<enum>I</enum><header>Federal-aid highways</header> <subtitle id="idC2F348D7B7254FC9937BC7FAF56BB743"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorizations and programs</header> <section id="id93B144874E4148A9BA248168D5CA1710"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="ID1a80fea8c0ad4276bf05c8ba687b5ee1"><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="IDf86880dd3304475283c745a55606cc58"><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 transportation mobility 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="ID722c84107b25411091cf13dd16c0e038"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$39,143,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0a595fb93d6f4b80ac7514f10be5e4be"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$39,806,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID11ea42ff737243179d7e02e0191020a1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program</header><text>For credit assistance under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe2d4a900d1f94460b1b2d6798cae2988"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header> <subparagraph id="ID5309ef44982445d9a46428c35ed168ca"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text>For the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, $450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e95c9cea038492f8dc269f17aac04fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header><text>For the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code, $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, of which $260,000,000 of the amount made available for each fiscal year shall be the amount for the National Park Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID484f00a4e7c84bd5a2fac0ae6c8f2738"><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, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID46491e9529d24c72acae102473077e10"><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, $180,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0a82a1bfd99d4b1699ddfd65fad17c69"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disadvantaged business enterprises</header> <paragraph id="ID0166b1624ff5430fa3a67049f0ac7fb6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text> <subparagraph id="ID41aafa9303eb433cb7699d92b52267be"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Small business concern</header> <clause id="id6FBF3461E42948EEB7DAB49669C8821E"><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 (15 U.S.C. 632)).</text> </clause><clause id="idEA177A10A65D42E184AFA503842BFB3B"><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 id="ID35b02f20052349f8a5ed8948b46fab5e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header><text>The term <term>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> means—</text> <clause id="id97EFBACAA63340C5A94754875EDDE105"><enum>(i)</enum><text>women; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1C0BFEB6841341C781CB9C0639B46BDB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (as the term is used in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant to that Act).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2f22897c4344298be00291ab73ee2f7"><enum>(2)</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 divisions A and B 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 id="IDec93aea8bc7f4998af25d384360ec461"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises</header><text>Each State shall annually—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd4c4cba38e794a6ba7b0aab7b3551ac6"><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 id="IDa6688545ff364adcb01c58b3b18f22f6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of the small business concerns that are controlled by—</text> <clause id="id3F6C19AAC41341FDBEF7985C59395999"><enum>(i)</enum><text>women;</text> </clause><clause id="idDABE1EC4A383409EBEE65843C4A276DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (other than women); and</text> </clause><clause id="id35B205698584405EB75222AC905F7A32"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID175e0eb77c4e412f8fd2a9e5ae5fbc85"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Uniform certification</header> <subparagraph id="idE7BDF540137F4B7096F9FAE9049A4E63"><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 id="id57A6D5B6AABF43CD962D7F8C37B578BE"><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 id="idEECC919F88514113981E4A478F9400B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on-site visits;</text> </clause><clause id="idE6850E1973C340A9A386AE9A506803A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>personal interviews with personnel;</text> </clause><clause id="idAFDF155509EE435F8A678170FE66103B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issuance or inspection of licenses;</text> </clause><clause id="id8CEA22884CDA4230BDD29AA6EF40266D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>analyses of stock ownership;</text> </clause><clause id="idE356F140677145BB8E1F0CAD16C8FD60"><enum>(v)</enum><text>listings of equipment;</text> </clause><clause id="id16BD23FECE92475DBEFCA7830FF25B95"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>analyses of bonding capacity;</text> </clause><clause id="idCADC0BF998E44F4F92F87C933E9EF4AB"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>listings of work completed;</text> </clause><clause id="id4D88E64B04B04C919A2A00E93F887A7E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>examination of the resumes of principal owners;</text> </clause><clause id="idDA9E3FDE7AFB43C3B6A1F5EDA04489EE"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>analyses of financial capacity; and</text> </clause><clause id="id15C0B14E1EAB4A5B9EF268A77E3A38E1"><enum>(x)</enum><text>analyses of the type of work preferred.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDae02afd381c44f86a879e4884f40089e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="id8FF4DDB1DA98427A8AF5676AF4A59AAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CD4C6420DE14CC986E6746E4074168A"><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 id="IDd0cf231908434f5ab8242aaf9aac712b"><enum>(6)</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 divisions A and B of this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, if the entity or person 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></section><section id="ID69b3cece2b8a4c8dae31de97d3aadae2"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Obligation ceiling</header> <subsection id="IDb39a9215f6684c9c8331663b3e713691"><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="IDa6c56849ffb749cea9835f7dd9940d80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$41,564,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb5cf02c279fd4b5291b922ceb5a1d0e2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$42,227,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID95c0e99cf6c745c68533c3d7f636f8b6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The limitations under subsection (a) shall not apply to obligations under or for—</text> <paragraph id="ID211741477c054486a7c1f22db69beefd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 125 of title 23, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID712609311fbe483eb6e96d0b1a902b49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa24f233351a945b692b8cce276c2cfb7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a66541bd4a64956b92290d1771a92b0"><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="ID4e17a581bb57476ca20849f451d37bcf"><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="ID543dbbf215e64dbda3d038b9817affcf"><enum>(6)</enum><text>sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID74a47baad41f48d3b3b044a41847ee03"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc262744eae8429e871e40a46eb6ba9d"><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 id="ID20d88c89a09e4bc5b83b1e9ff6cc96b9"><enum>(9)</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="ID620141a735084e70826b348711dbe369"><enum>(10)</enum><text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (but, for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2011, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1b3e2b3b1f824ee49df20e16b36a673a"><enum>(11)</enum><text>section 1603 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (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; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID41c8007afa234dafa4948289a15b295d"><enum>(12)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5eddfabbbc1046adb83807173264a6a1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of obligation authority</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013, the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="ID0417f30a154642d188251bbe90075d29"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for—</text> <subparagraph id="IDfdaa2a95d06a46da91d6613fc95aee21"><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="ID3aed8a56cd2e4df499cc0acf0bdddb9f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0a18646f6b04fe09d41a560dd3feca6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts—</text> <subparagraph id="idFA49826C0C764E97866C13EA5CFE226A"><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 sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id343A5784786B4652A2468859BD84105F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which obligation authority was provided in a previous fiscal year;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID883f2279d9ed4ec6b96cebec28bd1b26"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall determine the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID144674e62cb748d48643f5da3a122f0b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc61752caccc74e95a71826416d81a01e"><enum>(B)</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 (11) 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)(12) for the fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID58de40834a394578a2e09515faec3b36"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts 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 sections 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying—</text> <subparagraph id="ID4aec726424ae481b8f80933367cfe2ab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5d07d75981a4345b3ded60829f95301"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for the fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6eba47901a8348519f12148afe53bf26"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts 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 in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts apportioned under section 204 of that title) in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd72a729ef4684ff38cf018fa84d3fa73"><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="ID0d32c5395ff94dc1a8f9f17acae6573b"><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="ID0641596326314501a24cecc8ac2cd350"><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 2012 through 2013—</text> <paragraph id="ID3b8a57cac94541a184c45d42926579f8"><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="ID16dac6368035401a84b60edb09dbb641"><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 this Act) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6bd3965373ab4c118f8775ecd635b18b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability of obligation limitations to transportation research programs</header> <paragraph id="ID4b5ea1202b01462fac8491efff7893a3"><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—</text> <subparagraph id="ID6f74b355945f4bb0ba3dd126991c71f0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID97a96df1d01f4966aaf53166724b20c7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>division E of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a28c2fba4214c179ff6b929ebe6cb87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7a79959fb17c4a4fac93c3a1da7f5840"><enum>(A)</enum><text>remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76df48f6c5144837b1c7b116529244de"><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="IDab5448333857428190697dadee792852"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Redistribution of certain authorized funds</header> <paragraph id="IDdb5e61e96f244548984b701726fef0da"><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 2012 through 2013, 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="IDdd33bcb7c5134f0e9abbb38b55b44af0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59e2f27bc222457da2e1ba0892d75261"><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="ID6a149445a7094a65910b39e7b4cfb492"><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="IDb61cc6b41572468db2d24797304e4ca6"><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(c) of title 23, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID99cd63d0ec3a41379c73607f83754d88"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Definitions</header> <subsection id="IDc3d197f703c643d8855f6e2d00288554"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDb21bb639c91744629d3189440f2c1647"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (6), (7), (9), (12), (19), (20), (24), (25), (26), (28), (38), and (39);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID87295a0552ed4f15b2c25d1d8178b1db"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (21), (22), (23), (27), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36), and (37) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (28), (29), (33), and (34), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e3a6913649b424884be883ad3c7bb87"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65A4D115186641FDA36D669E9EAF397C" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID6801b2386d874b3ab9a4975d4c7018ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Asset management</header><text>The term <term>asset management</term> means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID489f8d12f6d5444289e60d38db1cd125"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))—</text> <subparagraph id="id009522F3274343E6BF422CAC6F07BC73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or any project eligible for assistance under this title</quote> after <quote>of a highway</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb56196cfaef24dd39c9c997860df0b8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BB7F7892B394780B1643E8A6B88E3D5" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="IDb612f26340bf4cb0b3bd83677bb35172"><enum>(A)</enum><text>preliminary engineering, engineering, and design-related services directly relating to the construction of a highway project, including engineering, design, project development and management, construction project management and inspection, surveying, mapping (including the establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic control in accordance with specifications of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and architectural-related services;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbbf047b089484fb3af0a06cfef1b24fc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="IDacc7c0460dfa4ce9b553501a43f83ad0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>reconstruction,</quote> before <quote>resurfacing</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDde1f7f401c4e4165afe89bc93c9e8011"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and rehabilitation</quote> and inserting <quote>rehabilitation, and preservation</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda1799b2654a49a8a85324b42403234a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>railway</quote> and inserting <quote>railway-highway</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42435210bfbf4bcd9814001c981de970"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote>obstacles</quote> and inserting <quote>hazards</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID56eb215f5cf946ebacdd707559b6fb6c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7c235cc0f0dd44febd5d909d422a7947"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>public</quote> before <quote>highway eligible</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2c30476359844dce890b3d20bfcbd618"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>functionally</quote> before <quote>classified</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2dbccd9f14e499bb6b38ad8f4e6e3e5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id686CAC21C22D49488101B479CF5EECD2" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDaa158684eeaa43c0a201b485f6c4c131"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal lands access transportation facility</header><text>The term <term>Federal Lands access transportation facility</term> means a public highway, road, bridge, trail, or transit system that is located on, is adjacent to, or provides access to Federal lands for which title or maintenance responsibility is vested in a State, county, town, township, tribal, municipal, or local government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb50e10b89e1f44e689a7a639f31057c7"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Federal lands transportation facility</header><text>The term <term>Federal lands transportation facility</term> means a public highway, road, bridge, trail, or transit system that is located on, is adjacent to, or provides access to Federal lands for which title and maintenance responsibility is vested in the Federal Government, and that appears on the national Federal lands transportation facility inventory described in section 203(c).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe2e236b87bfd493db1394252ffb7cf3e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (11)(B) by inserting <quote>including public roads on dams</quote> after <quote>drainage structure</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDac9b28fe758243e985922d2b64f771b2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7aa83ec6b9404afb94c347d3bf46bd4f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>as a</quote> and inserting <quote>as an air quality</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7b4f11be83d4b34bda09d4d60214c8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>air quality</quote> before <quote>attainment area</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID80f3ebe6330f4449bc3aa3f7a02b6a20"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in paragraph (18) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>an undertaking to construct a particular portion of a highway, or if the context so implies, the particular portion of a highway so constructed or any other undertaking</quote> and inserting <quote>any undertaking</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID70a160e5977546e4bf83e12c0728ac65"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDbf7fbcf5e1064d9cb2f1912101343cec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the State transportation department and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe59629cc4b4a4be88b8d707c76aa2fe4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and the recipient</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDddb8d98f5fd241f6a057e1c9d6250772"><enum>(11)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (23) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B0D83CCAD894CE68052253A757497F8" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID34a234a98a5f4995be20fb5c2398ba07"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Safety improvement project</header><text>The term <term>safety improvement project</term> means a strategy, activity, or project on a public road that is consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan and corrects or improves a roadway feature that constitutes a hazard to road users or addresses a highway safety problem.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc8103336cbb943b687ee512bfc8844a3"><enum>(12)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (26) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F7767623DC04DE48F67AD9BE4C2A612" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID5ece7f462cbd41d5959d654c8ab2a944"><enum>(27)</enum><header>State strategic highway safety plan</header><text>The term <term>State strategic highway safety plan</term> has the same meaning given such term in section 148(a).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDaa871905dea846b28c40d9b832f3ccf0"><enum>(13)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (29) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E075823236C43EFB15D0B09AFD19161" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID9c12637539bf4042a7e51b1cf2680851"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Transportation enhancement activity</header><text>The term <term>transportation enhancement activity</term> means any of the following activities when carried out as part of any program or project authorized or funded under this title, or as an independent program or project related to surface transportation:</text> <subparagraph id="IDc10399fedb0d4754b11754fad7e970d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicycles.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4f8c79ee3df946f4a17433b57c4355dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Provision of safety and educational activities for pedestrians and bicyclists.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe5d231d71df24a14a8c93085d5218ccf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb03c7c1efe4d4e068d62e78410ab283d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Scenic or historic highways and bridges.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID29fbe3892f21444d9a5d297024402b1d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Vegetation management practices in transportation rights-of-way and other activities eligible under section 319.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID789d96b7504148dfaf108000e5698344"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Historic preservation, rehabilitation, and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4cc0d063e31b482f9e4d09c49720c5b5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Preservation of abandoned railway corridors, including the conversion and use of the corridors for pedestrian or bicycle trails.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3947038c3ebf4ec6a82f7af52937f44d"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Inventory, control, and removal of outdoor advertising.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfab30447201544e6ba519ab6a8641ce8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Archaeological planning and research.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e7b784e09524921bf638dce89458913"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Any environmental mitigation activity, including pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and mitigation to—</text> <clause id="IDb1b85c04033942519c0e919f21724850"><enum>(i)</enum><text>address stormwater management, control, and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff, including activities described in sections 133(b)(11), 328(a), and 329; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDa7f0c53bc72144329fc1d893ce5d25d1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2fc095f8952848fdab2f0e21e52ee0d2"><enum>(14)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (29) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5B999575C6847C5ADD443D7E5444968" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID5f31ff96c2e740fcbf9f46c0699cb2ea"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Transportation systems management and operations</header> <subparagraph id="IDe1a3abe2a4aa451d8b22234111c07671"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>transportation systems management and operations</term> means integrated strategies to optimize the performance of existing infrastructure through the implementation of multimodal and intermodal, cross-jurisdictional systems, services, and projects designed to preserve capacity and improve security, safety, and reliability of the transportation system.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID538455cb6edf47b8a2ae9f7518b8265c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>transportation systems management and operations</term> includes—</text> <clause id="IDd226ba99d49e45dd85299025ac58ddd7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>actions such as traffic detection and surveillance, corridor management, freeway management, arterial management, active transportation and demand management, work zone management, emergency management, traveler information services, congestion pricing, parking management, automated enforcement, traffic control, commercial vehicle operations, freight management, and coordination of highway, rail, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian operations; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID9dadd870d4bf4760880d0520fd1ee5ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordination of the implementation of regional transportation system management and operations investments (such as traffic incident management, traveler information services, emergency management, roadway weather management, intelligent transportation systems, communication networks, and information sharing systems) requiring agreements, integration, and interoperability to achieve targeted system performance, reliability, safety, and customer service levels.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a315dc0fb8c409d8503bff7edab39b3"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Tribal transportation facility</header><text>The term <term>tribal transportation facility</term> means a public highway, road, bridge, trail, or transit system that is located on or provides access to tribal land and appears on the national tribal transportation facility inventory described in section 202(b)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5676faaf32914aeba21c71f59a6ca435"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Truck stop electrification system</header><text>The term <term>truck stop electrification system</term> means a system that delivers heat, air conditioning, electricity, or communications to a heavy-duty vehicle.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5f501f503623426fa452082d187c389a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>Section 101(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>system</quote> and inserting <quote>highway</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID5d983cc1cc404081b4ea4a179b3211ad"><enum>1104.</enum><header>National highway system</header> <subsection id="ID07f68c544153437a96d5de5d9f052c92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FAA9A22E7524E42A57604DC8F1F6DC6" style="USC"> <section id="IDf9ddba35a0924f15a24d9d91b59e6ddc"><enum>103.</enum><header>National highway system</header> <subsection id="IDf0e9b7bc2e0546bd97c0ae3310a36672"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purposes of this title, the Federal-aid system is the National Highway System, which includes the Interstate System.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID19aff8def7cd4f0b93e3418b235245d4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National highway system</header> <paragraph id="ID146873f6ddbc46bdbcd5f090a9ee4fd3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Description</header><text>The National Highway System consists of the highway routes and connections to transportation facilities that shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID191a40ae5eb547b888474c7bbe15c62e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve major population centers, international border crossings, ports, airports, public transportation facilities, and other intermodal transportation facilities and other major travel destinations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf4281d5a95164fc9b53b6d30cb063063"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meet national defense requirements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb133223ccacc475798e091ed6a2ea859"><enum>(C)</enum><text>serve interstate and interregional travel and commerce.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb6dccf6bdd5148f5817e43549a2c9ba7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The National Highway System described in paragraph (1) consists of the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID9a30159268574446ad5e07c1fd7198ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The National Highway System depicted on the map submitted by the Secretary of Transportation to Congress with the report entitled <quote>Pulling Together: The National Highway System and its Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals</quote> and dated May 24, 1996, and modifications approved by the Secretary before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID31e6dbecaf6a4480b5f563ff65b38d9e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Other urban and rural principal arterial routes, and border crossings on those routes, that were not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89A301E5E47C4AF48843A3EB55D69418"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Other connector highways (including toll facilities) that were not included in the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title> but that provide motor vehicle access between arterial routes on the National Highway System and a major intermodal transportation facility.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID407ed43f99c44c0393d9131c2d8f2031"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A strategic highway network that—</text> <clause id="idF1CC7EFD376D499EB81A9F975CA32EF8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consists of a network of highways that are important to the United States strategic defense policy, that provide defense access, continuity, and emergency capabilities for the movement of personnel, materials, and equipment in both peacetime and wartime, and that were not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>;</text> </clause><clause id="idEA4A97478361423499BBE86E1862DF83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may include highways on or off the Interstate System; and</text> </clause><clause id="id57FB3A76E10E41C593F534F084CC6D59"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall be designated by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and the States.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfe0147832f16471a90dea77c858f9841"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Major strategic highway network connectors that—</text> <clause id="idF666295E76344B34A19596DE711D1DFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consist of highways that provide motor vehicle access between major military installations and highways that are part of the strategic highway network but were not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id5B16FE138CB54C0DACDFF6DC3141AF6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be designated by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and the States.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc226f8d847f84174885e43de15ab7f27"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modifications to NHS</header> <subparagraph id="IDb08f18afa90e4a26aefc5b9b8a0bc668"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make any modification, including any modification consisting of a connector to a major intermodal terminal, to the National Highway System that is proposed by a State if the Secretary determines that the modification—</text> <clause id="ID57bf91b96b73496684c30d1cb4f2038d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the criteria established for the National Highway System under this title after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDcad57c601717411bbc65c566dc1c9026"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enhances the national transportation characteristics of the National Highway System.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4c33030ead934b92a2c383e4cf9dd9b0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cooperation</header> <clause id="ID9b3eed5a279344cfad9f5e67b24d0537"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In proposing a modification under this paragraph, a State shall cooperate with local and regional officials.</text> </clause><clause id="ID30c0ddf1d6d847a9a24f3b18bfd84d28"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Urbanized areas</header><text>In an urbanized area, the local officials shall act through the metropolitan planning organization designated for the area under section 134.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDafee2d7f85a542a2973f2e8d8f6e0218"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interstate system</header> <paragraph id="IDb711408d6aa3422792735f61193b8265"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Description</header> <subparagraph id="ID6a9b7abf3b604e58b606ce0657966e97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways within the United States (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) consists of highways designed, located, and selected in accordance with this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41547e35bc1e4752b667f1d60b1c42ed"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Design</header> <clause id="IDdd94dae438bc469d919cb83227062c86"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), highways on the Interstate System shall be designed in accordance with the standards of section 109(b).</text> </clause><clause id="ID7ef1de742524473aab12e343501cdfa8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Highways on the Interstate System in Alaska and Puerto Rico shall be designed in accordance with such geometric and construction standards as are adequate for current and probable future traffic demands and the needs of the locality of the highway.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdafa29d0c76b4ce280ed2bf58c3b9da3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Location</header><text>Highways on the Interstate System shall be located so as—</text> <clause id="ID65243e86d5164e9d853b40510d6d020c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to connect by routes, as direct as practicable, the principal metropolitan areas, cities, and industrial centers;</text> </clause><clause id="ID5db96ede0b074e8fa3e9022bf052263b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to serve the national defense; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID501e7c8675cf45948d5bfab9dfe62854"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, to connect at suitable border points with routes of continental importance in Canada and Mexico.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3a2288f8626544cea16370c68d227de9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Selection of routes</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, each route of the Interstate System shall be selected by joint action of the State transportation departments of the State in which the route is located and the adjoining States, in cooperation with local and regional officials, and subject to the approval of the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID17e92319e79247e28bc15905e997b6b7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum mileage</header><text>The mileage of highways on the Interstate System shall not exceed 43,000 miles, exclusive of designations under paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8acaee16c5214f0b88ffd6b1bbad33f2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modifications</header><text>The Secretary may approve or require modifications to the Interstate System in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures established under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID716769cc849f4d4d83afead4cb7b44e4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interstate system designations</header> <subparagraph id="ID08967db7179b445fa69eed199c4484d6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Additions</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a highway on the National Highway System meets all standards of a highway on the Interstate System and that the highway is a logical addition or connection to the Interstate System, the Secretary may, upon the affirmative recommendation of the State or States in which the highway is located, designate the highway as a route on the Interstate System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f0bb460492b423bb7c2786a4143c7f2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designations as future interstate system routes</header> <clause id="ID346f95efed33411dbb77d5768ec316c9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clauses (ii) through (vi), if the Secretary determines that a highway on the National Highway System would be a logical addition or connection to the Interstate System and would qualify for designation as a route on the Interstate System under subparagraph (A) if the highway met all standards of a highway on the Interstate System, the Secretary may, upon the affirmative recommendation of the State or States in which the highway is located, designate the highway as a future Interstate System route.</text> </clause><clause id="ID17aef9556710451a98d611fdb1d4f1dd"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Written agreement</header><text>A designation under clause (i) shall be made only upon the written agreement of each State described in that clause that the highway will be constructed to meet all standards of a highway on the Interstate System by not later than the date that is 25 years after the date of the agreement.</text> </clause><clause id="ID663f0d198ba34242b8788b661117da21"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Failure to complete construction</header><text>If a State described in clause (i) has not substantially completed the construction of a highway designated under this subparagraph by the date specified in clause (ii), the Secretary shall remove the designation of the highway as a future Interstate System route.</text> </clause><clause id="ID98c995633c46403fbb995883a4f5801f"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Effect of removal</header><text>Removal of the designation of a highway under clause (iii) shall not preclude the Secretary from designating the highway as a route on the Interstate System under subparagraph (A) or under any other provision of law providing for addition to the Interstate System.</text> </clause><clause id="ID989bf18bbada44b59ebe89ced097079f"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Retroactive effect</header><text>An agreement described in clause (ii) that is entered into before August 10, 2005, shall be deemed to include the 25-year time limitation described in that clause, regardless of any earlier construction completion date in the agreement.</text> </clause><clause id="ID433ba634cb1c4e0c95d90b0b10d8de1b"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>References</header><text>No law, rule, regulation, map, document, or other record of the United States, or of any State or political subdivision of a State, shall refer to any highway designated as a future Interstate System route under this subparagraph, and no such highway shall be signed or marked, as a highway on the Interstate System, until such time as the highway—</text> <subclause id="idE5B138F6BB15451BBC321D2BBCDE52F1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is constructed to the geometric and construction standards for the Interstate System; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3C7DFF8D8C4A40DAB77C0F331D68434E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has been designated as a route on the Interstate System.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa70370cb74a04ddbbaa4637ea63ef8a6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Financial responsibility</header><text>Except as provided in this title, the designation of a highway under this paragraph shall create no additional Federal financial responsibility with respect to the highway.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID09980cde6d29417db885a36c958833f3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exemption of interstate system</header> <subparagraph id="ID064467cdc55245008d2c469b2a32ecbd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Interstate System shall not be considered to be a historic site under section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, regardless of whether the Interstate System or portions or elements of the Interstate System are listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDab31e3771a94498c94433eb63337e003"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Individual elements</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C)—</text> <clause id="idC13CD4102B004AEFAB04FCA4EA4E0F83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary shall determine, through the administrative process established for exempting the Interstate System from section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), those individual elements of the Interstate System that possess national or exceptional historic significance (such as a historic bridge or a highly significant engineering feature); and</text> </clause><clause id="id8A29D6DF0E774B8D9AAC6E9F562CC60A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>those elements shall be considered to be historic sites under section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, as applicable.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a7a485d3a5f41c888e5ceeb15b9ada8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Construction, maintenance, restoration, and rehabilitation activities</header><text>Subparagraph (B) does not prohibit a State from carrying out construction, maintenance, preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation activities for a portion of the Interstate System referred to in subparagraph (B) upon compliance with section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, as applicable, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).”.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id595A51B9AD994FAE97C437CDA36016A2"><enum>(b)<?LEXA-Enum (b)?></enum><header>Inclusion of certain route segments on Interstate System</header> <paragraph id="id4F2508960B3C4412987C2B7676962E99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2031; 109 Stat. 597; 115 Stat. 872) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="id892057C44C8847D7AED83F8B677C23F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>and in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20)</quote> and inserting <quote>, in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20), and in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B) of subsection (c)(26)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A46EA43EAE1416F9F406A96C98C6C1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>that the segment</quote> and all that follows through the period and inserting <quote>that the segment meets the Interstate System design standards approved by the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code, and is planned to connect to an existing Interstate System segment by the date that is 25 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21.</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b5e9baf09314534ae7d75e25a41ae67"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Route designation</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 109 Stat. 598) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>The routes referred to subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26) are designated as Interstate Route I–11.</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id64145BFC23BF47C289E4A2E899C8BDAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="IDc9c129204bc349f7ad975eb42aa8818f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 103 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="id947fe8ad-8258-4fee-acf1-a3f55c29e261" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="IDf9ddba35a0924f15a24d9d91b59e6ddc" level="section">103. National highway system.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID68ae8cc5e15043828a84c9ab845992f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 113</header><text>Section 113 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="ID3799baf29e944d89a70625df2828386e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>the Federal-aid systems</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highways</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2495f674e034458b96646190e8f4807e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>of the Federal-aid systems</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highway</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfeef357ee7064390a1046eab23334b54"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Section 123</header><text>Section 123(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>Federal-aid system</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highway</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e5bd30964ce4360b17a55e3a9bdccd9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Section 217</header><text>Section 217(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">National Highway System</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">national highway performance program</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID80f573270fee4fe38be5462d36616874"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Section 304</header><text>Section 304 of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>the Federal-aid highway systems</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highways</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID614b0d00c7c84e74bd599f3c9fe41935"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Section 317</header><text>Section 317(d) of title 23, United States Code is amended by striking <quote>system</quote> and inserting <quote>highway</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID8c02667c7bdd4ccb82e23ecda5e8e935"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Apportionment</header> <subsection id="ID52bfc9785d8845b59f01ee8a6bf509e8"><enum>(a)</enum><header> In general</header><text>Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E520A6737554F91998464BF3095ED2A" style="USC"> <section id="ID0f488f9c03fc4a18b81c7bb2acf65bbe"><enum>104.</enum><header>Apportionment</header> <subsection id="idE1963923B827489F8C9C53435DE27434"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header> <paragraph id="ID5ad22374ff6e41df9ec42596fc3d4bf4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to be made available to the Secretary for administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration $480,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe439ca316d6e4f5c97f1ed17e31ae28a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this subsection shall be used—</text> <subparagraph id="IDc130e7402425427e9f1097d18aa96a86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to administer the provisions of law to be funded from appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and programs authorized under chapter 2;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID157197c00a0b4b80a22bdaaa6cb88e63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to make transfers of such sums as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional Commission for administrative activities associated with the Appalachian development highway system; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID584ae033012c4567b67ad11177539607"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to reimburse, as appropriate, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation for the conduct of annual audits of financial statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 31.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd15b10f70d1b4fd08cb53d3a0c025e94"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2cb06e8c319f407fafa6bdd9ec257a8a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Division of State apportionments among programs</header><text>The Secretary shall distribute the amount apportioned to a State for a fiscal year under subsection (c) among the national highway performance program, the transportation mobility program, the highway safety improvement program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, and the national freight program, and to carry out section 134 as follows:</text> <paragraph id="IDb0c6720d8f1b437898b7e384ab2cf4e2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National highway performance program</header><text>For the national highway performance program, 58 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4) and (6).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0aa1f7e974c94cbe9a7115f93a49e1ab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation mobility program</header><text>For the transportation mobility program, 29.3 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4) and (6).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6a0ae3a4a02440c8df21ddc2012d8ab"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><text>For the highway safety improvement program, 7 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4) and (6).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1376f8dfed84f2fb9fa6ee2fc4b2743"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><text>For the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, an amount determined by multiplying the amount determined for the State under subsection (c) by the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID9ada0fab63fb4cccad73b0f479014fbb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program for fiscal year 2009, plus 10 percent of the amount apportioned to the State for the surface transportation program for that fiscal year; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID569c25c6a3de47e590302a2d66a100e2"><enum>(B)</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 the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaa60382661684957b74f47cc779ec8b7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National freight program</header><text>For the national freight program, 5.7 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4) and (6).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfe9d8f8e20ab493b93819a6ebabf5796"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning</header><text>To carry out section 134, an amount determined by multiplying the amount determined for the State under subsection (c) by the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa6d9b969bb0741b68e0224a90f309df5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State to carry out section 134 for fiscal year 2009; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7c69fddd677c4daab32e5f935e42605d"><enum>(B)</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 the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc5a18aeab449430194f2e154cbd6d732"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of State amounts</header> <paragraph id="ID4fadb1284ca94cc1aa958afa92d3a3a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State share</header><text>The amount for each State of combined apportionments for the national highway performance program under section 119, the transportation mobility 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, and to carry out section 134 shall be determined as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="ID3ecc8992983e4270bb31007a666c71b6"><enum>(A)</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> <clause id="IDd2cd89a4c5194e3c9a8750389aa949ed"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of apportionments and allocations that the State received for fiscal years 2005 through 2009; bears to</text> </clause><clause id="ID1b0e7a7fe5c340df92056f78fd474532"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of those apportionments and allocations received by all States for those fiscal years.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0cbcdb27479d4499a61574cec7dac25f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustments to amounts</header><text>The initial amounts resulting from the calculation under subparagraph (A) 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> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF692420EEF724A01B65EFFEABD478D94"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Further adjustment for privatized highways</header> <clause id="id83BE886DDC3B4838B083070B182E6153"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition of privatized highway</header><text>In this subparagraph:</text> <subclause id="id096A0A5EA4AC4F6A8F89B54EA891C946"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>privatized highway</term> means a highway that was formerly a publically operated toll road that is subject to an agreement giving a private entity—</text> <item id="idAEDC30F938304875B2E07BB3ED1CEFF2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>control over the operation of the highway; and</text> </item><item id="id615865CC12AA4AC1BA05620E6A2F5948"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>ownership over the toll revenues collected from the operation of the highway.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id1AEAB482535C45D783C4986FACA22634"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>privatized highway</term> does not include any highway or toll road that was originally—</text> <item id="idB290A0A70ABD40B5A1ECA8C7C3804B52"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>financed and constructed using private funds; and</text> </item><item id="id32B385D9AC8E4EEE8A2B5CCC390D96C4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>operated by a private entity.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="idF133C8C8F7A2436AB6F22E35846E913D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>After making the adjustments to the apportionment of a State under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary shall further adjust the amount to be apportioned to the State by reducing the apportionment by an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subclause id="idC8B1EB5143234A05A67604C7209DA2EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount to be apportioned to the State, as so adjusted under those subparagraphs; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1F588E555FDA46AD9A03DC35AA7D2B73"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the percentage described in clause (iii).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id4C671F08BCA74AEB8AF1086716F88F03"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Percentage</header><text>The percentage referred to in clause (ii) is the percentage equal to the sum obtained by adding—</text> <subclause id="idB2A19D9AA78049F4B3C80E5F02251736"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <item id="id5D9784E8FF044469981FEE80B9743960"><enum>(aa)</enum><text><fraction>1/2</fraction>; and</text> </item><item id="id90480F5483D6434B91D68B3CB39ECFEC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the proportion that—</text> <subitem id="id6208AA9B4A5B4E0FAA3036599DC21E17"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the total number of lane miles on privatized highway lanes on National Highway System routes in a State; bears to</text> </subitem><subitem id="id7598C794A98F4F839C347F6FAD2F6C2F"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the total number of all lane miles on National Highway System routes in the State; and</text> </subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="id5774009F1ECF4892AFF33180DBA2EE5F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <item id="idA3143680E4CF46B3827EE6967A369201"><enum>(aa)</enum><text><fraction>1/2</fraction>; and</text> </item><item id="id71AD11404BB24B61BDE8D286D821C0BC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the proportion that—</text> <subitem id="id44310895477D479C9A7E61F43E6064AF"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the total number of vehicle miles traveled on privatized highway lanes on National Highway System routes in the State; bears to</text> </subitem><subitem id="idD9D6E19CD3D84202A05B521C44B05346"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the total number of vehicle miles traveled on all lanes on National Highway System routes in the State.</text> </subitem></item></subclause></clause><clause id="idFC2035941852401C888757EA358B2328"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Reapportionment</header><text>An amount withheld from apportionment to a State under clause (ii) shall be reapportioned among all other States based on the proportions calculated under subparagraph (A).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAB8F43AED1594431BCDE747E4E274026"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State apportionment</header><text>On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall apportion the sum authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the national highway performance program under section 119, the transportation mobility 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, and to carry out section 134 in accordance with paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6376a7358a3c4320a7caeb65c1684937"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning</header> <paragraph id="ID27b810b3815a4796955dff97584b05a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of amounts</header> <subparagraph id="ID821a0b1f48f24abc9066f735cd882dbc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use</header> <clause id="idEA6172B92CB54188BC590CF7F57EDBF3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the amounts apportioned to a State under subsection (b)(6) shall be made available by the State to the metropolitan planning organizations responsible for carrying out section 134 in the State.</text> </clause><clause id="idB5AD97FCEB5949FB9E4528F35FF894A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>States receiving minimum apportionment</header><text>A State that received the minimum apportionment for use in carrying out section 134 for fiscal year 2009 may, subject to the approval of the Secretary, use the funds apportioned under subsection (b)(6) to fund transportation planning outside of urbanized areas.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5e7a844ac84a438f921d3029cd5a2899"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Unused funds</header><text>Any funds that are not used to carry out section 134 may be made available by a metropolitan planning organization to the State to fund activities under section 135.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbeaf7879d73343569ed84291d9fddc86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of amounts within States</header> <subparagraph id="ID86f815d6f0104c64971ca445bab3761d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The distribution within any State of the planning funds made available to organizations under paragraph (1) shall be in accordance with a formula that—</text> <clause id="id11FDE1D6C44C498A8D5FBED2EB552AF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is developed by each State and approved by the Secretary; and</text> </clause><clause id="id045D6D97ED124E43B47521AE9D20E744"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>takes into consideration, at a minimum, population, status of planning, attainment of air quality standards, metropolitan area transportation needs, and other factors necessary to provide for an appropriate distribution of funds to carry out section 134 and other applicable requirements of Federal law.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdfd8e78f763c4b95af96ae56d8281531"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>Not later than 15 business days after the date of receipt by a State of a request for reimbursement of expenditures made by a metropolitan planning organization for carrying out section 134, the State shall reimburse, from amounts distributed under this paragraph to the metropolitan planning organization by the State, the metropolitan planning organization for those expenditures.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2c54617addb465787f3449c48757b82"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of population figures</header><text>For the purpose of determining population figures under this subsection, the Secretary shall use the latest available data from the decennial census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID66c0523767194b638114c481e799f51c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Certification of apportionments</header> <paragraph id="ID632012958eb140a78c5ceb06574dce1b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id93EC8593304C41FC9AE02402E72964D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on October 1 of each fiscal year, certify to each of the State transportation departments the amount that has been apportioned to the State under this section for the fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2290B00221C04E30A296AF2CEADD5059"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to permit the States to develop adequate plans for the use of amounts apportioned under this section, advise each State of the amount that will be apportioned to the State under this section for a fiscal year not later than 90 days before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the sums to be apportioned are authorized.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4f86c029bba74dcfacfdf11a8a6b748d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice to States</header><text>If the Secretary has not made an apportionment under this section for a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1998, by not later than the date that is the twenty-first day of that fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit, by not later than that date, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a written statement of the reason for not making the apportionment in a timely manner.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1b2a02e1da04876a260dfc269c04b94"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Apportionment calculations</header> <subparagraph id="id2C926E18A9D941E38B39ED01E5D3C325"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The calculation of official apportionments of funds to the States under this title is a primary responsibility of the Department and shall be carried out only by employees (and not contractors) of the Department.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52E3EF181B414E169CA8D48C260895AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of funds to hire contractors</header><text>None of the funds made available under this title shall be used to hire contractors to calculate the apportionments of funds to States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcb3c493128b74929ad6ace68f66dbc9a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transfer of highway and transit funds</header> <paragraph id="ID2032a230e0074c78ac2fd75b8db15801"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of highway funds for transit projects</header> <subparagraph id="IDd1a8fc16a07c414ca523dc6aeff3fe0e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), amounts made available for transit projects or transportation planning under this title may be transferred to and administered by the Secretary in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56747583c88c4e3d95ebcbaf872be315"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The provisions of this title relating to the non-Federal share shall apply to the amounts transferred under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa1f6bc54dfb849058e7147e311992b1e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of transit funds for highway projects</header> <subparagraph id="ID6113d39283b6407c9c331732e3ccfe91"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), amounts made available for highway projects or transportation planning under chapter 53 of title 49 may be transferred to and administered by the Secretary in accordance with this title.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb0c445e539cc4b229d888cb547a11a2b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The provisions of chapter 53 of title 49 relating to the non-Federal share shall apply to amounts transferred under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID554705a427b047f2b91722fac50328b3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer of funds among States or to Federal highway administration</header> <subparagraph id="ID4cb7913e483e449cae8e91ae02699b06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, at the request of a State, transfer amounts apportioned or allocated under this title to the State to another State, or to the Federal Highway Administration, for the purpose of funding 1 or more projects that are eligible for assistance with amounts so apportioned or allocated.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID921ead550e7348328b7e84de15687dd5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>The transfer shall have no effect on any apportionment of amounts to a State under this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDace2554caaca4d049bc7d3dc28020ad1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funds suballocated to urbanized areas</header><text>Amounts that are apportioned or allocated to a State under subsection (b)(3) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>) or subsection (b)(2) and attributed to an urbanized area of a State with a population of more than 200,000 individuals under section 133(d) may be transferred under this paragraph only if the metropolitan planning organization designated for the area concurs, in writing, with the transfer request.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9caed752eca24cec8c154b745c7da4fd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfer of obligation authority</header><text>Obligation authority for amounts transferred under this subsection shall be transferred in the same manner and amount as the amounts for the projects that are transferred under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA385A2F82E140DFA1AF35E95A43C2B3" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id59D831D5E459442FB790B80E33EC8294"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available to the public, in a user-friendly format via the Internet, a report that describes—</text> <paragraph id="IDe2ac5e91035f434fb5ba9e722057dacc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the amount obligated, by each State, for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs during the preceding fiscal year;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID142f9fffc29d42febc602f201bc17d68"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the balance, as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year, of the unobligated apportionment of each State by fiscal year under this section;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID330c2e87a815475a968eeca42f34b409"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the balance of unobligated sums available for expenditure at the discretion of the Secretary for such highways and programs for the fiscal year; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0acd5932b40d4cc58d5b6f4b11a9c095"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the rates of obligation of funds apportioned or set aside under this section, according to—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd9ab60e52d9947a6ba5a4797f48ec452"><enum>(A)</enum><text>program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID001be8943e854ba594fe48627fbc268d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>funding category of subcategory;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9edb6e7db1a4470fbfd1d23395e156c2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>type of improvement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1338071c8dd14ebea8b4981cf0877c8e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID94863d1d23ce4cf0896c9b6e0c64f176"><enum>(E)</enum><text>sub-State geographical area, including urbanized and rural areas, on the basis of the population of each such area.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDa2c53da3640d41c597fc2c8190b08934"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 146(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>sections 104(b)(l) and 104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(2)</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDca223fa8734f425fa7f00feeda9fd5c5"><enum>1106.</enum><header>National highway performance program</header> <subsection id="ID3fde61057d8c47dba2129fa35128aa9b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE9AE0212935459FA66A84FB08034393" style="USC"> <section id="ID1e97c57e6a534292b039fbd3f72f38d6"><enum>119.</enum><header>National highway performance program</header> <subsection id="ID9a5b6faa20984f4685eb330bdb1fe587"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a national highway performance program under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID22368dacc32f4723abee46de363f5e41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the national highway performance program shall be—</text> <paragraph id="ID616c07ee780a4669b6f62794679c2cb1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide support for the condition and performance of the National Highway System; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id21CC68E676CB4D788C49A1437846F0EA"><enum>(2)<?LEXA-Enum (2)?></enum><text>to ensure that investments of Federal-aid funds in highway construction are directed to support progress toward the achievement of performance targets for infrastructure condition and performance.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1c194afb8c7541e3818fad2b95a1c3b4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible facilities</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (d), to be eligible for funding apportioned under section 104(b)(1) to carry out this section, a facility shall be located on the National Highway System, as defined in section 103.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID0092711196fa49dea9f24e371be6f166"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds apportioned to a State to carry out the national highway performance program may be obligated only for a project on an eligible facility that is—</text> <paragraph id="ID690bf4bfaae24366af7ff8c45121f8ad"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a project, or is part of a program of projects, supporting progress toward the achievement of national performance goals for improving infrastructure condition, safety, mobility, or freight movement on the National Highway System and consistent with sections 134 and 135; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID75a90ef5f1464890b5db0f3c591aed7b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for 1 or more of the following purposes:</text> <subparagraph id="IDd93958f7a0c04a3d81bb5533ce9f150f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, preservation, or operational improvement of segments of the National Highway System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb8eaa8b4726e4abf8448f4e52802c6d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Construction, 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) of bridges on the National Highway System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb38615a695f453a8557eb0558e4040f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Construction, replacement (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitation, preservation, and protection (including impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events) of tunnels on the National Highway System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf865886c6e144b22b66081c0f9670806"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Inspection and evaluation, as described in section 144, of bridges and tunnels on the National Highway System, and inspection and evaluation of other highway infrastructure assets on the National Highway System, including signs and sign structures, earth retaining walls, and drainage structures.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDecbb49c215334d24a22a202a0ad3d037"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Training of bridge and tunnel inspectors, as described in section 144.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09e14835efa2408cbec3365e61415266"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Construction, rehabilitation, or replacement of existing ferry boats and ferry boat facilities, including approaches, that connect road segments of the National Highway System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf4fb6a90f4c24a39a5f229f9195f472b"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation of, and operational improvements for, a Federal-aid highway not on the National Highway System, and construction of a transit project eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, if—</text> <clause id="ID14eb110dff2b45da99660f1b054b61a6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the highway project or transit project is in the same corridor as, and in proximity to, a fully access-controlled highway designated as a part of the National Highway System;</text> </clause><clause id="ID07d9dc3f040a46208319b3737f5e544d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the construction or improvements will reduce delays or produce travel time savings on the fully access-controlled highway described in clause (i) and improve regional traffic flow; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID3c1fd844f1ed42ef934a919c7777eaa7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the construction or improvements are more cost-effective, as determined by benefit-cost analysis, than an improvement to the fully access-controlled highway described in clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDddb4fcbeb8584feeb6e67704b4630a39"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways in accordance with section 217.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc96f6dfbf07c48f59782c33b2a0d1fec"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Highway safety improvements for segments of the National Highway System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf98c181ce89b4a41ae0527126ea33f4d"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Capital and operating costs for traffic and traveler information monitoring, management, and control facilities and programs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID81218478c12f45868a15d2dcc089543e"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Development and implementation of a State asset management plan for the National Highway System in accordance with this section, including data collection, maintenance, and integration and the cost associated with obtaining, updating, and licensing software and equipment required for risk-based asset management and performance-based management.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID57f6c11e90004f42928be01edddaca6c"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99bb5ae4adfd4fad8bc1928cedbea24f"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Environmental restoration and pollution abatement in accordance with section 328.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3216f756e4df44e9a9a478ebb31e08b2"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Control of noxious weeds and aquatic noxious weeds and establishment of native species in accordance with section 329.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID859a601a487b436a93646629a750643b"><enum>(O)</enum><text>In accordance with all applicable Federal law (including regulations), participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation efforts relating to projects funded under this title, which may include participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation banks, contributions to statewide and regional efforts to conserve, restore, enhance, and create natural habitats and wetlands, and development of statewide and regional natural habitat and wetlands conservation and mitigation plans, including any such banks, efforts, and plans developed in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations), on the conditions that—</text> <clause id="idED240A20CCD94EB1AA982E16280AC813"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contributions to those mitigation efforts may—</text> <subclause id="id18CC1FB783D94685998DF901FAD99768"><enum>(I)</enum><text>take place concurrent with or in advance of project construction; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id77EE2DFB0E5543B28351CA8B732914C6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>occur in advance of project construction only if the efforts are consistent with all applicable requirements of Federal law (including regulations) and State transportation planning processes; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id723E99271C79428A8C998831AC3F7E8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to participation in a natural habitat or wetland mitigation effort relating to a project funded under this title that has an impact that occurs within the service area of a mitigation bank, preference is given, to the maximum extent practicable, to the use of the mitigation bank if the bank contains sufficient available credits to offset the impact and the bank is approved in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7114C535F04241CA8518161F391C9C2D"><enum>(P)</enum><text>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) of bridges on Federal-aid highways (other than on the National Highway System).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8C86DF46D64149F6A0F9EC506284C238"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on new capacity</header> <paragraph id="id5155F52CB51946BD9F10AF75DA111462"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the maximum amount that a State may obligate under this section for projects under subparagraphs (G) and (P) of subsection (d)(2) and that is attributable to the portion of the cost of any project undertaken to expand the capacity of eligible facilities on the National Highway System, in a case in which the new capacity consists of 1 or more new travel lanes that are not high-occupancy vehicle lanes, shall not, in total, exceed 40 percent of the combined apportionments of a State under section 104(b)(1) for the most recent 3 consecutive years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC9B5879075D4433F9E4741015ACFB71A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a project for the construction of auxiliary lanes and turning lanes or widening of a bridge during rehabilitation or replacement to meet current geometric, construction, and structural standards for the types and volumes of projected traffic over the design life of the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6bdf0c6729a448b8aa83389116e35ae3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State performance management</header> <paragraph id="IDfc25760384a241249035e31657773bec"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State shall develop a risk-based asset management plan for the National Highway System to improve or preserve asset condition and system performance.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID478c7e4575be4c15aa95e3cdc4e55644"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance driven plan</header><text>A State asset management plan shall include strategies leading to a program of projects that would make progress toward achievement of the State targets for asset condition and performance of the National Highway System in accordance with paragraph (5) and supporting the progress toward the achievement of the national goals identified in section 150.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID31d9b87e8eb849879bf84fa75995cf69"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Plan contents</header><text>A State asset management plan shall, at a minimum, be in a form that the Secretary determines to be appropriate and include—</text> <subparagraph id="ID59940ef1d7e448b99985824ae79a528a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary listing of the pavement and bridge assets on the National Highway System in the State, including a description of the condition of those assets;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID77f566b6c5a24bf7a1757bdfca58a942"><enum>(B)</enum><text>asset management objectives and measures;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1fb77a709e344f49fd0fde28d32a2c2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>performance gap identification;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb21546cb59f74b5d8afb88bc94dfbfec"><enum>(D)</enum><text>lifecycle cost and risk management analysis;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe5025272388a45eeb0e23ddab35c20ca"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a financial plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeba8149d25674915bb4fe9614fcd1dda"><enum>(F)</enum><text>investment strategies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97F188BE03C640798834CFEEBA9EF12C"><enum>(4)<?LEXA-Enum (4)?></enum><header>Standards and measures</header> <subparagraph id="id6293B55771574685976399E35B0639ED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall, in consultation with State departments of transportation and other stakeholders, establish—</text> <clause id="id3C4673C5A9BF487A91D5A2001522BC97"><enum>(i)</enum><text>minimum standards for States to use in developing and operating pavement management systems and bridge management systems;</text> </clause><clause id="idEBF70D4DBF574EA6B280DB4FA61669D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>measures for States to use to assess—</text> <subclause id="id31115E349DB54B93AAEA24D82EC5CE2F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the condition of pavements on the Interstate system;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF6E41CD00E164F40B10A7824D9AB6362"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the condition of pavements on the National Highway System (excluding the Interstate);</text> </subclause><subclause id="id796B099BD3A144339A881990CFA01F87"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the condition of bridges on the National Highway System;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5BF89387454F443DA01D7DDC7B4425B0"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the performance of the Interstate System; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4BB718B0C614451AB8C7070673CD0DC1"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the performance of the National Highway System (excluding the Interstate System);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idC2A75117F54343868C077C0980909D9F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the data elements that are necessary to collect and maintain data, and a standardized process for collection and sharing of data with appropriate governmental entities at the Federal, State, and local levels (including metropolitan planning organizations), to carry out paragraph (5); and</text> </clause><clause id="idCB642BA8D44D4E67AC0D2549193F34C9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>minimum levels for—</text> <subclause id="id62C598C1F2E1452AAF7932A3FBB0F54B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the condition of pavement on the Interstate System; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE3B0E82D6DCD4034A03D1994BA93593A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the condition of bridges on the National Highway System.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89D6178251094B8D8FAA407EE0F33D72"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State participation</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="idCBB5A9BC240847DB8B8D1258B36C56AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide States not less than 90 days to comment on any regulation proposed by the Secretary under that subparagraph; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1C342DE43E1E479C9338BE3C041B0F75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>take into consideration any comments of the States relating to a proposed regulation received during that comment period.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDddad9504accc40d3a3fe1127a161b9a5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State performance targets</header> <subparagraph id="IDc453d1b4752f4019a79ccde731a9c93b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment of targets</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary promulgates final regulations under paragraph (4), each State, in consultation with metropolitan planning organizations, shall establish targets that address each of the performance measures identified in paragraph (4)(A)(ii).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc606544a13344e84b7c0ae69941b4016"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Periodic updates</header><text>Each State shall periodically update the targets established under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d5319adc5064cceac29df3e15d13ec7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Requirement for plan</header><text>To obligate funding apportioned under section 104(b)(1), each State shall have in effect—</text> <subparagraph id="ID69dcb367ea54415b80efcbfdd3447fa3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a risk-based asset management plan for the National Highway System in accordance with this section, developed through a process defined and approved by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa7fea6a717e42e39e21019a6966d1d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State targets that address the performance measures identified in paragraph (4)(B).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1833991fdcc4318b9b643e13f8fbffa"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Certification of plan development process</header> <subparagraph id="ID7c4734206a8e41e692ce4e8daea11148"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which a State submits a request for approval of the process used by the State to develop the State asset management plan for the National Highway System, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="idE3B2F556BA1F4B77BB4FFD446D335084"><enum>(i)</enum><text>review the process; and</text> </clause><clause id="id7D3D9BE3B01B4335A3A1C7AE0E5AE89B"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4C1D23B17A7D42E68D366FEEBD72D2B8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>certify that the process meets the requirements established by the Secretary; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id76213BFEDA3D4AD7AC1EC1A1E20FCD2B" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>deny certification and specify actions necessary for the State to take to correct deficiencies in the State process.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c30f936ce554171810af9f24b8db763"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recertification</header><text>Not less often than every 4 years, the Secretary shall review and recertify that the process used by a State to develop and maintain the State asset management plan for the National Highway System meets the requirements for the process, as established by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id606B1514F3DA4B52BBD647467836B8B8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Opportunity to cure</header><text>If the Secretary denies certification under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide the State with—</text> <clause id="id361FFE15AC354E36A08F0EB763FF6670"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not less than 90 days to cure the deficiencies of the plan, during which time period all penalties and other legal impacts of a denial of certification shall be stayed; and</text> </clause><clause id="id7000334C3E984CFCA0B8CB27A8014409"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a written statement of the specific actions the Secretary determines to be necessary for the State to cure the plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb40e3796c1f44a9b9d959530d12cb03"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Performance reports</header> <subparagraph id="id6E53ADDEF878494CA0723826097BAEEC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title> and biennially thereafter, a State shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes—</text> <clause id="id8D590266F23F46C29B273FF44053F608"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the condition and performance of the National Highway System in the State;</text> </clause><clause id="idD6FE146D209F43649D8888214E5BD716"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>progress in achieving State targets for each of the performance measures for the National Highway System; and</text> </clause><clause id="idB29794FCB28D49A58BBABCFA0C6E514E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the investment strategy documented in the State asset management plan for the National Highway System.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD1B80E4D2E644349A9402680377FA1D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to achieve targets</header><text>A State that does not achieve or make significant progress toward achieving the targets of the State for performance measures described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for 2 consecutive reports submitted under this paragraph shall include in the next report submitted a description of the actions the State will undertake to achieve the targets.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7951607991D640C2B816A11E6BA85140"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Process</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary shall, by regulation and in consultation with State departments of transportation, establish the process to develop the State asset management plan described in paragraph (1) and establish the standards and measures described in paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0c5abe1ceb5b416faf6b044d16875b2f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Interstate system and NHS bridge conditions</header> <paragraph id="ID4ccad9bd737d46ff92d863bf2c6a679c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Condition of Interstate System</header> <subparagraph id="ID38794b94fd6e44729c0da2dc573f768d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>If, during 2 consecutive reporting periods, the condition of the Interstate System, excluding bridges on the Interstate System, in a State falls below the minimum condition level established by the Secretary under subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv), the State shall be required, during the following fiscal year—</text> <clause id="ID2f0f134fac6b43be90bb546aa81c0782"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to obligate, from the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(1), an amount that is not less than the amount of funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under the Interstate maintenance program for the purposes described in this section (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>), except that for each year after fiscal year 2013, the amount required to be obligated under this clause shall be increased by 2 percent over the amount required to be obligated in the previous fiscal year; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID934e75fcb0864ea890ff9ae8f4168da6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to transfer, from the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) (other than amounts suballocated to metropolitan areas and other areas of the State under section 133(d)) to the apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(1), an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under the Interstate maintenance program for the purposes described in this section (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb954ce84d634bb0b73771f73fced983"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restoration</header><text>The obligation requirement for the Interstate System in a State required by subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year shall remain in effect for each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the condition of the Interstate System in the State exceeds the minimum condition level established by the Secretary under subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd07defdd07b3443b9504186e2e6c3a6f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition of NHS bridges</header> <subparagraph id="ID4f635839c2954400b395bb4169504ffc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>If, during 2 consecutive reporting periods, the condition of bridges on the National Highway System in a State falls below the minimum condition level established by the Secretary under subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv), the State shall be required, during the following fiscal year—</text> <clause id="id84B903466266488E8842E0D94BD079CE"><enum>(i)<?LEXA-Enum (i)?></enum><text>to obligate, from the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(1), an amount for bridges on the National Highway System that is not less than 50 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under the highway bridge program for the purposes described in section 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>), except that for each year after fiscal year 2013, the amount required to be obligated under this clause shall be increased by 2 percent over the amount required to be obligated in the previous fiscal year; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID4a9bc876d477403b883dd3e933c65ea6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to transfer, from the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) (other than amounts suballocated to metropolitan areas and other areas of the State under section 133(d)) to the apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(1), an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under the highway bridge program for the purposes described in section 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc1c960f85e7f4d368c615b3ab1ececfc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restoration</header><text>The obligation requirement for bridges on the National Highway System in a State required by subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year shall remain in effect for each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the condition of bridges on the National Highway System in the State exceeds the minimum condition level established by the Secretary under subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID0c01d2a6c69e4f97a3d4e55c3276f505"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition period</header> <paragraph id="idDD22D3C700AF4443A02769179ED266BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), until such date as a State has in effect an approved asset management plan and has established performance targets as described in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that will contribute to achieving the national goals for the condition and performance of the National Highway System, but not later than 18 months after the date on which the Secretary promulgates final regulations required under section 119(f)(4) of that title, the Secretary shall approve obligations of funds apportioned to a State to carry out the national highway performance program under section 119 of that title, for projects that otherwise meet the requirements of that section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id52330FE9D1E0426CA63B3B800AEB720E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>The Secretary may extend the transition period for a State under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the State has made a good faith effort to establish an asset management plan and performance targets referred to in that paragraph.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID10139922a31a4024be720ea817cd31e0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 119 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="id8fcc72eb-e98e-45bc-9f80-75cfafa6e31e" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="ID1e97c57e6a534292b039fbd3f72f38d6" level="section">119. National highway performance program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID995e91ad6a094d0dba5ae8e999e9c147"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Emergency relief</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EF34BB2099D420A9894C286549E1366" style="USC"> <section id="ID5813774a4bb3427f983dd2b138d23ddf"><enum>125.</enum><header>Emergency relief</header> <subsection id="IDb1d825704b46435a98a33de81f2c686b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to this section and section 120, an emergency fund is authorized for expenditure by the Secretary for the repair or reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails, in any area of the United States, including Indian reservations, that the Secretary finds have suffered serious damage as a result of—</text> <paragraph id="ID2512d94fd65b4068a494bac8a4a1cd3e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a natural disaster over a wide area, such as by a flood, hurricane, tidal wave, earthquake, severe storm, or landslide; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID95782aef70904edca9511a5d20c24584"><enum>(2)</enum><text>catastrophic failure from any external cause.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe2ddfc76a9304ecba0aa2d4dfdd6886e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restriction on eligibility</header> <paragraph id="idD46C87C2D00F475DA5042EFB6DBA6101"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of construction phase</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>construction phase</term> means the phase of physical construction of a highway or bridge facility that is separate from any other identified phases, such as planning, design, or right-of-way phases, in the State transportation improvement program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFD74911752C04B058D744183BB10C84A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>In no case shall funds be used under this section for the repair or reconstruction of a bridge—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5bca3809b15a4d74bbf5fd54775d32d2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that has been permanently closed to all vehicular traffic by the State or responsible local official because of imminent danger of collapse due to a structural deficiency or physical deterioration; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5545c85893634d63a4ef65736d66c279"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if a construction phase of a replacement structure is included in the approved Statewide transportation improvement program at the time of an event described in subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd6309addf5864a64a4503bdec35a90c2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="idF2A9D85B95D14F4989F2932C04AE1C50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the limitations described in paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) such sums as are necessary to establish the fund authorized by this section and to replenish that fund on an annual basis.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0C2CD4C0DB494EDCBA6EE0DF991107E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The limitations referred to in paragraph (1) are that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDda260c3969224d9a940a22609eef95c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than $100,000,000 is authorized to be obligated in any 1 fiscal year commencing after September 30, 1980, to carry out this section, except that, if for any fiscal year the total of all obligations under this section is less than the amount authorized to be obligated for the fiscal year, the unobligated balance of that amount shall—</text> <clause id="id8FC646ACBE37487DA76D137213327406"><enum>(i)</enum><text>remain available until expended; and</text> </clause><clause id="id220CC1A826B5444288EB799E18B037AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be in addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this section for each year; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa7e1e53a03c4afd8a34f66619464bcf"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id751E106567BD4CF28D07741474E486A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>pending such appropriation or replenishment, the Secretary may obligate from any funds appropriated at any time for obligation in accordance with this title, including existing Federal-aid appropriations, such sums as are necessary for the immediate prosecution of the work herein authorized; and</text> </clause><clause id="idB960A81685644D7ABAD425D6A4540DB2" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funds obligated under this subparagraph shall be reimbursed from the appropriation or replenishment.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0da989a9fd9d41728d93c4f7f7c2271b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="ID5746633decb54cdf879a0e9579d21557"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may expend funds from the emergency fund authorized by this section only for the repair or reconstruction of highways on Federal-aid highways in accordance with this chapter, except that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID755bcdfb62724a718ae26732dfc881e5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no funds shall be so expended unless an emergency has been declared by the Governor of the State with concurrence by the Secretary, unless the President has declared the emergency to be a major disaster for the purposes of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) for which concurrence of the Secretary is not required; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79c81f2330b34931b8f0e0a9d04eed36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary has received an application from the State transportation department that includes a comprehensive list of all eligible project sites and repair costs by not later than 2 years after the natural disaster or catastrophic failure.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID10d4b40fa6d64521a63697d912693e62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost limitation</header> <subparagraph id="id374C00591C4747D294E94065281EC344"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of comparable facility</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>comparable facility</term> means a facility that meets the current geometric and construction standards required for a facility of comparable capacity and character to the destroyed facility, except a bridge facility which may be constructed for the type and volume of traffic that the bridge will carry over its design life.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF755A027D4BC4CB984FD99B3741A8A6D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The total cost of a project funded under this section may not exceed the cost of repair or reconstruction of a comparable facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6722CB875FA847B7A6497F75192AF362"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Territories</header><text>The total obligations for projects under this section for any fiscal year in the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall not exceed $20,000,000.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC9AF609DE9CF4B15B40F7268AFD17834"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Substitute traffic</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, actual and necessary costs of maintenance and operation of ferryboats or additional transit service providing temporary substitute highway traffic service, less the amount of fares charged for comparable service, may be expended from the emergency fund authorized by this section for Federal-aid highways.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfac6aed6d53d43abb34c0f3d5454c797"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Tribal transportation facilities, Federal lands transportation facilities, and public roads on federal lands</header> <paragraph id="id00A069BBF49446BAB1D712E8636802CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of open to public travel</header><text>In this subsection, 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 is open to the general public for use with 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> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF84DF1207C6740CEA9FF6ECAC153DA3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditure of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may expend funds from the emergency fund authorized by this section, independently or in cooperation with any other branch of the Federal Government, a State agency, a tribal government, an organization, or a person, for the repair or reconstruction of tribal transportation facilities, Federal lands transportation facilities, and other federally owned roads that are open to public travel, whether or not those facilities are Federal-aid highways.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id15B32C66F1A44D26865F56B7E0FEA2EE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header> <subparagraph id="idFC4D1C445010442CAFB03F587291E6AA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may reimburse Federal and State agencies (including political subdivisions) for expenditures made for projects determined eligible under this section, including expenditures for emergency repairs made before a determination of eligibility.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D6B1936CD2A432BAC0B05A8EC8B911B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text>With respect to reimbursements described in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="id6B865877F98E48BD99CD8A78AEBCE22A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>those reimbursements to Federal agencies and Indian tribal governments shall be transferred to the account from which the expenditure was made, or to a similar account that remains available for obligation; and</text> </clause><clause id="id107F846715F343A2A9473C28AAA32518"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the budget authority associated with the expenditure shall be restored to the agency from which the authority was derived and shall be available for obligation until the end of the fiscal year following the year in which the transfer occurs.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc6826bf1fde549d1b1806f2cbc2eda11"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Treatment of territories</header><text>For purposes of this section, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered to be States and parts of the United States, and the chief executive officer of each such territory shall be considered to be a Governor of a State.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96C60C9BD3C94D6AA9C8B68B40FDFB50"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protecting public safety and maintaining roadways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use amounts from the emergency fund authorized by this section to carry out projects that the Secretary determines are necessary to protect public safety or to maintain or protect roadways that have been included within the scope of a prior emergency declaration in order to maintain the continuation of roadway services on roads that are threatened by continuous or frequent flooding.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDbc7a6d7d55cc4f0589545dd1f96e8bc8"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Transportation mobility program</header> <subsection id="ID87e727cfaaed41c1bcf7275090024acc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A7CB0673C91470CB99602385FAF15E8" style="USC"> <section id="IDfafd693c93884094a84677729f5080a5"><enum>133.</enum><header>Transportation mobility program</header> <subsection id="ID70450c0de0ae48c6a4e42008561cb72a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a transportation mobility program under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID5903521ef41848f7944911598e6775c6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the transportation mobility program shall be to assist States and localities in improving the conditions and performance on Federal-aid highways and on bridges on any public road.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID455765678a924dc39e351400a315b06a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) to carry out the transportation mobility program may be obligated for any of following purposes:</text> <paragraph id="IDfecc37f4f4f44507a28f238159bef596"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, restoration, preservation, or operational improvements for highways, including construction of designated routes of the Appalachian development highway system and local access roads under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDba14ed726bb449e98fc63bcebe161c52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Replacement (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitation, preservation, protection (including painting, scour countermeasures, seismic retrofits, impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events) and application of calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing compositions for bridges (and approaches to bridges and other elevated structures) and tunnels on public roads of all functional classifications, including any such construction or reconstruction necessary to accommodate other transportation modes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf75f2a9899cb4d679e11ee7f6cfefcd2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Construction of a new bridge or tunnel on a new location on a highway, including any such construction necessary to accommodate other transportation modes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID14c0e48dbbde449aba7a4a7480525b58"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Inspection and evaluation (within the meaning of section 144) of bridges and tunnels on public roads of all functional classifications and inspection and evaluation of other highway infrastructure assets, including signs and sign structures, retaining walls, and drainage structures.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe24555bb3303496b87d368f8ffe0adee"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Training of bridge and tunnel inspectors (within the meaning of section 144).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe13cc875b6bf47fb870bd91e2a146735"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Capital costs for transit projects eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, including vehicles and facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, that are used to provide intercity passenger service by bus.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf29c3bcc7ac941efbf37d740232ef5b0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Carpool projects, fringe and corridor parking facilities and programs, including electric vehicle infrastructure in accordance with section 137, bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways in accordance with section 217, and the modification of public sidewalks to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID22af9d18e32241efbf7c7b77c1847882"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Highway and transit safety infrastructure improvements and programs, installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges, hazard eliminations, projects to mitigate hazards caused by wildlife, and railway-highway grade crossings.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID93c422c2f5054962a1ccb2a4d0123278"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Highway and transit research and development and technology transfer programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa34ad9619f2b4ae59ec68576ae37f55b"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Capital and operating costs for traffic and traveler information monitoring, management, and control facilities and programs, including truck stop electrification systems.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb0fa2aa04b4e4616b1039a04da8ebb4d"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Projects and strategies designed to support congestion pricing, including electronic toll collection and travel demand management strategies and programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID70c4bf7543cd4d9b93cd1a695d028e82"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Surface transportation planning.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7c26269d08c4f19ae23845e1db14c97"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Transportation enhancement activities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a452de4136e48a4afdc56efd7697de4"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Recreational trails projects eligible for funding under section 206.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID638f7ef25a8941a3b55e71933f655d67"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities eligible for funding under section 129(c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID21e7523dfe6d4fee999eb06e357aca58"><enum>(16)</enum><text>Border infrastructure projects eligible for funding under section 1303 of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc931890e8aa54f15bade566848323a3e"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Projects, programs, and technical assistance associated with National Scenic Byways, All-American Roads, and America’s Byways eligible for funding under section 162.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDcbf6e4ba03fe4d3eb8d005655feb428a"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d971ccb4baa48f1bdcabd9053e1a55e"><enum>(19)</enum><text>Safe routes to school projects eligible for funding under section 1404 of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; Public Law 109–59).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf55aff72a3614a0190655e5b3ed4c148"><enum>(20)</enum><text>Transportation control measures described in section 108(f)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7408(f)(1)(A)), other than section 108(f)(1)(A)(xvi) of that Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1fe540562c234105a2f1ac757ba09431"><enum>(21)</enum><text>Development and implementation of a State asset management plan for the National Highway System in accordance with section 119, including data collection, maintenance, and integration and the costs associated with obtaining, updating, and licensing software and equipment required for risk-based asset management and performance-based management, and for similar activities relating to the development and implementation of a performance-based management program for other public roads.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id22506D71382E4894B5B50CAAE67188B3"><enum>(22)</enum><text>In accordance with all applicable Federal law (including regulations), participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation efforts relating to projects funded under this title, which may include participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation banks, contributions to statewide and regional efforts to conserve, restore, enhance, and create natural habitats and wetlands, and development of statewide and regional natural habitat and wetlands conservation and mitigation plans, including any such banks, efforts, and plans developed in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations), on the conditions that—</text> <subparagraph id="id60A047D48B104927A6A37C21FAB5C8B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contributions to those mitigation efforts may—</text> <clause id="id1F548FEA95A74D97974D7AA1425D55AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>take place concurrent with or in advance of project construction; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6B77444A15BB41DC929E2E530A22C58B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>occur in advance of project construction only if the efforts are consistent with all applicable requirements of Federal law (including regulations) and State transportation planning processes; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF5FD2F1DF536474AA9CF68009B0224F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to participation in a natural habitat or wetland mitigation effort relating to a project funded under this title that has an impact that occurs within the service area of a mitigation bank, preference is given, to the maximum extent practicable, to the use of the mitigation bank if the bank contains sufficient available credits to offset the impact and the bank is approved in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3c4c4e5c09245168df6b31f13811e86"><enum>(23)</enum><text>Infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d1a7d4872784fee8e8a2dd85f04c6f4"><enum>(24)</enum><text>Environmental restoration and pollution abatement in accordance with section 328.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID41fd78e85b284d93ac4cc0b8568c5e67"><enum>(25)</enum><text>Control of noxious weeds and aquatic noxious weeds and establishment of native species in accordance with section 329.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID76ac3a704d8641b2a21a20903daf7021"><enum>(26)</enum><text>Improvements to a freight railroad, marine highway, or intermodal facility, but only to the extent that the Secretary concurs with the State that—</text> <subparagraph id="idFD5E9952B2BB4410AE88791DFE1ADFE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the project will make significant improvement to freight movements on the national freight network;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2800114D7D594C2AABD3A251DAFE7FED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the public benefit of the project exceeds the Federal investment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id449A2CF74FAF4BA2ACD4AFFD719ADE87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the project provides a better return than a highway project on a segment of the primary freight network, except that a State may not obligate in excess of 5 percent of funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) to carry out this section for that purpose.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5872FB6F6DF44460BF425B0FB6994BC7"><enum>(27)</enum><text>Maintenance of and improvements to all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land—</text> <subparagraph id="idEF6E9DB3084049E080FC4194D99C38E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that are located within 10 miles of the international border between the United States and Canada or Mexico; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFDCDD227160E4A01BCE9D640CC60E5F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on which federally owned vehicles comprise more than 50 percent of the traffic.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB0FC36B42D64445192DB719FB8FA2D66"><enum>(28)</enum><text>Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation of, and operational improvements for, any public road if—</text> <subparagraph id="id2F7921FA6D184A34B13693644DEE135C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the public road, and the highway project to be carried out with respect to the public road, are in the same corridor as, and in proximity to—</text> <clause id="id2B18982DF17942BC8ECA675829283287"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a fully access-controlled highway designated as a part of the National Highway System; or</text> </clause><clause id="id2F3F071D5B0F4C0585DE2271A1FF46DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in areas with a population of less than 200,000, a federal-aid highway designated as part of the National Highway System;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C0EC9E073354215BEDD98DEC0B0F2F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the construction or improvements will enhance the level of service on the highway described in subparagraph (A) and improve regional traffic flow; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0842BF3554E04020B29DDBC91F0739C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the construction or improvements are more cost-effective, as determined by benefit-cost analysis, than an improvement to the highway described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDda3ffb956b66406f95c8b265570e3c01"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocations of apportioned funds to areas based on population</header> <paragraph id="ID3615cad2e9ac4caa833904f554903694"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0f90e6ff73a44a728841e36267294204"><enum>(A)</enum><text>50 percent for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this section, in proportion to their relative shares of the population of the State—</text> <clause id="ID1e39cbc23d5541c7a1e68106d907c386"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population of over 200,000;</text> </clause><clause id="ID101aa6e7279a4343a1c3b115ef3eb42f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in areas of the State other than urban areas with a population greater than 5,000; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDe651841efac5409994c3ff7c9bbd95a9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in other areas of the State; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID636b5bf1ec754ebb87de752823c81af2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>50 percent may be obligated in any area of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0fb1fff5906a4c0aba9c02cd33ef0537"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Metropolitan areas</header><text>Funds attributed to an urbanized area under subparagraph (A)(i) may be obligated in the metropolitan area established under section 134 that encompasses the urbanized area.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID213b0c2da615455b93d655723cfd7b23"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distribution among urbanized areas of over 200,000 population</header> <subparagraph id="IDdb6d5143fc544e53969b0950d649916f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amount of funds that a State is required to obligate under paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall be obligated in urbanized areas described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) based on the relative population of the areas.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e5d2fd085574b1aaa715b13b4311090"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other factors</header><text>The State may obligate the funds described in subparagraph (A) based on other factors if the State and the relevant metropolitan planning organizations jointly apply to the Secretary for the permission to base the obligation on other factors and the Secretary grants the request.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6c63aeba27724d19af8bf21359f51e9c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Location of projects</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (g) and for projects described in paragraphs (2), (4), (7), (8), (13), (14), and (19) of subsection (c), for local access roads under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, transportation mobility program projects may not be undertaken on roads functionally classified as local or rural minor collectors.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID2a6191227b2448bfa349a3e38efe6dd3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability of planning requirements</header><text>Programming and expenditure of funds for projects under this section shall be consistent with sections 134 and 135.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID882813a79d8b4778b07e222dd9126bc9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Bridges not on Federal-aid highways</header> <paragraph id="ID7aec2a5ffea54ae0b608efcbe0894767"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of off-system bridge</header><text>The term <quote>off-system bridge</quote> means a highway bridge located on a public road, other than a bridge on a Federal-aid highway.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDaaa500178eef45efacbdfc83ba222ec1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header> <subparagraph id="idcc0c8e19e5154f6eab26087c540ef9a6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Set-aside</header><text>Of the amounts apportioned to a State for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter under this section, the State shall obligate for activities described in subsection (c)(2) for off-system bridges an amount that is not less than 15 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State for the highway bridge program for fiscal year 2009.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d1868983125446799e71a93e29649f9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction of expenditures</header><text>The Secretary, after consultation with State and local officials, may reduce the requirement for expenditures for off-system bridges under subparagraph (A) with respect to the State if the Secretary determines that the State has inadequate needs to justify the expenditure.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID54fb011a7f4f490199131c300ebbebbd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Credit for bridges not on Federal-aid highways</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any project not on a Federal-aid highway for the replacement of a bridge or rehabilitation of a bridge that is wholly funded from State and local sources, is eligible for Federal funds under this section, is noncontroversial, is certified by the State to have been carried out in accordance with all standards applicable to such projects under this section, and is determined by the Secretary upon completion to be no longer a deficient bridge—</text> <subparagraph id="idA5395630533A40258B92D13525AAFD8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any amount expended after the date of enactment of this subsection from State and local sources for the project in excess of 20 percent of the cost of construction of the project may be credited to the non-Federal share of the cost of other bridge projects in the State that are eligible for Federal funds under this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id431FEA6A396D4FD3A73E2E82F8C61319"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that crediting shall be conducted in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA12DAEDFCDA945408ABFBB26856EB63B" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id5111889516D54CEAA5EF39E5A28495B9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administration</header> <paragraph id="id629191D855184D00B638BE2BED7AF887"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission of project agreement</header><text>For each fiscal year, each State shall submit a project agreement that—</text> <subparagraph id="id3C3B94D115C642D78FE583A187E0E86F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>certifies that the State will meet all the requirements of this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFDE3A7F62C124B989A43585C37643C28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notifies the Secretary of the amount of obligations needed to carry out the program under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDCB784CF85554E729ED67DC3DD56BB14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Request for adjustments of amounts</header><text>Each State shall request from the Secretary such adjustments to the amount of obligations referred to in paragraph (1)(B) as the State determines to be necessary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2611341454EB40278B10B430923EFD20"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of approval by the Secretary</header><text>Approval by the Secretary of a project agreement under paragraph (1) shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States to pay transportation mobility program funds made available under this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id21E9078DF7BB46D7A9CD2A0C29E1991B"><enum>(i)<?LEXA-Enum (i)?></enum><header>Obligation authority</header> <paragraph id="id9117CC236DB04CF39EF9F64408C0EDC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State that is required to obligate, in an urbanized area with an urbanized area population of over 200,000 individuals under subsection (d), funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) shall make available during the fiscal year an amount of obligation authority distributed to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for use in the area that is equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subparagraph id="id91cc57c1b59c4de1907a2ce91165bf5e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the aggregate amount of funds that the State is required to obligate in the area under subsection (d) during the period; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida25f566ee8e74e73a203ce5b2474d56d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ratio that—</text> <clause id="ida65a5dd33d044e30b8cb15420aa67347"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the aggregate amount of obligation authority distributed to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs during the period; bears to</text> </clause><clause id="id19fcf10b63e44e2d9c1545c3d5a42ffe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total of the sums apportioned to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs (excluding sums not subject to an obligation limitation) during the period.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id76e4e6b6177e4471b59b36bd5a1a18f5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Joint responsibility</header><text>Each State, each affected metropolitan planning organization, and the Secretary shall jointly ensure compliance with paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDf94e7412a80f4452b649fb8c5ecfec29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 133 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA41D099B4574C17B3E618CDB36908EF" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">133. Transportation mobility program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDa8b484a4a7e74d53abf839f58f66e3d9"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Workforce development</header> <subsection id="ID46a09967b68346c98c839203e517a168"><enum>(a)</enum><header>On-the-job training</header><text>Section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID54c11e2b917242cc916fc56360a58bca"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Whenever apportionments are made under section 104(b)(3),</quote> and inserting <quote>From administrative funds made available under section 104(a),</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6d9fdfc80544e9fa2673b81f2c77a4f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the surface transportation program under section 104(b) and the bridge program under section 144</quote> and inserting <quote>the transportation mobility program under section 104(b)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc7e89b4f1fd744679be52828f4f05462"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disadvantaged business enterprise</header><text>Section 140(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Whenever apportionments are made under section 104(b)(3),</quote> and inserting <quote>From administrative funds made available under section 104(a),</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID6044869373d74b2ca853990178034efa"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Highway use tax evasion projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 143 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID8e3588f631494a3b92e4be1b6e525a13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="id43E1FCD7310A4FE2986E5BF5F5DA644A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A1B010B73E947338F31CDE81852528E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDe852a81cf2064b41b60e7111887730e6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header> <subparagraph id="IDb8182ea59b94405fb39a5fab34bad37c"><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 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, to carry out this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDef1fc7d45b674ca983c859c951e0071e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header><text>Funds made available to carry out this section may be allocated to the Internal Revenue Service and the States at the discretion of the Secretary, except that of funds so made available for each fiscal year, $2,000,000 shall be available only to carry out intergovernmental enforcement efforts, including research and training.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd64bd93bc6974daeb3e44ba07f7f2038"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)—</text> <clause id="idFC49A8BBB81B4BBFB30A91BCC1B5B4FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">surface transportation program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">transportation mobility program</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID26e6fec764f842eb8200d61fa0ca8421"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(2)</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3d252107b43d4eb6b7059affd6812bab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3) by striking <quote>for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009,</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="ID2b70e81e1d7d4909acae788ea80289a8"><enum>1111.</enum><header>National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards</header> <subsection id="ID7a812636337940ee8c645dea11f4c0de"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E6C329158874D6BBD5BB91D7BEDB823" style="USC"> <section id="IDa9cc7beda57844e1b930e2010655e8bc"><enum>144.</enum><header>National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards</header> <subsection id="IDc34fcdb09ae94d77ae16deb8757cd099"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings and declarations</header> <paragraph id="ID9381fea2d9f44c2284432f4ab15d62db"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd810b776ce3b46c0864de4685ac12b5b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the condition of the bridges of the United States has improved since the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178; 112 Stat. 107), yet continued improvement to bridge conditions is essential to protect the safety of the traveling public and allow for the efficient movement of people and goods on which the economy of the United States relies; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID72054f5d2a454d87aad2b0f3758ce3e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the systematic preventative maintenance of bridges, and replacement and rehabilitation of deficient bridges, should be undertaken through an overall asset management approach to transportation investment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc145e9b2a2e94859b56291d03159f923"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Declarations</header><text>Congress declares that it is in the vital interest of the United States—</text> <subparagraph id="IDfce3c4591a1b4dad97a7fecd75b8cf36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to inventory, inspect, and improve the condition of the highway bridges and tunnels of the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3be55d69225d439d80aa4b3f62edcae0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to use a data-driven, risk-based approach and cost-effective strategy for systematic preventative maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation of highway bridges and tunnels to ensure safety and extended service life;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbf2b696ec5e64066952c5ddd1d2d0f3b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to use performance-based bridge management systems to assist States in making timely investments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa416ce802c824cf99e884b8ba87399cf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to ensure accountability and link performance outcomes to investment decisions; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf46e21bce5054e5d977a12d0e715514e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to ensure connectivity and access for residents of rural areas of the United States through strategic investments in National Highway System bridges and bridges on all public roads.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID995adfa9814e4c3983ead8d99564d0ca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National bridge and tunnel inventories</header> <paragraph id="IDfbbd25f5d07b4fb3b027fea087d21267"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDac290dc6fde64bd49bebda2dc147d833"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inventory all highway bridges on public roads that are bridges over waterways, other topographical barriers, other highways, and railroads;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID428d06bc82a1406fb93ed4acd554212b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>classify the bridges according to serviceability, safety, and essentiality for public use, including the potential impacts to emergency evacuation routes and to regional and national freight and passenger mobility if the serviceability of the bridge is restricted or diminished; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0b84aa3aff6b4b53be6d36cac6e5b1fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>based on that classification, assign each a risk-based priority for systematic preventative maintenance, replacement, or rehabilitation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5cce5193fb5c464a992803fdaef30dd7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tribally owned and federally owned bridges</header><text>As part of the activities carried out under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of appropriate Federal agencies, shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1806ea1612c24fe58233194be8def3bf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inventory all tribally owned and Federally owned highway bridges that are open to the public, over waterways, other topographical barriers, other highways, and railroads;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb417775ddc6401cb2824720c47e26c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>classify the bridges according to serviceability, safety, and essentiality for public use; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID220bcd0e381744f9aa9f74573867a98e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>based on the classification, assign each a risk-based priority for systematic preventative maintenance, replacement, or rehabilitation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID33c7042c7b87444da7822899d0af6f56"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tunnels</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a national inventory of highway tunnels reflecting the findings of the most recent highway tunnel inspections conducted by States under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7ce9eae5f4c34427a35684689c4d8659"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General bridge authority</header> <paragraph id="ID96ab2c791f894d1f98add78ad6969859"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.) shall apply to bridges authorized to be replaced, in whole or in part, by this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe4f4ddd7bf3d40208d1628d1e63a80ca"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Section 502(b) of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525(b)) and section 9 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401), shall not apply to any bridge constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or replaced with assistance under this title, if the bridge is over waters that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0cf498378ecf472e912f94d04e9b68a5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are not used and are not susceptible to use in the natural condition of the bridge or by reasonable improvement as a means to transport interstate or foreign commerce; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd49a07bf2ac14df59aa0153b95d0af1e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are—</text> <clause id="ID6d7ee54dfa0648f093522e634c964e42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not tidal; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID6cd7cd130b0b411891cacf71d9e7475e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if tidal, used only by recreational boating, fishing, and other small vessels that are less than 21 feet in length.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9c0c752ef5824c8da2b0b2d3f77b0c87"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inventory updates and reports</header> <paragraph id="IDe1d6a47f7b71460fa8d3d0354ab1f0f7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID367e3e6b2f974fed8bbd028a8c35ddb8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>annually revise the inventories authorized by subsection (b); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbfc863d21cc54e58a85c26f5bf407121"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the inventories.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7e844d4fe9744add8049d68d1a02d138"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inspection report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, each State and appropriate Federal agency shall report element level data to the Secretary, as each bridge is inspected pursuant to this section, for all highway bridges on the National Highway System.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf18e92458d8d48cd8fa24ecbb90b7806"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide guidance to States and Federal agencies for implementation of this subsection, while respecting the existing inspection schedule of each State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8d93df321674688add24465401d178e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Bridges not on national highway system</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0d08a781ae304b2692b01b29ae4e712d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a study on the benefits, cost-effectiveness, and feasibility of requiring element-level data collection for bridges not on the National Highway System; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4c3d3e2728d64fc8a778966d440a78c3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the study.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5e5611ded9474ad48718cc74b269aed2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Bridges without taxing powers</header> <paragraph id="id04B6974ECBD64E068E4FABDC72C53434"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any bridge that is owned and operated by an agency that does not have taxing powers and whose functions include operating a federally assisted public transit system subsidized by toll revenues shall be eligible for assistance under this title, but the amount of such assistance shall in no event exceed the cumulative amount which such agency has expended for capital and operating costs to subsidize such transit system.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id40B5C1A3DC3B4529B033F2D365D3089E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Insufficient assets</header><text>Before authorizing an expenditure of funds under this subsection, the Secretary shall determine that the applicant agency has insufficient reserves, surpluses, and projected revenues (over and above those required for bridge and transit capital and operating costs) to fund the bridge project or activity eligible for assistance under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDCB0D0EBA82B4EDB88369D8C71CB719A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Crediting of non-Federal funds</header><text>Any non-Federal funds expended for the seismic retrofit of the bridge may be credited toward the non-Federal share required as a condition of receipt of any Federal funds for seismic retrofit of the bridge made available after the date of the expenditure.