fbd6316fa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State and local officials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida54f1901adfc4fd5998e5172dba6ac37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>representatives of—</text> <subparagraph id="ida923ec03a1f64c398a4efb93b13d6843"><enum>(A)</enum><text>energy utilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfaf633245cb64ba4a495cb18f129a15d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the electric and natural gas vehicle industries;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cd6a30498964069b077c6ce932764c1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the freight and shipping industry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42c3ce5317614003bbc9b2c606bcefb9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>clean technology firms;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7587589e3e8f4ed49db2229721db728f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the hospitality industry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id506eced7716343b2b97119b190133642"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the restaurant industry; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc0edd7c034524e41b4b82075f02f5300"><enum>(G)</enum><text>highway rest stop vendors; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id31dcf138446a46fc8f1c441b823d34ce"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such other stakeholders as the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd94aad5941474f5fbd932ef227c93a8e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of establishment of the corridors under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update and redesignate the corridors.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf48224e7045243fcb183cc41d69e1b3e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>During designation and redesignation of the corridors under this section, the Secretary shall issue a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="id80976c05f2a94190847e4210e56a417e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies electric vehicle charging and natural gas fueling infrastructure and standardization needs for electricity providers, natural gas providers, infrastructure providers, vehicle manufacturers, electricity purchasers, and natural gas purchasers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id194fdb1ed59c43eca79b1e9f9392a1d6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishes an aspirational goal of achieving strategic deployment of electric vehicle charging and natural gas fueling infrastructure in those corridors by the end of fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id944427501798430db9db9db4442431aa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 151 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCE0E37924DD490692E159E266B961D7" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">151. National Electric Vehicle Charging and Natural Gas Fueling Corridors.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id90068cc3ed1e427d8b99d589995fcd19"><enum>1025.</enum><header>Asset management</header>
<subsection id="id2562AA68C50247B683F9E7B3223180C2"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 119(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idf023b07bbb494234b38a63d95285c0f8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>structurally deficient</quote> and inserting <quote>being in poor condition</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0dbe8ca69d474bb99f98c0f7a620bbdc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>structurally deficient</quote> and inserting <quote>being in poor condition</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id34305424ef0c4f6d97d9753f0d7aa5e7"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1C5CEC9AAB40420C9B16F4D3EF73C367"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking <quote>deficient </quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD89E9A6CCC01411097BDF761F658B1D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(5), by striking <quote>each structurally deficient bridge</quote> and inserting <quote>each bridge in poor condition</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd40eef77cbe24c548b68843979f067d1"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 202(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idF613C2974CB3401F989E83FEAA44E687"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>deficient</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDCD03ADED178422AAB51D18090F53431"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>deficient</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC9C8C5A29B314B2DAA0B47F43AFBD66C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6C6F7C8802C24A45AC0A5E970B72FECC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C3E5D45E3F645299BD3D40E7488C961"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>; and</quote> at the end and inserting a period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A747B7B15CC4A499733A4B0268D60F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id7d4a4777b5234e1296a96a4e2417c92d"><enum>1026.</enum><header>Tribal transportation program amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id03B58FDEA18A49638B4F145DD634A2B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(6), by striking <quote>6 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>5 percent</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7A2CAC772B0D4C42A6B14894BB871C00"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>2 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>3 percent</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id633a65ab6f7547588a1b9d19f76dc045"><enum>1027.</enum><header>Nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects program</header>
<subsection id="id3a2af5f61ecf4d96aa935dfb068b3837"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects program (referred to in this section as the <quote>program</quote>) to provide funding to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate nationally significant Federal lands and tribal transportation projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="iddebd9262bd5a4870a61162464337a761"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header>
<paragraph id="ida12703bc5dca4e3f934df3bdcc0c2c6f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), entities eligible to receive funds under sections 201, 202, 203, and 204 of title 23, United States Code, may apply for funding under the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id94b1ad3eba254f399331347d121f6b79"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>A State, county, or unit of local government may only apply for funding under the program if sponsored by an eligible Federal land management agency or Indian tribe.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2dc9c5e3224b48669808a8df09e77621"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>An eligible project under the program shall be a single continuous project—</text> <paragraph id="id0d40c7e18f714205b124ea5e0e6d75f5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on a Federal lands transportation facility, a Federal lands access transportation facility, or a tribal transportation facility (as those terms are defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code), except that such facility is not required to be included on an inventory described in sections 202 or 203 of title 23, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9e271c9629a74f7484db4ff89171e0f3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for which completion of activities required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) has been demonstrated through—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFE4CF765531245A29F8D6B9F18270D81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a record of decision with respect to the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC4137129D47748609A8C822EC289D59B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a finding that the project has no significant impact; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5375B86C5E8B4E17A2EE4FCE0997A6DB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a determination that the project is categorically excluded; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idad657431413741f98108107d0d1cd7b6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>having an estimated cost, based on the results of preliminary engineering, equal to or exceeding $25,000,000, with priority consideration given to projects with an estimated cost equal to or exceeding $50,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3539f62cf2a345fe93aa1d7e3f266e41"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header>
<paragraph id="idA5F413EDBBE143CC80CB2FCB756F0CBB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible applicant receiving funds under the program may only use the funds for construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id078E56123DB24E7F8CB23E1786E6740E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ineligible activities</header><text>An eligible applicant may not use funds received under the program for activities relating to project design.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id805fef3c0c704383b466d01b1cb04e80"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Eligible applicants shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1d5516f55f7441b381ac43fab8ef20b4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In selecting a project to receive funds under the program, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the project—</text>
<paragraph id="id63a5c48bfd824c42956b21afab64c5cc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>furthers the goals of the Department, including state of good repair, environmental sustainability, economic competitiveness, quality of life, and safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id986746f13ec849c8ab0ef42e81c83bb2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improves the condition of critical multimodal transportation facilities;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2f8fec115dc04671bb641e54cd5844ab"><enum>(3)</enum><text>needs construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id35ef196b2c714b0aaac1ce8823de4bf1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd60c543847b0415391bfd7a786707e1a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enhances environmental ecosystems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id99e5d5477a164da6a7e4ee37904b7ef3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>uses new technologies and innovations that enhance the efficiency of the project;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8a362d12f3e64465984eed8f75a78dfb"><enum>(7)</enum><text>is supported by funds, other than the funds received under the program, to construct, maintain, and operate the facility;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id91caa6c468794c43bb314c5044e012fe"><enum>(8)</enum><text>spans 2 or more States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7dc761d203794a1299b916663eface2f"><enum>(9)</enum><text>serves land owned by multiple Federal agencies or Indian tribes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id51b71dfa64584292b41c2daf15ba1496"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project shall be 95 percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd7414e9de5344872b237b0bf3ab7b23a"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, to remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years following the fiscal year for which the amounts were appropriated.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id14f819ab0d654b9082bdb3b6df7f4ea6"><enum>1028.</enum><header>Federal lands programmatic activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ide153b624382e410aae3f71058ab430ce"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide149041371e547a5a5ab6cf5dd2c1ed1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CA337BA65874E38B187C8B429C14940"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>The Secretaries</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6325C5EB680484F8CECD43603C5579A" style="OLC">
<clause id="id519736A9DFE14B2085A82B70A2214785"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11B8F4DD84154C488AF4CD15BCDD15DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting a period after <quote>tribal transportation program</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5B8FD72CF0FD4627A9963266E2C93FE8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in accordance with</quote> and all that follows through <quote>including—</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4221F2951A143DDB682086C0E9C7A32" style="OLC"> <clause id="id0EBC0C87AE0B41AA8C643887BA1C4278"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Data collected to implement the tribal transportation program shall be in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="id35AB6C67BB0D4F52A75ADB359D0DDF91"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Data collected under this paragraph includes—</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id90b19094ba3b47faa9141617f389882e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id033383922d564dc1851728e7f4007775"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Cooperative research and technology deployment</header><text>The Secretary may conduct cooperative research and technology deployment in coordination with Federal land management agencies, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1c3513f40ee4428f8971cfaa5ea76df4"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="id6ae999b70da44b4bb4c337990472f7b6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To carry out the activities described in this subsection for Federal lands transportation facilities, Federal lands access transportation facilities, and other federally owned roads open to public travel (as that term is defined in section 125(e)), the Secretary shall combine and use not greater than 5 percent for each fiscal year of the funds authorized for programs under sections 203 and 204.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19f7d9c0e55547e785c82c0f8197cf59"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other activities</header><text>In addition to the activities described in subparagraph (A), funds described under that subparagraph may be used for—</text>
<clause id="id61340aa5900a4372b31a0f660823f5ce"><enum>(i)</enum><text>bridge inspections on any federally owned bridge even if that bridge is not included on the inventory described under section 203; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0eff415315da4bca892e11a3b352533b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transportation planning activities carried out by Federal land management agencies eligible for funding under this chapter.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id2706b298c75e45dfa849eeffdf85a8a7"><enum>1029.</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id9311F7FC000840E4A2C18511ADE51F40"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5BCCA920D01546B59FABD254060554F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>operation</quote> and inserting <quote>capital, operations,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1360E108D6F047D08A90398F6D286BF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)(iv)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (A)(iv)(I)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF9AE51A34DE44F69A93D8CE31D5381DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="id6A3F8E946A24498BB4D8830F72FDFDAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)—</text>
<clause id="idCD13A78E8BAA47DDABADF4A46D8AF427"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause><clause id="idA603DDD934BE433798D027E2BBE14F87"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id926C33572F8A4A039CEBFCC74184D8AB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6D2A78361C14B7988DF5A52DC96F3C9" style="OLC"> <clause id="id585F7A6058D54B8486C5C0C0B455E765"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Bureau of Reclamation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA6ACAA32E9154D0BABE24D9FC6E23156"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>independent Federal agencies with natural resource and land management responsibilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6C52ECF4F0EA4682999186CD8940D9FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>performance management, including</quote> after <quote>support</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id84BC1846A3824E1F9E13212B0BDD4053"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(B), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id220F532F74B54A05B06EC6B94A90F700" style="OLC"> <clause id="id02B982331D2048FDB39C972440B9DACB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The Bureau of Reclamation.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id898650E6773942DF940CB84F4E468507" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Acceleration of project delivery</header>
<section id="id91ba8c31078f484f8c867a3251b23c31"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Categorical exclusion for projects of limited Federal assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1317 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/109">23 U.S.C. 109</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ida1ba93adac31465abd9f1661445533aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id35C0B844C4644F35A180AA9DD9032B27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idb2861e7c7ffe4db1a6be584b4fb73cef"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idfa164daaaf2c44d4838e7381c8de6880"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inflationary adjustment</header><text>The dollar amounts described in subsection (a) shall be adjusted for inflation—</text> <paragraph id="id3546f0d3a7ae4a40b75e4531886f0c78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>effective October 1, 2015, to reflect changes since July 1, 2012, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3b35871f042c42d884b75d340d918e73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>effective October 1, 2016, and each succeeding October 1, to reflect changes for the preceding 12-month period in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id118c2ba98d0a4c77a9cd3c70bb9c3802"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Programmatic agreement template</header>
<subsection id="ide5c6ce4cfaf54fd6b670b926fe0d33ca"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1318 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/109">23 U.S.C. 109</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ida85b7d8a062b49b3ab16e5a48e134893"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Programmatic agreement template</header>
<paragraph id="idb43f2860350b424c933141009b752117"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a template programmatic agreement described in subsection (d) that provides for efficient and adequate procedures for evaluating Federal actions described in section 771.117(c) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id11f5b456d2944c1fae3fc5d71b9f43a5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of template</header><text>The Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="id9b38471dd1d0480d870898a813dded84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on receipt of a request from a State, shall use the template programmatic agreement developed under paragraph (1) in carrying out this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cf83a11735a4c1fa6496349783b23cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on consent of the applicable State, may modify the template as necessary to address the unique needs and characteristics of the State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1b7d2ab781894d90a85dc5df360f4dc0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Outcome measurements</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a method to verify that actions described in section 771.117(c) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection), are evaluated and documented in a consistent manner by the State that uses the template programmatic agreement under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id82d8aab54998464dabfd7b9779725dca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Categorical exclusion determinations</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise section 771.117(g) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, to allow a programmatic agreement under this section to include responsibility for making categorical exclusion determinations—</text>
<paragraph id="idAE55067C17494F0EA27740CC92C38E1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for actions described in subsections (c) and (d) of section 771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCFEED8F42CD647A2BABBDA791A328D88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that meet the criteria for a categorical exclusion under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), and are identified in the programmatic agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id2b9953c6a8c4464182911117237f51b2"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Agency coordination</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idF2CC7D787A7A46CE8E4C54BA14180C65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Roles and responsibility of lead agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(c)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="id0b7d0787454b4dafa164086eeb0860d3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0f69fe61eac9447a8f6728ec6a2e1118"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1aa3c986a26f4718b0db80a86888bd8c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="id8c0291625ecb45298b2da4913ee3bc0b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to consider and respond to comments received from participating agencies on matters within the special expertise or jurisdiction of the participating agencies.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="iddc9d2fc5d56d4023bec55ef4e82a4a72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Participating agency responsibilities</header><text>Section 139(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb61f45b6a34e40629d17951432e091fe" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="id2cc25f749ee748ec8680788f1ef5db0c"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Participating agency responsibilities</header><text>An agency participating in the collaborative environmental review process under this section shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id1d286a6f4a604e649644fd00a152690c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide comments, responses, studies, or methodologies on those areas within the special expertise or jurisdiction of the Federal participating or cooperating agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idcccd65d1a37d410183de6640fb0075fe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use the process to address any environmental issues of concern to the participating or cooperating agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id9659c774385a4ff284177fa215e922d0"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Initiation of environmental review process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 139 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id8e83eb6c250e45d5a5fadb4c89361de9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idfcb66e3e49a249eba87f3204cf116c14"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project</header>
<subparagraph id="id9DCF73115EA24DB69E13504FE0B81F98"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>project</term> means any highway project, public transportation capital project, or multimodal project that, if implemented as proposed by the project sponsor, would require approval by any operating administration or secretarial office within the Department.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id211C68C5B9F14750B599E12E8B28D65E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall take into account, if known, any sources of Federal funding or financing identified by the project sponsor, including discretionary grant, loan, and loan guarantee programs administered by the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7b69ff4984eb43b0a05cdb353e48d5ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph id="idbf4d3b9a1d8d47eaaa59330c7e573cf0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>(including any additional information that the project sponsor considers to be important to initiate the process for the proposed project)</quote> after <quote>location of the proposed project</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb76cfdecae354a48b31b1956019675fa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ea18d67bec84c5b9d22669869361623" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idceeca2b694fc474f99dd637c6af64583"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review of application</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date on which an application is received by the Secretary under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide to the project sponsor a written response that, as applicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3dca44de2f59440b827f81ba869a76fb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the determination of the Secretary—</text> <clause id="idf622e49df5d244f893c8631f178e22b5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to initiate the environmental review process, including a timeline and an expected date for the publication in the Federal Register of the relevant notice of intent; or</text>
</clause><clause id="iddfcd5078ffe74031a6a15fc7c7626a4e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to decline the application, including an explanation of the reasons for that decision; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6794ce0e7ebd480c9108b600b9702555"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requests additional information, and provides to the project sponsor an accounting, regarding what is necessary to initiate the environmental review process.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb9790354f4bb4d8eb4646141b0d39f78"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Request to designate a lead agency</header>
<subparagraph id="idB879105512B44D25A56801151CCEE323"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any project sponsor may submit a request to the Secretary to designate a specific operating administration or secretarial office within the Department of Transportation to serve as the Federal lead agency for a project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDAD4A30E8B6F4094B534DBF817A9D768"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Proposed schedule</header><text>A request under subparagraph (A) may include a proposed schedule for completing the environmental review process.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC36E1C978904A4985DC9609A2ABEF0F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Secretarial action</header>
<clause id="idD2B3C74B30C04A208434B0522F7F1303"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a request under subparagraph (A) is received, the Secretary shall respond to the request not later than 45 days after the date of receipt.</text>
</clause><clause id="idEA4F028AA0914AF38444709F31D40B92"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The response shall—</text>
<subclause id="idA15FE0424A4D4115B6675659BAE81732"><enum>(I)</enum><text>approve the request;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id56693ADF0F8D452CA4E910AC87AEF00A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>deny the request, with an explanation of the reasons; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id67CAA0BF86DC48F691E5946869B319DA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>require the submission of additional information.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idD3470F3ED73644AC93CDB16408C346F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Additional information</header><text>If additional information is submitted in accordance with clause (ii)(III), the Secretary shall respond to that submission not later than 45 days after the date of receipt.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf86da45389284cd2830b6c3ea3edccfc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(4), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85aba9274ca44c47847357969820f93c" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id02115e787d3e4a9ca240b6072e24d8a0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Reduction of duplication</header> <clause id="idab651270d4d64c57acb11bcba9802bf4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph, the lead agency shall reduce duplication, to the maximum extent practicable, between—</text>
<subclause id="idb4c0f5da4ae34aa6aea46dd0b4314795"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the evaluation of alternatives under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9d4332efe7404f8cba6b6ca7355d4ae2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the evaluation of alternatives in the metropolitan transportation planning process under section 134 of title 23, United States Code, or an environmental review process carried out under State law (referred to in this subparagraph as a <quote>State environmental review process</quote>).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id4f967b58103b48d390b4fcb14e812c5e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consideration of alternatives</header><text>The lead agency may eliminate from detailed consideration an alternative proposed in an environmental impact statement regarding a project if, as determined by the lead agency—</text>