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7dca343baa664f7cac284653c0fe6d57"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Replacement of destroyed bridges and ferry boat service</header> <paragraph id="ID18a493ed4f724f7d99b1dff7917f13e2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may use the funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) to construct any bridge that replaces—</text> <subparagraph id="ID645f05cc72cf429b9f2bf64228c3c6dc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any low water crossing (regardless of the length of the low water crossing);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID342295820d80420ca66ee4215547659a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any bridge that was destroyed prior to January 1, 1965;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb48768020b8745ed92d5df3427e6e2b2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any ferry that was in existence on January 1, 1984; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba3ae3b31d9743d78e1738218befd765"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any road bridge that is rendered obsolete as a result of a Corps of Engineers flood control or channelization project and is not rebuilt with funds from the Corps of Engineers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID89f45cf80ac44249a33ee9f06de81e3b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share payable on any bridge construction carried out under paragraph (1) shall be 80 percent of the cost of the construction.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID384ec42bb9eb4b26806cb4c7c3428748"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Historic bridges</header> <paragraph id="IDe7b5f53cb3dc4fa9ba90da86fa7b1938"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of historic bridge</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>historic bridge</quote> means any bridge that is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb9cc26830aa548e0a132613fdeaac578"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall, in cooperation with the States, encourage the retention, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, and future study of historic bridges.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b3e189852f543adbb96fdc2983d422a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State inventory</header><text>The Secretary shall require each State to complete an inventory of all bridges on and off Federal-aid highways to determine the historic significance of the bridges.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2471ee30a68842ee9b8c3cb72b19097e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <subparagraph id="ID9d370f77814d431ca8e60107ac4488ee"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), reasonable costs associated with actions to preserve, or reduce the impact of a project under this chapter on, the historic integrity of a historic bridge shall be eligible as reimbursable project costs under section 133 if the load capacity and safety features of the historic bridge are adequate to serve the intended use for the life of the historic bridge.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05d73dc441ea419d946f8b19d026e9ae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Bridges not used for vehicle traffic</header><text>In the case of a historic bridge that is no longer used for motorized vehicular traffic, the costs eligible as reimbursable project costs pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed the estimated cost of demolition of the historic bridge.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e65152f33874b23a5a15aca546d4873"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Preservation</header><text>Any State that proposes to demolish a historic bridge for a replacement project with funds made available to carry out this section shall first make the historic bridge available for donation to a State, locality, or responsible private entity if the State, locality, or responsible entity enters into an agreement—</text> <subparagraph id="ID402653cea25841be80a26916272881ce"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to maintain the bridge and the features that give the historic bridge its historic significance; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID67ddf2bfd68b4610916fb7911d3546c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assume all future legal and financial responsibility for the historic bridge, which may include an agreement to hold the State transportation department harmless in any liability action.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc0cfa2fd40934d77ae1ad56284888ec9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Costs incurred</header> <subparagraph id="ID5e4d1a09851045d384098202f46cc86c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Costs incurred by the State to preserve a historic bridge (including funds made available to the State, locality, or private entity to enable it to accept the bridge) shall be eligible as reimbursable project costs under this chapter in an amount not to exceed the cost of demolition.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f8fb9da3e744335ae472b05bece095c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional funding</header><text>Any bridge preserved pursuant to this paragraph shall not be eligible for any other funds authorized pursuant to this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcd9ea92219a8432491f01fbebbe0bcd9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>National bridge and tunnel inspection standards</header> <paragraph id="IDa24d92e178a64b14b33f28ed0d8a2097"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header> <subparagraph id="IDeab7f282efac4f76a39a7fecb72b68b3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and maintain inspection standards for the proper inspection and evaluation of all highway bridges and tunnels for safety and serviceability.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb759da2d07c447da33ba0230c518f53"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Uniformity</header><text>The standards under this subsection shall be designed to ensure uniformity of the inspections and evaluations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeed3b164f51a46138a6d475bece8797e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum requirements of inspection standards</header><text>The standards established under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="IDde9871b1cd314d4d8e89d012158c61bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specify, in detail, the method by which the inspections shall be carried out by the States, Federal agencies, and tribal governments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc42bd9fdb1994cacb0b2d53af3a51e2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish the maximum time period between inspections;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d46a58b0c4145bab46cb612aae9c0b1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish the qualifications for those charged with carrying out the inspections;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf128272403704228b3b69d33cbbd400c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>require each State, Federal agency, and tribal government to maintain and make available to the Secretary on request—</text> <clause id="IDad1835718bb94073b44c8f64d603fef8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>written reports on the results of highway bridge and tunnel inspections and notations of any action taken pursuant to the findings of the inspections; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID3dac8b06136a4d9a9fd8899df76bd463"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>current inventory data for all highway bridges and tunnels reflecting the findings of the most recent highway bridge and tunnel inspections conducted; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d4919a7139a4409b54a0bb3fd1a1c39"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establish a procedure for national certification of highway bridge inspectors and tunnel inspectors.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f8dde3df8f342749583891d1ca224b5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State compliance with inspection standards</header><text>The Secretary shall, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="ID90a499bdba924f06837c58467387801a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish, in consultation with the States, and interested and knowledgeable private organizations and individuals, procedures to conduct reviews of State compliance with—</text> <clause id="IDa38fde1675814c428efb651b01360227"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the standards established under this subsection; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6d2fab0effdf4e1b9501db5249d1bd56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the calculation or reevaluation of bridge load ratings; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80ad786a9cc74f8fadbc9077350c5e9d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish, in consultation with the States, and interested and knowledgeable private organizations and individuals, procedures for States to follow in reporting to the Secretary—</text> <clause id="ID03b7df07a6634a67bf2e12ed0ebc032e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>critical findings relating to structural or safety-related deficiencies of highway bridges; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID94965fa9b1c54552b8171bac96b93288"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>monitoring activities and corrective actions taken in response to a critical finding.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDda02b6d2fefd4cc7ab463682362c6119"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reviews of State compliance</header> <subparagraph id="IDf57c8e1b85fb44a48e392438adddc3af"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually review State compliance with the standards established under this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID34f0e790596a4958aadb710f870e0b51"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text>If an annual review in accordance with subparagraph (A) identifies noncompliance by a State, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="ID04b02ef80f6e434792726a4af0cb7ef6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>issue a report detailing the issues of the noncompliance by December 31 of the calendar year in which the review was made; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6a5e448520724884adefbdf29aa41b81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide the State an opportunity to address the noncompliance by—</text> <subclause id="IDf6822b789c9f4e05b78526c00f88e3fb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>developing a corrective action plan to remedy the noncompliance; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID5fdf75a83d3241b39fa4bfb032280a31"><enum>(II)</enum><text>resolving the issues of noncompliance not later than 45 days after the date of notification.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4af97c39721a4962b4c74913f8069682"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Penalty for noncompliance</header> <subparagraph id="IDc755442e5dc34a3b991cce2f4595c6a7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a State fails to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (4)(B) by August 1 of the calendar year following the year of a finding of noncompliance, the Secretary shall, on October 1 of that year, and each year thereafter as may be necessary, require the State to dedicate funds apportioned to the State under sections 119 and 133 after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title> to correct the noncompliance with the minimum inspection standards established under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID211dd5dfc2014c77ab10242af2ab6996"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of the funds to be directed to correcting noncompliance in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall—</text> <clause id="IDa9a62d0dd9cc4b4492695f514554cc70"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be determined by the State based on an analysis of the actions needed to address the noncompliance; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDd864775e1b0743a9982b7a2d8ca5d569"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require approval by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4585930d98f94ee1b58947822ee86885"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Update of standards</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall update inspection standards to cover—</text> <subparagraph id="ID89add29281be49cba87e32b4cbc8c280"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the methodology, training, and qualifications for inspectors; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9196054726b34acdba87d6c9759cb5c3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the frequency of inspection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb8d6c9f4b1d84002b9a387d47470dd5d"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Risk-based approach</header><text>In carrying out the revisions required by paragraph (6), the Secretary shall consider a risk-based approach to determining the frequency of bridge inspections.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID26b6925510be4abbb03a8587cd3cbc0b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Training program for bridge and tunnel inspectors</header> <paragraph id="IDed1d6d96e5b946079b1e7d6627e1d837"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in cooperation with the State transportation departments, shall maintain a program designed to train appropriate personnel to carry out highway bridge and tunnel inspections.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1d03e27748e4380ba621e2e8a1b8387"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>The training program shall be revised from time to time to take into account new and improved techniques.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd85adf0cafae49728bf78f009cf40700"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>To carry out this section, the Secretary may use funds made available under sections 104(a), 119, 133, and 503.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID300c304ad25a400da6e1d364927cd5b0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 144 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8F311516DDE4CA3975086D35174B445" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">144. National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDa7ca90e01bd74a68a637ac45e385b14b"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E6B40AA808A4AE0869867339D7D469D" style="USC"> <section id="IDc3fd7ae478c14390bc787248ab18e849"><enum>148.</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header> <subsection id="ID6047fe91b31146b8aa96bd3ba35f6755"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="ID9e0c1778a02c4a829d897ca488c2bbe0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High risk rural road</header><text>The term <term>high risk rural road</term> means any roadway functionally classified as a rural major or minor collector or a rural local road with significant safety risks, as defined by a State in accordance with an updated State strategic highway safety plan.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa2f0f2fe95304c1cae262ce7a0764598"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Highway basemap</header><text>The term <term>highway basemap</term> means a representation of all public roads that can be used to geolocate attribute data on a roadway.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2f3f6fb5631040c7bd59fa1e0654f230"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><text>The term <term>highway safety improvement program</term> means projects, activities, plans, and reports carried out under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd10dc471857f4dd487873f53eebff732"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Highway safety improvement project</header> <subparagraph id="ID4f9290ff70824c40a734be261f362ad5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>highway safety improvement project</term> means strategies, activities, and projects on a public road that are consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan and—</text> <clause id="IDe4b7da98b6384e698a46e590a166b567"><enum>(i)</enum><text>correct or improve a hazardous road location or feature; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDcde59d989cb14982ac25eec959264f54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>address a highway safety problem.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7356ebd33854776bba5c185338af2bf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>highway safety improvement project</term> includes, but is not limited to, a project for 1 or more of the following:</text> <clause id="ID14bfcec439df4e859b2232fd8117ac9f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>An intersection safety improvement.</text> </clause><clause id="IDe782591f34b045d5ac6e676ea91e1dd0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Pavement and shoulder widening (including addition of a passing lane to remedy an unsafe condition).</text> </clause><clause id="IDb4b9a72c7213470f96e657b0789b0241"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Installation of rumble strips or another warning device, if the rumble strips or other warning devices do not adversely affect the safety or mobility of bicyclists and pedestrians, including persons with disabilities.</text> </clause><clause id="ID3c1cafc4914d43298ea0146b44520469"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Installation of a skid-resistant surface at an intersection or other location with a high frequency of crashes.</text> </clause><clause id="ID9b876ad1877a4893b5f707630af7c4e3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>An improvement for pedestrian or bicyclist safety or safety of persons with disabilities.</text> </clause><clause id="IDcbf0c06ec3f84e5a89dfebff515b0f88"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Construction and improvement of a railway-highway grade crossing safety feature, including installation of protective devices.</text> </clause><clause id="ID946eeb54f10d418fb97c5364d8c76a6f"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The conduct of a model traffic enforcement activity at a railway-highway crossing.</text> </clause><clause id="IDdec65572d55241b19b4ce97fa9dd6995"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Construction of a traffic calming feature.</text> </clause><clause id="ID649841394e4245b1accd2c691fab4249"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Elimination of a roadside hazard.</text> </clause><clause id="ID395086c6ebd14371ab9f217cc877f1a8"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Installation, replacement, and other improvement of highway signage and pavement markings, or a project to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity, that addresses a highway safety problem consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan.</text> </clause><clause id="IDecf10ddd7970415b90fe8f77df64da40"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>Installation of a priority control system for emergency vehicles at signalized intersections.</text> </clause><clause id="IDa0cdad487b9c49a48d22c955a4766449"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>Installation of a traffic control or other warning device at a location with high crash potential.</text> </clause><clause id="ID49edd12bec2947e7bde94d783bafae64"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>Transportation safety planning.</text> </clause><clause id="ID04a478fdee9344559c1d4879d43b5483"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>Collection, analysis, and improvement of safety data.</text> </clause><clause id="ID9438b3072cca4116ab324145ce5a6dee"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>Planning integrated interoperable emergency communications equipment, operational activities, or traffic enforcement activities (including police assistance) relating to work zone safety.</text> </clause><clause id="IDdb246cc158524a4485dd13ace15a8266"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>Installation of guardrails, barriers (including barriers between construction work zones and traffic lanes for the safety of road users and workers), and crash attenuators.</text> </clause><clause id="IDc5c00084f5f246929d916525331d9fe4"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>The addition or retrofitting of structures or other measures to eliminate or reduce crashes involving vehicles and wildlife.</text> </clause><clause id="ID1094e94094b44b2889ce44863c1f8985"><enum>(xviii)</enum><text>Installation of yellow-green signs and signals at pedestrian and bicycle crossings and in school zones.</text> </clause><clause id="IDeea56a3c1f894df7855f16d8e88bc7f2"><enum>(xix)</enum><text>Construction and operational improvements on high risk rural roads.</text> </clause><clause id="ID32addf72689042b690776fef86eda94f"><enum>(xx)</enum><text>Geometric improvements to a road for safety purposes that improve safety.</text> </clause><clause id="ID50c58377a23c4d5497e7bfa6b52b3be2"><enum>(xxi)</enum><text>A road safety audit.</text> </clause><clause id="IDbdea0080cfe34403a50302b3d5e91041"><enum>(xxii)</enum><text>Roadway safety infrastructure improvements consistent with the recommendations included in the publication of the Federal Highway Administration entitled <quote>Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians</quote> (FHWA–RD–01–103), dated May 2001 or as subsequently revised and updated.</text> </clause><clause id="ID53318852ad8b407d846dbfe9960a42b3"><enum>(xxiii)</enum><text>Truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </clause><clause id="ID872313b0db6e402882d70ec4ef627dda"><enum>(xxiv)</enum><text>Systemic safety improvements.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf3beac7834f1482eb33155f32ab60679"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Model inventory of roadway elements</header><text>The term <term>model inventory of roadway elements</term> means the listing and standardized coding by the Federal Highway Administration of roadway and traffic data elements critical to safety management, analysis, and decisionmaking.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0244a8605696468e8ede0895617f1afd"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity</header><text>The term <term>project to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity</term> means a project that is designed to maintain a highway sign or pavement marking retroreflectivity at or above the minimum levels prescribed in Federal or State regulations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID58a0bad52bd249649bf5226dd2b54e93"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Road safety audit</header><text>The term <term>road safety audit</term> means a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent multidisciplinary audit team.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6297ec12176946059567d974d94f8377"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Road users</header><text>The term <term>road user</term> means a motorist, passenger, public transportation operator or user, truck driver, bicyclist, motorcyclist, or pedestrian, including a person with disabilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID47797d24a8e24844bc0e05be1124a621"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Safety data</header> <subparagraph id="IDb3b25b94fca14c40b7537e20321977fb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>safety data</term> means crash, roadway, and traffic data on a public road.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05c07d087463483eb5abecca8d92e90e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>safety data</term> includes, in the case of a railway-highway grade crossing, the characteristics of highway and train traffic, licensing, and vehicle data.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe569bfd8aca34b398ce688402180cce8"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Safety project under any other Section</header> <subparagraph id="IDd398788f952543bb852356f6cdfbcdfa"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>safety project under any other section</term> means a project carried out for the purpose of safety under any other section of this title.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe238df625afe42cca1310d10e290c9bf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>safety project under any other section</term> includes—</text> <clause id="ID8647d27eec5149329206429bad04abe9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a project consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan that promotes the awareness of the public and educates the public concerning highway safety matters (including motorcycle safety);</text> </clause><clause id="ID0a748fae05334ba4b91abca4d6c4d7b5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a project to enforce highway safety laws; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDc1e7314bc88c4a4c90d68fa2661789af"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a project to provide infrastructure and infrastructure-related equipment to support emergency services.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa4b63a92bfcb4e1c8c523e5d8624fa47"><enum>(11)</enum><header>State highway safety improvement program</header><text>The term <term>State highway safety improvement program</term> means a program of highway safety improvement projects, activities, plans and reports carried out as part of the Statewide transportation improvement program under section 135(g).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa648f299ac2145e3a25d977c18ef9be6"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State strategic highway safety plan</header><text>The term <term>State strategic highway safety plan</term> means a comprehensive plan, based on safety data, developed by a State transportation department that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID55918296537d4b7d834d64e4a859addf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is developed after consultation with—</text> <clause id="IDf0bc078fab154202a0f87704c4a0560e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a highway safety representative of the Governor of the State;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa17ebebd06554b1e8c1a998a62cd1c4a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>regional transportation planning organizations and metropolitan planning organizations, if any;</text> </clause><clause id="IDaeb1084daf574725ae4092a71dc51a31"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>representatives of major modes of transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="ID3d1bb6b565c54538a7bf9801a7f20c6e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>State and local traffic enforcement officials;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcb70d13d65764a73814a13205a14dd78"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a highway-rail grade crossing safety representative of the Governor of the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID2540f4118a8744db880f11d034d100b4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>representatives conducting a motor carrier safety program under section 31102, 31106, or 31309 of title 49;</text> </clause><clause id="ID449027cdc9a44f39b39e2f47c736054a"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>motor vehicle administration agencies;</text> </clause><clause id="ID36d8742a513248adb819598ea94d56e3"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>county transportation officials;</text> </clause><clause id="ID044c1a53e1fe433e9b056c55b757e730"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>State representatives of nonmotorized users; and</text> </clause><clause id="idB34B79912AC6471EA521FE3F7AA82232"><enum>(x)</enum><text>other major Federal, State, tribal, and local safety stakeholders;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID47f354b7d5884f0a8cadd6d1c3afa5cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>analyzes and makes effective use of State, regional, local, or tribal safety data;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b794e8828e24f9dbb50f714976ee56c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>addresses engineering, management, operation, education, enforcement, and emergency services elements (including integrated, interoperable emergency communications) of highway safety as key factors in evaluating highway projects;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa67a6d0bb96d4213b5b90b2b7589ad64"><enum>(D)</enum><text>considers safety needs of, and high-fatality segments of, all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4bdb97ebac194957b58ca287a446a5cf"><enum>(E)</enum><text>considers the results of State, regional, or local transportation and highway safety planning processes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1c5ade88a004ca097f0823956d7abdb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>describes a program of strategies to reduce or eliminate safety hazards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca159ad9a2694d418475de16933d921c"><enum>(G)</enum><text>is approved by the Governor of the State or a responsible State agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd54bac1aeda46f98de25e30786babdd"><enum>(H)</enum><text>is consistent with section 135(g); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a2f4a7d30c54622984b8db0e1ac45ec"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is updated and submitted to the Secretary for approval as required under subsection (d)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c6fe0b58bb44e039ec433e1c9524be5"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Systemic safety improvement</header><text>The term <term>systemic safety improvement</term> means an improvement that is widely implemented based on high-risk roadway features that are correlated with particular crash types, rather than crash frequency.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID498caee82ecf40288443068bf363c8cc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header> <paragraph id="ID66f209f33fb34eaa8ed1eefea8afe769"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a highway safety improvement program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa7180549c9854fea93eaca76d4493729"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the highway safety improvement program shall be to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb3b6c06fedae4272a14b987754315f74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="ID35c8d168aa4745b7a5816caa8c980db2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To obligate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(3) to carry out this section, a State shall have in effect a State highway safety improvement program under which the State—</text> <subparagraph id="ID567fedc8eb284492a05cfe4b79ac8225"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develops, implements, and updates a State strategic highway safety plan that identifies and analyzes highway safety problems and opportunities as provided in subsections (a)(12) and (d);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1fbf771fd04f427a97dc1c671d907601"><enum>(B)</enum><text>produces a program of projects or strategies to reduce identified safety problems; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcb862f8c17d9485498bae5083b5dd1aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evaluates the strategic highway safety plan on a regularly recurring basis in accordance with subsection (d)(1) to ensure the accuracy of the data and priority of proposed strategies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f5d34accffd43cda054eca9bc99f08d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification and analysis of highway safety problems and opportunities</header><text>As part of the State highway safety improvement program, a State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID60d7dc3dc50c487aab33e29b59ddea60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have in place a safety data system with the ability to perform safety problem identification and countermeasure analysis—</text> <clause id="ID1e83330cf782484e9e1a685dd7997ebf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, integration, and accessibility of the safety data on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land in the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8e14d02f77674be9b551e1e4a2681e33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to evaluate the effectiveness of data improvement efforts;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd466c44d7e3744b5a2cbcc5e3ae7ac97"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to link State data systems, including traffic records, with other data systems within the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID56d1c41ce5ab4a09970d9adc57b5f462"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to improve the compatibility and interoperability of safety data with other State transportation-related data systems and the compatibility and interoperability of State safety data systems with data systems of other States and national data systems;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8edab50f99ff4d93b7eb3cc3291c3cfb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to enhance the ability of the Secretary to observe and analyze national trends in crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and circumstances; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDf008b3d2d26240a78ce794183c18e8d4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>to improve the collection of data on nonmotorized crashes;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa99103da6d574c4e82a9c1046f97021d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the analysis required by subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="ID894b7d194f304cf897b74236808851a0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify hazardous locations, sections, and elements (including roadside obstacles, railway-highway crossing needs, and unmarked or poorly marked roads) that constitute a danger to motorists (including motorcyclists), bicyclists, pedestrians, and other highway users;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0738c7604e424b0eb2557b57daf84c50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>using such criteria as the State determines to be appropriate, establish the relative severity of those locations, in terms of crashes (including crash rates), fatalities, serious injuries, traffic volume levels, and other relevant data;</text> </clause><clause id="ID54b697619e684edfb8de38011085fbac"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify the number of fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads by location in the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8b66d0619b1e4ad2961b5ee295d15a40"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>identify highway safety improvement projects on the basis of crash experience, crash potential, crash rate, or other data-supported means; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID950ed8171d4d41abab213b22392982b2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>consider which projects maximize opportunities to advance safety;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7658b0099d494165a13dd0275e80dd06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>adopt strategic and performance-based goals that—</text> <clause id="ID076b8b04cb064d6d81836b2ff44bb486"><enum>(i)</enum><text>address traffic safety, including behavioral and infrastructure problems and opportunities on all public roads;</text> </clause><clause id="IDded72084ac60497285f9e12a6bf3eaff"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>focus resources on areas of greatest need; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDfb5889c2948b45bd905141660318606c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are coordinated with other State highway safety programs;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10c9013c5f764bdebc78d889e8d148ce"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advance the capabilities of the State for safety data collection, analysis, and integration in a manner that—</text> <clause id="ID9e077a374f0c40dba599313135e70906"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complements the State highway safety program under chapter 4 and the commercial vehicle safety plan under section 31102 of title 49;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8d11359fd46e482281143fd9e7561daa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes all public roads, including public non-State-owned roads and roads on tribal land;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd758134321ca4deaa27cd42dcac8b6d5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifies hazardous locations, sections, and elements on all public roads that constitute a danger to motorists (including motorcyclists), bicyclists, pedestrians, persons with disabilities, and other highway users;</text> </clause><clause id="ID061953f1d0f249a2b05eccb8976d0fda"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>includes a means of identifying the relative severity of hazardous locations described in clause (iii) in terms of crashes (including crash rate), serious injuries, fatalities, and traffic volume levels; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDe5c3ddb1d9534d569bdb804d4a1c79b9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>improves the ability of the State to identify the number of fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads in the State with a breakdown by functional classification and ownership in the State;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf3165c0ee254956aa036694cb8c912e"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id83455221D1834EA280520CCEB2D0786E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine priorities for the correction of hazardous road locations, sections, and elements (including railway-highway crossing improvements), as identified through safety data analysis;</text> </clause><clause id="idCCBDACA896A84B67B143D5B405E9D5B8" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify opportunities for preventing the development of such hazardous conditions; and</text> </clause><clause id="id5F3435FAA2E948FAA8FD2389911B6C32" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establish and implement a schedule of highway safety improvement projects for hazard correction and hazard prevention; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0a81f7da955c495195ea1dc798b47a43"><enum>(F)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id89F630586CD8449ABFF9D22F21D3EB23"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish an evaluation process to analyze and assess results achieved by highway safety improvement projects carried out in accordance with procedures and criteria established by this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="idAD25E61C65A04F89B812A1B471146D3C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use the information obtained under clause (i) in setting priorities for highway safety improvement projects.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID186878354b884c3295595e177228c2e0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Updates to strategic highway safety plans</header> <paragraph id="ID10b5b05a34eb48ee8126e6d6de1c775f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of requirements</header> <subparagraph id="IDe89484d9408e4140ac5cd5804bc41a67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish requirements for regularly recurring State updates of strategic highway safety plans.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID720d2d40daaf4c0ea38c9f23589d0a03"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents of updated strategic highway safety plans</header><text>In establishing requirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that States take into consideration, with respect to updated strategic highway safety plans—</text> <clause id="IDf1339d436b944ddb8175c8ce78f0373d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the findings of road safety audits;</text> </clause><clause id="ID1a616cdae60646e6868ae09f68eb2b9a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the locations of fatalities and serious injuries;</text> </clause><clause id="ID90a5b3b2102542e79fa1fc7721b7b430"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the locations that do not have an empirical history of fatalities and serious injuries, but possess risk factors for potential crashes;</text> </clause><clause id="ID6268288edca648d98a102202ff3ba854"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>rural roads, including all public roads, commensurate with fatality data;</text> </clause><clause id="ID64f1c672f5e449b1810052fd50e93939"><enum>(v)</enum><text>motor vehicle crashes that include fatalities or serious injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa586eca5c5b74b0d984ae9ebc380a9d1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the cost-effectiveness of improvements;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa776debeeb2f4c9db31fbdb4b22a9c5b"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>improvements to rail-highway grade crossings; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID9515b375af3f4a71a78cd333f1f46a61"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>safety on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID74fb7112d2d446959f28fd7e2909dce2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval of updated strategic highway safety plans</header> <subparagraph id="IDd1f6a76623024470b630b138b2dc8062"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall—</text> <clause id="IDd3f0bed3e1b54175a0c7988a8b4c3eef"><enum>(i)</enum><text>update the strategic highway safety plans of the State in accordance with the requirements established by the Secretary under this subsection; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID0f8793023d64425fa4500e3c5ef0bd61"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit the updated plans to the Secretary, along with a detailed description of the process used to update the plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbad523d2ad4c4108b415d74943ddee15"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements for approval</header><text>The Secretary shall not approve the process for an updated strategic highway safety plan unless—</text> <clause id="ID0ce78d2c0b154c6d91b2326979cfcd60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the updated strategic highway safety plan is consistent with the requirements of this subsection and subsection (a)(12); and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa2e627650ba14c03b27a66115637ea54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the process used is consistent with the requirements of this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3de7b1d9c6a54043bd95c7356d5f69e6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalty for failure to have an approved updated strategic highway safety plan</header><text>If a State does not have an updated strategic highway safety plan with a process approved by the Secretary by August 1 of the fiscal year beginning after the date of establishment of the requirements under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID347b545d20fc472385781d065fdada08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State shall not be eligible to receive any additional limitation pursuant to the redistribution of the limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that occurs after August 1 for each succeeding fiscal year until the fiscal year during which the plan is approved; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32bfdcaaa41d40af8b0788534a83d560"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary shall, on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, transfer from funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) (other than amounts suballocated to metropolitan areas and other areas of the State under section 133(d)) an amount equal to 10 percent of the funds so apportioned for the fiscal year for use under the highway safety improvement program under this section to the apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(3) until the fiscal year in which the plan is approved.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe37a184baf0946ffbe5ad764d7db5718"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header> <paragraph id="ID44e72518354b41da8889ec4043cc4b46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) may be obligated to carry out—</text> <subparagraph id="ID383b8ddc3b09471ca3ce066d4fbd489a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any highway safety improvement project on any public road or publicly owned bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb4d6dd8a4c414509b2d02b3c789ac256"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as provided in subsection (f), other safety projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb9be617943e40cf80f85ef93afee566"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of other funding for safety</header> <subparagraph id="ID2a3de7b5028c44faa4de679ba10c8cd2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Effect of Section</header><text>Nothing in this section prohibits the use of funds made available under other provisions of this title for highway safety improvement projects.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDde9648b8d8494dd7b95a3b714d3dc65d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of other funds</header><text>States are encouraged to address the full scope of the safety needs and opportunities of the States by using funds made available under other provisions of this title (except a provision that specifically prohibits that use).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5691390ef3f24f22bac4902ca2a97980"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Flexible funding for States with a strategic highway safety plan</header> <paragraph id="ID74ae7a7ff9a84eed98f43986db200376"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To further the implementation of a State strategic highway safety plan, a State may use up to 10 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year to carry out safety projects under any other section as provided in the State strategic highway safety plan if the State certifies that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID072b6530833240fc9bce0ba192da9224"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State has met needs in the State relating to railway-highway crossings for the preceding fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7b8bbc0c73c64521b3aa5463c16e9c9f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the funds are being used for the most effective projects to make progress toward achieving the safety performance targets of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c002f4732be495aa42ba58d6ce6deb4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other transportation and highway safety plans</header><text>Nothing in this subsection requires a State to revise any State process, plan, or program in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc8fcc6ec9b604f0f90628f2796291e1f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Data improvement</header> <paragraph id="IDa1c07153afb24ccfa89f37dd66066743"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of data improvement activities</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="IDeea00a71f1774db29af559465177f477"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>data improvement activities</term> means a project or activity to further the capacity of a State to make more informed and effective safety infrastructure investment decisions.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID565ce6d28fd945cfaf6a6dcf9d818b02"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>data improvement activities</term> includes a project or activity—</text> <clause id="ID92ddc12ac3774fda80fa3ea07f8e13a6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to create, update, or enhance a highway basemap of all public roads in a State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID6a809fd9fac0497e875196d5f1f71f55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to collect safety data, including data identified as part of the model inventory of roadway elements, for creation of or use on a highway basemap of all public roads in a State;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc1b4cf2a9aad42daaec5d87d265afab7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to store and maintain safety data in an electronic manner;</text> </clause><clause id="IDe076298d84f0458a9c9ff4cf48acd0e7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to develop analytical processes for safety data elements;</text> </clause><clause id="ID31a62814b2d84675906136ebb1f32821"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to acquire and implement roadway safety analysis tools; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID80f16bd4e1554f118b6d416cd9091faf"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>to support the collection, maintenance, and sharing of safety data on all public roads and related systems associated with the analytical usage of that data.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb608c7c6a14a40ecbc210b67325f2c98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcc9d6604238e4a0ab4a7d35c7e8619f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 8 percent of the funds apportioned for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013 shall be available only for data improvement activities under this subsection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDea15cd96d1c5465da8bf148249ec80d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than 4 percent of the funds apportioned for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be available only for data improvement activities under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID83d1d64b2df24c3f8c4f80aa59353f46"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>A State may use funds apportioned to the State pursuant to this subsection for any project eligible under this section if the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has met all of the State needs for data collection to support the State strategic highway safety plan and sufficiently addressed the data improvement activities described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8a210e7be5545f0967c8a3f36b2a49e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Model inventory of roadway elements</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID655fc0054a334a95a4aac959bbd0a633"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish a subset of the model inventory of roadway elements that are useful for the inventory of roadway safety; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b986c8955dc4121abef2f9a7fba9414"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that States adopt and use the subset to improve data collection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID938190e9b05f405db464cab4ef563cae"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Performance measures and targets for State highway safety improvement programs</header> <paragraph id="IDe20d223dbbf1463fafa6af2518172c81"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of performance measures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue guidance to States on the establishment, collection, and reporting of performance measures that reflect—</text> <subparagraph id="ID86e45bf4838e42eebaf77756ff21367b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serious injuries and fatalities per vehicle mile traveled;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID27877023f0e54725aa413960d2fe043f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serious injuries and fatalities per capita; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa84d06bcc801419292ce0ac7134537ae"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of serious injuries and fatalities</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdd9b278d6eb246e2919604ead3af8583"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of State performance targets</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the Secretary has issued guidance to States on the establishment, collection, and reporting of performance measures, each State shall set performance targets that reflect—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd4f6af286ce644cb8ae38f7cf5eb27f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serious injuries and fatalities per vehicle mile traveled;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08670edd79954df3af209a0583480401"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serious injuries and fatalities per capita; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID051fe8c9dbcc4a9fafaa4bc050f7bc8b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of serious injuries and fatalities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID77a9a620978d42b582f879b73a3508dd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Special rules</header> <paragraph id="idAB7AFDBC6A674003B9FFDFFCDEC0A0F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High-risk rural road safety</header><text>If the fatality rate on rural roads in a State increases over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available, that State shall be required to obligate in the next fiscal year for projects on high risk rural roads an amount equal to at least 200 percent of the amount of funds the State received for fiscal year 2009 for high risk rural roads under subsection (f) of this section, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6CD0E27145BE4D1A9199C98DAD067714"><enum>(2)<?LEXA-Enum (2)?></enum><header>Rail-highway grade crossings</header><text>If the average number of fatalities at rail-highway grade crossings in a State over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available increases over the average number of fatalities during the preceding 2-year period, that State shall be required to obligate in the next fiscal year for projects on rail-highway grade crossings an amount equal to 120 percent of the amount of funds the State received for fiscal year 2009 for rail-highway grade crossings under section 130(f) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id350FFCD798CF4B6F81BE3FE4666AA8F1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Older drivers</header><text>If traffic fatalities and serious injuries per capita for drivers and pedestrians over the age of 65 in a State increases during the most recent 2-year period for which data are available, that State shall be required to include, in the subsequent Strategic Highway Safety Plan of the State, strategies to address the increases in those rates, taking into account the recommendations included in the publication of the Federal Highway Administration entitled ‘Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians’ (FHWA–RD–01–103), and dated May 2001, or as subsequently revised and updated.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID71a7ee7929de47bbb83e17a3e20a59da"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="ID8ccf1d05ae064962a590dca13617a25d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State shall submit to the Secretary a report that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID16ca8dc98dca470f984f11d3896089c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the progress being made to achieve the performance targets established under subsection (h);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd26994e6e5f84d94bdf5f72076bd2719"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes progress being made to implement highway safety improvement projects under this section;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4af3566d50cd4cf5b3a92e4095c88177"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assesses the effectiveness of those improvements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2db052515fae4b42aa9e78c4a3528e87"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describes the extent to which the improvements funded under this section have contributed to reducing—</text> <clause id="ID2cfce45c833b4fee9714d9ed1e74ca2b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number and rate of fatalities on all public roads with, to the maximum extent practicable, a breakdown by functional classification and ownership in the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID70c56d53d55945f38945a0ca450891a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number and rate of serious injuries on all public roads with, to the maximum extent practicable, a breakdown by functional classification and ownership in the State; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID5ceb3e37034440218f314ca99020028c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the occurrences of fatalities and serious injuries at railway-highway crossings.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID67d285a3186f4735b3e46feaa722a40a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents; schedule</header><text>The Secretary shall establish the content and schedule for the submission of the report under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ea6d1d154f048818f281ebf06d137e4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>The Secretary shall make strategic highway safety plans submitted under subsection (d) and reports submitted under this subsection available to the public through—</text> <subparagraph id="ID61d904ea34034d7fa606fe40f7e4ba96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the website of the Department; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID45642198f70a4eaeb71e03074fa89229"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such other means as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID700fbf9a4d2a472cbbf3747d26149d7f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Discovery and admission into evidence of certain reports, surveys, and information</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data compiled or collected for any purpose relating to this section, shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location identified or addressed in the reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or other data.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe7622b6b17e949009f13da392d4ff575"><enum>(k)</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 of the State established under subsection (h) by the date that is 2 years after the date of the establishment of the performance targets, the State shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID99dcbbbcbd2d411fba6d9c83b616dd2c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use obligation authority equal to the apportionment of the State for the prior year under section 104(b)(3) only for highway safety improvement projects under this section until the Secretary determines that the State has met or made significant progress toward meeting the performance targets of the State; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc839bce5bd0a43ee90933465e37e4302"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit annually to the Secretary, until the Secretary determines that the State has met or made significant progress toward meeting the performance targets of the State, an implementation plan that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcf2489c9e3604c8aac667fb9ca8e970b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies roadway features that constitute a hazard to road users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b38e0a61cfb45bebae1e2df9afc8021"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies highway safety improvement projects on the basis of crash experience, crash potential, or other data-supported means;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d8da013c3f34c57b242a773eb618a13"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describes how highway safety improvement program funds will be allocated, including projects, activities, and strategies to be implemented;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41ac2f2ac1604cd3bc24dfc388827336"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describes how the proposed projects, activities, and strategies funded under the State highway safety improvement program will allow the State to make progress toward achieving the safety performance targets of the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa155854815a04144bd131a7ebb2df9b0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>describes the actions the State will undertake to meet the performance targets of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa5cc676f95d347e28ce70525f9772439"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Federal share of highway safety improvement projects</header><text>Except as provided in sections 120 and 130, the Federal share of the cost of a highway safety improvement project carried out with funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(3) shall be 90 percent.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID1e177fd8001e4f568df58bfc878cbd37"><enum>1113.</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 to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78A5AFE6A5FB4935967C8EF3D2CA83A4" style="USC"> <section id="ID0d31cd3813ef428bb2546b0a1e990650"><enum>149.</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header> <subsection id="IDa3bd33bf353740c18b62dd466c12edbf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program in accordance with this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID3ce9a63c414946a98931032be322f0ed"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header> <paragraph id="idB00C90DA0C7242D5B37C4E2C7F5C718E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (c), a State may obligate funds apportioned to the State for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 104(b)(4) that are not reserved under subsection (l) only for a transportation project or program if the project or program is for an area in the State that is or was designated as a nonattainment area for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) and classified pursuant to section 181(a), 186(a), 188(a), or 188(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511(a), 7512(a), 7513(a), or 7513(b)) or is or was designated as a nonattainment area under section 107(d) of that Act after December 31, 1997, or is required to prepare, and file with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, maintenance plans under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); and</text> <subparagraph id="ID14a7dc87b77a47238fc761836cb461b6"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1FA44164C1E441D0AB877100AB90F9F7"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4E6D3FB2B8F9487D98CF27997BDF460E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>if the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator determines, on the basis of information published by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to subparagraph (A) of section 108(f)(1) of the Clean Air Act (other than clause (xvi) of that subparagraph) (42 U.S.C. 7408(f)(1)) that the project or program is likely to contribute to—</text> <item id="id4C582C07BF9943FD8C49EB7966A67168" indent="up2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard; or</text> </item><item id="id50E2A1388B174ACF98EF46F992AC4279" indent="up2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the maintenance of a national ambient air quality standard in a maintenance area; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="idC5BD207DD9F04606963DA13FE29006E0" indent="up2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>there exists a high level of effectiveness in reducing air pollution, in cases of projects or programs where sufficient information is available in the database established pursuant to subsection (h) to determine the relative effectiveness of such projects or programs; or</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idEFE09E5AA8B4456E9E6B034E7C882B6B" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in any case in which such information is not available, if the Secretary, after such consultation, determines that the project or program is part of a program, method, or strategy described in such section 108(f)(1)(A);</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA9F1874BF71C4D41BF3C7BC0EDDC4B61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the project or program is included in a State implementation plan that has been approved pursuant to the Clean Air Act and the project will have air quality benefits;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdb242c8d25da44c893db5e5335317e8f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to establish or operate a traffic monitoring, management, and control facility or program, including truck stop electrification systems, if the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator, determines that the facility or program is likely to contribute to the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID96fd88a4fbe54719aceb1254af8fe869"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if the program or project improves traffic flow, including projects to improve signalization, construct high-occupancy vehicle lanes, improve intersections, add turning lanes, improve transportation systems management and operations that mitigate congestion and improve air quality, and implement intelligent transportation system strategies and such other projects that are eligible for assistance under this section on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, including programs or projects to improve incident and emergency response or improve mobility, such as through real-time traffic, transit, and multimodal traveler information;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12a2351b5ade45799d26a7f460771413"><enum>(E)</enum><text>if the project or program involves the purchase of integrated, interoperable emergency communications equipment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ac37690c8de403ea683617f6f6eecc3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>if the project or program is for—</text> <clause id="ID9c70fc932bdb41bdb6ff65f5f3e12606"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purchase of diesel retrofits that are—</text> <subclause id="ID95501d72ce6f40f79ab16764bcc12759"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for motor vehicles (as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)); or</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4b21aa255e504979b080594b94ab22e9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>verified technologies (as defined in section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131)) for nonroad vehicles and nonroad engines (as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)) that are used in construction projects that are—</text> <item id="ID03427d98480449e7906aa0dd27109be1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>located in nonattainment or maintenance areas for ozone, PM<subscript>10</subscript>, or PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> (as defined under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)); and</text> </item><item id="IDf500a595edd54bd5803237b964562c0d"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>funded, in whole or in part, under this title; or</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID85ed5e81a6a748b4b5570b9387569071"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the conduct of outreach activities that are designed to provide information and technical assistance to the owners and operators of diesel equipment and vehicles regarding the purchase and installation of diesel retrofits;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5BB4AE72F111432AAEDA5E4D21CCB26E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>if the project involves the installation of battery charging or replacement facilities for electric-drive vehicles, or refueling facilities for alternative-fuel vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1308114616FF450DA295E83EC2234A59"><enum>(H)</enum><text>if the project or program shifts traffic demand to nonpeak hours or other transportation modes, increases vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reduces demand for roads through such means as telecommuting, ridesharing, carsharing, alternative work hours, and pricing; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9EF2E33DFD1B4DA88C9B2ACBE83EEE85"><enum>(I)</enum><text>if the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator, determines that the project or program is likely to contribute to the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard, whether through reductions in vehicle miles traveled, fuel consumption, or through other factors.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3875D8D000EE4EE79F8D3EAD9DA1F7C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(4) and not reserved under subsection (l) may not be obligated for a project that will result in the construction of new capacity available to single-occupant vehicles unless the project consists of a high-occupancy vehicle facility available to single-occupant vehicles only at other than peak travel times or such use by single-occupant vehicles at peak travel times is subject to a toll.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB7245D9D3079486F9A45F5BE5E861FBD"><enum>(3)<?LEXA-Enum “(3)?></enum><header>Use of funds for other activities</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subsection (c), the Secretary may permit a State to use amounts apportioned to the State for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 104(b)(4) to carry out any activity on a system that was eligible for funding under that program as in effect on December 31, 2010.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf0303d86f9204fbc8ffe66559ce3244d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>States flexibility</header> <paragraph id="IDea01419d31914a4d9611ef8a84425765"><enum>(1)</enum><header>States without a nonattainment area</header><text>If a State does not have, and never has had, a nonattainment area designated under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for ozone, carbon monoxide, or PM<subscript>2.5</subscript>, the State may use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)) for any project in the State that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2ba9c04182dc4a57a513976e0a3fea7a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would otherwise be eligible under subsection (b) as if the project were carried out in a nonattainment or maintenance area; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDec958baab1a44e53a120932b588e08a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is eligible under the transportation mobility program under section 133.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID74602cc9bd4548a59b4bf7908bd2dd97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States with a nonattainment area</header> <subparagraph id="idCB302CAC2F8D4555A9E8BE75C8DBB6E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a State has a nonattainment area or maintenance area and received funds in fiscal year 2009 under section 104(b)(2)(D), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, above the amount of funds that the State would have received based on the nonattainment and maintenance area population of the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 104(b)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the State may use for any project that is eligible under the transportation mobility program under section 133 an amount of funds apportioned to such State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)) that is equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <clause id="ID5f56622b5cf64b769335e89bee7522ca"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to such State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)); by</text> </clause><clause id="IDae3c1c2406ea46d784db470da7b429aa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ratio calculated under paragraph (B).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID47270d0883744c9bb7d7bdaece65d1c2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ratio</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the ratio shall be calculated as—</text> <clause id="ID856d0ca67f3b42b2937924a595e89f83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount for fiscal year 2009 such State was permitted by section 149(c)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, to obligate in any area of the State for projects eligible under section 133, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>; bears to</text> </clause><clause id="ID870a123d050e4b42ae9b03b8bc3b984c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total apportionment to such State for fiscal year 2009 under section 104(b)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd29719fba7ea448d9fd0ef93f70b2c28"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Changes in designation</header><text>If a new nonattainment area is designated or a previously designated nonattainment area is redesignated as an attainment area in a State under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Secretary shall modify the amount such State is permitted to obligate in any area of the State for projects eligible under section 133.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID63852d8a8a804583a48c4646b36218a6"><enum>(d)</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> </subsection><subsection id="IDb70ba91cfbaf46e28ba0cccfe47655f3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Partnerships with nongovernmental entities</header> <paragraph id="IDcbad597b028f44baa229133b627bcb6b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title and in accordance with this subsection, a metropolitan planning organization, State transportation department, or other project sponsor may enter into an agreement with any public, private, or nonprofit entity to cooperatively implement any project carried out with funds apportioned under section 104(b)(4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc9de2fbc868a4ca38e39521118c4f414"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Forms of participation by entities</header><text>Participation by an entity under paragraph (1) may consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcc5871286d8b469cbae16e144f3cd7df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ownership or operation of any land, facility, vehicle, or other physical asset associated with the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID61f70904c1144c0bbec837df313291d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cost sharing of any project expense;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID61aeba7e5e54439f8474ef34b47e6f85"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carrying out of administration, construction management, project management, project operation, or any other management or operational duty associated with the project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6dc9fc671d084288a436fe0723648bb0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other form of participation approved by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e8249f49169481db1e4e83170022bd3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation to entities</header><text>A State may allocate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(4) to an entity described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc438e39a922f4e7a84b6a7eabc6d54fb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Alternative fuel projects</header><text>In the case of a project that will provide for the use of alternative fuels by privately owned vehicles or vehicle fleets, activities eligible for funding under this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="ID70280e7737084537a2e6fcc109f63646"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may include the costs of vehicle refueling infrastructure, including infrastructure that would support the development, production, and use of emerging technologies that reduce emissions of air pollutants from motor vehicles, and other capital investments associated with the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID122b13b1e9c94d19a7c54167b5526b02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall include only the incremental cost of an alternative fueled vehicle, as compared to a conventionally fueled vehicle, that would otherwise be borne by a private party; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDffe2aed169834376a38170f70ed226be"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall apply other governmental financial purchase contributions in the calculation of net incremental cost.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ad068cae1b047378ddf1845a6c9b30d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prohibition on Federal participation with respect to required activities</header><text>A Federal participation payment under this subsection may not be made to an entity to fund an obligation imposed under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or any other Federal law.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID79c2d47333ca444cb09674323ef3c9c9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Priority consideration</header><text>States and metropolitan planning organizations shall give priority in areas designated as nonattainment or maintenance for PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) in distributing funds received for congestion mitigation and air quality projects and programs from apportionments under section 104(b)(4) not required to be reserved under subsection (l) to projects that are proven to reduce PM<subscript>2.5</subscript>, including diesel retrofits.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID1bb3cdca6597409d850acba11018d880"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Interagency consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage States and metropolitan planning organizations to consult with State and local air quality agencies in nonattainment and maintenance areas on the estimated emission reductions from proposed congestion mitigation and air quality improvement programs and projects.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDc16b4bc97652480ca5b498b0aa87b757"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Evaluation and assessment of projects</header> <paragraph id="IDdeba8f449a974c82a471c3301a193ec9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Database</header> <subparagraph id="id7E9EC4B400D34BA4900181C42ADD573F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Using appropriate assessments of projects funded under the congestion mitigation and air quality program and results from other research, the Secretary shall maintain and disseminate a cumulative database describing the impacts of the projects, including specific information about each project, such as the project name, location, sponsor, cost, and, to the extent already measured by the project sponsor, cost-effectiveness, based on reductions in congestion and emissions.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3BEE5E2427B8433EADAFD3DF7307AD7E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The database shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the Secretary in electronically accessible format and means, such as the Internet, for public review.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID53e4a5cc31a24224a0c605718f20f0d8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost effectiveness</header> <subparagraph id="id16BEAEBDD2C84F3C9D994688A77DDE98"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall evaluate projects on a periodic basis and develop a table or other similar medium that illustrates the cost-effectiveness of a range of project types eligible for funding under this section as to how the projects mitigate congestion and improve air quality.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA0E2132B385459DAA3484AB72A54418"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The table described in subparagraph (A) shall show measures of cost-effectiveness, such as dollars per ton of emissions reduced, and assess those measures over a variety of timeframes to capture impacts on the planning timeframes outlined in section 134.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id162FC43A7FB54478849A89B806B7ADEC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of table</header><text>States and metropolitan planning organizations shall consider the information in the table when selecting projects or developing performance plans under subsection (k).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbcc68bece81649358302934e764cc141"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Optional programmatic eligibility</header> <paragraph id="idBB56A90A96804AC0BF916517969CE191"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At the discretion of a metropolitan planning organization, a technical assessment of a selected program of projects may be conducted through modeling or other means to demonstrate the emissions reduction projection required under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2AB52C40ACF1449F8331CDB906523425"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>If an assessment described in paragraph (1) successfully demonstrates an emissions reduction, all projects included in such assessment shall be eligible for obligation under this section without further demonstration of emissions reduction of individual projects included in such assessment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9c75c73e8df542898906f258ddc8239f"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Suballocation to nonattainment and maintenance areas</header> <paragraph id="IDe963d32a49c5492d988ffa74a93e7319"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to each State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)) shall be suballocated for projects within each area designated as nonattainment or maintenance for the pollutants described in subsection (b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1aa4a121f95547b2b6dcb77b5f8318ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>The distribution within any State of funds required to be suballocated under paragraph (1) to each nonattainment or maintenance area shall be in accordance with a formula developed by each State and approved by the Secretary, which shall consider the population of each such nonattainment or maintenance area and shall be weighted by the severity of pollution in the manner described in paragraph (6).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ae7ff566eff42618521ac00372b10ff"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project selection</header><text>Projects under this subsection shall be selected by a State and shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 134 and 135.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID17cd719aea8344bbb81e3a81e9796658"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority for use of suballocated funds in PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> areas</header> <subparagraph id="id8FDDBA7C1E37411FACCA2FE0BEBC0E8C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An amount equal to 50 percent of the funds suballocated under paragraph (1) for a nonattainment or maintenance area that are based all or in part on the weighted population of such area in fine particulate matter nonattainment shall be obligated to projects that reduce such fine particulate matter emissions in such area, including diesel retrofits.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5fc89bbd58094de2bc33e642278e589d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Construction equipment</header><text>An amount equal to 30 percent of the funds required to be set aside under subparagraph (A) shall be obligated to carry out the objectives of section 330.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID87a34bbf346f401fbd030a69b7590d7d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Obligation process</header> <clause id="id247A75F355BB40B99E15CF8207419DB5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State or metropolitan planning organization required to obligate funds in accordance with this paragraph shall develop a process to provide funding directly to eligible entities (as defined under section 330) in order to achieve the objectives of such section and ensure that the bid proceeding and award of the contract for any covered highway construction project carried out under that section will be—</text> <subclause id="id79A67297C4014E14B309A9E4CB625857"><enum>(I)</enum><text>made without regard to the particulate matter emission levels of the fleet of the eligible entity; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2D517C5F62274DBF8D73DA96B03C1A04"><enum>(II)</enum><text>consistent with existing requirements for full and open competition under section 112.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F247AEEC77E465A9EC44D204D5296D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may obligate suballocated funds designated under this paragraph without regard to any process or other requirement established under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID12a33e25b2f44db9945d9b31fed75ddf"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funds not suballocated</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (c), funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)) and not suballocated under paragraph (1) shall be made available to such State for programming in any nonattainment or maintenance area in the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c9e645122d446339e74f9c22b38d80d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Factors for calculation of suballocation</header> <subparagraph id="id80A62F6A195847A48E1659BDF26B992A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purposes of paragraph (2), each State shall weight the population of each such nonattainment or maintenance area by a factor of—</text> <clause id="IDed33050a70c04a1eadad66a4e7215bb7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is a maintenance area for ozone or carbon monoxide;</text> </clause><clause id="IDbab6192fb1a24f5a970acf335302335a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="IDaec880a5fc3642bfb646e623d3891c68"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1.1 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a moderate ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="ID7d6e7108d2cf4058b601fbc794ad7aef"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a serious ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="IDa5d40ded7b8a47f0aa243279e36e25e7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>1.3 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a severe ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="ID08fabbe06ee84c2098a17612c9ccaf78"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>1.5 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as an extreme ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="id12302BFF9A394B59A687FB21E4036D3E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is not a nonattainment or maintenance area for ozone as described in section 149(b), but is designated under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407) as a nonattainment area for carbon monoxide;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd5d1556d7cb34dc9848b7cc9fda361de"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is designated as nonattainment for ozone under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407); or</text> </clause><clause id="id2812E524F6B34765B69B4803F7136E85"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is not a nonattainment or maintenance area as described in section 149(b) for ozone, but is designated as a nonattainment or maintenance area for fine particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or less, under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID1fa8556c61494736806a3a8703788f6f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other factors</header><text>If, in addition to being designated as a nonattainment or maintenance area for ozone as described in section 149(b), any county within the area was also designated under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407) as a nonattainment or maintenance area for carbon monoxide, or was designated under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407) as a nonattainment or maintenance area for particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or less, or both, the weighted nonattainment or maintenance area population of the county, as determined under clauses (i) through (vi), or clause (viii), of subparagraph (A), shall be further multiplied by a factor of 1.2, or a second further factor of 1.2 if the area is designated as a nonattainment or maintenance area for both carbon monoxide and particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or less.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8721746418694514a07bdf278fde8e05"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Exceptions for certain States</header> <subparagraph id="IDe796407217044d9886ca0d011ecb10f2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A State without a nonattainment or maintenance area shall not be subject to the requirements of this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7af138fe0d04995882f748d9230ca8a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The amount of funds required to be set aside under paragraph (1) in a State that received a minimum apportionment for fiscal year 2009 under section 104(b)(2)(D), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, shall be based on the amount of funds such State would otherwise have been apportioned under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)) but for the minimum apportionment in fiscal year 2009.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf90b4d0e60484a209a8fedebcaea9822"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Performance plan</header> <paragraph id="IDb25afb3c09ee4dbaafc08c02e067a603"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each tier I metropolitan planning organization (as defined in section 134) representing a nonattainment or maintenance area shall develop a performance plan that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID781ec146b78546eea36294139f38222b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes an area baseline level for traffic congestion and on-road mobile source emissions for which the area is in nonattainment or maintenance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4d56e68938c54b8cb1ed1e11a8236d03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies air quality and traffic congestion target levels based on measures established by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa84804c34a5f4ffcb90ff429f34d79d4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes a description of projects identified for funding under this section and a description of how such projects will contribute to achieving emission and traffic congestion reduction targets.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID097789c7e5254e089e8c7ea0f644e730"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updated plans</header> <subparagraph id="idC7319BBB8505498B9D0A817C37D82357"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Performance plans shall be updated on the schedule required under paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAA03FB649AC449C498B3A2AC1E904413"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An updated plan shall include a separate report that assesses the progress of the program of projects under the previous plan in achieving the air quality and traffic congestion targets of the previous plan.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2daf76f9275940918c83e2c360aeed5c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement this subsection that identify performance measures for traffic congestion and on-road mobile source emissions, timelines for performance plans, and requirements under this section for assessing the implementation of projects carried out under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf236f50f683145c283060f80bacdc2c1"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Additional activities</header> <paragraph id="IDd3156c2507b441fab35e9c3694bdb9b4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(4), a State shall reserve the amount of funds attributable to the inclusion of the 10 percent of surface transportation program funds apportioned to such State for fiscal year 2009 in the formula under section 104(b)(4) for projects under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7880c6bd275d430281b6348b1cadabb7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>A State may obligate the funds reserved under this subsection for any of the following projects or activities:</text> <subparagraph id="IDcb771de7948c428c9191e0e1a43771cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Transportation enhancements, as defined in section 101.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c0577b5e559488085516adbf4976b26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The recreational trails program under section 206.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb0fe6257601949f4bfdb92b3264e6cd1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The safe routes to school program under section 1404 of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; Public Law 109–59).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18AD310AC9004882850E949DF4023D1F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Planning, designing, or constructing boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former Interstate System routes or other divided highways.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc724e3b678414235a6830d053d4ae635"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocations of funds</header> <subparagraph id="id53ce3d9040a7438687b99f73cc95583c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>Of the funds reserved in a State under this subsection—</text> <clause id="idd602c44660e24eef8e56e039205e2704"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50 percent for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this subsection to any eligible entity in proportion to their relative shares of the population of the State—</text> <subclause id="ide67f734ab0d74a3f82469e505a6f6b04"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population of over 200,000;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc2892d3ad0e24dfb9e1738e1cef84bb1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in areas of the State other than urban areas with a population greater than 5,000; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6072e8686a474ab2b2fc136cbee79984"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in other areas of the State; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idb0208cdf8cb34bb19b00876b1dd3a574"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>50 percent shall be obligated in any area of the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11941e6790984ed0a8492452839384b9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Metropolitan areas</header><text>Funds attributed to an urbanized area under subparagraph (A)(i)(I) may be obligated in the metropolitan area established under section 134 that encompasses the urbanized area.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida242073c93fa4134b2ae33b94b7744c4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Distribution among urbanized areas of over 200,000 population</header> <clause id="ide80bacb726304b2bb25490da77cef444"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (A)(ii), the amount of funds that a State is required to obligate under subparagraph (A)(i)(I) shall be obligated in urbanized areas described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) based on the relative population of the areas.</text> </clause><clause id="id1dc814202dc14e9698f9ba588ab90b46"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other factors</header><text>The State may obligate the funds described in clause (i) based on other factors if the State and the relevant metropolitan planning organizations jointly apply to the Secretary for the permission to base the obligation on other factors and the Secretary grants the request.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64c05aa86c6342609ae6f20e624d30bb"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Access to funds</header> <clause id="id2c57290a27004eabbc27fd9b78a1e544"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State or metropolitan planning organization required to obligate funds in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall develop a competitive process to allow eligible entities to submit projects for funding that achieve the objectives of this subsection.</text> </clause><clause id="idff6c795136b94d509e6ca943d4addd3d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text> <subclause id="idd041b14c2f4d4db880713ec3af0db332"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a local government;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc017bf9aeaab4cddba9cc574a3366535"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a regional transportation authority;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1185f08693ef408b9965f8e3ed684195"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idcac939bba2154173bcfd4b912ffd56cf"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a natural resource or public land agency;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7C5DF322F2C54C8F9785AB4FB09E2F70"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a school district, local education agency, or school;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idA95D2C6BA7F841319E706603B08F5655"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>a tribal government; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6F97F0AC58FE418AA75884C78D31D211"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for or oversight of transportation or recreational trails (other than a tier I metropolitan planning organization or a State agency) that the State determines to be eligible, consistent with the goals of this subsection.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5dc9fe14515941cd8c5aa902d9d7974a"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Selection of projects</header><text>Each tier I and tier II metropolitan planning organization shall select projects carried out within the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area, in consultation with the relevant State, for funds reserved in a State under this subsection and suballocated to the metropolitan planning area under subparagraph (A)(i).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a98a5fe521b46538476e365f539f6ab"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Flexibility of excess reserved funding</header><text>Beginning in the second fiscal year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, if on August 1 of that fiscal year the unobligated balance of available funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(4) and reserved by a State under this subsection exceeds 150 percent of such reserved amount in such fiscal year, the State may thereafter obligate the amount of excess funds for any activity—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2c80207fcbb148be8fb43cbabf49fe93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is eligible to receive funding under this subsection; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID980c4df3d8044671b8942e387e942165"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which the Secretary has approved the obligation of funds for any State under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id840C969A2FEE4930B5DDBBA8EBD2A900"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Provision of adequate data, modeling, and support</header><text>In any case in which a State requests reasonable technical support or otherwise requests data (including planning models and other modeling), clarification, or guidance regarding the content of any final rule or applicable regulation material to State actions under this section, the Secretary and any other agency shall provide that support, clarification, or guidance in a timely manner.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb00e8591cc3b4b59bbddf8c73a960250"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded under this subsection shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under this chapter.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id14d8ec9399594b22879936dc7b7d5b2c"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Continuation of certain recreational trails projects</header><text>Each State that does not opt out of this paragraph shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id71c53971020f444aa9d6f6c659317f44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>obligate an amount of funds reserved under this section equal to the amount of the funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under section 104(h)(2) for projects relating to recreational trails under section 206;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89d8d2f67af840af841f95bf952936be"><enum>(B)</enum><text>return 1 percent of those funds to the Secretary for the administration of that program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30064c55bab64e00b882b380f385bd1d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>comply with the provisions of the administration of the recreational trails program under section 206, including the use of apportioned funds described under subsection (d)(3)(A) of that section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9e9eeebb7254c56a73a7775b5ba131d"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State flexibility</header><text>A State may opt out of the recreational trails program under paragraph (7) if the Governor of the State notifies the Secretary not later than 30 days prior to apportionments being made for any fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID48a90cfb46164001ac4b9e23c8302b70"><enum>1114.</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header> <subsection id="IDf0a5ffbe3ecb4a759f861051dbf7988a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 165 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8372837AEA2A40CB8166BBCB267337E9" style="USC"> <section id="ID04cfb126561942b79c4aaeccf82ba17a"><enum>165.</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header> <subsection id="ID34f142f0233e4f009109aa8eca3d3858"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Division of funds</header><text>Of funds made available in a fiscal year for the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program—</text> <paragraph id="IDa1cefc0a930148dfb46327deb508ec70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>75 percent shall be for the Puerto Rico highway program under subsection (b); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f62e15b98c24286a850a969b8c4f315"><enum>(2)</enum><text>25 percent shall be for the territorial highway program under subsection (c).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2c1faaa4c0d4409a95d956f583a3a749"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Puerto rico highway program</header> <paragraph id="ID81a7e33ad88d426582cf4aa7908526e6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate funds made available to carry out this subsection to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to carry out a highway program in the Commonwealth.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID616e328bc8ab4daabedab6d0c5b3ef9b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Amounts made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be administered as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="ID82bca2304fb84f04b38ea87cb7e48133"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Apportionment</header> <clause id="IDfdb215e42a3b4e7799f4e419d3651eee"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purpose of imposing any penalty under this title or title 49, the amounts shall be treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under sections 104(b) and 144 (as in effect for fiscal year 1997) for each program funded under those sections in an amount determined by multiplying—</text> <subclause id="ID965828378d4e443ead1a94b1667d0175"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the aggregate of the amounts for the fiscal year; by</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDf0e8a9f495474849a9b5e8b9cce44125"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the proportion that—</text> <item id="ID2f628869120c4dd4947edcf347768a30"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for each such program for fiscal year 1997; bears to</text> </item><item id="ID46f59d1e9a0d4b7398286c0d3926967e"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the total amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for all such programs for fiscal year 1997.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="IDbf9aecd24bd9456c9e50c04a42b96f33"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Funds identified under clause (i) as having been apportioned for the national highway system, the surface transportation program, and the Interstate maintenance program shall be deemed to have been apportioned 50 percent for the national highway performance program and 50 percent for the transportation mobility program for purposes of imposing such penalties.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID926378e84cb244eab3173d14b874661e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>The amounts treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under each section referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be required to be apportioned to Puerto Rico under that section for purposes of the imposition of any penalty under this title or title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa848c1a8be804487892fca219ce80f5e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible uses of funds</header><text>Of amounts allocated to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Highway Program for a fiscal year—</text> <clause id="ID62fc6a092ba14b9c91504cbe3739a197"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at least 50 percent shall be available only for purposes eligible under section 119;</text> </clause><clause id="ID7f2a6c477dbd491096447e488305656f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least 25 percent shall be available only for purposes eligible under section 148; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID1238eebcde314453b91b8051cae803a0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any remaining funds may be obligated for activities eligible under chapter 1.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa5e962c928e046f3ac6233f5fba4f7ab"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on apportionments</header><text>Except as otherwise specifically provided, Puerto Rico shall not be eligible to receive funds apportioned to States under this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfba2a4f4164e49e1852ddd8d1168822b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Territorial highway program</header> <paragraph id="ID7ae2edbc80af4d92a4dd5597a7f70d00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Territory defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>territory</term> means any of the following territories of the United States:</text> <subparagraph id="IDc48eff495ba549b7a05204a51ce929de"><enum>(A)</enum><text>American Samoa.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3a7b1c7f40c2435ba71af57e2e6a7cf8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4369c951226344c19cbc7954892d774a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Guam.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID479d98f5f77e42e2b157d6e8bd595f42"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The United States Virgin Islands.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfef7417dfcaf4f24be056fb910ae7daa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header> <subparagraph id="ID159859e282b241cf9af2498d1428b0f8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Recognizing the mutual benefits that will accrue to the territories and the United States from the improvement of highways in the territories, the Secretary may carry out a program to assist each government of a territory in the construction and improvement of a system of arterial and collector highways, and necessary inter-island connectors, that is—</text> <clause id="ID9c5bb02ca3cf4a1b963da27daa6a8c5c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>designated by the Governor or chief executive officer of each territory; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDb017a4d2cd0644d799d4d9cbe5f1cf16"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>approved by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbeeecaa8ed044cf9a32917578da74a47"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of Federal financial assistance provided to territories under this subsection shall be in accordance with section 120(g).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID69d50bdd729c4cf5b91ee16d9d19e1e3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header> <subparagraph id="ID4d2903bfd61b4f888b3b1d004722b752"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To continue a long-range highway development program, the Secretary may provide technical assistance to the governments of the territories to enable the territories, on a continuing basis—</text> <clause id="ID155cc9fc502949b6ade0a0d1075b0d3a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to engage in highway planning;</text> </clause><clause id="IDf7f9b8722bb74aa488c53aa445e7a373"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to conduct environmental evaluations;</text> </clause><clause id="ID524ac4ceb081487aae79dd3d97f91e15"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to administer right-of-way acquisition and relocation assistance programs; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa66ffec6a9e04ee895e144b07ad02f2e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to design, construct, operate, and maintain a system of arterial and collector highways, including necessary inter-island connectors.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID562bec7187194bc5a1eedc55ecfe91cb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form and terms of assistance</header><text>Technical assistance provided under subparagraph (A), and the terms for the sharing of information among territories receiving the technical assistance, shall be included in the agreement required by paragraph (5).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID970836569a824790b7da9822f4b6ac60"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonapplicability of certain provisions</header> <subparagraph id="IDc448fbeca9e94486b4f4afdaa7528413"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except to the extent that provisions of this chapter are determined by the Secretary to be inconsistent with the needs of the territories and the intent of this subsection, this chapter (other than provisions of this chapter relating to the apportionment and allocation of funds) shall apply to funds made available under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7f3a813bc6b43b89eec14b5db09e2e4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicable provisions</header><text>The agreement required by paragraph (5) for each territory shall identify the sections of this chapter that are applicable to that territory and the extent of the applicability of those sections.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID37de0aaa164d4d93a3aa36bb0b9edc21"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Agreement</header> <subparagraph id="ID5dc9d84fb3dd4679b1dc34b16c5fa19b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (D), none of the funds made available under this subsection shall be available for obligation or expenditure with respect to any territory until the chief executive officer of the territory has entered into an agreement (including an agreement entered into under section 215 as in effect on the day before the enactment of this section) with the Secretary providing that the government of the territory shall—</text> <clause id="ID9e7086d34e3843e9be78f5bbc8c7d0bc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>implement the program in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter and paragraph (4);</text> </clause><clause id="ID6da5b35098fb4ed6916cba32a34a7012"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>design and construct a system of arterial and collector highways, including necessary inter-island connectors, in accordance with standards that are—</text> <subclause id="IDca2b4cb7cea34cee8b38906577ba1fd0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>appropriate for each territory; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID9cc900fa27b74c319ebb9d023eb0b396"><enum>(II)</enum><text>approved by the Secretary;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDcc79b5a99a9f4944a7f993fd3936c209"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide for the maintenance of facilities constructed or operated under this subsection in a condition to adequately serve the needs of present and future traffic; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID1fe3a8876982495f8d944f8996578c7d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>implement standards for traffic operations and uniform traffic control devices that are approved by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5bd03b373c834037ab1284160ec5f2d2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The agreement required by subparagraph (A) shall—</text> <clause id="ID07b6200516c844d8945c067f1fc25292"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specify the kind of technical assistance to be provided under the program;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9a2ac904239544248b00d2dd181c8ec6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include appropriate provisions regarding information sharing among the territories; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID9fe6677a5ef84fad9b924cdbde794570"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>delineate the oversight role and responsibilities of the territories and the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc692d3f14fa54a7cb3df69d6c7dd2bf8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review and revision of agreement</header><text>The agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall be reevaluated and, as necessary, revised, at least every 2 years.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa62c637e7977422ca38c3d7a8f6bfe0f"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Existing agreements</header><text>With respect to an agreement under this subsection or an agreement entered into under section 215 of this title as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this subsection—</text> <clause id="ID4a6f494a316a449dac7b9670e92a0d8d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the agreement shall continue in force until replaced by an agreement entered into in accordance with subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa5d4d386d6ba4351a6c6b265388622d2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amounts made available under this subsection under the existing agreement shall be available for obligation or expenditure so long as the agreement, or the existing agreement entered into under subparagraph (A), is in effect.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5100e58422f24e58ae2abed408bb9c32"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Eligible uses of funds</header> <subparagraph id="ID534a9e8c208d4d58863c1776edc2d267"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available under this subsection may be used only for the following projects and activities carried out in a territory:</text> <clause id="ID50e5fef5602545c793c9a197e53abd56"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Eligible transportation mobility program projects described in section 133(c).</text> </clause><clause id="ID9483368b534947c68e75bdcf45532112"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Cost-effective, preventive maintenance consistent with section 116(d).</text> </clause><clause id="IDe6d9cfdf0c6244d1a703a597a4854de0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Ferry boats, terminal facilities, and approaches, in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 129.</text> </clause><clause id="ID6a80fecd76c04227a39eddd8dd8d6a53"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Engineering and economic surveys and investigations for the planning, and the financing, of future highway programs.</text> </clause><clause id="ID95faa0bde286489a9f69b488ef2be82b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Studies of the economy, safety, and convenience of highway use.</text> </clause><clause id="ID71b8bb02646e45c0b9e869c8cb8e1100"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The regulation and equitable taxation of highway use.</text> </clause><clause id="ID07cd7c7667bc43e4bdc713e86ab29b21"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Such research and development as are necessary in connection with the planning, design, and maintenance of the highway system.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb88b8d006d04674a91994489211434d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of funds for routine maintenance</header><text>None of the funds made available under this subsection shall be obligated or expended for routine maintenance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID147156abfc8b44b689f0fe9c9c062e3b"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Location of projects</header><text>Territorial highway program projects (other than those described in paragraphs (2), (4), (7), (8), (14), and (19) of section 133(c)) may not be undertaken on roads functionally classified as local.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDdfa8633fbd2b4872b2286013176f928d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="ID633399aabf7740c98385f6761c69c9f5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 165 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB81264A9D2FA4DF191420669CA1B939D" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">165. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4e379a05e9144cb1894b643510b1f12e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Obsolete text</header><text>Section 215 of that title, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 2, are repealed.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idEFB4FDE90BD54DFFB5FC7FE3FF6BD88E"><enum>1115.</enum><header>National freight program</header> <subsection id="ID78af794b70ec4fb99f142a20e4f2f069"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id069CC1DD40BB47589F9B2B9C7FB456FE" style="USC"> <section id="ID3960ac4ee56742db90f90e39f8166779"><enum>167.</enum><header>National freight program</header> <subsection id="ID4a45ddfbce424cbbb8b38578f3e7041c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National freight program</header><text>It is the policy of the United States to improve the condition and performance of the national 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> </subsection><subsection id="IDc7e57c2dbac2438fac4223e772c4e2c5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the national freight program are—</text> <paragraph id="ID6cbb28063ca549d0933bac2e3aeb62f5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to invest in infrastructure improvements and to implement operational improvements that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID19fbe12a50824bbc8b596f0d6f8b8d9e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthen the contribution of the national freight network to the economic competitiveness of the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8cf139855b2248918cf868a529aed18d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce congestion; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6241736b0f754045815e934cf51fbc87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase productivity, particularly for domestic industries and businesses that create high-value jobs;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2cd35be4f994dffa44d08940bbe7788"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement on the national freight network;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb12984d5beb9405885ea6bca44771329"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to improve the safety, security, and resilience of freight transportation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe13962ef117343e18fd82e63034c5f06"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to improve the state of good repair of the national freight network;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9c7f78c511584c458d710b361d89002f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to use advanced technology to improve the safety and efficiency of the national freight network;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDed1b9fc873c243afa4de1df67a852912"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to incorporate concepts of performance, innovation, competition, and accountability into the operation and maintenance of the national freight network; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb32eb7c4dcb40b9bbe0fd66af920584"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to improve the economic efficiency of the national freight network.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6abb1fc2b6b341e8a9c2e9f265069100"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header> <paragraph id="ID0a5c46e2f225423d9ec58efb87ec5a29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a national freight program in accordance with this section to strategically direct Federal resources toward improved system performance for efficient movement of freight on highways, including national highway system freight intermodal connectors and aerotropolis transportation systems.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID311566847b754425bc3bd3cb71a7d4f3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Network components</header><text>The national freight network shall consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd2b53029b12b45ad88ec21c3ffaded75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the primary freight network, as designated by the Secretary under subsection (f) (referred to in this section as the <quote>primary freight network</quote>) as most critical to the movement of freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9c97e57af1944ccfb5455e0a218a3c72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the portions of the Interstate System not designated as part of the primary freight network; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc4a443a47fb44514a00c1ce0c6c9e8fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>critical rural freight corridors established under subsection (g).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe679b03949aa4b0abd06d96a79f85dfe"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of apportioned funds</header> <paragraph id="ID728fa6f6adcf4924befbaa772a003854"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Projects on the national freight network</header><text>At a minimum, following designation of the primary freight network under subsection (f), a State shall obligate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) to improve the movement of freight on the national freight network.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfbb281c58a1c469b92bbfdad6d229655"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location of projects</header><text>A project carried out using funds apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be located—</text> <subparagraph id="ID9f59681351674402a0a571ff15095cd9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the primary freight network as described under subsection (f);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8eee0cd03a304fc2a0d18e929db34d0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on a portion of the Interstate System not designated as primary freight network;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcafef50c44534e30932147e0a5672c14"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on roads off of the Interstate System or primary freight network, if that use of funds will provide—</text> <clause id="IDa11fd3c308544c039ea63b7aa39b8f67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a more significant improvement to freight movement on the Interstate System or the primary freight network;</text> </clause><clause id="ID69e816bc2ae04b97845e57c29f2b044a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>critical freight access to the Interstate System or the primary freight network; or</text> </clause><clause id="idEE24B1C2EA0946B6B6B9AE5C7DFA936B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>mitigation of the congestion impacts from freight movement;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID30e92779ba944f54bcb76f7b58d80a4b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>on a national highway system freight intermodal connector;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e17955ecd8641b98d65c9dc3153608c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>on critical rural freight corridors, as designated under subsection (g) (except that not more than 20 percent of the total anticipated apportionment of a State under section 104(b)(5) during fiscal years 2012 and 2013 may be used for projects on critical rural freight corridors); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa3908c8c22364d6ebb064f3b24760960"><enum>(F)</enum><text>within the boundaries of public and private intermodal facilities, but shall only include surface infrastructure necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into and out of the facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1b4e3e4158c844448c4c48236d04a133"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Primary freight network funding</header><text>Beginning for each fiscal year after the Secretary designates the primary freight network, a State shall obligate from funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) for the primary freight network the lesser of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID62e5b0b26c554d178faab159642df966"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <clause id="id2942B0387F204A09AFA926CC01860D10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an amount equal to 110 percent of the apportionment of the State for the fiscal year under section 104(b)(5); and</text> </clause><clause id="idE960902E3403450BB5E6BF6153A9D7E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the proportion that—</text> <subclause id="ID8657508933ee47cba1afd50482c3bc41"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the total designated primary freight network mileage of the State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID30363011110c4e9d8119616a9d452dac"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the sum of the designated primary freight network mileage of the State and the total Interstate system mileage of the State that is not designated as part of the primary freight network; or</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd649d30bf9e740e89851920753041f92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an amount equal to the total apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(5).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7f8c1f33264c4359b5d56fe3f721ecf4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="ID33d962d170294c1ea840dc2ebb12cf74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>To be eligible for funding under this section, a project shall demonstrate the improvement made by the project to the efficient movement of freight on the national freight network.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID207d7d790507478c825c8344b31d2d42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Freight rail and maritime projects</header> <subparagraph id="ID87055805ad0c485ea74ddd4d6bfbddc5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may obligate an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the total apportionment to the State under section 104(b)(5) over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for public or private freight rail or maritime projects.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6d6b68af1d4446e8a82566bc5258658d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For a State to be eligible to obligate funds in the manner described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall concur with the State that—</text> <clause id="ID8181abf314804103bd717ae78e2655d1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project for which the State seeks to obligate funds under this paragraph would make freight rail improvements to enhance cross-border commerce within 5 miles of the international border between the United States and Canada or Mexico or make significant improvement to freight movements on the national freight network; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDb731032785904092ad322b6e55cc07e4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the public benefit of the project—</text> <subclause id="ID2aacb33945d74e0d8937f8e03b7091df"><enum>(I)</enum><text>exceeds the Federal investment; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDd179aa14ce7a469aa3c5fa0d3357803a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provides a better return than a highway project on a segment of the primary freight network.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d79eb1f3c4e4a128e46c3bfbfb2b433"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>A State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) for the national freight program for any of the following costs of an eligible project:</text> <subparagraph id="IDb3f5d79227cc4b299f89a19616671f12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID63d37b26a18b41a298a2efdbb4dda78b"><enum>(B)</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, including but not limited to any segment of the primary freight network that falls below the minimum level established pursuant to section 119(f).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID561e7fa4d83b4426b60dcb5adb6103a2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Intelligent transportation systems and other technology to improve the flow of freight.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID21eae67535824b428f43760e5463b2d5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement on the national freight network.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3805c8c58b874aa3ac81db0df2b13e7c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Environmental mitigation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDad3df4558775481195b84133dfc7f88e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Railway-highway grade separation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b9365db936845ffb0e5077b3a31206d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Geometric improvements to interchanges and ramps.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc09ad2167e145e396f9fb16acbac66c"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Truck-only lanes.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09c6aa10cc8249a58ae49f8a2aad72ab"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Climbing and runaway truck lanes.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3ac9cdbc9c074956bd1345702d01a635"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Adding or widening of shoulders.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba41445f2b654d5c8592854e9c0c8904"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa61f231fcefb4d019095bf6065dc7bfa"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Real-time traffic, truck parking, roadway condition, and multimodal transportation information systems.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1828d3052c494a4e9bfd814de7faa9b2"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Electronic screening and credentialing systems for vehicles, including weigh-in-motion truck inspection technologies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID988b614176294788a07605a34af972b5"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Traffic signal optimization including synchronized and adaptive signals.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a6fd0d624104f9088f4a3159e1d4fda"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Work zone management and information systems.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb0bf295f5edd4938828d49d275acb423"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Highway ramp metering.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89b38b585a29404aac8ed05884517d31"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Electronic cargo and border security technologies that improve truck freight movement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc8f20c3da35b4f34aae676283d0d26a0"><enum>(R)</enum><text>Intelligent transportation systems that would increase truck freight efficiencies inside the boundaries of intermodal facilities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32a5d01f866f447f99910d2fea2d28c0"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Any other activities to improve the flow of freight on the national freight network.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID83e29961af014cc395c741fb60b8d028"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other eligible costs</header><text>In addition to eligible project costs, a State may use funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) for—</text> <subparagraph id="idF2873CCE656F4864B49E30B89B0914E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carrying out diesel retrofit or alternative fuel projects defined in section 149 for class 8 vehicles; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id617845760EB44546B6820737165AFCA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the necessary costs of—</text> <clause id="id1E196FDDE1024EE0A99B8D43C03716DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting analyses and data collection;</text> </clause><clause id="idFA28D3246A27420AAAB89FA26E994C4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing and updating performance targets to carry out this section; or</text> </clause><clause id="id5E930074CFAA4A2B9F32B3B8EA850A86"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reporting to the Secretary to comply with subsection (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0a6bba8d875144e69594ad523082f2fb"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible project costs prior to designation of the primary freight network</header><text>Prior to the date of designation of the primary freight network, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) to improve freight movement on the Interstate System for—</text> <subparagraph id="IDaaad1ef34889488d8cb765953633ea3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of segments of the Interstate System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb54758d9aa649f8a0655e70df0af329"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operational improvements for segments of the Interstate System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4d82064ac20a46b6ac0c8f43b70e5fe0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>construction of, and operational improvements for, a Federal-aid highway not on the Interstate System, and construction of a transit project eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, if—</text> <clause id="IDf8c7b5ab5e8b483c9d4a44b7676575b0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the highway or transit project is in the same corridor as, and in proximity to a highway designated as a part of, the Interstate System;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa32b049ef7474e2b98447786509b8dc2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the construction or improvements would improve the level of service on the Interstate System described in subparagraph (A) and improve freight traffic flow; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID1b5f445b87e14e4cb1767080301fbfc4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the construction or improvements are more cost-effective for freight movement than an improvement to the Interstate System described in subparagraph (A);</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd4812960e8ae47f7879abde07012332b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>highway safety improvements for segments of the Interstate System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID86f6db9a2f2148c1900b2d86307a90f6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>transportation planning in accordance with sections 134 and 135;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5f77bc22feeb4e829ee46a7d4acf499f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the costs of conducting analysis and data collection to comply with this section;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDacb66d8c8f3b43fe96ce0c604c4aee3a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID665b6cc5b97444fbaa4489fe63439698"><enum>(H)</enum><text>infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd9c8bf0b39584d81a5388a7300ba6cad"><enum>(I)</enum><text>environmental restoration and pollution abatement in accordance with section 328; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE169854E9C24DD28D17F1CD7DEAA37D"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in accordance with all applicable Federal law (including regulations), participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation efforts relating to projects funded under this title, which may include participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation banks, contributions to statewide and regional efforts to conserve, restore, enhance, and create natural habitats and wetlands, and development of statewide and regional natural habitat and wetlands conservation and mitigation plans, including any such banks, efforts, and plans developed in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations), on the conditions that—</text> <clause id="id66681F27A59E460CABD09D427F1D6B28"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contributions to those mitigation efforts may—</text> <subclause id="id40A9F5EA121F46888C8D9DE7AADBB6BB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>take place concurrent with or in advance of project construction; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8DE551FBE0984871B6E568D12A812B81"><enum>(II)</enum><text>occur in advance of project construction only if the efforts are consistent with all applicable requirements of Federal law (including regulations) and State transportation planning processes; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id595A1E3183224B1992E72E20BCE42F2C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to participation in a natural habitat or wetland mitigation effort relating to a project funded under this title that has an impact that occurs within the service area of a mitigation bank, preference is given, to the maximum extent practicable, to the use of the mitigation bank if the bank contains sufficient available credits to offset the impact and the bank is approved in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID36d4358a19944f9aabae992a316324d6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Designation of primary freight network</header> <paragraph id="ID4decdc9403a045aa96a45fd6b1db8ad5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial designation of primary freight network</header> <subparagraph id="ID5e229c77efac4aedb84b7dc35df0a08b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall designate a primary freight network—</text> <clause id="IDb8cc428b32ac4297b079adb8c146c33f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>based on an inventory of national freight volume conducted by the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in consultation with stakeholders, including system users, transport providers, and States; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID63898aaaad51405eac749865a3dc8dec"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that shall be comprised of not more than 27,000 centerline miles of existing roadways that are most critical to the movement of freight.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4936cb377b074885a4c4ebb55cb06f1a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Factors for designation</header><text>In designating the primary freight network, the Secretary shall consider—</text> <clause id="ID6ab1f39836ca413f93a0011dc48f55c8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the origins and destinations of freight movement in the United States;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd0e3d457ff8f41ca886d8ae7d12002cf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total freight tonnage and value of freight moved by all modes of transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcaa977bfcd6844f09acafc09eeb09b1f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the percentage of annual average daily truck traffic in the annual average daily traffic on principal arterials;</text> </clause><clause id="ID1785c7e9bf8f4ef3b5dde489136ff0c0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the annual average daily truck traffic on principal arterials;</text> </clause><clause id="IDf76e1de5e00d429792e7d0858272235a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>land and maritime ports of entry;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd8a219fbee244259801ecd421b1f2f0b"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>population centers; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDD7E80E7BE86490D880310A0AD2E68F2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>network connectivity.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc3a62c3b1a264b9d8a92ed50e45e6f30"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional miles on primary freight network</header><text>In addition to the miles initially designated under paragraph (1), the Secretary may increase the number of miles designated as part of the primary freight network by not more than 3,000 additional centerline miles of roadways (which may include existing or planned roads) critical to future efficient movement of goods on the primary freight network.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc4a2e13ffdd24337a93f5f79f36db556"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Redesignation of primary freight network</header><text>During calendar year 2015 and every 10 years thereafter, using the designation factors described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall redesignate the primary freight network (including additional mileage described in subsection (f)(2)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd8cd3e7def6b481eaa3c90cd355ec96b"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Critical rural freight corridors</header><text>A State may designate a road within the borders of the State as a critical rural freight corridor if the road—</text> <paragraph id="ID22766881b2004308a22f910f3c5e182c"><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 (FHWA vehicle class 8 to 13); or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id334DA93380AD4F0B9C31765E9CBE2583"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">connects the primary freight network, a roadway described in paragraph (1), or Interstate System to facilities that handle more than—</text> <subparagraph id="idDDD9B2E52ED5409581A03A15A98F757F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>50,000 20-foot equivalent units per year; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFBFB426549964A869279873BFB94D692"><enum>(B)</enum><text>500,000 tons per year of bulk commodities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf3856038e1c747a9ae1db989f746804d"><enum>(h)</enum><header>National freight strategic plan</header> <paragraph id="ID425ad8d5f0f94e719280ad4346406375"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial development of national freight strategic plan</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall, in consultation with appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders, develop and post on the Department of Transportation public website a national freight strategic plan that shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb6233ca38f324adcbd9183fd8df608d1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the condition and performance of the national freight network;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID372c1f12c2d946488e7a4dc47f5ce379"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an identification of highway bottlenecks on the national freight network that create significant freight congestion problems, based on a quantitative methodology developed by the Secretary, which shall, at a minimum, include information from the Freight Analysis Network of the Federal Highway Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID421dad6988d9482ebfb769fe40a86f3a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>forecasts of freight volumes for the 20-year period beginning in the year during which the plan is issued;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a6fc9704a994456982d32e53ad34f16"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an identification of major trade gateways and national freight 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="ID7541a35999364164ab3725015750f6f9"><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="IDa8cf413633b544ec8a59fadcb7205fd3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>best practices for improving the performance of the national freight network;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdeed163cf48f4f1985cb5e4c748fe020"><enum>(G)</enum><text>best practices to mitigate the impacts of freight movement on communities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1bd750e8d2d4e369bdf16dbcf5ccabc"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a process for addressing multistate projects and encouraging jurisdictions to collaborate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce9ce4caa54c496182d856c8b124dc79"><enum>(I)</enum><text>strategies to improve maritime, freight rail, and freight intermodal connectivity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID481dcba7e3bd491f853d2074123d1df0"><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 Department of Transportation public website a revised national freight strategic plan.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID352939339595425197656f0b7e7fa97c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Freight performance targets</header> <paragraph id="ID63d56bb6f9dd44389182a78915698682"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with State departments of transportation and other appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders, shall publish a rulemaking that establishes performance measures for freight movement on the primary freight network.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f263fc1623b4f93ae96ead05a966165"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State targets and reporting</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary publishes the rulemaking under paragraph (1), each State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDafc7273de1064cefaba756a0e8ab545e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and periodically update State performance targets for freight movement on the primary freight network—</text> <clause id="IDc9d8d5a694ee4d08b35fa3a607f459cd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in consultation with appropriate public and private stakeholders; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID7bdb964cb6ea49d690a8097cd574b5d4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>using measures determined by the Secretary; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9172296ae4da41c38fee15334a517eee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for every 2-year period, submit to the Secretary a report that contains a description of—</text> <clause id="idC14254E3334E4D78A554D3915684CD06"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the progress of the State toward meeting the targets; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9DFA5CE7F90D431AAD06D869FBDF2369"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ways in which the State is addressing congestion at freight bottlenecks within the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1062f4d537e543ed957452702f5cbc58"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance</header> <subparagraph id="IDb86d4f409f75470fbb08f309cccfd31b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Performance targets</header><text>To obligate funding apportioned under section 104(b)(5), each State shall develop performance targets in accordance with paragraph (2).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8860895b4b554b6b9f937c2bd7b237fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination of Secretary</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a State has not met or made significant progress toward meeting the performance targets of the State by the date that is 2 years after the date of 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 State performance targets, the State shall submit to the Secretary, on a biennial basis, a freight performance improvement plan that includes—</text> <clause id="IDaae2bc698b3d40e7b4a22083981aaedc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues within the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID90d362593185417d940a09171c514380"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the freight policies and strategies that will guide the freight-related transportation investments of the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID21c9036559c940aa9aca2ba00ee59a65"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an inventory of freight bottlenecks within the State and a description of the ways in which the State is allocating funds to improve those bottlenecks; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID83aa736712fe4e679c08179c92b6e609"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a description of the actions the State will undertake to meet the performance targets of the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3fc2d68a2e5a4b09a9104e35dc50a55b"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Freight transportation conditions and performance reports</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare a report that contains a description of the conditions and performance of the national freight network in the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDcc166201ee6f456fa6064fe5f032cbb2"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Transportation investment data and planning tools</header> <paragraph id="IDf33545f1989b49109b43b6cea259063e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID38761d798fd24b06b22999c0c38e914f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>begin development of new tools and improvement of existing tools or improve existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other transportation projects, including—</text> <clause id="ID0fc04e3231ab4702a8f8e1af6e428247"><enum>(i)</enum><text>methodologies for systematic analysis of benefits and costs;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0ef9959593534fc5a9010128010dbad3"><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; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID33938444ae5444bdb8561684accc0802"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other elements to assist in effective transportation planning;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID725e3c4c4d744f4ebf01b119276760c4"><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="IDc3d3386c5c7c4f88a5542770cdb20d99"><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="ID393a02aab8f54459bf21ae05de6e0100"><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 in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID539b21b64ff348a690b2c8e02b40479a"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Definition of aerotropolis transportation system</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the term <term>aerotropolis transportation system</term> means a planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation network that, as determined by the Secretary, provides efficient, cost-effective, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID9038e1e24f4d4fb1b237e005b0bda65a"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded under this section shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under this chapter.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID23ad4c99312046f8bf4dc38cd273705e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 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> </subsection></section><section id="ID048c03e07fed4fa4be0ae904357fb33d"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header> <subsection id="ID9996d263d73b46819748be04fd4eaabf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 201 through 204 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CCCF9B197EB4D6BA29C15B79E526AEF" style="USC"> <section id="IDec1255db0ccf4a66b50612eec6692b70"><enum>201.</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header> <subsection id="ID7352a08c4fb645d48425649a1db4d9a6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Recognizing the need for all public Federal and tribal transportation facilities to be treated under uniform policies similar to the policies that apply to Federal-aid highways and other public transportation facilities, the Secretary of Transportation, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies, shall coordinate a uniform policy for all public Federal and tribal transportation facilities that shall apply to Federal lands transportation facilities, tribal transportation facilities, and Federal lands access transportation facilities.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDc9bbd4ddcf814e838f733edf4b32061a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID944d8057fa3f4b00920877b742593372"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds authorized for the tribal transportation program, the Federal lands transportation program, and the Federal lands access program shall be available for contract upon apportionment, or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which the funds were authorized if no apportionment is required.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbe37580d83054604839f77690a4c2921"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount remaining</header><text>Any amount remaining unexpended for a period of 3 years after the close of the fiscal year for which the funds were authorized shall lapse.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID44a92cdd92964a7fae51d5b0c007b301"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Obligations</header><text>The Secretary of the department responsible for the administration of funds under this subsection may incur obligations, approve projects, and enter into contracts under such authorizations, which shall be considered to be contractual obligations of the United States for the payment of the cost thereof, the funds of which shall be considered to have been expended when obligated.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa39fd9f506104626b9f48479c323b68f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Expenditure</header> <subparagraph id="ID0300e345cffc4967bbf136642408777d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any funds authorized for any fiscal year after the date of enactment of this section under the Federal lands transportation program, the Federal lands access program, and the tribal transportation program shall be considered to have been expended if a sum equal to the total of the sums authorized for the fiscal year and previous fiscal years have been obligated.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8445172e03b743588defde46f6b98b00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Credited funds</header><text>Any funds described in subparagraph (A) that are released by payment of final voucher or modification of project authorizations shall be—</text> <clause id="IDfe1e287874b045f5aa09f235a492abd9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>credited to the balance of unobligated authorizations; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID8337a3a0d0b148b0bf44b6ed169d1bf9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>immediately available for expenditure.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID75e4762cb8e549d2a2d8883ce16aba22"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This section shall not apply to funds authorized before the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDed8de0e1c07f48a2959e2aad568c4afe"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Contractual obligation</header> <subparagraph id="ID42607b260b884dc2804faee3427548da"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the authorization by the Secretary, or the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency if the agency is the contracting office, of engineering and related work for the development, design, and acquisition associated with a construction project, whether performed by contract or agreement authorized by law, or the approval by the Secretary of plans, specifications, and estimates for construction of a project, shall be considered to constitute a contractual obligation of the Federal Government to pay the total eligible cost of—</text> <clause id="IDeb569108cd374eaa964245c4ac00553b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any project funded under this title; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID8a8545f94ecd41a3b43a677a6b862b4d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any project funded pursuant to agreements authorized by this title or any other title.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID66a2e76960994d85ab1d80ca7a59741c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph—</text> <clause id="ID2fc7a5116fe447d8964a2aede88944c9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>affects the application of the Federal share associated with the project being undertaken under this section; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID575248ea93b24fbdb7cd6ed1f46d6831"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>modifies the point of obligation associated with Federal salaries and expenses.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc230a99dacf4482abf4a61fa60ae33d1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal share</header> <subparagraph id="ID8447859d56bc4a4fa630e55f1f110588"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tribal and Federal lands transportation program</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under the Federal lands transportation program or the tribal transportation program shall be 100 percent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05259083c0144304b0fd4a37930dd0b8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under the Federal lands access program shall be determined in accordance with section 120.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID765c11d1f7454db0bd06ef12f026931f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transportation planning</header> <paragraph id="ID6270c83e2bf24d4a8412cc420f180566"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transportation planning procedures</header><text>In consultation with the Secretary of each appropriate Federal land management agency, the Secretary shall implement transportation planning procedures for Federal lands and tribal transportation facilities that are consistent with the planning processes required under sections 134 and 135.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDeabcc68b3b2d437690f59e5f12dbe1b4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval of transportation improvement program</header><text>The transportation improvement program developed as a part of the transportation planning process under this section shall be approved by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a20dd1e01b44f62a6fd8d0c90990a7b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inclusion in other plans</header><text>Each regionally significant tribal transportation program, Federal lands transportation program, and Federal lands access program project shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="ID78c4a7ca9fde425888cb47f779df7fe0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developed in cooperation with State and metropolitan planning organizations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5183949de4cd47c7b50670e49dfc3802"><enum>(B)</enum><text>included in appropriate tribal transportation program plans, Federal lands transportation program plans, Federal lands access program plans, State and metropolitan plans, and transportation improvement programs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID65ef0344f70e43f0930c4add7eff86ca"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Inclusion in State programs</header><text>The approved tribal transportation program, Federal lands transportation program, and Federal lands access program transportation improvement programs shall be included in appropriate State and metropolitan planning organization plans and programs without further action on the transportation improvement program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID797870dbb8af48a4b52842f0141c4c70"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Asset management</header><text>The Secretary and the Secretary of each appropriate Federal land management agency shall, to the extent appropriate, implement safety, bridge, pavement, and congestion management systems for facilities funded under the tribal transportation program and the Federal lands transportation program in support of asset management.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3a861eaf39554b9a9e6f4f73855129ca"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Data collection</header> <subparagraph id="ID44c88883f1554bf19948d1b6e8c9a4d2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text>The Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies shall collect and report data necessary to implement the Federal lands transportation program, the Federal lands access program, and the tribal transportation program, including—</text> <clause id="ID04bb68bcfa4a4f06bf673636dc2a0631"><enum>(i)</enum><text>inventory and condition information on Federal lands transportation facilities and tribal transportation facilities; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID9fbf929020fc4a2cb29df37af072a576"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>bridge inspection and inventory information on any Federal bridge open to the public.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID94b9c05608694d0a996d71940cc0aad2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies, shall define the collection and reporting data standards.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf22695f843e24d36a7e02fb101a18ef3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>To implement the activities described in this subsection, including direct support of transportation planning activities among Federal land management agencies, the Secretary may use not more than 5 percent for each fiscal year of the funds authorized for programs under sections 203 and 204.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf0cdeb91008e4ea4973213cfc4abf937"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reimbursable agreements</header><text>In carrying out work under reimbursable agreements with any State, local, or tribal government under this title, the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="ID3f37e5f90d2d403b8f88709f8ea9aa7b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may, without regard to any other provision of law (including regulations), record obligations against accounts receivable from the entity; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdbcb434709054518902362809a7739dd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall credit amounts received from the entity to the appropriate account, which shall occur not later than 90 days after the date of the original request by the Secretary for payment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7fcd1a1779704b20a5ccf794df768fb1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transfers</header> <paragraph id="IDe19d7f0596e7418992f2f4d5fdb8fbd1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To enable the efficient use of funds made available for the Federal lands transportation program and the Federal lands access program, the funds may be transferred by the Secretary within and between each program with the concurrence of, as appropriate—</text> <subparagraph id="IDca7dc3e02fcc4745a09f5c132538deaf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe7eec774e3264746951331a080fc1b07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the affected Secretaries of the respective Federal land management agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7747534180ab423f9fa147d88cca79f6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State departments of transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID459680e747ee4f2d9796f822c6b040ae"><enum>(D)</enum><text>local government agencies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9259e8e98dcc43af955f7ec4a762fe41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credit</header><text>The funds described in paragraph (1) shall be credited back to the loaning entity with funds that are currently available for obligation at the time of the credit.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDed1ec8452a6b49c29a37755e9dd2e85a"><enum>202.</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header> <subsection id="IDe61a386d562d4994b3689c49ba193318"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID8331eb1428894e81b51f4053c9a14a73"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available under the tribal transportation program shall be used by the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Interior to pay the costs of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1c477c1e46034ff3914e8a51772c08f4"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id46A87A2C93C549ACA3FEA99B8958B650"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transportation planning, research, maintenance, engineering, rehabilitation, restoration, construction, and reconstruction of tribal transportation facilities;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9155423a59cb493e8a9cb7824cfb52be" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adjacent vehicular parking areas;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9ebde5931d2f4c47bc76c225d2c24852" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>interpretive signage;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa0e096590b5e4af592707b9640ec6cab" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>acquisition of necessary scenic easements and scenic or historic sites;</text> </clause><clause id="ID720e6382f0a34e8f8fa598f1b6348748" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provisions for pedestrians and bicycles;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc28924a350c54b6498d38d2fbc3dd0ca" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>environmental mitigation in or adjacent to tribal land—</text> <subclause id="ID7839748be54d47cbbe7905821b124dc0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to improve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID91c9ddbd8c78432b8dfb3a83583fe8bf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to mitigate the damage to wildlife, aquatic organism passage, habitat, and ecosystem connectivity, including the costs of constructing, maintaining, replacing, or removing culverts and bridges, as appropriate;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDcd0820558e834884a0fcf17d4bcb031b" indent="up1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>construction and reconstruction of roadside rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDbc9cb104f1a444c1a94b51fa0ac11651" indent="up1"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>other appropriate public road facilities as determined by the Secretary;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID207a7e8685b14766bada2ec1977b5fc0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operation and maintenance of transit programs and facilities that are located on, or provide access to, tribal land, or are administered by a tribal government; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc0805b49429a430ea233fdf3ccb096f3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any transportation project eligible for assistance under this title that is located within, or that provides access to, tribal land, or is associated with a tribal government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc44f61b34c444c5d9fa8863a503f836c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract</header><text>In connection with an activity described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior may enter into a contract or other appropriate agreement with respect to the activity with—</text> <subparagraph id="IDed776b3402404184ac5e2f85f59d40f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State (including a political subdivision of a State); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID44adf307fc4f447898c76f79ece803ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e1f9c05c35e491ab33babc00b755b53"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian labor</header><text>Indian labor may be employed, in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior, to carry out any construction or other activity described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID537ed4650d984ace8a40ee39bf000e52"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal employment</header><text>No maximum limitation on Federal employment shall be applicable to the construction or improvement of tribal transportation facilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID513e6da06e1d4f55aeb82e120ca33ccd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funds for construction and improvement</header><text>All funds made available for the construction and improvement of tribal transportation facilities shall be administered in conformity with regulations and agreements jointly approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID75e91e7c09f044d2bf9c7fb222becd03"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Tribal technical assistance centers</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may reserve amounts from administrative funds of the Bureau of Indian Affairs that are associated with the tribal transportation program to fund tribal technical assistance centers under section 504(b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID44ad4987c5fc428e90ecb458ca952705"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Maintenance</header> <subparagraph id="ID6c8daee40ae1487d8285312777ab3e44"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, of the amount of funds allocated to an Indian tribe from the tribal transportation program, for the purpose of maintenance (excluding road sealing, which shall not be subject to any limitation), the Secretary shall not use an amount more than the greater of—</text> <clause id="IDfe69bb28b77940e5a030ee780cf02f44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an amount equal to 25 percent; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID32a0bada26af455993de952269e99799"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$500,000.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd41e2262a30434796521cc74f7701d7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Responsibility of bureau of indian affairs and Secretary of the interior</header> <clause id="ID598eca13ae08452990da526274053684"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Bureau of indian affairs</header><text>The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall retain primary responsibility, including annual funding request responsibility, for Bureau of Indian Affairs road maintenance programs on Indian reservations.</text> </clause><clause id="IDc64fe72e892446b58ff609cf79a2bbf1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Secretary of the interior</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that funding made available under this subsection for maintenance of tribal transportation facilities for each fiscal year is supplementary to, and not in lieu of, any obligation of funds by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for road maintenance programs on Indian reservations.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID78d93727c4d74122896dec72ad776c4a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tribal-State road maintenance agreements</header> <clause id="ID5e09a7a8ef8845749e6553240f8e3df4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe and a State may enter into a road maintenance agreement under which an Indian tribe shall assume the responsibility of the State for—</text> <subclause id="IDeaabd8cad6ab43a78336acfdf8d1eecf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>tribal transportation facilities; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDaee377fb42c941a3bce4f75284aaa2fa"><enum>(II)</enum><text>roads providing access to tribal transportation facilities.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID14d25941d7394427b07d75ba2226b5b6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Agreements entered into under clause (i) shall—</text> <subclause id="IDada4a7966afb4d7f8631d398d5966a70"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be negotiated between the State and the Indian tribe; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDdf8f5575df42404cb0a8490a57fe98c7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not require the approval of the Secretary.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID66ea61cf5a5142b791b43d8e5824e390"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Cooperation</header> <subparagraph id="IDa7e77ca3d524423d8f625dc13662110e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions may be accepted in construction and improvement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c46dbf8313f4526b26552c168983924"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funds received</header><text>Any funds received from a State, county, or local subdivision shall be credited to appropriations available for the tribal transportation program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7df7a18204a8411eac3c2107c3fcec80"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Competitive bidding</header> <subparagraph id="ID2b437e73a29e4ecea3521153b58f2ea0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Construction</header> <clause id="IDec5c3efc4f2a445b935814dbe6ccb24c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii) and subparagraph (B), construction of each project shall be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding.</text> </clause><clause id="ID33e5c210693e4702a3bfef98b787a008"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Clause (i) shall not apply if the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior affirmatively finds that, under the circumstances relating to the project, a different method is in the public interest.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID159eb13d1a9343a394e0d645aa7261c1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), section 23 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (25 U.S.C. 47) and section 7(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450e(b)) shall apply to all funds administered by the Secretary of the Interior that are appropriated for the construction and improvement of tribal transportation facilities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID88626656db44446a89107b4cd7145799"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funds distribution</header> <paragraph id="ID8ffc168bbff540228c34c274018514af"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National tribal transportation facility inventory</header> <subparagraph id="ID86eedd4a78e04029a0e3044800939ee1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall maintain a comprehensive national inventory of tribal transportation facilities that are eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3ed91794edad4ab58cc872265aeb90b8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transportation facilities included in the inventory</header><text>For purposes of identifying the tribal transportation system and determining the relative transportation needs among Indian tribes, the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, transportation facilities that are eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program that an Indian tribe has requested, including facilities that—</text> <clause id="ID3e9bbb60e72a44818c87b39a38d8dc3d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>were included in the Bureau of Indian Affairs system inventory prior to October 1, 2004;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc0521afe132e4f4cad50dba678a166ec"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are owned by an Indian tribal government;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0f23630f2bfe4a5a9ae1ca3d7ccf3a4d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9d73a802d5654a578c1125b24e31452b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>were constructed or reconstructed with funds from the Highway Account of the Transportation Trust Fund under the Indian reservation roads program since 1983;</text> </clause><clause id="ID515c531342074550a0bd2bbe4cc9dc75"><enum>(v)</enum><text>are public roads or bridges within the exterior boundary of Indian reservations, Alaska Native villages, and other recognized Indian communities (including communities in former Indian reservations in the State of Oklahoma) in which the majority of residents are American Indians or Alaska Natives;</text> </clause><clause id="id6AD89709A59E4299B3794C98407338F6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>are public roads within or providing access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust land or restricted Indian land that is not subject to fee title alienation without the approval of the Federal Government, or Indian or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities in which Indians and Alaska Natives reside, whom the Secretary of the Interior has determined are eligible for services generally available to Indians under Federal laws specifically applicable to Indians; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID0b675b0e8dd74c07985b86ccbeb45931"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>are primary access routes proposed by tribal governments, including roads between villages, roads to landfills, roads to drinking water sources, roads to natural resources identified for economic development, and roads that provide access to intermodal terminals, such as airports, harbors, or boat landings.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d1fbe63573941b28a9cfa2ef0f6144b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation on primary access routes</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, a proposed primary access route is the shortest practicable route connecting 2 points of the proposed route.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf7b16250defa4e0eaee6f9b28815a27b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Additional facilities</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph precludes the Secretary from including additional transportation facilities that are eligible for funding under the tribal transportation program in the inventory used for the national funding allocation if such additional facilities are included in the inventory in a uniform and consistent manner nationally.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2886c650a1f645609b7ab7717901babb"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Bridges</header><text>All bridges in the inventory shall be recorded in the national bridge inventory administered by the Secretary under section 144.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDecd73490660743cc94db9fc4587ed3af"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Notwithstanding sections 563(a) and 565(a) of title 5, the Secretary of the Interior shall maintain any regulations governing the tribal transportation program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID182a3da12f614adfb481bb3169ea90f7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Basis for funding formula</header> <subparagraph id="ID06de4d783fa2413fab6f369ef4ec1a5d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Basis</header> <clause id="id11897FCDF18C428A91A2BFA9660C8F11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After making the set asides authorized under subsections (c), (d), and (e) on October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute the remainder authorized to be appropriated for the tribal transportation program under this section among Indian tribes as follows:</text> <subclause id="IDb74694391392481b98f15e4a19803b78"><enum>(I)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2012—</text> <item id="idAECCB7D08DCF43449F32DD14550B72F3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for each Indian tribe, 80 percent of the total relative need distribution factor and population adjustment factor for the fiscal year 2011 funding amount made available to that Indian tribe; and</text> </item><item id="id043BC4CFD2694809A5C19626A15D4946"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the remainder using tribal shares as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="idFE3649BCCF9E4D6AAA9E1E8D2C288291"><enum>(II)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2013—</text> <item id="id04aa37d5208c4159a938a62f53cf639b"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for each Indian tribe, 60 percent of the total relative need distribution factor and population adjustment factor for the fiscal year 2011 funding amount made available to that Indian tribe; and</text> </item><item id="id651176b1f3ef4decadcecc5bef2b6b25"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the remainder using tribal shares as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id85ff09e8c0e84df69cfad56b6adcabee"><enum>(III)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2014—</text> <item id="idea2ca7ccbec94666956fe78e46ceafdb"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for each Indian tribe, 40 percent of the total relative need distribution factor and population adjustment factor for the fiscal year 2011 funding amount made available to that Indian tribe; and</text> </item><item id="id4aca524e9d094693aebb886c6f6317bb"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the remainder using tribal shares as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id0c4e8210013f4ff7bf04270811fb437d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2015—</text> <item id="id133de4762f114052854acb4a261a8c2f"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for each Indian tribe, 20 percent of the total relative need distribution factor and population adjustment factor for the fiscal year 2011 funding amount made available to that Indian tribe; and</text> </item><item id="id207844e3cf1443fea2879cb6e5a7d692"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the remainder using tribal shares as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id87703EDDD08844BB8FF2CD3975AC6B37"><enum>(V)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2016 and thereafter, using tribal shares as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="IDa0983d82303b4c92a37fdcbfdbd5f7bd"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Tribal high priority projects</header><text>The High Priority Projects program as included in the Tribal Transportation Allocation Methodology of part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>), shall not continue in effect.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID991fea59ff054f72bda0a4ee58b55465"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal shares</header><text>Tribal shares under this program shall be determined using the national tribal transportation facility inventory as calculated for fiscal year 2012, and the most recent data on American Indian and Alaska Native population within each Indian tribe’s American Indian/Alaska Native Reservation or Statistical Area, as computed under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), in the following manner:</text> <clause id="ID244e86c952794739badb99804849d52b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30 percent in the ratio that the total eligible lane mileage in each tribe bears to the total eligible lane mileage of all American Indians and Alaskan Natives. For the purposes of this calculation—</text> <subclause id="ID79755b64c08949638677d6acaad0eda3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>eligible lane mileage shall be computed based on the inventory described in paragraph (1), using only facilities included in the inventory described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(B); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID9590b5c35432408aa2eb9f5ea98241c5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>paved roads and gravel surfaced roads are deemed to equal 2 lane miles per mile of inventory, and earth surfaced roads and unimproved roads shall be deemed to equal 1 lane mile per mile of inventory.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID62cf059210ba4fed8a99e1224ce18df9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>35 percent in the ratio that the total population in each tribe bears to the total population of all American Indians and Alaskan Natives.</text> </clause><clause id="ID02d240a3084545638ca6f9bc95bd5d0b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>35 percent shall be divided equally among each Bureau of Indian Affairs region for distribution of tribal shares as follows:</text> <subclause id="IDd1f82724ddd8454ab34a24ff8cc34d84"><enum>(I)</enum><text><fraction>1/4</fraction> of 1 percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 1 to 25.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID45cb4aeb98474174848a0b28a4a98e02"><enum>(II)</enum><text><fraction>3/4</fraction> of 1 percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 26 to 100.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID5064d39fbb88491aaaa1bd78249a53b2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>3<fraction>3/4</fraction> percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 101 to 1,000.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8d58b44997c8423cad35f4465ae8cb30"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>20 percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 1,001 to 10,000.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID066654a6fcfa4c8a91e26cf769d19339"><enum>(V)</enum><text>74<fraction>3/4</fraction> percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 10,001 to 60,000 where 3 or more Indian tribes occupy this category in a single Bureau of Indian Affairs region, and Bureau of Indian Affairs regions containing less than 3 Indian tribes in this category shall receive funding in accordance with subclause (IV) and clause (iv).</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe80204602efe4294a90018dbeb6942ca"><enum>(VI)</enum><text><fraction>1/2</fraction> of 1 percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 60,001 or more.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID9fc0cc8a82bf4e94a34dc4814aaf7460"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>For a Bureau of Indian Affairs region that has no Indian tribes meeting the population criteria under 1 or more of subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iii), the region shall redistribute any funds subject to such clause or clauses among any such clauses for which the region has Indian tribes meeting such criteria proportionally in accordance with the percentages listed in such clauses until such funds are completely distributed.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42ccbb1bd3e640b4bb684a2fce990f86"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tribal supplemental funding</header> <clause id="ID9d4e71e10eeb4f889e003c4e39f39779"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Tribal supplemental funding amount</header><text>Of funds made available for each fiscal year for the tribal transportation program, the Secretary shall set aside the following amount for a tribal supplemental program:</text> <subclause id="ID4ae1859f4db142e3b98dfc29186a41fa"><enum>(I)</enum><text>If the amount made available for the tribal transportation program is less than or equal to $275,000,000, 30 percent of such amount.</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe63cf5e2ca0642c5bf9755e9681dce67"><enum>(II)</enum><text>If the amount made available for the tribal transportation program exceeds $275,000,000—</text> <item id="ID471907b325b54e478bf46e44d9f6d6fa"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>$82,500,000; plus</text> </item><item id="ID3cb0d9513c114c94bcbfa0c661e469cf"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>12.5 percent of the amount made available for the tribal transportation program in excess of $275,000,000.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID9a201f3152d14a58890b794feec8abfb"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Tribal supplemental allocation</header><text>The Secretary shall distribute tribal supplemental funds as follows:</text> <subclause id="IDe2cbd80587bf47eb9fc44fd36eb6d603"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Distribution among regions</header><text>Of the amounts set aside under clause (i), the Secretary shall distribute to each region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs a share of tribal supplemental funds in proportion to the regional total of tribal shares based on the cumulative tribal shares of all Indian tribes within such region under subparagraph (B).</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDcd0591ac31cb474ab5131bcc27e62656"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Distribution within a region</header><text>Of the amount that a region receives under subclause (I), the Secretary shall distribute tribal supplemental funding among Indian tribes within such region as follows:</text> <item id="ID7642e21101ab4d0285f6c8945213f848"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>Tribal supplemental amounts</header><text>The Secretary shall determine—</text> <subitem id="ID1a3f5ef7b8164226a1df189db86d35c5"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>which such Indian tribes would be entitled under subparagraph (A) to receive in a fiscal year less funding than they would receive in fiscal year 2011 pursuant to the Tribal Transportation Allocation Methodology described in subpart C of part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>); and</text> </subitem><subitem id="ID6ae2a0ccba984ce983a02fe022741c8b"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the combined amount that such Indian tribes would be entitled to receive in fiscal year 2011 pursuant to such Tribal Transportation Allocation Methodology in excess of the amount that they would be entitled to receive in the fiscal year under subparagraph (B); and</text> </subitem></item><item id="ID8ae6fc30170e42d2a04ec253b8cbd245"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>Subject to subclause (III), distribute to each Indian tribe that meets the criteria described in item (aa)(AA) a share of funding under this subparagraph in proportion to the share of the combined amount determined under item (aa)(BB) attributable to such Indian tribe.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID6100bfd5e29e43cf9e42c501c57a3956"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Ceiling</header><text>An Indian tribe may not receive under subclause (II) and based on its tribal share under subparagraph (A) a combined amount that exceeds the amount that such Indian tribe would be entitled to receive in fiscal year 2011 pursuant to the Tribal Transportation Allocation Methodology described in subpart C of part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>).</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID96a98abe19c149d78bbacb104f75b356"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Other amounts</header><text>If the amount made available for a region under subclause (I) exceeds the amount distributed among Indian tribes within that region under subclause (II), the Secretary shall distribute the remainder of such region’s funding under such subclause among all Indian tribes in that region in proportion to the combined amount that each such Indian tribe received under subparagraph (A) and subclauses (I), (II), and (III).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8df7845e91254b62bdde6bdcfad0ce26"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transferred funds</header> <subparagraph id="ID61f13a262aca4cb8acf259b269cf3b46"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which funds are made available to the Secretary of the Interior under this paragraph, the funds shall be distributed to, and made available for immediate use by, eligible Indian tribes, in accordance with the formula for distribution of funds under the tribal transportation program.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID54a71b88b27b48d193d4479d28873630"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, funds made available to Indian tribes for tribal transportation facilities shall be expended on projects identified in a transportation improvement program approved by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID97f0763f7ec4496296335e248b9b2a77"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Health and safety assurances</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Indian tribal government may approve plans, specifications, and estimates and commence road and bridge construction with funds made available from the tribal transportation program through a contract or agreement under <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), if the Indian tribal government—</text> <subparagraph id="ID6c3c67ce77284f90b83e749b6fbbfb29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides assurances in the contract or agreement that the construction will meet or exceed applicable health and safety standards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc93377e8a0354ece9fcd775c1deac7ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>obtains the advance review of the plans and specifications from a State-licensed civil engineer that has certified that the plans and specifications meet or exceed the applicable health and safety standards; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda0db11a893e4280bb00fc808fb4b155"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides a copy of the certification under subparagraph (A) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs, Department of Transportation, or the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8adfe1f2c77449b0845cd96745e6796e"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Contracts and agreements with indian tribes</header> <subparagraph id="IDbffd8d57993d4f5c8effb25a7ae24bb7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any interagency agreement, program guideline, manual, or policy directive, all funds made available through the Secretary of the Interior under this chapter and section 125(e) for tribal transportation facilities to pay for the costs of programs, services, functions, and activities, or portions of programs, services, functions, or activities, that are specifically or functionally related to the cost of planning, research, engineering, and construction of any tribal transportation facility shall be made available, upon request of the Indian tribal government, to the Indian tribal government for contracts and agreements for such planning, research, engineering, and construction in accordance with <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba90a3bc0ed7405ab84b7c4b8307db91"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion of agency participation</header><text>All funds, including contract support costs, for programs, functions, services, or activities, or portions of programs, services, functions, or activities, including supportive administrative functions that are otherwise contractible to which subparagraph (A) applies, shall be paid in accordance with subparagraph (A), without regard to the organizational level at which the Department of the Interior has previously carried out such programs, functions, services, or activities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf58a3225b137473d9f36ba92a57d5c73"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Contracts and agreements with indian tribes</header> <subparagraph id="ID7b62a1bb9f344042a830a9b0d75ccc83"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any interagency agreement, program guideline, manual, or policy directive, all funds made available through the Secretary of the Interior to an Indian tribal government under this chapter for a tribal transportation facility program or project shall be made available, on the request of the Indian tribal government, to the Indian tribal government for use in carrying out, in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), contracts and agreements for the planning, research, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance relating to the program or project.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce8839b33a564ec2a561d26d456b8f98"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion of agency participation</header><text>In accordance with subparagraph (A), all funds, including contract support costs, for a program or project to which subparagraph (A) applies shall be paid to the Indian tribal government without regard to the organizational level at which the Department of the Interior has previously carried out, or the Department of Transportation has previously carried out under the tribal transportation program, the programs, functions, services, or activities involved.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7ab52d6c3bc4c039a3c8a26c5d8ac5f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consortia</header><text>Two or more Indian tribes that are otherwise eligible to participate in a program or project to which this chapter applies may form a consortium to be considered as a single Indian tribe for the purpose of participating in the project under this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7cf125141594487a3017442b26b75d1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Secretary as signatory</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to enter into a funding agreement with an Indian tribal government to carry out a tribal transportation facility program or project under subparagraph (A) that is located on an Indian reservation or provides access to the reservation or a community of the Indian tribe.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c9a18f8429d438f86487a59796efdb3"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The amount an Indian tribal government receives for a program or project under subparagraph (A) shall equal the sum of the funding that the Indian tribal government would otherwise receive for the program or project in accordance with the funding formula established under this subsection and such additional amounts as the Secretary determines equal the amounts that would have been withheld for the costs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for administration of the program or project.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05525e704f6641e0b065fff898b9a4d8"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <clause id="IDad46acaa77574d59b2b318718fea27e6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii) and the approval of the Secretary, funds may be made available under subparagraph (A) to an Indian tribal government for a program or project in a fiscal year only if the Indian tribal government requesting such funds demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary financial stability and financial management capability during the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the request is being made.</text> </clause><clause id="ID30e5a80eeef046a99c61c27d7326bf61"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>An Indian tribal government that had no uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of the contracts or self-governance funding agreements made by the Indian tribe with any Federal agency under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) during the 3-fiscal year period referred in clause (i) shall be conclusive evidence of the financial stability and financial management capability of the Indian tribe for purposes of clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID940bd03c10024b0189bdfb25b85b0cdf"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Assumption of functions and duties</header><text>An Indian tribal government receiving funding under subparagraph (A) for a program or project shall assume all functions and duties that the Secretary of the Interior would have performed with respect to a program or project under this chapter, other than those functions and duties that inherently cannot be legally transferred under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c1d756ceb924794976e5fc74fc32c98"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Powers</header><text>An Indian tribal government receiving funding under subparagraph (A) for a program or project shall have all powers that the Secretary of the Interior would have exercised in administering the funds transferred to the Indian tribal government for such program or project under this section if the funds had not been transferred, except to the extent that such powers are powers that inherently cannot be legally transferred under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb8882f17da1474eb00d79ab85a40bc4"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Dispute resolution</header><text>In the event of a disagreement between the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior and an Indian tribe over whether a particular function, duty, or power may be lawfully transferred to the Indian tribe under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Indian tribe shall have the right to pursue all alternative dispute resolution and appeal procedures authorized by that Act, including regulations issued to carry out the Act.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd6501d0cc70b4be7a3b487973ea5a3bf"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Termination of contract or agreement</header><text>On the date of the termination of a contract or agreement under this section by an Indian tribal government, the Secretary shall transfer all funds that would have been allocated to the Indian tribal government under the contract or agreement to the Secretary of the Interior to provide continued transportation services in accordance with applicable law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID215cb5a11f0f4d0f878f93215aac1c95"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Planning</header> <paragraph id="ID09ae71bf49d442019e0072ad88c5a4c1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, not more than 2 percent of the funds made available for the tribal transportation program shall be allocated among Indian tribal governments that apply for transportation planning pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d77acf67a7d443e8876e47565c7ffd6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>An Indian tribal government, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and, as appropriate, with a State, local government, or metropolitan planning organization, shall carry out a transportation planning process in accordance with section 201(c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID01a858d484d84ef194bd80579f2ebdea"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection and approval of projects</header><text>A project funded under this section shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="IDc1f24d3c6d5245068f79d92cd1bbc9fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>selected by the Indian tribal government from the transportation improvement program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18fc4f3746d54b16a087f187e0c24eb5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7eb3295c2b9c4f73877466bb780b8af3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Tribal transportation facility bridges</header> <paragraph id="IDd4ccc761277e44e7a3ba10afbed7ecee"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nationwide priority program</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain a nationwide priority program for improving deficient bridges eligible for the tribal transportation program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID08ba2f9c7a32461c8ef658850553c0d7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Before making any distribution under subsection (b), the Secretary shall set aside not more than 2 percent of the funds made available under the tribal transportation program for each fiscal year to be allocated—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2ccc64e2b2a642e1a6d4e091c0a26dc6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to carry out any planning, design, engineering, preconstruction, construction, and inspection of a project to replace, rehabilitate, seismically retrofit, paint, apply calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing composition; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd4874fd0068247af9cb1587d0f652090"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to implement any countermeasure for deficient tribal transportation facility bridges, including multiple-pipe culverts.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa40f458260234172b18a25b83e3302fd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible bridges</header><text>To be eligible to receive funding under this subsection, a bridge described in paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID95a5ba1be37548e2bb2ae824d7472e94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have an opening of not less than 20 feet;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf87e4fb2339341c4a3cabf667c30c058"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be classified as a tribal transportation facility; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04435fe9be8644a4bd46e8cf1b8fc0bc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4f9541aaf1a744c7b5206a419e1b18fa"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Approval requirement</header><text>The Secretary may make funds available under this subsection for preliminary engineering, construction, and construction engineering activities after approval of required documentation and verification of eligibility in accordance with this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID66e7e664df25422d8a530a58ed46649c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Safety</header> <paragraph id="IDc5da458397eb42c097c6e201ce8f6670"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Before making any distribution under subsection (b), the Secretary shall set aside not more than 2 percent of the funds made available under the tribal transportation program for each fiscal year to be allocated based on an identification and analysis of highway safety issues and opportunities on tribal land, as determined by the Secretary, on application of the Indian tribal governments for eligible projects described in section 148(a)(4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf53833b882d847039b27683911de096f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project selection</header><text>An Indian tribal government, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and, as appropriate, with a State, local government, or metropolitan planning organization, shall select projects from the transportation improvement program, subject to the approval of the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID77b33dc7c55a46ad80b483bcbdce412f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal-aid eligible projects</header><text>Before approving as a project on a tribal transportation facility any project eligible for funds apportioned under section 104 in a State, the Secretary shall, for projects on tribal transportation facilities, determine that the obligation of funds for the project is supplementary to and not in lieu of the obligation of a fair and equitable share of funds apportioned to the State under section 104.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID9cf45091278e450991545c2f95e3a7e1"><enum>203.</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header> <subsection id="ID7d0b1cc8d14741c1980a6b5bfc8e664b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <paragraph id="IDac164ca9c6fe448c9879527c8a1d9b4b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available under the Federal lands transportation program shall be used by the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency to pay the costs of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa370f1eade2c40f080536dd3278608db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>program administration, transportation planning, research, preventive maintenance, engineering, rehabilitation, restoration, construction, and reconstruction of Federal lands transportation facilities, and—</text> <clause id="ID91c05c79330349728c13fd76341388aa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>adjacent vehicular parking areas;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcd252056e22341819645f85d6b65c6e5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>acquisition of necessary scenic easements and scenic or historic sites;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4e073b356f0d4eb6b5bc084304464735"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provision for pedestrians and bicycles;</text> </clause><clause id="ID188614c71fca43bc9284eb19f6034311"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>environmental mitigation in or adjacent to Federal land open to the public—</text> <subclause id="ID989b7f3b70824743aaa5b8e2e0bb5e51"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to improve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID6dc73f0767c34decac154a0673d943c7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to mitigate the damage to wildlife, aquatic organism passage, habitat, and ecosystem connectivity, including the costs of constructing, maintaining, replacing, or removing culverts and bridges, as appropriate;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID813893d55c614bc0a6225ee47e8cd395"><enum>(v)</enum><text>construction and reconstruction of roadside rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities;</text> </clause><clause id="ID1840b708918c4acbb5c443f5c9052506"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>congestion mitigation; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDc617b05185f7443685d0c542f3fd9ac7"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other appropriate public road facilities, as determined by the Secretary;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6bb7ff8f411741879903171dd7cf6075"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operation and maintenance of transit facilities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDecd16732bc774be6834fe5414ef2ba61"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any transportation project eligible for assistance under this title that is on a public road within or adjacent to, or that provides access to, Federal lands open to the public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf6325bd4d9dd4a1cacd7f31e5c39e30c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract</header><text>In connection with an activity described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency may enter into a contract or other appropriate agreement with respect to the activity with—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0c224d0d8e5b430cac5dfb3ffa8187ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State (including a political subdivision of a State); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID950bbc56f17a4fcc9e3364897e85707a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb5dc045aa30d44208a8833b2ad31c7e0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>All appropriations for the construction and improvement of Federal lands transportation facilities shall be administered in conformity with regulations and agreements jointly approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land managing agency.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2afda77a835a4322806b782871034cb0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperation</header> <subparagraph id="ID57b89d6e66fc4aba8dcc49d21fb8e840"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions may be accepted in construction and improvement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd360f073a8394a45bd9199a2a96add35"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funds received</header><text>Any funds received from a State, county, or local subdivision shall be credited to appropriations available for the class of Federal lands transportation facilities to which the funds were contributed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6b42effffa6b4396aa4c00d8d31fc305"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Competitive bidding</header> <subparagraph id="ID849af33538b941c78617ae6e2a199521"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), construction of each project shall be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ab01546eb9a497696e6cf2beffc457c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Secretary or the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency affirmatively finds that, under the circumstances relating to the project, a different method is in the public interest.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5c29bff9603d4374be09c12e246591b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agency program distributions</header> <paragraph id="ID932792f6beb44682b73163b90b64c826"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On October 1, 2011, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for the Federal lands transportation program on the basis of applications of need, as determined by the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="ID14df083a66aa44418dc454fce4826066"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in consultation with the Secretaries of the applicable Federal land management agencies; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6ff1d3d47bd741e5b113e2b9be6097b7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in coordination with the transportation plans required under section 201 of the respective transportation systems of—</text> <clause id="ID34527770c3c14471accb3cbca7250182"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Park Service;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4ee501379ae54bb4815802dc2d79367f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Forest Service;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd8e2f6e001b14623bafb3eecbc4b61df"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;</text> </clause><clause id="ID2b532cf4f07c492d8e6ff40e623f566a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Corps of Engineers; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID211cb0aac52f4a29a7d5c09616157dbd"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Bureau of Land Management.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc5998b9e94340449ea77b953d9a8215"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header> <subparagraph id="ID055b41dc7251465a99bafd17272533a5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each application submitted by a Federal land management agency shall include proposed programs at various potential funding levels, as defined by the Secretary following collaborative discussions with applicable Federal land management agencies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcef9ea7b22bb433dad1245418753c87b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration by Secretary</header><text>In evaluating an application submitted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the programs support—</text> <clause id="ID73a35d55ac7c4e0a9a927397e8e2a700"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the transportation goals of—</text> <subclause id="IDe930ccb603e14efda492971710002fdf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a state of good repair of transportation facilities;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID660b07c1811d4594943e08bf1c52a7c1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a reduction of bridge deficiencies, and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe888914bdfa041ce9a9365bf084c3015"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an improvement of safety;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID1d1340e3d0b1445abd9ea243eca4601f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>high-use Federal recreational sites or Federal economic generators; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID33cd8513698647d8a223747a1a2f40d2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the resource and asset management goals of the Secretary of the respective Federal land management agency.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3683310166e6429a9cd03db558e49db9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Permissive contents</header><text>Applications may include proposed programs the duration of which extend over a multiple-year period to support long-term transportation planning and resource management initiatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa7fb6db61734432782fb153f5aa33a59"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Federal lands transportation facility inventory</header> <paragraph id="ID53476f320d1449d7962df6e444fb5d50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall maintain a comprehensive national inventory of public Federal lands transportation facilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2b787a5ca7e6415a82784dccce8e24cc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation facilities included in the inventories</header><text>To identify the Federal lands transportation system and determine the relative transportation needs among Federal land management agencies, the inventories shall include, at a minimum, facilities that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDaacf596c6a3741328fbbe5abe8eddc83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide access to high-use Federal recreation sites or Federal economic generators, as determined by the Secretary in coordination with the respective Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46fc828789984efcbe3039bbeeeea01a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are owned by 1 of the following agencies:</text> <clause id="ID28efb504b5c14b8fbd6404636683453a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The National Park Service.</text> </clause><clause id="ID9198d1cd597c4a289f4aaee76a3e870f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Forest Service.</text> </clause><clause id="IDbbb29ef642ac406e9efa292ebd373bb9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </clause><clause id="IDe392f5a0a3914d14b18e931940b473ca"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The Bureau of Land Management.</text> </clause><clause id="IDde1173c3ecc743ae95fe57ba8fb0cdf7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The Corps of Engineers.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID62bee489f59546dea18cb4f5be4e22de"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The inventories shall be made available to the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa739512a15304ef8a0d411a738276e3f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies shall update the inventories of the appropriate Federal land management agencies, as determined by the Secretary after collaborative discussions with the Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc6901411adea4abf8465eadb7869bbf6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Review</header><text>A decision to add or remove a facility from the inventory shall not be considered a Federal action for purposes of review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDed152e8ceee540c997ec066ba698492a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Bicycle safety</header><text>The Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency shall prohibit the use of bicycles on each federally owned road that has a speed limit of 30 miles per hour or greater and an adjacent paved path for use by bicycles within 100 yards of the road unless the Secretary determines that the bicycle level of service on that roadway is rated B or higher.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID02d89b6bb6234b1780ccc828d3d18f65"><enum>204.</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header> <subsection id="ID32a696ed906f4cf4881133e9cd60ee33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID6bbab6f361224b9ea45044437731e434"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available under the Federal lands access program shall be used by the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency to pay the cost of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDbeb6df1db9e04c4a9c21cd0910ab3856"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transportation planning, research, engineering, preventive maintenance, rehabilitation, restoration, construction, and reconstruction of Federal lands access transportation facilities located on or adjacent to, or that provide access to, Federal land, and—</text> <clause id="IDb44893e4e1454fbcaabc58fa8b99b0d3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>adjacent vehicular parking areas;</text> </clause><clause id="ID73b3874d868943a4a041310ad184cfe0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>acquisition of necessary scenic easements and scenic or historic sites;</text> </clause><clause id="ID6094b24487934fc9817e7347931ffd24"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provisions for pedestrians and bicycles;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9ecf03a9f81a479e97b0e21718288c00"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>environmental mitigation in or adjacent to Federal land—</text> <subclause id="ID68026224f9424ee5996f2ba5a7341800"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to improve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe205288264664a828c58bdf9c35ac3ac"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to mitigate the damage to wildlife, aquatic organism passage, habitat, and ecosystem connectivity, including the costs of constructing, maintaining, replacing, or removing culverts and bridges, as appropriate;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDcca9270995de416e9506df2a2b8db972"><enum>(v)</enum><text>construction and reconstruction of roadside rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID4209feaad0734f4ca918e3d4e17885ab"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>other appropriate public road facilities, as determined by the Secretary;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbd0d4784cdf0408d825f7d5051af2fa3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operation and maintenance of transit facilities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a957ef842e844a0be6ca2dc963d25aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any transportation project eligible for assistance under this title that is within or adjacent to, or that provides access to, Federal land.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaecd81f2775f4944bb80d3f7421345ff"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract</header><text>In connection with an activity described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency may enter into a contract or other appropriate agreement with respect to the activity with—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb458ffeabbca4dbc9c445401ebad9ed7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State (including a political subdivision of a State); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdf5c8746e9b148118365dc1996a079d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID897f46a10a984c17965deeb291d2b9dc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>All appropriations for the construction and improvement of Federal lands access transportation facilities shall be administered in conformity with regulations and agreements approved by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID54d6513572064695bc1e275352fa08e6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperation</header> <subparagraph id="IDed1b41f20bd04079a01894f94410af42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions may be accepted in construction and improvement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDccd65fa8a03b42ff8f32b3545b0eaf19"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funds received</header><text>Any funds received from a State, county, or local subdivision for a Federal lands access transportation facility project shall be credited to appropriations available under the Federal lands access program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa68cdb407c6641a6a06ba4dc992be6a0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Competitive bidding</header> <subparagraph id="IDec17d558444b4552b2c8a39110dfc4a5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), construction of each project shall be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID397a29827dbc41c0bfbd94b12ca2e923"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Secretary or the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency affirmatively finds that, under the circumstances relating to the project, a different method is in the public interest.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDecea5b5694b04c7c8a1a668e395e54d8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program Distributions</header> <paragraph id="IDa7ea7dd3b78b44478defab8541fabca2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funding made available to carry out the Federal lands access program shall be allocated among those States that have Federal land, in accordance with the following formula:</text> <subparagraph id="id93A953E4CEF1475CB49D1DDC22B18224"><enum>(A)</enum><text>80 percent of the available funding for use in those States that contain at least 1 <fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of the total public land in the United States managed by the agencies described in paragraph (2), to be distributed as follows:</text> <clause id="IDf4b0727060e24ab2a1f863e608a91c0d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="ID97a6938e6d814098be5458f4b5f96218"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recreational visitation within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID7297cec58bff406083b51a1b33cd410c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the recreational visitation within all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID35bcfa442cc3462eba02bd338fb2e3c3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="IDda9a5885436c4764bcfa03f1b29a17cc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal land area within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDcfc6491e59244aac83ba9dd1cd00a344"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Federal land area in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID67e6a27ba8b34fb1bb41d0b6a4d52d79"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>55 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="ID3e67d670bd314df297bec0fc974f39ed"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal public road miles within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID07ddd3906df444cd8454815bf951153e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Federal public road miles in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDbb30ea72a14949c4a95911768ece0da0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>10 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="IDf394b005e76a4e34ae2951008d5f06e3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of Federal public bridges within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID08d5ef6ef46147f7af813ba79929deb3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of Federal public bridges in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf442344cd215448a9cc965c81ae052df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>20 percent of the available funding for use in those States that do not contain at least 1<fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of the total public land in the United States managed by the agencies described in paragraph (2), to be distributed as follows:</text> <clause id="ID996a18a6967740d1814d8d26094f6ae0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="ID0688a4997ac94326ae4c02f722f7e7c2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recreational visitation within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID43996c53d00441a48d0c451d37ca9011"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the recreational visitation within all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID15b7789a3c384603b600f0aab722cfad"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="ID961be43af46f4a60970cb07cdb2557ea"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal land area within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDc5d49b16fee445088172b1e0ba73a669"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Federal land area in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDb4e45489315a44409c07ac6c4cdce3ee"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>55 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="IDa18427db64c74823a1adc7a2b62d12e7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal public road miles within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID877d692c899d4dfea44895ecbe7b185f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Federal public road miles in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID0a11ed4362fd4652ab424cd9404edd05"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>10 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="ID88bab73a7f6046829a7b56fc07a4ea22"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of Federal public bridges within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDaed06697c49e47f791531fe6faa57ebd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of Federal public bridges in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID36aa88d06144485688eec9a264529004"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data source</header><text>Data necessary to distribute funding under paragraph (1) shall be provided by the following Federal land management agencies:</text> <subparagraph id="ID5d7db95a79474f0d91a4e3e9bda05eb2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The National Park Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7dbaf3fd782f4e748d3124d0bd6289ae"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Forest Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd820039c8ce948699150552d31576c63"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0e063eb0238e4f2bb28c6cb375d40f56"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Bureau of Land Management.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0c8019e7e9bd40619bdf65d8a70a7081"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Corps of Engineers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4834526a8aa94db4b9f0439887cc65dc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Programming decisions committee</header> <paragraph id="IDa900e3576c1d462c81ec80a7ace3178d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Programming decisions shall be made within each State by a committee comprised of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1b81657b3b4744bb80b382fa9ed5e4ab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a representative of the Federal Highway Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa9a1a7dbd7504182b8238debc8dd505f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a representative of the State Department of Transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a64f089cdf7492e80c111aade9d8f85"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a representative of any appropriate political subdivision of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID14c7d5b1e5d946b3b2b05c3cbcc118e7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation requirement</header><text>The committee described in paragraph (1) shall consult with each applicable Federal agency in each State before any joint discussion or final programming decision.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0aa047048d3d4b109050669eb7c530fd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project preference</header><text>In making a programming decision under paragraph (1), the committee shall give preference to projects that provide access to, are adjacent to, or are located within high-use Federal recreation sites or Federal economic generators, as identified by the Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDf9a928a6b244424d810f154a2fec2b5d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public lands development roads and trails</header><text>Section 214 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID63eb42974ecb4d2c80ade1386e301e38"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="ID153b8a06c14649d9934d4c17b949c7e0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chapter 2 analysis</header><text>The analysis for chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended:</text> <subparagraph id="ID583578767fb34e58afba891332389769"><enum>(A)</enum><text>By striking the items relating to sections 201 through 204 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="id21c5c91e-e1b8-4485-a092-82a671943e6d" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="IDec1255db0ccf4a66b50612eec6692b70" level="section">201. Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="IDed1ec8452a6b49c29a37755e9dd2e85a" level="section">202. Tribal transportation program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="ID9cf45091278e450991545c2f95e3a7e1" level="section">203. Federal lands transportation program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="ID02d89b6bb6234b1780ccc828d3d18f65" level="section">204. Federal lands access program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5f0a49fd57446698aa39da4f42f2c1d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>By striking the item relating to section 214.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5aa6a3522df844228c9408ed2f923855"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 138(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the third sentence by striking <quote>park road or parkway under section 204 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal lands transportation facility</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a918293298d43b4a4835a64631be244"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rules, regulations, and recommendations</header><text>Section 315 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>204(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>202(a)(5), 203(a)(3),</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID10cc378952334a048867a746578909cc"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Alaska Highway</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 218 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86C16CE2513E4AE989E896CB2631672F" style="USC"> <section id="ID2531c529a06a44ce9c2d1667bbd21a5d"><enum>218.</enum><header>Alaska Highway</header> <subsection id="ID5df144d4bbb94a09a4899e065802719a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of Alaska Marine Highway System</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Alaska Marine Highway System</term> includes each existing or planned transportation facility and equipment in the State of Alaska relating to the ferry system of the State, including the lease, purchase, or construction of vessels, terminals, docks, floats, ramps, staging areas, parking lots, bridges, and approaches thereto, and necessary roads.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDa81602063de4463cbf06e6c5cd28d74f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of Secretary</header> <paragraph id="ID85424dcf62544115b9291bf436484822"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Recognizing the benefits that will accrue to the State of Alaska and to the United States from the reconstruction of the Alaska Highway from the Alaskan border to Haines Junction in Canada and the Haines Cutoff Highway from Haines Junction in Canada to Haines, the Secretary is authorized, upon agreement with the State of Alaska, to expend on such highway or the Alaska Marine Highway System any Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to the State of Alaska under this title to provide for necessary reconstruction of such highway.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID717aa66cf91141a2a112a5888611229d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No expenditures shall be made for the construction of the portion of the highways that are in located in Canada until the date on which an agreement has been reached by the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States, which shall provide in part, that the Canadian Government—</text> <subparagraph id="ID05fceb5fb0f44d8c9fafda60a47b57ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will provide, without participation of funds authorized under this title, all necessary right-of-way for the construction of the highways;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb03d33e612b743a09e66d4bbba0e4a98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will not impose any highway toll, or permit any toll to be charged for the use of the highways by vehicles or persons;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9547941a8fd5439aab9f3b89de43f74a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will not levy or assess, directly or indirectly, any fee, tax, or other charge for the use of the highways by vehicles or persons from the United States that does not apply equally to vehicles or persons of Canada;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9300b9b8263c4ecc8c5b99420763a136"><enum>(D)</enum><text>will continue to grant reciprocal recognition of vehicle registration and drivers’ licenses in accordance with agreements between the United States and Canada; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6a36fb2e6d504a03a8a3e0475e44df17"><enum>(E)</enum><text>will maintain the highways after the date of completion of the highways in proper condition adequately to serve the needs of present and future traffic.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd58e0ee61f0a4843be7759141c67a2e8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Supervision of Secretary</header><text>The survey and construction work undertaken in Canada pursuant to this section shall be under the general supervision of the Secretary.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID88eda518a6fd4fc4b530b003956b4ac4"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Projects of national and regional significance</header> <subsection id="ID79193674a5834101be9b19832388a6f9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program in accordance with this section to provide grants for projects of national and regional significance.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDe6917b218a964ea99179f63dd35dd190"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose of program</header><text>The purpose of the projects of national and regional significance program shall be to fund critical high-cost surface transportation infrastructure projects that are difficult to complete with existing Federal, State, local, and private funds and that will—</text> <paragraph id="ID5fffaf3b94a74f3fbd006a0ed5872f00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>generate national and regional economic benefits and increase global economic competitiveness;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1af7b09bc6c54945b1ad366a5fb0d930"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reduce congestion and its impacts;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID84c5f43db81c41efaf9f9b58765d1cd1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improve roadways vital to national energy security;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc85be43b72c14dd0b100151bfeb92815"><enum>(4)</enum><text>improve movement of freight and people; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7cf443d986704b6cb6a4c18d298a0db8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>improve transportation safety.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa63b3c0fa5604290877dadd1a7c2c0c2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="ID9980c97d1dcc4f09a7d94ffd3943405e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible applicant</header><text>The term <term>eligible applicant</term> means a State department of transportation or a group of State departments of transportation, a local government, a tribal government or consortium of tribal governments, a transit agency, a port authority, a metropolitan planning organization, other political subdivisions of State or local governments, or a multi-State or multi-jurisdictional group of the aforementioned entities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID160a7b67927a4ac39fbd4503e98c042f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible project</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 they perform that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2f133a944db446e8a2a96cc11f4f9f58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a capital project or projects—</text> <clause id="IDb691b21535dd469abfdb5ef172d3124b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>eligible for Federal financial assistance under title 23, United States Code, or under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID3ec4e429a00c43d8bf7b42452aa679bf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for surface transportation infrastructure to facilitate intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into and out of intermodal facilities, including ports; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd84c4ed3226a468f8a0443eb959e8fc9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of—</text> <clause id="ID2084f410f16349bf96e7bcc6ce4172f5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$500,000,000;</text> </clause><clause id="ID254a1885572b4f23b40f50780151d7f5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for a project located in a single State, 30 percent of the amount of Federal-aid highway funds apportioned for the most recently completed fiscal year to the State; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID9d8f7bfe58f94e8caf0d54d1000c0f53"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for a project located in more than 1 State, 75 percent of the amount of Federal-aid highway funds apportioned for the most recently completed fiscal year to the State in which the project is located that has the largest apportionment.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID367805c186374b64897ae288b7362320"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>The term <term>eligible project costs</term> means the costs of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5092e3b24cd042ebbad77c805a96ece9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa30875e9a7ff44638593a0e5f982c154"><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; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID354ca5bb1e8545e4909402e8533c6363"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all financing costs, including subsidy costs under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd21eb6e1543349838829f5e09b30a6ea"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Solicitations and applications</header> <paragraph id="ID0bc0abc9fca74612a2de54a77bbb2ae7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant solicitations</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria for project evaluation and conduct a transparent and competitive national solicitation process to select projects for funding to carry out the purposes of this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID42919ae3bc3e4a24a77bc7df7738355a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header> <subparagraph id="IDedffb80a61a14df6a3ebdae341009eea"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible applicant seeking a grant under this section for an eligible project shall submit an application to the Secretary in such form and in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary shall establish.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfdf4b7d935124b379bb8f43fc29640c2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An application under this subsection shall, at a minimum, include data on current system performance and estimated system improvements that will result from completion of the eligible project, including projections for 2, 7, and 15 years after completion.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb625e4c7caee43cf9261c84b2c45708f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Resubmission of applications</header><text>An eligible applicant whose project is not selected by the Secretary may resubmit an application in any subsequent solicitation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe18bb4c658d841478f332383045bbcd5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Criteria for project evaluation and selection</header> <paragraph id="IDd436688cc83a4c7c9ed78a864cd0adf0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may select a project only if the Secretary determines that the project—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf14f786680914aa4b34fe8fdc5f25413"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will significantly improve the performance of the national surface transportation network, nationally or regionally;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID83d86b3d424144ba98134008cac06043"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is based on the results of preliminary engineering;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0fd2842ff8fd4da19fa5cd951039f617"><enum>(C)</enum><text>cannot be readily and efficiently completed without Federal support from this program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80a030b6f177452796a5ef274e747d78"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is justified based on the ability of the project—</text> <clause id="ID9754f2ae99f047729476b703cc877bcd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to generate national economic benefits that reasonably exceed its costs, including increased access to jobs, labor, and other critical economic inputs;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4fab8b7d078b4126b3c2c220af5d55a3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reduce long-term congestion, including impacts in the State, region, and Nation, and increase speed, reliability, and accessibility of the movement of people or freight; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID956418b595b14deb8f0af366cbc66f0a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to improve transportation safety, including reducing transportation accidents, and serious injuries and fatalities; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID91f0c4e51bfe44d1956e1ac7347aab1b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is supported by an acceptable degree of non-Federal financial commitments, including evidence of stable and dependable financing sources to construct, maintain, and operate the infrastructure facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0bb323a387c45febaef72c368a5812b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text>In evaluating a project under this section, in addition to the criteria in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the project—</text> <subparagraph id="ID99354c43829241388cda1bda5af1643d"><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="IDc947c1ae9960456dbd26b65a35751800"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is able to begin construction within 18 months of being selected;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3ca0915cb5744c248e8117d225162fae"><enum>(C)</enum><text>incorporates innovative project delivery and financing where practical;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a27470f8bb447268ef17a478056cc92"><enum>(D)</enum><text>stimulates collaboration between States and among State and local governments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa856fd627abd415cac15fb1ee24f8168"><enum>(E)</enum><text>helps maintain or protect the environment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaef5558165f840c2983880a3448846e4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improves roadways vital to national energy security;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeae677818e7f491d9365c1027c442237"><enum>(G)</enum><text>uses innovative technologies, including intelligent transportation systems, that enhance the efficiency of the project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd0e2d0d1b8f54507893662d8c84b698c"><enum>(H)</enum><text>contributes to an equitable geographic distribution of funds under this section and an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural communities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa2a8d1febc514f8683e62eb4f0575ced"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grant requirements</header> <paragraph id="IDf512530a8634426c97f4911d01075bb7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A grant for a project under this section shall be subject to the following requirements:</text> <subparagraph id="ID9569961c00db447e80ce29567f2bcc0d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A qualifying highway project eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code, or public transportation project eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall comply with all applicable requirements of such title or chapter except that, if the project contains elements or activities that are not eligible for funding under such title or chapter but are eligible for funding under this section, the elements or activities shall comply with the requirements described in subparagraph (B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID33f50303c27f4b9487792959e101ac00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A qualifying surface transportation project not eligible under title 23, United States Code, or chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, section 10a–d of title 41, United States Code, and such other terms, conditions, and requirements as the Secretary determines are necessary and appropriate for the type of project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa8201e1b063b4877bf5c1be3c07227a0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of applicable modal requirements</header><text>In the event that a project has cross-modal components, the Secretary shall have the discretion to designate the requirements that shall apply to the project based on predominant components.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc4afae68282d4353b0f2aaf413b65619"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other terms and conditions</header><text>The Secretary shall require that all grants under this section be subject to all terms, conditions, and requirements that the Secretary decides are necessary or appropriate for purposes of this section, including requirements for the disposition of net increases in value of real property resulting from the project assisted under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD2D43D93736E47F18EF955BD40DEB2B9"><enum>(g)<?LEXA-Enum (g)?></enum><header>Federal share of project cost</header> <paragraph id="id3010EC5507DE442C8C4917F0151FF292"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a project funded under this section is to construct or improve a privately owned facility or would primarily benefit a private entity, the Federal share shall be the lesser of 50 percent of the total project cost or the quantified public benefit of the project. For all other projects funded under this section—</text> <subparagraph id="idB14AE8C6C791467081A76012070B4F55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal share of funds under this section shall be up to 50 percent of the project cost; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7086E82F1883462EA8F8BA8F9C050E51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the project sponsor may use other eligible Federal transportation funds to cover up to an additional 30 percent of the project costs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF9F80A9DC1014E2BA092DF6A50B8E82F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pre-approval costs</header><text>The Secretary may allow costs incurred prior to project approval to be used as a credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project. Such costs must be adequately documented, necessary, reasonable, and allocable to the current phase of the project and such costs may not be included as a cost or used to meet cost-sharing or matching requirements of any other federally-financed project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe2ea49c372d64a72b49b7b23d0d3b8f4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report to the Secretary</header><text>For each project funded under this section, the project sponsor shall reassess system performance and report to the Secretary 2, 7, and 15 years after completion of the project to assess if the project outcomes have met pre-construction projections.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDb605b217d1f44e0bb9a3930bd4c7049d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, to remain available until expended, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID145cf0c927d04534a934f0b286b468e9"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded under this section shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDecfb00195aff45f292bb6933d5d058a8"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="idE7C7EE78E9034F29A243AF03C719BBC4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header> <subparagraph id="id870FC29BD1834C17AC824498032BEE9D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary selects a project for funding under this section, 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 describes the reasons for selecting the project, based on the criteria described in subsection (e).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73504573F88D45BDA063E85152F7B133"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall specify each criteria described in subsection (e) that the project meets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF26328C974DE468DBA97FC3A213C821C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make available on the website of the Department the report submitted under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDde78577c0cf348f1bc8fa17a895553d4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comptroller general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="idD131576BE06543E5818BB91E025883EB"><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="IDb407baf72f734f9cbe03d7b2dddb6158"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 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="id1810998D0E424BA98E3B1A07FD949190"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the process by which each project was selected;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id07D0D3DB249D4A7DAB77143DFCF7F014"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the factors that went into the selection of each project; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id2926888595A14AEEAD12600120E9E1A3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the justification for the selection of each project based on the criteria described in subsection (e).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID239856da2e794e058f7fbdb4525307be"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inspector general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="idEBCCF84562F14115A26279DDE9460889"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The Inspector General of the Department 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="ID2b377c56fcc14cecb78ee3eba789e350"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initial Report</header><text>Not later than 2 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 that describes the initial results of the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID46fae3cbdd33458d9de5ee103dccbf7e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final Report</header><text>Not later than 4 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 final report that describes the findings of the Inspector General of the Department with respect to the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id845AAABB6ED343569C4E2814153D7753"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Regulations</header> <paragraph id="id5072fd3c799b439b9fee593d69f4ced6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate final regulations implementing the program authorized under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida8754a6158df4354a5a78372832552c4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interim provisions</header><text>Until the date on which the Secretary promulgates final regulations under paragraph (1), any amounts made available under subsection (i) to carry out this section shall be distributed in accordance with—</text> <subparagraph id="id12E3E47501B0490BA5702C34B2E1E8D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the guidance and policies developed for the distribution of grants under the program using the notice of funding availability entitled <quote>Notice of Funding Availability for the Department of Transportation’s National Infrastructure Investments Under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations, 2012; and Request for Comments</quote> (77 Fed. Reg. 4863 (January 31, 2012)); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B8ED31C6EA74217A6F563FB3EAC970F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such guidance and policies as subsequently revised and updated.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID4211cf6a833b4b7ba197fd2fc890b386"><enum>1119.</enum><header>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header> <subsection id="id50C10F6E7DF34D4F9A34DBAF938627DC"><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="idE191B94621B0421B94A8BBF416EC09DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC3C3173478AD4805AB0FA1651A6C9EE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB27691E454F84024AC8648A40D627A1A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93E391485564499A9EA5CD930B89CF99" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDc463ff875d1645db88da6745d6352986"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>Of the amounts made available to ferry systems and public entities responsible for developing ferries under this section for a fiscal year, 100 percent shall be allocated in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection (d).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID03b7b7f7d6ee489793d1823e989d60e6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Of the amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (c)—</text> <paragraph id="ID12af9d00d4554bd28ec2effdb43a2e7d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>20 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="id50025B5AD5C34A6795E3B45A0EB512AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of ferry passengers carried by each ferry system in the most recent fiscal year; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAA5054937D8D4D2590568ED3E82DEAAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of ferry passengers carried by all ferry systems in the most recent fiscal year;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe89129392918499b84e6764da946f982"><enum>(2)</enum><text>50 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="id19A1D49FE24A4B9C875EB8ECEBC3F58B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of vehicles carried by each ferry system in the most recent fiscal year; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4422C397C5A4F9D970241ED8DF2D63E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of vehicles carried by all ferry systems in the most recent fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcae3035fe27b4e37a0c73437d5501747"><enum>(3)</enum><text>30 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="idCA08331A6EAD4DF3863AC1F7BA30CC30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total route miles serviced by each ferry system; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25E1D58AC8194AF385B7EF4D59DC7887"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total route miles serviced by all ferry systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1CF99CF69F4D4733AC94CCE965A4A982"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Ferry boat coordination team</header> <paragraph id="idfee4260b2cd6424084214e6f6d52cf1d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish within the Federal Highway Administration a Ferry Boat Coordination Team to carry out paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id636e464bb1d641b2afab92615fdeef92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the ferry boat coordination team shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="id5ebb997595814e9a806f6616afe09381"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to coordinate Federal programs affecting ferry and ferry facility construction, maintenance, operations, and security; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f613b73a1c043da87e4743d47a78ce4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote transportation by ferry as a component of the United States transportation system.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id92428b32d93b446380d87edc9ec31e8d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The ferry boat coordination team shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ide18e685c85e0455495933e7e45330ff9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate programs relating to ferry transportation carried out by—</text> <clause id="idf52ed17253a64edcacb4d3e6e2b0638b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation, including programs carried out by the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Maritime Administration, and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration;</text> </clause><clause id="id7a0433f098e04d37932ef55ff7e6e3c3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Department of Homeland Security; and</text> </clause><clause id="ideb35263de42944c2aa748ad03641d2d0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other Federal and State agencies, as appropriate;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb1b2b838c58b486893711c622fa32749"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure resource accountability for programs carried out by the Secretary relating to ferry transportation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6329620bd5645b9a7de5015616ffbd8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide strategic leadership for research, development, testing, and deployment of technologies relating to ferry transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5cbda23ba8f24acf9622ddce9603d128"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote ferry transportation as a means to reduce costs associated with traffic congestion.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0C2C4F8DF7E44E9D838A99A9AF95116C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $67,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbc1da8a4c4d44451ade352d9af2bd88d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National ferry database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1801(e) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 129 note; Public Law 109–59) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idFDE8C66ACFB242D69DF8FEE6BAC91F19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>, including any Federal, State, and local government funding sources,</quote> after <quote>sources</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id943CCE33BF144494888D80879695A593"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="id92152A2973834DBF9A365192772A4D8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id528D6FA476594AD8A5C641765D467C46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC2A705AC11F3434F8CFD2068A3C967DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B), the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC26B64F7A33545BC9CA6AF6FCB9F9AA1" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id0EC2A2A328FB4901AE534605B6949336"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the database is consistent with the national transit database maintained by the Federal Transit Administration; and</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id858B159979F64DA7A8699D8A1796C16E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id83AE0C6155D74A8CA8ABDF7B0CDDF563"><enum>B</enum><header>Performance management</header> <section id="IDf3bb8e91f5e347a9956b2419886c270f"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51749128494344B28DDF478A200F4A72" style="USC"> <section id="ID75e4e5469f314a50a307760dc5b7032a"><enum>134.</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header> <subsection id="IDf58ee52819364295b8e2f80d2632858d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It is in the national interest—</text> <paragraph id="ID31eaf35dff8440279ff2941052b82c6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to encourage and promote the safe, cost-effective, and efficient management, operation, and development of surface transportation systems that will serve efficiently the mobility needs of individuals and freight, reduce transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries, and foster economic growth and development within and between States and urbanized areas, while fitting the needs and complexity of individual communities, maximizing value for taxpayers, leveraging cooperative investments, and minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution through the metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes identified in this title;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID14b7cc9f5d804898b29345cd7b169c1e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to encourage the continued improvement, evolution, and coordination of the metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes by and among metropolitan planning organizations, State departments of transportation, regional planning organizations, interstate partnerships, and public transportation and intercity service operators as guided by the planning factors identified in subsection (h) of this section and section 135(d);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1045bf04887843a7b00d12b56fd502ee"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to encourage and promote transportation needs and decisions that are integrated with other planning needs and priorities; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD4770FFD49DC4826937B432561FB5D79"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to maximize the effectiveness of transportation investments.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc0f4a9f80d8d4d77902598a346dfef9c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section and section 135, the following definitions shall apply:</text> <paragraph id="IDe119a16179ba492ab9e952fb3c498092"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Existing MPO</header><text>The term <term>existing MPO</term> means a metropolitan planning organization that was designated as a metropolitan planning organization on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2813828158649088c04b1941c02d028"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local official</header><text>The term <term>local official</term> means any elected or appointed official of general purpose local government with responsibility for transportation in a designated area.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDacb89d131b2a4dbe8a27571d978e97fc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maintenance area</header><text>The term <term>maintenance area</term> means an area that was designated as an air quality nonattainment area, but was later redesignated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency as an air quality attainment area, under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc597959ed8047e8a6afe009f8e3c6ed"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning area</header><text>The term <term>metropolitan planning area</term> means a geographical area determined by agreement between the metropolitan planning organization for the area and the applicable Governor under subsection (c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7591b92daeb461a9b5d7a1f0cff2da8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning organization</header><text>The term <term>metropolitan planning organization</term> means the policy board of an organization established pursuant to subsection (c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe362f0690b3e4bd4a87b92d919134fe4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation plan</header><text>The term <term>metropolitan transportation plan</term> means a plan developed by a metropolitan planning organization under subsection (i).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2793e45f783b4940954f9f9c57295dc4"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Nonattainment area</header><text>The term <term>nonattainment area</term> has the meaning given the term in section 171 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID37cb90d483654e968e1a02e42ee7846d"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Nonmetropolitan area</header> <subparagraph id="idCDAAB7AB479D4920A66A593628E0EA97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>nonmetropolitan area</term> means a geographical area outside the boundaries of a designated metropolitan planning area.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73DBEB6DDD6A42F68DF112C01B190527"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>nonmetropolitan area</term> includes—</text> <clause id="id3E0EAD00EC9C467CB846423016E78954"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a small urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000, but fewer than 200,000, individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDDF8DADB56BC4893BD5908BE07347750"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a nonurbanized area.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F8FF56B39B14FD0AD3105447DBFEB2A"><enum>(9)<?LEXA-Enum (9)?></enum><header>Nonmetropolitan planning organization</header><text>The term <term>nonmetropolitan planning organization</term> means an organization that—</text> <subparagraph id="idE3485F06F980468A997248B71EE93DFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was designated as a metropolitan planning organization as of the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F4258E9E95240C3A6B39FAED0D971EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not designated as a tier I MPO or tier II MPO.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF64AB9A1A37E488E80027A0C68A9255E"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Regionally significant</header><text>The term <term>regionally significant</term>, with respect to a transportation project, program, service, or strategy, means a project, program, service, or strategy that—</text> <subparagraph id="id5DE39D106880434091BFED4C4DAFED41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serves regional transportation needs (such as access to and from the area outside of the region, major activity centers in the region, and major planned developments); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58CCEDF39C2942EB91E6D697D053DA7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>would normally be included in the modeling of a transportation network of a metropolitan area.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE075A5F868B142388B41CAA81E226EF1"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Rural planning organization</header><text>The term ‘rural planning organization’ means an organization that—</text> <subparagraph id="idF4F341FCCE17429E8FAFD68A30E49AF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is responsible for the planning, coordination, and implementation of statewide transportation plans and programs outside of a metropolitan area, with an emphasis on addressing the needs of rural areas of the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95DD1DC5E57A4AFB837C39B8409ED6BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not designated as a tier I or tier II metropolitan planning organization or a nonmetropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDD4F20C0F9DC4B8E96D122468EE220BB"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Statewide transportation improvement program</header><text>The term <term>statewide transportation improvement program</term> means a statewide transportation improvement program developed by a State under section 135(g).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a4a49be0307433ca5e1c80cb7b8d881"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Statewide transportation plan</header><text>The term <term>statewide transportation plan</term> means a plan developed by a State under section 135(f).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD3402D0413034E57B3AFA79E2B091E35"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Tier I MPO</header><text>The term ‘tier I MPO’ means a metropolitan planning organization designated as a tier I MPO under subsection (e)(4)(A).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idED3AC98A75BC456A8F09839C0A2CF054"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Tier II MPO</header><text>The term ‘tier II MPO’ means a metropolitan planning organization designated as a tier I MPO under subsection (e)(4)(B).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb986a8cb21874bc2825a8ea8ea1e9fb1"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Transportation improvement program</header><text>The term <term>transportation improvement program</term> means a program developed by a metropolitan planning organization under subsection (j).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d68b6d3e5dc4dc4a113f2299320a808"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Urbanized area</header><text>The term <term>urbanized area</term> means a geographical area with a population of 50,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5637ef8e427143c2878e5e10d73b2d20"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of metropolitan planning organizations</header> <paragraph id="ID74f3c1a2b3d64d23b2ffb2717858a2fe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process under this section, a metropolitan planning organization shall be designated for each urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census—</text> <subparagraph id="ID566a8cf1a0584056b63fa64e9ebe4bed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by agreement between the applicable Governor and local officials that, in the aggregate, represent at least 75 percent of the affected population (including the largest incorporated city (based on population), as calculated according to the most recent decennial census); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDef7448b76af34555a5f6f32fdf380fcf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance with procedures established by applicable State or local law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeab6ce03788145ca938bddcbfabb833d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small urbanized areas</header><text>To carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process under this section, a metropolitan planning organization may be designated for any urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more individuals, but fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcfa3162f505d4048b5d4ec6a6d2d6f66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by agreement between the applicable Governor and local officials that, in the aggregate, represent at least 75 percent of the affected population (including the largest incorporated city (based on population), as calculated according to the most recent decennial census); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc3440d099324a86a6cdbc8d82b1c6d3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with the consent of the Secretary, based on a finding that the resulting metropolitan planning organization has met the minimum requirements under subsection (e)(4)(B).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf325dbdef9e04ab48efbcbeb68ffc3f5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Structure</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, a metropolitan planning organization shall consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb58de2a309f048d0962a484c5c8860df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>elected local officials in the relevant metropolitan area;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc56a1f7c959646739d18a0022096e87c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>officials of public agencies that administer or operate major modes of transportation in the relevant metropolitan area, including providers of public transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID31e974801a634b96ac6349d18a15ff68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>appropriate State officials.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb3871f9175f248e183546786fc731418"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection interferes with any authority under any State law in effect on December 18, 1991, of a public agency with multimodal transportation responsibilities—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1af6bbecab4b4f7aa8460b14f4b27ff9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop the metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for adoption by a metropolitan planning organization; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe3ebc27c397b478eae1bcdee6d4b7cd3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop capital plans, coordinate public transportation services and projects, or carry out other activities pursuant to State law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb9c7f1a6d907424088e949f8734da321"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuing designation</header> <subparagraph id="IDf23cc7a14d24462192401f8a298e24a4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Population of 200,000 or more</header><text>A designation of an existing MPO for an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, shall remain in effect—</text> <clause id="ID0d2ea0d875a64efcbf5d3ee7e505bf64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for the period during which the structure of the existing MPO complies with the requirements of paragraph (1); or</text> </clause><clause id="ID31055dfc49354bceb17be6f6c3274754"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>until the date on which the existing MPO is redesignated under paragraph (6); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71a22387a3ac4be8bc43be5f72bc2e32"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Population of fewer than 200,000</header> <clause id="id3BBBC33122FF4E26B70133884CDE568C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A designation of an existing MPO for an urbanized area with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, shall remain in effect until the date on which the existing MPO is redesignated under paragraph (6) unless—</text> <subclause id="idC5F59A29B1F14198BFED49BF7D39EE8A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the existing MPO requests that its planning responsibilities be transferred to the State or to another planning organization designated by the State; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id428582305C1A4907B635327B38F40EF3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary determines 3 years after the date on which the Secretary issues a rule pursuant to subsection (e)(4)(B)(i), that the existing MPO is not meeting the minimum requirements established by the rule.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idA9F5B94D061D46CB813F6B9A85B5B277"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Justification</header><text>The Secretary shall, in a timely manner, provide a substantive written justification to each metropolitan planning organization that is the subject of a negative determination of the Secretary under clause (i)(II).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2c0f9cbb1174140aef5987527c48952"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>If a metropolitan planning organization for an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 that would otherwise be terminated under subparagraph (B), requests a probationary continuation before the termination of the metropolitan planning organization, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="idf35684af81f047849d96a8f2c8fcfd5f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>delay the termination of the metropolitan planning organization under subparagraph (B) for a period of 1 year;</text> </clause><clause id="id09b900ea70ed4510886a5fadba2e9c9d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide additional technical assistance to all metropolitan planning organizations provided an extension under this paragraph to assist the metropolitan planning organization in meeting the minimum requirements under subsection (e)(4)(B)(i); and</text> </clause><clause id="id2cc984cc494e4cdf9c7fa93a911901a2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make a determination not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary issues an extension, regardless of whether the metropolitan planning organization has met the minimum requirements established under subsection (e)(4)(B)(ii).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9adbfb3c57d2431299225476934d0852"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Designation as tier ii mpo</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the existing MPO has met the minimum requirements under the rule issued under subsection (e)(4)(B)(i), the Secretary shall designate the existing MPO as a tier II MPO.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id69b721ddf6f447ba845643910e5a748d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Redesignation</header> <subparagraph id="id1cba6a3f9a4e43d387f13b85d2866dff"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The designation of a metropolitan planning organization under this subsection shall remain in effect until the date on which the metropolitan planning organization is redesignated, as appropriate, in accordance with the requirements of this subsection pursuant to an agreement between—</text> <clause id="id99cbfdd518a24e599e62ae82fa5cf6e3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the applicable Governor; and</text> </clause><clause id="idc056dc689bad4d3dace1e0cb7a3ba9d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>affected local officials who, in the aggregate, represent at least 75 percent of the existing metropolitan planning area population (including the largest incorporated city (based on population), as calculated according to the most recent decennial census).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cf38093b8e7426191f2b20dfc6f2ddb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restructuring</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization may be restructured to meet the requirements of paragraph (3) without undertaking a redesignation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e211fea020b453380cdef1958dab9cc"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Absence of designation</header> <subparagraph id="id23107352bf1044e4b7101a6f627890b4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization that is the subject of a negative determination of the Secretary under paragraph (5)(B)(ii) shall submit to the State in which the metropolitan planning organization is located, or to a planning organization designated by the State, by not later than 180 days after the date on which a notice of the negative determination is received, a 6-month plan that includes a description of a method—</text> <clause id="ida4329d48a7ce4f3ab916019fa59fb927"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to transfer the responsibilities of the metropolitan planning organization to the State; and</text> </clause><clause id="idca8cc3fddeaf418091099ee3b055f0b4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to dissolve the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide24b24c6bc4d4ab4bec1f1b89413c85f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Action on dissolution</header><text>On submission of a plan under subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning area served by the applicable metropolitan planning organization shall—</text> <clause id="id49f2e53cce9641f5844c63e29328501b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>continue to receive metropolitan transportation planning funds until the earlier of—</text> <subclause id="id8c09aca4c99e4be7bc2e71fbab76767e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the date of dissolution of the metropolitan planning organization; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7e29d86a34ad4b90b25d29a17f173b46"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idda2b19c2216a48f98cf362ca1021b22c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be treated by the State as a nonmetropolitan area for purposes of this title.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3855f3f9e9c4408f871c08c374ec5feb"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Designation of multiple MPOs</header> <subparagraph id="idD72BAC9CF60249E5BE9C87C6ADDDF086"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>More than 1 metropolitan planning organization may be designated within an existing metropolitan planning area only if the applicable Governor and an existing MPO determine that the size and complexity of the existing metropolitan planning area make the designation of more than 1 metropolitan planning organization for the metropolitan planning area appropriate.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB1AD10802C77461A8BADA633D061A121"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Service jurisdictions</header><text>If more than 1 metropolitan planning organization is designated for an existing metropolitan planning area under subparagraph (A), the existing metropolitan planning area shall be split into multiple metropolitan planning areas, each of which shall be served by the existing MPO or a new metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB2778CD424BB4220B5E9FA2A2653E18D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tier designation</header><text>The tier designation of each metropolitan planning organization subject to a designation under this paragraph shall be determined based on the size of each respective metropolitan planning area, in accordance with subsection (e)(4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID86dbcb12d2744b029eb150302e0bf4dd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning area boundaries</header> <paragraph id="ID802c1b62dc624156aa1bbaef9475403c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of this section, the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area shall be determined by agreement between the applicable metropolitan planning organization and the Governor of the State in which the metropolitan planning area is located.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID923c30e09bf847c896f962ad32be77af"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included area</header><text>Each metropolitan planning area—</text> <subparagraph id="ID87cf3aa6c74d480781604c20859afaa7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall encompass at least the relevant existing urbanized area and any contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 20-year forecast period under the applicable metropolitan transportation plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b6d5498a4b6409587995f1bf135752d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may encompass the entire relevant metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID291866cdf0504a76bb9f5aaf35afaa74"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Identification of new urbanized areas</header><text>The designation by the Bureau of the Census of a new urbanized area within the boundaries of an existing metropolitan planning area shall not require the redesignation of the relevant existing MPO.