<subclause id="id0f038d9e85324f388c9c972cacbf4261"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the alternative was considered in a metropolitan planning process or a State environmental review process by a metropolitan planning organization or a State or local transportation agency, as applicable;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id02f7a6a1c04a4d57b02f8219f472bef4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the lead agency provided guidance to the metropolitan planning organization or State or local transportation agency, as applicable, regarding analysis of alternatives in the metropolitan planning process or State environmental review process, including guidance on the requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and any other requirements of Federal law necessary for approval of the project;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id750301d86a0a4ec6acaface13d124c3b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the applicable metropolitan planning process or State environmental review process included an opportunity for public review and comment;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id482c5fccbb9843afbbc9749914011589"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the applicable metropolitan planning organization or State or local transportation agency rejected the alternative after considering public comments;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idc4dffa1e5ba548cfb1ce94c9b55403db"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the Federal lead agency independently reviewed the alternative evaluation approved by the applicable metropolitan planning organization or State or local transportation agency; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb46aa432d25b40c69b2535b19f742023"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the Federal lead agency has determined—</text> <item id="id830e64c0232d49b9a0d6119144753359"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in consultation with Federal participating or cooperating agencies, that the alternative to be eliminated from consideration is not necessary for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text>
</item><item id="id48eb797ef0e34898b99f8c303f6d3a71"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>with the concurrence of Federal agencies with jurisdiction over a permit or approval required for a project, that the alternative to be eliminated from consideration is not necessary for any permit or approval under any other Federal law.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id35edbca0bf0043df9ab0a6caaaf4150a"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Improving collaboration for accelerated decisionmaking</header>
<subsection id="id6fb8548348294fd6a9a9299259bc990f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordination and scheduling</header><text>Section 139(g)(1)(B)(i) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idf7dd52ea12344ec2b0c3260519c5087a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The lead agency</quote> and inserting <quote>For a project requiring an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment, the lead agency</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id83c29b74108648b891cf5f8c91202162"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id525364b063d74a29b5fbb9f311555e22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Issue identification and resolution</header><text>Section 139(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id45567373548d4fcea768c02e97ca94b1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(C), by striking <quote>paragraph (5) and</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (5)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idEE43D29695D64CC183FA54F4F66BD06D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(A)(ii)(I), by inserting <quote>, including modifications to the project schedule</quote> after <quote>review process</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfb3143c1113e45ed8063aa92c0337f74"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB368441F0A404F8297CF644452196897" style="OLC"> <clause id="id2a63c5be926547e3add3346b3a7f3fc9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Description of date</header><text>The date referred to in clause (i) is 1 of the following:</text>
<subclause id="ida8f573c9f826475a8b6abaeb0f6b7f6c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The date that is 30 days after the date for rendering a decision as described in the project schedule established pursuant to subsection (g)(1)(B).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3020e8855e1043f9acf9ed08996bdb8e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>If no schedule exists, the later of—</text> <item id="idc0c877025d9441d6bc7782053bc25a24"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date on which an application for the permit, license or approval is complete; or</text>
</item><item id="idb0fea2d8ade640718c5f8dca1266e25a"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Federal lead agency issues a decision on the project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id91fd884c9619438487ca90c228c5cc6a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>A modified date consistent with subsection (g)(1)(D).</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id0e4e442c340a4282a031b73eb5e0770a"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="idc16514b4c179463d9bc3a5069b290574"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 139 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89d404d9e7b84233b05a8dcec4110838" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id0fd426f17d094463aa6573daa58fda0b"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header>
<paragraph id="id38a16c1b6e3d49268192753c04502504"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In preparing a final environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), if the lead agency modifies the statement in response to comments that are minor and are confined to factual corrections or explanations regarding why the comments do not warrant additional agency response, the lead agency may write on errata sheets attached to the statement instead of rewriting the draft statement, subject to the condition that the errata sheets shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id740843d326454a578052d994440096e3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cite the sources, authorities, or reasons that support the position of the lead agency; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb87b3d1c7f6d471384bb592f4e26ff88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if appropriate, indicate the circumstances that would trigger agency reappraisal or further response.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8cf4763cb24040beb765fcaf1fe5f2ef"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incorporation</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the lead agency shall expeditiously develop a single document that consists of a final environmental impact statement and a record of decision, unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="id297e80fe37ba48c183a83ca7318e36f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the final environmental impact statement makes substantial changes to the proposed action that are relevant to environmental or safety concerns; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id973cac8ecad64cb99209912febac3467"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there are significant new circumstances or information that—</text> <clause id="idF29B7421490C4BBBA15DE96EBE3FBB3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are relevant to environmental concerns; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id89C3211305464CECABE1D6D92B518E86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>bear on the proposed action or the impacts of the proposed action.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id9f7dca515cac4615970ab36079bda8a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1319 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332a">42 U.S.C. 4332a</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idd8c613181ae54012875c8666d8b2c36f"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Improving transparency in environmental reviews</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 139 of title 23, United States Code (as amended by section 1106(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19BDB30B55AE4FAA8C6BAB6C9D7FAB67" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ida78a4fbcc548425290cb8941092247a4"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Reviews, approvals, and permitting platform</header>
<paragraph id="id28e5d8a1710a429598eb0de10ede1496"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish an online platform and, in coordination with agencies described in paragraph (2), issue reporting standards to make publicly available the status of reviews, approvals, and permits required for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) or other applicable Federal laws for projects and activities requiring an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd36d122e28304ae1b8c37b78c6d2e2bc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal agency participation</header><text>A Federal agency of jurisdiction over a review, approval, or permit described in paragraph (1) shall provide status information in accordance with the standards established by the Secretary under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id44584da853e44c539209f2474e488b14"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State responsibilities</header><text>A State that is assigned and assumes responsibilities under section 326 or 327 shall provide applicable status information in accordance with standards established by the Secretary under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idc3676b6eef864f3fb585bc17bb1d61a2"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Integration of planning and environmental review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 168 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63145c9a92244f06a86658fa4ec9debd" style="USC"> <section id="id2338194ef2cf4c74b25afcdf9a29f46b"><enum>168.</enum><header>Integration of planning and environmental review</header> <subsection id="ida7e8f130acd644918a99ba8e6efcfa31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="id6e912f510bfe4390a0025db6eba95163"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Environmental review process</header><text>The term <term>environmental review process</term> means the process for preparing for a project an environmental impact statement, environmental assessment, categorical exclusion, or other document prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1272454c49f2488d9adffbc86b08b3c0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>The term <term>lead agency</term> has the meaning given the term in section 139(a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idda0c0add2f46495aac4e982f42c4688f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Planning product</header><text>The term <term>planning product</term> means a decision, analysis, study, or other documented information that is the result of an evaluation or decisionmaking process carried out by a metropolitan planning organization or a State, as appropriate, during metropolitan or statewide transportation planning under section 134 or 135, respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcd364a10ae7b4c1eb38982ba9cc11fe8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The term <term>project</term> has the meaning given the term in section 139(a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbf585a6c0b4047a2b4c71cedecd1c69f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adoption of planning products for use in NEPA proceedings</header> <paragraph id="id33d899ada08445998c3b53da2c39b55f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (d), the Federal lead agency for a project may adopt and use a planning product in proceedings relating to any class of action in the environmental review process of the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbcb43f782fc14b158830ce2c5fee8d41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification</header><text>If the Federal lead agency makes a determination to adopt and use a planning product, the Federal lead agency shall identify the agencies that participated in the development of the planning products.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id865bd56e5bb149f984ec7aa94a4829c0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Partial adoption of planning products</header><text>The Federal lead agency may—</text> <subparagraph id="idEC94E28E577E441D9FEEB5D3E5D1A1A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adopt an entire planning product under paragraph (1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16D230D756DE4B6FBD4F3A5BD30DC692"><enum>(B)</enum><text>select portions of a planning project under paragraph (1) for adoption.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8829e64ff28e4e1295c74244c2cf3a24"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>A determination under paragraph (1) with respect to the adoption of a planning product may—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4412393923BF47668EEE5C3F6E44C15D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be made at the time the lead agencies decide the appropriate scope of environmental review for the project; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC487E8B8D87E46C887AF9445EC7F0023"><enum>(B)</enum><text>occur later in the environmental review process, as appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf0ca43fb97a4400993a85dba84838e43"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<paragraph id="id0451cb0bbd9a4c0da067cb1b790676a5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Planning decisions</header><text>The lead agency in the environmental review process may adopt decisions from a planning product, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8acdda904a7747749efdebbb4ae6008b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether tolling, private financial assistance, or other special financial measures are necessary to implement the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id295370f49e8c404d8f2c094323a1adb6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a decision with respect to general travel corridor or modal choice, including a decision to implement corridor or subarea study recommendations to advance different modal solutions as separate projects with independent utility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2aa7ea566f994796aad16702c48bf8ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the purpose and the need for the proposed action;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e83081d7f634ac89a4ce3f7668f15bb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>preliminary screening of alternatives and elimination of unreasonable alternatives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddeaf8aa9d493496689b10f39d92103d6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a basic description of the environmental setting;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc554cf157e234da59097d76386adbeb6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a decision with respect to methodologies for analysis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id763eabcac746466e875e991f8e991ec3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>an identification of programmatic level mitigation for potential impacts of transportation projects, including—</text>
<clause id="id489AB2D9C30E4BA2871BFD892318243A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts at a regional or national scale;</text>
</clause><clause id="id70D52E640C57460B918045575851EE7D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>investments in regional ecosystem and water resources; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id75FA26C6CD684C878E8C657BF32189EA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a programmatic mitigation plan developed in accordance with section 169.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddcdf13ae6baa40c9a6c8eb5d3605fe57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning analyses</header><text>The lead agency in the environmental review process may adopt analyses from a planning product, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida9f17f7dc91944598bd17f5c39bd4627"><enum>(A)</enum><text>travel demands;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida4d8ea25f86e4a32a7c4fb8f3bd59349"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regional development and growth;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9dc1dd4b040444febcd70aa71cd14fd2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>local land use, growth management, and development;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida339b8a593674a13a1c53646c02e1dec"><enum>(D)</enum><text>population and employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida34544b4214b48faa0284bfc91da73fc"><enum>(E)</enum><text>natural and built environmental conditions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide3bf7fa5264b46aa999407e785c6a77f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>environmental resources and environmentally sensitive areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01bb0a49a53840818e67d95a166e2cde"><enum>(G)</enum><text>potential environmental effects, including the identification of resources of concern and potential indirect and cumulative effects on those resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee43f1dc1e124ab3a5fb37fc820c3e30"><enum>(H)</enum><text>mitigation needs for a proposed action, or for programmatic level mitigation, for potential effects that the Federal lead agency determines are most effectively addressed at a regional or national program level.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4aec8f85245a4482a491eb39c0e14734"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The lead agency in the environmental review process may adopt and use a planning product under this section if the lead agency determines, with the concurrence of other participating agencies with relevant expertise and project sponsors, as appropriate, that the following conditions have been met:</text>
<paragraph id="id82d13d4fd07c42efb66b403f9ffd5bcf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The planning product was developed through a planning process conducted pursuant to applicable Federal law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id04a96c823e8b4422ab250693c7cbc428"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The planning product was developed in consultation with appropriate Federal and State resource agencies and Indian tribes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfa59a8ff65a148d49c5563c93a8329a6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The planning process included broad multidisciplinary consideration of systems-level or corridor-wide transportation needs and potential effects, including effects on the human and natural environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2671733c323f4a53b957e603bac30c4c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The planning process included public notice that the planning products produced in the planning process may be adopted during a subsequent environmental review process in accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2fba087291e345f6bca0048ddd54e744"><enum>(5)</enum><text>During the environmental review process, the lead agency has—</text> <subparagraph id="id71D6D34EA4964C168CA5852C24CBE7E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made the planning documents available for public review and comment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27FC5022C7DA422FB887FC8A387E7A5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provided notice of the intention of the lead agency to adopt the planning product; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id083E28735FC44D5DB1060A6F63419F2F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>considered any resulting comments.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9a5c85036c324043af1584095267ad21"><enum>(6)</enum><text>There is no significant new information or new circumstance that has a reasonable likelihood of affecting the continued validity or appropriateness of the planning product.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide3d11967048c4b7fa9da4bd9bac4be33"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The planning product has a rational basis and is based on reliable and reasonably current data and reasonable and scientifically acceptable methodologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id677bfb35ba4e41e4955bf5a37a036cde"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The planning product is documented in sufficient detail to support the decision or the results of the analysis and to meet requirements for use of the information in the environmental review process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id86a9123f51484ae0b3e17356fdcf082a"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The planning product is appropriate for adoption and use in the environmental review process for the project and is incorporated in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and section 1502.21 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id35e2b8ac45b14b6295ca4b587da495d6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect of adoption</header><text>Any planning product adopted by the Federal lead agency in accordance with this section may be—</text> <paragraph id="id751582A03D5A47B6885A63CDE34DA6FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>incorporated directly into an environmental review process document or other environmental document; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id28AE27CD830547B2B6E72CB03DBBEDD7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>relied on and used by other Federal agencies in carrying out reviews of the project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id949bd0a12d4447bab60a407d0a8d9ce7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rules of construction</header>
<paragraph id="ide24a4545337d4b498842a0b93db02ceb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>This section does not make the environmental review process applicable to the transportation planning process conducted under this title and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id46605eef97114b148d33b1cbcd40e946"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation planning activities</header><text>Initiation of the environmental review process as a part of, or concurrently with, transportation planning activities does not subject transportation plans and programs to the environmental review process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id69e9e9203040488bbee128bdf09f3333"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Planning products</header><text>This section does not affect the use of planning products in the environmental review process pursuant to other authorities under any other provision of law or restrict the initiation of the environmental review process during planning.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id8fd8785a8ad947bdaa17e7b67dbc36ed"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Use of programmatic mitigation plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 169(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idb2601a2fbf4c4f02b9019ce8ca21e688"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>may use</quote> and inserting <quote>shall consider</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd19eca995b374b0eb7df4b539ae321a9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or other Federal environmental law</quote> before the period at the end.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="idabee0af8ba8f43e8a18dc500b285c4e3"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Adoption of Departmental environmental documents</header> <subsection id="ide11a8752a73948f38519eb8906766a9a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 306 the following:</text>
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<section id="id2c5c8234773f432986ceea39706b367f"><enum>307.</enum><header>Adoption of Departmental environmental documents</header>
<subsection id="id4C5A4619967B47D79D1D9F7650CBBB20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An operating administration or secretarial office within the Department may adopt any draft environmental impact statement, final environmental impact statement, environmental assessment, or any other document issued under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) by another operating administration or secretarial office within the Department—</text>
<paragraph id="id89F60D93F62F4774A0D97DEC0F6B3DA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>without recirculating the document (except that a final environmental impact statement shall be recirculated prior to adoption); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id663151760F78470BB84D913E9989942F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the operating administration or secretarial office adopting the document certifies that the project is substantially the same as the project reviewed under the document to be adopted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB8BF135163EB40FCA36EA9ED0D380235"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperating agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An adopting operating administration or secretarial office that was a cooperating agency and certifies that the project is substantially the same as the project reviewed under the document to be adopted and that the comments and suggestions in the document have been addressed may adopt a document described in subsection (a) without recirculating the document.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idd7eeb5ee20b54bbb9d357a9e2957056c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 307 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id47df4ebc-b223-47cf-a6bf-96a558871407" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry idref="id2c5c8234773f432986ceea39706b367f" level="section">Sec. 307. Adoption of Departmental environmental documents.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idaa52fdc439d34c13bafb57c27306298b"><enum>1111.</enum><header>Technical assistance for States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 326 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ide1f784a54e9e4cda8e2c130a9be55682"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9c3c07d306db43fc8ccb57bace316fac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7587d56543f44e0597ea8b19a74f1130"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id9a1b09dec5db4a67a7c9e8a64f8ae6a5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance to States</header><text>On request of a Governor of a State, the Secretary shall provide to the State technical assistance, training, or other support relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id02123d9735944ee59d4f3f2d09dbda9b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assuming responsibility under subsection (a);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida4987b2452c64876a6ea3ff9931731f8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing a memorandum of understanding under this subsection; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f4cb43b4bc1473cab97253b3f68a65a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>addressing a responsibility in need of corrective action under subsection (d)(1)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb80c86938bf4fc3b8935a4cf38b5114"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idadb46fbfe6214a8ca820f757bd2017d3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Termination by Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may terminate the participation of any State in the program, if—</text> <subparagraph id="id66503d9301284d739769cf31edf77d9e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the State is not adequately carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4dcafb09c807438fb0cfb770b004f018"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary provides to the State—</text> <clause id="id7bcb7a51b73b498f88209a85d4fa9d07"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a notification of the determination of noncompliance;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1072c5566fc64b6b88b69880f5925d56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a period of not less than 120 days to take such corrective action as the Secretary determines to be necessary to comply with the applicable agreement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8f57586cf1464a8c92a121f923f3e9cf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on request of the Governor of the State, a detailed description of each responsibility in need of corrective action regarding an inadequacy identified under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd6d50c1869e248179876c93caede93e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the State, after the notification and period described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B), fails to take satisfactory corrective action, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id65f803c3cd014404a162c9082f1b5f1e"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Surface transportation project delivery program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 327(j) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id7031938bb5ee4adab985fe27e366239e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Termination by Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may terminate the participation of any State in the program if—</text> <subparagraph id="id6ee5c6822ffb467da1d5b1d590894153"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the State is not adequately carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f3120d6cb984ab4bbdc7b4fe96008e6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary provides to the State—</text> <clause id="id331ef75409144399ba4dd5026d450859"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a notification of the determination of noncompliance;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0ca565c78471462d9ca49fc1b8919cb5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a period of not less than 120 days to take such corrective action as the Secretary determines to be necessary to comply with the applicable agreement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id05faec4b261442a6ab7da6e6e54d247e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on request of the Governor of the State, a detailed description of each responsibility in need of corrective action regarding an inadequacy identified under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c9c0b26b3524f7dbb3d9e059602776f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the State, after the notification and period provided under subparagraph (B), fails to take satisfactory corrective action, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id4522cad253864b1c906b7c8b592f7336"><enum>1113.</enum><header>Categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header>