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID38e67a139b7c4e54882cd4bc3e98d04b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonattainment and maintenance areas</header> <subparagraph id="idDC6600EB709445EA8E1800B69B9958CC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Existing metropolitan planning areas</header> <clause id="id7BCCDA755C174293890237E0AD91A461"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the case of an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area or maintenance area as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the boundaries of the existing metropolitan planning area as of that date of enactment shall remain in force and effect.</text> </clause><clause id="idA152AA248001480BA5C307AB1C5071C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding clause (i), the boundaries of an existing metropolitan planning area described in that clause may be adjusted by agreement of the applicable Governor and the affected metropolitan planning organizations in accordance with paragraph (1).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b40d881340f4a47bd35a4d8c3296468"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New metropolitan planning areas</header><text>In the case of an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area or maintenance area after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area—</text> <clause id="ID66468be2544f45b7a939094332e66f48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be established in accordance with subsection (c)(1);</text> </clause><clause id="ID7976c3a557ce4ad9a81a44255f32d6b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall encompass the areas described in paragraph (2)(A);</text> </clause><clause id="ID2972aabf841747988bcaeff3a921859e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may encompass the areas described in paragraph (2)(B); and</text> </clause><clause id="IDe78a28bff0814f15986b088ca6513c82"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may address any appropriate nonattainment area or maintenance area.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5d12f977eef84dbb8d70eb92a9dd2911"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <paragraph id="IDd904301276de406c9d7e9151bc08673e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of plans and TIPs</header><text>To accomplish the policy objectives described in subsection (a), each metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the applicable State and public transportation operators, shall develop metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for metropolitan planning areas of the State through a performance-driven, outcome-based approach to metropolitan transportation planning consistent with subsection (h).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ca086050b894ef08e78c3491b45aecc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for each metropolitan area shall provide for the development and integrated management and operation of transportation systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation) that will function as—</text> <subparagraph id="id8EFA5C98DF62453BA2843DD53E2761AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an intermodal transportation system for the metropolitan planning area; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4A0F865CE744067BD839E6F154DDEE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the applicable State and the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad6cb0490db14d109765d8fe9c0774c4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Process of development</header><text>The process for developing metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id775A6F9B7307411DACB6A5EF649D6BE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for consideration of all modes of transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5E45C80FA6C4005AE7071ECF9261B50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the transportation needs to be addressed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfaf4774abc7f4c4b9f7de355eee96099"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Tiering</header> <subparagraph id="ID73a6cdcfc9584a7d8dadcfa3aac787da"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tier I MPOs</header> <clause id="IDed14dac318b74cde9cbde80fd3640755"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization shall be designated as a tier I MPO if—</text> <subclause id="ID27d277c0e36a47d4a8128174184c0e7f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>as certified by the Governor of each applicable State, the metropolitan planning organization operates within, and primarily serves, a metropolitan planning area with a population of 1,000,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID1f047a2b47b940adaf05ef4d654d875e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary determines the metropolitan planning organization—</text> <item id="id9E2DD7D26DE245188BCA0EF1BBCE83F9"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>meets the minimum technical requirements under clause (iv); and</text> </item><item id="id7496851B0C55448FBD7BA384B15C66CA"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, will fully implement the processes described in subsections (h) though (j).</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID03219310a90749f093b8b53c881ed70a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Absence of designation</header><text>In the absence of designation as a tier I MPO under clause (i), a metropolitan planning organization shall operate as a tier II MPO until the date on which the Secretary determines the metropolitan planning organization can meet the minimum technical requirements under clause (iv).</text> </clause><clause id="ID2f31a9ab575542eea9ce2cd504354349"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Redesignation as tier I</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization operating within a metropolitan planning area with a population of 200,000 or more and fewer than 1,000,000 individuals and primarily within urbanized areas with populations of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, that is designated as a tier II MPO under subparagraph (B) may request, with the support of the applicable Governor, a redesignation as a tier I MPO on a determination by the Secretary that the metropolitan planning organization has met the minimum technical requirements under clause (iv).</text> </clause><clause id="ID5915bc23273845ffbe2c577ca89294a3"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Minimum technical requirements</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue a rule that establishes the minimum technical requirements necessary for a metropolitan planning organization to be designated as a tier I MPO, including, at a minimum, modeling, data, staffing, and other technical requirements.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbbb89b7f14b345b99be339866ea3c4ad"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tier II MPOs</header> <clause id="ID6dbc7b42c9f8426898f37660294252ce"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary shall issue a rule that establishes minimum requirements necessary for a metropolitan planning organization to be designated as a tier II MPO.</text> </clause><clause id="id893C1393CB27404D9DBF0BD90769C879"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The minimum requirements established under clause (i) shall—</text> <subclause id="id22F3D1C38022438AB5AA5305A348FC60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be limited to ensuring that each metropolitan planning organization has the capabilities necessary to develop the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program under this section; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2339855297364362B86CA743FCBBC768"><enum>(II)</enum><text>include—</text> <item id="ID09129398cf244cf487d79bbe7408d50d"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>only the staffing capabilities necessary to operate the metropolitan planning organization; and</text> </item><item id="IDd9f8eabb02614307b5b654144c9f1256"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a requirement that the metropolitan planning organization has the technical capacity to conduct the travel demand model and forecasting necessary, as appropriate based on the size and resources of the metropolitan planning organization, to fulfill the requirements of this section, except that in cases in which a metropolitan planning organization has a formal agreement with a State to conduct the modeling on behalf of the metropolitan planning organization, the metropolitan planning organization shall be exempt from the technical capacity requirement.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id5cfb49e5f97c4e4b91bc9b623baeac6e"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The rule issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall only include the minimum requirements established under clause (ii).</text> </clause><clause id="idC029247C29DB48A98D53F1B52B1DD261"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization operating primarily within an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and that does not qualify as a tier I MPO under subparagraph (A)(i), shall—</text> <subclause id="id37723BAED25B4CC6B84ACE8281F2D4F0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be designated as a tier II MPO; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idADFAF1321FFD4582BF3FED6C54EE831C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>follow the processes under subsection (k).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d72443eddf3426393485fc7e9432ad7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consolidation</header> <clause id="id7D0418DEC2194496BC65EA436F33CED4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Metropolitan planning organizations operating within contiguous, adjacent, or geographically linked urbanized areas may elect to consolidate in order to meet the population thresholds required to achieve designation as a tier I or tier II MPO under this paragraph.</text> </clause><clause id="id420D520049DC41E8A4406EBBD3DAA63E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection requires or prevents consolidation among multiple metropolitan planning organizations located within a single urbanized area.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3b6639a88b6e4ac6956477196e8bf9cb"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination in multistate areas</header> <paragraph id="ID1b2c339a391a47caabd6212878e4f2ff"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate metropolitan area and the appropriate metropolitan planning organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire metropolitan area.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7a787144a98455fb6526ae24509bbda"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination along designated transportation corridors</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate metropolitan area and the appropriate metropolitan planning organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire designated transportation corridor.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3f53c0f776c42ed8d49a34d5517103d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination with interstate compacts</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage metropolitan planning organizations to take into consideration, during the development of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, any relevant transportation studies concerning planning for regional transportation (including high-speed and intercity rail corridor studies, commuter rail corridor studies, intermodal terminals, and interstate highways) in support of freight, intercity, or multistate area projects and services that have been developed pursuant to interstate compacts or agreements, or by organizations established under section 135.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb479e279661d4c1fb3169efd6e9c6d90"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Engagement in metropolitan transportation plan and TIP development</header> <paragraph id="ID38408b491db940abbf1a8b9064653642"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nonattainment and maintenance areas</header><text>If more than 1 metropolitan planning organization has authority within a metropolitan area, nonattainment area, or maintenance area, each metropolitan planning organization shall consult with all other metropolitan planning organizations designated for the metropolitan area, nonattainment area, or maintenance area and the State in the development of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID13ce7289b0254dc196677ed6007f1981"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation improvements located in multiple metropolitan planning areas</header><text>If a transportation improvement project funded under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 is located within the boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan planning area, the affected metropolitan planning organizations shall coordinate metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs regarding the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2b6963b461f462387fc4f072bf58459"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination of adjacent planning organizations</header> <subparagraph id="id409C307A8EC94E68A17B76FB621F6B29"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization that is adjacent or located in reasonably close proximity to another metropolitan planning organization shall coordinate with that metropolitan planning organization with respect to planning processes, including preparation of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, to the maximum extent practicable.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4B67F508096E49C1AE0B48F553D52A4C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Nonmetropolitan planning organizations</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization that is adjacent or located in reasonably close proximity to a nonmetropolitan planning organization shall consult with that nonmetropolitan planning organization with respect to planning processes, to the maximum extent practicable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID81ea515c043841c999643512cb6a1c0d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Relationship with other planning officials</header> <subparagraph id="id76784CBEFED9419989A5A547DA194DFF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning organization to cooperate with Federal, tribal, State, and local officers and entities responsible for other types of planning activities that are affected by transportation in the relevant area (including planned growth, economic development, infrastructure services, housing, other public services, nonmotorized users, environmental protection, airport operations, high-speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, port access, and freight movements), to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the metropolitan transportation planning process, metropolitan transportation plans, and transportation improvement programs are developed in cooperation with other related planning activities in the area.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB0251B34665F46E58E31D649F225AD70"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>Cooperation under subparagraph (A) shall include the design and delivery of transportation services within the metropolitan area that are provided by—</text> <clause id="ID7b2d8bcfec6c4432a21d6f35e25f082c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recipients of assistance under sections 202, 203, and 204;</text> </clause><clause id="ID17e629e0df6146459ea97a4bc9a55102"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49;</text> </clause><clause id="ID290bc259b0704087998c03ced85ced1a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>government agencies and nonprofit organizations (including representatives of the agencies and organizations) that receive Federal assistance from a source other than the Department of Transportation to provide nonemergency transportation services; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID3ee2e7900bda4287915505b599093734"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>sponsors of regionally significant programs, projects, and services that are related to transportation and receive assistance from any public or private source.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID48cf9533df4f472bbb9348b0cf958382"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coordination of other federally required planning programs</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning organization to coordinate, to the maximum extent practicable, the development of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs with other relevant federally required planning programs.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID082accc8201b4e50a31ad11796f7fb1c"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Scope of planning process</header> <paragraph id="ID4bd4bf6d28fc4d3eacea0df5192ba7e7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The metropolitan transportation planning process for a metropolitan planning area under this section shall provide for consideration of projects and strategies that will—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa791f2275a6f49aaad05ea82c4a125c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, travel and tourism (where applicable), productivity, and efficiency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79e0f067a598452998df8e8de1aa2b9c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID650146ff31a94e19a62298b138604e79"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID71b28017782346778b4f1f89043bd598"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increase the accessibility and mobility of individuals and freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID555ba49f433c45cbbc6a8446f0009255"><enum>(E)</enum><text>protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7eafff1b40a74066af643e7082e33f7f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for individuals and freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0683f6d5f9b0459eb503808db52db42d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>increase efficient system management and operation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID21cec92957904d48bad6f90832986ed7"><enum>(H)</enum><text>emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4e91ea4d6454427795fdc2c9153cbb9d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance-based approach</header> <subparagraph id="ID75a33ecd82f2491d8919447b99dd312b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The metropolitan transportation planning process shall provide for the establishment and use of a performance-based approach to transportation decisionmaking to support the national goals described in section 150(b) of this title and in section 5301(c) of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID076be7adedaf49969e489b8c252fb320"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Performance targets</header> <clause id="idcc63e10b14804bbba4776cb65edafe37"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Surface transportation performance targets</header> <subclause id="idd9e247751a1c4c29b453a1e8b6f1c71a"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall establish performance targets that address the performance measures described in sections 119(f), 148(h), 149(k), where applicable, and 167(i) to use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id79efb2811f6a46f797873be42e547b01"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Selection of performance targets by a metropolitan planning organization shall be coordinated with the relevant State to ensure consistency, to the maximum extent practicable.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id68060c8b9543498d8f955126365e40e3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation performance targets</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall adopt the performance targets identified by providers of public transportation pursuant to sections 5326(c) and 5329(d) of title 49, for use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4549ae60155b4a5e88ceb344b15a9f15"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall establish the performance targets under subparagraph (B) not later than 90 days after the date on which the relevant State or provider of public transportation establishes the performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9e69d4543f1449bf80bffda9b96c23ad"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Integration of other performance-based plans</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization shall integrate in the metropolitan transportation planning process, directly or by reference, the goals, objectives, performance measures, and targets described in other State plans and processes, as well as asset management and safety plans developed by providers of public transportation, required as part of a performance-based program, including plans such as—</text> <clause id="idF7C297D947FB4B1F811B3C3C3D74306E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State National Highway System asset management plan;</text> </clause><clause id="id5459B5C8586C486596F03BF62AFBEA37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>asset management plans developed by providers of public transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="id8E8FA95FAB874C53B90D9AE6F11E9745"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State strategic highway safety plan;</text> </clause><clause id="idC1BB576515DB4B99B6EF1471B390B17D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>safety plans developed by providers of public transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="id34C80F43C87547DAACC5BAFE0F17EFA1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the congestion mitigation and air quality performance plan, where applicable;</text> </clause><clause id="idC1295613255C4C77939F82384416A7AC"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the national freight strategic plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="id4B05D5430D8D4FA9BBA51F9C3440700D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the statewide transportation plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7c01cf53f39e4f6fb7e7a1b331a600e2"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of performance measures and targets</header><text>The performance measures and targets established under this paragraph shall be used, at a minimum, by the relevant metropolitan planning organization as the basis for development of policies, programs, and investment priorities reflected in the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1bb05ed7bf3542f8a9c3f55d3a5a17b1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to consider factors</header><text>The failure to take into consideration 1 or more of the factors specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be subject to review by any court under this title, chapter 53 of title 49, subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting a metropolitan transportation plan, a transportation improvement program, a project or strategy, or the certification of a planning process.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID86e628e1999844589a5adb281bb5f916"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Participation by interested parties</header> <subparagraph id="ID4ad974a92d394ec895b11cc185924229"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall provide to affected individuals, public agencies, and other interested parties (including State representatives of nonmotorized users) notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment on the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program and any relevant scenarios.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E8E473E05B1439CB61EDA9775DD387E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents of participation plan</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall establish a participation plan that—</text> <clause id="idD87E0D978E294C8B9523ACB55D0D951B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is developed in consultation with interested parties and local officials; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3DEC24302D9E4FA8B434CF95E8ED7CE8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides that interested parties and local officials shall have reasonable opportunities to comment on the contents of the metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8736081f40f04959a51f1708d63f6b9f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <clause id="ID63eafda214784ae3ab69dad9e3b4901d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program in consultation with interested parties, as appropriate, including by the formation of advisory groups representative of the community and interested parties (including State representatives of nonmotorized users) that participate in the development of the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program;</text> </clause><clause id="IDb2d5d402fe704d40a0fd8cef631880b2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>hold any public meetings at times and locations that are, as applicable—</text> <subclause id="idC6FEB91B2DB84333A8ABF91903F1A7F6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>convenient; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idD624DCFED5014F6F8A5464AE7110B40E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDa87fb0941b7a4eb48e6571c404032ea6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employ visualization techniques to describe metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID557a8ade5cd74dc6a2a13771370083ff"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>make public information available in appropriate electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, to afford reasonable opportunity for consideration of public information under subparagraph (A).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4e55b7d12da14cf18e83ad14650b284e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Development of metropolitan transportation plan</header> <paragraph id="ID879d0ecb0a7e47f29c161d2067785f4c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header> <subparagraph id="id21B382FE24114C7AA9F8A1C9B931C920"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, each metropolitan planning organization shall prepare and update, respectively, a metropolitan transportation plan for the relevant metropolitan planning area in accordance with this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D79E1F12FAD468391A506CA35498099"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization shall prepare or update, as appropriate, the metropolitan transportation plan not less frequently than once every 4 years if the metropolitan planning organization is operating within—</text> <clause id="ID4b8011754e6f46f39ca974289ae563e2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a nonattainment area; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDdd6eaed270844a0cb1f0b16a0838dc85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a maintenance area.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDec23b6044d1845f88076e6ddf8be038e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other requirements</header><text>A metropolitan transportation plan under this section shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idEA6F81F5070E4520A09638C0A8D604E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be in a form that the Secretary determines to be appropriate;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF960D514990C4FB0AB125BD9C75BD211"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have a term of not less than 20 years; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAE6D77A6A55541BD9ACC4AFF663D72E0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contain, at a minimum—</text> <clause id="ID56dbc86f3bc248608480529a300f153a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an identification of the existing transportation infrastructure, including highways, local streets and roads, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, public transportation facilities and services, commuter rail facilities and services, high-speed and intercity passenger rail facilities and services, freight facilities (including freight railroad and port facilities), multimodal and intermodal facilities, and intermodal connectors that, evaluated in the aggregate, function as an integrated metropolitan transportation system;</text> </clause><clause id="IDf210060751914e079ef5cf8be6b11f8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the performance measures and performance targets used in assessing the existing and future performance of the transportation system in accordance with subsection (h)(2);</text> </clause><clause id="IDf18c7cd643104187aae5458921b871a0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of the current and projected future usage of the transportation system, including a projection based on a preferred scenario, and further including, to the extent practicable, an identification of existing or planned transportation rights-of-way, corridors, facilities, and related real properties;</text> </clause><clause id="ID09ccec35f6864c6d90b908aa59b008a0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a system performance report evaluating the existing and future condition and performance of the transportation system with respect to the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2) and updates in subsequent system performance reports, including—</text> <subclause id="ID90006ad549d84a9bb47f1583ecfbc405"><enum>(I)</enum><text>progress achieved by the metropolitan planning organization in meeting the performance targets in comparison with system performance recorded in previous reports;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDa72be35c8ebb45808aa35e46d9bf9246"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an accounting of the performance of the metropolitan planning organization on outlay of obligated project funds and delivery of projects that have reached substantial completion in relation to—</text> <item id="idF3B1EE26DA544657AEB1D4C57D475F5F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the projects included in the transportation improvement program; and</text> </item><item id="id8D8E6CD464684984A032ED2D069194BA"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the projects that have been removed from the previous transportation improvement program; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID4564cfc73eea444a92d2dc0bac78ed8f"><enum>(III)</enum><text>when appropriate, an analysis of how the preferred scenario has improved the conditions and performance of the transportation system and how changes in local policies, investments, and growth have impacted the costs necessary to achieve the identified performance targets;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID2cddd90ffd4f47f2882640f92a76c06c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments for improving system performance over the planning horizon, including transportation systems management and operations strategies, maintenance strategies, demand management strategies, asset management strategies, capacity and enhancement investments, State and local economic development and land use improvements, intelligent transportation systems deployment, and technology adoption strategies, as determined by the projected support of the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2);</text> </clause><clause id="IDa062364a52b64d929d13532b74534ecf"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments to improve and integrate disability-related access to transportation infrastructure, including strategies and investments based on a preferred scenario, when appropriate;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc2840520a8e44f3aa05659553828a8ae"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>investment priorities for using projected available and proposed revenues over the short- and long-term stages of the planning horizon, in accordance with the financial plan required under paragraph (4);</text> </clause><clause id="ID1ce32d2e3e2d4152a7dc7449227bc6f5"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a description of interstate compacts entered into in order to promote coordinated transportation planning in multistate areas, if applicable;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc76487f7de664b02b1779a99e0254568"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>an optional illustrative list of projects containing investments that—</text> <subclause id="id1E760676321D4BC2A72D3363B3F29CE9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are not included in the metropolitan transportation plan; but</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0BCAECA452F941708648118284BD597C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (4) were available;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDf1178b9273a347599f34ffc098412eab"><enum>(x)</enum><text>a discussion (developed in consultation with Federal, State, and tribal wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies) of types of potential environmental and stormwater mitigation activities and potential areas to carry out those activities, including activities that may have the greatest potential to restore and maintain the environmental functions affected by the metropolitan transportation plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID346dd357ae0d4421b88e00c77f5ca6fb"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments, including those developed by the State as part of interstate compacts, agreements, or organizations, that support intercity transportation.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c3ba85369854178b5f8b4902f72b566"><enum>(3)<?LEXA-Enum (3)?></enum><header>Scenario development</header> <subparagraph id="idB6A3BDCCEE6E40F9921D279B93C40434"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>When preparing the metropolitan transportation plan, the metropolitan planning organization may, while fitting the needs and complexity of its community, develop multiple scenarios for consideration as a part of the development of the metropolitan transportation plan, in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb53713b2e66c405aabd3e57262f38c4a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Components of scenarios</header><text>The scenarios—</text> <clause id="IDf9a8fef53b184249aecc3032a9e46b09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall include potential regional investment strategies for the planning horizon;</text> </clause><clause id="ID851f7577af0043d797e1c1fdf95247e4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall include assumed distribution of population and employment;</text> </clause><clause id="IDae36ce1b69bb4c689a4a4081aa2352fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may include a scenario that, to the maximum extent practicable, maintains baseline conditions for the performance measures identified in subsection (h)(2);</text> </clause><clause id="ID768022df95e34ade95a96f094c8b4f7e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may include a scenario that improves the baseline conditions for as many of the performance measures identified in subsection (h)(2) as possible;</text> </clause><clause id="id69238F19A2884FC0A04633BF9682F9E9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>shall be revenue constrained based on the total revenues expected to be available over the forecast period of the plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3040ACE22A9D4EEE99084C01FC381113"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>may include estimated costs and potential revenues available to support each scenario.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7195c30ec2747fc89364e026c8cc35b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Metrics</header><text>In addition to the performance measures identified in subsection (h)(2), scenarios developed under this paragraph may be evaluated using locally-developed metrics for the following categories:</text> <clause id="ID242ee11e2e0a4e67b9d140b5c007aace"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Congestion and mobility, including transportation use by mode.</text> </clause><clause id="ID343a3c41bd5944b4994f41086d9b588f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Freight movement.</text> </clause><clause id="IDd34b46efa2514bfbbaec6c62704964c0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Safety.</text> </clause><clause id="ID76b29cde38e54929b0d95f484a696803"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Efficiency and costs to taxpayers.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf79d3c7fc89944a3b8b81adae11835a6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Financial plan</header><text>A financial plan referred to in paragraph (2)(C)(vii) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id0B0E630F02B74DF286834DB0B14D6400"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared by each metropolitan planning organization to support the metropolitan transportation plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id697D9CF4064449048CF30B1F0F5807CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain a description of each of the following:</text> <clause id="IDd9f56b04dbac45248f0d0ee6e0e1799b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Projected resource requirements for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the metropolitan transportation plan, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs.</text> </clause><clause id="IDedf47c647ec042fd98f0ab4baa8fe137"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment).</text> </clause><clause id="IDa7d017a2157a4cb782009b5ff1c23f45"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the metropolitan planning organization, any public transportation agency, and the State, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the metropolitan transportation plan.</text> </clause><clause id="IDfd576b01c74c40ed8ee7625d96f84083"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Each applicable project only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6886e97dcfa04a8ebebf256f45cffa7f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coordination with Clean Air Act agencies</header><text>The metropolitan planning organization for any metropolitan area that is a nonattainment area or maintenance area shall coordinate the development of a transportation plan with the process for development of the transportation control measures of the State implementation plan required by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID228efd7ab55c40c1ad5987c5937a0d8f"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>On approval by the relevant metropolitan planning organization, a metropolitan transportation plan involving Federal participation shall be, at such times and in such manner as the Secretary shall require—</text> <subparagraph id="id70BA406C27794F248C049E86CFA19D72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>published or otherwise made readily available by the metropolitan planning organization for public review, including (to the maximum extent practicable) in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC6795FF6D4C4CBEBAF2485CAB195E44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submitted for informational purposes to the applicable Governor.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7fe21ab489c4a5eb257fd7dd3ae8034"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Consultation</header> <subparagraph id="ID818503f8f0294ddcb7035ac81019ffa6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In each metropolitan area, the metropolitan planning organization shall consult, as appropriate, with Federal, tribal, State, and local agencies responsible for land use management, natural resources, environmental protection, conservation, and historic preservation concerning the development of a metropolitan transportation plan.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1d7cace56aab454081346687875ece93"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Issues</header><text>The consultation under subparagraph (A) shall involve, as available, consideration of—</text> <clause id="ID683df20c19904b27b25f01a175b892d2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>metropolitan transportation plans with Federal, tribal, State, and local conservation plans or maps; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID3989fb90e9d04578ae913d523327e4e5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>inventories of natural or historic resources.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDecd8e08682ad49f79039396ac5906433"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Selection of projects from illustrative list</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a State or metropolitan planning organization shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the metropolitan transportation plan under paragraph (2)(C)(ix).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9d42eeb667fe4748a7b406d38427ac8e"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Transportation improvement program</header> <paragraph id="ID4b867da18b28429cae66756c16a47e62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header> <subparagraph id="ID1a18de15f6394fd1ad16bfa90e331d8c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In cooperation with the applicable State and any affected public transportation operator, the metropolitan planning organization designated for a metropolitan area shall develop a transportation improvement program for the metropolitan planning area that—</text> <clause id="idE094EDEE5E3643A1A44F3F432788C88C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains projects consistent with the current metropolitan transportation plan;</text> </clause><clause id="id5C90F432D4A544D182920AF20B1D516D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reflects the investment priorities established in the current metropolitan transportation plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6D9A271FC63B4695AFFA87006C09DCE8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>once implemented, will make significant progress toward achieving the performance targets established under subsection (h)(2).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe6ec1536286e40c8b0b54d0c850f698f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Opportunity for participation</header><text>In developing the transportation improvement program, the metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the State and any affected public transportation operator, shall provide an opportunity for participation by interested parties, in accordance with subsection (h)(4).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID242dd62e70424d4397484edb0568dce5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Updating and approval</header><text>The transportation improvement program shall be—</text> <clause id="id0DAF3FB9FCBF41DDB90C14E9942E0B06"><enum>(i)</enum><text>updated not less frequently than once every 4 years, on a cycle compatible with the development of the relevant statewide transportation improvement program under section 135; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0C14D880DF5C4B458F8A9384258A6EE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>approved by the applicable Governor.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID86689e9883b14949a87f63fc06d701aa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header> <subparagraph id="ID4702be0f01a7400f9eaf29f8e153edf8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Priority list</header><text>The transportation improvement program shall include a priority list of proposed federally supported projects and strategies to be carried out during the 4-year period beginning on the date of adoption of the transportation improvement program, and each 4-year period thereafter, using existing and reasonably available revenues in accordance with the financial plan under paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDded34342d7594cc8b24c0a922cd60895"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Descriptions</header><text>Each project described in the transportation improvement program shall include sufficient descriptive material (such as type of work, termini, length, and other similar factors) to identify the project or phase of the project and the effect that the project or project phase will have in addressing the targets described in subsection (h)(2).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbcc1c0b1b0824164b283f730e167e58d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Performance target achievement</header><text>The transportation improvement program shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a description of the anticipated effect of the transportation improvement program on attainment of the performance targets established in the metropolitan transportation plan, linking investment priorities to those performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5ef249199e74c35abe7a9c4c54e2fc9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Illustrative list of projects</header><text>In developing a transportation improvement program, an optional illustrative list of projects may be prepared containing additional investment priorities that—</text> <clause id="id09DE647A10D945D4825D1D74675ACB50"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are not included in the transportation improvement program; but</text> </clause><clause id="id1F28D94541834E14B632C2F82359FB7B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (3) were available.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2614CD1B56F54F678751A6898DB93965"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial plan</header><text>A financial plan referred to in paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idCCEDF676C28140D2BB271F9179395735"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared by each metropolitan planning organization to support the transportation improvement program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11493C5B3260448AB6BCDBBAB29755DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain a description of each of the following:</text> <clause id="id433A9DFAC03F4597AA1416AA06CABE70"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Projected resource requirements for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the transportation improvement program, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs.</text> </clause><clause id="idC7AC5E18B0094021BB18671B6FF5264D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment).</text> </clause><clause id="id5E47B40D786142BA9B45211CC54FA2F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the metropolitan planning organization, any public transportation agency, and the State, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the transportation improvement program.</text> </clause><clause id="idF190EF5F31584DCBA06CC53D7A243759"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Each applicable project, only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc52b19c7d5f44c5f8eb7117e1600e95c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Included projects</header> <subparagraph id="ID2ac649cfa0f94de48d5791a902c1eaac"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Projects under this title and chapter 53 of title 49</header><text>A transportation improvement program developed under this subsection for a metropolitan area shall include a description of the projects within the area that are proposed for funding under chapter 1 of this title and chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c226d4414df4b838bfec3de788ee443"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Projects under chapter 2</header> <clause id="IDe03481b620684b198fae90b538c7d505"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Regionally significant</header><text>Each regionally significant project proposed for funding under chapter 2 shall be identified individually in the transportation improvement program.</text> </clause><clause id="ID7e32c536c4c84b2e802dbbb9b9a41931"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Nonregionally significant</header><text>A description of each project proposed for funding under chapter 2 that is not determined to be regionally significant shall be contained in 1 line item or identified individually in the transportation improvement program.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd2e13cb237054788924e35a680eddb76"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Opportunity for participation</header><text>Before approving a transportation improvement program, a metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the State and any affected public transportation operator, shall provide an opportunity for participation by interested parties in the development of the transportation improvement program, in accordance with subsection (h)(4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe7a0d680a2f145359ebd4106e25467c0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Selection of projects</header> <subparagraph id="ID18b2fe0a51ed49a2ab64db5d8e528549"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each tier I MPO and tier II MPO shall select projects carried out within the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area from the transportation improvement program, in consultation with the relevant State and on concurrence of the affected facility owner, for funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) and suballocated to the metropolitan planning area under section 133(d).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID44a4590ac71f4417b4937f2568883862"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Projects under chapter 53 of title 49</header><text>In the case of projects under chapter 53 of title 49, the selection of federally funded projects in metropolitan areas shall be carried out, from the approved transportation improvement program, by the designated recipients of public transportation funding in cooperation with the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7DF68138DEDC4F3EA9C6DFAB43C5E7EC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>CMAQ projects</header><text>Each tier I MPO shall select projects carried out within the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area from the transportation improvement program, in consultation with the relevant State and on concurrence of the affected facility owner, for funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(4) and suballocated to the metropolitan planning area under section 149(j).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37b3caf542df46e9a675f8d3757b6640"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Modifications to project priority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, approval by the Secretary shall not be required to carry out a project included in a transportation improvement program in place of another project in the transportation improvement program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd2b21637ce4d4fdd9e4793176427f0c2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Publication</header> <subparagraph id="ID21640b3e2b2d44ecaaea6f60a94c6ee7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A transportation improvement program shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the applicable metropolitan planning organization for public review in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDee10fed273a44b0a9fcae7240c0ca7ba"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual list of projects</header><text>An annual list of projects, including investments in pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, for which Federal funds have been obligated during the preceding fiscal year shall be published or otherwise made available by the cooperative effort of the State, public transportation operator, and metropolitan planning organization in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, in a manner that is consistent with the categories identified in the relevant transportation improvement program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9d8c75879b9c4528b27ee15c9b180f2b"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Planning requirements for tier II MPOs</header> <paragraph id="ID8b02c94c247b4445b764597420b6ff1e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may provide for the performance-based development of a metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program for the metropolitan planning area of a tier II MPO, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, taking into account—</text> <subparagraph id="id1CEAA2959B8B497D8F5813E0C92AF086"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the complexity of transportation needs in the area; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01D910B555E847849F4ECE572F1A8667"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the technical capacity of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d4a170f6af24a9c90d1cec5ff036f09"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation of performance-based planning</header><text>In reviewing a tier II MPO under subsection (m), the Secretary shall take into consideration the effectiveness of the tier II MPO in implementing and maintaining a performance-based planning process that—</text> <subparagraph id="id76A94363E61D4C83B3756B4219A037C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>addresses the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90DAEC94C08E45CAB97732FCF7387E76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrates progress on the achievement of those performance targets.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID606a4130979647abae4e27bf440f9764"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Certification</header> <paragraph id="ID28b657d26b5e45418dfcd74eb8d8d44d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDc26e80de9c7d4ecf977e414206ee4dc7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the metropolitan transportation planning process of a metropolitan planning organization is being carried out in accordance with applicable Federal law; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb81484f83bd54851b58daeb145800393"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (2), certify, not less frequently than once every 4 years, that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are met with respect to the metropolitan transportation planning process.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8bec5f35fd414b7f991ad8ff25464348"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements for certification</header><text>The Secretary may make a certification under paragraph (1)(B) if—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7ee5c48d792d435e9f2bda4d8039dd69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the metropolitan transportation planning process complies with the requirements of this section and other applicable Federal law;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf1a581d357c4705934bdd62d6d5f1f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>representation on the metropolitan planning organization board includes officials of public agencies that administer or operate major modes of transportation in the relevant metropolitan area, including providers of public transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4746AC57DE194A079F79D3D54321B6B2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a transportation improvement program for the metropolitan planning area has been approved by the relevant metropolitan planning organization and applicable Governor.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f7f1d6bebe24d0f93464f5ac192993b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Delegation of authority</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph id="idA40F150707FF434D9E58BE3103D4D442"><enum>(A)</enum><text>delegate to the appropriate State fact-finding authority regarding the certification of a tier II MPO under this subsection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21395634017C4A5A9BC33D475BA04659"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make the certification under paragraph (1) in consultation with the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID97f90d765ffd40cda02aa954e0e78550"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of failure to certify</header> <subparagraph id="ID8597869febc04c5abc886eb09e9a9654"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Withholding of project funds</header><text>If a metropolitan transportation planning process of a metropolitan planning organization is not certified under paragraph (1), the Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the funds attributable to the metropolitan planning area of the metropolitan planning organization for projects funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc9ba422b894f4b73bd47d70508c22d99"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restoration of withheld funds</header><text>Any funds withheld under subparagraph (A) shall be restored to the metropolitan planning area on the date of certification of the metropolitan transportation planning process by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb78c4cf5555541c8997163478874ec69"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public involvement</header><text>In making a determination regarding certification under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for public involvement appropriate to the metropolitan planning area under review.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe0c9fcd1cc66447a9d5121dd313ee0f8"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Performance-based planning processes evaluation</header> <paragraph id="IDef8657c4b8a04d00b1e0498feb4c37b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the performance-based planning processes of metropolitan planning organizations under this section, taking into consideration the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID697ced858dc1469f98f02aab21727916"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The extent to which the metropolitan planning organization has achieved, or is currently making substantial progress toward achieving, the performance targets specified in subsection (h)(2), taking into account whether the metropolitan planning organization developed meaningful performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b203b9a887a445b93ba590a085eedf8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The extent to which the metropolitan planning organization has used proven best practices that help ensure transportation investment that is efficient and cost-effective.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8691e36866b14eedbd1c354ddd522436"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The extent to which the metropolitan planning organization—</text> <clause id="idB2CD4E28030344D2A10B8239DAB80709"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has developed an investment process that relies on public input and awareness to ensure that investments are transparent and accountable; and</text> </clause><clause id="idE213CF3BFDC44EABBB7A01B3798E0817"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides regular reports allowing the public to access the information being collected in a format that allows the public to meaningfully assess the performance of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID33d59bd0c0934b2d832c928edb331ad0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="idEB9964DD0221488FB7E2ED18212FBF54"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report evaluating—</text> <clause id="id2E2AC54FAE79454BB403B70ABF42918E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the overall effectiveness of performance-based planning as a tool for guiding transportation investments; and</text> </clause><clause id="idED3349518768455D8922C0FFC3900CEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the performance-based planning process of each metropolitan planning organization under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4052992E3DBC4E79B67F0DBB4381661B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The report under subparagraph (A) shall be published or otherwise made available in electronically accessible formats and means, including on the Internet.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID734313335b704f5dba794b02920ede84"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Additional requirements for certain nonattainment areas</header> <paragraph id="ID286b40237f994c0089bc58fd76a535c0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or chapter 53 of title 49, Federal funds may not be advanced in any metropolitan planning area classified as a nonattainment area or maintenance area for any highway project that will result in a significant increase in the carrying capacity for single-occupant vehicles, unless the owner or operator of the project demonstrates that the project will achieve or make substantial progress toward achieving the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdccbc098287945029e5da87bcb21b186"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This subsection applies to any nonattainment area or maintenance area within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area, as determined under subsection (c).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID994f333904504c2e8662afad0a359b79"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Effect of section</header><text>Nothing in this section provides to any metropolitan planning organization the authority to impose any legal requirement on any transportation facility, provider, or project not subject to the requirements of this title or chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDad19045c2566421bb9246f510e1f358e"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(6) of this title and set aside under section 5305(g) of title 49 shall be available to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDf39d10a393944a2082d36e7bbb3f4665"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Continuation of current review practice</header> <paragraph id="idC04DBA81C4734CAFB0529394A0C2B3AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In consideration of the factors described in paragraph (2), any decision by the Secretary concerning a metropolitan transportation plan or transportation improvement program shall not be considered to be a Federal action subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5DB0D879F3C5478B858C1D02B756EEE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of factors</header><text>The factors referred to in paragraph (1) are that—</text> <subparagraph id="id93ECB0722E984BF1AD75B5BF2E953FE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs are subject to a reasonable opportunity for public comment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4D665390A1804B25BED2CA3874059F59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the projects included in metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs are subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA6F2503A339445BA82BB251A63366C1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>decisions by the Secretary concerning metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs have not been reviewed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) as of January 1, 1997.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id549B2B1D0EA24A348BFF9693BB7AF450"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Schedule for implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall issue guidance on a schedule for implementation of the changes made by this section, taking into consideration the established planning update cycle for metropolitan planning organizations. The Secretary shall not require a metropolitan planning organization to deviate from its established planning update cycle to implement changes made by this section. Metropolitan planning organizations shall reflect changes made to their transportation plan or transportation improvement program updates by not later than 2 years after the date of issuance of guidance by the Secretary.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDcc37d12610f441669c74e412892ec649"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header> <subsection id="IDd7dc173ec7da49f28e6d31fbab028a1c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6BEF2A9913BB401CBF19B09CFDCB919E" style="USC"> <section id="IDa59eeb42ee4f432e98b3103b4168e9c6"><enum>135.</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header> <subsection id="ID69667e2efbf14f6b888fe905a7818f96"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statewide transportation plans and STIPs</header> <paragraph id="id603E774388C845D3A56A5CE688895DA3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header> <subparagraph id="ID0a5b5f2165524f8995dcea0ed74fe097"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To accomplish the policy objectives described in section 134(a), each State shall develop a statewide transportation plan and a statewide transportation improvement program for all areas of the State in accordance with this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6401999515154243abe812c5a14eaed0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Incorporation of metropolitan transportation plans and TIPs</header><text>Each State shall incorporate in the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program, without change or by reference, the metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, respectively, for each metropolitan planning area in the State.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2e59a59544f6455e8964de6e13eec978"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Nonmetropolitan areas</header><text>Each State shall consult with local officials in small urbanized areas with a population of 50,000 or more individuals, but fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and nonurbanized areas of the State in preparing the nonmetropolitan portions of statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb6da8f64dee474d91b4cba32abe8abe"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program developed for each State shall provide for the development and integrated management and operation of transportation systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation) that will function as—</text> <subparagraph id="id7AA726F8A8E949B8A46EC5E1D462F21C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an intermodal transportation system for the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3767FDE9EE2346E0B6FB0107AF53A575"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc09f7abdb38c4ba3819137c895b8be95"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Process</header><text>The process for developing the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id70F2AE1031E3482C893531299916BE50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for consideration of all modes of transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB8CAA8C5F9844E71A6923728C739B279"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the transportation needs to be addressed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id033703D450964AA38973231C1E749C72"><enum>(b)<?LEXA-Enum (b)?></enum><header>Coordination and consultation</header> <paragraph id="id6E9B8BBA66CD4E73B528F3A1052B339D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id395286B8B3A7431892C5E2B49F091ADE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate planning carried out under this section with—</text> <clause id="id9289F276D0E44D37A5C08BEE43C9BF3A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the transportation planning activities carried out under section 134 for metropolitan areas of the State; and</text> </clause><clause id="id623DF1C0D5C448F49738A6966B345533"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>statewide trade and economic development planning activities and related multistate planning efforts;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBAE77E30B3264DCA8448B491F786F74C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate planning carried out under this section with the transportation planning activities carried out by each nonmetropolitan planning organization in the State, as applicable;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E3790B788E7484D886600449B497834"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consult on planning carried out under this section with the transportation planning activities carried out by each rural planning organization in the State, as applicable; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id192ACDD8E5244F00B0451D02E9184A47"><enum>(D)</enum><text>develop the transportation portion of the State implementation plan as required by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF17609C6C69C4B3EB8C54280C54EABAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multistate areas</header> <subparagraph id="IDaa2f5e7bbfa14926864a4d8ed75face6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate metropolitan planning area and the appropriate metropolitan planning organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire metropolitan area.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID850c02ac6e0546288c8a423cf73b1052"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination along designated transportation corridors</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate transportation corridor to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire designated corridor.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID136d4131bf71406db8cbfba0c35e0eec"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Interstate compacts</header><text>For purposes of this section, any 2 or more States—</text> <clause id="ID7456d3c8e939409aba72d3e1b0b66bf2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may enter into compacts, agreements, or organizations not in conflict with any Federal law for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in support of activities authorized under this section, as the activities relate to interstate areas and localities within the States;</text> </clause><clause id="IDfadeeffbf5d5460fae73cac2164ab214"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may establish such agencies (joint or otherwise) as the States determine to be appropriate for ensuring the effectiveness of the agreements and compacts; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID4e7cf33b0cac4dd2ab4e7ca12d7e609c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are encouraged to enter into such compacts, agreements, or organizations as are appropriate to develop planning documents in support of intercity or multistate area projects, facilities, and services, the relevant components of which shall be reflected in statewide transportation improvement programs and statewide transportation plans.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7bff0f05152475a88a61fc4e080af39"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reservation of rights</header><text>The right to alter, amend, or repeal any interstate compact or agreement entered into under this subsection is expressly reserved.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC8E91DFDD1174B9F9A05823F412F30E9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relationship with other planning officials</header> <paragraph id="idDE7CBAC53CF3422C87D0578354119C4E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each State to cooperate with Federal, tribal, State, and local officers and entities responsible for other types of planning activities that are affected by transportation in the relevant area (including planned growth, economic development, infrastructure services, housing, other public services, environmental protection, airport operations, high-speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, port access, and freight movements), to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the statewide and nonmetropolitan planning process, statewide transportation plans, and statewide transportation improvement programs are developed with due consideration for other related planning activities in the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5032D7D654FA47269078313E0EE1BEA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>Cooperation under paragraph (1) shall include the design and delivery of transportation services within the State that are provided by—</text> <subparagraph id="id63E5DE0E34AC4E96BB0D34A68A7093F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recipients of assistance under sections 202, 203, and 204;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3FCF293F33474E0C9C9AD4E9F6607DBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF029F88C218F4945A60A4DB74F39BF57"><enum>(C)</enum><text>government agencies and nonprofit organizations (including representatives of the agencies and organizations) that receive Federal assistance from a source other than the Department of Transportation to provide nonemergency transportation services; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id731C60A27A14440787586D61AA1662A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>sponsors of regionally significant programs, projects, and services that are related to transportation and receive assistance from any public or private source.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaaa6a974e92e44139db7288e4e8babc1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Scope of planning process</header> <paragraph id="id539423FF87094F0A8B28090684F5E3BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The statewide transportation planning process for a State under this section shall provide for consideration of projects, strategies, and services that will—</text> <subparagraph id="id0CEC67B83FA248B8AA48D7D182374167"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the economic vitality of the United States, the State, nonmetropolitan areas, and metropolitan areas, especially by enabling global competitiveness, travel and tourism (where applicable), productivity, and efficiency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38BE3F38FF8340DD9A1A258AE4EC0219"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0827412512C3402FB175E72964EAFABD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA16C43628F5E447C9F49EA645D4C4986"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increase the accessibility and mobility of individuals and freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id807A609FDADF4AC1AE427179C02D63C1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id442AD5FBD54E4F06B63995AAB7E44FDE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for individuals and freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC550B344B69C473E92409F3195D1C1B4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>increase efficient system management and operation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id749E695D541F4AE9A6ABF2F734DAB373"><enum>(H)</enum><text>emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0897df7e965c4681854e32beea69762e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance-based approach</header> <subparagraph id="id192DFB9C676A47289E113C60083C50E4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The statewide transportation planning process shall provide for the establishment and use of a performance-based approach to transportation decisionmaking to support the national goals described in section 150(b) of this title and section 5301(c) of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF30487EC2F9F488BA694D01D83BA3293"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Surface transportation performance targets</header> <clause id="id0C79C3B94EA247DBA49AD45D3A263F8A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall establish performance targets that address the performance measures described in sections 119(f), 148(h), and 167(i) to use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the State.</text> </clause><clause id="idE721283F622C45999FC453291DE50596"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Selection of performance targets by a State shall be coordinated with relevant metropolitan planning organizations to ensure consistency, to the maximum extent practicable.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9203894940E3476B8BCB191DE9455D10"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public transportation performance targets</header><text>For providers of public transportation operating in urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and not represented by a metropolitan planning organization, each State shall adopt the performance targets identified by such providers of public transportation pursuant to sections 5326(c) and 5329(d) of title 49 for use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB175C0AD9B4E40E195934B33E8971772"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Integration of other performance-based plans</header><text>A State shall integrate into the statewide transportation planning process, directly or by reference, the goals, objectives, performance measures, and performance targets described in this paragraph in other State plans and processes, and asset management and safety plans developed by providers of public transportation in urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and not represented by a metropolitan planning organization, required as part of a performance-based program, including plans such as—</text> <clause id="id63D4F17498CE40C3A1F480B03E24683B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State National Highway System asset management plan;</text> </clause><clause id="id48612EAE007C406481CD9D539E071F1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>asset management plans developed by providers of public transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="id1C109226F7424B4D9A3E18B8F4D3E88E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State strategic highway safety plan;</text> </clause><clause id="id4266C8D474CE4D4E8913D5F0AF1F28CD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a congestion mitigation and air quality performance plan developed under section 149(k) by a tier I metropolitan planning organization (as defined in section 134) representing a nonattainment or maintenance area;</text> </clause><clause id="id82B15211F2BF4544BB569B735B6B588D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>safety plans developed by providers of public transportation; and</text> </clause><clause id="idBC2A274B360044529C472E83F6AB8A5E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the national freight strategic plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA14ACF3184434DE9A587EE8A43B86A76"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of performance measures and targets</header><text>The performance measures and targets established under this paragraph shall be used, at a minimum, by a State as the basis for development of policies, programs, and investment priorities reflected in the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id61BE562767604F7B8A4D82D836D17DCD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to consider factors</header><text>The failure to take into consideration 1 or more of the factors specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be subject to review by any court under this title, chapter 53 of title 49, subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting a statewide transportation plan, a statewide transportation improvement program, a project or strategy, or the certification of a planning process.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0230F1B8AEFA4AC9B3F584D35BEF4D55"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Participation by interested parties</header> <subparagraph id="id048fb62aae7446c0a2c6fa4264062bb2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall provide to—</text> <clause id="id346a73327a7d4024832b58af75f7f3fb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>nonmetropolitan local elected officials an opportunity to participate in accordance with subparagraph (B)(i); and</text> </clause><clause id="id97b8b6ec781e4a89805bfc52542d85ee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>affected individuals, public agencies, and other interested parties notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment on the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb75a550305304382b8aece94c3555026"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph, the State shall—</text> <clause id="id62e5586e08d945ab87b25f79eb19ff37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop and document a consultative process to carry out subparagraph (A)(i) that is separate and discrete from the public involvement process developed under clause (ii);</text> </clause><clause id="id596C7039DB0A49019783C7C23A6A381A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program in consultation with interested parties, as appropriate, including by the formation of advisory groups representative of the State and interested parties that participate in the development of the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program;</text> </clause><clause id="id2543F93C6351469EBB0EDB0A7440C4FE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>hold any public meetings at times and locations that are, as applicable—</text> <subclause id="id48FDFEB113D94B38A15FAAEB9AFC17DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>convenient; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB08D2A1F4E1242FB978464C11F0635B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id10090CF91627461896E479C86DD675E6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>employ visualization techniques to describe statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs; and</text> </clause><clause id="idA91AAB290103477BAC82A69C0215A50B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>make public information available in appropriate electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, to afford reasonable opportunity for consideration of public information under subparagraph (A).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe0a4a784cdfd4628a70ff9e43f754ec1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination and consultation</header> <paragraph id="IDaed3ddfa89564a62baaf158a96024df7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Metropolitan areas</header> <subparagraph id="IDc0169a556d404adcb3894043ef27ce67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall develop a statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program for each metropolitan area in the State by incorporating, without change or by reference, at a minimum, as prepared by each metropolitan planning organization designated for the metropolitan area under section 134—</text> <clause id="id1E23AAB55C984BB28FA9CBDCDB20BA5E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all regionally significant projects to be carried out during the 10-year period beginning on the effective date of the relevant existing metropolitan transportation plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3111EC6091D34821AF170E73975B171F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all projects to be carried out during the 4-year period beginning on the effective date of the relevant transportation improvement program.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb4e2480148e8432ea8767380b4dff334"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Projected costs</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall provide to each applicable State a description of the projected costs of implementing the projects included in the metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning organization for purposes of metropolitan financial planning and fiscal constraint.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf6e65aee3303414089dabbf6331e3083"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonmetropolitan areas</header><text>With respect to nonmetropolitan areas in a State, the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program of the State shall be developed in consultation with affected nonmetropolitan local officials with responsibility for transportation, including providers of public transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1ace537005b4558a66c687e8087daff"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribal areas</header><text>With respect to each area of a State under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program of the State shall be developed in consultation with—</text> <subparagraph id="idF17120650B334F6EA2969529D075D364"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the tribal government; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78249524EBBD4F7C98F3273F69F38DB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2db943238f67420ea432b6bcd27c02a5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal land management agencies</header><text>With respect to each area of a State under the jurisdiction of a Federal land management agency, the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program of the State shall be developed in consultation with the relevant Federal land management agency.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd7b06d5b38174785a4b9ce27e7a0838e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consultation, comparison, and consideration</header> <subparagraph id="ID24378022429f4337aac81c0f3575890f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A statewide transportation plan shall be developed, as appropriate, in consultation with Federal, tribal, State, and local agencies responsible for land use management, natural resources, infrastructure permitting, environmental protection, conservation, and historic preservation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID13fdcec72f7e42e5ab86268a4a18b69d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comparison and consideration</header><text>Consultation under subparagraph (A) shall involve the comparison of statewide transportation plans to, as available—</text> <clause id="id6C8DE2B347B54485B4F3009458FF2337"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal, tribal, State, and local conservation plans or maps; and</text> </clause><clause id="idA5F8E4100EF5466DAA7475380DA16E57"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>inventories of natural or historic resources.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5a7f73b079214ceebad867eff07632e5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Statewide transportation plan</header> <paragraph id="IDf1138c9316c3467792bdc637a02e2b22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header> <subparagraph id="idEBE375614C7A4FCD9988BF84354771D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall develop a statewide transportation plan, the forecast period of which shall be not less than 20 years for all areas of the State, that provides for the development and implementation of the intermodal transportation system of the State.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id764BAAFE36A345FD9CE315306B61DA66"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initial period</header><text>A statewide transportation plan shall include, at a minimum, for the first 10-year period of the statewide transportation plan, the identification of existing and future transportation facilities that will function as an integrated statewide transportation system, giving emphasis to those facilities that serve important national, statewide, and regional transportation functions.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32F27A92E12D4671868DA5430E2E6E8E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Subsequent period</header><text>For the second 10-year period of the statewide transportation plan (referred to in this subsection as the <term>outer years period</term>), a statewide transportation plan—</text> <clause id="id341A173485724B3996E303920C34B611"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may include identification of future transportation facilities; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1DCD660493224733A0DEAB9E2DCE9749"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall describe the policies and strategies that provide for the development and implementation of the intermodal transportation system of the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02690DEFD54143C5A469A11BBA471A89"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Other requirements</header><text>A statewide transportation plan shall—</text> <clause id="id4068BE7B975944988A41895DEA744D90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include, for the 20-year period covered by the statewide transportation plan, a description of—</text> <subclause id="idEC2FB194B2934DA4933E7F94A06A7D3F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the projected aggregate cost of projects anticipated by a State to be implemented; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idCDCB8A7DB6CF45F099004ABD4483EBD4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the revenues necessary to support the projects;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idCE5DFCD467CC42249CE1660833108569"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include, in such form as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, a description of—</text> <subclause id="ID7effd991b76c48ae9f6face6c0f9284a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the existing transportation infrastructure, including an identification of highways, local streets and roads, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, public transportation facilities and services, commuter rail facilities and services, high-speed and intercity passenger rail facilities and services, freight facilities (including freight railroad and port facilities), multimodal and intermodal facilities, and intermodal connectors that, evaluated in the aggregate, function as an integrated transportation system;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID42455e20c0034568bae0dd8fd5f43cd1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the performance measures and performance targets used in assessing the existing and future performance of the transportation system described in subsection (d)(2);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID20d31f7839114c4baf36acf5319f71a2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the current and projected future usage of the transportation system, including, to the maximum extent practicable, an identification of existing or planned transportation rights-of-way, corridors, facilities, and related real properties;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID1f917b466ba448468e013253a5b78544"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a system performance report evaluating the existing and future condition and performance of the transportation system with respect to the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2) and updates to subsequent system performance reports, including—</text> <item id="ID1d7c486367294d8aaa1995630fc48978"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>progress achieved by the State in meeting performance targets, as compared to system performance recorded in previous reports; and</text> </item><item id="ID953dcf7d13624289a5562da6bd5f4a5c"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an accounting of the performance by the State on outlay of obligated project funds and delivery of projects that have reached substantial completion, in relation to the projects currently on the statewide transportation improvement program and those projects that have been removed from the previous statewide transportation improvement program;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="IDafeeba818ede48ed949ef8a78b62fd97"><enum>(V)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments for improving system performance over the planning horizon, including transportation systems management and operations strategies, maintenance strategies, demand management strategies, asset management strategies, capacity and enhancement investments, land use improvements, intelligent transportation systems deployment and technology adoption strategies as determined by the projected support of performance targets described in subsection (d)(2);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID01e1dd875c5d4f19919dd2fb9caafed0"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments to improve and integrate disability-related access to transportation infrastructure;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8e55ad63d3e340d9adc62fab057fa9f2"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>investment priorities for using projected available and proposed revenues over the short- and long-term stages of the planning horizon, in accordance with the financial plan required under paragraph (2);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID7c9fd934f1c34a8ba8fa36f42f88e1b1"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>a description of interstate compacts entered into in order to promote coordinated transportation planning in multistate areas, if applicable;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4238e529774d4953a411a57deb107598"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>an optional illustrative list of projects containing investments that—</text> <item id="id1014CF63BFBE4C208385F36F628F2FE8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>are not included in the statewide transportation plan; but</text> </item><item id="id8C400DB84E3C4939A9989E1A90DCC3A4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (2) were available;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID360070503da04c269c8ebfc02dbe19e1"><enum>(X)</enum><text>a discussion (developed in consultation with Federal, State, and tribal wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies) of types of potential environmental and stormwater mitigation activities and potential areas to carry out those activities, including activities that may have the greatest potential to restore and maintain the environmental functions affected by the statewide transportation plan; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID0f96b613cc4f4ed5ad8542cb7466be34"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments, including those developed by the State as part of interstate compacts, agreements, or organizations, that support intercity transportation; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idBF49961B880648AC8BE9D9CF54C36CB8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be updated by the State not less frequently than once every 5 years.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id71E44DA126DC4167BC50A5DF70BD6067"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial plan</header><text>A financial plan referred to in paragraph (1)(D)(ii)(VII) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idDED6F7C7898642E196B9695F7128860A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared by each State to support the statewide transportation plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48FE8675D8D34F118A6BE9E4FA84AECE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain a description of each of the following:</text> <clause id="idB43C192D840E4737A55561308F0D7E39"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Projected resource requirements during the 20-year planning horizon for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the statewide transportation plan, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs.</text> </clause><clause id="id9541BE87726A445EBD33DDCB4D9B20EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment).</text> </clause><clause id="id68A18BD6A79E4AAB8A05F02DEA3D9544"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the State, any public transportation agency, and relevant metropolitan planning organizations, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the statewide transportation plan.</text> </clause><clause id="idD2DB1145CD2041BE81EAE4EBBAB98C67"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Each applicable project, only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project.</text> </clause><clause id="IDa2d49cad07d841f29b2f977e0758cd86"><enum>(v)</enum><text>For the outer years period of the statewide transportation plan, a description of the aggregate cost ranges or bands, subject to the condition that any future funding source shall be reasonably expected to be available to support the projected cost ranges or bands.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8898698C43AF4AFCB53DC1B1048E83FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination with Clean Air Act agencies</header><text>For any nonmetropolitan area that is a nonattainment area or maintenance area, the State shall coordinate the development of the statewide transportation plan with the process for development of the transportation control measures of the State implementation plan required by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID589e096c7ce44c119e9e7beb9383ee84"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>A statewide transportation plan involving Federal and non-Federal participation programs, projects, and strategies shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the State for public review, including (to the maximum extent practicable) in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, in such manner as the Secretary shall require.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1404fc28e8554e3a9a9418eddc14271e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Selection of projects from illustrative list</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a State shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the statewide transportation plan under paragraph (1)(D)(ii)(IX).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD5E770C6706541AEBCAB7FEB5928E996"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Use of policy plans</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a State that has in effect, as of the date of enactment of the MAP–21, a statewide transportation plan that follows a policy plan approach—</text> <subparagraph id="id4BC47B29D7A54D0B9025BB37477EF1C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may, for 4 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, continue to use a policy plan approach to the statewide transportation plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id071A8848DCFD499CA2072D19080512D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be subject to the requirements of this subsection only to the extent that such requirements were applicable under this section (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID48efc758a0b243dda41088f021345127"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Statewide transportation improvement programs</header> <paragraph id="ID7bb0a041cc9446b1b8762a23afe930b4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header> <subparagraph id="ID941da70f65bc4aecaea1ed55fb001fe5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In consultation with nonmetropolitan officials with responsibility for transportation and affected public transportation operators, the State shall develop a statewide transportation improvement program for the State that—</text> <clause id="id11E23A245AC448F8A77283FB31EB9104"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes projects consistent with the statewide transportation plan;</text> </clause><clause id="id197EA1800B2E475D8EBF84D48C3A9814"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reflects the investment priorities established in the statewide transportation plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6D4A5D46A88A4154B9789BFE60CB9CB8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>once implemented, makes significant progress toward achieving the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID794599a824e94a979daf77b6e40478d9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Opportunity for participation</header><text>In developing a statewide transportation improvement program, the State, in cooperation with affected public transportation operators, shall provide an opportunity for participation by interested parties (including State representatives of nonmotorized users) in the development of the statewide transportation improvement program, in accordance with subsection (e).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2ee50444285044d8b135a8bc74d6836f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other requirements</header> <clause id="id8C2FDA5146BE442D8672060C0CE6F15C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program shall—</text> <subclause id="id93FAA200B39740838903F50FE4A12C09"><enum>(I)</enum><text>cover a period of not less than 4 years; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2860D665144C47BAB7F88FCF34A0DE7A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>be updated not less frequently than once every 4 years, or more frequently, as the Governor determines to be appropriate.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idBD0A89324F904EE89991E9069E50C2BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Incorporation of TIPs</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program shall incorporate any relevant transportation improvement program developed by a metropolitan planning organization under section 134, without change.</text> </clause><clause id="idB46D2CB9896E4C388D87B08291D7C1ED"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>Each project included in a statewide transportation improvement program shall be—</text> <subclause id="IDcee7adcad4a047289d86b3ef791ba7d8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>consistent with the statewide transportation plan developed under this section for the State;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID53d78ee3cc434d0b999ed6d5f8d527cc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identical to a project or phase of a project described in a relevant transportation improvement program; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe3fd07f77f8c44e19153a5c5167b7551"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for any project located in a nonattainment area or maintenance area, carried out in accordance with the applicable State air quality implementation plan developed under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb63c48fcb3db45e3bca4fc7ba1468c34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header> <subparagraph id="ID367b094a2f2c490093c1c31dfef290d4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Priority list</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program shall include a priority list of proposed federally supported projects and strategies, to be carried out during the 4-year period beginning on the date of adoption of the statewide transportation improvement program, and during each 4-year period thereafter, using existing and reasonably available revenues in accordance with the financial plan under paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55b889cbe5154e9d9289f38775e97bae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Descriptions</header><text>Each project or phase of a project included in a statewide transportation improvement program shall include sufficient descriptive material (such as type of work, termini, length, estimated completion date, and other similar factors) to identify—</text> <clause id="idC66254EE18E8464CB3D6D92A80D2C6B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project or project phase; and</text> </clause><clause id="id89E39E4C4E8141A289A86D0E0443796B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effect that the project or project phase will have in addressing the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24c1b2e1e6f94ebaab38ec2c878ef6cb"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Performance target achievement</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a discussion of the anticipated effect of the statewide transportation improvement program toward achieving the performance targets established in the statewide transportation plan, linking investment priorities to those performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0a55bce71fb48ceb11cbb1301d6910e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Illustrative list of projects</header><text>An optional illustrative list of projects may be prepared containing additional investment priorities that—</text> <clause id="idC969682080E448EAB706CE2432948E0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are not included in the statewide transportation improvement program; but</text> </clause><clause id="idEF87CF0AA6D84395BD3C8AB00F908A03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (3) were available.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEC2F0D2FC6704389A296C1FE3CA324A4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial plan</header><text>A financial plan referred to in paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id94FAB4656A5149CC9F6DA6E710E1BE75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared by each State to support the statewide transportation improvement program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C8E81DC7618484C8E5D334085371265"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain a description of each of the following:</text> <clause id="id7076B8C4C9C44E1BA20437B16783E76F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Projected resource requirements for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the statewide transportation improvement program, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs.</text> </clause><clause id="id281658FD7DE84C04AB97C73FB7FCA7B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment).</text> </clause><clause id="id4B5CA750BB8C4B9B9BD0282508F47C99"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the State and relevant metropolitan planning organizations and public transportation agencies, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </clause><clause id="id1A02EA6021F541118450F172B9331386"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Each applicable project, only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa9e3a9bd7ba94c19b98f6a26cc8270fd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Included projects</header> <subparagraph id="ID5a7d07200d13439d8cb0506329a94a2a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Projects under this title and chapter 53 of title 49</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program developed under this subsection for a State shall include the projects within the State that are proposed for funding under chapter 1 of this title and chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89BE9D656B2B49F8A705E81A85433768"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Projects under chapter 2</header> <clause id="idE2EA6F8AE0734E448C2E1C1E7D5B16F2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Regionally significant</header><text>Each regionally significant project proposed for funding under chapter 2 shall be identified individually in the statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </clause><clause id="id1D3AC327C9E74A2FBC706956E3BA67D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Nonregionally significant</header><text>A description of each project proposed for funding under chapter 2 that is not determined to be regionally significant shall be contained in 1 line item or identified individually in the statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID98daaea22f4d4b2abf72c63a899ac5f6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Publication</header> <subparagraph id="IDe9cae188caac481b9dbc82f889d66b6f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the State for public review in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19964C63FD44491D9E9C149A782D84D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual list of projects</header><text>An annual list of projects, including investments in pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, for which Federal funds have been obligated during the preceding fiscal year shall be published or otherwise made available by the cooperative effort of the State, public transportation operator, and relevant metropolitan planning organizations in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, in a manner that is consistent with the categories identified in the relevant statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdd6957a826844937a984e0e4feb4376d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project selection for urbanized areas with populations of fewer than 200,000 not represented by designated MPOs</header><text>Projects carried out in urbanized areas with populations of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and that are not represented by designated metropolitan planning organizations, shall be selected, from the approved statewide transportation improvement program (including projects carried out on the National Highway System and other projects carried out under this title or under sections 5310 and 5311 of title 49) by the State, in cooperation with the affected nonmetropolitan planning organization, if any exists, and in consultation with the affected nonmetropolitan area local officials with responsibility for transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDec0620b9c13a49488fe1c16e1346e464"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Approval by Secretary</header> <subparagraph id="id598564FAC0214EAB9722BB705F1049BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less frequently than once every 4 years, a statewide transportation improvement program developed under this subsection shall be reviewed and approved by the Secretary, based on the current planning finding of the Secretary under subparagraph (B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d78fa03380444c7854ca4d47f53139f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Planning finding</header><text>The Secretary shall make a planning finding referred to in subparagraph (A) not less frequently than once every 5 years regarding whether the transportation planning process through which statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs are developed is consistent with this section and section 134.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51243d9d9a6e45418c195a180b782607"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Modifications to project priority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, approval by the Secretary shall not be required to carry out a project included in an approved statewide transportation improvement program in place of another project in the statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1d8b1163d05c4072bd6609fe0b365bea"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Certification</header> <paragraph id="id5BDE0CB1191C4EF6A7D08F99ADAC0738"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idA865A326E6EB4D78AF4AA2B6E44706A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the statewide transportation planning process of a State is being carried out in accordance with this section and applicable Federal law (including rules and regulations); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55F0103D2AD54F2486A0E971ACDBE6ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (2), certify, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the MAP–21 and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are met with respect to the statewide transportation planning process.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97DB399B039A43AE8CB1756E91D9D71B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements for certification</header><text>The Secretary may make a certification under paragraph (1)(B) if—</text> <subparagraph id="id9F797058C50E4CC78B7AF5C19D9596D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the statewide transportation planning process complies with the requirements of this section and other applicable Federal law; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id146E726923E340C78BF6BC264845CF42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a statewide transportation improvement program for the State has been approved by the Governor of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id551CA9DB2BC948158223987962F2DBF2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of failure to certify</header> <subparagraph id="id1E37900DD18C48A084D90CA994AB28A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Withholding of project funds</header><text>If a statewide transportation planning process of a State is not certified under paragraph (1), the Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the funds attributable to the State for projects funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC7DC6D02A743440AA4D51E4A5B77D7B6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restoration of withheld funds</header><text>Any funds withheld under subparagraph (A) shall be restored to the State on the date of certification of the statewide transportation planning process by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2963313C150B46AA9FD94649EBE35E00"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public involvement</header><text>In making a determination regarding certification under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for public involvement appropriate to the State under review.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id33907EA6755F4CF99EA6E14DD6D041D7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Performance-based planning processes evaluation</header> <paragraph id="idDD278411DB6047BFA0CC9E6F22214495"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the performance-based planning processes of States, taking into consideration the following:</text> <subparagraph id="id02C2D444E4884543AAAA4BAD8D4028A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The extent to which the State has achieved, or is currently making substantial progress toward achieving, the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2), taking into account whether the State developed meaningful performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B7369CE98E64941B54957E94C0A0F06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The extent to which the State has used proven best practices that help ensure transportation investment that is efficient and cost-effective.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2B043485A92C4C8182AD309DD612BB96"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The extent to which the State—</text> <clause id="id2DDE7B5F1C5F48E9A10CD5C8CD1AB8B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has developed an investment process that relies on public input and awareness to ensure that investments are transparent and accountable; and</text> </clause><clause id="id2B0CAD9CA71A4837AA91A21A211A09FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides regular reports allowing the public to access the information being collected in a format that allows the public to meaningfully assess the performance of the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id05906015F1294CAAB38849F29728DBEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="id816EA38AC270460B93BC934428EBC7A9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report evaluating—</text> <clause id="idE5982D1D78614E72A14617775B4E4EBF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the overall effectiveness of performance-based planning as a tool for guiding transportation investments; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6D194283AA2D411E97E8546826EC9C71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the performance-based planning process of each State.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id576035A54232461EA15FA37CF3609CB7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The report under subparagraph (A) shall be published or otherwise made available in electronically accessible formats and means, including on the Internet.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7145875de246473989acdb31f0470845"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(6) of this title and set aside under section 5305(g) of title 49 shall be available to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id870E2826AAC140F69A8C12324CEAEE84"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Continuation of current review practice</header> <paragraph id="id0F13BB93B8D84C9B8099DF1075FEF389"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In consideration of the factors described in paragraph (2), any decision by the Secretary concerning a statewide transportation plan or statewide transportation improvement program shall not be considered to be a Federal action subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id08CFE0BF99DB4592BC414B551501FB50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of factors</header><text>The factors referred to in paragraph (1) are that—</text> <subparagraph id="id3F37DC7844544CD8B0088C2D72ABEB59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs are subject to a reasonable opportunity for public comment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB99C23291BF142078B2BA72CA879BEF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the projects included in statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs are subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ADE97F6DBBE4756B97C289E8BDBAD33"><enum>(C)</enum><text>decisions by the Secretary concerning statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs have not been reviewed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) as of January 1, 1997.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD6A6BCDBAB374147B85000B148E71D60"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Schedule for implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall issue guidance on a schedule for implementation of the changes made by this section, taking into consideration the established planning update cycle for States. The Secretary shall not require a State to deviate from its established planning update cycle to implement changes made by this section. States shall reflect changes made to their transportation plan or transportation improvement program updates not later than 2 years after the date of issuance of guidance by the Secretary under this subsection.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDf74605cdc4b74b0aac9a33455b5fa997"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 135 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10BFD3F385904D02A24068A07078692A" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">135. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID19cde5d529e94fbe8adbc195fe39cbfd"><enum>1203.</enum><header>National goals</header> <subsection id="ID42c68143aab84dc5814205f18e275bdc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id367D6E83E5D2470A83807C19D7707F9B" style="USC"> <section id="ID52923b5da39b4ad3b19176b314d42f7d"><enum>150.</enum><header>National goals</header> <subsection id="ID70d0a63931ed4db7a7681f7fb6ed244c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declaration of policy</header><text>Performance management will transform the Federal-aid highway program and provide a means to the most efficient investment of Federal transportation funds by refocusing on national transportation goals, increasing the accountability and transparency of the Federal-aid highway program, and improving project decisionmaking through performance-based planning and programming.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID186e96ba8561441cad8a0fdb21920f2d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National goals</header><text>It is in the interest of the United States to focus the Federal-aid highway program on the following national goals:</text> <paragraph id="IDb2551433e97b4678a3000825bde22809"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Safety</header><text>To achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID15d8311a7d7248e4a14b51b0cfe062f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Infrastructure condition</header><text>To maintain the highway infrastructure asset system in a state of good repair.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDad3c0e0411264cdbab777a3081a5725d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>System reliability</header><text>To improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDad2dce9416e344e283064374e3f3ab33"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Freight movement and economic vitality</header><text>To improve the national freight network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID61295a0d32644050b4d2d42e8e493229"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Environmental sustainability</header><text>To enhance the performance of the transportation system while protecting and enhancing the natural environment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id864BCA11FA6E4D5D9AAE874FBD6BE3DD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reduced project delivery delays</header><text>To reduce project costs, promote jobs and the economy, and expedite the movement of people and goods by accelerating project completion through eliminating delays in the project development and delivery process, including reducing regulatory burdens and improving agencies’ work practices.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID1b8e10ba073f4d2c904d290c53442df8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 150 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id323AAE240F51439096AFA01E98623A8F" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">150. National goals.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idB661EFE01F7D40D082CAE6E7D596065C"><enum>C</enum><header>Acceleration of project delivery</header> <section id="IDeafb3716215e422aa6340c8120ca7d05"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Project delivery initiative</header> <subsection id="IDdd8f64da446148648baac8b43a7f77e0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declaration of policy</header><text>It is the policy of the United States that—</text> <paragraph id="idFC239C75BDB74109A85DEC9F63012D69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>it is in the national interest for the Department, State departments of transportation, transit agencies, and all other recipients of Federal transportation funds—</text> <subparagraph id="id104BE9B3F5DB4CC2B276BF039B2F296C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to accelerate project delivery and reduce costs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA60012E5F1314A5A8F58FF603C8C3634"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to ensure that the planning, design, engineering, construction, and financing of transportation projects is done in an efficient and effective manner, promoting accountability for public investments and encouraging greater private sector involvement in project financing and delivery while enhancing safety and protecting the environment;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53D19A564DCF41A1B6A428EADEBF8CD5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>delay in the delivery of transportation projects increases project costs, harms the economy of the United States, and impedes the travel of the people of the United States and the shipment of goods for the conduct of commerce; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0D3A21A9E19A437FB37BAE078344D1E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary shall identify and promote the deployment of innovation aimed at reducing the time and money required to deliver transportation projects while enhancing safety and protecting the environment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID92c977ac492d43d0a1ed3fa3f7c751c6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of initiative</header> <paragraph id="ID668e05d7f48a430dac5ea5418a138fae"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To advance the policy described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a project delivery initiative under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3dce38e7ef034f6aa1475e8ce5e2341a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the project delivery initiative shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1daf268d822046028b901b92d654c068"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop and advance the use of best practices to accelerate project delivery and reduce costs across all modes of transportation and expedite the deployment of technology and innovation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52f05b7f61d24c0aa06b29e3f84eef6c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to implement provisions of law designed to accelerate project delivery; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb2057cdc72e84d4987c3a7e739a3238c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to select eligible projects for applying experimental features to test innovative project delivery techniques.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9bcc0d8359174143b2ab8cb19a409e80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advancing the use of best practices</header> <subparagraph id="id443805AC71DD40A2ACCA9C3D4C8FB765"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the initiative under this section, the Secretary shall identify and advance best practices to reduce delivery time and project costs, from planning through construction, for transportation projects and programs of projects regardless of mode and project size.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC34CEB86AF564FCB8F42F82FF8B21F03"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>To advance the use of best practices, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="ID044ad5e058224195a114e6e71432dc8e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>engage interested parties, affected communities, resource agencies, and other stakeholders to gather information regarding opportunities for accelerating project delivery and reducing costs;</text> </clause><clause id="ID466843ee1e5244f68cea95802eb8a33d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish a clearinghouse for the collection, documentation, and advancement of existing and new innovative approaches and best practices;</text> </clause><clause id="ID64c948bb1a0d46fd8a985043e6a3830a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>disseminate information through a variety of means to transportation stakeholders on new innovative approaches and best practices; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID349349c2c8174606ae9217a7b5971b1a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to assist transportation stakeholders in the use of flexibility authority to resolve project delays and accelerate project delivery if feasible.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa14cef5bf6734bd897d0ad08b763b28a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation of accelerated project delivery</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the provisions of this subtitle designed to accelerate project delivery are fully implemented, including—</text> <subparagraph id="ID72856f91fa784734be13690bc302188f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expanding eligibility of early acquisition of property prior to completion of environmental review under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID02adb33153ed45ba9a09219e3a399437"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allowing the use of the construction manager or general contractor method of contracting in the Federal-aid highway system; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8d515cf891f64d7bab1fbdf380b0da68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing a demonstration program to streamline the relocation process by permitting a lump-sum payment for acquisition and relocation if elected by the displaced occupant.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6466c0474eb442a991769afd4449ab04"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Clarified eligibility for early acquisition activities prior to completion of NEPA review</header> <subsection id="id98AB62F4B71F4CE1837725A35152997A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The acquisition of real property in anticipation of a federally assisted or approved surface transportation project that may use the property shall not be prohibited prior to the completion of reviews of the surface transportation project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) if the acquisition does not—</text> <paragraph id="id0F5E1B390079415E836A4DDB0D517D93"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have an adverse environmental effect; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id14F44CEAE5144D068D76C507DC87DC37"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4B9B8D36854C4D0DB5DDEA9405BCD2C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit the choice of reasonable alternatives for the proposed project; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC7D781DA550431189C97ED3226BBE26" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevent the lead agency from making an impartial decision as to whether to select an alternative that is being considered during the environmental review process.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0dbea59897764966ba5e3a672fa4a3e6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Early acquisition of real property interests for highways</header><text>Section 108 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id8C56EB5564D343148576753838790C1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">interests</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">real property</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2eabfc2f98964212ace433ce82a8d4f3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by inserting <quote>interests</quote> after <quote>real property</quote> each place it appears; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDea02b2586772475aa302c06500f63031"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="id4C0DF10009F34232BDA3C7349DD8997E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">rights-of-way</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">real property interests</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7F05FA9B39AA4904B1C7401517EF6182"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="id6F0427E7CED448D9A486509750086E3D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>at any time</quote> after <quote>may be used</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idF44D6F16BFA84AE7BE71BC3B4A21A61C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="idBB71DE33C4B043D3AF8E8F54EFD7F342"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>rights-of-way</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>real property interests</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6E9998577FF441F2AFA669368D24299B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, if the rights-of-way are subsequently incorporated into a project eligible for surface transportation program funds</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID923fabf12f3d46e69eb7d9426f569373"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54DBEC32A12E4506806A62D8AE1AC325" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID5cbe76adee304fab86cf6c8d3cf32ae6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header> <subparagraph id="IDa342238d591444aa94e514ddea2914e2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Acquisition of real property interests</header> <clause id="idDFD21860AF4F4DA6A486AC9B0B2E9A98"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the other provisions of this section, prior to completion of the review process for the project required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a public authority may carry out acquisition of real property interests that may be used for a project.</text> </clause><clause id="id53F6D376153D44DBA1AD342C8AD398FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An acquisition under clause (i) may be authorized by project agreement and is eligible for Federal-aid reimbursement as a project expense if the Secretary finds that the acquisition—</text> <subclause id="IDb3a6b231777d40e1b37bf6a147fa7606"><enum>(I)</enum><text>will not cause any significant adverse environmental impact;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID6bfbeb8ccfe74ec3a6e7bcc2df9d8765"><enum>(II)</enum><text>will not limit the choice of reasonable alternatives for the project or otherwise influence the decision of the Secretary on any approval required for the project;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4201533cab1a4a8c8cfe26e917d8dffa"><enum>(III)</enum><text>does not prevent the lead agency from making an impartial decision as to whether to accept an alternative that is being considered in the environmental review process;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe57fd5ada2c740ba9d8a3b7e2593faf7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>is consistent with the State transportation planning process under section 135;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID82c470b4d07549c5aafc493146e3f958"><enum>(V)</enum><text>complies with other applicable Federal laws (including regulations);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID43f9a4a462f04e31af9505514571e1cf"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>will be acquired through negotiation, without the threat of condemnation; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID7625614799a54248b88e6e6149f7fd67"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>will not result in a reduction or elimination of benefits or assistance to a displaced person required by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfe332dd24d44445fa1c7220cd9cd9ed7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Development</header><text>Real property interests acquired under this subsection may not be developed in anticipation of a project until all required environmental reviews for the project have been completed.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a52333824674c39b9079ddecc323a3c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>If Federal-aid reimbursement is made for real property interests acquired early under this section and the real property interests are not subsequently incorporated into a project eligible for surface transportation funds within the time allowed by subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall offset the amount reimbursed against funds apportioned to the State.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32e39bcb9a1143ee9931996d67806d99"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Other conditions</header><text>The Secretary may establish such other conditions or restrictions on acquisitions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDf1f2f281404a49fc99fb19d834313273"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Efficiencies in contracting</header> <subsection id="id097D93B560584337B3632041AA80FFC4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD42502E03D454B39896518E6759337C5" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID4728b6ad8fd74fb08173353574d2a414"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Construction manager; general contractor</header> <subparagraph id="IDb60f7e39d40d441c90cf10b6e3b9e8b6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Procedure</header> <clause id="id9BE06E983A6645819D8982D9EB79CF91"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A contracting agency may award a 2-phase contract to a construction manager or general contractor for preconstruction and construction services.</text> </clause><clause id="idA52AE7F3034B42AA83984FB7A048CC4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Preconstruction phase</header><text>In the preconstruction phase of a contract under this subparagraph, the construction manager shall provide the contracting agency with advice relating to scheduling, work sequencing, cost engineering, constructability, cost estimating, and risk identification.</text> </clause><clause id="idDED5D81F9AE24C39B97DB691D1EB58BC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Agreement to price</header> <subclause id="idCB4DA5E7548F49EAA5EA6E6615ED122C"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to the start of the second phase of a contract under this subparagraph, the owner and the construction manager may agree to a price for the construction of the project or a portion of the project.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4BBA92D5384A41CCB8E1416296125050"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Result</header><text>If an agreement is reached, the construction manager shall become the general contractor for the construction of the project at the negotiated schedule and price.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDafe9b52920cb4bdfa7a0c8d67ad49271"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>A contract shall be awarded to a construction manager or general contractor under this paragraph using a competitive selection process under which the contract is awarded on the basis of—</text> <clause id="idEB19117925054D5C91B7483DECAE185F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>qualifications;</text> </clause><clause id="id8C31CC9CEE9A4D0DB220739CB2BF27CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>experience;</text> </clause><clause id="idB884A74173BE49BD9882D15996170EDD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>best value; or</text> </clause><clause id="idB9ED4573575B4FC59F1ABB2B32192E9F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other combination of factors considered appropriate by the contracting agency.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID756dc389bb42432bbcdb32a8efc0b4a1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing</header> <clause id="ID4f05bdeb4e934babb980aae91aab2a58"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to the completion of the environmental review process required under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332), a contracting agency may issue requests for proposals, proceed with the award of the first phase of construction manager or general contractor contract, and issue notices to proceed with preliminary design, to the extent that those actions do not limit any reasonable range of alternatives.</text> </clause><clause id="IDdb644171a5bb41cd96528e6e2c4f7353"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>NEPA process</header> <subclause id="idC946095786774668875C8A69BB233085"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A contracting agency shall not proceed with the award of the second phase, and shall not proceed, or permit any consultant or contractor to proceed, with final design or construction until completion of the environmental review process required under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6D24BACC46DD4D37B3948B10AEEC4E4C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall require that a contract include appropriate provisions to ensure achievement of the objectives of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) and compliance with other applicable Federal laws and regulations occurs.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID534a82667b324ccab139699735e03a3f"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Secretarial approval</header><text>Prior to authorizing construction activities, the Secretary shall approve—</text> <subclause id="id78144AF175084DF39EB018B34269349A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the estimate of the contracting agency for the entire project; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id56028DFC3D064245A5404F7946E45D1C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any price agreement with the general contractor for the project or a portion of the project.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDba5d17a21ecf4bb592ac7533f698249f"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Termination provision</header><text>The Secretary shall require a contract to include an appropriate termination provision in the event that a no-build alternative is selected.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID21588bd869884c928ca7e4dfa3a2b906"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID38a36d66066f4237b51d5d8671d161b2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect on experimental program</header><text>Nothing in this section or the amendment made by this section affects the authority to carry out, or any project carried out under, any experimental program concerning construction manager risk that is being carried out by the Secretary as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID960b1b991cf74a3db6b04a8512edc150"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Innovative project delivery methods</header> <subsection id="id8158E67E16184DD19EA235482ADAB154"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declaration of policy</header> <paragraph id="idC4B25C354EA14109BFDDE42C8FB81097"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress declares that it is in the national interest to promote the use of innovative technologies and practices that increase the efficiency of construction of, improve the safety of, and extend the service life of highways and bridges.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id64473C659F4B4049B22395BBDA9831F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The innovative technologies and practices described in paragraph (1) include state-of-the-art intelligent transportation system technologies, elevated performance standards, and new highway construction business practices that improve highway safety and quality, accelerate project delivery, and reduce congestion related to highway construction.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdc4b31c3b6af4a0e8e0f0119a584af28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id054E4D3ED9A6485E90187BD73A505588" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDd3e486498efe4072a5ea171cb64c2afe"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Innovative project delivery</header> <subparagraph id="ID89e35b122a1a40c0a0eb4c643fbc50ad"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Federal share payable on account of a project or activity carried out with funds apportioned under paragraph (1), (2), or (5) of section 104(b) may, at the discretion of the State, be up to 100 percent for any such project, program, or activity that the Secretary determines—</text> <clause id="idDC8B5140006447BA9E60FBBB5AB6FD3B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains innovative project delivery methods that improve work zone safety for motorists or workers and the quality of the facility;</text> </clause><clause id="ID1f40f1d95433406386ab0751cb2ae699"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contains innovative technologies, manufacturing processes, financing, or contracting methods that improve the quality, extend the service life, or decrease the long-term costs of maintaining highways and bridges;</text> </clause><clause id="idD1D7EB977BDF4DB0922CA8F79852C1CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>accelerates project delivery while complying with other applicable Federal laws (including regulations) and not causing any significant adverse environmental impact; or</text> </clause><clause id="id7CE1054F56564BEEBDB63C0743AAC951"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reduces congestion related to highway construction.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16D83E4E57EE4A8DAEA30F39280934B9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Examples</header><text>Projects, programs, and activities described in subparagraph (A) may include the use of—</text> <clause id="IDd136cd797bc644c7b024814dceb5c73a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prefabricated bridge elements and systems and other technologies to reduce bridge construction time;</text> </clause><clause id="IDb6cbd4f427db4661a21cabb633736e39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>innovative construction equipment, materials, or techniques, including the use of in-place recycling technology and digital 3-dimensional modeling technologies;</text> </clause><clause id="ID1beb750a307f42b88e4abd956fdeafb8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>innovative contracting methods, including the design-build and the construction manager-general contractor contracting methods;</text> </clause><clause id="ID766c58a59799470b8400d580a74cb002"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>intelligent compaction equipment; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID8615de4c4d374577a3cf0e2b1b2cc718"><enum>(v)</enum><text>contractual provisions that offer a contractor an incentive payment for early completion of the project, program, or activity, subject to the condition that the incentives are accounted for in the financial plan of the project, when applicable.