<subsection id="id0235dd9d699946939d81f750c25061f8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Multimodal project defined</header><text>Section 139(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id2a95fbc2fd9249b89ee1db9043901232"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Multimodal project</header><text>The term <term>multimodal project</term> means a project that requires approval by more than 1 Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idcdda71158ebe405ca36bca0fcd9d0efc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header><text>Section 304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id237080aa36184c2589ffadcb3f08a109"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id11BD00B47F3F4F5E861DA106AC73503A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>operating authority that is not the lead authority with respect to a project</quote> and inserting <quote>operating administration or secretarial office that has expertise but is not the lead authority with respect to a proposed multimodal project</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf00d1b1a26a54d8fb32caab8d864870d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a0dea3788984923ad4e4fb07a7422dc" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id3e6f9dfe6bf64db796a1d4356d025062"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead authority</header><text>The term <term>lead authority</term> means a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office that has the lead responsibility for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) for a proposed multimodal project.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb547023b5a854aa5a938357c9f67a215"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>under this title</quote> and inserting <quote>by the Secretary of Transportation</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd0ad094c01194cda8b06287cf6885c43"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb4c9290301af46da92c9ce910daeb08b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="idd29be9d2d27a4756b8293040d48e9c4a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a categorical exclusion designated under the implementing regulations or</quote> and inserting <quote>a categorical exclusion designated under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) implementing regulations or</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id799c2d7855634970a1660418069dd8fc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>other components of the</quote> and inserting <quote>a proposed multimodal</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3c53e1aea1894ccf81aefb0d6ed51258"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id2381f7467d0f4422b03866fc372ad91a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the lead authority makes a determination, in consultation with the cooperating authority, on the applicability of a categorical exclusion to a proposed multimodal project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc2a448ebbeec4453a276f2e62bceb04a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the cooperating authority does not object to the determination of the lead authority of the applicability of a categorical exclusion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id514eeafe982a438b9b954af528363a0d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the lead authority determines that the component of the proposed multimodal project to be covered by the categorical exclusion of the cooperating authority has independent utility; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9ba7cba4aed645a69e732e0dfc343853"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the lead authority determines that—</text> <subparagraph id="id5b717a37c12c4da0ad4fc2fe919c4de6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proposed multimodal project does not individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on the environment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc9b912bb4a994118ba25950582606d55"><enum>(B)</enum><text>extraordinary circumstances do not exist that merit additional analysis and documentation in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida5230b59c84c4838b352319472eb29e5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02b40f4c8d4b4edabf5120762ba36947" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id5e384fea6a3a47f3b5bc1e80e1fa6b6c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperative authority expertise</header><text>A cooperating authority shall provide expertise to the lead authority on aspects of the multimodal project in which the cooperating authority has expertise.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id255ee33cba5046c6aab2931f6bf5de4d"><enum>1114.</enum><header>Modernization of the environmental review process</header>
<subsection id="idcb949e6adae947178d0a289b8d3a19a0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall examine ways to modernize, simplify, and improve the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>) by the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida669434f10af4a8f8a1ef4c90bcc2b2e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <paragraph id="idf4bf97f9cd134be18c36ee285ced51bc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of technology in the process, such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="id675AA60F89064522AFB08C7B30606D6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>searchable databases;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27A44E6B70E94ABFB590562BD9E9638F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>geographic information system mapping tools;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8041EEA837DC41848691B36FCB8FF90C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>integration of those tools with fiscal management systems to provide more detailed data; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAEFF8B26C83D474EBD4C5A4144EEF3B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other innovative technologies;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2d9706a3feeb4bbe8e3d0149e9728d6c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ways to prioritize use of programmatic environmental impact statements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1ee1d15bcd9b410c97d182d5dfdfeafa"><enum>(3)</enum><text>methods to encourage cooperating agencies to present analyses in a concise format; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id58e0b2b8a33b439399e41fbf969e3ae9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other improvements that can be made to modernize process implementation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idde8df10785e940c7a191df3e0779a5f7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the review carried out under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id50c79bb6dd5347499977de30b2b1e8cf"><enum>1115.</enum><header>Service club, charitable association, or religious service signs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 131 of title 23, United States Code, and part 750 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), a State may allow the maintenance of a sign of a service club, charitable association, or religious service that was erected as of the date of enactment of this Act, the area of which is less than or equal to 32 square feet, if the State notifies the Federal Highway Administration.</text>
</section><section id="ida7497562bb0d4987bdd169b398f2dd75"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites</header>
<subsection id="id9792d5cd35df44a195cf2dfc34bb4644"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highways</header><text>Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f6da68d64c84d2c819ead8c85efee2a" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id8f31eee3e6eb42cc9e8a71bd8b6782bb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites</header> <paragraph id="id28302a17f34d4b9a89f5e207847f146b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idba63e9880be64e1b9bbff8525f247a41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the requirements of this section are consistent with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>) and section 306108 of title 54, including implementing regulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf0ad97f4d604096ae525883caa1a908"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Executive Director of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Council</quote>) to establish procedures to satisfy the requirements described in subparagraph (A) (including regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7493ba4d58004456b6ce84c603df287a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Avoidance alternative analysis</header>
<subparagraph id="ide88f4c135f4b41a49f078845f556f95e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If, in an analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary determines that there is no feasible or prudent alternative to avoid use of a historic site, the Secretary may—</text>
<clause id="id4cd967423b574d5db535c774be7dfa2c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include the determination of the Secretary in the analysis required under that Act;</text> </clause><clause id="id0270d57fee074f02b0707da3106e2f9b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide a notice of the determination to—</text>
<subclause id="idd865995097a54c72842b45e8add8f05f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each applicable State historic preservation officer and tribal historic preservation officer;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id232f643b01074c4da43bbecbf5767fcf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Council, if the Council is participating in the consultation process under section 306108 of title 54; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id804a2eb63b124561aad2877443ed3595"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idc4f4dacfdcb543928c8b9664c0b5fbc6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>request from the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior a concurrence that the determination is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of subsection (a)(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb40f49f692b4885bf732da8420f076d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Concurrence</header><text>If the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior provide a concurrence requested under subparagraph (A)(iii)—</text>
<clause id="id7114ECCB76AB424EAC3866FA348794F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>no further analysis under subsection (a)(1) shall be required;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE46B9402927B4F7EA81D5F4468B2A42B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary shall include in the record of decision or finding of no significant impact a notice of a determination and each relevant concurrence to the determination under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id727594F2B45E4456BF8ED36CB9AC1E3E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not later than 3 days after the receipt by the Secretary of all concurrences requested under subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary shall post on an appropriate Federal website the determination and each relevant concurrence described in clause (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcc31446a29284e3b9a115ea2bb0565dd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aligning historical reviews</header>
<subparagraph id="idc4438e3883ba46068bbf67d48726a606"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary, the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior concur that there is no feasible and prudent alternative as described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may provide to the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior notice of the intent of the Secretary to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a)(2) through the consultation requirements of section 306108 of title 54.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida34f0a3f2a00450192975f6e234b8178"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Satisfaction of conditions</header><text>To satisfy the requirements of subsection (a)(2), each individual described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall concur in the treatment of the applicable historic site described in the memorandum of agreement or programmatic agreement developed under section 306108 of title 54.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id9523932b5bad4460989c6114da35b40a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text>Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id44bd8e688cb843ce8b3494979ce28a18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (d) and (e)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idadf3effa8d72494da7cb3ed9d3ce3ee4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83885D4ECC0443A4A0D9233AD5FD3478" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id6a619fb37c6b48398219b306247797f3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites</header> <paragraph id="id7047CD5038154CC182BEAAD48BDF6C93"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC4F349A74FF14B1D8B014F43EFAA6F4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the requirements of this section are consistent with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>) and section 306108 of title 54, including implementing regulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id328097DDC55549908628D617FF9F264E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Executive Director of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Council</quote>) to establish procedures to satisfy the requirements described in subparagraph (A) (including regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCE358D83403E4E30AACCC2B85BEE37EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Avoidance alternative analysis</header>
<subparagraph id="id3C39C5D1BF3745B2973A4C9EE467C5F8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If, in an analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary determines that there is no feasible or prudent alternative to avoid use of a historic site, the Secretary may—</text>
<clause id="id197F7E2946934786BDE68DF200AAC433"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include the determination of the Secretary in the analysis required under that Act;</text> </clause><clause id="id3401EE80A0004BC78AD70FB866327BFF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide a notice of the determination to—</text>
<subclause id="id90FF0DAFB0AF4E2BA6627FFDE8C92043"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each applicable State historic preservation officer and tribal historic preservation officer;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9A623C8FCF814D1F845405E974349D26"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Council, if the Council is participating in the consultation process under section 306108 of title 54; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id96E17309BB9C418D99E2CFD6C8205B97"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id3BDC0A6EFA124EB6AC3B3FF7835556B0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>request from the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior a concurrence that the determination is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of subsection (c)(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89D14E5DC6AD4E2CBBF0DAAD9A5E87FD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Concurrence</header><text>If the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior provide a concurrence requested under subparagraph (A)(iii)—</text>
<clause id="id16B8FA93D3D947FEAF7CCFF596E5BE69"><enum>(i)</enum><text>no further analysis under subsection (c)(1) shall be required;</text>
</clause><clause id="idcae65b184ea9491aaae6f670f473d5af"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary shall include in the record of decision or finding of no significant impact a notice of a determination and each relevant concurrence to the determination under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idd3a2eaf0dfe64818987cdf9eaf52dcb0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not later than 3 days after the receipt by the Secretary of all concurrences requested under subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary shall post on an appropriate Federal website the determination and each relevant concurrence described in clause (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3385009B92114AD495C86264EAB92C09"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aligning historical reviews</header>
<subparagraph id="id261B70A543B8450F8869D5B0F55CD422"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary, the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior concur that there is no feasible and prudent alternative as described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may provide to the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior notice of the intent of the Secretary to satisfy the requirements of subsection (c)(2) through the consultation requirements of section 306108 of title 54.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60E83FE573ED4E148704F26B8344A4D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Satisfaction of conditions</header><text>To satisfy the requirements of subsection (c)(2), the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior shall concur in the treatment of the applicable historic site described in the memorandum of agreement or programmatic agreement developed under section 306108 of title 54.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id7ec38ca5b3d445b7874c4abdd5249c60"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Bridge exemption from consideration under certain provisions</header>
<subsection id="idaec78a25035c44c0b752aff19642b748"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Preservation of parklands</header><text>Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by section 1116, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AD30671F15C463D9495D3CC04F1CAE7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idb5193cfbe64a4832a567ab2c65d4ec2b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Bridge exemption from consideration</header><text>A common post-1945 concrete or steel bridge or culvert (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) that is exempt from individual review under section 306108 of title 54, United States Code, shall be exempt from consideration under this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idaddeb7e9bea94ea2b62431f5d0a5dea5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy on lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites</header><text>Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 1116, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAF7B0FF96C646E09789724DA43C1E82" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id77f0f2f8b2954726a8cb1b7dc0558874"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Bridge exemption from consideration</header><text>A common post-1945 concrete or steel bridge or culvert (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) that is exempt from individual review under section 306108 of title 54, United States Code, shall be exempt from consideration under this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id271cc363a0b04c07bcfe24a20a7ebe35"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Elimination of barriers to improve at-risk bridges</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idc1717cf8029d47df8d0d12cf89fde56c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Temporary authorization</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id0AC0E2BE6579493590E6DFCE9885D158"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until the Secretary of the Interior takes the action described in subsection (b), the take of nesting swallows to facilitate a construction project on a bridge eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code, with any component condition rating of 3 or less (as defined by the National Bridge Inventory General Condition Guidance issued by the Federal Highway Administration) is authorized under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/703">16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.</external-xref>) between April 1 and August 31.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAF6D2CC2C5CC45D3B049B27529A6FEAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Measures to minimize impacts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id6A04AB07E9254536A9FBC9844E35DD6B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notification before taking</header><text>Prior to the taking of nesting swallows authorized under paragraph (1), any person taking that action shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior a document that contains—</text>
<clause id="ida74fee1b78b1491ba6f3856f12d07dcc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the name of the person acting under the authority of paragraph (1) to take nesting swallows;</text> </clause><clause id="ida940e3c1b9b74a8e9ca1ed156e7712d8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a list of practicable measures that will be undertaken to minimize or mitigate significant adverse impacts on the population of that species;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8c264c85a41e4285b5beec54f880914b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the time period during which activities will be carried out that will result in the taking of that species; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ide92e93acfc1e43769ba0ca40b78ae8a6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an estimate of the number of birds, by species, to be taken in the proposed action.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC8A8843C8ECD4D9E95BC63115E38B2EA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification after taking</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the taking of nesting swallows authorized under paragraph (1), any person taking that action shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior a document that contains the number of birds, by species, taken in the action.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0846E21F774E4658AA39E07BF964C5B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of take</header>
<paragraph id="id3620A010DC9C4E36BA471AAC4928A745"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary, shall promulgate a regulation under the authority of section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/704">16 U.S.C. 704</external-xref>) authorizing the take of nesting swallows to facilitate bridge repair, maintenance, or construction—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCD7CAB36DF9045428241CFDEFAEFDE85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>without individual permit requirements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id680E18A5EFB34062A3115B22CF4B09F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under terms and conditions determined to be consistent with treaties relating to migratory birds that protect swallow species occurring in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9C06F6837278470789D145EEAA648CED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>On the effective date of a final rule under this subsection by the Secretary of the Interior, subsection (a) shall have no force or effect.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1EA622C2CB5E408385692CB2591A0AE8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Suspension or withdrawal of take authorization</header><text>If the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary, determines that taking of nesting swallows carried out under the authority provided in subsection (a)(1) is having a significant adverse impact on swallow populations, the Secretary of the Interior may suspend that authority through publication in the Federal Register.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idDD782A4FBE3241AE9CCAD9C36E498BD2"><enum>1119.</enum><header>At-risk project preagreement authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA7B2C1EBAB9460196B27D7E6A4BBAB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of preliminary engineering</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>preliminary engineering</term> means allowable preconstruction project development and engineering costs.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id60aab1be3a2040ad878e1919f0a4d55b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>At-Risk project preagreement authority</header><text>A recipient or subrecipient of Federal-aid funds under title 23, United States Code, may—</text>
<paragraph id="id45eed42a9b9348a38fbf7d0c6d311f0e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>incur preliminary engineering costs for an eligible project under title 23, United States Code, before receiving project authorization from the State, in the case of a subrecipient, and the Secretary to proceed with the project; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id23a6d392fbb54cff81c9ba6fb9cf38fc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>request reimbursement of applicable Federal funds after the project authorization is received.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd841ee67415c4b769a5de65893f6b11a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The Secretary may reimburse preliminary engineering costs incurred by a recipient or subrecipient under subsection (b)—</text>
<paragraph id="idc13184f636f54fc88a5597df54d07e39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>if the costs meet all applicable requirements under title 23, United States Code, at the time the costs are incurred and the Secretary concurs that the requirements have been met;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide15e840d539a4144ad0459bfc6af09d9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a project located within a designated nonattainment or maintenance area for air quality, if the conformity requirements of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>) have been met; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id01789a43fdf747a6b23d2a8d8ed24da3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if the costs would have been allowable if incurred after the date of the project authorization by the Department.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd23b98c5cf4c4034831f001ef3138640"><enum>(d)</enum><header>At-Risk</header><text>A recipient or subrecipient that elects to use the authority provided under this section shall—</text> <paragraph id="idA4A45D564AC24DF4BBFBC9A0AA289F32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assume all risk for preliminary engineering costs incurred prior to project authorization; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id45765954B6FA4A34B21A6EBD3F2A238B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be responsible for ensuring and demonstrating to the Secretary that all applicable cost eligibility conditions are met after the authorization is received.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4362293d0e704fb88cf364bd9b3b9c2e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text> <paragraph id="ida13ca76982ea426cbf08e8a69350f8cb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>allows a recipient or subrecipient to use the authority under this section to advance a project beyond preliminary engineering prior to the completion of the environmental review process;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc6c1d1862e57469d8383a54cfb9223f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>waives the applicability of Federal requirements to a project other than the reimbursement of preliminary engineering costs incurred prior to an authorization to proceed in accordance with this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idda460ccb90bb4a4ebd5bf62d23025d78"><enum>(3)</enum><text>guarantees Federal funding of the project or the eligibility of the project for future Federal-aid highway funding.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id0A15FDF31F7F4EBCBB9966106BA1F355" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="id8a9f63be7eb940e089c2a547437bee13"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Credits for untaxed transportation fuels</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id9cd1148a3aee4939a6aa2a5c67d9d4cd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of qualified revenues</header><text>In this section, the term <term>qualified revenues</term> means any amounts—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="idC1C57EBDF78B47BF8EDD28C945AC7545"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collected by a State—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id860edafa077f4b0aaa6ed48fc3ec4b2e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the registration of a vehicle that operates solely on a fuel that is not subject to a Federal tax; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id99bcb8fe5f194351befd4603a847a953"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not sooner than the second registration period following the purchase of the vehicle; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3dd16351a9074312afa712db503f698f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that do not exceed, for a vehicle described in paragraph (1), an annual amount determined by the Secretary to be equal to the annual amount paid for Federal motor fuels taxes on the fuel used by an average passenger car fueled solely by gasoline.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idf3688416be8940eb93ed9a79dae84541"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credit</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id969894325A474E52B9715F495897F34C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), if a State contributes qualified revenues to cover not less than 5 percent of the total cost of a project eligible for assistance under this title, the Federal share payable for the project under this section may be increased by an amount that is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id173A67ABBD7444BE9EB2300D48F56BC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>equal to the percent of the total cost of the project from contributed qualified revenues; but</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3F8075A6A6DD4F0AB71B5E971667530B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than 5 percent of the total cost of the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id808B35C34D2043AB98E25D090779C2BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expiration</header><text>The authorization of an increased Federal share for a project pursuant to paragraph (1) expires on September 30, 2023.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idad4673b4cf4542bb91cb977d6922bbeb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id3107A39DE1F24DD39435DDAFBC097757"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Before the expiration date of the credit under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that describes the most efficient and equitable means of taxing motor vehicle fuels not subject to a Federal tax as of the date of submission of the report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idC7634EF2BDD443DEADBD2703955AC558"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The means described in the report under paragraph (1) shall parallel, as closely as practicable, the structure of other Federal taxes on motor fuels.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6CD3625B5E6F4807BBCDD54D5E23E34C"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Justification reports for access points on the Interstate System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>(including new or modified freeway-to-crossroad interchanges inside a transportation management area)</quote> after <quote>the Interstate System</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id1D9EF0FB56C3441285AF06E89A615439"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D051DE238884F15B015F7846463B390" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id67a00c3ddac14793a2f3bc1b63e3ca5e"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Natural gas vehicles</header><text>A vehicle, if operated by an engine fueled primarily by natural gas, may exceed any vehicle weight limit (up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds) under this section by an amount that is equal to the difference between—</text>
<paragraph id="id913a60e92afd4cfa91ae9957a651e746"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd3c067a48e7841aeb10b8609cd8c24a1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0f199aeade034055ad5ee0d0790cee51"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Emergency vehicles</header> <paragraph id="idd33e664cadf74d3db48e9d41b1470261"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of emergency vehicle</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>emergency vehicle</term> means a vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9C28DFD9BC654215BC8B8AC06B553A58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to transport personnel and equipment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA35CF6825EB9427581AACA88D53FA3A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida707f5fe23c84ad7b161f53d746980ba"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Emergency vehicle weight limit</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a), a State shall not enforce against an emergency vehicle a vehicle weight limit (up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 86,000 pounds) of less than—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB2AAA0E4CF164CFFB3FECE1CE58C7E0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>24,000 pounds on a single steering axle;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18D4638F2966421CBF84E6FB686AFFEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>33,500 pounds on a single drive axle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3EE9E6E2A81D4FB996D0D9F1DE085732"><enum>(C)</enum><text>62,000 pounds on a tandem axle; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id850C2B5A070D4069BFFE545B9C314643"><enum>(D)</enum><text>52,000 pounds on a tandem rear drive steer axle.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD68A3B1ED5CB47E5B1136635ECFFA08D"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Operation of certain specialized vehicles on certain highways in the State of Arkansas</header><text>If any segment of United States Route 63 between the exits for highways 14 and 75 in the State of Arkansas is designated as part of the Interstate System—</text>
<paragraph id="id469F7E6D71F54F6D97C3065A138ABA83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a vehicle that could legally operate on the segment before the date of the designation at the posted speed limit may continue to operate on that segment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id261C37D08E2841E39A8085E5A45D3696"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a vehicle that can only travel below the posted speed limit on the segment that could otherwise legally operate on the segment before the date of the designation may continue to operate on that segment during daylight hours.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id44fa5e16edd8483499c64790519cb977"><enum>1204.</enum><header>High priority corridors on the national highway system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1105 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2031) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idf1a9c9f4cdec4c45b27a785f021e3d69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (105 Stat. 2032; 119 Stat. 1213)—</text> <subparagraph id="idd09f8fc8687f43b58b927fcdfcc5b55e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (13) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida637ff406d3e4be6917aeb1a3983c3b3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id4ef98fcaaf8a408f8d9e8892ba59f7f2"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor from Raleigh, North Carolina, through Rocky Mount, Williamston and Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to Norfolk, Virginia.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2d71be28711546f3924c45277a9bb0b0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (68) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6249B47D74814FEF836EACB30A585684" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id87e84adc0e26498a95699354c4eaec7f"><enum>(68)</enum><text>The Washoe County Corridor and the Intermountain West Corridor shall generally follow:</text>
<subparagraph id="id91091d9cc1fd48c6aeeec3eebc02c913"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of the Washoe County Corridor, along Interstate Route 580/United States Route 95/United States Route 95A, from Reno, Nevada, to Las Vegas, Nevada; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ce97dc912cc4accbcc916f5e48d9dfc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of the Intermountain West Corridor, from the vicinity of Las Vegas extending north along United States Route 95, terminating at Interstate Route 80.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdf66bfa30d44bf58d1bcbeecc183838"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF45F2BB4193F4C099ED293EF01D1F27D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idce1d75510b3b481ca0b7d5ba1725e042"><enum>(81)</enum><text>United States Route 117/Interstate Route 795 from United States Route 70 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, to Interstate Route 40 west of Faison, Sampson County, North Carolina.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0e4042b673ff44ffab7975f8e035417f"><enum>(82)</enum><text>United States Route 70 from its intersection with Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake County, North Carolina, to the Port at Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide4c47e57ea5a4414be501161919e3ffc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(5)—</text> <subparagraph id="id5f51d72757e0420196f29d12cb0497cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (109 Stat. 597; 118 Stat. 293; 119 Stat. 1213), in the first sentence—</text>
<clause id="id269836e384d34625bfb3ef4b1fe901be"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>subsection (c)(13),</quote> after <quote>subsection (c)(9),</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="id13AE72B50B5A40F387C10548483FFED4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsections (c)(18)</quote> and all that follows through <quote>(c)(36)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(18), subsection (c)(20), subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26), subsection (c)(36)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id57c03b52d1334307891a213538285bbe"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and subsection (c)(57)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(57), subsection (c)(68)(B), subsection (c)(81), and subsection (c)(82)</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id722d52b59e124cd196c4584c51765c95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i) (109 Stat. 598; 126 Stat. 427), by striking the last sentence and inserting <quote>The routes referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26) and in subsection (c)(68)(B) are designated as Interstate Route I–11. </quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id38BA7136E1664DED924C2729821965AC"><enum>1205.</enum><header>Repeat intoxicated driver law</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 164(a)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>or combination of laws</quote> after <quote>means a State law</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id19B766F6939F4529B71C5B4B2253B0B3"><enum>1206.</enum><header>Vehicle-to-infrastructure equipment</header>
<subsection id="id16B79B4413434B6E92A293E5BBA59767"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National highway performance program</header><text>Section 119(d)(2)(L) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, including the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment</quote> after <quote>capital improvements</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id5D7B43B4DE85434F959A655DE1CB5AFA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Surface transportation program</header><text>Section 133(b)(16) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, including the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment</quote> after <quote>capital improvements</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id59654fd543ec42d4927129723d2e6916"><enum>1207.</enum><header>Designated projects</header>
<subsection id="ide141d44979ec4cf4afcd1aaf59625532"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="id9059c36b1d704bad925ec542aa1374b0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Earmarked amount</header><text>The term <term>earmarked amount</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id42b862aed7e04d689155ae2b480d5db9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, that was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to the fiscal year in which this Act becomes effective, and administered by the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35c59fb23c6c465096fb9686f8b5948b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, that was authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to the fiscal year in which this Act becomes effective, and administered by the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf2f3e28957094d82a0e5c465ac87dd0e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6c915b87bc60488c99e589d7964f050d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Territory</header><text>The term <term>territory</term> has the meaning given the term in section 165(c) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc5cac32128ca4e32b809a54735b9cc2b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>A State or territory may use any earmarked amount and any associated obligation limitation for any project eligible under sections 133(b) or 165 of title 23, United States Code, respectively.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idfde493eaa29c46c985e9337ac8c56641"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<paragraph id="id0882754bf62e4f3f99935a6d7444d48d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The State transportation agency for the State or territory for which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3CF30C7FF5D946CD85117AE26DAF8F2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the Secretary of the intent of the State transportation agency to use authority under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id975CF9EFC463436586313F2C60AF2668"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary a report not later than September 30, 2016, identifying the earmarked amount, and associated obligation limitation, to be used and the projects to which the funding would be applied.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd26b93c7c43f46bcb47001c1fe7e722d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of availability</header><text>Notwithstanding the original period of availability of the earmarked amount and associated obligation limitation, the funds and associated obligation limitation shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary is notified under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5ba032c62094491497cb0607c3ede730"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with funds made available under this section shall be the same as originally associated with the earmark.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1b2b4503133e47fea3f0bf24072bafa0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="id15e0bc179cfd483eab648a877022c3b6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The authority under subsection (b) may be exercised only—</text> <subparagraph id="idd10426c407fd4950b9d3c3f7bfd0bc75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>after September 30, 2016; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbef5c723bd0b425d9a72d47a693c6a7f"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9D39A025B5344049A06AA202D20406FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for those projects or activities that have obligated less than 10 percent of the amount made available for obligation as of the date of enactment of this Act; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idace1ad0c29dc40799aafd1375cd1f60f" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for those projects with unexpended balances of funds for which the earmarked amount that was originally designated or directed has been closed and for which payments have been made under a final voucher.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id81101120fe2c483397dfa17531aae9e0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Geographic area</header>
<subparagraph id="id0C70ED53C2B649E9AFDE5FC3A999BC52"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The earmarked amount and associated obligation limitation shall only be applied to projects within the same general geographic area within 50 miles and within the boundaries of the State or territory for which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed, in consultation with the relevant metropolitan planning organization, if applicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE383C7F70E8349EFA47FC26019A7DF14"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A State or territory may apply the earmarked amount and associated obligation limitation, to a project in any area of the State or territory if the State or territory certifies that the project for which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed has been completed and payments have been made under a final voucher.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id39d698daaaa34703906563c7ede598ec"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than December 16, 2016, the Secretary shall submit a consolidated report of the information provided by States and territories under this section to—</text>
<paragraph id="id61430E09242F4B719DCEF089F19E7CE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id733364174AF14675BADCBCD5D7449F70"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2D674FC0858946399997ADF417881DD7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id157FA3E930E14BF9A28EC56469A47934"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id855932328dcd4f8c94afe51182c12d8d"><enum>1208.</enum><header>Relinquishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A State transportation agency may relinquish park-and-ride lot facilities or portions of park-and-ride lot facilities to a local government agency for highway purposes if authorized to do so under State law.</text>
</section><section id="idac7360c3f0174695895b76e2f84065ec"><enum>1209.</enum><header>Transfer and sale of toll credits</header>
<subsection id="idc11b917230e943169caed59fd590270c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="id5804bf57983b4745afa86c3da8768d64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible state</header><text>The term <term>eligible State</term> means a State that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7d0d7bcf79684ae9839da9e37e95b4e7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is eligible to use a credit under section 120(i) of title 23, United States Code; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb42758c606c04999b7a0168c86ff062d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has been selected by the Secretary under subsection (d)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id25156cec7a394d8db7335714b6096e8e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recipient State</header><text>The term <term>recipient State</term> means a State that receives a credit by transfer or by sale under this section from an eligible State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc38d263b86be48cda3641558ad0dc2e5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of pilot program</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the establishment of a nationwide toll credit monitoring and tracking system under subsection (g), the Secretary shall establish and implement a toll credit marketplace pilot program in accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id20ed9304a27e4cf5b3e9e54bc3b1edda"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the pilot program established under subsection (b) are—</text> <paragraph id="id3b4aecf235104c28a0a31f21bba28847"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify whether a monetary value can be assigned to toll credits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5ed552cdd21b4cc4989d87488ca9f690"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to identify the discounted rate of toll credits for cash;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id71783905d8f040f0ad4dfcad12cbf512"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to determine if the purchase of toll credits by States provides the purchasing State budget flexibility to deal with funding issues, including off-system needs, transit systems with high operating costs, or cash flow issues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf3e0fc776ae24863a6532557529fc111"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to test the feasibility of expanding the toll credit market to allow all States to participate on a permanent basis.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd3b8b432497d410caac7c32bd785f0c7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection of eligible States</header>
<paragraph id="id25edec18db234de8b47d55cfd6c7a821"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application to Secretary</header><text>In order to participate in the pilot program established under subsection (b), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4365f364f9014b13a1a44b12d2033ad0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Of the States that submit an application under paragraph (1), the Secretary may select not more than 10 States to be designated as an eligible State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcbbae318378a478d93e5fdf08eab778b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transfer or sale of credits</header>
<paragraph id="iddd78d326340e446dae74b9470fef20a3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide that an eligible State may transfer or sell to a recipient State a credit not used by the eligible State under section 120(i) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7a98beb516644492ae74aa7a41479616"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of credits by transferee or purchaser</header><text>A recipient State may use a credit received under paragraph (1) toward the non-Federal share requirement for any funds made available to carry out title 23 or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idce498cc3a475441bba0192c2c86281f0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Condition on transfer or sale of credits</header><text>To receive a credit under paragraph (1), a recipient State shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary described in section 120(i) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2538e38a142f454a8b92f150c8250756"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of proceeds from sale of credits</header><text>An eligible State shall use the proceeds from the sale of a credit under subsection (e)(1) for any project in the eligible State that is eligible under the surface transportation program established under section 133 of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id593f35eb021e4866a8d161c146e59c81"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Toll credit monitoring and tracking</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a nationwide toll credit monitoring and tracking system that functions as a real-time database on the inventory and use of toll credits among all States (as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9ab66fc81cd04627966f8f26b3ffa5f7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which a credit is transferred or sold under subsection (e)(1), the eligible State shall submit to the Secretary in writing a notification of the transfer or sale.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf590d145c4b54c2396d5e57be3a3c014"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id18422ecc4ced4005932ca0c456da2988"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of establishment of the pilot program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of the pilot program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id248ac53fa1c34c23a2ea84bbf235d85c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State report</header>
<subparagraph id="ideb05702c127e488490ed3f791a58738e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Report by eligible State</header><text>Not later than 30 days after a purchase or sale under subsection (e)(1), an eligible State shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes—</text>
<clause id="id6aeca2753fac44f8bf3a0f8118d4cfda"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information on the transaction;</text> </clause><clause id="id67b2aa725b9a42178796da1341dfa195"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of cash received and the value of toll credits sold;</text>
</clause><clause id="idf8a37855a2b3402ea238e2a89dc044a9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the intended use of the cash; and</text> </clause><clause id="idd06761e1a036429e8d8afddc92eed688"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an update on the remaining toll credit balance of the State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f618f67d32f4170bafffef265426fcb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report by recipient State</header><text>Not later than 30 days after a purchase or sale under subsection (e)(1), a recipient State shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes—</text>
<clause id="id3f78b048d1e74b67893be94828a63859"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the value of toll credits purchased;</text> </clause><clause id="id43471b11031c44afaabbfa0cb62838a0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the anticipated use of the toll credits; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6495e111443544a885d91068f3df207a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>plans for maintaining maintenance of effort for spending on Federal-aid highways projects.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id72cf3a92c56d4604b2364a0bdba582ab"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the pilot program under subsection (b) is established and each year thereafter that the pilot program is in effect, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id90969d0fc66041b1bf2a41e2386c7dc1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that—</text>
<clause id="id1dd016a1ec444ac1a1d5a4c921c81fd0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determines whether a toll credit marketplace is viable;</text> </clause><clause id="idadea149829f147d29fff414ce7c04f5e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describes the buying and selling activities of the pilot program;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3019c0241edb4469b7517a2259fb9f06"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>describes the monetary value of toll credits;</text> </clause><clause id="id953b25f47eb04c14bc568b333bd6c2bf"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>determines whether the pilot program could be expanded to more States or all States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idb4fade8b9ad44642867bcc79306eed0d"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provides updated information on the toll credit balance accumulated by each State; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd49edd95eeb645ffb8e519f5860d24a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make the report described in subparagraph (A) publicly available on the website of the Department.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb53bf493c67e4036a66941d36fbefb7f"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Secretary may terminate the program established under this section or the participation of any State in the program if the Secretary determines that the program is not serving a public benefit.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id9D5578B5E04742D7BCDDAF836DD1C160"><enum>1210.</enum><header>Regional infrastructure accelerator demonstration program</header>
<subsection id="idB7BA99816EC1494C86221E25ABAF6D17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a regional infrastructure demonstration program (referred to in this section as the <quote>program</quote>) to assist entities in developing improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated development of a project that is eligible for funding under the TIFIA program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/6">chapter 6</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4366F25C9AE84DC8959F95900CEF1209"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of regional infrastructure accelerators</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary may designate regional infrastructure accelerators that will—</text>