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID682b40c3d17543e6b08c36ecb4bd5fdc"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <clause id="ID40e33b3e2f054614925e5750aa6b6fdf"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In each fiscal year, a State may use the authority under subparagraph (A) for up to 10 percent of the combined apportionments of the State under paragraphs (1), (2), and (5) of section 104(b).</text> </clause><clause id="IDafbe5b24465a47999c8b2dd37b1f7d06"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Federal share increase</header><text>The Federal share payable on account of a project or activity described in subparagraph (A) may be increased by up to 5 percent of the total project cost.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID2e60b92e82e749369efccd6c8a2e0322"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Assistance to affected State and Federal agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 139(j) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7E40DC43DE3423FAE21111BF188FB15" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDe8005755ccf140e3949c114c177d124a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header><text>Prior to providing funds approved by the Secretary for dedicated staffing at an affected Federal agency under paragraphs (1) and (2), the affected Federal agency and the State agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that establishes the projects and priorities to be addressed by the use of the funds.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDf7cd0fc9c90e40d3b6334f65e00abb8a"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header> <subsection id="id26790FF67D324F58AC72E533D4AFD32E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88B64D686C584CF49E2B2E816E9B1699" style="USC"> <section id="ID682ac70bdff944d798f47c4e3d010b3c"><enum>304.</enum><header>Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header> <subsection id="idD1508F7BB2C64A7D83C853F1AAC24A81"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idC36A1B5ABA4041A5A8CC95CDD5366983"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cooperating authority</header><text>The term <term>cooperating authority</term> means a Department of Transportation operating authority that is not the lead authority.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6978821653F3456399FC0C75B64DC563"><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—</text> <subparagraph id="id9C760D424C464FDBB12E8A3EE0BC7714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is the lead authority over a proposed multimodal project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A440372970A477592030D954D9007E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has determined that the components of the project that fall under the modal expertise of the lead authority—</text> <clause id="id6F9935B290634F2092D7F745A3A44D5F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>satisfy the conditions for a categorical exclusion under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) implementing regulations or procedures of the lead authority; and</text> </clause><clause id="idBB179E93781D43B69D9EC6D5F2C42808"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>do not require the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under that Act.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9474562DCA8A404EB53D5814A7BB1C87"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multimodal project</header><text>The term <term>multimodal project</term> has the meaning given the term in section 139(a) of title 23.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id10CD0672AF244E7F978D9F5622D4E3FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exercise of authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authorities granted in this section may be exercised for a multimodal project, class of projects, or program of projects that are carried out under this title.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDbe5c2848937b4c82997e7a32a33e1a04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header><text>When considering the environmental impacts of a proposed multimodal project, a lead authority may apply a categorical exclusion designated under the implementing regulations or procedures of a cooperating authority for other components of the project, on the conditions that—</text> <paragraph id="IDfc6bd1c36b48427c84adb5417afe359d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the multimodal project is funded under 1 grant agreement administered by the lead authority;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6ebaf5c53a1410497101db88d35ef90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the multimodal project has components that require the expertise of a cooperating authority to assess the environmental impacts of the components;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6d9efe273c8b44f3be434ee408b46b08"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the component of the project to be covered by the categorical exclusion of the cooperating authority has independent utility;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4208ef748a1e48c28aa554dc28367724"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the cooperating authority, in consultation with the lead authority, follows <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) implementing regulations or procedures and determines that a categorical exclusion under that Act applies to the components; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7e8d744d8f64d55bda89fc656dee38b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the lead authority has determined that—</text> <subparagraph id="idF2D674F5403B4C8FAA67BB240F88DC37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the project, using the categorical exclusions of the lead and cooperating authorities, does not individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on the environment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC14144C1FAF7458C80708FD14295E771"><enum>(B)</enum><text>extraordinary circumstances do not exist that merit further analysis and documentation in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment required under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4b281152397b4ee38e1050875e5791d4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Modal cooperation</header> <paragraph id="id5B2C7A0B2B514FC599B382E046A66EC7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A cooperating authority shall provide modal expertise to a lead authority with administrative authority over a multimodal project on such aspects of the project in which the cooperating authority has expertise.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7CDFCB5ED5EE447DA29DE53E61E56B20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of categorical exclusion</header><text>In a case described in paragraph (1), the 1 or more categorical exclusions of a cooperating authority may be applied by the lead authority once the cooperating authority reviews the project on behalf of the lead authority and determines the project satisfies the conditions for a categorical exclusion under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) implementing regulations or procedures of the cooperating authority and this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID8a44ccd4d6064bcc9a78d1aa90ed102f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 304 in the analysis for title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="id01d2f0d7-fffb-467f-94be-7afaee8248fb" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="ID682ac70bdff944d798f47c4e3d010b3c" level="section">304. Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDf6c18f44a19f4161b4d203fe6a5f159e"><enum>1307.</enum><header>State assumption of responsibilities for categorical exclusions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 326 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDad4cfc5434be4afe8b01b3eb9c2f1fed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31CB58A910904DC9871300C03CF07EE8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID4e61da3af5fb4e75bc21a69736e5456a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination</header> <paragraph id="ID453ad0ffbc154fcfb42f2b06ac99bc9a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Termination by the Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may terminate any assumption of responsibility under a memorandum of understanding on a determination that the State is not adequately carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf911fb05847b424b9bd7a65703b562cd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination by the State</header><text>The State may terminate the participation of the State in the program at any time by providing to the Secretary a notice by not later than the date that is 90 days before the date of termination, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may provide.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1b450e5dce904a19ac33da0cbae8117a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08224417338F432C915E20131E09189A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID713e7666f382402c8cc7a4095e904d67"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Legal fees</header><text>A State assuming the responsibilities of the Secretary under this section for a specific project may use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for attorneys fees directly attributable to eligible activities associated with the project.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="IDa81cd2ae4d394293870c7a3e185e1fd6"><enum>1308.</enum><header>Surface transportation project delivery program</header> <subsection id="id8B49218117F6410B893B6F2A4F27010B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id7768367F79BF44EAA6C191C54DDA5A15"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">pilot</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id06FF8CB9F4C44E41838E943700D917D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idD26213C1A867433A888BA6C5F520301E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>pilot</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9001626E7AF44677AD7DC88FF29B058F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF28CBC036BEA49E08164E6C305C99CD0" style="OLC"> <clause id="idC3496029BAA04D4BBF894EE4022C227F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <subclause id="idC000E2B7403D478882DE90232488BDD4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>but</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id591FB03CE788408EBCF335DA93B0A6C5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id04F8B334D06F430E8616FDE1493A6E3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at the request of the State, the Secretary may also assign to the State, and the State may assume, the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to 1 or more railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="id9A8BBF50B943460F8E59D6DBB2CDC369"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in a State that has assumed the responsibilities of the Secretary under clause (ii), a recipient of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49 may request that the Secretary maintain the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to 1 or more public transportation projects within the State under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 13 4321 et seq.); but</text> </clause><clause id="idE7DCBED67BAC4274BD91990DD0E23DD9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Secretary may not assign—</text> <subclause id="ID08178e4c48224ff5b47acb16080f6a60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any responsibility imposed on the Secretary by section 134 or 135; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe4eea56abee54eb8a3744bd561f740bc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>responsibility for any conformity determination required under section 176 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506).</text> </subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <clause id="ID0bc994667dc14cdc9ace1ea27c140633"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ABB53E44C28449AA861B865ACD418F7" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ID417a4368d15541e5aeedf527b2fb3748"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Legal fees</header><text>A State assuming the responsibilities of the Secretary under this section for a specific project may use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for attorneys fees directly attributable to eligible activities associated with the project.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDD25CC066CB54CC4A1510980D0F74EBA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5e3326a79d6348c2bc2b33e0125e7267"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID924b427ccd394db2ae06bf4c38dd124b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5e2a8e0fe9da4fab88d9bc937db00776"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>(1)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id91129F91FC444DC3ADAD1DDF8865AD2E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa96442e3041e4b6980534c5c58a6c5bc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(D) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6a5e3e218f444b76823c9eb0fc1a7d9f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECCE69EFB9EB4351889D83734710C1E2" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDbc2d080a03cb47309a673fb1e72f2482"><enum>(4)</enum><text>require the State to provide to the Secretary any information the Secretary considers necessary to ensure that the State is adequately carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDba725711440947fd87a296e8f447bf40"><enum>(5)</enum><text>require the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id16E03EF81C7E415197124A76AB526FCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>after a period of 5 years, to evaluate the ability of the State to carry out the responsibility assumed under this section;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA4F2285DEE7E4F0B937062B28B4D96EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Secretary determines that the State is not ready to effectively carry out the responsibilities the State has assumed, to reevaluate the readiness of the State every 3 years, or at such other frequency as the Secretary considers appropriate, after the initial 5-year evaluation, until the State is ready to assume the responsibilities on a permanent basis; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idCC1770A2EFBA4E3E9BC6F5960592C629"><enum>(C)</enum><text>once the Secretary determines that the State is ready to permanently assume the responsibilities of the Secretary, not to require any further evaluations; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idFB2EEB50A9D24BAAA2D647DA694E9C33"><enum>(6)</enum><text>require the State to provide the Secretary with any information, including regular written reports, as the Secretary may require in conducting evaluations under paragraph (5).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDBB0D494C98A49F395774BFCBAC32FA3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id379E3AC11EE6438BA5E9B57B6FB2B4E3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9629110F20BF438996383C3C60E531C8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID947bf8c6eb8942ba9cf6b1ff1715520c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9bf83b81cc7d447e94dfb225e23e7d4b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID432c9778bf0c40bdb428ba090e56734f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2CEB0912FD7489FA8D4025353644BE2" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ACB670EA15447EDB71E3502AD641D01"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination by the State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State may terminate the participation of the State in the program at any time by providing to the Secretary a notice by not later than the date that is 90 days before the date of termination, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may provide.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3be8cd99feaf4382817e8bf12113a029"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 327 in the analysis of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="ided24c934-29dd-4500-9a08-1edf1a802cbf" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry level="section">327. Surface transportation project delivery program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDb6483d92a25f4156b047715c5dbe5ba4"><enum>1309.</enum><header>Categorical exclusion for projects within the right-of-way</header> <subsection id="id800F091048A94277B541265734C1EC22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking for a categorical exclusion that meets the definitions (as in effect on that date) of section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and section 771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, for a project (as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code)—</text> <paragraph id="IDc5f3be2d9b1945c0abc2414c5e5c9a4a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that is located solely within the right-of-way of an existing highway, such as new turn lanes and bus pull-offs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3268fc10fc3a47d9856375863f84db09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that does not include the addition of a through lane or new interchange; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID58bb48dc42424fb097fd74836fa2a4ca"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for which the project sponsor demonstrates that the project—</text> <subparagraph id="ID68ed168520d44d55bf59efd462840fdd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is intended to improve safety, alleviate congestion, or improve air quality; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5ce0ad581624e678330512aa876c60b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>would improve or maintain pavement or structural conditions or achieve a state of good repair.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1ed97e37e00d40b891136d3ee565949b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to further define and implement subsection (a) within subsection (c) or (d) of section 771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the MAP–21).</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID209ac4c50eb7417ca2400ff9bb60dfc3"><enum>1310.</enum><header>Programmatic agreements and additional categorical exclusions</header> <subsection id="id1BBC620E8F6F44C987AD580DCC0EE182"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID12e183675e8e4ee5b78d1ee7fa9406cd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>survey the use by the Department of Transportation of categorical exclusions in transportation projects since 2005;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5441997910AA4727907CBE97F7E3909D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publish a review of the survey that includes a description of—</text> <subparagraph id="id0D1DABC6844144AAAEF977A0711858CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the types of actions categorically excluded; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4CB3C4C7EADD4EC0A2579D540F310A00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any requests previously received by the Secretary for new categorical exclusions; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51622d062efa4cc8b36b7b16dc90bc3b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>solicit requests from State departments of transportation, transit authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, or other government agencies for new categorical exclusions.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID97f90d8677264e2fb7b4c09bfedceb00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New categorical exclusions</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to propose new categorical exclusions received by the Secretary under subsection (a), to the extent that the categorical exclusions meet the criteria for a categorical exclusion under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations and section 771.117(a) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as those regulations are in effect on the date of the notice).</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDe38f49a752704e0aa5b8f9520cd0928a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional actions</header><text>The Secretary shall issue a proposed rulemaking to move the following types of actions from subsection (d) of section 771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to subsection (c) of that section, to the extent that such movement complies with 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):</text> <paragraph id="IDce536c4de9614068884acb35fc9a2d9f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Modernization of a highway by resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction, adding shoulders, or adding auxiliary lanes (including parking, weaving, turning, and climbing).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa2b4e97634eb419e8e4e8b32aa8890cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Highway safety or traffic operations improvement projects, including the installation of ramp metering control devices and lighting.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID956c409e05144ab594fc9f636e430e62"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Bridge rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement or the construction of grade separation to replace existing at-grade railroad crossings.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID626558acc20443809fb64da53fd794e6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Programmatic agreements</header> <paragraph id="id34EC0962DCB34847BDF65E964B3AD183"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall seek opportunities to enter into programmatic agreements with the States that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental and other required project reviews.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id15041500FFB44C10A1675A6A4E05F261"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Programmatic agreements authorized under paragraph (1) may include agreements that allow a State to determine on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration whether a project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6016955D2B9341A9A81AC981E5F909CF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determinations</header><text>An agreement described in paragraph (2) may include determinations by the Secretary of the types of projects categorically excluded (consistent with section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations) in the State in addition to the types listed in subsections (c) and (d) of section 771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6121f835948c47748b55af7702652110"><enum>1311.</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="idAFE4E9FD0D2844228192D61038E2135B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When preparing a final environmental impact statement under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if the lead agency makes changes in response to comments that are minor and are confined to factual corrections or explanations of why the comments do not warrant further agency response, the lead agency may write on errata sheets attached to the statement instead of rewriting the draft statement, on the condition that the errata sheets—</text> <paragraph id="idCB0A5337845747CF9F6E3BEA4DDAF240"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cite the sources, authorities, or reasons that support the position of the agency; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7E2F4CF427534FB08AB25A0DF228EA33"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if appropriate, indicate the circumstances that would trigger agency reappraisal or further response.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4642e7f8a8044063ae770eeb930c28bd"><enum>(b)</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> <paragraph id="idC2E3C3C21F8349578B54AC4493B5175C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the final environmental impact statement makes substantial changes to the proposed action that are relevant to environmental or safety concerns; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2E30D20A375045FA987153AA8DF922B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>there are significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns and that bear on the proposed action or the impacts of the proposed action.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5aa99b97db8f40d0ba90b531c240905f"><enum>1312.</enum><header>Memoranda of agency agreements for early coordination</header> <subsection id="id700DE5CCF7B047AB801522AE73C6F966"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="id6155D334EC2A43438C0B3F9E84E08920"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary and other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process should cooperate with each other and other agencies on environmental review and project delivery activities at the earliest practicable time to avoid delays and duplication of effort later in the process, head off potential conflicts, and ensure that planning and project development decisions reflect environmental values; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDBA2092A934C4BE6B27B45D21F1710F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such cooperation should include the development of policies and the designation of staff that advise planning agencies or project sponsors of studies or other information foreseeably required for later Federal action and early consultation with appropriate State and local agencies and Indian tribes.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1300ab8574a94d8d9148712d70ef25bb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>If requested at any time by a State or local planning agency, the Secretary and other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process, shall, to the extent practicable and appropriate, as determined by the agencies, provide technical assistance to the State or local planning agency on accomplishing the early coordination activities described in subsection (d).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID3970192290fd4413a15666efc354e96a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Memorandum of agency agreement</header><text>If requested at any time by a State or local planning agency, the lead agency, in consultation with other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process, may establish memoranda of agreement with the project sponsor, State, and local governments and other appropriate entities to accomplish the early coordination activities described in subsection (d).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID199566d4685c4e2b93c543af7f39e4aa"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Early coordination activities</header><text>Early coordination activities shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, the following:</text> <paragraph id="ID7f54ad43f415476f95b0abcc2a2abe60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Technical assistance on identifying potential impacts and mitigation issues in an integrated fashion.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID769247defc6b49928be8ecf7960c1a34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The potential appropriateness of using planning products and decisions in later environmental reviews.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0cd18e455e9f4e778141d11ecbefc8ff"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The identification and elimination from detailed study in the environmental review process of the issues that are not significant or that have been covered by prior environmental reviews.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d14ab733d364146abb20c3e50c82087"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The identification of other environmental review and consultation requirements so that the lead and cooperating agencies may prepare, as appropriate, other required analyses and studies concurrently with planning activities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID414422598e2c439c8a6377448e027c69"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The identification by agencies with jurisdiction over any permits related to the project of any and all relevant information that will reasonably be required for the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa222a7723cd446fabe03a084f5029b0a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The reduction of duplication between requirements under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and State and local planning and environmental review requirements, unless the agencies are specifically barred from doing so by applicable law.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd44a4bd228974193977c864808885cba"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Timelines for the completion of agency actions during the planning and environmental review processes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4fe4631584a749ad8aacabe88d5516e6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Other appropriate factors.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDd836864f89314088bcd79f9a694ff84e"><enum>1313.</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 139(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A199C1DA3F241A7A86D93A110FFC6E0" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDb7dd42ae0ab84bf098b64b671cc7dda4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interim decision on achieving accelerated decisionmaking</header> <subparagraph id="id03AA26D0CC8E4F658D8DF2C36335CF07"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the close of the public comment period on a draft environmental impact statement, the Secretary may convene a meeting with the project sponsor, lead agency, resource agencies, and any relevant State agencies to ensure that all parties are on schedule to meet deadlines for decisions to be made regarding the project.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7600BE5A5D2841ACB7FF83F578D0E1CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text>The deadlines referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be those established under subsection (g), or any other deadlines established by the lead agency, in consultation with the project sponsor and other relevant agencies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEBCFB95817D24BDC9449C5FF5CEE3F19"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failure to assure</header><text>If the relevant agencies cannot provide reasonable assurances that the deadlines described in subparagraph (B) will be met, the Secretary may initiate the issue resolution and referral process described under paragraph (5) and before the completion of the record of decision.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID503d23ff0a19417e9619afa6afd897df"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Accelerated issue resolution and referral</header> <subparagraph id="ID46211fc158bd4dd89852e0af9e59f44c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Agency issue resolution meeting</header> <clause id="id8D61CBEF212A4D94A1771198B42206DD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Federal agency of jurisdiction, project sponsor, or the Governor of a State in which a project is located may request an issue resolution meeting to be conducted by the lead agency.</text> </clause><clause id="id5717D7FDC770492DA17203732D369844"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Action by lead agency</header><text>The lead agency shall convene an issue resolution meeting under clause (i) with the relevant participating agencies and the project sponsor, including the Governor only if the meeting was requested by the Governor, to resolve issues that could—</text> <subclause id="id647095F267FC4B6CAA57DFCE4276186B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>delay completion of the environmental review process; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC770116FF3754294B820BB16609660EE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>result in denial of any approvals required for the project under applicable laws.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idB423302914D34D7A960FC37A12092F91"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Date</header><text>A meeting requested under this subparagraph shall be held by not later than 21 days after the date of receipt of the request for the meeting, unless the lead agency determines that there is good cause to extend the time for the meeting.</text> </clause><clause id="idB12E1EAE71934330AA40ED3239ADDF2D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>On receipt of a request for a meeting under this subparagraph, the lead agency shall notify all relevant participating agencies of the request, including the issue to be resolved, and the date for the meeting.</text> </clause><clause id="id75D6313565B74A6CA18EF551B2EA7C23"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Disputes</header><text>If a relevant participating agency with jurisdiction over an approval required for a project under applicable law determines that the relevant information necessary to resolve the issue has not been obtained and could not have been obtained within a reasonable time, but the lead agency disagrees, the resolution of the dispute shall be forwarded to the heads of the relevant agencies for resolution.</text> </clause><clause id="id77B89B7A2D5D484E98F3FC5EC36B14CD"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Convention by lead agency</header><text>A lead agency may convene an issue resolution meeting under this subsection at any time without the request of the Federal agency of jurisdiction, project sponsor, or the Governor of a State.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b2cbb35c1db41e6b8a58c43401286b7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elevation of issue resolution</header> <clause id="id8080628D8E2640F49EE89E883F68F94C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If issue resolution is not achieved by not later than 30 days after the date of a relevant meeting under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall notify the lead agency, the heads of the relevant participating agencies, and the project sponsor (including the Governor only if the initial issue resolution meeting request came from the Governor) that an issue resolution meeting will be convened.</text> </clause><clause id="idA6C94363CE6B40B39127005A24EB8490"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall identify the issues to be addressed at the meeting and convene the meeting not later than 30 days after the date of issuance of the notice.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID91def61a54af45729a3d800b6d63188b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Referral of issue resolution</header> <clause id="IDaf5e76103f4b4d52be51827787fee49e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Referral to Council on Environmental Quality</header> <subclause id="id9C943B0908934DF99574D77C48ABF4B7"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If resolution is not achieved by not later than 30 days after the date of an issue resolution meeting under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall refer the matter to the Council on Environmental Quality.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1EC32E789DA24EB4B524C999EB56F5B4"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of a referral from the Secretary under subclause (I), the Council on Environmental Quality shall hold an issue resolution meeting with the lead agency, the heads of relevant participating agencies, and the project sponsor (including the Governor only if an initial request for an issue resolution meeting came from the Governor).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID3232477833714f038a222477fc878297"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Referral to the President</header><text>If a resolution is not achieved by not later than 30 days after the date of the meeting convened by the Council on Environmental Quality under clause (i)(II), the Secretary shall refer the matter directly to the President.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDecb319b2d60c4ea194c2c28971ed25e8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Financial transfer provisions</header> <subparagraph id="ID607cdf0bd4e74d2bac599e51835e68f1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Federal agency of jurisdiction over an approval required for a project under applicable laws shall complete any required approval on an expeditious basis using the shortest existing applicable process.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEB20D220FBA24DB7B79997FEA532046F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to decide</header> <clause id="idBF1767E6591B47C4A25133BCB938A6F9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If an agency described in subparagraph (A) fails to render a decision under any Federal law relating to a project that requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment, including the issuance or denial of a permit, license, or other approval by the date described in clause (ii), the agency shall transfer from the applicable office of the head of the agency, or equivalent office to which the authority for rendering the decision has been delegated by law, to the agency or division charged with rendering a decision regarding the application, by not later than 1 day after the applicable date under clause (ii), and once each week thereafter until a final decision is rendered, subject to subparagraph (C)—</text> <subclause id="id2F938028D9F0464DA2379FC804520A41"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$20,000 for any project for which an annual financial plan under section 106(i) is required; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB30290C84A1B4BC4B1FB06FF490ACBB5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$10,000 for any other project requiring preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idE509C5ED44FB4B128D73E0A00A0608DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Description of date</header><text>The date referred to in clause (i) is the later of—</text> <subclause id="IDf946f4880b0e44d18579bfce5ee03041"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date on which an application for the permit, license, or approval is complete; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID01bc0bc93c84428fb5f03b48bd773d10"><enum>(II)</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 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41995BB7A6F24531B1C4CD8DC8877404"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <clause id="idD06BBAFBDF8249438741EA57D0436C58"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No transfer of funds under subparagraph (B) relating to an individual project shall exceed, in any fiscal year, an amount equal to 1 percent of the funds made available for the applicable agency office.</text> </clause><clause id="idAF9FBC0E570D4E2282E9267DCFCB2A80"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to decide</header><text>The total amount transferred in a fiscal year as a result of a failure by an agency to make a decision by an applicable deadline shall not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent of the funds made available for the applicable agency office for that fiscal year.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCF404BB3A5B94C4E857F163D16CC652E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>The transferred funds shall only be available to the agency or division charged with rendering the decision as additional resources, pursuant to subparagraph (F).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa647f6e0d7c64bc699037ca0233aedc4"><enum>(E)</enum><header>No fault of agency</header><text>A transfer of funds under this paragraph shall not be made if the agency responsible for rendering the decision certifies that—</text> <clause id="ID2a5a839c625a4fd5a24367d123c991cc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the agency has not received necessary information or approvals from another entity, such as the project sponsor, in a manner that affects the ability of the agency to meet any requirements under State, local, or Federal law; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID434a0c035bdb4cb0ae0236ed2d33ed17"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>significant new information or circumstances, including a major modification to an aspect of the project, requires additional analysis for the agency to make a decision on the project application.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35928f3952314150b9f16a5350473166"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header> <clause id="idD72193D454C5429ABB4C5034122FEF9A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds transferred under this paragraph shall supplement resources available to the agency or division charged with making a decision for the purpose of expediting permit reviews.</text> </clause><clause id="id0B44F57F51554EBD984E42869541877C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds transferred under this paragraph shall be available for use or obligation for the same period that the funds were originally authorized or appropriated, plus 1 additional fiscal year.</text> </clause><clause id="id68B766F941D5446E9F018AB9F0A8A849"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Federal agency with jurisdiction for the decision that has transferred the funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not reprogram funds to the office of the head of the agency, or equivalent office, to reimburse that office for the loss of the funds.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb3909f5b13924149a3ba52560b1dec17"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Audits</header><text>In any fiscal year in which any Federal agency transfers funds pursuant to this paragraph, the Inspector General of that agency shall—</text> <clause id="id444FA1A2EC5E40A48F33C1CC8C4B0F75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct an audit to assess compliance with the requirements of this paragraph; and</text> </clause><clause id="id50C95473B91C4D20A9F1DEF5A648C355"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year during which the transfer occurred, submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and any other appropriate congressional committees a report describing the reasons why the transfers were levied, including allocations of resources.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID60f757e7ad4347c5acf9f782e9293b57"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Effect of paragraph</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph affects or limits the application of, or obligation to comply with, any Federal, State, local, or tribal law.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89b6f131c4344aa89856508c90484869"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Authority for intra-agency transfer of funds</header><text>The requirement provided under this paragraph for a Federal agency to transfer or reallocate funds of the Federal agency in accordance with subparagraph (B)(i)—</text> <clause id="IDc4c73fb4494b45858663d74e857152b8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be treated by the Federal agency as a requirement and authority consistent with any applicable original law establishing and authorizing the agency; but</text> </clause><clause id="ID47a3d9a295be4576ba162ce30d8bded3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not provide to the Federal agency the authority to require or determine the intra-agency transfer or reallocation of funds that are provided to or are within any other Federal agency.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ab42fe4f6b34585b8110c7abb2e4b15"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Expedient decisions and reviews</header><text>To ensure that Federal environmental decisions and reviews are expeditiously made—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb1fd6f69ab664a85b6ce86268d11c92c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adequate resources made available under this title shall be devoted to ensuring that applicable environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) are completed on an expeditious basis and that the shortest existing applicable process under that Act is implemented; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd24b9e350890414c853cad7513b113ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the President shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, not less frequently than once every 120 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, a report on the status and progress of the following projects and activities funded under this title with respect to compliance with applicable requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.):</text> <clause id="IDf79b01f0021548d9adf77e81c0a9c64d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Projects and activities required to prepare an annual financial plan under section 106(i).</text> </clause><clause id="IDe60b8425b11a44e198495a9483e084c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A sample of not less than 5 percent of the projects requiring preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment in each State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="id10142F36B5004259BF487140C7C20D71"><enum>1314.</enum><header>Environmental procedures initiative</header> <subsection id="id36B08A4251334A28984DA53B273A0F00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For grant programs under which funds are distributed by formula by the Department of Transportation, the Secretary shall establish an initiative to review and develop consistent procedures for environmental permitting and procurement requirements.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDc5c8341ccb59447384051673b123c2c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall publish the results of the initiative described in subsection (a) in an electronically accessible format.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID7ead76fce2e947ea9a89c5fc1fbe2907"><enum>1315.</enum><header>Alternative relocation payment demonstration program</header> <subsection id="id1C4573ED258A44C2B24DEBCA7F8D523B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payment demonstration program</header> <paragraph id="id6D8902D0BBF44B19836BDD9D6C34E030"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this section, for the purpose of identifying improvements in the timeliness of providing relocation assistance to persons displaced by Federal or federally assisted programs and projects, the Secretary may allow not more than 5 States to participate in an alternative relocation payment demonstration program under which payments to displaced persons eligible for relocation assistance pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) (including implementing regulations), are calculated based on reasonable estimates and paid in advance of the physical displacement of the displaced person.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id802FD6C05B4644CABE8FC99C0460A3DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing of payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relocation assistance payments for projects carried out under an approved State demonstration program may be provided to the displaced person at the same time as payments of just compensation for real property acquired for the program or project of the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF8C1D300BA7D42229CCF061D29835122"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Combining of payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments for relocation and just compensation may be combined into a single unallocated amount.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID63f7a4d08ea94e13bb866ba738bd52b9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria</header> <paragraph id="id6A9BB2181BD5453AB13CFA71634AB776"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After public notice and an opportunity to comment, the Secretary shall adopt criteria for carrying out the alternative relocation payment demonstration program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id23A7F049DE874B71B790C7A85E3D7E03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditions</header> <subparagraph id="id2AD611C573924FE19C71E38BC355D2F0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Conditions for State participation in the demonstration program shall include the conditions described in subparagraphs (B) through (E).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID58d49429d1484824adf8a0982ecf8f16"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Memorandum of agreement</header><text>A State wishing to participate in the demonstration program shall be required to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Secretary that includes provisions relating to—</text> <clause id="id2CEC55BD82164E22BBEBE4B120C0364E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the selection of projects or programs within the State to which the alternative relocation payment process will be applied;</text> </clause><clause id="idAB846F2E22234B59A9B1C053678627BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>program and project-level monitoring;</text> </clause><clause id="id9BF73DAED3684AE996069B9982505169"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>performance measurement;</text> </clause><clause id="idF92D2E2A901F45DCAC38FC0172BC667A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reporting; and</text> </clause><clause id="idC0665480A39E4EF2A7D640A460792EE6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the circumstances under which the Secretary may terminate the demonstration program of the State before the end of the program term.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c62226e45ea4bc6bd853d6e9468361c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Term of demonstration program</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B)(v), the demonstration program of the State may continue for up to 3 years after the date on which the Secretary executes the memorandum of agreement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc98417000fa4f018cb36838091ea08c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Displaced persons</header> <clause id="idB32F390945544ED2A6B3A5FB08F7EB95"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Displaced persons affected by a project included in the demonstration program of the State shall be informed in writing in a format that is clear and easily understandable that the relocation payments that the displaced persons receive under the demonstration program may be higher or lower than the amount that the displaced persons would receive under the standard relocation assistance process.</text> </clause><clause id="id4FF4EF6A4F0549C7AFFED2A64D1CF04C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Alternative process</header><text>Displaced persons shall be informed—</text> <subclause id="id0930A60911954C9BA45B29CAFC7B9700"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of the right of the displaced persons not to participate in the demonstration program; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id42C403BD86C24DC9BC05A6F63121F049"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that the alternative relocation payment process can be used only if the displaced person agrees in writing.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id90A474EE118B495CAD7DCFE343245F43"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>The displacing agency shall provide any displaced person who elects not to participate in the demonstration program with relocation assistance in accordance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) (including implementing regulations).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7f5bd6e77ef94649bf60e269e2f31c18"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Other displacements</header> <clause id="id4048440A682147FAB5116B5FF77B7ACF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If other Federal agencies plan displacements in or adjacent to a demonstration program project area within the same time period as the project acquisition and relocation actions of the demonstration program, the Secretary shall adopt measures to protect against inconsistent treatment of displaced persons.</text> </clause><clause id="id061D5BFBD58B4A34BDEBB94266F66F04"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>Measures described in clause (i) may include a determination that the demonstration program authority may not be used on a particular project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1cb3ff6577974092889fa1a7ed385d2d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="id49481A79C64B498D94494C2883676997"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress—</text> <subparagraph id="id9A8FCE9E2DE94B1CBFB98D9170A67503"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least every 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a report on the progress and results of the demonstration program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idABD727B3377A4AFDBA0116EB3A65552B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after all State demonstration programs have ended, a final report.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4D18E04EA25340F987C246F3E35BE512"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The final report shall include an evaluation by the Secretary of the merits of the alternative relocation payment demonstration program, including the effects of the demonstration program on—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8fb007173b6a41af9c6a5069f2314236"><enum>(A)</enum><text>displaced persons and the protections afforded to displaced persons by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88ab82d2b3434cd4babc0e1493a30d2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the efficiency of the delivery of Federal-aid highway projects and overall effects on the Federal-aid highway program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd706fd1f08cc41d3b46d0ccb4aec1e0c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the achievement of the purposes of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID376de5a87bb140729e521b934f55d256"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The authority of this section may be used only on projects funded under title 23, United States Code, in cases in which the funds are administered by the Federal Highway Administration.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID05086d0f25ec49178f2b59637412eeb0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to approve an alternate relocation payment demonstration program for a State terminates on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDdd3a6adf35034843b29da8f7a99b7dbf"><enum>1316.</enum><header>Review of Federal project and program delivery</header> <subsection id="idA0C247FECA9A45E58FFB5F3814B252D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Completion time assessments and reports</header> <paragraph id="IDb3036ab71fea476e9d7745c3bdfa0ffb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For projects funded under title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall compare—</text> <subparagraph id="ID573da435aff84ca7aa798038c8a0c7ff"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6FE37CB9533343A091009D7BDFF8A0FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the completion times of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements initiated after calendar year 2005; to</text> </clause><clause id="idDC9A4B9B28484D969D76ACF4C8C6BCE1" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the completion times of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements initiated during a period prior to calendar year 2005; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID70e98c3ec19544ccbac2f90306aa2fcc"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA33A0A3AB5014A7DAA05B99A202C261D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the completion times of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements initiated during the period beginning on January 1, 2005, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act; to</text> </clause><clause id="id607C79AB227840609AF8629F3D268375" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the completion times of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements initiated after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa58fcf23646446bda917f603dee2754e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report—</text> <subparagraph id="ID73842d8ecaa742f4bb098333d2b3955d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act that—</text> <clause id="id2A6458E3B43C4292822566DA442BA6F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describes the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1)(A); and</text> </clause><clause id="id4E4493EE57484BA0A3AC08D28854B8AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifies any change in the timing for completions, including the reasons for any such change and the reasons for delays in excess of 5 years; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ae3cbd8ed7c4c84b78969dd68ebbcd7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act that—</text> <clause id="idC5DE8742FBDD486BA42D91FF17145E13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describes the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1)(B); and</text> </clause><clause id="idFAD0E570D4684B78BCB4C0B0148CF7F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifies any change in the timing for completions, including the reasons for any such change and the reasons for delays in excess of 5 years.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0a720c923b2a450ab0f78cedcf329d74"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the types and justification for the additional categorical exclusions granted under the authority provided under sections 1309 and 1310.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDe935b4ff096f49e18634564bc7c8e8ba"><enum>(c)</enum><header>GAO report</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text> <paragraph id="id53164557F1E14182BC5F2D27E2A3D08E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the reforms carried out under sections 1301 through 1315 (including the amendments made by those sections); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFD0820AC9B1D4548882AB4180669F957"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes the results of the assessment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5e54d079d1e3442e863c2a393bf1218f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inspector General report</header><text>The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall—</text> <paragraph id="id5BACC385F05E4E72A8E8EB255D59B42C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the reforms carried out under sections 1301 through 1315 (including the amendments made by those sections); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD66A70331F40450AA092CAFE423CF276"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate—</text> <subparagraph id="id3C60527E5C3F4F0BB7B426C17381C7FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, an initial report of the findings of the Inspector General; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26686FB061574C959923CF1DAC370FAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, a final report of the findings.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id8F29FD429141437AB38A87F41F3AEF7B"><enum>D</enum><header>Highway safety</header> <section id="IDe078e3db0f0a493c8eebfb49407b2824"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Jason’s Law</header> <subsection id="ID495cb183f4cd447bb52b049014d8f10c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that it is a national priority to address projects under this section for the shortage of long-term parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System to improve the safety of motorized and nonmotorized users and for commercial motor vehicle operators.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID6f743a012a8f49cf996eb06b4ba493a2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Eligible projects under this section are those that—</text> <paragraph id="id17C313B09AE34EBEB52999CC8491B42B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve the National Highway System; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id47D09C4E76E1455A9E32B2473A10A9D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID6d95ef1edb3748cea7e6a04b9bbf6da5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Constructing safety rest areas (as defined in section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code) that include parking for commercial motor vehicles.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7fc9cd9775b944fda7a71bb91b605c5a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Constructing commercial motor vehicle parking facilities adjacent to commercial truck stops and travel plazas.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04fc7cff61f74a86a3216f4a5dd57155"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Opening existing facilities to commercial motor vehicle parking, including inspection and weigh stations and park-and-ride facilities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe624b6e7d374ca7aff11ea92f460856"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Promoting the availability of publicly or privately provided commercial motor vehicle parking on the National Highway System using intelligent transportation systems and other means.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a1c113fc2e148dcbee4c60f74deba88"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Constructing turnouts along the National Highway System for commercial motor vehicles.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdad3069e3365458084fd36fedba4b896"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Making capital improvements to public commercial motor vehicle parking facilities currently closed on a seasonal basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1bfe81f360364afda67256c72073ebe9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Improving the geometric design of interchanges on the National Highway System to improve access to commercial motor vehicle parking facilities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID260bbdfa5340415a87e596a88d008a48"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Survey and comparative assessment</header> <paragraph id="IDdd1032d126054136bfb84d7f3cc4e5c0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with relevant State motor carrier safety personnel, shall conduct a survey regarding the availability of parking facilities within each State—</text> <subparagraph id="id9946555077E041F6843248C1C1A178FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to evaluate the capability of the State to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for motor carriers engaged in interstate motor carrier service;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID958b2afdf0ba46e7bb2b2a6f2cedb9e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assess the volume of motor carrier traffic through the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92BCAEE858DB4A118F34EC8726CAA66E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to develop a system of metrics to measure the adequacy of parking facilities in the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID46cb0aa5b6714addab24bf73e0a5757e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Results</header><text>The results of the survey under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public on the website of the Department of Transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID29a8112f619e4cba8c793e8ceeeefd96"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Periodic updates</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically update the survey under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID603cc0c80f09479bb1a4069c9ec2458d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded through the authority provided under this section shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDd399df6e2fd24554b23637d3631ca363"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Open container requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 154(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDfa6ec6ccd70b44118a485464837ff445"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE4A8ECD232B40F2A027DC3CE10E0C52" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID5f747f2b575f4c63ad8736f173239b47"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header> <subparagraph id="ID8241c70b70c44d739819629707276bff"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>On October 1, 2011, and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing an open container law described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall reserve an amount equal to 2.5 percent of the funds to be apportioned to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) until the State certifies to the Secretary the means by which the State will use those reserved funds in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) and paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe74232077f754e979f87575a39dd3c8e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of receipt of a certification from a State under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="idD233230A6706470190B1B36993BA4DFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transfer the reserved funds identified by the State for use as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) to the apportionment of the State under section 402; and</text> </clause><clause id="id85FE8047434A4508B713D36C3D48B056"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>release the reserved funds identified by the State as described in paragraph (3).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d44c56e18b54442835b03e41109c44a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD1E9F7C7C844128ABF4DDCBBC73F7D1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID2662f0973f6b41ffa88b859dea075f16"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use for highway safety improvement program</header> <subparagraph id="id761A523ED76C4C1AA9EF140A4278B274"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may elect to use all or a portion of the funds transferred under paragraph (2) for activities eligible under section 148.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38D6972C86FD4966B0B75F02A0FB3E2D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State departments of transportation</header><text>If the State makes an election under subparagraph (A), the funds shall be transferred to the department of transportation of the State, which shall be responsible for the administration of the funds.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa57b70805cbd4450ba1a8209cc27deb9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id055530ACDFE14D91AD89F9FA2EC46335" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDb8dff64fcafd4d5d9ca1caeea8cca8cd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Derivation of amount to be transferred</header><text>The amount to be transferred under paragraph (2) may be derived from the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID23de15f3c44740b584589379af74229b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(l).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID01ac035768004e1c8748424deed13f94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID9728af629d0b482a868be03210462e18"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence</header> <subsection id="ID17accaf869cc4500a8ca42729deb9b77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 164(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDb3f23aa5a6024faeb63d914e44cf0af3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id83F72DBE207C4376BEA18C40290E83A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8a153494f3f74afb808787df1a26d164"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8117D26E914844ADBE43259F5CCA0D4F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="IDfcccca4b676648f0b9ef95bcc935dda7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receive—</text> <clause id="ID1626612b3f9d4771b679bb49e9e9c7ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a suspension of all driving privileges for not less than 1 year; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID2d0d5389b37448528bab03d73b1fd7db"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a suspension of unlimited driving privileges for 1 year, allowing for the reinstatement of limited driving privileges subject to restrictions and limited exemptions as established by State law, if an ignition interlock device is installed for not less than 1 year on each of the motor vehicles owned or operated, or both, by the individual;</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd561a006c6674a51915b053780fa04f4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>Section 164(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID5211171f077145b78759e6ce59ed0dee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89478E31842F4CAFAF0B8E94A8D7ED21" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID099a1570e98a4749a8950e278461097a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header> <subparagraph id="IDfc65be33f5b84502ac4af33d3459e164"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>On October 1, 2011, and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing a repeat intoxicated driver law, the Secretary shall reserve an amount equal to 2.5 percent of the funds to be apportioned to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) until the State certifies to the Secretary the means by which the States will use those reserved funds among the uses authorized under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE08173CD2F9E41BC8A7F2FFB608919AC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of receipt of a certification from a State under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="idE5A654317DFE4A878F3BF342091B9B1A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transfer the reserved funds identified by the State for use as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) to the apportionment of the State under section 402; and</text> </clause><clause id="idD5688689BC98468298301C0DC1CA8159"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>release the reserved funds identified by the State as described in paragraph (3).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID21f44591c1c2477b8200dd147594c78a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31C4ECD5C4EB4A63919F99CA80C0FFBE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idA6E14E164C0049FB812FC33FD112A8C7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use for highway safety improvement program</header> <subparagraph id="idC3DA7CF0A87E40EC8F99CD26182F5C12"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may elect to use all or a portion of the funds transferred under paragraph (2) for activities eligible under section 148.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9B3969BB3AE142ED8E54C42CDB8B9E06"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State departments of transportation</header><text>If the State makes an election under subparagraph (A), the funds shall be transferred to the department of transportation of the State, which shall be responsible for the administration of the funds.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbfcfc561775f44d68495f031bdce8ea1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2F27CFE92B54DACB087A3B448E44135" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDb211cf3c36b54811b9220648f1a529e8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Derivation of amount to be transferred</header><text>The amount to be transferred under paragraph (2) may be derived from the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID2595df35224748ada0252d5ac2f9543b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(1).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33811a01918f4eb3a97145ec6d708c0f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID9cd274f293bb49809ea7ea7055425f04"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Adjustments to penalty provisions</header> <subsection id="IDbb5be5d7e5a94a1cb181849812106864"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Vehicle weight limitations</header><text>Section 127(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>No funds shall be apportioned in any fiscal year under section 104(b)(1) of this title to any State which</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall withhold 50 percent of the apportionment of a State under section 104(b)(1) in any fiscal year in which the State</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID536aaf9a9d154efd94daebd2f4886551"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Control of junkyards</header><text>Section 136 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID2fc484e854f847d3a73e358b56a316ea"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), in the first sentence—</text> <subparagraph id="ID6c18cc3ed3dc4aecbfe06303a8b78c6f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>10 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>7 percent</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcef2e852bf904cd98e2bafceaa8d93b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 104 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID75d6d716080c4b8aa0246cbe03f0dc2e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CE7C626CA80499297674BC68B445CC1" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDe3d1bbb8de2d40e39b10c36127de001f"><enum>(n)</enum><text>For purposes of this section, the terms <term>primary system</term> and <term>Federal-aid primary system</term> mean any highway that is on the National Highway System, which includes the Interstate Highway System.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0c908f3e8bc741548aea8ef894f19cb2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enforcement of vehicle size and weight laws</header><text>Section 141(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDc99ee19b7a6242e5a85fdce36b207640"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>10 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>7 percent</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd40c570e27a743ce8421c4f69a5ab8df"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 104 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfdb976a3d57346d7a98d9110dd4c54d3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Proof of payment of the heavy vehicle use tax</header><text>Section 141(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID4e4ab9c0534b45fd8574ac0b4d54bccf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 104(b)(4)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(1)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID711c14ef2f344bb0a6f1539232579e88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the first sentence by striking <quote>25 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote> 8 percent</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa4e7639b698b45a29dab0524ef5371b4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of safety belts</header><text>Section 153(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDb1c69359d55044ec8e9ce6c669b4eea5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE0788BD8600F4F8AB5BD6665340A1AD1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4999f2fd9e57423c81969db088a3a5f3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2437f57d5dd549da9ac3d7013f30a327"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Prior to fiscal year 2012</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc621b1c6ab3a49338a771309c5c4977a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and before October 1, 2011,</quote> after <quote>September 30, 1994,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID72657968ea264634858258e6a7b67529"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9341C424F2B4542B919A9C14AB64407" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID59f2534353d1482d8e3b57ae7b3addba"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>If, at any time in a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2011, a State does not have in effect a law described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall transfer an amount equal to 2 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for the succeeding fiscal year under each of paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 104(b) to the apportionment of the State under section 402.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3575a756f9b849bdaaadc9dcc1b9e06d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>National minimum drinking age</header><text>Section 158(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id0D386FBC31F54C4DBBBD985D1AF3FD79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD186A0243D2C4C2AB07F14E9FE9AAF9F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id129813EE802846A2A64E6EB656744214"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fiscal years before 2012</header><text>The Secretary</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFF64D0D65E3E47EEA66BBE06033BAC44"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B811B3F953D4090A2149FC0F91EE226" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idAD10202D2C2349299F5BCB31755190CE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>For fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount to be withheld under this section shall be an amount equal to 8 percent of the amount apportioned to the noncompliant State, as described in subparagraph (A), under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b).</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID97a60ed93b7a41e384ae6d7210f7e112"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Drug offenders</header><text>Section 159 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID0670a4d0e6d74d11926695665909e5ec"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idD8035458534341C287454778DE39E2F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA5145B25DE4F4D8B832F1642DCF1CD41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F2E059BAAB94E3ABF17611D107995C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>(including any amounts withheld under paragraph (1))</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C24554070EA4A21A196F43EF94219A2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81F079329F454EF6B8B4734AC825C0B0" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDbc9b17dae00f4be4a7da7d1134184abe"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>The Secretary shall withhold an amount equal to 8 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) on the first day of each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2011, if the State fails to meet the requirements of paragraph (3) on the first day of the fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8284a99d7f374d82ba7e36ba1ff27fa3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE5AC31A70F9405A80E19E819F69DB29" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID6fded3231d5545b0907b84dd1e61f443"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of noncompliance</header><text>No funds withheld under this section from apportionments to any State shall be available for apportionment to that State.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID45b87512d9eb42bf887ca18b8f1fb8e7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Zero tolerance blood alcohol concentration for minors</header><text>Section 161(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id0A491803B97F41DA81D93B6B945578E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB0C680A6D3D940F79978D08A0BBA6595"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBA2EAD192D6D40EB974E846CB7F122B4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="id1C2BDA8C718C45A7828F38D1A75ABA8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Prior to fiscal year 2012</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89519c2058154083bda81a8a00999f14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>through fiscal year 2011</quote> after <quote>each fiscal year thereafter</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b2f57903e7a4e6dba9f8d4ce06388c9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0857D27CC97D44698739538A16E8EFC7" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDc1f9dc5d7d7140aba3c3b4d5394c31f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>The Secretary shall withhold an amount equal to 8 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) on October 1, 2011, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, if the State does not meet the requirement of paragraph (3) on that date.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID510d1b2e8ffe41c899bc136df3af460d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated persons</header><text>Section 163(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6CC508ADAB0432588F4BC7B0A109451" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDf8ef375b71bc41ab85ed6009e1e935b8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2007 through 2011</header><text>On October 1, 2006, and October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2011, if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing a law described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall withhold an amount equal to 8 percent of the amounts to be apportioned to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a3bd365f5ca4a39b00cb0104ba45c51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>On October 1, 2011, and October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing a law described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall withhold an amount equal to 6 percent of the amounts to be apportioned to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID4390bb51db6a4043b8bf0316381f18b2"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Commercial driver's license</header><text>Section 31314 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idEA425D131233441A81BF7306B4142D47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE8D804CBD09C4CEA92E74334E72512BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69EDF14E72044D05ACF086B4C18B92EE" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDd0c5e286573f43bb9e61acc973ea3d4f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalties imposed in fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>Effective beginning on October 1, 2011—</text> <paragraph id="idE4655CB3CD91472A8146C4A2585BC417"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the penalty for the first instance of noncompliance by a State under this section shall be not more than an amount equal to 4 percent of funds required to be apportioned to the noncompliant State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD05D9032C6EF4EACABD3D194EA7C8CFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the penalty for subsequent instances of noncompliance shall be not more than an amount equal to 8 percent of funds required to be apportioned to the noncompliant State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDfe094046417c47239f18745201b34234"><enum>1405.</enum><header>Highway worker safety</header> <subsection id="ID436a56d494be44f99315ce6c6d5d3974"><enum></enum><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall modify section 630.1108(a) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to ensure that—</text> <paragraph id="idAC40BCA6B7524B36B45BCEAA9D208CAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at a minimum, positive protective measures are used to separate workers on highway construction projects from motorized traffic in all work zones conducted under traffic in areas that offer workers no means of escape (such as tunnels and bridges), unless an engineering study determines otherwise;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID628d045eb15d4ae2809b62248afbd43f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>temporary longitudinal traffic barriers are used to protect workers on highway construction projects in long-duration stationary work zones when the project design speed is anticipated to be high and the nature of the work requires workers to be within 1 lane-width from the edge of a live travel lane, unless—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf6ea3ed5053d4251be47db52b2c9ca55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis by the project sponsor determines otherwise; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51dca905ea464d06836fcc4a8686cf44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the project is outside of an urbanized area and the annual average daily traffic load of the applicable road is less than 100 vehicles per hour; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID864e469c84f04846b3b6e2a5698e7918"><enum>(3)</enum><text>when positive protective devices are necessary for highway construction projects, those devices are paid for on a unit-pay basis, unless doing so would create a conflict with innovative contracting approaches, such as design-build or some performance-based contracts under which the contractor is paid to assume a certain risk allocation and payment is generally made on a lump-sum basis.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idD5DC778A6A0B4A7E989AFE4590C68E7C"><enum>E</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="ID8ca0c679669749bdb180b9de817559e2"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Program efficiencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The first sentence of section 102(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>made available for such engineering</quote> and inserting <quote>reimbursed for the preliminary engineering</quote>.</text> </section><section id="ID227c8c073cb94e43b595698455fedc38"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Project approval and oversight</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDb76e6a9b3e4b41b1bb77bfeca5e88ac3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) by inserting <quote>recipient</quote> before <quote>formalizing</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf22e58792734c18aafce178d631166b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDe48b6f1c84d74f28be4c76679c0e51e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="idBA6EA31BDEA9454FA4AE5E3C7D9DBC74"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Non-Interstate</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID0ff2ee765feb4456918f633cb95c72c2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>but not on the Interstate System</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1bf8e87f1e5c4d49ad7a5a8331a7b75d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE1FA8F4CF0544CA933C3A42EA8A3A30" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDfbf7d74cb4af49029cc63f8ecc718b52"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on interstate projects</header> <subparagraph id="id84FCB05FB32C4F729DB49439861C6008"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall not assign any responsibilities to a State for projects the Secretary determines to be in a high risk category, as defined under subparagraph (B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67270CEADB8C4EBBB1D4021E58BEDAC1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>High risk categories</header><text>The Secretary may define the high risk categories under this subparagraph on a national basis, a State-by-State basis, or a national and State-by-State basis, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3c5c6537a4e4b32a4ad955d306c58eb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf677f53a5c8f48ff8aa54f7142ba211b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="id33CC401513CA4F97A57C5B00A039BA35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="IDd59f80af93eb44659ce4a5e176103643"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i)—</text> <item id="idDE50C78819AA4970AB104BE56267D315"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by striking <quote>concept</quote> and inserting <quote>planning</quote>; and</text> </item><item id="ID188ee291ecfd424da30011d912134968"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>multidisciplined</quote> and inserting <quote>multidisciplinary</quote>; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="IDc727efd22daa46578fb5149f99501fd7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B0F656EB0054CA3B65FDB715989DF26" style="OLC"> <clause id="id5B6A9496E8D3491781FECC90F710945F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing the needed functions and achieving the established commitments (including environmental, community, and agency commitments) safely, reliably, and at the lowest overall lifecycle cost;</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID8289f2294eb440c397cc0d0677131d81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB21804BD2064D1CB71DA5B91920659E" style="OLC"> <clause id="ID414a1fe73dc8408e82cd1953fed2389b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>refining or redesigning, as appropriate, the project using different technologies, materials, or methods so as to accomplish the purpose, functions, and established commitments (including environmental, community, and agency commitments) of the project.</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1d0fd351fb034302aa649440538868ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="idE50777B658C0441093804844BA56CC98"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>or other cost-reduction analysis</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4b9a10affd26424f9f97709c5722c2be"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Federal-aid system</quote> and inserting <quote>National Highway System receiving Federal assistance</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID13058ef215ac406dbce71cc92de7f89d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>on the National Highway System receiving Federal assistance</quote> after <quote>a bridge project</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa0f4588483b4fd28b15a31f4dd61c50"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07D987E475C9466EA0EA5873B48CDE99" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID44d4744630ac47b3b00cf017ae7e1373"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <subparagraph id="IDee53371ac40443bf806665eec3a6a8e4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Value engineering program</header><text>The State shall develop and carry out a value engineering program that—</text> <clause id="ID7a3fccce08864893920a2365451ad2da"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establishes and documents value engineering program policies and procedures;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8ce79900484046bb9f8cac30937a98af"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensures that the required value engineering analysis is conducted before completing the final design of a project;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8d63ab647eeb4e679b1836f21c84f57a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensures that the value engineering analysis that is conducted, and the recommendations developed and implemented for each project, are documented in a final value engineering report; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID333f5819af934656ade486fd0bf3bbfb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>monitors, evaluates, and annually submits to the Secretary a report that describes the results of the value analyses that are conducted and the recommendations implemented for each of the projects described in paragraph (2) that are completed in the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba6bf953368f44cbb126374385d4341f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Bridge projects</header><text>The value engineering analysis for a bridge project under paragraph (2) shall—</text> <clause id="idCBD906F7D3614F2DAAF32781ED0BB1D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include bridge superstructure and substructure requirements based on construction material; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0C6AE6239E044E2687B958ACF6CA3C89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be evaluated by the State—</text> <subclause id="ID485fe95d4ceb487fadea09f2a1fa1ab0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>on engineering and economic bases, taking into consideration acceptable designs for bridges; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4f57015e0ba44b14895ebcffe60036fb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>using an analysis of lifecycle costs and duration of project construction.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaa6a2cf2e2d3418abdac0c775f97465b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(4) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20F32F79AD144B7CB86FDA40ED85F21F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="IDb19810148dd74cfcab8a3988918066af"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funding</header> <clause id="idF3E34ABFB13D47D7A4BBF914089B542C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to project approval by the Secretary, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for carrying out the responsibilities of the State under subparagraph (A).</text> </clause><clause id="id8252F03D909745F4AD841B5DC7E9FE19"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>Activities eligible for assistance under this subparagraph include—</text> <subclause id="idDA4FCEBFA2CE407BA9AEE014ACAEEFBA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State administration of subgrants; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id207E0424BF564210A99EBBD06BDF225A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>State oversight of subrecipients.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idFDE64508A6E3442B9A3B0365D96651E3"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Annual work plan</header><text>To receive the funding flexibility made available under this subparagraph, the State shall submit to the Secretary an annual work plan identifying activities to be carried out under this subparagraph during the applicable year.</text> </clause><clause id="id72B333F5406E49E68377F14C4F7EEC76"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under this subparagraph shall be 100 percent.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID11cf055ebc9a47298031d65a23b4803b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5867b2d9ad1a454fba63b2f5347aa936"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting <quote>, including a phasing plan when applicable</quote> after <quote>financial plan</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDac27be60fbbd4e4a874a916ef470064f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA2742456A414AF3B7A439D72789F6B3" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID37b94625f2d042f9ad016d079d533363"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial plan</header><text>A financial plan—</text> <subparagraph id="IDe5c71579601d4d7285e1cd26215c99f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be based on detailed estimates of the cost to complete the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID43fb5e172637457796f0d31176db88ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall provide for the annual submission of updates to the Secretary that are based on reasonable assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of future increases in the cost to complete the project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID642ff8b46f494b6ea0582ca8dbbbc698"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may include a phasing plan that identifies fundable incremental improvements or phases that will address the purpose and the need of the project in the short term in the event there are insufficient financial resources to complete the entire project. If a phasing plan is adopted for a project pursuant to this section, the project shall be deemed to satisfy the fiscal constraint requirements in the statewide and metropolitan planning requirements in sections 134 and 135.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="IDe09c84ba44c5468c87b2ebc40fa8b105"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Standards</header> <subsection id="id0189C8E6CFCB4D4086348DEF64E593EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Practical design</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDe0cec97e69af47f389dcd236ca27c41c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idD6C80B7ED8084C1487465A03E0F85CCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB37D5FD2047A4DEFA340CE9D02650DED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE68C49953CE4E979CAE2467F087716C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD33EA66ED0284AFEAE0FB9E0B97E7728" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDc1d98cb811724d96bdf3e7e42200d82c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>utilize, when appropriate, practical design solutions, as defined in this section, to ensure that transportation needs are met and that funds available for transportation projects are used efficiently.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ba42957d4c54814be3c05d55f099d81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDc34a9207d9fa4eb5875aa8addce399db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="ID48e2d44bc7314cc0970bf30a085a369f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, reconstruction, resurfacing (except for maintenance resurfacing), restoration, or rehabilitation</quote> and inserting <quote>or reconstruction</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID790ace2f52604e919631e064bd88b791"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>may take into account</quote> and inserting <quote>shall consider</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID143c63e03992433789944e44ea9caa90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="IDe2c998052bb245b58c42967953e57990"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence of the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="idC6B058B887884E5EA6CBF74037A3F3B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause><clause id="IDad88de70a1d843cb84ba5038e5f26fc8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F); and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6f607c8278a04d4eb42874eee778f7c1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C16E41BE13549799737B34F86590F8D" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ID794ec2740b8a476794bfc6336b7add70"><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="IDd4c98b6fdc3f4fdd9602dfb5e75239f4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the publication entitled <quote>A Guide for Achieving Flexibility in Highway Design, 1st Edition</quote>, published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51150c6c64b6435dac912660449a4806"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by inserting <quote>pedestrian walkways,</quote> after <quote>bikeways,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb49e1e9e5f74dd69b2818a8e287ce0b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (m) by inserting <quote>, safe, and continuous</quote> after <quote>for a reasonable</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e0b833a1b68429c9788b742e4bf6e04"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (q) by striking <quote>consistent with the operative safety management system established in accordance with section 303 or in accordance with</quote> inserting <quote>that is in accordance with a State’s strategic highway safety plan and included on</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID48902ed1964a429cab78ba1394611919"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id726CAB1A309E43239918E55832F73917" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID7b1673ba4e574390ae7cc33071e97ee0"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>practical design solution</term> means a collaborative interdisciplinary approach that results in a transportation project that fits its physical setting, preserves safety, and balances costs with the necessary scope and project delivery needs of the project, as well as with scenic, aesthetic, historic, and environmental resources.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id88CCC1A8BF4F4DE486C5D5539D60475C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 109 of title 23, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)(6)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id260CD95110A74621A0C9AAAAB5D0955B" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDd62bae19eeac48b6bcfebf3e468551c8"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Pavement markings</header><text>The Secretary shall not approve any pavement markings project that includes the use of glass beads containing more than 200 parts per million of arsenic or lead, as determined in accordance with Environmental Protection Agency testing methods 3052, 6010B, or 6010C.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDbaecd7ef3bfb42ebb6affb741cd13e22"><enum>1504.</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 114 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID926592d53ed2472d87d54fbba727b4a1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1edf39368db5475bb839a53e6e20678c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09F5F7040B134E598E2F16E03E96A1E1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID6e0345e35e06455a9899a808e4d4c399"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation on convict labor</header><text>Convict labor shall not be used in construction of Federal-aid highways or portions of Federal-aid highways unless the labor is performed by convicts who are on parole, supervised release, or probation.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID466f35dd6d894eeeb3cc0715c3a9f401"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>in existence during that period</quote> after <quote>located on a Federal-aid system</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c714804312048c5bfcb5c4ac0cd3b52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="idBD1101CA6A3F430F9CB60A4B1E7DECB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0708ECEEFA394F609F7179B1F03EF377" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID33ff35a24f5046a98b1af556cb87daac"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that a worker who is employed on a remote project for the construction of a Federal-aid highway or portion of a Federal-aid highway in the State of Alaska and who is not a domiciled resident of the locality shall receive meals and lodging.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbd68ab20d71e4fb1bea626978c41217c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C) by striking <quote>highway or portion of a highway located on a Federal-aid system</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highway or portion of a Federal-aid highway</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID11ac6138168c48c987ab90aa9bf4ec77"><enum>1505.</enum><header>Maintenance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 116 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDa02c6fd2efab4bf38b0f454a96899aee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1262ddd688694cd8b660ec8ba20200f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>or other direct recipient</quote> before <quote>to maintain</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e92ec1b0850484bb0d067e9a44b69b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the second sentence;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b9510574e974179b7b57612761e1489"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25715E7A66DD4A7B9756D090390D4B57" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDb22ba9ec92fa4f87af2a6caae6579a12"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>In any State in which the State transportation department or other direct recipient is without legal authority to maintain a project described in subsection (a), the transportation department or direct recipient shall enter into a formal agreement with the appropriate officials of the county or municipality in which the project is located providing for the maintenance of the project.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID509dde135ed44153b937071a2065a32d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the first sentence of subsection (c) by inserting <quote>or other direct recipient</quote> after <quote>State transportation department</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="ID4c3d60ee9f784b4187b17d60c72c324c"><enum>1506.</enum><header>Federal share payable</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 120 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDd715ea22d2674ffa8e0e11240192b4d8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence of subsection (c)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID723920440b674706a4b68a5533f62579"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>maintaining minimum levels of retroreflectivity of highway signs or pavement markings,</quote> after <quote>traffic control signalization,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1ac5bffccad482aa87cded472f9264f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>shoulder and centerline rumble strips and stripes,</quote> after <quote>pavement marking,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDad683d3b2e4a40f7820a37acdc6677d6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federal-aid systems</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid programs</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDD257EFEE3F247E3B8B5923ECB628A73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BBA1345AE1B49DCA508F8ED2569C404" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idBAE726572E14492EBC4C3497E951BBAF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Emergency relief</header><text>The Federal share payable for any repair or reconstruction provided for by funds made available under section 125 for any project on a Federal-aid highway, including the Interstate System, shall not exceed the Federal share payable on a project on the system as provided in subsections (a) and (b), except that—</text> <paragraph id="id7ED87DAEB4F4471D96C5577DAACE8696"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Federal share payable for eligible emergency repairs to minimize damage, protect facilities, or restore essential traffic accomplished within 180 days after the actual occurrence of the natural disaster or catastrophic failure may amount to 100 percent of the cost of the repairs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBC91AABFBDA048A78F23FD460D7B5B10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Federal share payable for any repair or reconstruction of Federal land transportation facilities, Federal land access transportation facilities, and tribal transportation facilities may amount to 100 percent of the cost of the repair or reconstruction;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF562D9ED60754238A8BBA1AD7B8FEE54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary shall extend the time period in paragraph (1) taking into consideration any delay in the ability of the State to access damaged facilities to evaluate damage and the cost of repair; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7A7F80C38EBF490EBD6B9230D2DF4580"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Federal share payable for eligible permanent repairs to restore damaged facilities to predisaster condition may amount to 100 percent of the cost of the repairs if the eligible expenses incurred by the State due to natural disasters or catastrophic failures in a Federal fiscal year exceeds the annual apportionment of the State under section 104 for the fiscal year in which the disasters or failures occurred.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID44ca0afe4bba41be8368c68b1d156f37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g) and redesignating subsections (h) through (l) as subsections (g) through (k), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID38d3f31c32d34aba8216a1f956798c2c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)) by striking <quote>and the Appalachian development highway system program under section 14501 of title 40</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID245a9ef085a541a19da3d7ebdcc79d50"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsections (j) and (k) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28A4AB0A66484EB4842BE7CE305D0134" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID27a1c48d1b5e40ebbdb72d8f4a26baa6"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Use of federal agency funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds other than those made available under this title and title 49, United States Code, may be used to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of any transportation project that is within, adjacent to, or provides access to Federal land, the Federal share of which is funded under this title or chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDa4308c7f9e4e491687b6c968f70bb022"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Use of Federal land and tribal transportation funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out the tribal transportation program under section 202 and the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 may be used to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of any project that is funded under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 and that provides access to or within Federal or tribal land.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID7baab1d3541d42779a3d4bb9e0b80b8f"><enum>1507.</enum><header>Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds</header> <subsection id="id1B8BAA214B9049CFA93011985E710BDE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 126 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA8284F542E0F447ABD0775BA5BDD936A" style="USC"> <section id="ID74712b98af54447c9c2223f6b75569e5"><enum>126.</enum><header>Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds</header> <subsection id="id6C93ADA9A40F4187AE912F2195339244"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to subsection (b), a State may transfer from an apportionment under section 104(b) not to exceed 20 percent of the amount apportioned for the fiscal year to any other apportionment of the State under that section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDaf5641f639334063adbee6f532410477"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application to certain set-asides</header><text>Funds that are subject to sections 104(d) and 133(d) shall not be transferred under this section. The maximum amount that a State may transfer under this section of the State’s set-aside under section 149(l) for a fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent of (1) the amount of such set-aside, less (2) the amount of the State’s set-aside under section 133(d)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21, for fiscal year 1997.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDcc45142fcccf42619add84ee488bd3b9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 126 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="iddaef0f5d-cda1-4f1a-9e54-1963492af137" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="ID74712b98af54447c9c2223f6b75569e5" level="section">126. Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID4d9a8ef46d7b4807bbf5a4f5d6e3873c"><enum>1508.</enum><header>Special permits during periods of national emergency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB924481F1132440B92C08BA99EB6AFF1" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID77f684d7d1e94a9c8b5599e2976018bd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Special permits during periods of national emergency</header> <paragraph id="idE274C461EFFF4F88BA95CC9AD7716BB3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a State may issue special permits during an emergency to overweight vehicles and loads that can easily be dismantled or divided if—</text> <subparagraph id="id4EFC1B4300BA487595A744A550F8D242"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the President has declared the emergency to be a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1247239C476342FE8BF453B5393D32A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the permits are issued in accordance with State law; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A56E210C6DA424C9AEA61BEB0EF4C51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the permits are issued exclusively to vehicles and loads that are delivering relief supplies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC13575D43C2940DA8BD509017820B994"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expiration</header><text>A permit issued under paragraph (1) shall expire not later than 120 days after the date of the declaration of emergency under subparagraph (A) of that paragraph.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDc0a5cca4778a4fbe9e4fac862b3372ae"><enum>1509.</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging stations</header> <subsection id="ID88a76aa128bc40b4803ccd9b775c038a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fringe and corridor parking facilities</header><text>Section 137 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDc03866d8cf154e03bc6e2e84b6d7cdcf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by inserting after the second sentence the following: “The addition of electric vehicle charging stations to new or previously funded parking facilities shall be eligible for funding under this section.”; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID529f5ddfdcb34c6982565c67c8e13f28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0c73d428f1004b1aa4e94defbab1a881"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>104(b)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(1)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf8ddf4958fe8425e8252ce69389edde6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>including the addition of electric vehicle charging stations,</quote> after <quote>new facilities,</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID21b371afdeb341c5ada8647063945150"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text>Section 142(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>(which may include electric vehicle charging stations)</quote> after <quote>corridor parking facilities</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID78227846434944df9321db2ef3578dbf"><enum>1510.</enum><header>HOV facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID47eebcc885dd4fa69cbe4bb2f06f4c56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(5)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID68dadbdf142b43e38c89c449e1057098"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Before September 30, 2009, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2177fc658cce4622b7dacb26b4995ed3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>Before September 30, 2009, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDffd721eb4de446c7ac3f8bf25cca74e7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0fa67206e2b447de9cee64eeedcf50a3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="ID4aa0a3caecbc4b1fbf6f3f73ae57f992"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in a fiscal year shall certify</quote> and inserting <quote>shall submit to the Secretary a report demonstrating that the facility is not already degraded, and that the presence of the vehicles will not cause the facility to become degraded, and certify</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDA7D0ADD96F140E695F1A73D03C12292"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in the fiscal year</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53d46696aa75458e86b23ce651ea917e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>and submitting to the Secretary annual reports of those impacts</quote> after <quote>adjacent highways</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa603e0d781a748a7bee79e5b327725ce"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>if the presence of the vehicles has degraded the operation of the facility</quote> and inserting <quote>whenever the operation of the facility is degraded</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9026eb57af1549b7bc5f267ca81d6e14"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0AACA94B340493A9E9F6B0CD9E81DBE" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ID6ce3e313dcb94cb29e5ccd9c6952a9a3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Maintenance of operating performance</header><text>A facility that has become degraded shall be brought back into compliance with the minimum average operating speed performance standard by not later than 180 days after the date on which the degradation is identified through changes to operation, including the following:</text> <clause id="ID52278a7176784174996f904e1458849f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Increase the occupancy requirement for HOVs.</text> </clause><clause id="IDbbe88cb7ae824d80b555450bdb5e8d8c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Increase the toll charged for vehicles allowed under subsection (b) to reduce demand.</text> </clause><clause id="ID5d8a63db5b0b4096818985e64a3bd63c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Charge tolls to any class of vehicle allowed under subsection (b) that is not already subject to a toll.</text> </clause><clause id="IDee68d982c4464b07b98ea224fa22f1c2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Limit or discontinue allowing vehicles under subsection (b).</text> </clause><clause id="ID8d1b66d11e5340ca8ddae9f340385451"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Increase the available capacity of the HOV facility.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7f03bd8cb04744d28475069189ff6fdc"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>If the State fails to bring a facility into compliance under subparagraph (D), 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.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="IDb21f516cd559499b8675e8e78f37ae80"><enum>1511.</enum><header>Construction equipment and vehicles</header> <subsection id="ID3549afbf3835470e910d33db96d8a23b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BE9745534D44272A138A11477CA8DAC" style="OLC"> <section id="ID59643916bf964dca9cde92f07f87c8cb"><enum>330.</enum><header>Construction equipment and vehicles</header> <subsection id="ID2ed9936842ce41e4b513afca79b35c47"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with the obligation process established pursuant to section 149(j)(4), a State shall expend amounts required to be obligated for this section to install diesel emission control technology on covered equipment, with an engine that does not meet current model year new engine standards for particulate matter for the applicable engine power group issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, on a covered highway construction project within a PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> nonattainment or maintenance area. Covered equipment repowered or retrofit with diesel exhaust control technology installed during the 6-year period ending on the date on which the prime contract was awarded for the covered highway construction project and equipment that meets the Environmental Protection Agency Tier 4 emission standards may be exempt from the requirements of this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID9e23db58d040422092f5b642ba046dc3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="IDf43f973bf1f04dcc99781dcf024e7d9b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered equipment</header><text>The term <term>covered equipment</term> means any nonroad diesel equipment or on-road diesel equipment that is operated on a covered highway construction project for not less than 80 hours over the life of the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID21e0fc6841fd48e09503e3a42db4d7ff"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered highway construction project</header> <subparagraph id="id4E34C68A46404C88BAACF303FB6A80F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>covered highway construction project</term> means a highway construction project carried out under this title or any other Federal law which is funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id696B5010A0CD417986EC11A6581480A7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>Any project with a total budgeted cost not to exceed $5,000,000 may be excluded from the requirements of this section by an applicable State or metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id569BC1BEC99C408EAC73D6D7E8742CB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Diesel emission control technology</header><text>The term <term>diesel emission control technology</term> means a technology that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID17739246cf4f463a87634c2ab2d8b798"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is—</text> <clause id="ID9649f10034df469380ba2a68e47f1f1f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a diesel exhaust control technology;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0af1b6dd181847cbac3c9931a44b53ae"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a diesel engine upgrade;</text> </clause><clause id="IDe00c5923f0024997b416e31b8dfecbb2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a diesel engine repower;</text> </clause><clause id="ID68f2f61b8ba649c3a141aa5560354b26"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an idle reduction control technology; or</text> </clause><clause id="id35C2E21BBEB447BAA51A950B4CCC1114"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any combination of the technologies listed in clauses (i) through (iv);</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbcfb919bb512400596bf6b0a52827ef3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduces particulate matter emission from covered equipment by—</text> <clause id="ID3df06723161f4e9da0eb5605148693cd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not less than 85 percent control of any emission of particulate matter; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID7cbaad13a622417f8747284cfb343949"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the maximum achievable reduction of any emission of particulate matter, taking cost and safety into account; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8EAD1065CC234B6198F9D836F0CB0852"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is installed on and operated with the covered equipment while the equipment is operated on a covered highway construction project and that remains operational on the covered equipment for the useful life of the control technology or equipment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9cfcf67f2afb47c7a60a7966d96bba82"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means an entity (including a subcontractor of the entity) that has entered into a prime contract or agreement with a State to carry out a covered highway construction project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e57619e2956435786320121774f7f66"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nonroad diesel equipment</header> <subparagraph id="ID45df8a458739494783693d5e4a2555ec"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>nonroad diesel equipment</term> means a vehicle, including covered equipment, that is—</text> <clause id="ID9235fad4c5cc4cc79f7a37b7166b9ef6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>powered by a nonroad diesel engine of not less than 50 horsepower; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID3d28af44fff84192bb443b5864581c09"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not intended for highway use.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8dbdb31d898641fb9d8f4906b5d5fecc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>nonroad diesel equipment</term> includes a backhoe, bulldozer, compressor, crane, excavator, generator, and similar equipment.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID84cdfa1d4a484c8e8d2b5d24c7bf4ce1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>nonroad diesel equipment</term> does not include a locomotive or marine vessel.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7e6207aed55d4eeaa3b357e1ae6de4c6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>On-road diesel equipment</header><text>The term <term>on-road diesel equipment</term> means any self-propelled vehicle that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID63f24dbf558c42fc87b265a050413b33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operates on diesel fuel;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74fc6f7914b849c38a070a8365725eb3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed to transport persons or property on a street or highway; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID40c45704a2894efc892fc99ff270ef28"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 14,000 pounds.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID363afd77a21048e1afdca8e150af5581"><enum>(7)</enum><header>PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> nonattainment or maintenance area</header><text>The term <term>PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> nonattainment or maintenance area</term> means a nonattainment or maintenance area designated under section 107(d)(6) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(6)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbbf1a0dea7584d5ab4fe733fd69a3f7d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria eligible activities</header><text>For purposes of subsection (b)(3)(A):</text> <paragraph id="ID611278694dd542188dc6b199bb7e6d22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Diesel exhaust control technology</header><text>For a diesel exhaust control technology, the technology shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="ID90f70c23a346405d80dc78049a7101da"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installed on a diesel engine or vehicle;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88c35f65ded648d8b06d10decf776e42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a verified technology (as defined in section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131)), for nonroad vehicles and nonroad engines (as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id243615f893c34f8ab3eb4305bcbbc631"><enum>(C)</enum><text>certified by the installer as having been installed in accordance with the specifications included on the list published pursuant to section 149(f)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21, for achieving a reduction in particulate matter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5177fb4fddf4865852e7fa6ad57777f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Diesel engine upgrade</header><text>For a diesel engine upgrade, the upgrade shall be performed on an engine that is—</text> <subparagraph id="idd0e49fe640bf4abaa43bffd23f0af2f4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>rebuilt using new or manufactured components that collectively qualify as verified technologies (as defined in section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131)), for nonroad vehicles and nonroad engines (as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida6095cdd030a4da49379a993f2f549d3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>certified by the installer to have been installed in accordance with the specifications included on the list published pursuant to section 149(f)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21, for achieving a reduction in particulate matter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID66521248c75f48dcb6c3047eea58f94a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Diesel engine repower</header><text>For a diesel engine repower, the repower shall be conducted using a new or remanufactured diesel engine that is—</text> <subparagraph id="ID6f86da7579de4d29a4dbe431027850dc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installed as a replacement for an engine used in the existing equipment, subject to the condition that the replaced engine is returned to the supplier for remanufacturing to a more stringent set of engine emissions standards or for use as scrap; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49ad1932df074ab5b521d1541a996025"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meeting a more stringent engine particulate matter emission standard for the applicable engine power group established by the Environmental Protection Agency than the engine particulate matter emission standard applicable to the replaced engine.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc25a03d615d04eefb0f5c166eb8180aa"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Idle reduction control technology</header><text>For an idle reduction control technology, the technology shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="IDe6d7d124f53544b7a9f4724f93d913c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installed on a diesel engine or vehicle;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a605594930c4d2dac7a90406e9c62e3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a verified technology (as defined in section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131)), for nonroad vehicles and nonroad engines (as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1745bce84b7d48208a48dab76b2e0a4f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>certified by the installer as having been installed in accordance with the specifications included on the list published pursuant to section 149(f)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21, for achieving a reduction in particulate matter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC51CDA1E5F954FD5B43F8F226070C7B0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility for credits</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id372D8B7F3DEA47B9A2C3623645497140"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may take credit in a State implementation plan for national ambient air quality standards for any emission reductions that result from the implementation of this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC65CED8A6CC54589827AB1ABA131673D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Crediting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An emission reduction described in paragraph (1) may be credited toward demonstrating conformity of State implementation plans and transportation plans.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID3695af8ddbc645e58787fc4ee873d900"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section modifies or otherwise affects any authority or restrictions established under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID6585152978904c39ad5ebab181a72d3a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header> <paragraph id="ID2154284fe2104b6e9cb2b95b69764dc6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes the manners in which section 330 of title 23, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) has been implemented, including the quantity of covered equipment serviced under those sections and the costs associated with servicing the covered equipment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID61958ead8bb6462dac6a264c3c2c4f6a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information from States</header><text>The Secretary shall require States and recipients, as a condition of receiving amounts under this Act or under the provisions of any amendments made by this Act, to submit to the Secretary any information that the Secretary determines necessary to complete the report under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDec2dfba2562448db9627e70bc1440137"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="ide222bf20-1ecf-4db2-8675-d35c8516b5c1" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="ID59643916bf964dca9cde92f07f87c8cb" level="section">330. Construction equipment and vehicles.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID7c2b96e73b344efb8aab8770554d36dd"><enum>1512.</enum><header>Use of debris from demolished bridges and overpasses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1805(a) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 119 Stat. 1459) is amended by striking <quote>highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program under section 144</quote> and inserting <quote>national highway performance program under section 119</quote>.</text> </section><section id="ID0064cfca06fc42b5be85e3f1e82a1053"><enum>1513.</enum><header>Extension of public transit vehicle exemption from axle weight restrictions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1023(h) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note; Public Law 102–388) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id72E6A69E4A23405FBBEC470506D7D63D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading of paragraph (1) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Temporary Exemption</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Exemption</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5ECC3851D8A2438BBF4960664BE1C4FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>, for the period beginning on October 6, 1992, and ending on October 1, 2009,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3940FEB2FF384440A7515D15AB6F3E85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this subparagraph and ending on September 30, 2009, a</quote> and inserting <quote>A</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="ID4dd54d005b384e9f8ad5828b3dcc8808"><enum>1514.</enum><header>Uniform Relocation Assistance Act amendments</header> <subsection id="ID56fef0b6a4b44d71adbbfdbb0de7c3a6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Moving and related expenses</header><text>Section 202 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4622) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID4c21f126bf764ab9a38fcec32e362898"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(4) by striking <quote>$10,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb099e6826db64542b76918f6e180dec1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence of subsection (c) by striking <quote>$20,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$40,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID832aad92ed04482ba6211ef0090318c3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Replacement housing for homeowners</header><text>The first sentence of section 203(a)(1) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4623(a)(1)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID4d1d587915304c5a8aa086bbba2c9749"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$22,500</quote> and inserting <quote>$31,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with 213(d),</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c4ba9abb9e84254b615053b3eaea25d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>one hundred and eighty days prior to</quote> and inserting <quote>90 days before</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID46f88049898b469d82d344d6676e904c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Replacement housing for tenants and certain others</header><text>Section 204 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4624) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDfd06b8f117854c6e8bf57f10abc713e0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the second sentence of subsection (a) by striking <quote>$5,250</quote> and inserting <quote>$7,200, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID71a75e90e6ee46378736faa4951026ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence of subsection (b) by striking <quote>, except</quote> and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting a period.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID91843affd7f2483dbd1d93fc044beb66"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties of lead agency</header><text>Section 213 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4633) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDa30e68eca97b4c74a34ae617972b0cd5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID78ee6b6a54dc49b0a87565e177efba6b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID349244848fa242008c010c5997ef1854"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6ffb3bdb62974576b4256b7d5fdb011b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8F3AEEDA48F45A5A4B9C53E7DC7AC74" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID59d0068bd67a414f8f020b1b416fc080"><enum>(4)</enum><text>that each Federal agency that has programs or projects requiring the acquisition of real property or causing a displacement from real property subject to the provisions of this Act shall provide to the lead agency an annual summary report the describes the activities conducted by the Federal agency.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDda3fd2835cd94b8fa093f3f5c0385574"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD345D2609A944B1AA358764D2DAFA245" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDcc8cb60a3fd14209bfdf7f875454d405"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjustment of payments</header><text>The head of the lead agency may adjust, by regulation, the amounts of relocation payments provided under sections 202(a)(4), 202(c), 203(a), and 204(a) if the head of the lead agency determines that cost of living, inflation, or other factors indicate that the payments should be adjusted to meet the policy objectives of this Act.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8ef96c60673047ceab627ea205364f15"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Agency coordination</header><text>Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 is amended by inserting after section 213 (42 U.S.C. 4633) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67FBE7D005874552B3A8AB073951F5E6" style="OLC"> <section id="IDb698f39c0b0e4667b3ab81d37d36e71b"><enum>214.</enum><header>Agency coordination</header> <subsection id="IDeb46f00099964d8b8ace5cde5cc023fb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agency capacity</header><text>Each Federal agency responsible for funding or carrying out relocation and acquisition activities shall have adequately trained personnel and such other resources as are necessary to manage and oversee the relocation and acquisition program of the Federal agency in accordance with this Act.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID24065b3ed4ce4a629f8d4f5bd5fcbac6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interagency agreements</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, each Federal agency responsible for funding relocation and acquisition activities (other than the agency serving as the lead agency) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the lead agency that—</text> <paragraph id="IDef83259fa6554c73847ed394df9db43d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides for periodic training of the personnel of the Federal agency, which in the case of a Federal agency that provides Federal financial assistance, may include personnel of any displacing agency that receives Federal financial assistance;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a477f1b7a064827bfd95c75897300bb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>addresses ways in which the lead agency may provide assistance and coordination to the Federal agency relating to compliance with the Act on a program or project basis; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6763d018686b4799bbfa9fc7c41f9c13"><enum>(3)</enum><text>addresses the funding of the training, assistance, and coordination activities provided by the lead agency, in accordance with subsection (c).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2e5154189b1d426a84e766cf5de115ba"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interagency payments</header> <paragraph id="IDab5d8d449dcc4277ba5d927906873af9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the fiscal year that begins 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and each fiscal year thereafter, each Federal agency responsible for funding relocation and acquisition activities (other than the agency serving as the lead agency) shall transfer to the lead agency for the fiscal year, such funds as are necessary, but not less than $35,000, to support the training, assistance, and coordination activities of the lead agency described in subsection (b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID169b78125137470ca8806f118ef803e5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included costs</header><text>The cost to a Federal agency of providing the funds described in paragraph (1) shall be included as part of the cost of 1 or more programs or projects undertaken by the Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance that result in the displacement of persons or the acquisition of real property.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDcf026ef524cd44f3bdbec1ff983bccba"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cooperation with Federal agencies</header><text>Section 308 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C8236C9AC324935B7854B8EE6A58FBC" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID77408ffd8b7c41e183d5b6ebde27e43f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorized activities</header> <paragraph id="id940D9B9DF28142329F81122C62765B7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may perform, by contract or otherwise, authorized engineering or other services in connection with the survey, construction, maintenance, or improvement of highways for other Federal agencies, cooperating foreign countries, and State cooperating agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id05C8957368414A0F9E6DC55AE211DDE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Services authorized under paragraph (1) may include activities authorized under section 214 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idEE915C8CF9294C62B53D22F341754AB5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>Reimbursement for services carried out under this subsection (including depreciation on engineering and road-building equipment) shall be credited to the applicable appropriation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID432ad01be1e64aec908191aba55d2145"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective dates</header> <paragraph id="IDce3938bff6b7446881bd8dfa3141d4c0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID507ba6ba9ce543b888f32af5449ffa95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (a) through (c) shall take effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID2ecc8d334cfe407fa07ddd6505faf703"><enum>1515.</enum><header>Use of youth service and conservation corps</header> <subsection id="id47064681535E409D9ED3E85543771361"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage the States and regional transportation planning agencies to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified youth service or conservation corps, as defined in sections 122(a)(2) of Public Law 101–610 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(2)) and 106(c)(3) of Public Law 103–82 (42 U.S.C. 12656(c)(3)) to perform—</text> <paragraph id="IDc55b49a0cf444d2f89de0002600c34dc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appropriate projects eligible under sections 162, 206, and 217 of title 23, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b0d74d5382e4a01b7ff8d1653e532a8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>appropriate transportation enhancement activities, as defined under section 101(a) of such title;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0be941dec75a4bcdb701673b0fff10e6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>appropriate byway, trail, or bicycle and pedestrian projects under sections 202, 203, and 204 of such title; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6461fab2ced34afd993fd5d011f7079e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>appropriate safe routes to school projects under section 1404 of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1228).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5f71ef97c9324879903bbb161ea24b85"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Under any contract or cooperative agreement entered into with a qualified youth service or conservation corps under this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID36ddf0e47bde4badbfc92beb80f75498"><enum>(1)</enum><text>set the amount of a living allowance or rate of pay for each participant in such corps at—</text> <subparagraph id="ID29bd5bbee71e487da4c794fe71966688"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amount or rate as required under State law in a State with such requirements; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d90132438b94f13ad53e3c12e64dd7a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for corps in States not described in subparagraph (A), at such amount or rate as determined by the Secretary, not to exceed the maximum living allowance authorized by section 140 of Public Law 101–610 (42 U.S.C. 12594); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID87fa8669e8804825a0d0d4de2a0887a0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not subject such corps to the requirements of section 112 of title 23, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID775b2d6bde2c4283ad886748e29aa3e5"><enum>1516.</enum><header>Consolidation of programs; repeal of obsolete provisions</header> <subsection id="id28A02CAB5D4F4B5E8A15599670E97A50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consolidation of programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From administrative funds made available under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, not less than $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be made available for the following activities:</text> <paragraph id="IDd3a6a4004656431eb9f55b01dc465bcc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To carry out the operation lifesaver program—</text> <subparagraph id="id726BFB1A03434FF786115298D565B74A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide public information and education programs to help prevent and reduce motor vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CF15DA19AE848AD8289324C5A2EDC61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to improve driver performance at railway-highway crossings.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd612769b84b747bdb39fa9e0e760c618"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To operate the national work zone safety information clearinghouse authorized by section 358(b)(2) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 109 Stat. 625)</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID22c377f747ee4c9ea7fa79c8721a1e97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To operate a public road safety clearinghouse in accordance with section 1411(a) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1234).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d29d8414c9f4c278feb2b839512b154"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To operate a bicycle and pedestrian safety clearinghouse in accordance with section 1411(b) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1234).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7294b6bd640649258fc7208f4d1abe5e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To operate a national safe routes to school clearinghouse in accordance with section 1404(g) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1229).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa5f371219fa14a408afc566cf4999b90"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To provide work zone safety grants in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of section 1409 of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 119 Stat. 1232).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0DB222B9586C4B9AA54AC865F2CFC7DE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>To provide grants to prohibit racial profiling in accordance with section 1906 of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1468).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID64d553b49c6c42c8a42c2c5706ba3e45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeals</header><text>Sections 105, 110, 117, 124, 151, 155, 160, and 303 of title 23, United States Code, are repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID07b4b284ee184f4397f163a6b15e5095"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="IDc7e2cba87970404f9cb10560d14e4237"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title analysis</header><text>The analysis for title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 105, 110, 117, 124, 151, 155, 160, and 303 of that title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID76eebc543db24c00971b994ecf2a982d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 118</header><text>Section 118 of such title is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="ID50fe2311259e49f485194b4d6aa7062c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <clause id="IDfd269ee31ddb49c28cafba93a6a3d624"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and all that follows through the heading of paragraph (2); and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6d444f2a4a21499fbb5178ae7cc6e42b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(other than for Interstate construction)</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda7a8533c5ad4c96a863c529786abba9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3d801dc7d1ce4e42877023f6b7e637bc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc602b96ab2c04193b33a800a425fda21"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Section 130</header><text>Section 130 of such title is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="ID276a543cea4a410f8ec24c459f115604"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subsections (e) through (h);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0DCA849A4F05485AACCB7C5B27D5DAFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (e);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa387e3f21bb74d539fee77352bd962fc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subsections (j) and (k);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8079698B242846CCBEFAABBF723FA820"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (f);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16367d952f3646058c085d7f83b4d8d8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>this section</quote>the second place it appears and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(3)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcaa04a5ce08d4313b1cf46b33c1cccc1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (f) (as so redesignated) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1295ad904736440cbe7e30e33e4b9179"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Section 142</header><text>Section 142 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="ID85161c85bc6d4679b3a1cb118d672489"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <clause id="idA480872E23864A0EAC24FF16EEBC0571"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subclause id="ID56e891c0a2554700b16fba6c60bfea2f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>motor vehicles (other than rail)</quote> and inserting <quote>buses</quote>;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8781688f5b764ffdaf3260664de46d34"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(hereafter in this section referred to as <term>buses</term>)</quote>;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDff2fbc8c8abf4f00b4d19c11d09bfd4a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federal-aid systems</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highways</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID942f16363a534f5fb35c02118384003b"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federal-aid system</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highway</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID801451b5dd994333bc6ed31e5a72f5b9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subclause id="ID83374a06a65143549a6ae6db8e802ab9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>as a project on the the surface transportation program for</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID42ad958987b449929fe91b8d7de95776"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting “section 104(b)(2);</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b4746c150714f1aa886a6075cd63e90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>104(b)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(1)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1d2ea6cfd07443fb8befa8faaad327f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <clause id="ID6e1b437870c14096ac8241bb9ea4efef"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>system</quote> in each place it appears and inserting <quote>highway</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDed0d9f46d0284b8bb6e69ec68622ee6c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>highway facilities</quote> and inserting <quote>highways eligible under the program that is the source of the funds</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1c5ea88a97ac45e9974a5de0a9b30226"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2)—</text> <clause id="ID476cf92c98ea4c7d9a081bfbac1f5291"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Notwithstanding section 209(f)(1) of the Highway Revenue Act of 1956, the Highway Trust Fund shall be available for making expenditures to meet obligations resulting from projects authorized by subsection (a)(2) of this section and such projects</quote> and inserting <quote>Projects authorized by subsection (a)(2)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID236ac9529d394dadaa4c95b9ef86136f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>striking <quote>on the surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>under the transportation mobility program</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID82511ea92d1a4caba25fd21016d7cfc4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by striking <quote>exits</quote> and inserting <quote>exists</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6b641cbafdd14e96835d4f420fb31ba3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Section 145</header><text>Section 145(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 117 of this title,</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc5c36a7fa4b4258b32a8ee580c24fde"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Section 322</header><text>Section 322(h)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>the transportation mobility program</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id737ECDDF27F74C6D85574B2390EA77B3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certain allocations</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any unobligated balances of amounts required to be allocated to a State by section 1307(d)(1) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 322 note; 119 Stat. 1217; 122 Stat. 1577) shall instead be made available to such State for any purpose eligible under section 133(c) of title 23, United States Code.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID27ca1dcbcfdd447d841114aae20138fe"><enum>1517.</enum><header>Rescissions</header> <subsection id="ID7a42d669b194486ab060650966263655"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012</header> <paragraph id="IDd86907437c464221af50489a614b8265"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, of the unobligated balances available under sections 144(f) and 320 of title 23, United States Code, section 147 of Public Law 95–599 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714), section 9(c) of Public Law 97–134 (95 Stat. 1702), section 149 of Public Law 100–17 (101 Stat. 181), sections 1006, 1069, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 6005, 6015, and 6023 of Public Law 102–240 (105 Stat. 1914), section 1602 of Public Law 105–178 (112 Stat. 256), sections 1301, 1302, 1702, and 1934 of Public Law 109–59 (119 Stat. 1144), and of other funds apportioned to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, prior to the date of enactment of this Act, $2,391,000,000 are permanently rescinded.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf423ea80c5e94718b2626216d6aadf77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In administering the rescission required under this subsection, the Secretary shall allow each State to determine the amount of the required rescission to be drawn from the programs to which the rescission applies.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDce7a530f7e9246a1981a5f216a6d518c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2013</header> <paragraph id="ID5cccd3ca0c054b02bbdfb6deb27e5ccb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>On October 1, 2012, of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned or allocated on or before that date to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, $3,054,000,000 are permanently rescinded.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7cefda50ba7463fa9a241248b4fa782"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Notwithstanding section 1132 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 121 Stat. 1763), in administering the rescission required under this subsection, the Secretary shall allow each State to determine the amount of the required rescission to be drawn from the programs to which the rescission applies.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDeeacde5b79f24a8a97b380bacbff8788"><enum>1518.</enum><header>State autonomy for culvert pipe selection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall modify section 635.411 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to ensure that States shall have the autonomy to determine culvert and storm sewer material types to be included in the construction of a project on a Federal-aid highway.</text> </section><section id="idA77756C9AB95430AA268E5F1080E76BD"><enum>1519.</enum><header>Effective and significant performance measures</header> <subsection id="ID354a2d79d36543368f838ed4e823ff45"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limited number of performance measures</header><text>In implementing provisions of this Act (including the amendments made by this Act) and title 23, United States Code (other than chapter 4 of that title), that authorize the Secretary to develop performance measures, the Secretary shall limit the number of performance measures established to the most significant and effective measures.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID17ed45d4ebc74c9aa14ee909de85f394"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Different approaches for urban and rural areas</header><text>In the development and implementation of any performance target, a State may, as appropriate, provide for different performance targets for urbanized and rural areas.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idA9904978FF8E44879A72102E90DDA72A"><enum>1520.</enum><header>Requirements for eligible bridge projects</header> <subsection id="ID730fb6ed9d314a75829a1147b445f092"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDb6e74018b5e241f795d14f82ee243ac6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible bridge project</header><text>The term <term>eligible bridge project</term> means a project for construction, alteration, or repair work on a bridge or overpass funded directly by, or provided other assistance through, the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id84D1072D213241BFB4806D1CE8197487"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified training program</header><text>The term <term>qualified training program</term> means a training program that—</text> <subparagraph id="id657362C840144EAEB15899B0FFDD87AC"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBB204BB89F264585A40CF2DEC7C2AD87"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is certified by the Secretary of Labor; and</text> </clause><clause id="id14C017EFD5FE44B9B7201644D3BC1D6D" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to an eligible bridge project located in an area in which the Secretary of Labor determines that a training program does not exist, is registered with—</text> <subclause id="idC600161597EC4980832C22730E5C5807"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Department of Labor; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id05FD9FA3A9124AE1A14450297564F443"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a State agency recognized by the Department of Labor for purposes of a Federal training program; or</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC421F4FE27B645DC850A97075C5097B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a corrosion control, mitigation and prevention personnel training program that is offered by an organization whose standards are recognized and adopted in other Federal or State Departments of Transportation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID943947951dfd427db5ffbc973b5c0cd0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf5f14caa63e94001b9c19857527a8eca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header> <paragraph id="IDd607c72e1cfb4b2ca05d69a41dccc330"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each contractor and subcontractor that carries out any aspect of an eligible bridge project described in paragraph (2) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID949582bc89574210a85a45dad306b715"><enum>(A)</enum><text>before entering into the applicable contract, be certified by the Secretary or a State, in accordance with paragraph (4), as meeting the eligibility requirements described in paragraph (3); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcb0d260d7b844d268cdde70c7956e012"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain certified as described in subparagraph (A) while carrying out the applicable aspect of the eligible bridge project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2227993c39944e283e9af8197d83606"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of aspects of eligible bridge projects</header><text>An aspect of an eligible bridge project referred to in paragraph (1) is—</text> <subparagraph id="ID10639ccc6a8340a4bdcc6b19f92610e7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>surface preparation or coating application on bridge steel of an eligible bridge project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4b0a910b00374ebe96f909ca8bc000e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>removal of a lead-based or other hazardous coating from bridge steel of an existing eligible bridge project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85c7a1e136d3499dbed4e64c87a70306"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shop painting of structural steel fabricated for installation on bridge steel of an eligible bridge project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7BF093B21F7940EEAE704FAB16A6AC99"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the design, application, installation, and maintenance of a cathodic protection system.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc1294ff33f784ffe9f6e5b04aa47ec0d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The eligibility requirements referred to in paragraph (1) are that a contractor or subcontractor shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcf34227749024c969495fa4dfaaabae9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as determined by the Secretary—</text> <clause id="ID0db7912bd07f4b9ebdbe8b168fbf1ea7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use corrosion mitigation and prevention methods to preserve relevant bridges and overpasses, taking into account—</text> <subclause id="ID6d06c2949c294dfe81b83158a3ec941d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>material selection;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID82de0d5ea4f94da4af94c8a31eeb0d47"><enum>(II)</enum><text>coating considerations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDfd784976c9364fcdbc9726e3a362e2b9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>cathodic protection considerations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID2bf1ebdfeeb94cfbae1e2faa6c7621ac"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>design considerations for corrosion; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID1facc80be9614515841421ba136723c0"><enum>(V)</enum><text>trained applicators;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID8bf1e2c9838546ed842409c283f85f6c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use best practices—</text> <subclause id="ID76dc1247aac741be9947c906e4b96415"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to prevent environmental degradation; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDd55a11515fce4a8dbd18b4c72944519e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to ensure careful handling of all hazardous materials; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDdd2acdfb638e4978b53b2ad0fe68f31c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>demonstrate a history of employing industry-respected inspectors to ensure funds are used in the interest of affected taxpayers; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a7aa26796c74b4597193a7117c0ad77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrate a history of compliance with applicable requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as determined by the Secretary of Labor.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID810ae7e8ada84da5b25fe632c59245d5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State consultation</header><text>In determining whether to certify a contractor or subcontractor under paragraph (1)(A), a State shall consult with engineers and other experts trained in accordance with subsection (a)(2) specializing in corrosion control, mitigation, and prevention methods.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEE1BC9DF508444C789C758C5C9AD9291"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Optional training program</header><text>As a condition of entering into a contract for an eligible bridge project, each contractor and subcontractor that performs construction, alteration, or repair work on a bridge or overpass for the eligible bridge project may provide, or make available, training, through a qualified training program, for each applicable craft or trade classification of employees that the contractor or subcontractor intends to employ to carry out aspects of eligible bridge projects as described in subsection (b)(2).</text> </subsection></section><section id="idB1E6A3A0E9A04E8C901AEA1681576B91"><enum>1521.</enum><header>Idle reduction technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127(a)(12) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id2d3868c77f3a49b3a82fcca56854924d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>400</quote> and inserting <quote>550</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id240c8e7d73e74ebc99aa7fd79fb1f3a6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking <quote>400-pound</quote> and inserting <quote>550-pound</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="idDA5BC6FA8D9C454F9391FF74E048AAEA"><enum>1522.</enum><header>Report on Highway Trust Fund expenditures</header> <subsection id="id9FEBA40737024122BCDB3216BA887106"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 activities funded from the Highway Trust Fund during each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011, including for purposes other than construction and maintenance of highways and bridges.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id8F0A8A948D484D7EA5A4A1B0BDE57B46"><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 of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that updates the information provided in the report under that subsection for the applicable 5-year period.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id21698c73b6444663951e945441f2a62f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>A report submitted under subsection (a) or (b) shall include information similar to the information included in the report of the Government Accountability Office numbered <quote>GAO–09–729R</quote> and entitled <quote>Highway Trust Fund Expenditures on Purposes Other Than Construction and Maintenance of Highways and Bridges During Fiscal Years 2004–2008</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID33ef59b06bdd4ee7a51d20f11e061a8c"><enum>1523.</enum><header>Evacuation routes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State shall give adequate consideration to the needs of evacuation routes in the State, including such routes serving or adjacent to facilities operated by the Armed Forces, when allocating funds apportioned to the State under title 23, United States Code, for the construction of Federal-aid highways.</text> </section><section id="id95973CB6B83145399611DBCC8F00EC7B"><enum>1524.</enum><header>Defense access road program enhancements to address transportation infrastructure in the vicinity of military installations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The second sentence of section 210(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation,</quote> before <quote>shall determine</quote>.</text> </section><section id="idC964D36B894646A49B5CA3ED5112C329"><enum>1525.</enum><header>Express lanes demonstration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1604(b) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 129 note; Public Law 109–59) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id030252d2c5dd417eb737b3f18d08a9d4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="idcd8510bc5c3d4428967dd491b85dc3f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide336c52a06d149658efc022fbc9ff8d9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4136c2b013e54653b259c1fc309870a3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9602a0f6a04148829730ed7454914d62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id74EE2A113B4643ACB4AB296BD8769547"><enum>1526.</enum><header>TREATMENT OF HISTORIC SIGNS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, initiate a rulemaking to exempt locally identified historic street name signs or replicas of historic signs from complying with all or part of section 2D.43 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.</text> </section><section id="id9a372882b2364377a4f526401a5de891"><enum>1527.</enum><header>Consolidation of grants</header> <subsection id="idcb0edaae9582474b90a5681b364d1c86"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the term <term>recipient</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="id5c5f775431ad45aca99a577dfeb6b09e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State, local, or tribal government, including—</text> <subparagraph id="idb494068a76cf4d4a9412cf853a48a730"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a territory of the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdecd79c17124739a9a68e7be921152f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1380ca76f8af4d97b357f9ac94992703"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a port authority;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id810ec08d7a2a475092affae6885a9b81"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04c30ed14dfc4d87936a1c7f02c53453"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other political subdivision of a State or local government;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d916e14df1b45ad980ea7e1e357c9d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a multistate or multijurisdictional group, if each member of the group is an entity described in paragraph (1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id80f0c3a5afa74c2e9b69fa920e9d1912"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a public-private partnership, if both parties are engaged in building the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc4c44c5c24e948859351ac43380e78c3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consolidation</header> <paragraph id="idf4e77b1e8d0942588baab47442ab671d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A recipient that receives multiple grant awards from the Department to support 1 multimodal project may request that the Secretary designate 1 modal administration in the Department to be the lead administering authority for the overall project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7c67bb8f61ca4b45b45d7a4125f13d49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New starts</header><text>Any project that includes funds awarded under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, shall be exempt from consolidation under this section unless the grant recipient requests the Federal Transit Administration to be the lead administering authority.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id23bac5c7405e4459b3b2efd594c41827"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header> <subparagraph id="iddd2ec1400296458d8eaf4c0355c58e77"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which a request under paragraph (1) is made, the Secretary shall review the request and approve or deny the designation of a single modal administration as the lead administering authority and point of contact for the Department.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5e0e1ab750a460c858419c8b4efb10a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header> <clause id="ide4c79401bf8545e888da8759e22a41ff"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall notify the requestor of the decision of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) in such form and at such time as the Secretary and the requestor agree.</text> </clause><clause id="id2619c2f6d9554ab886835a3a3bf319d9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Denial</header><text>If a request is denied, the Secretary shall provide the requestor with a detailed explanation of the reasoning of the Secretary with the notification under clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6e7bf002b0dd434b9e12469d24b28b76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header> <paragraph id="id379d696f92d84b79ba8c82447fde411a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A modal administration designated as a lead administering authority under this section shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id61fac1182690408ebbb263cd4e9af242"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be responsible for leading and coordinating the integrated project management team, which shall consist of all of the other modal administrations in the Department relating to the multimodal project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb963624df6ee46459cfe99a8d3eb46bf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent feasible during the first 30 days of carrying out the multimodal project, identify overlapping or duplicative regulatory requirements that exist for the project and propose a single, streamlined approach to meeting all of the applicable regulatory requirements through the activities described in subsection (d).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2763ac2482cd4ff18e0a98a6401f9e2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header> <subparagraph id="ida0e2d57013e545eca6b1f3e6c4000393"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall transfer all amounts that have been awarded for the multimodal project to the modal administration designated as the lead administering authority.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7b48f01d9e846e4bf6788629c90acf5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Option</header> <clause id="ide18dc2bc1a994f5eac8ef8ddd195ead7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Participation under this section shall be optional for recipients, and no recipient shall be required to participate.</text> </clause><clause id="id9ce76842245a4f068d0cdb5547e9d13c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Secretarial duties</header><text>The Secretary is not required to identify every recipient that may be eligible to participate under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide733f70a2e7743af8946f561c25af628"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperation</header> <paragraph id="idb91f5a1106324278a81681484b29ae69"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary and modal administrations with relevant jurisdiction over a multimodal project should cooperate on project review and delivery activities at the earliest practicable time.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1eab8cca0dfc49d6852eed2bb003f0c0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the cooperation under paragraph (1) are—</text> <subparagraph id="idded0566992504f75bfc3d2d0bdf8850f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to avoid delays and duplication of effort later in the process;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e604f45251c41e49fe7abd6791973e9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prevent potential conflicts; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92ec061d5f02434f9da57ff4f28508e6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to ensure that planning and project development decisions are made in a streamlined manner and consistent with applicable law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F196081683747278E549C01AE690FBE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Nothing in this section shall—</text> <paragraph id="idB69794A0F690495EAE904CE501CCC028"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supersede, amend, or modify the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other Federal environmental law; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF00D8311BF9D4D3F86303CB99DC81F20"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affect the responsibility of any Federal officer to comply with or enforce any law described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H69C8138B0C3F4185B323ADD041805DA4"><enum>1528.</enum><header>Buy America provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 313 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE689F9070CA44C178F89529CD9EDA1B0" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H6EC8E01837F94552A9C885B0AD839299"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Application to highway programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements under this section shall apply to all contracts eligible for assistance under this chapter for a project carried out within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least 1 contract for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out this title.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H68F75578407142878B02869C7FE1A02F"><enum>1529.</enum><header>Exemptions from requirements for certain farm vehicles</header> <subsection id="H20127B0A47374CFBBFEA3095967AECC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered farm vehicle, including the individual operating that vehicle, shall be exempt from the following:</text> <paragraph id="HCBB1AE875D8B41C58415CF99787605B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to commercial driver’s licenses established under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF768113BECE64FDBB614484D604FEF99"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to medical certificates established under—</text> <subparagraph id="H65FBD7FA637E43819B9D9104648454C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6909D7BB2D4D404DAAF522FE2D9D8B58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H320E929E3653424DA9F7FF5C3323916C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to hours of service established under—</text> <subparagraph id="H817DE4A4CD464E8E93EC431ED0BA3D15"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H797F9FDCB6A14567956AADF5FE9B54AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>chapter 315 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c21d39bd5a64bc8a4e2044b6d607e00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to vehicle inspection, repair, and maintenance established under—</text> <subparagraph id="id67b7e4f3b9924759a169d86dcb00b792"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32be287bf95045f3bcf5db827c323aed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>chapter 315 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF834A9A4E1424D30B4067C425CA7043B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State requirements</header> <paragraph id="H09D9A15837E6434A9A060A4A837AC0B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Federal transportation funding to a State may not be terminated, limited, or otherwise interfered with as a result of the State exempting a covered farm vehicle, including the individual operating that vehicle, from any State requirement relating to the operation of that vehicle.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEC35408C5CB64FF494E2F1D52F7A122F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to a covered farm vehicle transporting hazardous materials that require a placard.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide7ddc09464de4c2f8e8a652fb8188b73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State requirements</header><text>Notwithstanding section (a) or any other provision of law, a State may enact and enforce safety requirements related to covered farm vehicles.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E54E2171BCA428DAE52F6209FF44413"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered farm vehicle defined</header> <paragraph id="H0C4F2F83365D4034BF2D1BEB2288DEE4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered farm vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle (including an articulated motor vehicle)—</text> <subparagraph id="H55265741D8DC47E98FEDB4146477BCF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that—</text> <clause id="H5B60A2367C03407E9B0B51619023B981"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is traveling in the State in which the vehicle is registered or another State;</text> </clause><clause id="H97D45B52413D4BA4BEC7BD8721981786"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is operated by—</text> <subclause id="H00A21C568D9D46BA8C425629C4790ED8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a farm owner or operator;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H3700BA0DAE5F49D698F69B9F2644C58C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a ranch owner or operator; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="HFE6E3DC6014246149F7C72E22C1809B1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an employee or family member of an individual specified in subclause (I) or (II);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HCE2115B7501D4EBF881235EA98D74D0C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is transporting to or from a farm or ranch—</text> <subclause id="HC801966C6DE8433DAAEA7612D3E58897"><enum>(I)</enum><text>agricultural commodities;</text> </subclause><subclause id="HB9D31033953742BEAE38E83B98ADAC35"><enum>(II)</enum><text>livestock; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H42A392E878E54CF7A22E4B26C3CAF571"><enum>(III)</enum><text>machinery or supplies;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HB511A48336D3482B8223E4F4988A11D0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>except as provided in paragraph (2), is not used in the operations of a for-hire motor carrier; and</text> </clause><clause id="H2A48137B63EE42F881EC8D18FB18D37B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>is equipped with a special license plate or other designation by the State in which the vehicle is registered to allow for identification of the vehicle as a farm vehicle by law enforcement personnel; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8E19425710B4A3ABB1B56E8FD01C3F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight, whichever is greater, that is—</text> <clause id="H597E48812F7A46B6BA5B2EA0FEB45A63"><enum>(i)</enum><text>26,001 pounds or less; or</text> </clause><clause id="HEDFB6A988D2A4CD8B05CB35F353C6767"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>greater than 26,001 pounds and traveling within the State or within 150 air miles of the farm or ranch with respect to which the vehicle is being operated.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A0378FB9D1F4CE7B6C70AD0A2C4DBBE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered farm vehicle</term> includes a motor vehicle that meets the requirements of paragraph (1) (other than paragraph (1)(A)(iv)) and is—</text> <subparagraph id="H0737ACC9B4314A46B6F9B5CC961645EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operated pursuant to a crop share farm lease agreement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75896BFB8805459E8C002616212DB347"><enum>(B)</enum><text>owned by a tenant with respect to that agreement; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H830301305B70481B887292A62379DDB1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transporting the landlord’s portion of the crops under that agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B05F02B17B342C7A2DD6C4A984B5B5E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Safety Study</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study of the exemption required by section (a) as follows—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46ABBA57A07F4BCE9978EE9F4DA93455"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Data and analysis of covered farm vehicles shall include:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22F2915FC82144CD96F87E8DC428FD16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of vehicles that are operated subject to each of the regulatory exemptions permitted under section (a);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D92B9D3DBB947138931817F767FEE7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of drivers that operate covered farm vehicles subject to each of the regulatory exemptions permitted under section (a);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B27EE13D75B46A48216B82FA5CF038E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of crashes involving covered farm vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E21DC6539174DFC93E3A1DBB0634834"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of occupants and non-occupants injured in crashes involving covered farm vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id129C302AFB354444955BEE6110C6E75E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of fatalities of occupants and non-occupants killed in crashes involving farm vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0217486841C740DBA2AE8F178E82A965"><enum>(F)</enum><text>crash investigations and accident reconstruction investigations of all fatalities in crashes involving covered farm vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9C5AF0D20A5438BBB27EE2259126A8F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>overall operating mileage of covered farm vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD988E3F144884853B57884BCA4AE5B36"><enum>(H)</enum><text>numbers of covered farm vehicles that operate in neighboring states; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E9AD962F0514F68BDA8DA06A0538398"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other data the Secretary deems necessary to analyze and include.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E4CA0A94686478499DB30935F32F517"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A listing of state regulations issued and maintained in each state that are identical to the federal regulations that are subject to exemption in section (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CEDDF3DB98B47848EA96D3D0FFC5C5D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall report the findings of the study to the appropriate committees of the Congress not later than 18 months after enactment of MAP–21.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3b28caeacf6747a199ef912c1d50a95e"><enum>1530.</enum><header>Appalachian development highway system</header> <subsection id="id083708aeec4141beb94199965980c3d5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of the senate</header><text>It is the Sense of the Senate that the timely completion of the Appalachian development highway system is a transportation priority in the national interest.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idcbe2c6547bfb47df8a345574dc17da16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modified federal share for projects on adhs</header><text>For fiscal years 2012 through 2021, the Federal share payable for the cost of constructing highways and access roads on the Appalachian development highway system under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, with funds made available to a State for fiscal year 2012 or a previous fiscal year for the Appalachian development highway system program, or with funds made available for fiscal year 2012 or a previous fiscal year for a specific project, route, or corridor on that system, shall be 95 percent.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idfeb37ddd4feb47f19b7ed8d8c0d7850f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal share for other funds used on adhs</header><text>For fiscal years 2012 through 2021, the Federal share payable for the cost of constructing highways and access roads on the Appalachian development highway system under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, with Federal funds apportioned to a State for a program other than the Appalachian development highway system program shall be 95 percent.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id459ae7a6acc34efe9bfc063013694be9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Completion plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, each State represented on the Appalachian Regional Commission shall establish a plan for the completion of the designated corridors of the Appalachian development highway system within the State, including annual performance targets, with a target completion date.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id7B1461387D5040F4B601B86512A36EE5"><enum>1531.</enum><header>Denali Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41EE997E501E4F5CB8F0137423AA488B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 305, by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38FAAD030D874791B0815924CD88BE26" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63956D70B9924D8E87A52DD7D2F19251"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Gifts</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36C65031EB0E47B9B870F54A502A68C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commission, on behalf of the United States, may accept use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, property, or money for purposes of carrying out this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6817C5B0CEE34F3AB10CA9E256FD837A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditional</header><text>With respect to conditional gifts—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C9D3DC591A741F8B6A988441CEC03DF"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD2CCB98593FB4A6E9114C9E800C3B7CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Commission, on behalf of the United States, may accept conditional gifts for purposes of carrying out this Act, if approved by the Federal Cochairperson; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68F15714D170439EABCC1E716B00D972" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the principal of and income from any such conditional gift shall be held, invested, reinvested, and used in accordance with the condition applicable to the gift; but</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF80D390DAF2D416AAB094C3AA85B0FA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no gift shall be accepted that is conditioned on any expenditure not to be funded from the gift or from the income generated by the gift unless the expenditure has been approved by Act of Congress.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF8303F5CEBE4F8E8761A08B166D3B61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D45EC6E56044144BDA76CDC531C2E12" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76313EEB4C544EDAA9439C118D107EFA"><enum>311.</enum><header>Transfer of funds from other Federal agencies</header> <subsection id="ID21af8ccf4a0d470cac50d5629335a87a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), for purposes of this Act, the Commission may accept transfers of funds from other Federal agencies.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID582a2bdb35da4dab900829210688e729"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text>Any Federal agency authorized to carry out an activity that is within the authority of the Commission may transfer to the Commission any appropriated funds for the activity.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDb0d6e0f02afc4f8abb773be4b7de72f1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>Any funds transferred to the Commission under this subsection—</text> <paragraph id="idC576F4FD734149DC9A790BF9D2D7AB00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall remain available until expended; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id59B5A6EE336F477ABAF2B5D415EB364C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may, to the extent necessary to carry out this Act, be transferred to, and merged with, the amounts made available by appropriations Acts for the Commission by the Federal Cochairperson.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="id9B628BA2AB64465DB26036BDF1F88EAE"><enum>1532.</enum><header>Updated corrosion control and prevention report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an updated report on the costs and benefits of the prevention and control of corrosion on the surface transportation infrastructure of the United States.</text> </section><section id="id96065784AC34407FBFB39FBAB31E79B2"><enum>1533.</enum><header>Harbor Maintenance trust fund</header> <subsection id="id4393571D8D6643808373275A0D93DFFE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="id13EA50E810214057A2B47B9DB61D011B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>there are 926 coastal, Great Lakes, and inland harbors maintained by the Corps of Engineers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1848ed1257164ab88fec535caffcd2c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics—</text> <subparagraph id="id55bb614ccdcd46ee8c9557ba8926aab8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in 2009, the ports and waterways of the United States handled more than 2,200,000,000 short tons of imports, exports, and domestic shipments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb39702e01b8b48c18dac7ea5fc179338"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in 2010, United States ports were responsible for more than $1,400,000,000,000 in waterborne imports and exports;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb15c9732294e4489928657cd737a2d4c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>according to the Congressional Research Service, full channel dimensions are, on average, available approximately <fraction>1/3</fraction> of the time at the 59 harbors of the United States with the highest use rates;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide2297fed72bb4e8fa2dda862756865e8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>insufficient maintenance dredging of the navigation channels of the United States results in inefficient water transportation and causes harmful economic consequences;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id49c04185d88f472b959703ed3b8659e6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in 1986, Congress created the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the navigation channels of the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id35cbea883b2a4f09aef7f9f2710df089"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in fiscal year 2012, the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund is expected to grow from $6,280,000,000 to $7,011,000,000, an increase of approximately 13 percent;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9c8bebb112124edbbfca64353b00d188"><enum>(7)</enum><text>despite the growth of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, expenditures from the Fund have not equaled revenues, and the Fund is not being fully used for the intended purpose of the Fund; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idacc909245d444331a86b791a3bff7448"><enum>(8)</enum><text>inadequate investment in dredging needs is restricting access to the ports of the United States for domestic shipping, imports, and exports and therefore threatening the economic competitiveness of the United States.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6C4AC915B67549B4ADBC119314C907F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of the Senate</header><text>It is the sense of the Senate that—</text> <paragraph id="id4266621D363045C6AB603E51104D89EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administration should request full use of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for operating and maintaining the navigation channels of the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id439F754C68584778B67113800FB43910"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund should be fully expended to operate and maintain the navigation channels of the United States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF01D2BD65F0945AA8F9DDF1D3C986493"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Congress should ensure that other programs, projects, and activities of the Civil Works Program of the Corps of Engineers, especially those programs, projects, and activities relating to inland navigation and flood control, are not adversely impacted.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id7c61a5a579ea49c0b2113b9f7b475217"><enum>1534.</enum><header>Enrichment technology and intellectual property</header> <subsection id="id2fd1870ee830434db1c371a85e4f83a2"><enum>(a)</enum><text>In addition to any other transfer authority, the Secretary may transfer, not earlier than thirty days after certification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that such transfer is needed for national security reasons, and after Congressional notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, up to $150,000,000 made available in prior Appropriations Acts to further the development and demonstration of national security-related enrichment technologies. No amounts may be transferred under this section from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ide6d3f2bfd9f942b18dc6da285fed7fc7"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The Secretary shall provide, directly or indirectly, Federal funds, resources, or other benefit for the research, development, or deployment of domestic enrichment technology under this section—</text> <paragraph id="id5d5e2246fdb447899696b0336dce4184"><enum>(1)</enum><text>using merit selection procedures; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id51f941b3e2cd4211be6636394a99a802"><enum>(2)</enum><text>only if the Secretary shall execute an agreement with the recipient (or any affiliate, successor, or assignee) of such funds, resources, or other benefit (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>recipient</quote>), which shall require, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="idb52405e933824fe0a285aa6c61cf10c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the achievement of specific technical criteria by the recipient by specific dates no later than June 30, 2014;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29874e07bdc046bf89448695e50a9349"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the recipient shall—</text> <clause id="id5e32f95820c6485fbdc104dd6044952a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>immediately upon execution of the agreement, grant to the United States for use by or on behalf of the United States, through the Secretary, a royalty-free, non-exclusive license in all enrichment-related intellectual property and associated technical data owned, licensed or otherwise controlled by the recipient as of the date of enactment of this Act, or thereafter developed or acquired to meet the requirements of the agreement;</text> </clause><clause id="ida3a7f549696941dd8f92a2a653d8eb91"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amend any existing agreement between the Secretary and the recipient to permit the Secretary to practice or permit third parties on behalf of the Secretary to practice intellectual property and associated technical data related to the award of funds, resources, or other benefit royalty-free for government purposes, including completing or operating enrichment technologies and using them for national defense purposes, such as providing nuclear material to operate commercial nuclear power reactors for tritium production; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1ff68e1f158244529c4169baa4b40908"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>as soon as practicable, deliver to the Secretary all technical information and other documentation in its possession or control necessary to permit the Secretary to use and practice all intellectual property related to domestic enrichment technologies; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5728db3753a34ffca4816beeda0b956a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other condition or restriction the Secretary determines is necessary to protect the interests of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id01f72d8a11d84eeeab39900770cf4cc0"><enum>(c)</enum><text>If the Secretary determines that a recipient has not achieved the technical criteria under the agreement pursuant to subsection (b), either by the dates specified in the original agreement or by June 30, 2014, whichever is earlier, the recipient shall, as soon as practicable, surrender custody, possession and control, or return, as appropriate, any real or personal property owned or leased by the recipient, to the Secretary in connection with the deployment of enrichment technology, along with all capital improvements, equipment, fixtures, appurtenances, and other improvements thereto, and any further obligation by the Secretary under any such lease shall terminate.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ida4a5ffc59fe3410f9faf9c57ad343f01"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2C2B9466DE544343B170217C73FF7828"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The limitations in this section shall apply to funds made available in this Act, prior Appropriations Acts, and any future Appropriations Acts.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idfe5166c6fd3f48828f83c2019f3b52e2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>This section shall not apply with regard to the issuance of any loan guarantee pursuant to section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id944b9788af6c4affb6f07b635ffb3693"><enum>(e)</enum><text>For purpose of this section, the term <term>Secretary</term> shall mean the Secretary of the Department of Energy.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id69f929c848a240acb7da94aa0311c399"><enum>1535.</enum><header>Sense of Senate concerning expeditious completion of environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Senate that Federal agencies should—</text> <paragraph id="ida1a1451f40df43fe877b25d5eefbbbb5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that all applicable environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under Federal law are completed on an expeditious basis following any disaster or emergency declared under Federal law, including—</text> <subparagraph id="idECB6AC523AF5488E9DCBB157A89A0E71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39B063A9DA7749F2BCEC6A60AB019A20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an emergency declared by the President under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id46d2746f6032490d926a1ef2999f3595"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use the shortest existing applicable process under Federal law to complete each review, approval, licensing, and permit requirement described in paragraph (1) following a disaster or emergency described in that paragraph.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id893F8BA8134D401DB104F96B8AA281EB"><enum>F</enum><header>Gulf Coast Restoration</header> <section id="id08C4C67BFA9A459AA1DE024D3ADDD3F7"><enum>1601.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section id="id52C999F41FDE4D9797B93FC445A7A6D9"><enum>1602.</enum><header>Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund</header> <subsection id="idBD2D05D67598415FA0275BF41621FF02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the <quote>Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund</quote> (referred to in this section as the <term>Trust Fund</term>), consisting of such amounts as are deposited in the Trust Fund under this subtitle or any other provision of law.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idF6520254482C46D181F75E04AAF92FDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Trust Fund an amount equal to 80 percent of all administrative and civil penalties paid by responsible parties after the date of enactment of this Act in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon pursuant to a court order, negotiated settlement, or other instrument in accordance with section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321).</text> </subsection><subsection id="idF85DDE73DE544E6F934AE2EB5362C261"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expenditures</header><text>Amounts in the Trust Fund, including interest earned on advances to the Trust Fund and proceeds from investment under subsection (d), shall—</text> <paragraph id="id3704570AD6134F01B21C570D8E111946"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be available for expenditure, without further appropriation, solely for the purpose and eligible activities of this subtitle; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idA01235E4B05F43FDA5E211F33D660030"><enum>(2)</enum><text>remain available until expended, without fiscal year limitation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72266E7B01644874989CC3137D7A8436"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Investment</header><text>Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be invested in accordance with section 9702 of title 31, United States Code, and any interest on, and proceeds from, any such investment shall be available for expenditure in accordance with this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id077F0D67F6A64DCDAC9AC39954D901C1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, shall establish such procedures as the Secretary determines to be necessary to deposit amounts in, and expend amounts from, the Trust Fund pursuant to this subtitle, including—</text> <paragraph id="idA7D73058716C4ADC8701B2A4FB1F03B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>procedures to assess whether the programs and activities carried out under this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle achieve compliance with applicable requirements, including procedures by which the Secretary of the Treasury may determine whether an expenditure by a Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision (as those terms are defined in section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321)) pursuant to such a program or activity achieves compliance;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id817544864D5347B9BC82A053E16744D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>auditing requirements to ensure that amounts in the Trust Fund are expended as intended; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB7D0B543EA8543829600BE4F5F56EFEF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>procedures for identification and allocation of funds available to the Secretary under other provisions of law that may be necessary to pay the administrative expenses directly attributable to the management of the Trust Fund.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id7D255023548E402DAFF0CF1B6E785C71"><enum>1603.</enum><header>Gulf Coast natural resources restoration and economic recovery</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id95162B97B58349A2B4C28986031ACC9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="id560CF3066A5F437E83E56165E70C152E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (25)(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45790E383D974BD88FC0379C78084B69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (26)(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD0F8B08364C4AC6B9DEBC70C7573E2B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20093EE2F47941F082125EBC1619C0B3" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id864553B2B4254E8481E78753A367E56F"><enum>(27)</enum><text>the term <term>Chairperson</term> means the Chairperson of the Council;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCA38D52A884E433491066E375EB6B05D"><enum>(28)</enum><text>the term <term>coastal political subdivision</term> means any local political jurisdiction that is immediately below the State level of government, including a county, parish, or borough, with a coastline that is contiguous with any portion of the United States Gulf of Mexico;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id57C04E5CC0584B638A401F44492FF286"><enum>(29)</enum><text>the term <term>Comprehensive Plan</term> means the comprehensive plan developed by the Council pursuant to subsection (t);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBDB742BF1E544B3DAB5AD331D9079712"><enum>(30)</enum><text>the term <term>Council</term> means the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council established pursuant to subsection (t);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6C813AA43367426B916CE211685FB7BC"><enum>(31)</enum><text>the term <term>Deepwater Horizon oil spill</term> means the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010, and resulting hydrocarbon releases into the environment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id42BCE805702344A2B8C44009FAB8A883"><enum>(32)</enum><text>the term <term>Gulf Coast ecosystem</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id7967913C43BB4A5C97CA4E02420C5E8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the Gulf Coast States, the coastal zones (as that term is defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453), except that, in this section, the term <quote>coastal zones</quote> includes land within the coastal zones that is held in trust by, or the use of which is by law subject solely to the discretion of, the Federal Government or officers or agents of the Federal Government) that border the Gulf of Mexico;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6B2B268542CC432D932C3F844D6BC27A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any adjacent land, water, and watersheds, that are within 25 miles of the coastal zones described in subparagraph (A) of the Gulf Coast States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF215B23DD18F4456864B92700E59FEB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all Federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idED5CE8B72C8441DA95BE6A8F5259F789"><enum>(33)</enum><text>the term <term>Gulf Coast State</term> means any of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE505C42271B348ED972017F6A66406DB"><enum>(34)</enum><text>the term <term>Trust Fund</term> means the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund established pursuant to section 1602 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCF1AA9A974AF4259A3B574FE2E141419"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (s), by inserting <quote>except as provided in subsection (t)</quote> before the period at the end; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2F8B436132934FB2A07AD6D9F40CD13F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B077B6D4E62438C964188618978F3D5" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idA57A488C48EE420C99C1E0A645AC959A"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Gulf Coast restoration and recovery</header> <paragraph id="id82E6816C3AAB47ADAC0B9C59B7F9E346"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State allocation and expenditures</header> <subparagraph id="idE6DDB0E64DE9419F9A2FAD0C123FEA65"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the total amounts made available in any fiscal year from the Trust Fund, 35 percent shall be available, in accordance with the requirements of this section, to the Gulf Coast States in equal shares for expenditure for ecological and economic restoration of the Gulf Coast ecosystem in accordance with this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C3E313472114F0097E00D69E4717807"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <clause id="idCA3463CE5715467DA6E1A725EA325D4E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>Amounts provided to the Gulf States under this subsection may only be used to carry out 1 or more of the following activities:</text> <subclause id="id11D902BAAE954DA2B430F3044A33589C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Coastal restoration projects and activities, including conservation and coastal land acquisition.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1E1A506AABA44D27A1F5FC3DD7BB06AC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Mitigation of damage to, and restoration of, fish, wildlife, or natural resources.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idEF64FCA8A0764A1B8F3DAED86478FEB6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Implementation of a federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plan, including fisheries monitoring.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id13787D8B94034BB18563058FBE2B4BFB"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Programs to promote tourism in a Gulf Coast State, including recreational fishing.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id30DA15A3A9CF42E7B8D61E9FAD4AF26F"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Programs to promote the consumption of seafood produced from the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id09C480A52A6045B096A4CB76E40E7D05"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Programs to promote education regarding the natural resources of the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id383DE2E8FFDE4E6AA7470D36C86FB7AA"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>Planning assistance.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB62A860FF8A84D6BB7F455440D5C8F05"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>Workforce development and job creation.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id59954348E0844D189FD3DC48C74EC3DB"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>Improvements to or upon State parks located in coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3F99454D80724FC5B810F558CC2A27D1"><enum>(X)</enum><text>Mitigation of the ecological and economic impact of outer Continental Shelf activities and the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill or promotion of the long-term ecological or economic recovery of the Gulf Coast ecosystem through the funding of infrastructure projects.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idD0FE3B30AF7640839C6F2FD08623FA64"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>Coastal flood protection and infrastructure directly affected by coastal wetland losses, beach erosion, or the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id07C7D8CC09C24DF89B9654E05F0831AE"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>Administrative costs of complying with this subsection.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id3E2F1D28F0F24737A8502B10CC1C4724"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header> <subclause id="id7E2DF2E4E85545168F6A89B482E67D55"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts received by a Gulf State under this subsection not more than 3 percent may be used for administrative costs eligible under clause (i)(XII).</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2547F3526875401C9760A5DF4931FB8C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Prohibition on use for imported seafood</header><text>None of the funds made available under this subsection shall be used for any program to support or promote imported seafood or any seafood product that is not harvested from the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43EBD283FE534F0F9CB1F4DBF2C3B679"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coastal political subdivisions</header> <clause id="id37A4E36A4619491D85E81CFAA82E3DB3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of a State where the coastal zone includes the entire State—</text> <subclause id="id34A53F63827F4E50ADB068CE77F1A75B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>75 percent of funding shall be provided to the 8 disproportionally affected counties impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC3841AA7697D4A8199B90FD05EA7F0C4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25 percent shall be provided to nondisproportionately impacted counties within the State.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id2749F608C419441ABEE80204EFE671CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Florida</header> <subclause id="idCB41364E4ED84E6EB5AB20BC1F0479CC"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Disproportionally affected counties</header><text>Of the total amounts made available to counties in the State of Florida under clause (i)(I)—</text> <item id="idDFB817C264444E939CC03B34DB39D7CC"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>10 percent shall be distributed equally among the 8 disproportionately affected counties; and</text> </item><item id="id4C0B37A01B4E4ED788260B4ED522DE7A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>90 percent shall be distributed to the 8 disproportionately affected counties in accordance with the following weighted formula:</text> <subitem id="id20262D07EEDD4486BE4B505F99AB0397"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>30 percent based on the weighted average of the county shoreline oiled.</text> </subitem><subitem id="idA2B0724525BC4F2C8F6CEB2FDD6B0458"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>30 percent based on the weighted average of the county per capita sales tax collections estimated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.</text> </subitem><subitem id="id6085CBC91BF34F52AF9E62C5CD919518"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>20 percent based on the weighted average of the population of the county.</text> </subitem><subitem id="idD09C9687DB964259AD27D5D292787A2B"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>20 percent based on the inverse proportion of the weighted average distance from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to each of the nearest and farthest points of the shoreline.</text> </subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="id301B0B2BC223494E874EF094AA015F3D"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Nondisproportionately impacted counties</header><text>The total amounts made available to coastal political subdivisions in the State of Florida under clause (i)(II) shall be distributed according to the following weighted formula:</text> <item id="id19C056E502284304A91748991CA954A2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>34 percent based on the weighted average of the population of the county.</text> </item><item id="idA48AC28AB0104B58AFBC91456DB85550"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>33 percent based on the weighted average of the county per capita sales tax collections estimated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.</text> </item><item id="idB9294DAFEB9444179724BA53718D2A2B"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>33 percent based on the inverse proportion of the weighted average distance from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to each of the nearest and farthest points of the shoreline.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id32F9B148C2004E96BA35D9404E3EE5CD"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Louisiana</header><text>Of the total amounts made available to the State of Louisiana under this paragraph:</text> <subclause id="id2D52324E06064F3799E1E96518577F2B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>70 percent shall be provided directly to the State in accordance with this subsection.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idAA4E16C5A0AA46238D36162555DBE34C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>30 percent shall be provided directly to parishes in the coastal zone (as defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)) of the State of Louisiana according to the following weighted formula:</text> <item id="id4A5B956731EB4AE3BF22342185CB9BEF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>40 percent based on the weighted average of miles of the parish shoreline oiled.</text> </item><item id="idEC7A44B574C34FBE941BC4BDA2F55C44"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>40 percent based on the weighted average of the population of the parish.</text> </item><item id="idB29EE47020724850A18B96E2FC1AC340"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>20 percent based on the weighted average of the land mass of the parish.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id1200844B9CD842A1AADCE2CB9BEA5D6D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Conditions</header> <subclause id="idE8012047C34E497689F22561314FB813"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Land use plan</header><text>As a condition of receiving amounts allocated under clause (iii), the chief executive of the eligible parish shall certify to the Governor of the State that the parish has completed a comprehensive land use plan.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idCB39A7080AE84E639A322A31910EAED6"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Other conditions</header><text>A coastal political subdivision receiving funding under this subsection shall meet all of the conditions in subparagraph (D).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6D0CE6B9AC94969A04DF97FF714C263"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>As a condition of receiving amounts from the Trust Fund, a Gulf Coast State, including the entities described in subparagraph (E), or a coastal political subdivision shall—</text> <clause id="id99F5DCE40FB9475190285CF6D7376343"><enum>(i)</enum><text>agree to meet such conditions, including audit requirements, as the Secretary of the Treasury determines necessary to ensure that amounts disbursed from the Trust Fund will be used in accordance with this subsection;</text> </clause><clause id="id1C4A59F1BEDD4AF89121A017AAFC60A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certify in such form and in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury determines necessary that the project or program for which the Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision is requesting amounts—</text> <subclause id="id355F85379E484670BF3EC10192347AF0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is designed to restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, coastal wetlands, or economy of the Gulf Coast;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id759F80235C364ED981B8E7F22D99D0EB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>carries out 1 or more of the activities described in subparagraph (B)(i);</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4B953D14EEEE4CFC89F2C60EC9FCD33F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>was selected based on meaningful input from the public, including broad-based participation from individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id788556CB21464BEF845FD7CAB9E186E6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in the case of a natural resource protection or restoration project, is based on the best available science;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id25FC89B03B1446CD81C28F6BE4587B63"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>certify that the project or program and the awarding of a contract for the expenditure of amounts received under this subsection are consistent with the standard procurement rules and regulations governing a comparable project or program in that State, including all applicable competitive bidding and audit requirements; and</text> </clause><clause id="id18CF1ECA397A4E579B966F1E1483E852"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>develop and submit a multiyear implementation plan for use of those funds.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58BEFDF910DC4EFFB3D5830916340BBF"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Approval by State entity, task force, or agency</header><text>The following Gulf Coast State entities, task forces, or agencies shall carry out the duties of a Gulf Coast State pursuant to this paragraph:</text> <clause id="id91B487941BFD428ABF52534E0F3F68FC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Alabama</header> <subclause id="id4AFDF80974BF4DA284E0674E82042001"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the State of Alabama, the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council, which shall be comprised of only the following:</text> <item id="idF4E94A68BBE24DF9BEF25F4FE6B1321B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>The Governor of Alabama, who shall also serve as Chairperson and preside over the meetings of the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council.</text> </item><item id="idFC2A59D442104192B0A1797533B3093E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>The Director of the Alabama State Port Authority, who shall also serve as Vice Chairperson and preside over the meetings of the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council in the absence of the Chairperson.</text> </item><item id="id89C4DCEAC09C4608B151E26F4D0B2F4D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>The Chairman of the Baldwin County Commission.</text> </item><item id="id2E6AB6AB6653495589383563C41487A0"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>The President of the Mobile County Commission.</text> </item><item id="id611D4F5659584B22A1757FE42A5068E0"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>The Mayor of the city of Bayou La Batre.</text> </item><item id="idC47661AD4A0D4E0BB7D7AE898AF20EAB"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>The Mayor of the town of Dauphin Island.</text> </item><item id="id05D47796E88749529FF89FD94C05789F"><enum>(gg)</enum><text>The Mayor of the city of Fairhope.</text> </item><item id="id53B3E3F35A6241C7B8DB2089657B5A5B"><enum>(hh)</enum><text>The Mayor of the city of Gulf Shores.</text> </item><item id="id9D8F5FB1C534434FA81E23B49DB93CD8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Mayor of the city of Mobile.</text> </item><item id="idCEA8863ADF29405E8202E0816AA5AA8F"><enum>(jj)</enum><text>The Mayor of the city of Orange Beach.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id24A3AC1A955F4EBDAF198766229A17B4"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Vote</header><text>Each member of the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council shall be entitled to 1 vote.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1E27ECE22553461AAC319A75B3C13A4A"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Majority vote</header><text>All decisions of the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council shall be made by majority vote.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id4DBC9321A90B4D6FB4448E47D9EB5F5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Louisiana</header><text>In the State of Louisiana, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana.</text> </clause><clause id="id8A2DF2EED5EE4459A8A905C81E94440D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Mississippi</header><text>In the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61BB1B456CA14B7797CDE4DDD539F00B"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Compliance with eligible activities</header><text>If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that an expenditure by a Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision of amounts made available under this subsection does not meet 1 of the activities described in subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary shall make no additional amounts from the Trust Fund available to that Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision until such time as an amount equal to the amount expended for the unauthorized use—</text> <clause id="idB8A90BCF7FB143308EF9424F0ED585C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been deposited by the Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision in the Trust Fund; or</text> </clause><clause id="id1CECD34BC85E4D29AF71604B8EADED5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has been authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury for expenditure by the Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision for a project or program that meets the requirements of this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9FC4221394284BB989234A26D997DF70"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Compliance with conditions</header><text>If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that a Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision does not meet the requirements of this subsection, including the conditions of subparagraph (D), where applicable, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make no amounts from the Trust Fund available to that Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision until all conditions of this subsection are met.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCAD50E72FCAF4FCBBA1A24FBFAEA28A5"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Public input</header><text>In meeting any condition of this subsection, a Gulf Coast State may use an appropriate procedure for public consultation in that Gulf Coast State, including consulting with 1 or more established task forces or other entities, to develop recommendations for proposed projects and programs that would restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, coastal wetlands, and economy of the Gulf Coast.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD0F7E0BECB7F47A1A283B11896B40FB6"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Previously approved projects and programs</header><text>A Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision shall be considered to have met the conditions of subparagraph (D) for a specific project or program if, before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>—</text> <clause id="idD1835FD7F7524280A68812D119FE0BA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision has established conditions for carrying out projects and programs that are substantively the same as the conditions described in subparagraph (D); and</text> </clause><clause id="idA154CACE08314F37B145E613E5D5225C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicable project or program carries out 1 or more of the activities described in subparagraph (B)(ii).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC1B8043884E642D38E905C69C9817770"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Consultation with Council</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, each Gulf Coast State shall seek the input of the Chairperson of the Council to identify large-scale projects that may be jointly supported by that Gulf Coast State and by the Council pursuant to the Comprehensive Plan with amounts provided under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF825B6DC61F04316B0367A63D2AF2424"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Non-Federal matching funds</header> <clause id="idA89097E8DE164D94B01EA7F84F80076D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision may use, in whole or in part, amounts made available to that Gulf Coast State from the Trust Fund to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of any project or program authorized by Federal law that meets the eligible use requirements under subparagraph (B)(i).</text> </clause><clause id="id62475EADE6FD4840A2F5A83A1BA093F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect on other funds</header><text>The use of funds made available from the Trust Fund to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project or program that meets the requirements of clause (i) shall not affect the priority in which other Federal funds are allocated or awarded.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C4EEE1DEC444874995C23C1AD494347"><enum>(L)</enum><header>Local preference</header><text>In awarding contracts to carry out a project or program under this subsection, a Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision may give a preference to individuals and companies that reside in, are headquartered in, or are principally engaged in business in, a Gulf Coast State.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75BC6A925DFD4DA0A016B1B7530D8F9E"><enum>(M)</enum><header>Unused funds</header><text>Any Funds not identified in an implementation plan by a State or coastal political subdivision in accordance with subparagraph (D)(iv) shall remain in the Trust Fund until such time as the State or coastal political subdivision to which the funds have been allocated develops and submits a plan identifying uses for those funds in accordance with subparagraph (D)(iv).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F212AD1100C48D0BB08666B0BB09D8D"><enum>(N)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text>If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that a Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision does not meet the requirements of this subsection, including the conditions of subparagraph (D), the Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision may obtain expedited judicial review within 90 days of that decision in a district court of the United States, of appropriate jurisdiction and venue, that is located within the State seeking such review.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id135F1FBF96C548B6BF652891E78F9068"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Council establishment and allocation</header> <subparagraph id="id1D0D1C8908B44A359153078441D7C43E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the total amount made available in any fiscal year from the Trust Fund, 60 percent shall be disbursed to the Council to carry out the Comprehensive Plan.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CFF4103E7CA4FB9BD919CBB4230E30B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Council expenditures</header> <clause id="id9A7C41E1F53C408B8224B3E1D1880715"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with this paragraph, the Council shall expend funds made available from the Trust Fund to undertake projects and programs that would restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, coastal wetlands, and economy of the Gulf Coast.</text> </clause><clause id="idAFE3B950321B44A9B5D5255B09316273"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allocation and expenditure procedures</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall develop such conditions, including audit requirements, as the Secretary of the Treasury determines necessary to ensure that amounts disbursed from the Trust Fund to the Council to implement the Comprehensive Plan will be used in accordance with this paragraph.</text> </clause><clause id="id8F0A462C17F84F168F0C880912270FD1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Of the amounts received by the Council under this subsection, not more than 3 percent may be used for administrative expenses, including staff.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB67D4F272324762A7AEA19AF42C8A6F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council</header> <clause id="id75D2790462A242D19190DA65E7DEF775"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established as an independent entity in the Federal Government a council to be known as the <quote>Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council</quote>.</text> </clause><clause id="id4201FAAE3FEE46E9927B522AB59F5832"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Council shall consist of the following members, or in the case of a Federal agency, a designee at the level of the Assistant Secretary or the equivalent:</text> <subclause id="idAC8E75D0985C4BBD8E8F38EFE27676A0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id991CA1A688DA4A58A081A8E32F412ED1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Interior.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id182F00CB667D48548B3CECA098EF5069"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Army.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idBBA8963BBE8743F9A001B2853F41691F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The Secretary of Commerce.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5EDE369AF4594D4D8B4E05CE75A7678B"><enum>(V)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC8E177AADFA147028C863806EAAA10F4"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>The Secretary of Agriculture.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id69F80253C57F4BE8AF355EFDC1138E1F"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>The head of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8DE5897297794E15B55A254AA4FDFA19"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>The Governor of the State of Alabama.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id352090C955D740AFA7B57CF14A948DB3"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>The Governor of the State of Florida.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id166BB4A3836D477F83AFE21F7A1359A5"><enum>(X)</enum><text>The Governor of the State of Louisiana.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF20C5A68C7CC49838F893FC445039854"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>The Governor of the State of Mississippi.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1BE044B8426B46CFB5CC4461F218E745"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>The Governor of the State of Texas.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id9423C635FEBB477498B2AE164DFF2BD3"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Alternate</header><text>A Governor appointed to the Council by the President may designate an alternate to represent the Governor on the Council and vote on behalf of the Governor.</text> </clause><clause id="id7F8EC01B95A440B68CBC85F254657B4D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>From among the Federal agency members of the Council, the representatives of States on the Council shall select, and the President shall appoint, 1 Federal member to serve as Chairperson of the Council.</text> </clause><clause id="idAFDD9FE90DAF41468F71DC92D932FC11"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Presidential appointment</header><text>All Council members shall be appointed by the President.</text> </clause><clause id="id31C4C43C758144D687A4519785D39C38"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Council actions</header> <subclause id="id974407BA70BE48FA96563E74519D8F81"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subclause (IV), significant actions by the Council shall require the affirmative vote of the Federal Chairperson and a majority of the State members to be effective.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idCC1F053AA9D7453891BD6653A3DD685B"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Significant actions include but are not limited to—</text> <item id="id18F5F07C8B334BADBA214BE6553B905C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>approval of a Comprehensive Plan and future revisions to a Comprehensive Plan;</text> </item><item id="idE0F3CDA4D4284BAA80C3E19E9F764D28"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>approval of State plans pursuant to paragraph (3)(B)(iv); and</text> </item><item id="id1EAA7D5F875144679625AF3F7C5416A0"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>approval of reports to Congress pursuant to clause (vii)(X).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id8E0DFE0F2EE04D5883D1544530077489"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A quorum of State members shall be required to be present for the Council to take any significant action.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2975DC0BB31D4F60972065D73F47ADB0"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Affirmative vote requirement deemed met</header><text>For approval of State plans pursuant to paragraph (3)(B)(iv), the certification by a State member of the Council that the plan satisfies all requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraphs (3)(B), when joined by an affirmative vote of the Federal Chairperson of the Council, is deemed to satisfy the requirements for affirmative votes under subclause (I).</text> </subclause><subclause id="id98C70B12717A415189A1EAA068E13BD9"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Public transparency</header><text>Appropriate actions of the Council, including votes on significant actions and associated deliberations, shall be made available to the public.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id8516257E17E549A39ABABF40DDB24E04"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Duties of Council</header><text>The Council shall—</text> <subclause id="idBDAD531BF09C425A876A38C21F01B06C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>develop the Comprehensive Plan, and future revisions to the Comprehensive Plan;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id30E7DBC813E94A5E915002D3F7CD4527"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify as soon as practicable the projects that—</text> <item id="id1851A452555E4A1A8CA4EE8402B9BF17"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>have been authorized prior to the date of enactment of this subsection but not yet commenced; and</text> </item><item id="id17CD60F1CEAD4405B44BCCC630A9433B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if implemented quickly, would restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, barrier islands, dunes, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id0FE3AD4AC8E94AA1808F27748E2F4EB7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>coordinate the development of consistent policies, strategies, plans, and activities by Federal agencies, State and local governments, and private sector entities for addressing the restoration and protection of the Gulf Coast ecosystem;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id745B27250A60494F9483B89F2C7455E9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>establish such other advisory committee or committees as may be necessary to assist the Council, including a scientific advisory committee and a committee to advise the Council on public policy issues;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC56B93D395DB458B983A8B68CA47B657"><enum>(V)</enum><text>coordinate scientific and other research associated with restoration of the Gulf Coast ecosystem, including research, observation, and monitoring carried out pursuant to section 1604 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC5FF157224C4406C9461EA48810B35C0"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>seek to ensure that all policies, strategies, plans, and activities for addressing the restoration of the Gulf Coast ecosystem are based on the best available physical, ecological, and economic data;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1DDFA84111B94E42BD4EE9F742737C3A"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>make recommendations to address the particular needs of especially economically and socially vulnerable populations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2E236BCB05244A63B2B2B0412D925754"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>develop standard terms to include in contracts for projects and programs awarded pursuant to the Comprehensive Plan that provide a preference to individuals and companies that reside in, are headquartered in, or are principally engaged in business in, a Gulf Coast State;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB8DA3FAE603B472FBCE5743332FC6482"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>prepare an integrated financial plan and recommendations for coordinated budget requests for the amounts proposed to be expended by the Federal agencies represented on the Council for projects and programs in the Gulf Coast States;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC5B4F47B550C4C9FA6E2CAB0C9C0747C"><enum>(X)</enum><text>submit to Congress an annual report that—</text> <item id="idDA74CCF00E374AD382D14BEACC703DB2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>summarizes the policies, strategies, plans, and activities for addressing the restoration and protection of the Gulf Coast ecosystem;</text> </item><item id="id1056BC5E35BF480DA8EDD6C057F1A9E0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>describes the projects and programs being implemented to restore and protect the Gulf Coast ecosystem; and</text> </item><item id="id4B965E8BEF794D36B510102C2F8F9D2A"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>makes such recommendations to Congress for modifications of existing laws as the Council determines necessary to implement the Comprehensive Plan; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id7431359A890E4367BCCDBD5C66BA9CA0"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>submit to Congress a final report on the date on which all funds made available to the Council are expended.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id2468ABC601164337A98B6D14A2D85434"><enum>(viii)</enum><header>Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text>The Council, or any other advisory committee established under this subsection, shall not be considered an advisory committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5FB6F31FBF854E1F80B7A09459FC76BF"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Comprehensive Plan</header> <clause id="id81E347B65AF84147B06FF569015BD81B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Proposed plan</header> <subclause id="id519EDA13E009416D8D87CF6ACC584EF1"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>, the Chairperson, on behalf of the Council, shall publish a proposed plan to restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id98F0A170676D423992EB031BF1D94837"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The proposed plan described in subclause (I) shall include and incorporate the findings and information prepared by the President’s Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id49E20741666B4F498C521808913B66D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Publication</header> <subclause id="id2B3613CFE1D5445B90AEDF835C4994AB"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Initial plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after date of enactment of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title> and after notice and opportunity for public comment, the Chairperson, on behalf of the Council and after approval by the Council, shall publish in the Federal Register the initial Comprehensive Plan to restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id66E8C439054540F8B297F288510BE65A"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Cooperation with gulf coast restoration task force</header><text>The Council shall develop the initial Comprehensive Plan in close coordination with the President’s Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id43F9EBD9508C4D489CB884C2DAE4E13E"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In developing the initial Comprehensive Plan and subsequent updates, the Council shall consider all relevant findings, reports, or research prepared or funded by a center of excellence or the Gulf Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment established pursuant to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Monitoring, and Technology Program under section 1604 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id382C9970B1004E56A911683F5CE0CBD0"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The initial Comprehensive Plan shall include—</text> <item id="id78FFDD5C37F74D058C73901BACA1AB56"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>such provisions as are necessary to fully incorporate in the Comprehensive Plan the strategy, projects, and programs recommended by the President’s Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force;</text> </item><item id="idF0930B1FB14D43F4A6E4C7B83C650F51"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a list of any project or program authorized prior to the date of enactment of this subsection but not yet commenced, the completion of which would further the purposes and goals of this subsection and of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>;</text> </item><item id="id5B345C2AB9874A86AD689CD20C5781EE"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>a description of the manner in which amounts from the Trust Fund projected to be made available to the Council for the succeeding 10 years will be allocated; and</text> </item><item id="idEEA0BAF422CC45CA9CF61F7A42D50938"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>subject to available funding in accordance with clause (iii), a prioritized list of specific projects and programs to be funded and carried out during the 3-year period immediately following the date of publication of the initial Comprehensive Plan, including a table that illustrates the distribution of projects and programs by Gulf Coast State.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id8899694E42374F4CB333A0BAAD41B702"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Plan updates</header><text>The Council shall update—</text> <item id="idFC1D82E4845D449693B1DD441011B421"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Plan every 5 years in a manner comparable to the manner established in this subsection for each 5-year period for which amounts are expected to be made available to the Gulf Coast States from the Trust Fund; and</text> </item><item id="id684667A2F5614D23999EC8548233C3F9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the 3-year list of projects and programs described in subclause (IV)(dd) annually.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id0A5A62AACDFC44619EDF2F08483B5CCC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Restoration priorities</header><text>Except for projects and programs described in subclause (IV)(bb), in selecting projects and programs to include on the 3-year list described in subclause (IV)(dd), based on the best available science, the Council shall give highest priority to projects that address 1 or more of the following criteria:</text> <subclause id="idCCCC5E072D53400F873D7854DAD5F4EC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Projects that are projected to make the greatest contribution to restoring and protecting the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem, without regard to geographic location.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id82E33A5E18354EA4895DDA0F4E09918C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Large-scale projects and programs that are projected to substantially contribute to restoring and protecting the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6D9C2B3F77264532890E3495E443736F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Projects contained in existing Gulf Coast State comprehensive plans for the restoration and protection of natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id821E409C5F0B4CEA80EB7FAAA23CC6C8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Projects that restore long-term resiliency of the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands most impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id517037CA57914A76ABA9BD0EEFC7B0E0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Implementation</header> <clause id="id460C56EBC55D45A9971CE27267FA2B97"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Council, acting through the member agencies and Gulf Coast States, shall expend funds made available from the Trust Fund to carry out projects and programs adopted in the Comprehensive Plan.</text> </clause><clause id="id89481C5BE2164584BA7B2F2FF4264878"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Administrative responsibility</header> <subclause id="id80899234D4964AFF9FDD727227DF5486"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Primary authority and responsibility for each project and program included in the Comprehensive Plan shall be assigned by the Council to a Gulf Coast State represented on the Council or a Federal agency.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id94462A9B197A4E94A767210BB194CD70"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Transfer of amounts</header><text>Amounts necessary to carry out each project or program included in the Comprehensive Plan shall be transferred by the Secretary of the Treasury from the Trust Fund to that Federal agency or Gulf Coast State as the project or program is implemented, subject to such conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, established pursuant to section 1602 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idF9B3A9E28F104B22A766F449CE6E0337"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header> <subclause id="idCC6B6CE861FF4BBEB6C4D61BE54DF053"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision may use, in whole or in part, amounts made available to that Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision from the Trust Fund to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of carrying a project or program that—</text> <item id="id68EB170AA20744979F9A8421FE3AE163"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is authorized by other Federal law; and</text> </item><item id="idA00FC921958548B39365163E02269FA1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>meets the criteria of subparagraph (D).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id48D1905192BB4DECBADBBC6BC6A35486"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Inclusion in Comprehensive Plan</header><text>A project or program described in subclause (I) that meets the criteria for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan described in subparagraph (D) shall be selected and adopted by the Council as part of the Comprehensive Plan in the manner described in subparagraph (D).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79A923B5B4614180A1E5257246A73716"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Council and the Federal members of the Council may develop Memorandums of Understanding establishing integrated funding and implementation plans among the member agencies and authorities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF7E4B0EA7FDD4534A450B77282F71486"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Council shall terminate on the date on which the report described in subparagraph (C)(vii)(XI) is submitted to Congress.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1011B2779FFD4934A7B4ABE7B2ED6037"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Oil spill restoration impact allocation</header> <subparagraph id="id65830D2A091345ADA0149EA3D9D2D5C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (4), of the total amount made available to the Council under paragraph (2) in any fiscal year from the Trust Fund, 50 percent shall be disbursed by the Council as follows:</text> <clause commented="no" id="idBCA5166AF1EA41E09B9FDFF6CA4D4CC2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), for each Gulf Coast State, the amount disbursed under this paragraph shall be based on a formula established by the Council by regulation that is based on a weighted average of the following criteria:</text> <subclause commented="no" id="idC40AFEA54EB3498491653DEC7EA43461"><enum>(I)</enum><text>40 percent based on the proportionate number of miles of shoreline in each Gulf Coast State that experienced oiling as of April 10, 2011, compared to the total number of miles of shoreline that experienced oiling as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id32C9AC8296744033B44417735D81A881"><enum>(II)</enum><text>40 percent based on the inverse proportion of the average distance from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to the nearest and farthest point of the shoreline that experienced oiling of each Gulf Coast State.</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idEB1165CE0EAA4C818A1F1C939E73A3AE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>20 percent based on the average population in the 2010 decennial census of coastal counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico within each Gulf Coast State.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idEEC6CBF38BA141EB89963FF7E9302119"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Minimum allocation</header><text>The amount disbursed to a Gulf Coast State for each fiscal year under clause (i) shall be at least 5 percent of the total amounts made available under this paragraph.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE14C863E5EE24E1FB0E517ACEEE8F070"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval of projects and programs</header> <clause id="id7C8AF4A43D8E488B8A7937811AA7E9D1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Council shall disburse amounts to the respective Gulf Coast States in accordance with the formula developed under subparagraph (A) for projects, programs, and activities that will improve the ecosystems or economy of the Gulf Coast, subject to the condition that each Gulf Coast State submits a plan for the expenditure of amounts disbursed under this paragraph which meet the following criteria:</text> <subclause id="idF120192DF4F14E0B93C0B647B7418754"><enum>(I)</enum><text>All projects, programs, and activities included in that plan are eligible activities pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(i).</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6A7DEDA0BC27471B841FD0614B660007"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The projects, programs, and activities included in that plan contribute to the overall economic and ecological recovery of the Gulf Coast.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id942EC9094BBE405DA833058CE80083E2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The plan takes into consideration the Comprehensive Plan and is consistent with its goals and objectives, as described in paragraph (2)(B)(i).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id2A376CB5599F47528B735D377AE40864"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Funding</header> <subclause id="id763966351007411AA4184D64961ACFAB"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subclause (II), the plan described in clause (i) may use not more than 25 percent of the funding made available for infrastructure projects eligible under subclauses (X) and (XI) of paragraph (1)(B)(i).</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5FF4B404D71448E598849F3F657914CC"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The plan described in clause (i) may propose to use more than 25 percent of the funding made available for infrastructure projects eligible under subclauses (X) and (XI) of paragraph (1)(B)(i) if the plan certifies that—</text> <item id="idE9F35E72CD674A51AB162061DC93E7D5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>ecosystem restoration needs in the State will be addressed by the projects in the proposed plan; and</text> </item><item id="idE4160B905414430E8B80926D2ABC9B5D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>additional investment in infrastructure is required to mitigate the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to the ecosystem or economy.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id7C00232A49DA4BFFAC8506A89D1D32E6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Development</header><text>The plan described in clause (i) shall be developed by—</text> <subclause id="id27A076662AD94AF0830773BBB82127F6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the State of Alabama, the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council established under paragraph (1)(E)(i);</text> </subclause><subclause id="idAD9003E948EA4A879FAC12CC4AAE3602"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the State of Florida, a consortia of local political subdivisions that includes at least 1 representative of each disproportionally affected county;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB40D5DE8B8B4479982527E49148377A8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the State of Louisiana, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE6B8EEB2BAE745F3A4BB5EC924997C1A"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in the State of Mississippi, the Office of the Governor or an appointee of the Office of the Governor; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8E4E530B37B34B01A4046A244E2DB6CD"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in the State of Texas, the Office of the Governor or an appointee of the Office of the Governor.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idE246DDA574E94051A4057901F5C15C32"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which a plan is submitted under clause (i), the Council shall approve or disapprove the plan based on the conditions of clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7D6ACD55EE594166B17A8D1AD0C3733A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>If the Council disapproves a plan pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iv), the Council shall—</text> <clause id="id581BA05A7B68409BB287953696F66D26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide the reasons for disapproval in writing; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1515E198B6BB4F4083C999E213B6BFB6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consult with the State to address any identified deficiencies with the State plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1346AE06D3C2456BBC6205B3979E954F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Failure to submit adequate plan</header><text>If a State fails to submit an adequate plan under this subsection, any funds made available under this subsection shall remain in the Trust Fund until such date as a plan is submitted and approved pursuant to this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAFD9B0F6A09F49EE997BAC6586E11775"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text>If the Council fails to approve or take action within 60 days on a plan described in subparagraph (B)(iv), the State may obtain expedited judicial review within 90 days of that decision in a district court of the United States, of appropriate jurisdiction and venue, that is located within the State seeking such review.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idC2F3E0E889F3483988A53D0DA097F9D7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of interest transfers</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id34B36051B9184DB49B854DFA609D0121"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the total amount made available in any fiscal year from the Trust Fund, an amount equal to the interest earned by the Trust Fund and proceeds from investments made by the Trust Fund in the preceding fiscal year—</text> <clause commented="no" id="id5B3FF83D83FE4744AB0E0C325389DE8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50 percent shall be transferred to the National Endowment for Oceans in subparagraph (B); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idE5BCA86140384520974A50E0A8E82D4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>50 percent shall be transferred to the Gulf of Mexico Research Endowment in subparagraph (C).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id738CE6F33FB741DBB2FEF9A6D0691E46"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National endowment for the oceans</header> <clause id="idAE2FEE9E0DE04B34B84C16F0F3A63027"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <subclause id="id7D2502BFA3F343D8B127E311992F7461"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the <quote>National Endowment for the Oceans</quote>, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to the National Endowment for the Oceans.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0A07E6C824A04C26B9856E6282E48DC9"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Investment</header><text>Amounts in the National Endowment for the Oceans shall be invested in accordance with section 9602 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any interest on, and proceeds from, any such investment shall be available for expenditure in accordance with this subparagraph.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id98A0DA23102C41D5B60F96A3D58B89B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Trustee</header><text>The trustee for the National Endowment for the Oceans shall be the Secretary of Commerce.</text> </clause><clause id="idC189713C8B9849B38E7392ADE1690E8B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header> <subclause id="id400E00DC2727435FBEA4F039F8212156"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate, at a minimum, an amount equal to the interest earned by the National Endowment for the Oceans in the preceding fiscal year, and may distribute an amount equal to up to 10 percent of the total amounts in the National Endowment for the Oceans—</text> <item id="id85C803642B5A444B8067BF92F0900495"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to allocate funding to coastal states (as defined in section 304 of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1453)) and affected Indian tribes;</text> </item><item id="id09844DCAA3B7459BAA974D317B976B98"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to make grants to regional ocean and coastal planning bodies; and</text> </item><item id="idF90D8D0D5ACF4620B8B34DF29F9D543C"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>to develop and implement a National Grant Program for Oceans and Coastal Waters.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id3040D01343724289A0F9A43E8F5CEDDC"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Program adjustments</header><text>Each fiscal year where the amount described in subparagraph (A)(i) does not exceed $100,000,000, the Secretary may elect to fund only the grant program established in subclause (I)(cc).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id771244EDC2F34D64A7E9B627F59B7948"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>Funds deposited in the National Endowment for the Oceans may be allocated by the Secretary only to fund grants for programs and activities intended to restore, protect, maintain, or understand living marine resources and their habitats and resources in ocean and coastal waters (as defined in section 304 of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1453)), including baseline scientific research, ocean observing, and other programs and activities carried out in coordination with Federal and State departments or agencies, that are consistent with Federal environmental laws and that avoid environmental degradation.</text> </clause><clause id="idD0D1A056E6004415B2512809FB2DC91C"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under clause (iii)(I), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </clause><clause id="id81131D1C9F3A4D1BBAB66818CC16E0C5"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Funding for coastal States</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate funding among States as follows:</text> <subclause id="id8E06CB674350430B8653EA950DD198D2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>50 percent of the funds shall be allocated equally among coastal States.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9D1FE91CE43E422594DB3D5A4780ACF2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25 percent of the funds shall be allocated based on tidal shoreline miles.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB8A03028E40C4EB3808EF2F95BF2238B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>25 percent of the funds shall be allocated based on the coastal population density of a coastal State.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE2058D7825174A1DBC035A0B507E5BA3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>No State shall be allocated more than 10 percent of the total amount of funds available for allocation among coastal States for any fiscal year.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id06058C8FEFEE4672ABDC5EFFE1E6A92D"><enum>(V)</enum><text>No territory shall be allocated more than 1 percent of the total amount of funds available for allocation among coastal States for any fiscal year.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0171549C9ED148869CDC7FD4542577A0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Gulf of Mexico Research Endowment</header> <clause id="idF7269A66E525466CA09A3F8AF4486714"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the <quote>Gulf of Mexico Research Endowment</quote>, to be administered by the Secretary of Commerce, solely for use in providing long-term funding in accordance with section 1604 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </clause><clause id="id46950A7DA9624AE1828AC3FCE05CC536"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Investment</header><text>Amounts in the Gulf of Mexico Research Endowment shall be invested in accordance with section 9602 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and, after adjustment for inflation so as to maintain the value of the principal, any interest on, and proceeds from, any such investment shall be available for expenditure and shall be allocated in equal portions to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Monitoring, and Technology Program and Fisheries Endowment established in section 1604 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="idC8E8671FDC4345E5945A51AD6A9820BB"><enum>1604.</enum><header>Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program</header> <subsection id="idEFB72DB5600A4F91AFFC274A91DC3066"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id04B053084277400D85D8444BF0834322"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB414DB5D1FEA4722A87CA2B2B548B93E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment</header><text>The term <term>Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment</term> means the endowment established by subsection (d).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE4FF904CAFAE4840B1145EE52E3E2FF3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>Program</term> means the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program established by subsection (b).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1F931FA5BD6B43CE93AD3453B5397045"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of Program</header><text>There is established within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a program to be known as the <quote>Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program</quote>, to be carried out by the Administrator.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idC50656F915974A87ADFCB3373B8952C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Centers of excellence</header> <paragraph id="id6874263C3A2A412185BFAE778EF27ACB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the Program, the Administrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies with expertise in the discipline of a center of excellence, shall make grants in accordance with paragraph (2) to establish and operate 5 centers of excellence, 1 of which shall be located in each of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idA7746C8D24F54CB7ADFB29F06F79C53E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header> <subparagraph id="idC67ED46C2DA14FAC8DA54C8C01DF2C46"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall use the amounts made available to carry out this section to award competitive grants to nongovernmental entities and consortia in the Gulf Coast region (including public and private institutions of higher education) for the establishment of centers of excellence as described in paragraph (1).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20830CA098AA44ABA3E90378E5B72408"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph, an entity or consortium described in subparagraph (A) shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC46005080F324ED0BD13F68489A425E7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this paragraph, the Administrator shall give priority to entities and consortia that demonstrate the ability to establish the broadest cross-section of participants with interest and expertise in any discipline described in paragraph (3) on which the proposal of the center of excellence will be focused.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD63D2D8A48E84CF1B5F8C63AC2F83AEE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disciplines</header><text>Each center of excellence shall focus on science, technology, and monitoring in at least 1 of the following disciplines:</text> <subparagraph id="id4FCED942869D4F5ABCC2459F1CC07703"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Coastal and deltaic sustainability, restoration and protection; including solutions and technology that allow citizens to live safely and sustainably in a coastal delta.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6523EBE7543493898C2394697A61746"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Coastal fisheries and wildlife ecosystem research and monitoring.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A20DFF1A1D34A3F8185A989A3037DB2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Offshore energy development, including research and technology to improve the sustainable and safe development of energy resources.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEE0A27A5224C4C8C851030DFE5083FD0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Sustainable and resilient growth, economic and commercial development in the Gulf Coast.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62ED01D72F4B4058A6ED8132146D8926"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Comprehensive observation, monitoring, and mapping of the Gulf of Mexico.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6F71B62163BF4ECC92981A328DC95E2B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination with other programs</header><text>The Administrator shall develop a plan for the coordination of projects and activities between the Program and other existing Federal and State science and technology programs in the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, as well as between the centers of excellence.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6EE660A00FA242F7840BEDDF6FA2A55E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Establishment of Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment</header> <paragraph id="idFCA8C05ECBEC47AA9F94E69F3D848A0A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall establish a fishery and ecosystem endowment to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the long-term sustainability of the ecosystem, fish stocks, fish habitat and the recreational, commercial, and charter fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF8B5AE3955B34B62BF9E8D4D6520CCE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditure of funds</header><text>For each fiscal year, amounts made available to carry out this subsection may be expended for, with respect to the Gulf of Mexico—</text> <subparagraph id="id5D81AED3C9B04BE4887F0FAF613931D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>marine and estuarine research;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD0030619EB2C4879BB27F5190A91EFF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>marine and estuarine ecosystem monitoring and ocean observation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F31B1F2EB404CC69EEEDB7BFCED8960"><enum>(C)</enum><text>data collection and stock assessments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id795AFEA0ACFA416D8E193685506FA8A6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>pilot programs for—</text> <clause id="id9452743E2649460FBB0EE2C498A9D927"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fishery independent data; and</text> </clause><clause id="id32E8C00114CA4E27A9B42B41A631B49D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduction of exploitation of spawning aggregations; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21EA3AD01F0F443ABFCFF9FCF3661AE0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>cooperative research.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFEE0D55DC9934A3087BA26CAF1D47602"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration and implementation</header><text>The Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment shall be administered by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, with guidance provided by the Regional Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBC8EAFD4D1424A4B9050D185D3104DD5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Species included</header><text>The Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment will include all marine, estuarine, aquaculture, and fish and wildlife species in State and Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id59B204BF411F4D0FBB1E9EC4F3AA2B9C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Research priorities</header><text>In distributing funding under this subsection, priority shall be given to integrated, long-term projects that—</text> <subparagraph id="idDEE3ADD08FC34129A3FFCA8C925D1D65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>build on, or are coordinated with, related research activities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6953DFF2BE9D4413AABC3D82CB5572E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>address current or anticipated marine ecosystem, fishery, or wildlife management information needs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDC42B97943534661B4E3CC51E00580C1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Duplication and coordination</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall seek to avoid duplication of other research and monitoring activities and coordinate with existing research and monitoring programs, including the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDF78219D83CE40E38228A45536788F13"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="id0B7E71008ACB4544812D2C89537D6D25"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (t)(4) of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321), of the total amount made available for each fiscal year for the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund established under section 1602, 5 percent shall be allocated in equal portions to the Program and Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment established by this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc3335702183f471c9f4a2d7aa8acffac"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Of the amounts received by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this section, not more than 3 percent may be used for administrative expenses.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF0F034790AAD46209E1855BD0CB56B3A"><enum>1605.</enum><header>Effect</header> <subsection id="idBC91C1796FA142048DDABB6293CADBA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle or any amendment made by this subtitle—</text> <paragraph id="idEAB08F4D9A3A44C9964BDE2EE5F53B54"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supersedes or otherwise affects any provision of Federal law, including, in particular, laws providing recovery for injury to natural resources under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and laws for the protection of public health and the environment; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2CB995D1C4E14C53A2B9AC0D4F3A2A2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>applies to any fine collected under section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) for any incident other than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EF104326EA24EFEA93CD1A2B774E709"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds made available under this subtitle may be used only for eligible activities specifically authorized by this subtitle.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id009FACE52F9540B0B2B795FC5F345206"><enum>G</enum><header>Land and water conservation fund</header> <section id="idAC92AF23400A4B91B78FDF8E7EDA97BA"><enum>1701.</enum><header>Land and water conservation fund</header> <subsection id="id7ECDA4122499409BB2D4E986AC29E3F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–5) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id467f293f3d3f492aabfad5e3d76b111e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subsection (a), by striking <quote>September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2022</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf88a4d12af704f879b3c60740e321c0f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>through September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2022</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1c3364e182d94e208a25c615ef375b08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 3 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id927E26D21742429E9054AC84E6BD14A0" style="OLC"> <section id="id53f8e8f4a5244bf3a347e3c258d97eb5"><enum>3.</enum><header>Availability of funds</header> <subsection id="idddd631e5dc2c4da3b8dfa04a8e92e1eb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="id7b93491e2a3e4d64a33b5a0d727b544a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2013 and 2014</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014—</text> <subparagraph id="id5608B0EFD6F74C25901068ACE8A712D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$700,000,000 of amounts covered into the fund under section 2 shall be available for expenditure, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, to carry out the purposes of this Act; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8345F23ACF7348B88CB5216D930C7D9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remainder of amounts covered into the fund shall be available subject to appropriations, which may be made without fiscal year limitation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc71cefd354fc40eeaa3f143ac6197647"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2015 through 2022</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2015 through 2022, amounts covered into the fund under section 2 shall be available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of this Act subject to appropriations, which may be made without fiscal year limitation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2128a70285f64e368cb8c2289d967318"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Uses</header><text>Amounts made available for obligation or expenditure from the fund may be obligated or expended only as provided in this Act.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idcaf7ac5df95e4b75896e7e150e2e4559"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Willing sellers</header><text>In using amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)(A), the Secretary shall only acquire land or interests in land by purchase, exchange, or donation from a willing seller.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ida7810a0572c341d4a53796fba2aa7ef6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional amounts</header><text>Amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be in addition to amounts made available to the fund under section 105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432).</text> </subsection><subsection id="idaf53800a39e9410bb953f49fb2607836"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allocation authority</header><text>Appropriation Acts may provide for the allocation of amounts covered into the fund under section 2.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id9b9d4f9b26c24a73bae409d12a553cd6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header><text>Section 5 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–7) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id9676b5fba1a94e0c82abab3f5af7964b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>appropriations</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida5ce4466b3a54151b383b4333fd227dc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence—</text> <subparagraph id="id4bdfe46106d343589c7efca24f158887"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>appropriations</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d450692cb2648d1bb8387ebb6a267fe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, including the amounts to be allocated from the fund for Federal and State purposes</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id95808cc113434a9dac091a9a603958e2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Those appropriations from</quote> and all that follows through the end of the section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id680fb04918fc48beb622f2b0d50a71f9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 6(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–8(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id6e0d770e6e034a518287523447e4608a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>or expended</quote> after <quote>appropriated</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id81a84ccb6429457eb114709c57aee46e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id528d63d49c0643959ccb5a295f27c785"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>appropriations</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideae008d9b25c4a4baf97b784cd23100b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida2544887aa684feb825159c928001f54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>or expenditure</quote> after <quote>appropriation</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7ae7f8e97d2645408963d167e61ead59"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Public access</header><text>Section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id25CDBA808E2146C7AF11769020F11719"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idF9901ADBD8DB46659971DBB3F63117CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>or expended</quote> after <quote>appropriated</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBDEDE5FFD3B64B169807D8AA205FE2E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>such appropriations</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id04EF2BEB03FB4EC49DFEAD55DF035FAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="idA287BD9255AC4E458CF950F3D2B6751E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>Appropriations</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF14AFDE2DE1F4317BE6521C5448AEDFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the proviso, by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>appropriations</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id93758277D34E42398F2DD12E4CB87FBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the first sentence of subsection (c)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id8A23F2B9762D49C1B2CCA550365C553B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or expended</quote> after <quote>appropriated</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A2913C8E376479A93313F44BC049A04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>appropriations</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6112DCB3216C4050A40EA19748CE094B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3207B56B45447A8997334C61436BF43" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id632bc33fe3714c27bd66353daf32279c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public access</header><text>Not less than 1.5 percent of the annual authorized funding amount shall be made available each year for projects that secure recreational public access to existing Federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idB3EA74CA1B514625911A5D26565891C2"><enum>H</enum><header>Offsets</header> <section id="idD9AFFD80D19F48CBA0297D55F5E16D38"><enum>1801.</enum><header>Delay in application of worldwide interest</header> <subsection id="id441BC8D6762841CCAF00EA7F3F0A1930"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 864(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2021.</quote></text> </subsection><subsection id="idBCF708CFBFDE439AA1990C27A6BFB08F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle>