<paragraph id="id4C67B6E228734592A78D6E7D23EDB37B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve a defined geographic area; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC076AFB3B76B4FB592726A02153BE0E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>act as a resource in the geographic area to qualified entities in accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCF72CAA638384720BB4C8342E47F6C26"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible for a designation under subsection (b), a proposed regional infrastructure accelerator shall submit to the Secretary a proposal at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7A98F26640ED49CF9BBCE06B04077D91"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In evaluating a proposal submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <paragraph id="id7429772a13b64a63aef62df345a46917"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the need for geographic diversity among regional infrastructure accelerators; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idda936f4bfe1340eda39258e8120eb622"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the ability of the proposal to promote investment in covered infrastructure projects, which shall include a plan—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1a52105f3136428384ab41cc5e6f571a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to evaluate and promote innovative financing methods for local projects, including the use of the TIFIA program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/6">chapter 6</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id443e5a1cf0934a43bfb5fffb2b137f37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to build capacity of State, local, and tribal governments to evaluate and structure projects involving the investment of private capital;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62ddb2157b8943799da6e72a57a0ab20"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to provide technical assistance and information on best practices with respect to financing the projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5a625e6f55b0468f9126a47760a6b502"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to increase transparency with respect to infrastructure project analysis and using innovative financing for public infrastructure projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90bc6098a25047069f5c119108e314b9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to deploy predevelopment capital programs designed to facilitate the creation of a pipeline of infrastructure projects available for investment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf6a50f2cd1844a0dbe343d50ddc22457"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to bundle smaller-scale and rural projects into larger proposals that may be more attractive for investment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb96f1368ad2b488db9641f734e55663f"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to reduce transaction costs for public project sponsors.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1A5267253E764DD88CF06D90637F435C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the findings and effectiveness of the program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id822A91FAA28F41B797FA77314A6AB4F8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program $12,000,000, of which the Secretary shall use—</text>
<paragraph id="id7369CF2A0E894200BFDEBFF516E2C8B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$11,750,000 for initial grants to regional infrastructure accelerators under subsection (b), to be expended not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2529ABEB9AAE4435821FBF0C97C4876F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$250,000 for administrative costs of carrying out the program.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Transportation innovation</header> <subtitle id="id0421BBA7C9304CD79D6AE3C3CC72AAEC" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Research</header> <section id="id5125699ab4c84e05aeefcb72d0f8ab26"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Research, technology, and education</header> <subsection id="id5105d813ac9544748dfa898ecd86bb72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highway research and development program</header><text>Section 503(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id366AC68135204D9B86CC792E77E986A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text> <subparagraph id="id9FDFFC5D6ED8424898AA389C889D1C68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (xviii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D03F01893E34C2F89F545929E136EE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (xix), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7BAF149D841242AD9363649AADCD82EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC59B56F009464133ADC1BF66DDE1E83A" style="OLC">
<clause id="idDC323D3B9E824DD0AA6ADBC3535BDED6"><enum>(xx)</enum><text>accelerated mobile, highway-speed, bridge inspection methods that provide quantitative data-driven decisionmaking capabilities without requiring lane closures.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1BA675C12D834A23B59B597009C33040"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(i), by inserting <quote>and section 119(e)</quote> after <quote>this subparagraph</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id989A4C199FAF4D3E8CAB262BE2748F73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technology and innovation deployment program</header><text>Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ida6bfa6873a0b4282a92f550018e3874e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>carry out</quote> and inserting <quote>establish and implement</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0cb555c876dd4a0f94976dd6a94999d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3ad57f9f9f9b4a0da36908546f37eab8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id900074b4423b4d6bbcdc23e7a97d0b16" style="OLC"> <clause id="id57a008bdba654eb28b81bf181e20b5c5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use not less than 50 percent of the funds authorized to carry out this subsection to make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with, States, other Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, private sector entities, and nonprofit organizations to carry out demonstration programs that will accelerate the deployment and adoption of transportation research activities;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14ab38d8a54c4679aaa57893abdf9a79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida63a4260fdb04fe3a0080cf0444d7256"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id4e8ec92191db4464b66a63a9bd4bb5c1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Innovation grants</header>
<clause id="idaa6ad6e5e15444d9bcc5eaa2228cd29e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the program established under subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary shall establish a transparent competitive process in which entities described in subparagraph (B)(i) may submit an application to receive a grant under this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="idc4681a1331cc49d8b171db49243df2f5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Publication of application process</header><text>A description of the application process established by the Secretary shall—</text> <subclause id="idAC6F641F0A4A42B098DC72682DEE582A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be posted on a public website;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2B391006F3C644DBB868D8DAB3F124D9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify the information required to be included in the application; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id411AF083B87341BC949DA524DE305556"><enum>(III)</enum><text>identify the criteria by which the Secretary shall select grant recipients.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id3d162af04b724a1a90c23c5760c2d214"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Submission of application</header><text>To receive a grant under this paragraph, an entity described in subparagraph (B)(i) shall submit an application to the Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause id="id3AD56BC02B80433498ACD7AFAD58BA94"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Selection and approval</header><text>The Secretary shall select and approve an application submitted under clause (iii) based on whether the project described in the application meets the goals of the program described in paragraph (1).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2eb876a2e9a4db48c0e5be890b8b982"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C), by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id920A11229B8F45FB97F094D7A4E262D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 505(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 503(c)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 503 (c)(2)(D)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ide3e13b8383de42148bba865c378c0190"><enum>2002.</enum><header>Intelligent transportation systems</header>
<subsection id="id31EBDCB2438F4D29AA16CDCBEE3F3D4E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Intelligent transportation systems deployment</header><text>Section 513 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id9e1711a387004cb188a8a64336475f82"><enum>(d)</enum><header>System operations and ITS deployment grant program</header>
<paragraph id="ida35420cfe64646ceb22f357580460c74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to accelerate the deployment, operation, systems management, intermodal integration, and interoperability of the ITS program and ITS-enabled operational strategies—</text>
<subparagraph id="iddd5c2a60568042429a4495c1f6d082fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to measure and improve the performance of the surface transportation system;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida58ce5d79d02404d9682011d5983fe83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reduce traffic congestion and the economic and environmental impacts of traffic congestion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf45069182fe84d179b03a79ad7fe17c2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to minimize fatalities and injuries;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id354d761c03804f55b27e43728c1a9b96"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to enhance mobility of people and goods;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32f829521ea445f691e136f50d203b84"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to improve traveler information and services; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33150029773d45ac96d39d494c2b5d8e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to optimize existing roadway capacity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id997f22e4f140449b9c472a4a5ac99a4b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc0645fadfe5e4079acaeda1acff97a83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a plan to deploy and provide for the long-term operation and maintenance of intelligent transportation systems to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, and return on investment, such as—</text>
<clause id="id5ecceee8071346b088ead58614483d40"><enum>(i)</enum><text>autonomous vehicle, vehicle-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication technologies;</text> </clause><clause id="id0164eb458e854694a929cfa22f8b82a9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>real-time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation information;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1246c6fcd8bb4d8bbef1a08c65333ad5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>advanced traffic, freight, parking, and incident management systems;</text> </clause><clause id="ide7bf71a7686d49e2b408f28e9eece78f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>advanced technologies to improve transit and commercial vehicle operations;</text>
</clause><clause id="idfc17d226208744ffaf5eb8a0c8588c71"><enum>(v)</enum><text>synchronized, adaptive, and transit preferential traffic signals;</text> </clause><clause id="iddf09431a82044d7e99c16c7158deb4dd"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>advanced infrastructure condition assessment technologies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf2b9b746048b4c1d935c457d95b876dd"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other technologies to improve system operations, including ITS applications necessary for multimodal systems integration and for achieving performance goals;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida53d8a9dd9f84c9bb1f101e78e26b0ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>quantifiable system performance improvements, including—</text> <clause id="idf162a8fe1ad3453bb1b0d37c4d8fe9d5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reductions in traffic-related crashes, congestion, and costs;</text>
</clause><clause id="id73351faff2334f6b98c8579b4a32d66c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>optimization of system efficiency; and</text> </clause><clause id="idf0f079fa91e04f5886f4386d8a7ee518"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improvement of access to transportation services;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e4aaa2b460d452baa4bf41109f1fe7a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>quantifiable safety, mobility, and environmental benefit projections, including data-driven estimates of the manner in which the project will improve the efficiency of the transportation system and reduce traffic congestion in the region;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideaa9b50246ff4f75b5107df16a6f1da6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a plan for partnering with the private sector, including telecommunications industries and public service utilities, public agencies (including multimodal and multijurisdictional entities), research institutions, organizations representing transportation and technology leaders, and other transportation stakeholders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cfddc7086834e61bc32cc7db7acf574"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a plan to leverage and optimize existing local and regional ITS investments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbc3eb838505048ec85a65d0124e79b58"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a plan to ensure interoperability of deployed technologies with other tolling, traffic management, and intelligent transportation systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7845124ebf1a4a7eaf1994f6965a2b1b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection</header>
<subparagraph id="id37a6fdf8ad204353be735f65f885d8fe"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Effective beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, the Secretary may provide grants to eligible entities under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08da209583fb4610b5e5aa91e46ab97f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Geographic diversity</header><text>In awarding a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that grant recipients represent diverse geographical areas of the United States, including urban, suburban, and rural areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b9305de863443c29a51f3619fcc8f23"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>In awarding a grant under the subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to grant recipients that demonstrate an ability to contribute a significant non-Federal share to the cost of carrying out the project for which the grant is received.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6db3bc3e4048405a8b63fee596df10cc"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text>Projects for which grants awarded under this subsection may be used include—</text> <subparagraph id="id44eb5e5ad2784d58863924e30790dfd6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the deployment of autonomous vehicle, vehicle-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddfd5cf7c62c742dea9e35696f7994bfe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment and implementation of ITS and ITS-enabled operations strategies that improve performance in the areas of—</text>
<clause id="id6943ab4d3a914c59baf92c0e44eab9ca"><enum>(i)</enum><text>traffic operations;</text> </clause><clause id="idc6c643b4bd654b33886e78c54be56369"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>emergency response to surface transportation incidents;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8aa753054e2d43dd8aef8b5af68d3e2a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>incident management;</text> </clause><clause id="id05b812db9b74424398493c719b99c0d3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>transit and commercial vehicle operations improvements;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3a6224741c6f41d3a3f871135803dc05"><enum>(v)</enum><text>weather event response management by State and local authorities;</text> </clause><clause id="id3bc4ef7868ac467a98f7861b3ea79cf4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>surface transportation network and facility management;</text>
</clause><clause id="idda2261ef867740bdb86622494de96366"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>construction and work zone management;</text> </clause><clause id="idc60ec70deffb4a6789f33fba01b67c18"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>traffic flow information;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd5267388705341779a4d08c284bc01a4"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>freight management; and</text> </clause><clause id="idec61bdc6bd774b1faebae305339a1770"><enum>(x)</enum><text>congestion management;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id529ade75c8354386a75dd60e404efe40"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carrying out activities that support the creation of networks that link metropolitan and rural surface transportation systems into an integrated data network, capable of collecting, sharing, and archiving transportation system traffic condition and performance information;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b6a7fe853ff45fbba94a5f3a9eeb544"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the implementation of intelligent transportation systems and technologies that improve highway safety through information and communications systems linking vehicles, infrastructure, mobile devices, transportation users, and emergency responders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3c5418825f7451380cbaf5e7fbb2fe9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the provision of services necessary to ensure the efficient operation and management of ITS infrastructure, including costs associated with communications, utilities, rent, hardware, software, labor, administrative costs, training, and technical services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide35741ea630d4932aa5d7c4d4fe309f9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the provision of support for the establishment and maintenance of institutional relationships between transportation agencies, police, emergency medical services, private emergency operators, freight operators, shippers, public service utilities, and telecommunications providers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a025081db084befa21f049b224603e3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>carrying out multimodal and cross-jurisdictional planning and deployment of regional transportation systems operations and management approaches; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5a9c38046e04bd388606c48c35548ab"><enum>(H)</enum><text>performing project evaluations to determine the costs, benefits, lessons learned, and future deployment strategies associated with the deployment of intelligent transportation systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c8044b0d65549a7b4038c15d8e80fc5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report to Secretary</header><text>For each fiscal year that an eligible entity receives a grant under this subsection, not later than 1 year after receiving the grant, each recipient shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes how the project has met the expectations projected in the deployment plan submitted with the application, including information on—</text>
<subparagraph id="id26503011984c416bab9d98645e33152a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the program has helped reduce traffic crashes, congestion, costs, and other benefits of the deployed systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9149b10e5ae04a21bbeee303db04aac4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effect of measuring and improving transportation system performance through the deployment of advanced technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide50825c9fe9140019a177599e3dadc35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the effectiveness of providing real-time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation information to the public that allows the public to make informed travel decisions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e19be02db304c10bf900d262a96bf2c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>lessons learned and recommendations for future deployment strategies to optimize transportation efficiency and multimodal system performance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4d301618d2804e3981f2d44d694da974"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report to congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the first grant is awarded under this subsection and annually thereafter for each fiscal year for which grants are awarded under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the effectiveness of the grant recipients in meeting the projected deployment plan goals, including data on how the grant program has—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6d6ef12f891e409ca14309b1224f3939"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduced traffic-related fatalities and injuries;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26b99620d076457bb3b599c581d3edb6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduced traffic congestion and improved travel-time reliability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5c1964ea9c241a18552336399bf67e4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reduced transportation-related emissions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida985bd2bb832436292eda7e99590cd12"><enum>(D)</enum><text>optimized multimodal system performance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id778558b622124d05876a8407c41b2bd2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improved access to transportation alternatives;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6fa6e97354144201869cb707eb75733a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provided the public with access to real-time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation information to make informed travel decisions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65a75d73324c4f4595a2d346091e6644"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provided cost savings to transportation agencies, businesses, and the traveling public; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcef3801d09bc419bab02a79c0d8bbcea"><enum>(H)</enum><text>provided other benefits to transportation users and the general public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id201bd76adbaf4e7f94c7ca56ef2d9577"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Additional grants</header><text>If the Secretary determines, based on a report submitted under paragraph (5), that a grant recipient is not complying with the established grant criteria, the Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf0b313f17bea4d06913819c62fb48123"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cease payment to the recipient of any remaining grant amounts; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb5994eeda69f4fd19fd89144bcc85770"><enum>(B)</enum><text>redistribute any remaining amounts to other eligible entities under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa1b2ecbec434579b214147977f2bc7d"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is provided under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8ac93d564fb8429085aaaea9ee927b26"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the funds made available each fiscal year to carry out the intelligent transportation system program under sections 512 through 518, not less than $30,000,000 shall be used to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id740e0db7a41f419293ca17797d4ea08f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Intelligent transportation systems goals and purposes</header><text>Section 514(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idEC0AA375E3CB49D48C6B79CB85648C55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB9041DD72A0844ECABD0B066CF4C43C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE46CCB183F494D3DBCA139F64E4DC73F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id251d5fb3807e42fbadd02247e50ae3fa"><enum>(5)</enum><text>improvement of the ability of the United States to respond to security-related or other manmade emergencies and natural disasters; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id157e909a44134433a2989962b29f496b"><enum>(6)</enum><text>enhancement of the freight system of the United States and support to freight policy goals by conducting heavy duty vehicle demonstration activities and accelerating adoption of ITS applications in freight operations.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbf2dfe0d975041eb9de0a23506d98362"><enum>(c)</enum><header>ITS advisory committee report</header><text>Section 515(h)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>February 1 of each year after the date of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>May 1 of each year</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0C39921B429A47869625E2F4C2BFCDA9"><enum>2003.</enum><header>Future interstate study</header>
<subsection id="idae9d153697ef4c3f8173959f7f3f7d3e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="id1afabbec1b6346a0b8f1280a55b86769"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a well-developed system of transportation infrastructure is critical to the economic well-being, health, and welfare of the people of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id28eda10db5754215a9d81c871d7858ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the 47,000-mile national Interstate System is the backbone to that transportation infrastructure system; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7d79867ff236435cae7349d6a0df788f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>as of the date of enactment of this Act—</text> <subparagraph id="id4F3AB13B2EFD47539CA714489A11C6E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>many segments of the approximately 60-year-old Interstate System are well beyond the 50-year design life of the System and yet these aging facilities are central to the transportation infrastructure system, carrying 25 percent of the vehicle traffic of the United States on just 1 percent of the total public roadway mileage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3db1661332734ee89727d80082f51ff0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the need for ongoing maintenance, preservation, and reconstruction of the Interstate System has grown due to increasing and changing travel demands; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida733c49ce92a4bc8994de450a2dfb7a9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>simple maintenance of the current condition and configuration of the Interstate System is insufficient for the System to fully serve the transportation needs of the United States for the next 50 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide0b7cf648ce44d868dcd3d3b8604da75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Future Interstate System study</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies to conduct a study on the actions needed to upgrade and restore the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways to its role as a premier system network that meets the growing and shifting demands of the 21st century and for the next 50 years (referred to in this section as the <term>study</term>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id01a60ace82104b9195210193a1ef3085"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Methodologies</header><text>In conducting the study, the Transportation Research Board shall build on the methodologies examined and recommended in the report prepared for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials entitled <quote>National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 20–24(79): Specifications for a National Study of the Future 3R, 4R, and Capacity Needs of the Interstate System</quote> and dated December 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idf0ffa714aa264b63aa226c255db52ffe"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The study—</text> <paragraph id="idB5F5C69818E84D50A9C51F2914325FEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall include specific recommendations regarding the features, standards, capacity needs, application of technologies, and intergovernmental roles to upgrade the Interstate System, including any revisions to law (including regulations) that the Transportation Research Board determines appropriate to achieve the goals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5E3BAEB9A94742019E5587DB79FAFEFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is encouraged to build on the robust institutional knowledge in the highway industry in applying the techniques involved in implementing the study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id90423e89089548999a69834b4931ce7e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board shall determine the need for reconstruction and improvement of the Interstate System by considering—</text>
<paragraph id="id056808e17eef42668bae816f2e214d8b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>future demands on transportation infrastructure determined for national planning purposes, including commercial and private traffic flows to serve future economic activity and growth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3bfea641827a42e0bc27e6694a271b43"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the expected condition of the current Interstate System over the next 50 years, including long-term deterioration and reconstruction needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5feaeedf386d40bbb4b2496e075b8d73"><enum>(3)</enum><text>those National Highway System routes that should be added to the existing Interstate System to more efficiently serve national traffic flows;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5b76aad889ff4209bfdfb90f87a67c66"><enum>(4)</enum><text>features that would take advantage of technological capabilities to address modern standards of construction, maintenance, and operations, for purposes of safety, and system management, taking into further consideration system performance and cost; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida604a880dadf4ec1bd5b5ece8702f260"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the resources necessary to maintain and improve the Interstate System, including the resources required to upgrade those National Highway System routes identified in paragraph (3) to Interstate standards.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idecf942d71c28403194be6d3daed59009"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board—</text> <paragraph id="idD30A6A2A592A43EE94B9BAFDF822BB68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall convene and consult with a panel of national experts including current and future owners, operators, and users of the Interstate System and private sector stakeholders; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id74E2C0FBCC9C45FB91499676405827EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is encouraged to consult with—</text> <subparagraph id="idE7D7BCE181B14C3BAE1CAF1E81E7A6C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Highway Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E64B95282994B169D7743A2A3F1EF70"><enum>(B)</enum><text>States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57B17324DD8545F3B3F10D82D618FF62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>planning agencies at the metropolitan, State, and regional levels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20EFC757EEA241C29D399AEDEA845603"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the motor carrier industry;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D45634D798B4AE99249F62D617DD0BF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>freight shippers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41972B3B0B894B71AF7537B31F69C1E2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>highway safety groups; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE004FCA2E31C4C5B8A2354E236719EFA"><enum>(G)</enum><text>other appropriate entities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id93a0894b36eb41ee91a86093e8220b50"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Transportation Research Board shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1d5678b078c14be3ba4512c341278950"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>From amounts authorized to carry out the Highway Research and Development Program, the Secretary shall use up to $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idbd920b61662b45b88e4b3d13894b4806"><enum>2004.</enum><header>Researching surface transportation system funding alternatives</header>
<subsection id="id3544027fb3c540c6955a37e6c84ed5ac"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall promote the research of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms that preserve a user fee structure to maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6bdb26036ad242adae2041f89068ac88"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The objectives of the research described in subsection (a) shall be—</text> <paragraph id="id2ac49e1547544fdb9e135207e7e64edc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to study uncertainties relating to the design, acceptance, and implementation of 2 or more future user-based alternative revenue mechanisms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfcf07bc440f5413e80849e48ca167295"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to define the functionality of those user-based alternative revenue mechanisms;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5476facd423a430f8507bb63bd363ea1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to conduct or promote research activities to demonstrate and test those user-based alternative revenue mechanisms, including by conducting field trials, by partnering with individual States, groups of States, or other appropriate entities to conduct the research activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0cdd69d169044e578e95b4c7e85c319b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to conduct outreach to increase public awareness regarding the need for alternative funding sources for surface transportation programs and provide information on possible approaches;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5160974b6e7146ab81110be34a5a8270"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to provide recommendations regarding adoption and implementation of those user-based alternative revenue mechanisms; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc0a3d62bb111411b800191b7bfbe9785"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to minimize the administrative cost of any potential user-based alternative revenue mechanisms.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbcb5d300ee154f11b62698d874c846b4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants to individual States, groups of States, or other appropriate entities to conduct research that addresses—</text>
<paragraph id="idcba3c1d23c584198b2be65f0d1293356"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the implementation, interoperability, public acceptance, and other potential hurdles to the adoption of a user-based alternative revenue mechanism;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id84a17390ed4c422d8e58200f01482c66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the protection of personal privacy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idb9b59009b02e4056b0938d01a8d91183"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the use of independent and private third-party vendors to collect fees and operate the user-based alternative revenue mechanism;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7c0bb7176a8d44018fd94ee53f1e6919"><enum>(4)</enum><text>equity concerns, including the impacts of the user-based alternative revenue mechanism on differing income groups, various geographic areas, and the relative burdens on rural and urban drivers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfa185b61e6aa468d8f3dc0724f158890"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ease of compliance for different users of the transportation system;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9326a3ad63da41c8b8eddfa9d9463707"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the reliability and security of technology used to implement the user-based alternative revenue mechanism;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideff247e95bcb475788bfb0908901400e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the flexibility and choices of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms, including the ability of users to select from various technology and payment options;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id164232f78a184132b96fb464c705aae4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the cost of administering the user-based alternative revenue mechanism; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id09dd460b8a29407c9419de39a4a86fb5"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the ability of the administering entity to audit and enforce user compliance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idea66f8bba87a40bea6abfbdbaabf26ce"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advisory council</header>
<paragraph id="id2a0fe3fdc5c7448780b05e1b63544dea"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish and lead a Surface Transportation Revenue Alternatives Advisory Council (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Council</quote>) to inform the selection and evaluation of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaf91dabbc39b4c1c92ec6e7776177e1f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subparagraph id="id7748eed0117c4b9783eea682de7d5fa9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The members of the Council shall—</text> <clause id="ida08c136937c8472faa43ed5e1d929006"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be appointed by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id78bb185ae3bd412cb40a11fe54f1929d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include, at a minimum—</text> <subclause id="id5d1ebf1947674969b4999e2d198b712b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>representatives with experience in user-based alternative revenue mechanisms, of which—</text>
<item id="id380E5C2013C74820973F2A6989BB9516"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>not fewer than 1 shall be from the Department;</text> </item><item id="idBD64A08675EB4E769995A14B485A8205"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>not fewer than 1 shall be from the Department of the Treasury; and</text>
</item><item id="id0EB4DBCA196D4776A25857DE44663D7D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>not fewer than 2 shall be from State departments of transportation;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id8986998ca6264c928e1edf0693c2d1e8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>representatives from applicable users of the surface transportation system; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc1fd44054c21414886132f21f062299e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>appropriate technology and public privacy experts.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0f3e66fb5177448bba1209b6448b97dd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Geographic considerations</header><text>The Secretary shall consider geographic diversity when selecting members under this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd49ec8a5508b4347baff89fa92e21b97"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Council is established, the Council shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4df853ebe7014f58af1c7699d64627ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text>define the functionality of 2 or more user-based alternative revenue mechanisms;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaba5cfcf73484250934d6b839033588e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify technological, administrative, institutional, privacy, and other issues that—</text>
<clause id="id0f0e727208ce41dcb674bf6d2c609a6c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are associated with the user-based alternative revenue mechanisms; and</text> </clause><clause id="id5aaab5815fd6452ba0689a06e64f2b0f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be researched through research activities;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb86c5a6bf894b0ca6ed4c87963a0fd3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conduct public outreach to identify and assess questions and concerns about the user-based alternative revenue mechanisms for future evaluation through research activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d592b99c4ca4b06822f2e2bf621d280"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide recommendations to the Secretary on the process and criteria used for selecting research activities under subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf4622e21a939406b8ae3829f7012820a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><text>The Council shall conduct periodic evaluations of the research activities that have received assistance from the Secretary under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf781bd14f6a6454eaaa27d7191e4b3b3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Applicability of federal advisory committee act</header><text>The Council shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8db013936abf4ff2ab1a5c71b125a9c7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Biennial reports</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter until the completion of the research activities under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing the progress of the research activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="iddf8bd9b42ca747e2a28899d76a64df0c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Final report</header><text>On the completion of the research activities under this section, the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury, acting jointly, shall submit to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the research activities and any recommendations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idfd4da5721d2a41b8951fb0f45ddea57c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the funds authorized to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code—</text> <paragraph id="id194908c27c3442e0ba205b3827bc1d65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$15,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section in fiscal year 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id879dd9d02dc443d5b8678f905fed9b6f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$20,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section in each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id2BAD6F34C5194EF0B0348A4D2C15FED6" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Data</header> <section id="id41ea6841213d44a4baf7f126a6b993c4"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Tribal data collection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(c)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id01F313D674E04C0B9F4CC830D67B51C7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tribal data collection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the data to be collected under subparagraph (A), not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, any entity carrying out a project under the tribal transportation program under section 202 shall submit to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, based on obligations and expenditures under the tribal transportation program during the preceding fiscal year, the following data:</text>
<clause id="idF872C46670D649C1B24535FA3C85B33D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The names of projects or activities carried out by the entity under the tribal transportation program during the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</clause><clause id="id2C4686BEA071445DAC39E193F12357C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the projects or activities identified under clause (i).</text> </clause><clause id="id139768A3C71E46F29713F91C7870C59C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The current status of the projects or activities identified under clause (i).</text>
</clause><clause id="id21D39C186789423E95B1E2081FCA505C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An estimate of the number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained by the projects or activities identified under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id5b7b5f51f44e4c269da18be0a4fb00e5"><enum>2102.</enum><header>Performance management data support program</header>
<subsection id="idbf7a96a843d84520afdc50dfe73c55ce"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Performance management data support</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall develop, use, and maintain data sets and data analysis tools to assist metropolitan planning organizations, States, and the Federal Highway Administration in carrying out performance management analyses (including the performance management requirements under section 150 of title 23, United States Code).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE3163FED376547B29B84D289CED4E81B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The data analysis activities authorized under subsection (a) may include—</text> <paragraph id="iddaa1f089ebff44c4ab21aa7b7d79e4de"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collecting and distributing vehicle probe data describing traffic on Federal-aid highways;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcface5e61e6e4d1e9715cbe0f9d395c2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collecting household travel behavior data to assess local and cross-jurisdictional travel, including to accommodate external and through travel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3db1cee28e9f4e4991ce508f9a86e6df"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enhancing existing data collection and analysis tools to accommodate performance measures, targets, and related data, so as to better understand trip origin and destination, trip time, and mode;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id192592a62932491ea34f8b42182eeb62"><enum>(4)</enum><text>enhancing existing data analysis tools to improve performance predictions and travel models in reports described in section 150(e) of title 23, United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4e997558417148c9ab09b5d321258d23"><enum>(5)</enum><text>developing tools—</text> <subparagraph id="id7FE6E1973EFE418FAB6067698517FDD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve performance analysis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8B59DA034664482CBC6AE73BE7245EAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to evaluate the effects of project investments on performance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id3b1dbbd2cc53423a846898299fe3b2c7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>From amounts authorized to carry out the Highway Research and Development Program, the Administrator may use up to $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id6D663F81DC7948C9B1C09803FB387F1E" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Transparency and best practices</header>
<section id="idb403284da7804279bbb018c67d7066a0"><enum>2201.</enum><header>Every Day Counts initiative</header>
<subsection id="id3e37a7cf877f4941a947f6ad73dfa38c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is in the national interest for the Department, State departments of transportation, and all other recipients of Federal transportation funds—</text>
<paragraph id="id6752e78c30ef45449c110b2439c21904"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify, accelerate, and deploy innovation aimed at shortening project delivery, enhancing the safety of the roadways of the United States, and protecting the environment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5fa56aa12e334170be7c1102d6af5366"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure that the planning, design, engineering, construction, and financing of transportation projects is done in an efficient and effective manner;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0d5b18fbf0974aae9e276905754c5473"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to promote the rapid deployment of proven solutions that provide greater accountability for public investments and encourage greater private sector involvement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id99bcbad6e50643619c5598008f54baa9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to create a culture of innovation within the highway community.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8153c3a0889b4f6095f695f307a615c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Every Day Counts initiative</header><text>To advance the policy described in subsection (a), the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (referred to in this section as the <term>Administrator</term>) shall continue the Every Day Counts initiative to work with States, local transportation agencies, and industry stakeholders to identify and deploy proven innovative practices and products that—</text>
<paragraph id="id750d214a6c9145ce8ac3a806755cb53e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>accelerate innovation deployment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd450ea27c3b240c686d91c3196620ae5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shorten the project delivery process;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddb22bd26989449cab6f0fd3117080a0d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improve environmental sustainability;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7caf5735cdbd444586112e413d34e329"><enum>(4)</enum><text>enhance roadway safety; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0a1b476036414fa193bdd6e3fb726657"><enum>(5)</enum><text>reduce congestion.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id768710145d664008992e879c45feb468"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Innovation deployment</header> <paragraph id="id41246D34672B4B51BAD286CD5316B658"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At least every 2 years, the Administrator shall work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify a new collection of innovations, best practices, and data to be deployed to highway stakeholders through case studies, webinars, and demonstration projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7E5A4309CF6A4D92B0688F7C1758B8D9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In identifying a collection described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account market readiness, impacts, benefits, and ease of adoption of the innovation or practice.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1432092bd17449a7b60cd7553e2e6f5c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Each collection identified under subsection (c) shall be published by the Administrator on a publicly available website.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id57d5312d6d1c449fbfc75f827c02c308"><enum>2202.</enum><header>Department of Transportation performance measures</header>
<subsection id="ide6af04bd706447ac868d59c9a591cd03"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Performance measures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies with responsibility for the review and approval of projects funded under title 23, United States Code, shall measure and report on—</text>
<paragraph id="id06fb50b72dee4264ac85cb7f96b29a95"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the progress made toward aligning Federal reviews of projects funded under title 23, United States Code, and the improvement of project delivery associated with those projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7a734697de79457e90ad181e8ee36b5c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as applicable, the effectiveness of the Department in achieving the goals described in section 150(b) of title 23, United States Code, through discretionary programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd03608f95f2947fe9edf79a29efd2014"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id13eb10ab55994449b9795923d50b9076"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inspector general report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idec8de2a7333846d29490de75d6b2cc74"><enum>2203.</enum><header>Grant program for achievement in transportation for performance and innovation</header>
<subsection id="idae76093b071e4bd0b04d6a2706af9cae"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id047188378ef14f9881379dc0ffcd85a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida1e0bb1b742b44b08d5d1f60f7faa654"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0144077e53a4fa59baf7c6863e3ef6a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of local government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id656209e7c6e84205b6a8a7ada1554335"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id612c68ab290545ffa42c0cf5413bdff9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF80777C68BEC4FFF903774CB844FDC44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3a2b4aec81be4256884f2af58e1ef901"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id97a3addff3c646deb4ef04ebe130f425"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd097d8a2de3f443885903b31a97e596f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide11306edbf724550ba343615a3e29aeb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other territory (as defined in section 165(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id296e6b6fe2cb49e7bece0ed2bbbd54d8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to reward—</text> <paragraph id="idC7E027D280A2407F9AC4BB11A5BD41DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>achievement in transportation performance management; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id549F4F7DFD394DA5AD3CEC5B7B3AACBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the implementation of strategies that achieve innovation and efficiency in surface transportation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfb5e3919fa224afd980d59c218ae3782"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the program under this section shall be to reward entities for the implementation of policies and procedures that—</text>
<paragraph id="ide459c46a8b3046659310edfd37dc902b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support performance-based management of the surface transportation system and improve transportation outcomes; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idecdfdec05fbd449e9dd64b58d989e7f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use innovative technologies and practices that improve the efficiency and performance of the surface transportation system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4b96581556d342c7a47d16229f14d341"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="id2caedf0c8156491381af3340f58aa358"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity may submit to the Secretary an application for a grant under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id886a6a50dcc64a1dab49b0e0f8a90017"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An application under paragraph (1) shall indicate the means by which the eligible entity has met the requirements and purpose of the program under this section, including by—</text>
<subparagraph id="id80f6857bf2594afab4a2466a6775d20c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing, and making progress toward achieving, performance targets that exceed the requirements of title 23, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae6799acc6d34e6b9daa6cc7bf65888a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>using innovative techniques and practices that enhance the effective movement of people, goods, and services, such as technologies that reduce construction time, improve operational efficiencies, and extend the service life of highways and bridges; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide5f50949a32e485ebdee0dc32c7b9dd6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>employing transportation planning tools and procedures that improve transparency and the development of transportation investment strategies within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide9cc67b2250040a2af52bc07124358fd"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation criteria</header><text>In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the extent to which the application of the applicable eligible entity under subsection (d)—</text>
<paragraph id="iddcacb2c7a50c4a94b4c9a77d998577ed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demonstrates performance in meeting the requirements of subsection (c); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id53cb10abd907403da024130d89d37b74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promotes the national goals described in section 150(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8a9264ac71f34b21b414380ee00ee0d7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>Amounts made available to carry out this section shall be used for projects eligible for funding under—</text>
<paragraph id="id6D67C1ACE90445A5AE26AD0278E22581"><enum>(1)</enum><text>title 23, United States Code; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFA04CF1330EE4A0782CCF97842B5E3C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idafc68f7691704b90b36c18579f8dacc9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The amount of a grant under this section shall be not more than $15,000,000.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id77d402d70101464b94083adb15e5f8f8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="id062A586011F84E6FA6011FE8A5AD63F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCD2EBFB5231E47269CF4B0516E85A033"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative costs</header><text>The Secretary shall withhold a reasonable amount of funds made available under paragraph (1) for administration of the program under this section, not to exceed 3 percent of the amount appropriated for each applicable fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id65f1c5f5ed934db6a5e57b83cc10bf5a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Applicability of requirements</header><text>Amounts made available under this section shall be administered as if the funds were apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id8e65ed03d93f478ea055fccb0d09cac3"><enum>2204.</enum><header>Highway trust fund transparency and accountability</header>
<subsection id="id138920fd35c64c6e8bdbd0ea47c64d52"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id4ba8c1cc00e44fae9d48f51394793cae"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Highway trust fund transparency and accountability report</header>
<paragraph id="idcd4daa70ecac4e6cabd283764a0f57ae"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Publicly available report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title> and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall compile data in accordance with this subsection on the use of Federal-aid highway program funds made available under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd821a1fd30a84e2ba891f37d8cd812f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the reports required under this subsection are made available in a user-friendly manner on the public website of the Department of Transportation and can be searched and downloaded by users of the website.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7e85cfa450c04da8902606448a9b1a18"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents of report</header>
<subparagraph id="idd5f3336fcdeb4d648edfebd6a1e67e1b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Apportioned and allocated programs</header><text>For each fiscal year, the report shall include comprehensive data for each program, organized by State, that includes—</text>
<clause id="idf9c43851b9204bea9bffa2d79bd94539"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total amount of funds available for obligation, identifying the unobligated balance of funds available at the end of the preceding fiscal year and new funding available for the current fiscal year;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6368dc32a7c846d4ad58a3f891aa6b9f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount of funding obligated during the current fiscal year;</text> </clause><clause id="id9effe7fba556499e8cf3a85ad2c7a9c1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the remaining amount of funds available for obligation;</text>
</clause><clause id="id42078d375d864e5ebcc74a9befb71a0a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>changes in the obligated, unexpended balance during the current fiscal year, including the obligated, unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year and current fiscal year expenditures; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id42d31e908d0141068eeadb287c8a70c1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the percentage of the total amount of obligations for the current fiscal year used for construction and the total amount obligated during the current fiscal year for rehabilitation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55d7174122074c3889cafce61d404325"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project data</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the report shall include project-specific data, including data describing—</text>
<clause id="id0c0b4792a46e4c3a87d9ba0c6f8a41b8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the specific location of a project;</text> </clause><clause id="ida396ddfa143341ca86cb1b4db60c6c9f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the project is located in an area of the State with a population of—</text>
<subclause id="ide2ace40a6ac64c9e9e5d42870adc1f6e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>less than 5,000 individuals;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0bbb75eef2794ae6b233bfd5fee679d4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>5,000 or more individuals but less than 50,000 individuals; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0816764e7a0147c096c78651b22b66f0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>50,000 or more individuals;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idfc0b2d297d4741958f7a0821bc703aca"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the total cost of the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd0caca107cba4e6182cfcaa73b3cb607"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the amount of Federal funding being used on the project;</text> </clause><clause id="idbcda57e747eb482eb11be11d73804548"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the 1 or more programs from which Federal funds are obligated on the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="id19fdb0dc4fdc407a8c425a91a2b6ce45"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the type of improvement being made, such as categorizing the project as—</text> <subclause id="ide28d17c8cc4c46a7a763b8c7e02c256e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a road reconstruction project;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idbc3846960d3641249bd642bc2ac6b261"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a new road construction project;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide3479347016f40ce9463be94502b0b1b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a new bridge construction project;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0da08775fe5249f5aba114019f8bfe77"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a bridge rehabilitation project; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idf6d4094e8f454bd19ddf4b49f1e436f8"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a bridge replacement project; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id47f6e91cd3c5467ba108001fb99f74d1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the ownership of the highway or bridge.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7cae341115940be985de0f9a8173655"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transfers between programs</header><text>The report shall include a description of the amount of funds transferred between programs by each State under section 126.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id361aa3e27a274d439d2f0edfe54fe93d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1503 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">23 U.S.C. 104</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (c).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1b2e9f3d5f02436590be336416113a74"><enum>2205.</enum><header>Report on highway trust fund administrative expenditures</header>
<subsection id="idc842544b556f4a7cbdb3b70f4fd63e8b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial report</header><text>Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report describing the administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration funded from the Highway Trust Fund during the 3 most recent fiscal years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7fba4b830c0b44809fd8f3fdb0fe306d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date on which the report is submitted under subsection (a) and every 5 years thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that updates the information provided in the report under that subsection for the preceding 5-year period.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id46b8896192044727b8d2b9a50f01c14a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Each report submitted under subsection (a) or (b) shall include a description of the—</text> <paragraph id="id9731f182e5f942c985b045dee55caba4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>types of administrative expenses of programs and offices funded by the Highway Trust Fund;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idea9e309d289540da9e5c5146d6ec48dd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>tracking and monitoring of administrative expenses;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idb7328b28b1c54c2fa050a123abafb935"><enum>(3)</enum><text>controls in place to ensure that funding for administrative expenses is used as efficiently as practicable; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddf838064337c4832a72485ad982ba935"><enum>(4)</enum><text>flexibility of the Department to reallocate amounts from the Highway Trust Fund between full-time equivalent employees and other functions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id311b233254934c50a3c1c0bc4a35c0be"><enum>2206.</enum><header>Availability of reports</header>
<subsection id="id8E4280D4F4CB49CBB3571C1AC3D89B16"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall make available to the public on the website of the Department any report required to be submitted by the Secretary to Congress after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4574B4163F974D17BCB0B7C92E3BFD81"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Each report described in subsection (a) shall be made available on the website not later than 30 days after the report is submitted to Congress.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id273c8c87fed246c78a87f122bbc1fd1b"><enum>2207.</enum><header>Performance period adjustment</header>
<subsection id="idc4428efbb42a408a9f3f56efd98bc774"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National highway performance program</header><text>Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id34ad739219d54a6990c9a9c30613b0ac"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(7), by striking <quote>for 2 consecutive reports submitted under this paragraph shall include in the next report submitted</quote> and inserting <quote>shall include as part of the performance target report under section 150(e)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1bb4038601134bb7ad41e477532d1a48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)(A), by striking <quote>If, during 2 consecutive reporting periods, the condition of the Interstate System, excluding bridges on the Interstate System, in a State falls</quote> and inserting <quote>If a State reports that the condition of the Interstate System, excluding bridges on the Interstate System, has fallen</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id24b4f333796f4a779aa89558ea0c39ec"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><text>Section 148(i) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id8C847F3E42074D2AB0FCE709A71A8B7A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>performance targets of the State established under section 150(d) by the date that is 2 years after the date of the establishment of the performance targets</quote> and inserting <quote>safety performance targets of the State established under section 150(d)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id55E34CFCE1D84D3DAD7BF976EB6DF855"><enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting <quote>safety</quote> before <quote>performance targets</quote> each place it appears.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id5A0B3D919BB2400D9CCE79B58A0642A4"><enum>2208.</enum><header>Design standards</header> <subsection id="id8E2B8538FFAA4A3990DFB813659B717D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idDFEFE560ECBC44D5888BD681B788E8D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="idDFD03B0BFC8447C2AAB077C847DA10AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>may take into account</quote> and inserting <quote>shall consider</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34E78EAC773849B395CD4DF4AFC35204"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="id3F7C2E933EAE4A5786A2C4C16297943E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2AB52EBD07944828ACC773A2FD708162"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F); and</text> </clause><clause id="id5310127608D54F788111294DD7E04602"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="idBFFD4F4C036044858365BF89DF69CC06"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the publication entitled <quote>Highway Safety Manual</quote> of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDDF0E7FCBC9A423DA44FC7F7747AB426"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the publication entitled <quote>Urban Street Design Guide</quote> of the National Association of City Transportation Officials; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4355ECD4120B4F969D24EB31FAF6E1C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by inserting <quote>pedestrian walkways,</quote> after <quote>bikeways,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7C857B977E37493CBEF538ED0795B68D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Design standard flexibility</header><text>Notwithstanding section 109(o) of title 23, United States Code, a local jurisdiction may use a roadway design guide that is different from the roadway design guide used by the State in which the local jurisdiction is located for the design of projects on all roadways under the ownership of the local jurisdiction (other than a highway on the Interstate System) if—</text>
<paragraph id="id5E82CACE0DDF4C11889132802A8E814B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the local jurisdiction is the project sponsor;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id766215780F5C44FE8F10F7F5386A5EC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the roadway design guide—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8D0E1B2C35094B4086FBB650988793A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is recognized by the Federal Highway Administration; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0B122B61B55448E7B2A305AAAEA13EE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is adopted by the local jurisdiction; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id27B191708CD84C49A50B027A4609B1E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the design complies with all other applicable Federal laws.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation act of 1998 amendments</header> <section id="id55b7bdfe92164d4a8a2f09f7b05fb88b"><enum>3001.</enum><header>Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 amendments</header> <subsection id="id4018C5BA71C34AC590EA3AE3416BC199"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 601(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idE4B5011A1D604AA3917A5CD324D9AD28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="idD882CD421B2841AD950BB910C63F1B66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In this chapter, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4F9FA56194104FD8B904C9ABA5D66BC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>to sections 601 through 609</quote> after <quote>apply</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id28FD9C01F35843CDBD6C6474D785E687"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id57EB3C140CED4C33A8380F5710D1AFEF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18039926E60344AD8ABA58C634A7DB54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ED7D2DD9B8E498FA7B7581B49029BEE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF14DC93B00E43B283FE35A652E4D8D0" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id7009E320E8514459A7D5FC8262AD306C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>capitalizing a rural projects fund using the proceeds of a secured loan made to a State infrastructure bank in accordance with sections 602 and 603, for the purpose of making loans to sponsors of rural infrastructure projects in accordance with section 610.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD1818D8D18C04DD0A61EFE3274CE65A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id13A0E9A3C7694DEC95240C81D37297E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (10)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id52AE84272B944641BFD8F02C57381E36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="idDE58098D60BA4B4EBF849C02BD449799"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>related</quote> before <quote>projects</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idABBA3C4FE453419BBC4D95DD280E4DF3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(which shall receive an investment grade rating from a rating agency)</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F10354C415B4E5DB70D8ADC64972D35"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>subject to the availability of future funds being made available to carry out this chapter;</quote> and inserting “subject to—</text>
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<clause id="id5FAACAE9479D4B13B597C5B67E1F6238"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the availability of future funds being made available to carry out the TIFIA program; and</text> </clause><clause id="idBC704D65EE75427F86A167BDB1068939"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the satisfaction of all of the conditions for the provision of credit assistance under the TIFIA program, including section 603(b)(1);</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9E87E216D16747B69B20DA88A34CDFA0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text> <clause id="id4D312858AA104F1CAB4BE639426DF519"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6F0834D0CEEA48E0A82FF07D3CECD370"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (i) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71F6F7DAC7914455A9982D80BA61642B" style="OLC"> <clause id="idAE1C5DADCB2A4F8881C8B73B702B1D44"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>receiving an investment grade rating from a rating agency;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id243071C17BDF4173A1D41F19F0EEC7C4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>section 602(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>including sections 602(c) and 603(b)(1)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id40B6A9B6F932401A97E11C57867CE71F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD972B8722426403E8107A2C3BC0482C5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (12)—</text> <subparagraph id="id4CD352222C414405B7B258047C0F5AB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC451EE26EA6D4D919645BB6B67D6A691"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F3D1E40501A44769D6792318F11D525" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id19A0A8EF9DC14F138D475148407E4569"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a project to improve or construct public infrastructure that is located within walking distance of, and accessible to, a fixed guideway transit facility, passenger rail station, intercity bus station, or intermodal facility, including a transportation, public utility, and capital project described in section 5302(3)(G)(v) of title 49, and related infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id209143C995624AF2B469569A323119FB"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a project for the acquisition of plant and wildlife habitat pursuant to a conservation plan that—</text> <clause id="idEC45AF6C4FF64375BA99E0879DA0F28E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been approved by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1539">16 U.S.C. 1539</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBD30B18989704E99BF6FA005078DC3CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, would mitigate the environmental impacts of transportation infrastructure projects otherwise eligible for assistance under the TIFIA program; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1DB73906D9BE407BB624C8B59B9B6AA4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the capitalization of a rural projects fund by a State infrastructure bank with the proceeds of a secured loan made in accordance with sections 602 and 603, for the purpose of making loans to sponsors of rural infrastructure projects in accordance with section 610.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id56496603FC1248479B1DEBA0B2DF7BDD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (15), by striking <quote>means</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>means a surface transportation infrastructure project located in an area that is outside of an urbanized area with a population greater than 150,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAFD512D69C494C0389265319BA4A3A57"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (16), (17), (18), (19), and (20) as paragraphs (17), (18), (20), (21), and (22), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id562F9E3ED36B48388807287CC89B5769"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (15) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9FCFB055BBF422DACE3AEC2FBA51E07" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idDD45BDD228AE4534B0C79F0AAF6E42A0"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Rural projects fund</header><text>The term <term>rural projects fund</term> means a fund—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6554BB80AC2747AF8D1C5D749A666175"><enum>(A)</enum><text>established by a State infrastructure bank in accordance with section 610(d)(4);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAFB2DE0AAEB8477784E0D377DF469E71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>capitalized with the proceeds of a secured loan made to the bank in accordance with sections 602 and 603; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1F934136BB5E4EFC9BCA584CE45608B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for the purpose of making loans to sponsors of rural infrastructure projects in accordance with section 610.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2C17790D37D949E69135C17E05C248C6"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (18) (as redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09427047BA9A490E822B6062F5922D0B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idD896CDE9FC2F46579EBC7515383B497D"><enum>(19)</enum><header>State infrastructure bank</header><text>The term <term>State infrastructure bank</term> means an infrastructure bank established under section 610.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA540BF01769F4CBE98E4CDBE3C0B69AE"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in paragraph (22) (as redesignated), by inserting <quote>established under sections 602 through 609</quote> after <quote>Department</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB0BB7345B9554D32B1A972E336932CA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination of eligibility and project selection</header><text>Section 602 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idB0AA2B98492F498082A098C37C7FA240"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="id16F8BA22A9224123BFAEE0F89059BA52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEF291EBFCAFD464485AD760F3EC164EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id264304029A424C71A79EB78D69CB67B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9D0549151AB14AD78B8782C8F2B89D27"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text> <clause id="idE3D2687A8DB645E494096E5D4A88025F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking the heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Eligible project cost parameters</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="idC60ED47898254DA6A1D7CBD74C10AB64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="idE202091613E545D39323EF860F7406FD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>subparagraph (B), to be eligible for assistance under this chapter, a project</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (B) and (C), a project under the TIFIA program</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1022B465D1284C6BA1AC3C84037CA765"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ABA45D93AB44A0EBBB316D1FD0F1176" style="OLC"> <clause id="idAF1C488E0A7647F7A58251FB50DD0C8D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$50,000,000; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="id8C0A030683564161BA6A90C15DE0C77D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>assistance</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id315A2D9B0C8F4C7DB760B49CCC0E2C91"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause id="id91BCD29681B640C7AB2101967A9BC149"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking the subparagraph designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id546893F064E148B199A350C06D933367" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idA8F35AEB80FB4472BF68589102EF17B4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header> <clause id="id81ED8EE9A55B402FB1E02F0FDE3C4767"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Intelligent transportation systems</header><text>In the case</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause id="idCD2874C6A6B0435FAB9447659AEEA1B1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0A501D12C334BDFB39E5CAFAC3EE0F9" style="OLC"> <clause id="id2DA53667BEE44D089DC4A99A74AD1491"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transit-oriented development projects</header><text>In the case of a project described in section 601(a)(12)(E), eligible project costs shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $10,000,000.</text>
</clause><clause id="id284ECB7538AB48FA9806A3119E5BBF26"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Rural projects</header><text>In the case of a rural infrastructure project or a project capitalizing a rural projects fund, eligible project costs shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $10,000,000, but not to exceed $100,000,000.</text>
</clause><clause id="id4B7900C4C88F45ADB3D5CC492276FD79"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Local infrastructure projects</header><text>Eligible project costs shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $10,000,000 in the case of projects or programs of projects—</text>
<subclause id="id97EEA7E4728348EBB75B6973991AC0A4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in which the applicant is a local government, public authority, or instrumentality of local government;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idBD320025A2044492B924CD2BAF7897DF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>located on a facility owned by a local government; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9B9D6D22375847CCBFC48B9FBFC13966"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for which the Secretary determines that a local government is substantially involved in the development of the project.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF08661088F094C62B7D3453FF7DE01BE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA0139B901090489A8B2F82268D9658B6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (10)—</text>
<clause id="id2EF3E2DC00CE4F12962F113B3AB824F4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>To be eligible</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C40C8E8E487499D8A4B6ADC983782CE" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id480BB18F10AF412880813FE1F33033DE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), to be eligible</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="idF803DD305B444503B7FBAFED3F22FFC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="idC0BBEE24C2F94D5A864CDC7159242B1F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>not later than</quote> and inserting <quote>no later than</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF4CFFBF4099544B68AD175AA7BCC38E5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5860CA85110B4291B8B2A554A127167A" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idB920B54A180140D0AA5857BDA06E21D8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rural projects fund</header> <text>In the case of a project capitalizing a rural projects fund, the State infrastructure bank shall demonstrate, not later than 2 years after the date on which a secured loan is obligated for the project under the TIFIA program, that the bank has executed a loan agreement with a borrower for a rural infrastructure project in accordance with section 610. After the demonstration is made, the bank may draw upon the secured loan. At the end of the 2-year period, to the extent the bank has not used the loan commitment, the Secretary may extend the term of the loan or withdraw the loan commitment.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id03E8FCE87EAE4779815A3E2E52C96E77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF30C635128B0403C83D6B35A716B8242" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id04056A72F3684732931B3714034BA2C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Master credit agreements</header> <subparagraph id="id9D7E9DA8F4054FB687BA09059F7863B1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Program of related projects</header><text>The Secretary may enter into a master credit agreement for a program of related projects secured by a common security pledge on terms acceptable to the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id395ADCC5275D4421B934C0E51D600977"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adequate funding not available</header><text>If the Secretary fully obligates funding to eligible projects for a fiscal year and adequate funding is not available to fund a credit instrument, a project sponsor of an eligible project may elect to enter into a master credit agreement and wait to execute a credit instrument until the fiscal year for which additional funds are available to receive credit assistance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1D144C718893461CA97E03AAE8BDDD49"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1E52610D83984E5A84B5529E63D21F2C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEAB58141B83E49FC84022F0E215EAB56"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secured loan terms and limitations</header><text>Section 603(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idADB4F161928A4B049BE27742D31ABB42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF31B3233E9B440E091A7B1DFF26CB47D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The amount of</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51FA7927019943EBA43790F898D3D8C0" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idEAE496963DB04E119439DD80BC65A50C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amount of</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1435430CC12F455AA2816B556DC3A008"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2FD5CA48120492997652A0E5F071255" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idE23E0BEC559243ED847B587F16E2BB67"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rural projects fund</header><text>In the case of a project capitalizing a rural projects fund, the maximum amount of a secured loan made to a State infrastructure bank shall be determined in accordance with section 602(a)(5)(B)(iii).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8EB270BA6C2A475FB3A6B1DFAC57BE01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)(i)—</text> <subparagraph id="id9784217D91484598A804D73A768405AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause (III), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0C7A8BB8E16143AE9CE989A41B7F4D29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause (IV), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end and inserting <quote>or</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC672D3D6298B4CD3B6E33D547ED58B03"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subclause id="id6B56E2155E864F02ADA496DE8893F400"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in the case of a secured loan for a project capitalizing a rural projects fund, any other dedicated revenue sources available to a State infrastructure bank, including repayments from loans made by the bank for rural infrastructure projects; and</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6AE752D21416456BAF24869679E3701D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)—</text> <subparagraph id="id0408DCB281E040E79BEA0E1C54F70418"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>under this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>or a rural projects fund under the TIFIA program</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA929D15875364C04B9D0E70E6EB899C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>and rural project funds</quote> after <quote>rural infrastructure projects</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id87128438749A4EE38BB15C741629C4E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF38A872F845842DFA57C3A22325C336B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E965E659B294BF5B2EE6AEDDB96D936"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>The final</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABEE9C9B194748D790D410BA6C9BC891" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id379142B7A2FF4B69922391EC3383C3A0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the final</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE29A5D12FD524A2E987261C681C6B4B8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id429C33CAA2124005BDE19F578904EAAB" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id2DE72857B5374E30BA84D5CBDC5C0FC8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rural projects fund</header><text>In the case of a project capitalizing a rural projects fund, the final maturity date of the secured loan shall not exceed 35 years after the date on which the secured loan is obligated.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC838D4DCFD0F4F1A92DA24BD899E0091"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id881B0906613C43A7867B89F5C6974AEC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBEAA3D8B953F46488C3CBE8924F58E33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The total Federal assistance provided on a project receiving a loan under this chapter</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DE21C28841549DFB1E1AE3643F20A6A" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idC06A020F14F2424F932675ABAD0AFD6E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The total Federal assistance provided for a project receiving a loan under the TIFIA program</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF1460FE94A554D65837135E423250907"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44F96596D2054E09A4C6B219F78DE5A9" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idB1687A755B4F4960973F32461438949E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rural projects fund</header><text>A project capitalizing a rural projects fund shall satisfy clause (i) through compliance with the Federal share requirement described in section 610(e)(3)(B).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3E71C8CAFE6D42AC90994C360FC7C49B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Program administration</header><text>Section 605 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id1DB3D4E54B914BBE88D79895ECC2C534"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4286E346368E44C8B937FCC6ED494869"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD27B4AB0585C42AEB85C031708AB53BD" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id294260B556394C7F8F71E342F3E8BC53"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Assistance to small projects</header> <paragraph id="id85F7329BA4B640EFAB6B77D7BD69FF71"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>Of the funds made available to carry out the TIFIA program for each fiscal year, and after the set-aside under section 608(a)(6), not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for the Secretary to use in lieu of fees collected under subsection (b) for projects under the TIFIA program having eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated not to equal or exceed $75,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB215BE90073944998FC723358D6B50FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Release of funds</header><text>Any funds not used under paragraph (1) shall be made available on October 1 of the following fiscal year to provide credit assistance to any project under the TIFIA program.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFC89EB799DA44522829E5E68C67C15D2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State and local permits</header><text>Section 606 of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id43ED65B72F0245028D588F2298E7AC24"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Section 607 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idB27B52AC9D6545E5B7ACF1CF04877832"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 608 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id57D9A538669E4460884D89F32DBE0322"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id51BB5A93B9504CBBA54E1D059389C024"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB4CF718B24CF40E4B63B3C87C1AD0A08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>of</quote> after <quote>504(f)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6C6572B7DAE4464384DDCF8372F5FEBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="idC68952D516994A0DA9AE86CCCDA34442"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or rural projects funds</quote> after <quote>rural infrastructure projects</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idEC214A81A5334F61A7E12006FCDB5BC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>or rural projects funds</quote> after <quote>rural infrastructure projects</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02566F363BBF45BABFEC3ACDC0A51982"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>0.50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>0.75 percent</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCF4DB6C45A17439D9F0A9591383950F1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header><text>Section 609 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>this chapter (other than section 610)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>the TIFIA program</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1AF3D62EAD4641B485F8E10173AA3962"><enum>(i)</enum><header>State infrastructure bank program</header><text>Section 610 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idC49D665319DE44A2A23EBEB06F14CC82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id955650F9FF3941DB949623C36AF61E6C"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Rural infrastructure project</header><text>The term <term>rural infrastructure project</term> has the meaning given the term in section 601.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id00955A1305CF46DEB34391A597F0EEF8"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Rural projects fund</header><text>The term <term>rural projects fund</term> has the meaning given the term in section 601.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id196263BCEFD04BB2BE0403F07075950E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="id074130CE1EDC41CCBCD9EBF91D00B7AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>each of fiscal years</quote> and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (A) and inserting <quote>each fiscal year under each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (5) of section 104(b); and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idABDCB9C8C0DD487CB1AF85655E02BA20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>in each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>in each fiscal year</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9161CD9A38554CE398D6633013BE3B3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>in each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>in each fiscal year</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF843944592B0425A9CA4D8295CB97E60"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB97ABD323C1D4BC081BC809624DBE9F9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idFC7E1E6B9C8F42A98DC3CF1C8EFD4E5A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rural projects fund</header><text>Subject to subsection (j), the Secretary may permit a State entering into a cooperative agreement under this section to establish a State infrastructure bank to deposit into the rural projects fund of the bank the proceeds of a secured loan made to the bank in accordance with section 602 and 603.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4EE5ABFFA86B40F4BB523972DF8D4B27"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by striking <quote>section 133(d)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 133(d)(1)(A)(i)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id62EFD79B1EA847FA9B75443ADFE70430"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id2679DEDF3C494535A923C101A8BF4239"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Forms of assistance from State infrastructure banks</header>
<paragraph id="id8521F8B9404B4627AE4E3741AD61A3F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State infrastructure bank established under this section may—</text> <subparagraph id="id4F47F20996AA45D1A90128B46D639AD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with funds deposited into the highway account, transit account, or rail account of the bank, make loans or provide other forms of credit assistance to a public or private entity to carry out a project eligible for assistance under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB51A24CB6F34F8D8B490828A3DC3486"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with funds deposited into the rural projects fund, make loans to a public or private entity to carry out a rural infrastructure project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id00C86421945249E5984AE5F40DCFA606"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subordination of loan</header><text>The amount of a loan or other form of credit assistance provided for a project described in paragraph (1) may be subordinated to any other debt financing for the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id872602A835BB438DA64DA42BBD4F91DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maximum amount of assistance</header><text>A State infrastructure bank established under this section may—</text> <subparagraph id="idA1FDCB132EC34602844DB39518E69B06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with funds deposited into the highway account, transit account, or rail account, make loans or provide other forms of credit assistance to a public or private entity in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of carrying out a project eligible for assistance under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75FBD27DBAED40F8BA2675D416A81DC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with funds deposited into the rural projects fund, make loans to a public or private entity in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of carrying out a rural infrastructure project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6AA287C637B149C68B8E60875952C6E8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initial assistance</header><text>Initial assistance provided with respect to a project from Federal funds deposited into a State infrastructure bank under this section may not be made in the form of a grant.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC271233EA1E54D66A2D15CA7164674E5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text> <subparagraph id="id4585E01DF5C7490F9FB16EEB8207CC50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>each account</quote> and inserting <quote>the highway account, the transit account, and the rail account</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0CD06125BE754F2093A642FEB048BBFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>, except that any loan funded from the rural projects fund of the bank shall bear interest at or below the interest rate charged for the TIFIA loan provided to the bank under section 603</quote> after <quote>feasible</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBD6E9753DB3D4D0D994721DFB320A78C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (k), by striking <quote>For each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>For each fiscal year</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Technical corrections to MAP–21</header> <section id="id721aa258c2144b048d61aebdd0cd2e0a"><enum>4001.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header> <subsection id="ide35307f788114433a0bad81cbcdd3136"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 101(a)(29) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ida27f98e842a042ffbd39979cfa98a27d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting a comma after <quote>disabilities</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id95aec5bde0ba437fad64222f5c5a9282"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F)(i), by striking <quote>133(b)(11)</quote> and inserting <quote>133(b)(14)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide0c455f0e93e47bbb89026d8478eefaf"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section 119(d)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>mobility,</quote> and inserting <quote>congestion reduction, system reliability,</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id48db6a1916114a56b501f46df80e3c17"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 126(b) of title 23, United States Code (as amended by section 1016(b)), is amended by striking <quote>133(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>133(d)(1)(A)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd01961fb42e54b40ae24b0326adf7ce7"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Section 127(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>118(b)(2) of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>118(b)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idc6f6e9bf407544ddbbf759a24c49e2de"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Section 150(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2869f69cbd134bb8a0fa5f6600f57257"><enum>(f)</enum><text>Section 153(h)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) through (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1), (2), and (4)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id9e3e4f65734845db883454401fbd9160"><enum>(g)</enum><text>Section 163(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>118(b)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>118(b)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6ed327bf52e54ed9a61cc93c0c239c8d"><enum>(h)</enum><text>Section 165(c)(7) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>paragraphs (2), (4), (7), (8), (14), and (19)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2), (4), (6), (7), and (14)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id6393766de9c7435c9d7aa89b00410ebc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Section 202(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idc92a7fe5df9340b3a819817fc2b2bddc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting <quote>(a)(6),</quote> after <quote>subsections</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id782973bb84534bf395cc5519f9723653"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii)(IV), by striking <quote>(III).]</quote> and inserting <quote>(III).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3d3990af3b6e4793929551552e38fcae"><enum>(j)</enum><text>Section 217(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(4)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id0294832c51d040a9a10a31eb4795d378"><enum>(k)</enum><text>Section 327(a)(2)(B)(iii) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>(42 U.S.C. 13 4321 et seq.)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id845dfd3d858a4cf2b296db84a4175fbf"><enum>(l)</enum><text>Section 504(a)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(2)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id461f9ec0209a40b6a3a02c09d4f2750f"><enum>(m)</enum><text>Section 515 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>this chapter</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>sections 512 through 518</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0520dcc178504364a70b5bd8358edf9c"><enum>(n)</enum><text>Section 518(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>a report</quote> after <quote>House of Representatives</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id75d5e4452f054d16be62e9cdc9bb5e08"><enum>(o)</enum><text>Section 6302(b)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>6310</quote> and inserting <quote>6309</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id91508c94c04f4efaa28bf3ed0a409eb1"><enum>(p)</enum><text>Section 1301(<italic>l</italic>)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/101">23 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id51e674462ae04dc18a85630451a8aebf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>complied</quote> and inserting <quote>compiled</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide9d4957321544dfcb4eead6516d7a91d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (A)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id9CEE8AB438DC4368AACCA6554C99178B"><enum>(q)</enum><text>Section 4407 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 1777), is amended by striking <quote>hereby enacted into law</quote> and inserting <quote>granted</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc8859fb3e7a6441da285eb6bf72633f9"><enum>(r)</enum><text>Section 51001(a)(1) of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 864) is amended by striking <quote>sections 503(b), 503(d), and 509</quote> and inserting <quote>section 503(b)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="ida6a493d3b74040038d01b388f5b37fdc"><enum>5001.</enum><header>Appalachian development highway system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1528 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/14501">40 U.S.C. 14501</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idd4dde4f51360486482b6d04c9e09647a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2021</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2050</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf3c59f6678b942c0855bd3e484b54ec1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall be 100 percent</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>shall be up to 100 percent, as determined by the State</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id387ac53ace1e46d3ab4b153e0a92da1c"><enum>5002.</enum><header>Appalachian regional development program</header> <subsection id="id3fab0462a83348fbbee5e2a6878497e9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>High-Speed broadband development initiative</header> <paragraph id="id96f7ac67213b4b5592e98f8f5f80090f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter I of chapter 145 of subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="id9a94c4a508f34d3aa7e93e6249f46607"><enum>14509.</enum><header>High-speed broadband deployment initiative</header>
<subsection id="id5e8a38918d294601a34420902123acb7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Appalachian Regional Commission may provide technical assistance, make grants, enter into contracts, or otherwise provide amounts to individuals or entities in the Appalachian region for projects and activities—</text>
<paragraph id="id2556dc36562546769e127e038c33f5e9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to increase affordable access to broadband networks throughout the Appalachian region;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idcc8ac536e8714b04948c647b16889cd6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to conduct research, analysis, and training to increase broadband adoption efforts in the Appalachian region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb633b4080c6a4ca69691f20128176ac0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to provide technology assets, including computers, smartboards, and video projectors to educational systems throughout the Appalachian region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id408353e32c22493e8732aed39a396908"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to increase distance learning opportunities throughout the Appalachian region;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id91c7233319254744aed0d076591fc094"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to increase the use of telehealth technologies in the Appalachian region; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5a8036c1aedf44b5bba3b312a992fc55"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to promote e-commerce applications in the Appalachian region.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id30259d739dae45d3b7600c37e6bce282"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on available amounts</header><text>Of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id1c64d2e8337d4267987bebb8f513503d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not more than 50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaa52cc4764d84e0992cf5ac77ba70bd6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notwithstanding paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="idF48F13A2CF7B47FCBAD36D8DB50EA35A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, not more than 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ee3e15bd2504f8493c3d36eb49e54ab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk designation is in effect under section 14526, not more than 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id34ce74ecda374e9fb8623fb21a6fefdf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sources of assistance</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), a grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this section in combination with amounts made available—</text>
<paragraph id="id162A08C2C4EC41F6BCADB9B9597DEB80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>under any other Federal program; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD5AAF404CF9C493A9CA3B81C5C0E3F51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>from any other source.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7fe3d887b1e349ce82c2dd149c0fcba9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the Federal share under any other Federal program, amounts made available to carry out this section may be used to increase that Federal share, as the Appalachian Regional Commission determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id46206196460b4052a687d95a49e88fc1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/145">chapter 145</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/14508">section 14508</external-xref> the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EEC6BCBAAB84D98B867E84C41F6851A" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">14509. High-speed broadband deployment initiative.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id10159a5b7ea545d796bd116da7ec4453"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 14703 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id83C3EF1A20154F25BC62612A807AC696"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(5), by striking <quote>fiscal year 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2012 through 2021</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6e86264c47e3496aa40cb598094146e1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idffbe4c79f7664804a17cc1ee6ab1cd79"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id856a3109148b4538912129fdc6c17ee7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>High-Speed broadband deployment initiative</header><text>Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), $10,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 14509 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id16dcfdd9cbce46fc86b031c05d7d08ff"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Section 14704 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2021</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad6b30e2d3194fc18b2bfde12444a810"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section and the amendments made by this section take effect on October 1, 2015.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Extension of Federal-aid highway programs</header>
<section id="idE12D4AA7722E418D88284759F2F88334"><enum>6001.</enum><header>Extension of Federal-aid highway programs</header>
<subsection id="idC9738B3279B148ABAC2AD10ABA90A84C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1001 of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/159">Public Law 113–159</external-xref>; 128 Stat. 1840; 129 Stat. 219) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id192E3AF9692743D58C357923783904CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id00EBF398AE464ABEA4C3B99715BAE60A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF1C023C39B464D349675EC2259B80A07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id600318E1A1334C29B336E1C02D4AEC2B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><fraction>304/365</fraction></quote> and inserting <quote><fraction>365/365</fraction></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA689CAD0DF8E43F0BE1BFE35D4CB5D2F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="idB8B13A5393BC4C40B55C819D84F7EADE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id299BAB19AEEE4C98B88B869A9C5A2D6C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idB5B3C6BA36504482BC35F699AFBC527E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote><fraction>304/365</fraction></quote> and inserting <quote><fraction>365/365</fraction></quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA8AB339FD25044EF95D237A4514AAA20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>by this subsection</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id64F800D5A4864FAF90E8A722D54A726D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Obligation ceiling</header><text>Section 1102 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">23 U.S.C. 104</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id519E850B51D848D4B6EA4A16353056BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3)—</text> <subparagraph id="id3BF2A3A20BE34FDBAAA8BB4AC5D72BAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$33,528,284,932</quote> and inserting <quote>$40,256,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEDBED487BE744BE0A5F3AC2BE779BFA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC32FCE963677445CA9C990ADC9D1E983"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(12)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB47E9DA8ED3A49CCB4DA832F706E6947"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29129A9D85F24A1FAD51277FDEBF1AD3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><fraction>304/365</fraction></quote> and inserting <quote><fraction>365/365</fraction></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id36F78840BE6D406BA9681E50112D6125"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="id324B109EBF98406682D26386E38BEA29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A6DD87D061D480C9EE96FD007E03B61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="id6335B17C2D0C4727B2C360DE5CD00FA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF72E67DAADDC4BBC8B37F6CECE547213"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote><fraction>304/365</fraction></quote> and inserting <quote><fraction>365/365</fraction></quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id70036ACD656F45E2AD129B1B4FAC77F6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5A34AA816C25484AAF0504E077784B3D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Tribal high priority projects program</header><text>Section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">23 U.S.C. 202</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idCC2FA079134542D888B46D244A4B8CAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$24,986,301</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4091AABAB0B74C93A4A95263CE195027"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD44531A3EC6E4A5186475CDE0AFAF8D9"><enum>6002.</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header> <subsection id="id89796A77755B42D98257FA1F00367E19"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of contract authority</header><text>Section 1002(a) of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/159">Public Law 113–159</external-xref>; 128 Stat. 1842; 129 Stat. 220) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idE6ABC3D1556F42C584F57702856CAF69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$366,465,753</quote> and inserting <quote>$440,000,000</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3D4A66831EBE40C3AFFA32014D2F31FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9EC8B4D6BFA446069347739B144B8B99"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contract authority</header><text>Section 1002(b)(2) of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/159">Public Law 113–159</external-xref>; 128 Stat. 1842; 129 Stat. 220) is amended by striking <quote>July 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>.</text></subsection></section>