Short title; organization of Act into divisions; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

or the

MAP–21

. (b)

Divisions

This Act is organized into 8 divisions as follows: (1)Division A–Federal-aid Highways and Highway Safety Construction Programs. (2)Division B–Public Transportation. (3)Division C–Transportation Safety and Surface Transportation Policy. (4)Division D–Finance. (5)Division E–Research and Education. (6)Division F–Miscellaneous. (7)Division G–Air Transportation. (8)Division H–Budgetary Effects. (c)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

Division A—Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs

TITLE I—Federal-aid highways

Subtitle A—Authorizations and programs

Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling.

Sec. 1103. Definitions.

Sec. 1104. National highway system.

Sec. 1105. Apportionment.

Sec. 1106. National highway performance program.

Sec. 1107. Emergency relief.

Sec. 1108. Transportation mobility program.

Sec. 1109. Workforce development.

Sec. 1110. Highway use tax evasion projects.

Sec. 1111. National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards.

Sec. 1112. Highway safety improvement program.

Sec. 1113. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.

Sec. 1114. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program.

Sec. 1115. National freight program.

Sec. 1116. Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.

Sec. 1117. Alaska Highway.

Sec. 1118. Projects of national and regional significance.

Sec. 1119. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.

Subtitle B—Performance management

Sec. 1201. Metropolitan transportation planning.

Sec. 1202. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.

Sec. 1203. National goals.

Subtitle C—Acceleration of project delivery

Sec. 1301. Project delivery initiative.

Sec. 1302. Clarified eligibility for early acquisition activities prior to completion of NEPA review.

Sec. 1303. Efficiencies in contracting.

Sec. 1304. Innovative project delivery methods.

Sec. 1305. Assistance to affected State and Federal agencies.

Sec. 1306. Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects.

Sec. 1307. State assumption of responsibilities for categorical exclusions.

Sec. 1308. Surface transportation project delivery program.

Sec. 1309. Categorical exclusion for projects within the right-of-way.

Sec. 1310. Programmatic agreements and additional categorical exclusions.

Sec. 1311. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews.

Sec. 1312. Memoranda of agency agreements for early coordination.

Sec. 1313. Accelerated decisionmaking.

Sec. 1314. Environmental procedures initiative.

Sec. 1315. Alternative relocation payment demonstration program.

Sec. 1316. Review of Federal project and program delivery.

Subtitle D—Highway safety

Sec. 1401. Jason’s Law.

Sec. 1402. Open container requirements.

Sec. 1403. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.

Sec. 1404. Adjustments to penalty provisions.

Sec. 1405. Highway worker safety.

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous

Sec. 1501. Program efficiencies.

Sec. 1502. Project approval and oversight.

Sec. 1503. Standards.

Sec. 1504. Construction.

Sec. 1505. Maintenance.

Sec. 1506. Federal share payable.

Sec. 1507. Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.

Sec. 1508. Special permits during periods of national emergency.

Sec. 1509. Electric vehicle charging stations.

Sec. 1510. HOV facilities.

Sec. 1511. Construction equipment and vehicles.

Sec. 1512. Use of debris from demolished bridges and overpasses.

Sec. 1513. Extension of public transit vehicle exemption from axle weight restrictions.

Sec. 1514. Uniform Relocation Assistance Act amendments.

Sec. 1515. Use of youth service and conservation corps.

Sec. 1516. Consolidation of programs; repeal of obsolete provisions.

Sec. 1517. Rescissions.

Sec. 1518. State autonomy for culvert pipe selection.

Sec. 1519. Effective and significant performance measures.

Sec. 1520. Requirements for eligible bridge projects.

Sec. 1521. Idle reduction technology.

Sec. 1522. Report on Highway Trust Fund expenditures.

Sec. 1523. Evacuation routes.

Sec. 1524. Defense access road program enhancements to address transportation infrastructure in the vicinity of military installations.

Sec. 1525. Express lanes demonstration program.

Sec. 1526. Treatment of historic signs.

Sec. 1527. Consolidation of grants.

Sec. 1528. Buy America provisions.

Sec. 1529. Exemptions from requirements for certain farm vehicles.

Sec. 1530. Appalachian development highway system.

Sec. 1531. Denali Commission.

Sec. 1532. Updated corrosion control and prevention report.

Sec. 1533. Harbor Maintenance trust fund.

Sec. 1534. Enrichment technology and intellectual property.

Sec. 1535. Sense of Senate concerning expenditious completion of environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements.

Subtitle F—Gulf Coast Restoration

Sec. 1601. Short title.

Sec. 1602. Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund.

Sec. 1603. Gulf Coast natural resources restoration and economic recovery.

Sec. 1604. Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program.

Sec. 1605. Effect.

Subtitle G—Land and water conservation fund

Sec. 1701. Land and water conservation fund.

Subtitle H—Offsets

Sec. 1801. Delay in application of worldwide interest.

TITLE II—America fast forward financing innovation

Sec. 2001. Short title.

Sec. 2002. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act amendments.

Sec. 2003. State infrastructure banks.

TITLE III—Highway spending controls

Sec. 3001. Highway spending controls.

DIVISION B—Public transportation

Sec. 20001. Short title.

Sec. 20002. Repeals.

Sec. 20003. Policies, purposes, and goals.

Sec. 20004. Definitions.

Sec. 20005. Metropolitan transportation planning.

Sec. 20006. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.

Sec. 20007. Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program.

Sec. 20008. Urbanized area formula grants.

Sec. 20009. Clean fuel grant program.

Sec. 20010. Fixed guideway capital investment grants.

Sec. 20011. Formula grants for the enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities.

Sec. 20012. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas.

Sec. 20013. Research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects.

Sec. 20014. Technical assistance and standards development.

Sec. 20015. Bus testing facilities.

Sec. 20016. Public transportation workforce development and human resource programs.

Sec. 20017. General provisions.

Sec. 20018. Contract requirements.

Sec. 20019. Transit asset management.

Sec. 20020. Project management oversight.

Sec. 20021. Public transportation safety.

Sec. 20022. Alcohol and controlled substances testing.

Sec. 20023. Nondiscrimination.

Sec. 20024. Labor standards.

Sec. 20025. Administrative provisions.

Sec. 20026. National transit database.

Sec. 20027. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants.

Sec. 20028. State of good repair grants.

Sec. 20029. Authorizations.

Sec. 20030. Apportionments based on growing States and high density States formula factors.

Sec. 20031. Technical and conforming amendments.

DIVISION C—TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY

TITLE I—Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012

Sec. 31001. Short title.

Sec. 31002. Definition.

Subtitle A—Highway safety

Sec. 31101. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 31102. Highway safety programs.

Sec. 31103. Highway safety research and development.

Sec. 31104. National driver register.

Sec. 31105. Combined occupant protection grants.

Sec. 31106. State traffic safety information system improvements.

Sec. 31107. Impaired driving countermeasures.

Sec. 31108. Distracted driving grants.

Sec. 31109. High visibility enforcement program.

Sec. 31110. Motorcyclist safety.

Sec. 31111. Driver alcohol detection system for safety research.

Sec. 31112. State graduated driver licensing laws.

Sec. 31113. Agency accountability.

Sec. 31114. Emergency medical services.

Subtitle B—Enhanced safety authorities

Sec. 31201. Definition of motor vehicle equipment.

Sec. 31202. Permit reminder system for non-use of safety belts.

Sec. 31203. Civil penalties.

Sec. 31204. Motor vehicle safety research and development.

Sec. 31205. Odometer requirements.

Sec. 31206. Increased penalties and damages for odometer fraud.

Sec. 31207. Extend prohibitions on importing noncompliant vehicles and equipment to defective vehicles and equipment.

Sec. 31208. Financial responsibility requirements for importers.

Sec. 31209. Conditions on importation of vehicles and equipment.

Sec. 31210. Port inspections; samples for examination or testing.

Subtitle C—Transparency and accountability

Sec. 31301. Improved National Highway Traffic Safety Administration vehicle safety database.

Sec. 31302. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hotline for manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic personnel.

Sec. 31303. Consumer notice of software updates and other communications with dealers.

Sec. 31304. Public availability of early warning data.

Sec. 31305. Corporate responsibility for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports.

Sec. 31306. Passenger motor vehicle information program.

Sec. 31307. Promotion of vehicle defect reporting.

Sec. 31308. Whistleblower protections for motor vehicle manufacturers, part suppliers, and dealership employees.

Sec. 31309. Anti-revolving door.

Sec. 31310. Study of crash data collection.

Sec. 31311. Update means of providing notification; improving efficacy of recalls.

Sec. 31312. Expanding choices of remedy available to manufacturers of replacement equipment.

Sec. 31313. Recall obligations and bankruptcy of manufacturer.

Sec. 31314. Repeal of insurance reports and information provision.

Sec. 31315. Monroney sticker to permit additional safety rating categories.

Subtitle D—Vehicle Electronics and Safety Standards

Sec. 31401. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration electronics, software, and engineering expertise.

Sec. 31402. Vehicle stopping distance and brake override standard.

Sec. 31403. Pedal placement standard.

Sec. 31404. Electronic systems performance standard.

Sec. 31405. Pushbutton ignition systems standard.

Sec. 31406. Vehicle event data recorders.

Sec. 31407. Prohibition on electronic visual entertainment in driver’s view.

Sec. 31408. Commercial motor vehicle rollover prevention and crash mitigation.

Subtitle E—Child Safety Standards

Sec. 31501. Child safety seats.

Sec. 31502. Child restraint anchorage systems.

Sec. 31503. Rear seat belt reminders.

Sec. 31504. Unattended passenger reminders.

Sec. 31505. New deadline.

Subtitle F—Improved daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment

Sec. 31601. Rulemaking on visibility of agricultural equipment.

TITLE II—Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012

Sec. 32001. Short title.

Sec. 32002. References to title 49, United States Code.

Subtitle A—Commercial motor vehicle registration

Sec. 32101. Registration of motor carriers.

Sec. 32102. Safety fitness of new operators.

Sec. 32103. Reincarnated carriers.

Sec. 32104. Financial responsibility requirements.

Sec. 32105. USDOT number registration requirement.

Sec. 32106. Registration fee system.

Sec. 32107. Registration update.

Sec. 32108. Increased penalties for operating without registration.

Sec. 32109. Revocation of registration for imminent hazard.

Sec. 32110. Revocation of registration and other penalties for failure to respond to subpoena.

Sec. 32111. Fleetwide out of service order for operating without required registration.

Sec. 32112. Motor carrier and officer patterns of safety violations.

Sec. 32113. Federal successor standard.

Subtitle B—Commercial motor vehicle safety

Sec. 32201. Repeal of commercial jurisdiction exception for brokers of motor carriers of passengers.

Sec. 32202. Bus rentals and definition of employer.

Sec. 32203. Crashworthiness standards.

Sec. 32204. Canadian safety rating reciprocity.

Sec. 32205. State reporting of foreign commercial driver convictions.

Sec. 32206. Authority to disqualify foreign commercial drivers.

Sec. 32207. Revocation of foreign motor carrier operating authority for failure to pay civil penalties.

Sec. 32208. Rental truck accident study.

Subtitle C—Driver safety

Sec. 32301. Electronic on-board recording devices.

Sec. 32302. Safety fitness.

Sec. 32303. Driver medical qualifications.

Sec. 32304. Commercial driver's license notification system.

Sec. 32305. Commercial motor vehicle operator training.

Sec. 32306. Commercial driver's license program.

Sec. 32307. Commercial driver's license requirements.

Sec. 32308. Commercial motor vehicle driver information systems.

Sec. 32309. Disqualifications based on non-commercial motor vehicle operations.

Sec. 32310. Federal driver disqualifications.

Sec. 32311. Employer responsibilities.

Sec. 32312. Improving and expediting safety assessments in the commercial driver's license application process for members and former members of the Armed Forces.

Subtitle D—Safe Roads Act of 2012

Sec. 32401. Short title.

Sec. 32402. National clearinghouse for controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle operators.

Sec. 32403. Drug and alcohol violation sanctions.

Sec. 32404. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle E—Enforcement

Sec. 32501. Inspection demand and display of credentials.

Sec. 32502. Out of service penalty for denial of access to records.

Sec. 32503. Penalties for violation of operation out of service orders.

Sec. 32504. Minimum prohibition on operation for unfit carriers.

Sec. 32505. Minimum out of service penalties.

Sec. 32506. Impoundment and immobilization of commercial motor vehicles for imminent hazard.

Sec. 32507. Increased penalties for evasion of regulations.

Sec. 32508. Failure to pay civil penalty as a disqualifying offense.

Sec. 32509. Violations relating to commercial motor vehicle safety regulation and operators.

Sec. 32510. Emergency disqualification for imminent hazard.

Sec. 32511. Intrastate operations of interstate motor carriers.

Sec. 32512. Enforcement of safety laws and regulations.

Sec. 32513. Disclosure to State and local law enforcement agencies.

Sec. 32514. Grade crossing safety regulations.

Subtitle F—Compliance, safety, accountability

Sec. 32601. Compliance, safety, accountability.

Sec. 32602. Performance and registration information systems management program.

Sec. 32603. Commercial motor vehicle defined.

Sec. 32604. Driver safety fitness ratings.

Sec. 32605. Uniform electronic clearance for commercial motor vehicle inspections.

Sec. 32606. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 32607. High risk carrier reviews.

Sec. 32608. Data and technology grants.

Sec. 32609. Driver safety grants.

Sec. 32610. Commercial vehicle information systems and networks.

Subtitle G—Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012

Sec. 32701. Short title.

Sec. 32702. Definitions.

Sec. 32703. Regulations for improved occupant protection, passenger evacuation, and crash avoidance.

Sec. 32704. Standards for improved fire safety.

Sec. 32705. Occupant protection, collision avoidance, fire causation, and fire extinguisher research and testing.

Sec. 32706. Motorcoach registration.

Sec. 32707. Improved oversight of motorcoach service providers.

Sec. 32708. Report on feasibility, benefits, and costs of establishing a system of certification of training programs.

Sec. 32709. Report on driver's license requirements for 9- to 15-passenger vans.

Sec. 32710. Event data recorders.

Sec. 32711. Safety inspection program for commercial motor vehicles of passengers.

Sec. 32712. Distracted driving.

Sec. 32713. Regulations.

Subtitle H—Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation

Sec. 32801. Comprehensive truck size and weight limits study.

Sec. 32802. Compilation of existing State truck size and weight limit laws.

Subtitle I—Miscellaneous

PART I—Miscellaneous

Sec. 32911. Detention time study.

Sec. 32912. Prohibition of coercion.

Sec. 32913. Motor carrier safety advisory committee.

Sec. 32914. Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs.

Sec. 32915. Registration requirements.

Sec. 32916. Additional motor carrier registration requirements.

Sec. 32917. Registration of freight forwarders and brokers.

Sec. 32918. Effective periods of registration.

Sec. 32919. Financial security of brokers and freight forwarders.

Sec. 32920. Unlawful brokerage activities.

PART II—Household goods transportation

Sec. 32921. Additional registration requirements for household goods motor carriers.

Sec. 32922. Failure to give up possession of household goods.

Sec. 32923. Settlement authority.

Sec. 32924. Household goods transportation assistance program.

Sec. 32925. Household goods consumer education program.

PART III—Technical Amendments

Sec. 32931. Update of obsolete text.

Sec. 32932. Correction of interstate commerce commission references.

Sec. 32933. Technical and conforming amendments.

TITLE III—Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act of 2012

Sec. 33001. Short title.

Sec. 33002. Establishment of a national surface transportation and freight policy.

Sec. 33003. Surface transportation and freight strategic plan.

Sec. 33004. Transportation investment data and planning tools.

Sec. 33005. Port infrastructure development initiative.

Sec. 33006. Safety for motorized and nonmotorized users.

Sec. 33007. Buy America waiver requirements.

Sec. 33008. Make it in America Initiative.

Sec. 33009. Capacity-building for natural disasters and extreme weather.

Sec. 33010. Toll fairness study.

TITLE IV—Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2012

Sec. 34001. Short title.

Sec. 34002. Definition.

Sec. 34003. References to title 49, United States Code.

Sec. 34004. Training for emergency responders.

Sec. 34005. Paperless Hazard Communications Pilot Program.

Sec. 34006. Improving data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Sec. 34007. Loading and unloading of hazardous materials.

Sec. 34008. Hazardous material technical assessment, research and development, and analysis program.

Sec. 34009. Hazardous Material Enforcement Training Program.

Sec. 34010. Inspections.

Sec. 34011. Civil penalties.

Sec. 34012. Reporting of fees.

Sec. 34013. Special permits, approvals, and exclusions.

Sec. 34014. Highway routing disclosures.

Sec. 34015. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE V—National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012

Sec. 35001. Short title.

Sec. 35002. References to title 49, United States Code.

Subtitle A—Federal and State roles in rail planning and development tools

Sec. 35101. Rail plans.

Sec. 35102. Improved data on delay.

Sec. 35103. Data and modeling.

Sec. 35104. Shared-use corridor study.

Sec. 35105. Cooperative equipment pool.

Sec. 35106. Project management oversight and planning.

Sec. 35107. Improvements to the Capital Assistance Programs.

Sec. 35108. Liability.

Sec. 35109. Disadvantaged business enterprises.

Sec. 35110. Workforce development.

Sec. 35111. Veterans employment.

Subtitle B—Amtrak

Sec. 35201. State-supported routes.

Sec. 35202. Northeast corridor infrastructure and operations advisory commission.

Sec. 35203. Northeast corridor high-speed rail improvement plan.

Sec. 35204. Northeast corridor environmental review process.

Sec. 35205. Delegation authority.

Sec. 35206. Amtrak inspector general.

Sec. 35207. Compensation for private-sector use of Federally-funded assets.

Sec. 35208. On-time performance.

Sec. 35209. Board of directors.

Sec. 35210. Amtrak.

Subtitle C—Rail safety improvements

Sec. 35301. Positive train control.

Sec. 35302. Additional eligibility for railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.

Sec. 35303. FCC study of spectrum availability.

Subtitle D—Freight rail

Sec. 35401. Rail line relocation.

Sec. 35402. Compilation of complaints.

Sec. 35403. Maximum relief in certain rate cases.

Sec. 35404. Rate review timelines.

Sec. 35405. Revenue adequacy study.

Sec. 35406. Quarterly reports.

Sec. 35407. Workforce review.

Sec. 35408. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.

Subtitle E—Technical corrections

Sec. 35501. Technical corrections.

Sec. 35502. Condemnation authority.

Subtitle F—Licensing and insurance requirements for passenger rail carriers

Sec. 35601. Certification of passenger rail carriers.

TITLE VI—Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2012

Sec. 36001. Short title.

Sec. 36002. Amendment of Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act.

TITLE VII—Miscellaneous

Sec. 37001. Aircraft noise abatement.

DIVISION D—Finance

Sec. 40001. Short title.

TITLE I—Extension of Highway Trust Fund Expenditure Authority and Related Taxes

Sec. 40101. Extension of trust fund expenditure authority.

Sec. 40102. Extension of highway-related taxes.

TITLE II—Other provisions

Sec. 40201. Temporary increase in small issuer exception to tax-exempt interest expense allocation rules for financial institutions.

Sec. 40202. Temporary modification of alternative minimum tax limitations on tax-exempt bonds.

Sec. 40203. Issuance of TRIP bonds by State infrastructure banks.

Sec. 40204. Extension of parity for exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits.

Sec. 40205. Exempt-facility bonds for sewage and water supply facilities.

TITLE III—Revenue provisions

Sec. 40301. Transfer from Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund to Highway Trust Fund.

Sec. 40302. Portion of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate transferred to Highway Trust Fund.

Sec. 40303. Transfer of gas guzzler taxes to Highway Trust Fund.

Sec. 40304. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain unpaid taxes.

Sec. 40305. 100 percent continuous levy on payments to Medicare providers and suppliers.

Sec. 40306. Transfer of amounts attributable to certain duties on imported vehicles into the Highway Trust Fund.

Sec. 40307. Treatment of securities of a controlled corporation exchanged for assets in certain reorganizations.

Sec. 40308. Internal Revenue Service levies and Thrift Savings Plan Accounts.

Sec. 40309. Depreciation and amortization rules for highway and related property subject to long-term leases.

Sec. 40310. Extension for transfers of excess pension assets to retiree health accounts.

Sec. 40311. Transfer of excess pension assets to retiree group term life insurance accounts.

Sec. 40312. Pension funding stabilization.

Sec. 40313. Additional transfers to Highway Trust Fund.

Sec. 40314. Transfers to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.

DIVISION E—Research and education

Sec. 50001. Short title.

TITLE I—Funding

Sec. 51001. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE II—Research, technology, and education

Sec. 52001. Research, technology, and education.

Sec. 52002. Surface transportation research, development, and technology.

Sec. 52003. Research and technology development and deployment.

Sec. 52004. Training and education.

Sec. 52005. State planning and research.

Sec. 52006. International highway transportation program.

Sec. 52007. Surface transportation environmental cooperative research program.

Sec. 52008. National cooperative freight research.

Sec. 52009. Prize authority.

Sec. 52010. University transportation centers program.

Sec. 52011. Bureau of transportation statistics.

Sec. 52012. Administrative authority.

Sec. 52013. Transportation research and development strategic planning.

TITLE III—Intelligent transportation systems research

Sec. 53001. Use of funds for its activities.

Sec. 53002. Goals and purposes.

Sec. 53003. General authorities and requirements.

Sec. 53004. Research and development.

Sec. 53005. National architecture and standards.

Sec. 53006. Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications systems deployment.

DIVISION F—Miscellaneous

TITLE I—Reauthorization of certain programs

Subtitle A—Secure rural schools and community self-determination program

Sec. 100101. Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program.

Subtitle B—Payment in lieu of taxes program

Sec. 100111. Payments in lieu of taxes.

Subtitle C—Offsets

Sec. 100112. Tax reporting for life settlement transactions.

Sec. 100113. Clarification of tax basis of life insurance contracts.

Sec. 100114. Exception to transfer for valuable consideration rules.

Sec. 100115. Phased retirement authority.

Sec. 100116. Roll-your-own cigarette machines.

TITLE II—Stop tax haven abuse

Sec. 100201. Authorizing special measures against foreign jurisdictions, financial institutions, and others that significantly impede United States tax enforcement.

DIVISION G—Air transportation

Sec. 100301. Technical corrections relating to overflights of National Parks.

DIVISION H—Budgetary effects

Sec. 100401. Budgetary effects.

Definitions

In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1)

Department

The term Department means the Department of Transportation. (2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.

Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs

<enum>I</enum><header>Federal-aid highways</header> <subtitle id="idC2F348D7B7254FC9937BC7FAF56BB743"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorizations and programs</header> <section id="id93B144874E4148A9BA248168D5CA1710"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="ID1a80fea8c0ad4276bf05c8ba687b5ee1"><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="IDf86880dd3304475283c745a55606cc58"><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 transportation mobility 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="ID722c84107b25411091cf13dd16c0e038"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$39,143,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0a595fb93d6f4b80ac7514f10be5e4be"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$39,806,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID11ea42ff737243179d7e02e0191020a1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program</header><text>For credit assistance under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe2d4a900d1f94460b1b2d6798cae2988"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header> <subparagraph id="ID5309ef44982445d9a46428c35ed168ca"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text>For the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, $450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e95c9cea038492f8dc269f17aac04fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header><text>For the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code, $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, of which $260,000,000 of the amount made available for each fiscal year shall be the amount for the National Park Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID484f00a4e7c84bd5a2fac0ae6c8f2738"><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, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID46491e9529d24c72acae102473077e10"><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, $180,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0a82a1bfd99d4b1699ddfd65fad17c69"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disadvantaged business enterprises</header> <paragraph id="ID0166b1624ff5430fa3a67049f0ac7fb6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text> <subparagraph id="ID41aafa9303eb433cb7699d92b52267be"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Small business concern</header> <clause id="id6FBF3461E42948EEB7DAB49669C8821E"><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 (15 U.S.C. 632)).</text> </clause><clause id="idEA177A10A65D42E184AFA503842BFB3B"><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 id="ID35b02f20052349f8a5ed8948b46fab5e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header><text>The term <term>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> means—</text> <clause id="id97EFBACAA63340C5A94754875EDDE105"><enum>(i)</enum><text>women; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1C0BFEB6841341C781CB9C0639B46BDB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (as the term is used in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant to that Act).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2f22897c4344298be00291ab73ee2f7"><enum>(2)</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 divisions A and B 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 id="IDec93aea8bc7f4998af25d384360ec461"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises</header><text>Each State shall annually—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd4c4cba38e794a6ba7b0aab7b3551ac6"><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 id="IDa6688545ff364adcb01c58b3b18f22f6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of the small business concerns that are controlled by—</text> <clause id="id3F6C19AAC41341FDBEF7985C59395999"><enum>(i)</enum><text>women;</text> </clause><clause id="idDABE1EC4A383409EBEE65843C4A276DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (other than women); and</text> </clause><clause id="id35B205698584405EB75222AC905F7A32"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID175e0eb77c4e412f8fd2a9e5ae5fbc85"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Uniform certification</header> <subparagraph id="idE7BDF540137F4B7096F9FAE9049A4E63"><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 id="id57A6D5B6AABF43CD962D7F8C37B578BE"><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 id="idEECC919F88514113981E4A478F9400B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on-site visits;</text> </clause><clause id="idE6850E1973C340A9A386AE9A506803A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>personal interviews with personnel;</text> </clause><clause id="idAFDF155509EE435F8A678170FE66103B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issuance or inspection of licenses;</text> </clause><clause id="id8CEA22884CDA4230BDD29AA6EF40266D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>analyses of stock ownership;</text> </clause><clause id="idE356F140677145BB8E1F0CAD16C8FD60"><enum>(v)</enum><text>listings of equipment;</text> </clause><clause id="id16BD23FECE92475DBEFCA7830FF25B95"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>analyses of bonding capacity;</text> </clause><clause id="idCADC0BF998E44F4F92F87C933E9EF4AB"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>listings of work completed;</text> </clause><clause id="id4D88E64B04B04C919A2A00E93F887A7E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>examination of the resumes of principal owners;</text> </clause><clause id="idDA9E3FDE7AFB43C3B6A1F5EDA04489EE"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>analyses of financial capacity; and</text> </clause><clause id="id15C0B14E1EAB4A5B9EF268A77E3A38E1"><enum>(x)</enum><text>analyses of the type of work preferred.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDae02afd381c44f86a879e4884f40089e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="id8FF4DDB1DA98427A8AF5676AF4A59AAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CD4C6420DE14CC986E6746E4074168A"><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 id="IDd0cf231908434f5ab8242aaf9aac712b"><enum>(6)</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 divisions A and B of this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, if the entity or person 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></section><section id="ID69b3cece2b8a4c8dae31de97d3aadae2"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Obligation ceiling</header> <subsection id="IDb39a9215f6684c9c8331663b3e713691"><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="IDa6c56849ffb749cea9835f7dd9940d80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$41,564,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb5cf02c279fd4b5291b922ceb5a1d0e2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$42,227,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID95c0e99cf6c745c68533c3d7f636f8b6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The limitations under subsection (a) shall not apply to obligations under or for—</text> <paragraph id="ID211741477c054486a7c1f22db69beefd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 125 of title 23, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID712609311fbe483eb6e96d0b1a902b49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa24f233351a945b692b8cce276c2cfb7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a66541bd4a64956b92290d1771a92b0"><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="ID4e17a581bb57476ca20849f451d37bcf"><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="ID543dbbf215e64dbda3d038b9817affcf"><enum>(6)</enum><text>sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID74a47baad41f48d3b3b044a41847ee03"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc262744eae8429e871e40a46eb6ba9d"><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 id="ID20d88c89a09e4bc5b83b1e9ff6cc96b9"><enum>(9)</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="ID620141a735084e70826b348711dbe369"><enum>(10)</enum><text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (but, for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2011, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1b3e2b3b1f824ee49df20e16b36a673a"><enum>(11)</enum><text>section 1603 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (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; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID41c8007afa234dafa4948289a15b295d"><enum>(12)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5eddfabbbc1046adb83807173264a6a1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of obligation authority</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013, the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="ID0417f30a154642d188251bbe90075d29"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for—</text> <subparagraph id="IDfdaa2a95d06a46da91d6613fc95aee21"><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="ID3aed8a56cd2e4df499cc0acf0bdddb9f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0a18646f6b04fe09d41a560dd3feca6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority provided by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts—</text> <subparagraph id="idFA49826C0C764E97866C13EA5CFE226A"><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 sections 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id343A5784786B4652A2468859BD84105F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which obligation authority was provided in a previous fiscal year;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID883f2279d9ed4ec6b96cebec28bd1b26"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall determine the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID144674e62cb748d48643f5da3a122f0b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc61752caccc74e95a71826416d81a01e"><enum>(B)</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 (11) 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)(12) for the fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID58de40834a394578a2e09515faec3b36"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts 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 sections 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying—</text> <subparagraph id="ID4aec726424ae481b8f80933367cfe2ab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5d07d75981a4345b3ded60829f95301"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for the fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6eba47901a8348519f12148afe53bf26"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection (a), less the aggregate amounts 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 in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts apportioned under section 204 of that title) in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd72a729ef4684ff38cf018fa84d3fa73"><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="ID0d32c5395ff94dc1a8f9f17acae6573b"><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="ID0641596326314501a24cecc8ac2cd350"><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 2012 through 2013—</text> <paragraph id="ID3b8a57cac94541a184c45d42926579f8"><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="ID16dac6368035401a84b60edb09dbb641"><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 this Act) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6bd3965373ab4c118f8775ecd635b18b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability of obligation limitations to transportation research programs</header> <paragraph id="ID4b5ea1202b01462fac8491efff7893a3"><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—</text> <subparagraph id="ID6f74b355945f4bb0ba3dd126991c71f0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID97a96df1d01f4966aaf53166724b20c7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>division E of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a28c2fba4214c179ff6b929ebe6cb87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7a79959fb17c4a4fac93c3a1da7f5840"><enum>(A)</enum><text>remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76df48f6c5144837b1c7b116529244de"><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="IDab5448333857428190697dadee792852"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Redistribution of certain authorized funds</header> <paragraph id="IDdb5e61e96f244548984b701726fef0da"><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 2012 through 2013, 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="IDdd33bcb7c5134f0e9abbb38b55b44af0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59e2f27bc222457da2e1ba0892d75261"><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="ID6a149445a7094a65910b39e7b4cfb492"><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="IDb61cc6b41572468db2d24797304e4ca6"><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(c) of title 23, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID99cd63d0ec3a41379c73607f83754d88"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Definitions</header> <subsection id="IDc3d197f703c643d8855f6e2d00288554"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDb21bb639c91744629d3189440f2c1647"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (6), (7), (9), (12), (19), (20), (24), (25), (26), (28), (38), and (39);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID87295a0552ed4f15b2c25d1d8178b1db"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (21), (22), (23), (27), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36), and (37) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (28), (29), (33), and (34), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e3a6913649b424884be883ad3c7bb87"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65A4D115186641FDA36D669E9EAF397C" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID6801b2386d874b3ab9a4975d4c7018ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Asset management</header><text>The term <term>asset management</term> means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID489f8d12f6d5444289e60d38db1cd125"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))—</text> <subparagraph id="id009522F3274343E6BF422CAC6F07BC73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or any project eligible for assistance under this title</quote> after <quote>of a highway</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb56196cfaef24dd39c9c997860df0b8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BB7F7892B394780B1643E8A6B88E3D5" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="IDb612f26340bf4cb0b3bd83677bb35172"><enum>(A)</enum><text>preliminary engineering, engineering, and design-related services directly relating to the construction of a highway project, including engineering, design, project development and management, construction project management and inspection, surveying, mapping (including the establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic control in accordance with specifications of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and architectural-related services;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbbf047b089484fb3af0a06cfef1b24fc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="IDacc7c0460dfa4ce9b553501a43f83ad0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>reconstruction,</quote> before <quote>resurfacing</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDde1f7f401c4e4165afe89bc93c9e8011"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and rehabilitation</quote> and inserting <quote>rehabilitation, and preservation</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda1799b2654a49a8a85324b42403234a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>railway</quote> and inserting <quote>railway-highway</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42435210bfbf4bcd9814001c981de970"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote>obstacles</quote> and inserting <quote>hazards</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID56eb215f5cf946ebacdd707559b6fb6c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7c235cc0f0dd44febd5d909d422a7947"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>public</quote> before <quote>highway eligible</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2c30476359844dce890b3d20bfcbd618"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>functionally</quote> before <quote>classified</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2dbccd9f14e499bb6b38ad8f4e6e3e5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id686CAC21C22D49488101B479CF5EECD2" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDaa158684eeaa43c0a201b485f6c4c131"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal lands access transportation facility</header><text>The term <term>Federal Lands access transportation facility</term> means a public highway, road, bridge, trail, or transit system that is located on, is adjacent to, or provides access to Federal lands for which title or maintenance responsibility is vested in a State, county, town, township, tribal, municipal, or local government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb50e10b89e1f44e689a7a639f31057c7"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Federal lands transportation facility</header><text>The term <term>Federal lands transportation facility</term> means a public highway, road, bridge, trail, or transit system that is located on, is adjacent to, or provides access to Federal lands for which title and maintenance responsibility is vested in the Federal Government, and that appears on the national Federal lands transportation facility inventory described in section 203(c).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe2e236b87bfd493db1394252ffb7cf3e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (11)(B) by inserting <quote>including public roads on dams</quote> after <quote>drainage structure</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDac9b28fe758243e985922d2b64f771b2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7aa83ec6b9404afb94c347d3bf46bd4f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>as a</quote> and inserting <quote>as an air quality</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7b4f11be83d4b34bda09d4d60214c8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>air quality</quote> before <quote>attainment area</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID80f3ebe6330f4449bc3aa3f7a02b6a20"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in paragraph (18) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>an undertaking to construct a particular portion of a highway, or if the context so implies, the particular portion of a highway so constructed or any other undertaking</quote> and inserting <quote>any undertaking</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID70a160e5977546e4bf83e12c0728ac65"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDbf7fbcf5e1064d9cb2f1912101343cec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the State transportation department and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe59629cc4b4a4be88b8d707c76aa2fe4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and the recipient</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDddb8d98f5fd241f6a057e1c9d6250772"><enum>(11)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (23) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B0D83CCAD894CE68052253A757497F8" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID34a234a98a5f4995be20fb5c2398ba07"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Safety improvement project</header><text>The term <term>safety improvement project</term> means a strategy, activity, or project on a public road that is consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan and corrects or improves a roadway feature that constitutes a hazard to road users or addresses a highway safety problem.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc8103336cbb943b687ee512bfc8844a3"><enum>(12)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (26) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F7767623DC04DE48F67AD9BE4C2A612" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID5ece7f462cbd41d5959d654c8ab2a944"><enum>(27)</enum><header>State strategic highway safety plan</header><text>The term <term>State strategic highway safety plan</term> has the same meaning given such term in section 148(a).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDaa871905dea846b28c40d9b832f3ccf0"><enum>(13)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (29) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E075823236C43EFB15D0B09AFD19161" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID9c12637539bf4042a7e51b1cf2680851"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Transportation enhancement activity</header><text>The term <term>transportation enhancement activity</term> means any of the following activities when carried out as part of any program or project authorized or funded under this title, or as an independent program or project related to surface transportation:</text> <subparagraph id="IDc10399fedb0d4754b11754fad7e970d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicycles.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4f8c79ee3df946f4a17433b57c4355dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Provision of safety and educational activities for pedestrians and bicyclists.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe5d231d71df24a14a8c93085d5218ccf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb03c7c1efe4d4e068d62e78410ab283d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Scenic or historic highways and bridges.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID29fbe3892f21444d9a5d297024402b1d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Vegetation management practices in transportation rights-of-way and other activities eligible under section 319.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID789d96b7504148dfaf108000e5698344"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Historic preservation, rehabilitation, and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4cc0d063e31b482f9e4d09c49720c5b5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Preservation of abandoned railway corridors, including the conversion and use of the corridors for pedestrian or bicycle trails.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3947038c3ebf4ec6a82f7af52937f44d"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Inventory, control, and removal of outdoor advertising.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfab30447201544e6ba519ab6a8641ce8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Archaeological planning and research.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e7b784e09524921bf638dce89458913"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Any environmental mitigation activity, including pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and mitigation to—</text> <clause id="IDb1b85c04033942519c0e919f21724850"><enum>(i)</enum><text>address stormwater management, control, and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff, including activities described in sections 133(b)(11), 328(a), and 329; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDa7f0c53bc72144329fc1d893ce5d25d1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2fc095f8952848fdab2f0e21e52ee0d2"><enum>(14)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (29) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5B999575C6847C5ADD443D7E5444968" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID5f31ff96c2e740fcbf9f46c0699cb2ea"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Transportation systems management and operations</header> <subparagraph id="IDe1a3abe2a4aa451d8b22234111c07671"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>transportation systems management and operations</term> means integrated strategies to optimize the performance of existing infrastructure through the implementation of multimodal and intermodal, cross-jurisdictional systems, services, and projects designed to preserve capacity and improve security, safety, and reliability of the transportation system.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID538455cb6edf47b8a2ae9f7518b8265c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>transportation systems management and operations</term> includes—</text> <clause id="IDd226ba99d49e45dd85299025ac58ddd7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>actions such as traffic detection and surveillance, corridor management, freeway management, arterial management, active transportation and demand management, work zone management, emergency management, traveler information services, congestion pricing, parking management, automated enforcement, traffic control, commercial vehicle operations, freight management, and coordination of highway, rail, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian operations; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID9dadd870d4bf4760880d0520fd1ee5ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordination of the implementation of regional transportation system management and operations investments (such as traffic incident management, traveler information services, emergency management, roadway weather management, intelligent transportation systems, communication networks, and information sharing systems) requiring agreements, integration, and interoperability to achieve targeted system performance, reliability, safety, and customer service levels.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a315dc0fb8c409d8503bff7edab39b3"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Tribal transportation facility</header><text>The term <term>tribal transportation facility</term> means a public highway, road, bridge, trail, or transit system that is located on or provides access to tribal land and appears on the national tribal transportation facility inventory described in section 202(b)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5676faaf32914aeba21c71f59a6ca435"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Truck stop electrification system</header><text>The term <term>truck stop electrification system</term> means a system that delivers heat, air conditioning, electricity, or communications to a heavy-duty vehicle.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5f501f503623426fa452082d187c389a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>Section 101(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>system</quote> and inserting <quote>highway</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID5d983cc1cc404081b4ea4a179b3211ad"><enum>1104.</enum><header>National highway system</header> <subsection id="ID07f68c544153437a96d5de5d9f052c92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FAA9A22E7524E42A57604DC8F1F6DC6" style="USC"> <section id="IDf9ddba35a0924f15a24d9d91b59e6ddc"><enum>103.</enum><header>National highway system</header> <subsection id="IDf0e9b7bc2e0546bd97c0ae3310a36672"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purposes of this title, the Federal-aid system is the National Highway System, which includes the Interstate System.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID19aff8def7cd4f0b93e3418b235245d4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National highway system</header> <paragraph id="ID146873f6ddbc46bdbcd5f090a9ee4fd3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Description</header><text>The National Highway System consists of the highway routes and connections to transportation facilities that shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID191a40ae5eb547b888474c7bbe15c62e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serve major population centers, international border crossings, ports, airports, public transportation facilities, and other intermodal transportation facilities and other major travel destinations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf4281d5a95164fc9b53b6d30cb063063"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meet national defense requirements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb133223ccacc475798e091ed6a2ea859"><enum>(C)</enum><text>serve interstate and interregional travel and commerce.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb6dccf6bdd5148f5817e43549a2c9ba7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The National Highway System described in paragraph (1) consists of the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID9a30159268574446ad5e07c1fd7198ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The National Highway System depicted on the map submitted by the Secretary of Transportation to Congress with the report entitled <quote>Pulling Together: The National Highway System and its Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals</quote> and dated May 24, 1996, and modifications approved by the Secretary before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID31e6dbecaf6a4480b5f563ff65b38d9e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Other urban and rural principal arterial routes, and border crossings on those routes, that were not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89A301E5E47C4AF48843A3EB55D69418"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Other connector highways (including toll facilities) that were not included in the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title> but that provide motor vehicle access between arterial routes on the National Highway System and a major intermodal transportation facility.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID407ed43f99c44c0393d9131c2d8f2031"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A strategic highway network that—</text> <clause id="idF1CC7EFD376D499EB81A9F975CA32EF8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consists of a network of highways that are important to the United States strategic defense policy, that provide defense access, continuity, and emergency capabilities for the movement of personnel, materials, and equipment in both peacetime and wartime, and that were not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>;</text> </clause><clause id="idEA4A97478361423499BBE86E1862DF83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may include highways on or off the Interstate System; and</text> </clause><clause id="id57FB3A76E10E41C593F534F084CC6D59"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall be designated by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and the States.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfe0147832f16471a90dea77c858f9841"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Major strategic highway network connectors that—</text> <clause id="idF666295E76344B34A19596DE711D1DFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consist of highways that provide motor vehicle access between major military installations and highways that are part of the strategic highway network but were not included on the National Highway System before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id5B16FE138CB54C0DACDFF6DC3141AF6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be designated by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and the States.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc226f8d847f84174885e43de15ab7f27"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modifications to NHS</header> <subparagraph id="IDb08f18afa90e4a26aefc5b9b8a0bc668"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make any modification, including any modification consisting of a connector to a major intermodal terminal, to the National Highway System that is proposed by a State if the Secretary determines that the modification—</text> <clause id="ID57bf91b96b73496684c30d1cb4f2038d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the criteria established for the National Highway System under this title after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDcad57c601717411bbc65c566dc1c9026"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enhances the national transportation characteristics of the National Highway System.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4c33030ead934b92a2c383e4cf9dd9b0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cooperation</header> <clause id="ID9b3eed5a279344cfad9f5e67b24d0537"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In proposing a modification under this paragraph, a State shall cooperate with local and regional officials.</text> </clause><clause id="ID30c0ddf1d6d847a9a24f3b18bfd84d28"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Urbanized areas</header><text>In an urbanized area, the local officials shall act through the metropolitan planning organization designated for the area under section 134.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDafee2d7f85a542a2973f2e8d8f6e0218"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interstate system</header> <paragraph id="IDb711408d6aa3422792735f61193b8265"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Description</header> <subparagraph id="ID6a9b7abf3b604e58b606ce0657966e97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways within the United States (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) consists of highways designed, located, and selected in accordance with this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41547e35bc1e4752b667f1d60b1c42ed"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Design</header> <clause id="IDdd94dae438bc469d919cb83227062c86"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), highways on the Interstate System shall be designed in accordance with the standards of section 109(b).</text> </clause><clause id="ID7ef1de742524473aab12e343501cdfa8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Highways on the Interstate System in Alaska and Puerto Rico shall be designed in accordance with such geometric and construction standards as are adequate for current and probable future traffic demands and the needs of the locality of the highway.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdafa29d0c76b4ce280ed2bf58c3b9da3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Location</header><text>Highways on the Interstate System shall be located so as—</text> <clause id="ID65243e86d5164e9d853b40510d6d020c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to connect by routes, as direct as practicable, the principal metropolitan areas, cities, and industrial centers;</text> </clause><clause id="ID5db96ede0b074e8fa3e9022bf052263b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to serve the national defense; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID501e7c8675cf45948d5bfab9dfe62854"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, to connect at suitable border points with routes of continental importance in Canada and Mexico.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3a2288f8626544cea16370c68d227de9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Selection of routes</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, each route of the Interstate System shall be selected by joint action of the State transportation departments of the State in which the route is located and the adjoining States, in cooperation with local and regional officials, and subject to the approval of the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID17e92319e79247e28bc15905e997b6b7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum mileage</header><text>The mileage of highways on the Interstate System shall not exceed 43,000 miles, exclusive of designations under paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8acaee16c5214f0b88ffd6b1bbad33f2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modifications</header><text>The Secretary may approve or require modifications to the Interstate System in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures established under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID716769cc849f4d4d83afead4cb7b44e4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interstate system designations</header> <subparagraph id="ID08967db7179b445fa69eed199c4484d6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Additions</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a highway on the National Highway System meets all standards of a highway on the Interstate System and that the highway is a logical addition or connection to the Interstate System, the Secretary may, upon the affirmative recommendation of the State or States in which the highway is located, designate the highway as a route on the Interstate System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f0bb460492b423bb7c2786a4143c7f2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designations as future interstate system routes</header> <clause id="ID346f95efed33411dbb77d5768ec316c9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clauses (ii) through (vi), if the Secretary determines that a highway on the National Highway System would be a logical addition or connection to the Interstate System and would qualify for designation as a route on the Interstate System under subparagraph (A) if the highway met all standards of a highway on the Interstate System, the Secretary may, upon the affirmative recommendation of the State or States in which the highway is located, designate the highway as a future Interstate System route.</text> </clause><clause id="ID17aef9556710451a98d611fdb1d4f1dd"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Written agreement</header><text>A designation under clause (i) shall be made only upon the written agreement of each State described in that clause that the highway will be constructed to meet all standards of a highway on the Interstate System by not later than the date that is 25 years after the date of the agreement.</text> </clause><clause id="ID663f0d198ba34242b8788b661117da21"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Failure to complete construction</header><text>If a State described in clause (i) has not substantially completed the construction of a highway designated under this subparagraph by the date specified in clause (ii), the Secretary shall remove the designation of the highway as a future Interstate System route.</text> </clause><clause id="ID98c995633c46403fbb995883a4f5801f"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Effect of removal</header><text>Removal of the designation of a highway under clause (iii) shall not preclude the Secretary from designating the highway as a route on the Interstate System under subparagraph (A) or under any other provision of law providing for addition to the Interstate System.</text> </clause><clause id="ID989bf18bbada44b59ebe89ced097079f"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Retroactive effect</header><text>An agreement described in clause (ii) that is entered into before August 10, 2005, shall be deemed to include the 25-year time limitation described in that clause, regardless of any earlier construction completion date in the agreement.</text> </clause><clause id="ID433ba634cb1c4e0c95d90b0b10d8de1b"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>References</header><text>No law, rule, regulation, map, document, or other record of the United States, or of any State or political subdivision of a State, shall refer to any highway designated as a future Interstate System route under this subparagraph, and no such highway shall be signed or marked, as a highway on the Interstate System, until such time as the highway—</text> <subclause id="idE5B138F6BB15451BBC321D2BBCDE52F1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is constructed to the geometric and construction standards for the Interstate System; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3C7DFF8D8C4A40DAB77C0F331D68434E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has been designated as a route on the Interstate System.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa70370cb74a04ddbbaa4637ea63ef8a6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Financial responsibility</header><text>Except as provided in this title, the designation of a highway under this paragraph shall create no additional Federal financial responsibility with respect to the highway.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID09980cde6d29417db885a36c958833f3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exemption of interstate system</header> <subparagraph id="ID064467cdc55245008d2c469b2a32ecbd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Interstate System shall not be considered to be a historic site under section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, regardless of whether the Interstate System or portions or elements of the Interstate System are listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDab31e3771a94498c94433eb63337e003"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Individual elements</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C)—</text> <clause id="idC13CD4102B004AEFAB04FCA4EA4E0F83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary shall determine, through the administrative process established for exempting the Interstate System from section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), those individual elements of the Interstate System that possess national or exceptional historic significance (such as a historic bridge or a highly significant engineering feature); and</text> </clause><clause id="id8A29D6DF0E774B8D9AAC6E9F562CC60A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>those elements shall be considered to be historic sites under section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, as applicable.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a7a485d3a5f41c888e5ceeb15b9ada8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Construction, maintenance, restoration, and rehabilitation activities</header><text>Subparagraph (B) does not prohibit a State from carrying out construction, maintenance, preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation activities for a portion of the Interstate System referred to in subparagraph (B) upon compliance with section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of this title, as applicable, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f).”.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id595A51B9AD994FAE97C437CDA36016A2"><enum>(b)<?LEXA-Enum (b)?></enum><header>Inclusion of certain route segments on Interstate System</header> <paragraph id="id4F2508960B3C4412987C2B7676962E99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2031; 109 Stat. 597; 115 Stat. 872) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="id892057C44C8847D7AED83F8B677C23F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>and in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20)</quote> and inserting <quote>, in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20), and in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B) of subsection (c)(26)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A46EA43EAE1416F9F406A96C98C6C1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>that the segment</quote> and all that follows through the period and inserting <quote>that the segment meets the Interstate System design standards approved by the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code, and is planned to connect to an existing Interstate System segment by the date that is 25 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21.</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b5e9baf09314534ae7d75e25a41ae67"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Route designation</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 109 Stat. 598) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>The routes referred to subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26) are designated as Interstate Route I–11.</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id64145BFC23BF47C289E4A2E899C8BDAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="IDc9c129204bc349f7ad975eb42aa8818f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 103 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="id947fe8ad-8258-4fee-acf1-a3f55c29e261" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="IDf9ddba35a0924f15a24d9d91b59e6ddc" level="section">103. National highway system.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID68ae8cc5e15043828a84c9ab845992f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 113</header><text>Section 113 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="ID3799baf29e944d89a70625df2828386e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>the Federal-aid systems</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highways</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2495f674e034458b96646190e8f4807e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>of the Federal-aid systems</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highway</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfeef357ee7064390a1046eab23334b54"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Section 123</header><text>Section 123(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>Federal-aid system</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highway</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e5bd30964ce4360b17a55e3a9bdccd9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Section 217</header><text>Section 217(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">National Highway System</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">national highway performance program</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID80f573270fee4fe38be5462d36616874"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Section 304</header><text>Section 304 of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>the Federal-aid highway systems</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highways</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID614b0d00c7c84e74bd599f3c9fe41935"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Section 317</header><text>Section 317(d) of title 23, United States Code is amended by striking <quote>system</quote> and inserting <quote>highway</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID8c02667c7bdd4ccb82e23ecda5e8e935"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Apportionment</header> <subsection id="ID52bfc9785d8845b59f01ee8a6bf509e8"><enum>(a)</enum><header> In general</header><text>Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E520A6737554F91998464BF3095ED2A" style="USC"> <section id="ID0f488f9c03fc4a18b81c7bb2acf65bbe"><enum>104.</enum><header>Apportionment</header> <subsection id="idE1963923B827489F8C9C53435DE27434"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header> <paragraph id="ID5ad22374ff6e41df9ec42596fc3d4bf4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to be made available to the Secretary for administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration $480,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe439ca316d6e4f5c97f1ed17e31ae28a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this subsection shall be used—</text> <subparagraph id="IDc130e7402425427e9f1097d18aa96a86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to administer the provisions of law to be funded from appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and programs authorized under chapter 2;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID157197c00a0b4b80a22bdaaa6cb88e63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to make transfers of such sums as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional Commission for administrative activities associated with the Appalachian development highway system; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID584ae033012c4567b67ad11177539607"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to reimburse, as appropriate, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation for the conduct of annual audits of financial statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 31.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd15b10f70d1b4fd08cb53d3a0c025e94"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2cb06e8c319f407fafa6bdd9ec257a8a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Division of State apportionments among programs</header><text>The Secretary shall distribute the amount apportioned to a State for a fiscal year under subsection (c) among the national highway performance program, the transportation mobility program, the highway safety improvement program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, and the national freight program, and to carry out section 134 as follows:</text> <paragraph id="IDb0c6720d8f1b437898b7e384ab2cf4e2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National highway performance program</header><text>For the national highway performance program, 58 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4) and (6).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0aa1f7e974c94cbe9a7115f93a49e1ab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation mobility program</header><text>For the transportation mobility program, 29.3 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4) and (6).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6a0ae3a4a02440c8df21ddc2012d8ab"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><text>For the highway safety improvement program, 7 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4) and (6).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1376f8dfed84f2fb9fa6ee2fc4b2743"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header><text>For the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, an amount determined by multiplying the amount determined for the State under subsection (c) by the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID9ada0fab63fb4cccad73b0f479014fbb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program for fiscal year 2009, plus 10 percent of the amount apportioned to the State for the surface transportation program for that fiscal year; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID569c25c6a3de47e590302a2d66a100e2"><enum>(B)</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 the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaa60382661684957b74f47cc779ec8b7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National freight program</header><text>For the national freight program, 5.7 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4) and (6).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfe9d8f8e20ab493b93819a6ebabf5796"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning</header><text>To carry out section 134, an amount determined by multiplying the amount determined for the State under subsection (c) by the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa6d9b969bb0741b68e0224a90f309df5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State to carry out section 134 for fiscal year 2009; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7c69fddd677c4daab32e5f935e42605d"><enum>(B)</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 the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc5a18aeab449430194f2e154cbd6d732"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of State amounts</header> <paragraph id="ID4fadb1284ca94cc1aa958afa92d3a3a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State share</header><text>The amount for each State of combined apportionments for the national highway performance program under section 119, the transportation mobility 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, and to carry out section 134 shall be determined as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="ID3ecc8992983e4270bb31007a666c71b6"><enum>(A)</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> <clause id="IDd2cd89a4c5194e3c9a8750389aa949ed"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of apportionments and allocations that the State received for fiscal years 2005 through 2009; bears to</text> </clause><clause id="ID1b0e7a7fe5c340df92056f78fd474532"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of those apportionments and allocations received by all States for those fiscal years.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0cbcdb27479d4499a61574cec7dac25f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustments to amounts</header><text>The initial amounts resulting from the calculation under subparagraph (A) 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> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF692420EEF724A01B65EFFEABD478D94"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Further adjustment for privatized highways</header> <clause id="id83BE886DDC3B4838B083070B182E6153"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition of privatized highway</header><text>In this subparagraph:</text> <subclause id="id096A0A5EA4AC4F6A8F89B54EA891C946"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>privatized highway</term> means a highway that was formerly a publically operated toll road that is subject to an agreement giving a private entity—</text> <item id="idAEDC30F938304875B2E07BB3ED1CEFF2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>control over the operation of the highway; and</text> </item><item id="id615865CC12AA4AC1BA05620E6A2F5948"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>ownership over the toll revenues collected from the operation of the highway.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id1AEAB482535C45D783C4986FACA22634"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>privatized highway</term> does not include any highway or toll road that was originally—</text> <item id="idB290A0A70ABD40B5A1ECA8C7C3804B52"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>financed and constructed using private funds; and</text> </item><item id="id32B385D9AC8E4EEE8A2B5CCC390D96C4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>operated by a private entity.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="idF133C8C8F7A2436AB6F22E35846E913D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>After making the adjustments to the apportionment of a State under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary shall further adjust the amount to be apportioned to the State by reducing the apportionment by an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subclause id="idC8B1EB5143234A05A67604C7209DA2EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount to be apportioned to the State, as so adjusted under those subparagraphs; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1F588E555FDA46AD9A03DC35AA7D2B73"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the percentage described in clause (iii).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id4C671F08BCA74AEB8AF1086716F88F03"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Percentage</header><text>The percentage referred to in clause (ii) is the percentage equal to the sum obtained by adding—</text> <subclause id="idB2A19D9AA78049F4B3C80E5F02251736"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <item id="id5D9784E8FF044469981FEE80B9743960"><enum>(aa)</enum><text><fraction>1/2</fraction>; and</text> </item><item id="id90480F5483D6434B91D68B3CB39ECFEC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the proportion that—</text> <subitem id="id6208AA9B4A5B4E0FAA3036599DC21E17"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the total number of lane miles on privatized highway lanes on National Highway System routes in a State; bears to</text> </subitem><subitem id="id7598C794A98F4F839C347F6FAD2F6C2F"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the total number of all lane miles on National Highway System routes in the State; and</text> </subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="id5774009F1ECF4892AFF33180DBA2EE5F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <item id="idA3143680E4CF46B3827EE6967A369201"><enum>(aa)</enum><text><fraction>1/2</fraction>; and</text> </item><item id="id71AD11404BB24B61BDE8D286D821C0BC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the proportion that—</text> <subitem id="id44310895477D479C9A7E61F43E6064AF"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the total number of vehicle miles traveled on privatized highway lanes on National Highway System routes in the State; bears to</text> </subitem><subitem id="idD9D6E19CD3D84202A05B521C44B05346"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the total number of vehicle miles traveled on all lanes on National Highway System routes in the State.</text> </subitem></item></subclause></clause><clause id="idFC2035941852401C888757EA358B2328"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Reapportionment</header><text>An amount withheld from apportionment to a State under clause (ii) shall be reapportioned among all other States based on the proportions calculated under subparagraph (A).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAB8F43AED1594431BCDE747E4E274026"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State apportionment</header><text>On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall apportion the sum authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the national highway performance program under section 119, the transportation mobility 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, and to carry out section 134 in accordance with paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6376a7358a3c4320a7caeb65c1684937"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning</header> <paragraph id="ID27b810b3815a4796955dff97584b05a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of amounts</header> <subparagraph id="ID821a0b1f48f24abc9066f735cd882dbc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use</header> <clause id="idEA6172B92CB54188BC590CF7F57EDBF3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the amounts apportioned to a State under subsection (b)(6) shall be made available by the State to the metropolitan planning organizations responsible for carrying out section 134 in the State.</text> </clause><clause id="idB5AD97FCEB5949FB9E4528F35FF894A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>States receiving minimum apportionment</header><text>A State that received the minimum apportionment for use in carrying out section 134 for fiscal year 2009 may, subject to the approval of the Secretary, use the funds apportioned under subsection (b)(6) to fund transportation planning outside of urbanized areas.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5e7a844ac84a438f921d3029cd5a2899"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Unused funds</header><text>Any funds that are not used to carry out section 134 may be made available by a metropolitan planning organization to the State to fund activities under section 135.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbeaf7879d73343569ed84291d9fddc86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of amounts within States</header> <subparagraph id="ID86f815d6f0104c64971ca445bab3761d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The distribution within any State of the planning funds made available to organizations under paragraph (1) shall be in accordance with a formula that—</text> <clause id="id11FDE1D6C44C498A8D5FBED2EB552AF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is developed by each State and approved by the Secretary; and</text> </clause><clause id="id045D6D97ED124E43B47521AE9D20E744"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>takes into consideration, at a minimum, population, status of planning, attainment of air quality standards, metropolitan area transportation needs, and other factors necessary to provide for an appropriate distribution of funds to carry out section 134 and other applicable requirements of Federal law.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdfd8e78f763c4b95af96ae56d8281531"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>Not later than 15 business days after the date of receipt by a State of a request for reimbursement of expenditures made by a metropolitan planning organization for carrying out section 134, the State shall reimburse, from amounts distributed under this paragraph to the metropolitan planning organization by the State, the metropolitan planning organization for those expenditures.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2c54617addb465787f3449c48757b82"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of population figures</header><text>For the purpose of determining population figures under this subsection, the Secretary shall use the latest available data from the decennial census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID66c0523767194b638114c481e799f51c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Certification of apportionments</header> <paragraph id="ID632012958eb140a78c5ceb06574dce1b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id93EC8593304C41FC9AE02402E72964D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on October 1 of each fiscal year, certify to each of the State transportation departments the amount that has been apportioned to the State under this section for the fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2290B00221C04E30A296AF2CEADD5059"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to permit the States to develop adequate plans for the use of amounts apportioned under this section, advise each State of the amount that will be apportioned to the State under this section for a fiscal year not later than 90 days before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the sums to be apportioned are authorized.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4f86c029bba74dcfacfdf11a8a6b748d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice to States</header><text>If the Secretary has not made an apportionment under this section for a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1998, by not later than the date that is the twenty-first day of that fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit, by not later than that date, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a written statement of the reason for not making the apportionment in a timely manner.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1b2a02e1da04876a260dfc269c04b94"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Apportionment calculations</header> <subparagraph id="id2C926E18A9D941E38B39ED01E5D3C325"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The calculation of official apportionments of funds to the States under this title is a primary responsibility of the Department and shall be carried out only by employees (and not contractors) of the Department.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52E3EF181B414E169CA8D48C260895AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of funds to hire contractors</header><text>None of the funds made available under this title shall be used to hire contractors to calculate the apportionments of funds to States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcb3c493128b74929ad6ace68f66dbc9a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transfer of highway and transit funds</header> <paragraph id="ID2032a230e0074c78ac2fd75b8db15801"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of highway funds for transit projects</header> <subparagraph id="IDd1a8fc16a07c414ca523dc6aeff3fe0e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), amounts made available for transit projects or transportation planning under this title may be transferred to and administered by the Secretary in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56747583c88c4e3d95ebcbaf872be315"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The provisions of this title relating to the non-Federal share shall apply to the amounts transferred under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa1f6bc54dfb849058e7147e311992b1e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of transit funds for highway projects</header> <subparagraph id="ID6113d39283b6407c9c331732e3ccfe91"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), amounts made available for highway projects or transportation planning under chapter 53 of title 49 may be transferred to and administered by the Secretary in accordance with this title.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb0c445e539cc4b229d888cb547a11a2b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The provisions of chapter 53 of title 49 relating to the non-Federal share shall apply to amounts transferred under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID554705a427b047f2b91722fac50328b3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer of funds among States or to Federal highway administration</header> <subparagraph id="ID4cb7913e483e449cae8e91ae02699b06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, at the request of a State, transfer amounts apportioned or allocated under this title to the State to another State, or to the Federal Highway Administration, for the purpose of funding 1 or more projects that are eligible for assistance with amounts so apportioned or allocated.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID921ead550e7348328b7e84de15687dd5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>The transfer shall have no effect on any apportionment of amounts to a State under this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDace2554caaca4d049bc7d3dc28020ad1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funds suballocated to urbanized areas</header><text>Amounts that are apportioned or allocated to a State under subsection (b)(3) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>) or subsection (b)(2) and attributed to an urbanized area of a State with a population of more than 200,000 individuals under section 133(d) may be transferred under this paragraph only if the metropolitan planning organization designated for the area concurs, in writing, with the transfer request.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9caed752eca24cec8c154b745c7da4fd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfer of obligation authority</header><text>Obligation authority for amounts transferred under this subsection shall be transferred in the same manner and amount as the amounts for the projects that are transferred under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA385A2F82E140DFA1AF35E95A43C2B3" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id59D831D5E459442FB790B80E33EC8294"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available to the public, in a user-friendly format via the Internet, a report that describes—</text> <paragraph id="IDe2ac5e91035f434fb5ba9e722057dacc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the amount obligated, by each State, for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs during the preceding fiscal year;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID142f9fffc29d42febc602f201bc17d68"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the balance, as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year, of the unobligated apportionment of each State by fiscal year under this section;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID330c2e87a815475a968eeca42f34b409"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the balance of unobligated sums available for expenditure at the discretion of the Secretary for such highways and programs for the fiscal year; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0acd5932b40d4cc58d5b6f4b11a9c095"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the rates of obligation of funds apportioned or set aside under this section, according to—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd9ab60e52d9947a6ba5a4797f48ec452"><enum>(A)</enum><text>program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID001be8943e854ba594fe48627fbc268d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>funding category of subcategory;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9edb6e7db1a4470fbfd1d23395e156c2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>type of improvement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1338071c8dd14ebea8b4981cf0877c8e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID94863d1d23ce4cf0896c9b6e0c64f176"><enum>(E)</enum><text>sub-State geographical area, including urbanized and rural areas, on the basis of the population of each such area.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDa2c53da3640d41c597fc2c8190b08934"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 146(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>sections 104(b)(l) and 104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(2)</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDca223fa8734f425fa7f00feeda9fd5c5"><enum>1106.</enum><header>National highway performance program</header> <subsection id="ID3fde61057d8c47dba2129fa35128aa9b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE9AE0212935459FA66A84FB08034393" style="USC"> <section id="ID1e97c57e6a534292b039fbd3f72f38d6"><enum>119.</enum><header>National highway performance program</header> <subsection id="ID9a5b6faa20984f4685eb330bdb1fe587"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a national highway performance program under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID22368dacc32f4723abee46de363f5e41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the national highway performance program shall be—</text> <paragraph id="ID616c07ee780a4669b6f62794679c2cb1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide support for the condition and performance of the National Highway System; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id21CC68E676CB4D788C49A1437846F0EA"><enum>(2)<?LEXA-Enum (2)?></enum><text>to ensure that investments of Federal-aid funds in highway construction are directed to support progress toward the achievement of performance targets for infrastructure condition and performance.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1c194afb8c7541e3818fad2b95a1c3b4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible facilities</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (d), to be eligible for funding apportioned under section 104(b)(1) to carry out this section, a facility shall be located on the National Highway System, as defined in section 103.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID0092711196fa49dea9f24e371be6f166"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds apportioned to a State to carry out the national highway performance program may be obligated only for a project on an eligible facility that is—</text> <paragraph id="ID690bf4bfaae24366af7ff8c45121f8ad"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a project, or is part of a program of projects, supporting progress toward the achievement of national performance goals for improving infrastructure condition, safety, mobility, or freight movement on the National Highway System and consistent with sections 134 and 135; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID75a90ef5f1464890b5db0f3c591aed7b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for 1 or more of the following purposes:</text> <subparagraph id="IDd93958f7a0c04a3d81bb5533ce9f150f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, preservation, or operational improvement of segments of the National Highway System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb8eaa8b4726e4abf8448f4e52802c6d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Construction, 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) of bridges on the National Highway System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb38615a695f453a8557eb0558e4040f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Construction, replacement (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitation, preservation, and protection (including impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events) of tunnels on the National Highway System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf865886c6e144b22b66081c0f9670806"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Inspection and evaluation, as described in section 144, of bridges and tunnels on the National Highway System, and inspection and evaluation of other highway infrastructure assets on the National Highway System, including signs and sign structures, earth retaining walls, and drainage structures.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDecbb49c215334d24a22a202a0ad3d037"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Training of bridge and tunnel inspectors, as described in section 144.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09e14835efa2408cbec3365e61415266"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Construction, rehabilitation, or replacement of existing ferry boats and ferry boat facilities, including approaches, that connect road segments of the National Highway System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf4fb6a90f4c24a39a5f229f9195f472b"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation of, and operational improvements for, a Federal-aid highway not on the National Highway System, and construction of a transit project eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, if—</text> <clause id="ID14eb110dff2b45da99660f1b054b61a6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the highway project or transit project is in the same corridor as, and in proximity to, a fully access-controlled highway designated as a part of the National Highway System;</text> </clause><clause id="ID07d9dc3f040a46208319b3737f5e544d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the construction or improvements will reduce delays or produce travel time savings on the fully access-controlled highway described in clause (i) and improve regional traffic flow; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID3c1fd844f1ed42ef934a919c7777eaa7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the construction or improvements are more cost-effective, as determined by benefit-cost analysis, than an improvement to the fully access-controlled highway described in clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDddb4fcbeb8584feeb6e67704b4630a39"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways in accordance with section 217.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc96f6dfbf07c48f59782c33b2a0d1fec"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Highway safety improvements for segments of the National Highway System.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf98c181ce89b4a41ae0527126ea33f4d"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Capital and operating costs for traffic and traveler information monitoring, management, and control facilities and programs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID81218478c12f45868a15d2dcc089543e"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Development and implementation of a State asset management plan for the National Highway System in accordance with this section, including data collection, maintenance, and integration and the cost associated with obtaining, updating, and licensing software and equipment required for risk-based asset management and performance-based management.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID57f6c11e90004f42928be01edddaca6c"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99bb5ae4adfd4fad8bc1928cedbea24f"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Environmental restoration and pollution abatement in accordance with section 328.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3216f756e4df44e9a9a478ebb31e08b2"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Control of noxious weeds and aquatic noxious weeds and establishment of native species in accordance with section 329.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID859a601a487b436a93646629a750643b"><enum>(O)</enum><text>In accordance with all applicable Federal law (including regulations), participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation efforts relating to projects funded under this title, which may include participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation banks, contributions to statewide and regional efforts to conserve, restore, enhance, and create natural habitats and wetlands, and development of statewide and regional natural habitat and wetlands conservation and mitigation plans, including any such banks, efforts, and plans developed in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations), on the conditions that—</text> <clause id="idED240A20CCD94EB1AA982E16280AC813"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contributions to those mitigation efforts may—</text> <subclause id="id18CC1FB783D94685998DF901FAD99768"><enum>(I)</enum><text>take place concurrent with or in advance of project construction; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id77EE2DFB0E5543B28351CA8B732914C6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>occur in advance of project construction only if the efforts are consistent with all applicable requirements of Federal law (including regulations) and State transportation planning processes; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id723E99271C79428A8C998831AC3F7E8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to participation in a natural habitat or wetland mitigation effort relating to a project funded under this title that has an impact that occurs within the service area of a mitigation bank, preference is given, to the maximum extent practicable, to the use of the mitigation bank if the bank contains sufficient available credits to offset the impact and the bank is approved in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7114C535F04241CA8518161F391C9C2D"><enum>(P)</enum><text>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) of bridges on Federal-aid highways (other than on the National Highway System).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8C86DF46D64149F6A0F9EC506284C238"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on new capacity</header> <paragraph id="id5155F52CB51946BD9F10AF75DA111462"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the maximum amount that a State may obligate under this section for projects under subparagraphs (G) and (P) of subsection (d)(2) and that is attributable to the portion of the cost of any project undertaken to expand the capacity of eligible facilities on the National Highway System, in a case in which the new capacity consists of 1 or more new travel lanes that are not high-occupancy vehicle lanes, shall not, in total, exceed 40 percent of the combined apportionments of a State under section 104(b)(1) for the most recent 3 consecutive years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC9B5879075D4433F9E4741015ACFB71A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a project for the construction of auxiliary lanes and turning lanes or widening of a bridge during rehabilitation or replacement to meet current geometric, construction, and structural standards for the types and volumes of projected traffic over the design life of the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6bdf0c6729a448b8aa83389116e35ae3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State performance management</header> <paragraph id="IDfc25760384a241249035e31657773bec"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State shall develop a risk-based asset management plan for the National Highway System to improve or preserve asset condition and system performance.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID478c7e4575be4c15aa95e3cdc4e55644"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance driven plan</header><text>A State asset management plan shall include strategies leading to a program of projects that would make progress toward achievement of the State targets for asset condition and performance of the National Highway System in accordance with paragraph (5) and supporting the progress toward the achievement of the national goals identified in section 150.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID31d9b87e8eb849879bf84fa75995cf69"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Plan contents</header><text>A State asset management plan shall, at a minimum, be in a form that the Secretary determines to be appropriate and include—</text> <subparagraph id="ID59940ef1d7e448b99985824ae79a528a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary listing of the pavement and bridge assets on the National Highway System in the State, including a description of the condition of those assets;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID77f566b6c5a24bf7a1757bdfca58a942"><enum>(B)</enum><text>asset management objectives and measures;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1fb77a709e344f49fd0fde28d32a2c2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>performance gap identification;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb21546cb59f74b5d8afb88bc94dfbfec"><enum>(D)</enum><text>lifecycle cost and risk management analysis;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe5025272388a45eeb0e23ddab35c20ca"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a financial plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeba8149d25674915bb4fe9614fcd1dda"><enum>(F)</enum><text>investment strategies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97F188BE03C640798834CFEEBA9EF12C"><enum>(4)<?LEXA-Enum (4)?></enum><header>Standards and measures</header> <subparagraph id="id6293B55771574685976399E35B0639ED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall, in consultation with State departments of transportation and other stakeholders, establish—</text> <clause id="id3C4673C5A9BF487A91D5A2001522BC97"><enum>(i)</enum><text>minimum standards for States to use in developing and operating pavement management systems and bridge management systems;</text> </clause><clause id="idEBF70D4DBF574EA6B280DB4FA61669D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>measures for States to use to assess—</text> <subclause id="id31115E349DB54B93AAEA24D82EC5CE2F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the condition of pavements on the Interstate system;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF6E41CD00E164F40B10A7824D9AB6362"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the condition of pavements on the National Highway System (excluding the Interstate);</text> </subclause><subclause id="id796B099BD3A144339A881990CFA01F87"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the condition of bridges on the National Highway System;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5BF89387454F443DA01D7DDC7B4425B0"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the performance of the Interstate System; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4BB718B0C614451AB8C7070673CD0DC1"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the performance of the National Highway System (excluding the Interstate System);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idC2A75117F54343868C077C0980909D9F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the data elements that are necessary to collect and maintain data, and a standardized process for collection and sharing of data with appropriate governmental entities at the Federal, State, and local levels (including metropolitan planning organizations), to carry out paragraph (5); and</text> </clause><clause id="idCB642BA8D44D4E67AC0D2549193F34C9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>minimum levels for—</text> <subclause id="id62C598C1F2E1452AAF7932A3FBB0F54B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the condition of pavement on the Interstate System; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE3B0E82D6DCD4034A03D1994BA93593A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the condition of bridges on the National Highway System.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89D6178251094B8D8FAA407EE0F33D72"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State participation</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="idCBB5A9BC240847DB8B8D1258B36C56AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide States not less than 90 days to comment on any regulation proposed by the Secretary under that subparagraph; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1C342DE43E1E479C9338BE3C041B0F75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>take into consideration any comments of the States relating to a proposed regulation received during that comment period.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDddad9504accc40d3a3fe1127a161b9a5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State performance targets</header> <subparagraph id="IDc453d1b4752f4019a79ccde731a9c93b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment of targets</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary promulgates final regulations under paragraph (4), each State, in consultation with metropolitan planning organizations, shall establish targets that address each of the performance measures identified in paragraph (4)(A)(ii).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc606544a13344e84b7c0ae69941b4016"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Periodic updates</header><text>Each State shall periodically update the targets established under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d5319adc5064cceac29df3e15d13ec7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Requirement for plan</header><text>To obligate funding apportioned under section 104(b)(1), each State shall have in effect—</text> <subparagraph id="ID69dcb367ea54415b80efcbfdd3447fa3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a risk-based asset management plan for the National Highway System in accordance with this section, developed through a process defined and approved by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa7fea6a717e42e39e21019a6966d1d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State targets that address the performance measures identified in paragraph (4)(B).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1833991fdcc4318b9b643e13f8fbffa"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Certification of plan development process</header> <subparagraph id="ID7c4734206a8e41e692ce4e8daea11148"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which a State submits a request for approval of the process used by the State to develop the State asset management plan for the National Highway System, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="idE3B2F556BA1F4B77BB4FFD446D335084"><enum>(i)</enum><text>review the process; and</text> </clause><clause id="id7D3D9BE3B01B4335A3A1C7AE0E5AE89B"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4C1D23B17A7D42E68D366FEEBD72D2B8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>certify that the process meets the requirements established by the Secretary; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id76213BFEDA3D4AD7AC1EC1A1E20FCD2B" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>deny certification and specify actions necessary for the State to take to correct deficiencies in the State process.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c30f936ce554171810af9f24b8db763"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recertification</header><text>Not less often than every 4 years, the Secretary shall review and recertify that the process used by a State to develop and maintain the State asset management plan for the National Highway System meets the requirements for the process, as established by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id606B1514F3DA4B52BBD647467836B8B8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Opportunity to cure</header><text>If the Secretary denies certification under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide the State with—</text> <clause id="id361FFE15AC354E36A08F0EB763FF6670"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not less than 90 days to cure the deficiencies of the plan, during which time period all penalties and other legal impacts of a denial of certification shall be stayed; and</text> </clause><clause id="id7000334C3E984CFCA0B8CB27A8014409"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a written statement of the specific actions the Secretary determines to be necessary for the State to cure the plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb40e3796c1f44a9b9d959530d12cb03"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Performance reports</header> <subparagraph id="id6E53ADDEF878494CA0723826097BAEEC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title> and biennially thereafter, a State shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes—</text> <clause id="id8D590266F23F46C29B273FF44053F608"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the condition and performance of the National Highway System in the State;</text> </clause><clause id="idD6FE146D209F43649D8888214E5BD716"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>progress in achieving State targets for each of the performance measures for the National Highway System; and</text> </clause><clause id="idB29794FCB28D49A58BBABCFA0C6E514E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the investment strategy documented in the State asset management plan for the National Highway System.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD1B80E4D2E644349A9402680377FA1D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to achieve targets</header><text>A State that does not achieve or make significant progress toward achieving the targets of the State for performance measures described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for 2 consecutive reports submitted under this paragraph shall include in the next report submitted a description of the actions the State will undertake to achieve the targets.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7951607991D640C2B816A11E6BA85140"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Process</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary shall, by regulation and in consultation with State departments of transportation, establish the process to develop the State asset management plan described in paragraph (1) and establish the standards and measures described in paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0c5abe1ceb5b416faf6b044d16875b2f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Interstate system and NHS bridge conditions</header> <paragraph id="ID4ccad9bd737d46ff92d863bf2c6a679c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Condition of Interstate System</header> <subparagraph id="ID38794b94fd6e44729c0da2dc573f768d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>If, during 2 consecutive reporting periods, the condition of the Interstate System, excluding bridges on the Interstate System, in a State falls below the minimum condition level established by the Secretary under subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv), the State shall be required, during the following fiscal year—</text> <clause id="ID2f0f134fac6b43be90bb546aa81c0782"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to obligate, from the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(1), an amount that is not less than the amount of funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under the Interstate maintenance program for the purposes described in this section (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>), except that for each year after fiscal year 2013, the amount required to be obligated under this clause shall be increased by 2 percent over the amount required to be obligated in the previous fiscal year; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID934e75fcb0864ea890ff9ae8f4168da6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to transfer, from the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) (other than amounts suballocated to metropolitan areas and other areas of the State under section 133(d)) to the apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(1), an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under the Interstate maintenance program for the purposes described in this section (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb954ce84d634bb0b73771f73fced983"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restoration</header><text>The obligation requirement for the Interstate System in a State required by subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year shall remain in effect for each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the condition of the Interstate System in the State exceeds the minimum condition level established by the Secretary under subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd07defdd07b3443b9504186e2e6c3a6f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition of NHS bridges</header> <subparagraph id="ID4f635839c2954400b395bb4169504ffc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>If, during 2 consecutive reporting periods, the condition of bridges on the National Highway System in a State falls below the minimum condition level established by the Secretary under subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv), the State shall be required, during the following fiscal year—</text> <clause id="id84B903466266488E8842E0D94BD079CE"><enum>(i)<?LEXA-Enum (i)?></enum><text>to obligate, from the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(1), an amount for bridges on the National Highway System that is not less than 50 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under the highway bridge program for the purposes described in section 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>), except that for each year after fiscal year 2013, the amount required to be obligated under this clause shall be increased by 2 percent over the amount required to be obligated in the previous fiscal year; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID4a9bc876d477403b883dd3e933c65ea6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to transfer, from the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) (other than amounts suballocated to metropolitan areas and other areas of the State under section 133(d)) to the apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(1), an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under the highway bridge program for the purposes described in section 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc1c960f85e7f4d368c615b3ab1ececfc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restoration</header><text>The obligation requirement for bridges on the National Highway System in a State required by subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year shall remain in effect for each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the condition of bridges on the National Highway System in the State exceeds the minimum condition level established by the Secretary under subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID0c01d2a6c69e4f97a3d4e55c3276f505"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition period</header> <paragraph id="idDD22D3C700AF4443A02769179ED266BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), until such date as a State has in effect an approved asset management plan and has established performance targets as described in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that will contribute to achieving the national goals for the condition and performance of the National Highway System, but not later than 18 months after the date on which the Secretary promulgates final regulations required under section 119(f)(4) of that title, the Secretary shall approve obligations of funds apportioned to a State to carry out the national highway performance program under section 119 of that title, for projects that otherwise meet the requirements of that section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id52330FE9D1E0426CA63B3B800AEB720E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>The Secretary may extend the transition period for a State under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the State has made a good faith effort to establish an asset management plan and performance targets referred to in that paragraph.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID10139922a31a4024be720ea817cd31e0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 119 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="id8fcc72eb-e98e-45bc-9f80-75cfafa6e31e" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="ID1e97c57e6a534292b039fbd3f72f38d6" level="section">119. National highway performance program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID995e91ad6a094d0dba5ae8e999e9c147"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Emergency relief</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EF34BB2099D420A9894C286549E1366" style="USC"> <section id="ID5813774a4bb3427f983dd2b138d23ddf"><enum>125.</enum><header>Emergency relief</header> <subsection id="IDb1d825704b46435a98a33de81f2c686b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to this section and section 120, an emergency fund is authorized for expenditure by the Secretary for the repair or reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails, in any area of the United States, including Indian reservations, that the Secretary finds have suffered serious damage as a result of—</text> <paragraph id="ID2512d94fd65b4068a494bac8a4a1cd3e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a natural disaster over a wide area, such as by a flood, hurricane, tidal wave, earthquake, severe storm, or landslide; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID95782aef70904edca9511a5d20c24584"><enum>(2)</enum><text>catastrophic failure from any external cause.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe2ddfc76a9304ecba0aa2d4dfdd6886e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restriction on eligibility</header> <paragraph id="idD46C87C2D00F475DA5042EFB6DBA6101"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of construction phase</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>construction phase</term> means the phase of physical construction of a highway or bridge facility that is separate from any other identified phases, such as planning, design, or right-of-way phases, in the State transportation improvement program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFD74911752C04B058D744183BB10C84A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>In no case shall funds be used under this section for the repair or reconstruction of a bridge—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5bca3809b15a4d74bbf5fd54775d32d2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that has been permanently closed to all vehicular traffic by the State or responsible local official because of imminent danger of collapse due to a structural deficiency or physical deterioration; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5545c85893634d63a4ef65736d66c279"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if a construction phase of a replacement structure is included in the approved Statewide transportation improvement program at the time of an event described in subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd6309addf5864a64a4503bdec35a90c2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="idF2A9D85B95D14F4989F2932C04AE1C50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the limitations described in paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) such sums as are necessary to establish the fund authorized by this section and to replenish that fund on an annual basis.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0C2CD4C0DB494EDCBA6EE0DF991107E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The limitations referred to in paragraph (1) are that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDda260c3969224d9a940a22609eef95c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than $100,000,000 is authorized to be obligated in any 1 fiscal year commencing after September 30, 1980, to carry out this section, except that, if for any fiscal year the total of all obligations under this section is less than the amount authorized to be obligated for the fiscal year, the unobligated balance of that amount shall—</text> <clause id="id8FC646ACBE37487DA76D137213327406"><enum>(i)</enum><text>remain available until expended; and</text> </clause><clause id="id220CC1A826B5444288EB799E18B037AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be in addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this section for each year; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa7e1e53a03c4afd8a34f66619464bcf"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id751E106567BD4CF28D07741474E486A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>pending such appropriation or replenishment, the Secretary may obligate from any funds appropriated at any time for obligation in accordance with this title, including existing Federal-aid appropriations, such sums as are necessary for the immediate prosecution of the work herein authorized; and</text> </clause><clause id="idB960A81685644D7ABAD425D6A4540DB2" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funds obligated under this subparagraph shall be reimbursed from the appropriation or replenishment.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0da989a9fd9d41728d93c4f7f7c2271b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="ID5746633decb54cdf879a0e9579d21557"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may expend funds from the emergency fund authorized by this section only for the repair or reconstruction of highways on Federal-aid highways in accordance with this chapter, except that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID755bcdfb62724a718ae26732dfc881e5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no funds shall be so expended unless an emergency has been declared by the Governor of the State with concurrence by the Secretary, unless the President has declared the emergency to be a major disaster for the purposes of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) for which concurrence of the Secretary is not required; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79c81f2330b34931b8f0e0a9d04eed36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary has received an application from the State transportation department that includes a comprehensive list of all eligible project sites and repair costs by not later than 2 years after the natural disaster or catastrophic failure.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID10d4b40fa6d64521a63697d912693e62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost limitation</header> <subparagraph id="id374C00591C4747D294E94065281EC344"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of comparable facility</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>comparable facility</term> means a facility that meets the current geometric and construction standards required for a facility of comparable capacity and character to the destroyed facility, except a bridge facility which may be constructed for the type and volume of traffic that the bridge will carry over its design life.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF755A027D4BC4CB984FD99B3741A8A6D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The total cost of a project funded under this section may not exceed the cost of repair or reconstruction of a comparable facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6722CB875FA847B7A6497F75192AF362"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Territories</header><text>The total obligations for projects under this section for any fiscal year in the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall not exceed $20,000,000.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC9AF609DE9CF4B15B40F7268AFD17834"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Substitute traffic</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, actual and necessary costs of maintenance and operation of ferryboats or additional transit service providing temporary substitute highway traffic service, less the amount of fares charged for comparable service, may be expended from the emergency fund authorized by this section for Federal-aid highways.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfac6aed6d53d43abb34c0f3d5454c797"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Tribal transportation facilities, Federal lands transportation facilities, and public roads on federal lands</header> <paragraph id="id00A069BBF49446BAB1D712E8636802CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of open to public travel</header><text>In this subsection, 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 is open to the general public for use with 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> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF84DF1207C6740CEA9FF6ECAC153DA3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditure of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may expend funds from the emergency fund authorized by this section, independently or in cooperation with any other branch of the Federal Government, a State agency, a tribal government, an organization, or a person, for the repair or reconstruction of tribal transportation facilities, Federal lands transportation facilities, and other federally owned roads that are open to public travel, whether or not those facilities are Federal-aid highways.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id15B32C66F1A44D26865F56B7E0FEA2EE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header> <subparagraph id="idFC4D1C445010442CAFB03F587291E6AA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may reimburse Federal and State agencies (including political subdivisions) for expenditures made for projects determined eligible under this section, including expenditures for emergency repairs made before a determination of eligibility.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D6B1936CD2A432BAC0B05A8EC8B911B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text>With respect to reimbursements described in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="id6B865877F98E48BD99CD8A78AEBCE22A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>those reimbursements to Federal agencies and Indian tribal governments shall be transferred to the account from which the expenditure was made, or to a similar account that remains available for obligation; and</text> </clause><clause id="id107F846715F343A2A9473C28AAA32518"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the budget authority associated with the expenditure shall be restored to the agency from which the authority was derived and shall be available for obligation until the end of the fiscal year following the year in which the transfer occurs.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc6826bf1fde549d1b1806f2cbc2eda11"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Treatment of territories</header><text>For purposes of this section, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered to be States and parts of the United States, and the chief executive officer of each such territory shall be considered to be a Governor of a State.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96C60C9BD3C94D6AA9C8B68B40FDFB50"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protecting public safety and maintaining roadways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use amounts from the emergency fund authorized by this section to carry out projects that the Secretary determines are necessary to protect public safety or to maintain or protect roadways that have been included within the scope of a prior emergency declaration in order to maintain the continuation of roadway services on roads that are threatened by continuous or frequent flooding.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDbc7a6d7d55cc4f0589545dd1f96e8bc8"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Transportation mobility program</header> <subsection id="ID87e727cfaaed41c1bcf7275090024acc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A7CB0673C91470CB99602385FAF15E8" style="USC"> <section id="IDfafd693c93884094a84677729f5080a5"><enum>133.</enum><header>Transportation mobility program</header> <subsection id="ID70450c0de0ae48c6a4e42008561cb72a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a transportation mobility program under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID5903521ef41848f7944911598e6775c6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the transportation mobility program shall be to assist States and localities in improving the conditions and performance on Federal-aid highways and on bridges on any public road.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID455765678a924dc39e351400a315b06a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) to carry out the transportation mobility program may be obligated for any of following purposes:</text> <paragraph id="IDfecc37f4f4f44507a28f238159bef596"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, restoration, preservation, or operational improvements for highways, including construction of designated routes of the Appalachian development highway system and local access roads under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDba14ed726bb449e98fc63bcebe161c52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Replacement (including replacement with fill material), rehabilitation, preservation, protection (including painting, scour countermeasures, seismic retrofits, impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events) and application of calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing compositions for bridges (and approaches to bridges and other elevated structures) and tunnels on public roads of all functional classifications, including any such construction or reconstruction necessary to accommodate other transportation modes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf75f2a9899cb4d679e11ee7f6cfefcd2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Construction of a new bridge or tunnel on a new location on a highway, including any such construction necessary to accommodate other transportation modes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID14c0e48dbbde449aba7a4a7480525b58"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Inspection and evaluation (within the meaning of section 144) of bridges and tunnels on public roads of all functional classifications and inspection and evaluation of other highway infrastructure assets, including signs and sign structures, retaining walls, and drainage structures.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe24555bb3303496b87d368f8ffe0adee"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Training of bridge and tunnel inspectors (within the meaning of section 144).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe13cc875b6bf47fb870bd91e2a146735"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Capital costs for transit projects eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, including vehicles and facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, that are used to provide intercity passenger service by bus.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf29c3bcc7ac941efbf37d740232ef5b0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Carpool projects, fringe and corridor parking facilities and programs, including electric vehicle infrastructure in accordance with section 137, bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways in accordance with section 217, and the modification of public sidewalks to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID22af9d18e32241efbf7c7b77c1847882"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Highway and transit safety infrastructure improvements and programs, installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges, hazard eliminations, projects to mitigate hazards caused by wildlife, and railway-highway grade crossings.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID93c422c2f5054962a1ccb2a4d0123278"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Highway and transit research and development and technology transfer programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa34ad9619f2b4ae59ec68576ae37f55b"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Capital and operating costs for traffic and traveler information monitoring, management, and control facilities and programs, including truck stop electrification systems.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb0fa2aa04b4e4616b1039a04da8ebb4d"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Projects and strategies designed to support congestion pricing, including electronic toll collection and travel demand management strategies and programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID70c4bf7543cd4d9b93cd1a695d028e82"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Surface transportation planning.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7c26269d08c4f19ae23845e1db14c97"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Transportation enhancement activities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a452de4136e48a4afdc56efd7697de4"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Recreational trails projects eligible for funding under section 206.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID638f7ef25a8941a3b55e71933f655d67"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities eligible for funding under section 129(c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID21e7523dfe6d4fee999eb06e357aca58"><enum>(16)</enum><text>Border infrastructure projects eligible for funding under section 1303 of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc931890e8aa54f15bade566848323a3e"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Projects, programs, and technical assistance associated with National Scenic Byways, All-American Roads, and America’s Byways eligible for funding under section 162.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDcbf6e4ba03fe4d3eb8d005655feb428a"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d971ccb4baa48f1bdcabd9053e1a55e"><enum>(19)</enum><text>Safe routes to school projects eligible for funding under section 1404 of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; Public Law 109–59).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf55aff72a3614a0190655e5b3ed4c148"><enum>(20)</enum><text>Transportation control measures described in section 108(f)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7408(f)(1)(A)), other than section 108(f)(1)(A)(xvi) of that Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1fe540562c234105a2f1ac757ba09431"><enum>(21)</enum><text>Development and implementation of a State asset management plan for the National Highway System in accordance with section 119, including data collection, maintenance, and integration and the costs associated with obtaining, updating, and licensing software and equipment required for risk-based asset management and performance-based management, and for similar activities relating to the development and implementation of a performance-based management program for other public roads.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id22506D71382E4894B5B50CAAE67188B3"><enum>(22)</enum><text>In accordance with all applicable Federal law (including regulations), participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation efforts relating to projects funded under this title, which may include participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation banks, contributions to statewide and regional efforts to conserve, restore, enhance, and create natural habitats and wetlands, and development of statewide and regional natural habitat and wetlands conservation and mitigation plans, including any such banks, efforts, and plans developed in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations), on the conditions that—</text> <subparagraph id="id60A047D48B104927A6A37C21FAB5C8B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contributions to those mitigation efforts may—</text> <clause id="id1F548FEA95A74D97974D7AA1425D55AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>take place concurrent with or in advance of project construction; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6B77444A15BB41DC929E2E530A22C58B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>occur in advance of project construction only if the efforts are consistent with all applicable requirements of Federal law (including regulations) and State transportation planning processes; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF5FD2F1DF536474AA9CF68009B0224F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to participation in a natural habitat or wetland mitigation effort relating to a project funded under this title that has an impact that occurs within the service area of a mitigation bank, preference is given, to the maximum extent practicable, to the use of the mitigation bank if the bank contains sufficient available credits to offset the impact and the bank is approved in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3c4c4e5c09245168df6b31f13811e86"><enum>(23)</enum><text>Infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d1a7d4872784fee8e8a2dd85f04c6f4"><enum>(24)</enum><text>Environmental restoration and pollution abatement in accordance with section 328.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID41fd78e85b284d93ac4cc0b8568c5e67"><enum>(25)</enum><text>Control of noxious weeds and aquatic noxious weeds and establishment of native species in accordance with section 329.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID76ac3a704d8641b2a21a20903daf7021"><enum>(26)</enum><text>Improvements to a freight railroad, marine highway, or intermodal facility, but only to the extent that the Secretary concurs with the State that—</text> <subparagraph id="idFD5E9952B2BB4410AE88791DFE1ADFE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the project will make significant improvement to freight movements on the national freight network;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2800114D7D594C2AABD3A251DAFE7FED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the public benefit of the project exceeds the Federal investment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id449A2CF74FAF4BA2ACD4AFFD719ADE87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the project provides a better return than a highway project on a segment of the primary freight network, except that a State may not obligate in excess of 5 percent of funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) to carry out this section for that purpose.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5872FB6F6DF44460BF425B0FB6994BC7"><enum>(27)</enum><text>Maintenance of and improvements to all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land—</text> <subparagraph id="idEF6E9DB3084049E080FC4194D99C38E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that are located within 10 miles of the international border between the United States and Canada or Mexico; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFDCDD227160E4A01BCE9D640CC60E5F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on which federally owned vehicles comprise more than 50 percent of the traffic.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB0FC36B42D64445192DB719FB8FA2D66"><enum>(28)</enum><text>Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation of, and operational improvements for, any public road if—</text> <subparagraph id="id2F7921FA6D184A34B13693644DEE135C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the public road, and the highway project to be carried out with respect to the public road, are in the same corridor as, and in proximity to—</text> <clause id="id2B18982DF17942BC8ECA675829283287"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a fully access-controlled highway designated as a part of the National Highway System; or</text> </clause><clause id="id2F3F071D5B0F4C0585DE2271A1FF46DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in areas with a population of less than 200,000, a federal-aid highway designated as part of the National Highway System;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C0EC9E073354215BEDD98DEC0B0F2F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the construction or improvements will enhance the level of service on the highway described in subparagraph (A) and improve regional traffic flow; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0842BF3554E04020B29DDBC91F0739C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the construction or improvements are more cost-effective, as determined by benefit-cost analysis, than an improvement to the highway described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDda3ffb956b66406f95c8b265570e3c01"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocations of apportioned funds to areas based on population</header> <paragraph id="ID3615cad2e9ac4caa833904f554903694"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0f90e6ff73a44a728841e36267294204"><enum>(A)</enum><text>50 percent for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this section, in proportion to their relative shares of the population of the State—</text> <clause id="ID1e39cbc23d5541c7a1e68106d907c386"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population of over 200,000;</text> </clause><clause id="ID101aa6e7279a4343a1c3b115ef3eb42f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in areas of the State other than urban areas with a population greater than 5,000; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDe651841efac5409994c3ff7c9bbd95a9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in other areas of the State; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID636b5bf1ec754ebb87de752823c81af2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>50 percent may be obligated in any area of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0fb1fff5906a4c0aba9c02cd33ef0537"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Metropolitan areas</header><text>Funds attributed to an urbanized area under subparagraph (A)(i) may be obligated in the metropolitan area established under section 134 that encompasses the urbanized area.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID213b0c2da615455b93d655723cfd7b23"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distribution among urbanized areas of over 200,000 population</header> <subparagraph id="IDdb6d5143fc544e53969b0950d649916f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amount of funds that a State is required to obligate under paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall be obligated in urbanized areas described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) based on the relative population of the areas.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e5d2fd085574b1aaa715b13b4311090"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other factors</header><text>The State may obligate the funds described in subparagraph (A) based on other factors if the State and the relevant metropolitan planning organizations jointly apply to the Secretary for the permission to base the obligation on other factors and the Secretary grants the request.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6c63aeba27724d19af8bf21359f51e9c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Location of projects</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (g) and for projects described in paragraphs (2), (4), (7), (8), (13), (14), and (19) of subsection (c), for local access roads under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, transportation mobility program projects may not be undertaken on roads functionally classified as local or rural minor collectors.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID2a6191227b2448bfa349a3e38efe6dd3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability of planning requirements</header><text>Programming and expenditure of funds for projects under this section shall be consistent with sections 134 and 135.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID882813a79d8b4778b07e222dd9126bc9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Bridges not on Federal-aid highways</header> <paragraph id="ID7aec2a5ffea54ae0b608efcbe0894767"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of off-system bridge</header><text>The term <quote>off-system bridge</quote> means a highway bridge located on a public road, other than a bridge on a Federal-aid highway.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDaaa500178eef45efacbdfc83ba222ec1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header> <subparagraph id="idcc0c8e19e5154f6eab26087c540ef9a6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Set-aside</header><text>Of the amounts apportioned to a State for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter under this section, the State shall obligate for activities described in subsection (c)(2) for off-system bridges an amount that is not less than 15 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State for the highway bridge program for fiscal year 2009.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d1868983125446799e71a93e29649f9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction of expenditures</header><text>The Secretary, after consultation with State and local officials, may reduce the requirement for expenditures for off-system bridges under subparagraph (A) with respect to the State if the Secretary determines that the State has inadequate needs to justify the expenditure.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID54fb011a7f4f490199131c300ebbebbd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Credit for bridges not on Federal-aid highways</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any project not on a Federal-aid highway for the replacement of a bridge or rehabilitation of a bridge that is wholly funded from State and local sources, is eligible for Federal funds under this section, is noncontroversial, is certified by the State to have been carried out in accordance with all standards applicable to such projects under this section, and is determined by the Secretary upon completion to be no longer a deficient bridge—</text> <subparagraph id="idA5395630533A40258B92D13525AAFD8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any amount expended after the date of enactment of this subsection from State and local sources for the project in excess of 20 percent of the cost of construction of the project may be credited to the non-Federal share of the cost of other bridge projects in the State that are eligible for Federal funds under this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id431FEA6A396D4FD3A73E2E82F8C61319"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that crediting shall be conducted in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA12DAEDFCDA945408ABFBB26856EB63B" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id5111889516D54CEAA5EF39E5A28495B9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administration</header> <paragraph id="id629191D855184D00B638BE2BED7AF887"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission of project agreement</header><text>For each fiscal year, each State shall submit a project agreement that—</text> <subparagraph id="id3C3B94D115C642D78FE583A187E0E86F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>certifies that the State will meet all the requirements of this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFDE3A7F62C124B989A43585C37643C28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notifies the Secretary of the amount of obligations needed to carry out the program under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDCB784CF85554E729ED67DC3DD56BB14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Request for adjustments of amounts</header><text>Each State shall request from the Secretary such adjustments to the amount of obligations referred to in paragraph (1)(B) as the State determines to be necessary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2611341454EB40278B10B430923EFD20"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of approval by the Secretary</header><text>Approval by the Secretary of a project agreement under paragraph (1) shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States to pay transportation mobility program funds made available under this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id21E9078DF7BB46D7A9CD2A0C29E1991B"><enum>(i)<?LEXA-Enum (i)?></enum><header>Obligation authority</header> <paragraph id="id9117CC236DB04CF39EF9F64408C0EDC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State that is required to obligate, in an urbanized area with an urbanized area population of over 200,000 individuals under subsection (d), funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) shall make available during the fiscal year an amount of obligation authority distributed to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for use in the area that is equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subparagraph id="id91cc57c1b59c4de1907a2ce91165bf5e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the aggregate amount of funds that the State is required to obligate in the area under subsection (d) during the period; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida25f566ee8e74e73a203ce5b2474d56d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ratio that—</text> <clause id="ida65a5dd33d044e30b8cb15420aa67347"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the aggregate amount of obligation authority distributed to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs during the period; bears to</text> </clause><clause id="id19fcf10b63e44e2d9c1545c3d5a42ffe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total of the sums apportioned to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs (excluding sums not subject to an obligation limitation) during the period.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id76e4e6b6177e4471b59b36bd5a1a18f5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Joint responsibility</header><text>Each State, each affected metropolitan planning organization, and the Secretary shall jointly ensure compliance with paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDf94e7412a80f4452b649fb8c5ecfec29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 133 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA41D099B4574C17B3E618CDB36908EF" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">133. Transportation mobility program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDa8b484a4a7e74d53abf839f58f66e3d9"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Workforce development</header> <subsection id="ID46a09967b68346c98c839203e517a168"><enum>(a)</enum><header>On-the-job training</header><text>Section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID54c11e2b917242cc916fc56360a58bca"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Whenever apportionments are made under section 104(b)(3),</quote> and inserting <quote>From administrative funds made available under section 104(a),</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6d9fdfc80544e9fa2673b81f2c77a4f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the surface transportation program under section 104(b) and the bridge program under section 144</quote> and inserting <quote>the transportation mobility program under section 104(b)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc7e89b4f1fd744679be52828f4f05462"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disadvantaged business enterprise</header><text>Section 140(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Whenever apportionments are made under section 104(b)(3),</quote> and inserting <quote>From administrative funds made available under section 104(a),</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID6044869373d74b2ca853990178034efa"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Highway use tax evasion projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 143 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID8e3588f631494a3b92e4be1b6e525a13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="id43E1FCD7310A4FE2986E5BF5F5DA644A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A1B010B73E947338F31CDE81852528E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDe852a81cf2064b41b60e7111887730e6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header> <subparagraph id="IDb8182ea59b94405fb39a5fab34bad37c"><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 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, to carry out this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDef1fc7d45b674ca983c859c951e0071e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header><text>Funds made available to carry out this section may be allocated to the Internal Revenue Service and the States at the discretion of the Secretary, except that of funds so made available for each fiscal year, $2,000,000 shall be available only to carry out intergovernmental enforcement efforts, including research and training.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd64bd93bc6974daeb3e44ba07f7f2038"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)—</text> <clause id="idFC49A8BBB81B4BBFB30A91BCC1B5B4FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">surface transportation program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">transportation mobility program</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID26e6fec764f842eb8200d61fa0ca8421"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(2)</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3d252107b43d4eb6b7059affd6812bab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3) by striking <quote>for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009,</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="ID2b70e81e1d7d4909acae788ea80289a8"><enum>1111.</enum><header>National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards</header> <subsection id="ID7a812636337940ee8c645dea11f4c0de"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E6C329158874D6BBD5BB91D7BEDB823" style="USC"> <section id="IDa9cc7beda57844e1b930e2010655e8bc"><enum>144.</enum><header>National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards</header> <subsection id="IDc34fcdb09ae94d77ae16deb8757cd099"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings and declarations</header> <paragraph id="ID9381fea2d9f44c2284432f4ab15d62db"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd810b776ce3b46c0864de4685ac12b5b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the condition of the bridges of the United States has improved since the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178; 112 Stat. 107), yet continued improvement to bridge conditions is essential to protect the safety of the traveling public and allow for the efficient movement of people and goods on which the economy of the United States relies; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID72054f5d2a454d87aad2b0f3758ce3e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the systematic preventative maintenance of bridges, and replacement and rehabilitation of deficient bridges, should be undertaken through an overall asset management approach to transportation investment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc145e9b2a2e94859b56291d03159f923"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Declarations</header><text>Congress declares that it is in the vital interest of the United States—</text> <subparagraph id="IDfce3c4591a1b4dad97a7fecd75b8cf36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to inventory, inspect, and improve the condition of the highway bridges and tunnels of the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3be55d69225d439d80aa4b3f62edcae0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to use a data-driven, risk-based approach and cost-effective strategy for systematic preventative maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation of highway bridges and tunnels to ensure safety and extended service life;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbf2b696ec5e64066952c5ddd1d2d0f3b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to use performance-based bridge management systems to assist States in making timely investments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa416ce802c824cf99e884b8ba87399cf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to ensure accountability and link performance outcomes to investment decisions; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf46e21bce5054e5d977a12d0e715514e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to ensure connectivity and access for residents of rural areas of the United States through strategic investments in National Highway System bridges and bridges on all public roads.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID995adfa9814e4c3983ead8d99564d0ca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National bridge and tunnel inventories</header> <paragraph id="IDfbbd25f5d07b4fb3b027fea087d21267"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDac290dc6fde64bd49bebda2dc147d833"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inventory all highway bridges on public roads that are bridges over waterways, other topographical barriers, other highways, and railroads;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID428d06bc82a1406fb93ed4acd554212b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>classify the bridges according to serviceability, safety, and essentiality for public use, including the potential impacts to emergency evacuation routes and to regional and national freight and passenger mobility if the serviceability of the bridge is restricted or diminished; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0b84aa3aff6b4b53be6d36cac6e5b1fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>based on that classification, assign each a risk-based priority for systematic preventative maintenance, replacement, or rehabilitation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5cce5193fb5c464a992803fdaef30dd7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tribally owned and federally owned bridges</header><text>As part of the activities carried out under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of appropriate Federal agencies, shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1806ea1612c24fe58233194be8def3bf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inventory all tribally owned and Federally owned highway bridges that are open to the public, over waterways, other topographical barriers, other highways, and railroads;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb417775ddc6401cb2824720c47e26c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>classify the bridges according to serviceability, safety, and essentiality for public use; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID220bcd0e381744f9aa9f74573867a98e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>based on the classification, assign each a risk-based priority for systematic preventative maintenance, replacement, or rehabilitation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID33c7042c7b87444da7822899d0af6f56"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tunnels</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a national inventory of highway tunnels reflecting the findings of the most recent highway tunnel inspections conducted by States under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7ce9eae5f4c34427a35684689c4d8659"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General bridge authority</header> <paragraph id="ID96ab2c791f894d1f98add78ad6969859"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.) shall apply to bridges authorized to be replaced, in whole or in part, by this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe4f4ddd7bf3d40208d1628d1e63a80ca"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Section 502(b) of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525(b)) and section 9 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401), shall not apply to any bridge constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or replaced with assistance under this title, if the bridge is over waters that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0cf498378ecf472e912f94d04e9b68a5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are not used and are not susceptible to use in the natural condition of the bridge or by reasonable improvement as a means to transport interstate or foreign commerce; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd49a07bf2ac14df59aa0153b95d0af1e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are—</text> <clause id="ID6d7ee54dfa0648f093522e634c964e42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not tidal; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID6cd7cd130b0b411891cacf71d9e7475e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if tidal, used only by recreational boating, fishing, and other small vessels that are less than 21 feet in length.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9c0c752ef5824c8da2b0b2d3f77b0c87"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inventory updates and reports</header> <paragraph id="IDe1d6a47f7b71460fa8d3d0354ab1f0f7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID367e3e6b2f974fed8bbd028a8c35ddb8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>annually revise the inventories authorized by subsection (b); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbfc863d21cc54e58a85c26f5bf407121"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the inventories.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7e844d4fe9744add8049d68d1a02d138"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inspection report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, each State and appropriate Federal agency shall report element level data to the Secretary, as each bridge is inspected pursuant to this section, for all highway bridges on the National Highway System.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf18e92458d8d48cd8fa24ecbb90b7806"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide guidance to States and Federal agencies for implementation of this subsection, while respecting the existing inspection schedule of each State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8d93df321674688add24465401d178e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Bridges not on national highway system</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0d08a781ae304b2692b01b29ae4e712d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a study on the benefits, cost-effectiveness, and feasibility of requiring element-level data collection for bridges not on the National Highway System; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4c3d3e2728d64fc8a778966d440a78c3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the study.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5e5611ded9474ad48718cc74b269aed2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Bridges without taxing powers</header> <paragraph id="id04B6974ECBD64E068E4FABDC72C53434"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any bridge that is owned and operated by an agency that does not have taxing powers and whose functions include operating a federally assisted public transit system subsidized by toll revenues shall be eligible for assistance under this title, but the amount of such assistance shall in no event exceed the cumulative amount which such agency has expended for capital and operating costs to subsidize such transit system.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id40B5C1A3DC3B4529B033F2D365D3089E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Insufficient assets</header><text>Before authorizing an expenditure of funds under this subsection, the Secretary shall determine that the applicant agency has insufficient reserves, surpluses, and projected revenues (over and above those required for bridge and transit capital and operating costs) to fund the bridge project or activity eligible for assistance under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDCB0D0EBA82B4EDB88369D8C71CB719A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Crediting of non-Federal funds</header><text>Any non-Federal funds expended for the seismic retrofit of the bridge may be credited toward the non-Federal share required as a condition of receipt of any Federal funds for seismic retrofit of the bridge made available after the date of the expenditure.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7dca343baa664f7cac284653c0fe6d57"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Replacement of destroyed bridges and ferry boat service</header> <paragraph id="ID18a493ed4f724f7d99b1dff7917f13e2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may use the funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) to construct any bridge that replaces—</text> <subparagraph id="ID645f05cc72cf429b9f2bf64228c3c6dc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any low water crossing (regardless of the length of the low water crossing);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID342295820d80420ca66ee4215547659a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any bridge that was destroyed prior to January 1, 1965;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb48768020b8745ed92d5df3427e6e2b2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any ferry that was in existence on January 1, 1984; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba3ae3b31d9743d78e1738218befd765"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any road bridge that is rendered obsolete as a result of a Corps of Engineers flood control or channelization project and is not rebuilt with funds from the Corps of Engineers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID89f45cf80ac44249a33ee9f06de81e3b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share payable on any bridge construction carried out under paragraph (1) shall be 80 percent of the cost of the construction.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID384ec42bb9eb4b26806cb4c7c3428748"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Historic bridges</header> <paragraph id="IDe7b5f53cb3dc4fa9ba90da86fa7b1938"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of historic bridge</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>historic bridge</quote> means any bridge that is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb9cc26830aa548e0a132613fdeaac578"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall, in cooperation with the States, encourage the retention, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, and future study of historic bridges.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b3e189852f543adbb96fdc2983d422a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State inventory</header><text>The Secretary shall require each State to complete an inventory of all bridges on and off Federal-aid highways to determine the historic significance of the bridges.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2471ee30a68842ee9b8c3cb72b19097e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <subparagraph id="ID9d370f77814d431ca8e60107ac4488ee"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), reasonable costs associated with actions to preserve, or reduce the impact of a project under this chapter on, the historic integrity of a historic bridge shall be eligible as reimbursable project costs under section 133 if the load capacity and safety features of the historic bridge are adequate to serve the intended use for the life of the historic bridge.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05d73dc441ea419d946f8b19d026e9ae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Bridges not used for vehicle traffic</header><text>In the case of a historic bridge that is no longer used for motorized vehicular traffic, the costs eligible as reimbursable project costs pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed the estimated cost of demolition of the historic bridge.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e65152f33874b23a5a15aca546d4873"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Preservation</header><text>Any State that proposes to demolish a historic bridge for a replacement project with funds made available to carry out this section shall first make the historic bridge available for donation to a State, locality, or responsible private entity if the State, locality, or responsible entity enters into an agreement—</text> <subparagraph id="ID402653cea25841be80a26916272881ce"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to maintain the bridge and the features that give the historic bridge its historic significance; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID67ddf2bfd68b4610916fb7911d3546c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assume all future legal and financial responsibility for the historic bridge, which may include an agreement to hold the State transportation department harmless in any liability action.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc0cfa2fd40934d77ae1ad56284888ec9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Costs incurred</header> <subparagraph id="ID5e4d1a09851045d384098202f46cc86c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Costs incurred by the State to preserve a historic bridge (including funds made available to the State, locality, or private entity to enable it to accept the bridge) shall be eligible as reimbursable project costs under this chapter in an amount not to exceed the cost of demolition.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f8fb9da3e744335ae472b05bece095c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional funding</header><text>Any bridge preserved pursuant to this paragraph shall not be eligible for any other funds authorized pursuant to this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcd9ea92219a8432491f01fbebbe0bcd9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>National bridge and tunnel inspection standards</header> <paragraph id="IDa24d92e178a64b14b33f28ed0d8a2097"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header> <subparagraph id="IDeab7f282efac4f76a39a7fecb72b68b3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and maintain inspection standards for the proper inspection and evaluation of all highway bridges and tunnels for safety and serviceability.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb759da2d07c447da33ba0230c518f53"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Uniformity</header><text>The standards under this subsection shall be designed to ensure uniformity of the inspections and evaluations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeed3b164f51a46138a6d475bece8797e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum requirements of inspection standards</header><text>The standards established under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="IDde9871b1cd314d4d8e89d012158c61bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specify, in detail, the method by which the inspections shall be carried out by the States, Federal agencies, and tribal governments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc42bd9fdb1994cacb0b2d53af3a51e2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish the maximum time period between inspections;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d46a58b0c4145bab46cb612aae9c0b1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish the qualifications for those charged with carrying out the inspections;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf128272403704228b3b69d33cbbd400c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>require each State, Federal agency, and tribal government to maintain and make available to the Secretary on request—</text> <clause id="IDad1835718bb94073b44c8f64d603fef8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>written reports on the results of highway bridge and tunnel inspections and notations of any action taken pursuant to the findings of the inspections; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID3dac8b06136a4d9a9fd8899df76bd463"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>current inventory data for all highway bridges and tunnels reflecting the findings of the most recent highway bridge and tunnel inspections conducted; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d4919a7139a4409b54a0bb3fd1a1c39"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establish a procedure for national certification of highway bridge inspectors and tunnel inspectors.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f8dde3df8f342749583891d1ca224b5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State compliance with inspection standards</header><text>The Secretary shall, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="ID90a499bdba924f06837c58467387801a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish, in consultation with the States, and interested and knowledgeable private organizations and individuals, procedures to conduct reviews of State compliance with—</text> <clause id="IDa38fde1675814c428efb651b01360227"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the standards established under this subsection; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6d2fab0effdf4e1b9501db5249d1bd56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the calculation or reevaluation of bridge load ratings; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80ad786a9cc74f8fadbc9077350c5e9d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish, in consultation with the States, and interested and knowledgeable private organizations and individuals, procedures for States to follow in reporting to the Secretary—</text> <clause id="ID03b7df07a6634a67bf2e12ed0ebc032e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>critical findings relating to structural or safety-related deficiencies of highway bridges; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID94965fa9b1c54552b8171bac96b93288"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>monitoring activities and corrective actions taken in response to a critical finding.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDda02b6d2fefd4cc7ab463682362c6119"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reviews of State compliance</header> <subparagraph id="IDf57c8e1b85fb44a48e392438adddc3af"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually review State compliance with the standards established under this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID34f0e790596a4958aadb710f870e0b51"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text>If an annual review in accordance with subparagraph (A) identifies noncompliance by a State, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="ID04b02ef80f6e434792726a4af0cb7ef6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>issue a report detailing the issues of the noncompliance by December 31 of the calendar year in which the review was made; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6a5e448520724884adefbdf29aa41b81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide the State an opportunity to address the noncompliance by—</text> <subclause id="IDf6822b789c9f4e05b78526c00f88e3fb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>developing a corrective action plan to remedy the noncompliance; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID5fdf75a83d3241b39fa4bfb032280a31"><enum>(II)</enum><text>resolving the issues of noncompliance not later than 45 days after the date of notification.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4af97c39721a4962b4c74913f8069682"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Penalty for noncompliance</header> <subparagraph id="IDc755442e5dc34a3b991cce2f4595c6a7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a State fails to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (4)(B) by August 1 of the calendar year following the year of a finding of noncompliance, the Secretary shall, on October 1 of that year, and each year thereafter as may be necessary, require the State to dedicate funds apportioned to the State under sections 119 and 133 after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title> to correct the noncompliance with the minimum inspection standards established under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID211dd5dfc2014c77ab10242af2ab6996"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of the funds to be directed to correcting noncompliance in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall—</text> <clause id="IDa9a62d0dd9cc4b4492695f514554cc70"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be determined by the State based on an analysis of the actions needed to address the noncompliance; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDd864775e1b0743a9982b7a2d8ca5d569"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require approval by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4585930d98f94ee1b58947822ee86885"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Update of standards</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall update inspection standards to cover—</text> <subparagraph id="ID89add29281be49cba87e32b4cbc8c280"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the methodology, training, and qualifications for inspectors; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9196054726b34acdba87d6c9759cb5c3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the frequency of inspection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb8d6c9f4b1d84002b9a387d47470dd5d"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Risk-based approach</header><text>In carrying out the revisions required by paragraph (6), the Secretary shall consider a risk-based approach to determining the frequency of bridge inspections.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID26b6925510be4abbb03a8587cd3cbc0b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Training program for bridge and tunnel inspectors</header> <paragraph id="IDed1d6d96e5b946079b1e7d6627e1d837"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in cooperation with the State transportation departments, shall maintain a program designed to train appropriate personnel to carry out highway bridge and tunnel inspections.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1d03e27748e4380ba621e2e8a1b8387"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>The training program shall be revised from time to time to take into account new and improved techniques.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd85adf0cafae49728bf78f009cf40700"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>To carry out this section, the Secretary may use funds made available under sections 104(a), 119, 133, and 503.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID300c304ad25a400da6e1d364927cd5b0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 144 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8F311516DDE4CA3975086D35174B445" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">144. National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDa7ca90e01bd74a68a637ac45e385b14b"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E6B40AA808A4AE0869867339D7D469D" style="USC"> <section id="IDc3fd7ae478c14390bc787248ab18e849"><enum>148.</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header> <subsection id="ID6047fe91b31146b8aa96bd3ba35f6755"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="ID9e0c1778a02c4a829d897ca488c2bbe0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High risk rural road</header><text>The term <term>high risk rural road</term> means any roadway functionally classified as a rural major or minor collector or a rural local road with significant safety risks, as defined by a State in accordance with an updated State strategic highway safety plan.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa2f0f2fe95304c1cae262ce7a0764598"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Highway basemap</header><text>The term <term>highway basemap</term> means a representation of all public roads that can be used to geolocate attribute data on a roadway.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2f3f6fb5631040c7bd59fa1e0654f230"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header><text>The term <term>highway safety improvement program</term> means projects, activities, plans, and reports carried out under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd10dc471857f4dd487873f53eebff732"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Highway safety improvement project</header> <subparagraph id="ID4f9290ff70824c40a734be261f362ad5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>highway safety improvement project</term> means strategies, activities, and projects on a public road that are consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan and—</text> <clause id="IDe4b7da98b6384e698a46e590a166b567"><enum>(i)</enum><text>correct or improve a hazardous road location or feature; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDcde59d989cb14982ac25eec959264f54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>address a highway safety problem.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7356ebd33854776bba5c185338af2bf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>highway safety improvement project</term> includes, but is not limited to, a project for 1 or more of the following:</text> <clause id="ID14bfcec439df4e859b2232fd8117ac9f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>An intersection safety improvement.</text> </clause><clause id="IDe782591f34b045d5ac6e676ea91e1dd0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Pavement and shoulder widening (including addition of a passing lane to remedy an unsafe condition).</text> </clause><clause id="IDb4b9a72c7213470f96e657b0789b0241"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Installation of rumble strips or another warning device, if the rumble strips or other warning devices do not adversely affect the safety or mobility of bicyclists and pedestrians, including persons with disabilities.</text> </clause><clause id="ID3c1cafc4914d43298ea0146b44520469"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Installation of a skid-resistant surface at an intersection or other location with a high frequency of crashes.</text> </clause><clause id="ID9b876ad1877a4893b5f707630af7c4e3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>An improvement for pedestrian or bicyclist safety or safety of persons with disabilities.</text> </clause><clause id="IDcbf0c06ec3f84e5a89dfebff515b0f88"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Construction and improvement of a railway-highway grade crossing safety feature, including installation of protective devices.</text> </clause><clause id="ID946eeb54f10d418fb97c5364d8c76a6f"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The conduct of a model traffic enforcement activity at a railway-highway crossing.</text> </clause><clause id="IDdec65572d55241b19b4ce97fa9dd6995"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Construction of a traffic calming feature.</text> </clause><clause id="ID649841394e4245b1accd2c691fab4249"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Elimination of a roadside hazard.</text> </clause><clause id="ID395086c6ebd14371ab9f217cc877f1a8"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Installation, replacement, and other improvement of highway signage and pavement markings, or a project to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity, that addresses a highway safety problem consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan.</text> </clause><clause id="IDecf10ddd7970415b90fe8f77df64da40"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>Installation of a priority control system for emergency vehicles at signalized intersections.</text> </clause><clause id="IDa0cdad487b9c49a48d22c955a4766449"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>Installation of a traffic control or other warning device at a location with high crash potential.</text> </clause><clause id="ID49edd12bec2947e7bde94d783bafae64"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>Transportation safety planning.</text> </clause><clause id="ID04a478fdee9344559c1d4879d43b5483"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>Collection, analysis, and improvement of safety data.</text> </clause><clause id="ID9438b3072cca4116ab324145ce5a6dee"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>Planning integrated interoperable emergency communications equipment, operational activities, or traffic enforcement activities (including police assistance) relating to work zone safety.</text> </clause><clause id="IDdb246cc158524a4485dd13ace15a8266"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>Installation of guardrails, barriers (including barriers between construction work zones and traffic lanes for the safety of road users and workers), and crash attenuators.</text> </clause><clause id="IDc5c00084f5f246929d916525331d9fe4"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>The addition or retrofitting of structures or other measures to eliminate or reduce crashes involving vehicles and wildlife.</text> </clause><clause id="ID1094e94094b44b2889ce44863c1f8985"><enum>(xviii)</enum><text>Installation of yellow-green signs and signals at pedestrian and bicycle crossings and in school zones.</text> </clause><clause id="IDeea56a3c1f894df7855f16d8e88bc7f2"><enum>(xix)</enum><text>Construction and operational improvements on high risk rural roads.</text> </clause><clause id="ID32addf72689042b690776fef86eda94f"><enum>(xx)</enum><text>Geometric improvements to a road for safety purposes that improve safety.</text> </clause><clause id="ID50c58377a23c4d5497e7bfa6b52b3be2"><enum>(xxi)</enum><text>A road safety audit.</text> </clause><clause id="IDbdea0080cfe34403a50302b3d5e91041"><enum>(xxii)</enum><text>Roadway safety infrastructure improvements consistent with the recommendations included in the publication of the Federal Highway Administration entitled <quote>Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians</quote> (FHWA–RD–01–103), dated May 2001 or as subsequently revised and updated.</text> </clause><clause id="ID53318852ad8b407d846dbfe9960a42b3"><enum>(xxiii)</enum><text>Truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </clause><clause id="ID872313b0db6e402882d70ec4ef627dda"><enum>(xxiv)</enum><text>Systemic safety improvements.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf3beac7834f1482eb33155f32ab60679"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Model inventory of roadway elements</header><text>The term <term>model inventory of roadway elements</term> means the listing and standardized coding by the Federal Highway Administration of roadway and traffic data elements critical to safety management, analysis, and decisionmaking.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0244a8605696468e8ede0895617f1afd"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity</header><text>The term <term>project to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity</term> means a project that is designed to maintain a highway sign or pavement marking retroreflectivity at or above the minimum levels prescribed in Federal or State regulations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID58a0bad52bd249649bf5226dd2b54e93"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Road safety audit</header><text>The term <term>road safety audit</term> means a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent multidisciplinary audit team.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6297ec12176946059567d974d94f8377"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Road users</header><text>The term <term>road user</term> means a motorist, passenger, public transportation operator or user, truck driver, bicyclist, motorcyclist, or pedestrian, including a person with disabilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID47797d24a8e24844bc0e05be1124a621"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Safety data</header> <subparagraph id="IDb3b25b94fca14c40b7537e20321977fb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>safety data</term> means crash, roadway, and traffic data on a public road.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05c07d087463483eb5abecca8d92e90e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>safety data</term> includes, in the case of a railway-highway grade crossing, the characteristics of highway and train traffic, licensing, and vehicle data.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe569bfd8aca34b398ce688402180cce8"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Safety project under any other Section</header> <subparagraph id="IDd398788f952543bb852356f6cdfbcdfa"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>safety project under any other section</term> means a project carried out for the purpose of safety under any other section of this title.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe238df625afe42cca1310d10e290c9bf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>safety project under any other section</term> includes—</text> <clause id="ID8647d27eec5149329206429bad04abe9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a project consistent with the State strategic highway safety plan that promotes the awareness of the public and educates the public concerning highway safety matters (including motorcycle safety);</text> </clause><clause id="ID0a748fae05334ba4b91abca4d6c4d7b5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a project to enforce highway safety laws; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDc1e7314bc88c4a4c90d68fa2661789af"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a project to provide infrastructure and infrastructure-related equipment to support emergency services.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa4b63a92bfcb4e1c8c523e5d8624fa47"><enum>(11)</enum><header>State highway safety improvement program</header><text>The term <term>State highway safety improvement program</term> means a program of highway safety improvement projects, activities, plans and reports carried out as part of the Statewide transportation improvement program under section 135(g).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa648f299ac2145e3a25d977c18ef9be6"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State strategic highway safety plan</header><text>The term <term>State strategic highway safety plan</term> means a comprehensive plan, based on safety data, developed by a State transportation department that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID55918296537d4b7d834d64e4a859addf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is developed after consultation with—</text> <clause id="IDf0bc078fab154202a0f87704c4a0560e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a highway safety representative of the Governor of the State;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa17ebebd06554b1e8c1a998a62cd1c4a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>regional transportation planning organizations and metropolitan planning organizations, if any;</text> </clause><clause id="IDaeb1084daf574725ae4092a71dc51a31"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>representatives of major modes of transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="ID3d1bb6b565c54538a7bf9801a7f20c6e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>State and local traffic enforcement officials;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcb70d13d65764a73814a13205a14dd78"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a highway-rail grade crossing safety representative of the Governor of the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID2540f4118a8744db880f11d034d100b4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>representatives conducting a motor carrier safety program under section 31102, 31106, or 31309 of title 49;</text> </clause><clause id="ID449027cdc9a44f39b39e2f47c736054a"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>motor vehicle administration agencies;</text> </clause><clause id="ID36d8742a513248adb819598ea94d56e3"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>county transportation officials;</text> </clause><clause id="ID044c1a53e1fe433e9b056c55b757e730"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>State representatives of nonmotorized users; and</text> </clause><clause id="idB34B79912AC6471EA521FE3F7AA82232"><enum>(x)</enum><text>other major Federal, State, tribal, and local safety stakeholders;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID47f354b7d5884f0a8cadd6d1c3afa5cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>analyzes and makes effective use of State, regional, local, or tribal safety data;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b794e8828e24f9dbb50f714976ee56c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>addresses engineering, management, operation, education, enforcement, and emergency services elements (including integrated, interoperable emergency communications) of highway safety as key factors in evaluating highway projects;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa67a6d0bb96d4213b5b90b2b7589ad64"><enum>(D)</enum><text>considers safety needs of, and high-fatality segments of, all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4bdb97ebac194957b58ca287a446a5cf"><enum>(E)</enum><text>considers the results of State, regional, or local transportation and highway safety planning processes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1c5ade88a004ca097f0823956d7abdb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>describes a program of strategies to reduce or eliminate safety hazards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca159ad9a2694d418475de16933d921c"><enum>(G)</enum><text>is approved by the Governor of the State or a responsible State agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd54bac1aeda46f98de25e30786babdd"><enum>(H)</enum><text>is consistent with section 135(g); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a2f4a7d30c54622984b8db0e1ac45ec"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is updated and submitted to the Secretary for approval as required under subsection (d)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c6fe0b58bb44e039ec433e1c9524be5"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Systemic safety improvement</header><text>The term <term>systemic safety improvement</term> means an improvement that is widely implemented based on high-risk roadway features that are correlated with particular crash types, rather than crash frequency.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID498caee82ecf40288443068bf363c8cc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header> <paragraph id="ID66f209f33fb34eaa8ed1eefea8afe769"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a highway safety improvement program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa7180549c9854fea93eaca76d4493729"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the highway safety improvement program shall be to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb3b6c06fedae4272a14b987754315f74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="ID35c8d168aa4745b7a5816caa8c980db2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To obligate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(3) to carry out this section, a State shall have in effect a State highway safety improvement program under which the State—</text> <subparagraph id="ID567fedc8eb284492a05cfe4b79ac8225"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develops, implements, and updates a State strategic highway safety plan that identifies and analyzes highway safety problems and opportunities as provided in subsections (a)(12) and (d);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1fbf771fd04f427a97dc1c671d907601"><enum>(B)</enum><text>produces a program of projects or strategies to reduce identified safety problems; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcb862f8c17d9485498bae5083b5dd1aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evaluates the strategic highway safety plan on a regularly recurring basis in accordance with subsection (d)(1) to ensure the accuracy of the data and priority of proposed strategies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f5d34accffd43cda054eca9bc99f08d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification and analysis of highway safety problems and opportunities</header><text>As part of the State highway safety improvement program, a State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID60d7dc3dc50c487aab33e29b59ddea60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have in place a safety data system with the ability to perform safety problem identification and countermeasure analysis—</text> <clause id="ID1e83330cf782484e9e1a685dd7997ebf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, integration, and accessibility of the safety data on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land in the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8e14d02f77674be9b551e1e4a2681e33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to evaluate the effectiveness of data improvement efforts;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd466c44d7e3744b5a2cbcc5e3ae7ac97"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to link State data systems, including traffic records, with other data systems within the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID56d1c41ce5ab4a09970d9adc57b5f462"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to improve the compatibility and interoperability of safety data with other State transportation-related data systems and the compatibility and interoperability of State safety data systems with data systems of other States and national data systems;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8edab50f99ff4d93b7eb3cc3291c3cfb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to enhance the ability of the Secretary to observe and analyze national trends in crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and circumstances; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDf008b3d2d26240a78ce794183c18e8d4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>to improve the collection of data on nonmotorized crashes;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa99103da6d574c4e82a9c1046f97021d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the analysis required by subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="ID894b7d194f304cf897b74236808851a0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify hazardous locations, sections, and elements (including roadside obstacles, railway-highway crossing needs, and unmarked or poorly marked roads) that constitute a danger to motorists (including motorcyclists), bicyclists, pedestrians, and other highway users;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0738c7604e424b0eb2557b57daf84c50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>using such criteria as the State determines to be appropriate, establish the relative severity of those locations, in terms of crashes (including crash rates), fatalities, serious injuries, traffic volume levels, and other relevant data;</text> </clause><clause id="ID54b697619e684edfb8de38011085fbac"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify the number of fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads by location in the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8b66d0619b1e4ad2961b5ee295d15a40"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>identify highway safety improvement projects on the basis of crash experience, crash potential, crash rate, or other data-supported means; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID950ed8171d4d41abab213b22392982b2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>consider which projects maximize opportunities to advance safety;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7658b0099d494165a13dd0275e80dd06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>adopt strategic and performance-based goals that—</text> <clause id="ID076b8b04cb064d6d81836b2ff44bb486"><enum>(i)</enum><text>address traffic safety, including behavioral and infrastructure problems and opportunities on all public roads;</text> </clause><clause id="IDded72084ac60497285f9e12a6bf3eaff"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>focus resources on areas of greatest need; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDfb5889c2948b45bd905141660318606c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are coordinated with other State highway safety programs;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10c9013c5f764bdebc78d889e8d148ce"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advance the capabilities of the State for safety data collection, analysis, and integration in a manner that—</text> <clause id="ID9e077a374f0c40dba599313135e70906"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complements the State highway safety program under chapter 4 and the commercial vehicle safety plan under section 31102 of title 49;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8d11359fd46e482281143fd9e7561daa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes all public roads, including public non-State-owned roads and roads on tribal land;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd758134321ca4deaa27cd42dcac8b6d5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifies hazardous locations, sections, and elements on all public roads that constitute a danger to motorists (including motorcyclists), bicyclists, pedestrians, persons with disabilities, and other highway users;</text> </clause><clause id="ID061953f1d0f249a2b05eccb8976d0fda"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>includes a means of identifying the relative severity of hazardous locations described in clause (iii) in terms of crashes (including crash rate), serious injuries, fatalities, and traffic volume levels; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDe5c3ddb1d9534d569bdb804d4a1c79b9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>improves the ability of the State to identify the number of fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads in the State with a breakdown by functional classification and ownership in the State;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf3165c0ee254956aa036694cb8c912e"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id83455221D1834EA280520CCEB2D0786E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine priorities for the correction of hazardous road locations, sections, and elements (including railway-highway crossing improvements), as identified through safety data analysis;</text> </clause><clause id="idCCBDACA896A84B67B143D5B405E9D5B8" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify opportunities for preventing the development of such hazardous conditions; and</text> </clause><clause id="id5F3435FAA2E948FAA8FD2389911B6C32" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establish and implement a schedule of highway safety improvement projects for hazard correction and hazard prevention; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0a81f7da955c495195ea1dc798b47a43"><enum>(F)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id89F630586CD8449ABFF9D22F21D3EB23"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish an evaluation process to analyze and assess results achieved by highway safety improvement projects carried out in accordance with procedures and criteria established by this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="idAD25E61C65A04F89B812A1B471146D3C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use the information obtained under clause (i) in setting priorities for highway safety improvement projects.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID186878354b884c3295595e177228c2e0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Updates to strategic highway safety plans</header> <paragraph id="ID10b5b05a34eb48ee8126e6d6de1c775f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of requirements</header> <subparagraph id="IDe89484d9408e4140ac5cd5804bc41a67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish requirements for regularly recurring State updates of strategic highway safety plans.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID720d2d40daaf4c0ea38c9f23589d0a03"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents of updated strategic highway safety plans</header><text>In establishing requirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that States take into consideration, with respect to updated strategic highway safety plans—</text> <clause id="IDf1339d436b944ddb8175c8ce78f0373d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the findings of road safety audits;</text> </clause><clause id="ID1a616cdae60646e6868ae09f68eb2b9a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the locations of fatalities and serious injuries;</text> </clause><clause id="ID90a5b3b2102542e79fa1fc7721b7b430"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the locations that do not have an empirical history of fatalities and serious injuries, but possess risk factors for potential crashes;</text> </clause><clause id="ID6268288edca648d98a102202ff3ba854"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>rural roads, including all public roads, commensurate with fatality data;</text> </clause><clause id="ID64f1c672f5e449b1810052fd50e93939"><enum>(v)</enum><text>motor vehicle crashes that include fatalities or serious injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa586eca5c5b74b0d984ae9ebc380a9d1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the cost-effectiveness of improvements;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa776debeeb2f4c9db31fbdb4b22a9c5b"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>improvements to rail-highway grade crossings; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID9515b375af3f4a71a78cd333f1f46a61"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>safety on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID74fb7112d2d446959f28fd7e2909dce2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval of updated strategic highway safety plans</header> <subparagraph id="IDd1f6a76623024470b630b138b2dc8062"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall—</text> <clause id="IDd3f0bed3e1b54175a0c7988a8b4c3eef"><enum>(i)</enum><text>update the strategic highway safety plans of the State in accordance with the requirements established by the Secretary under this subsection; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID0f8793023d64425fa4500e3c5ef0bd61"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit the updated plans to the Secretary, along with a detailed description of the process used to update the plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbad523d2ad4c4108b415d74943ddee15"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements for approval</header><text>The Secretary shall not approve the process for an updated strategic highway safety plan unless—</text> <clause id="ID0ce78d2c0b154c6d91b2326979cfcd60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the updated strategic highway safety plan is consistent with the requirements of this subsection and subsection (a)(12); and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa2e627650ba14c03b27a66115637ea54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the process used is consistent with the requirements of this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3de7b1d9c6a54043bd95c7356d5f69e6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalty for failure to have an approved updated strategic highway safety plan</header><text>If a State does not have an updated strategic highway safety plan with a process approved by the Secretary by August 1 of the fiscal year beginning after the date of establishment of the requirements under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID347b545d20fc472385781d065fdada08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State shall not be eligible to receive any additional limitation pursuant to the redistribution of the limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that occurs after August 1 for each succeeding fiscal year until the fiscal year during which the plan is approved; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32bfdcaaa41d40af8b0788534a83d560"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary shall, on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, transfer from funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) (other than amounts suballocated to metropolitan areas and other areas of the State under section 133(d)) an amount equal to 10 percent of the funds so apportioned for the fiscal year for use under the highway safety improvement program under this section to the apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(3) until the fiscal year in which the plan is approved.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe37a184baf0946ffbe5ad764d7db5718"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header> <paragraph id="ID44e72518354b41da8889ec4043cc4b46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) may be obligated to carry out—</text> <subparagraph id="ID383b8ddc3b09471ca3ce066d4fbd489a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any highway safety improvement project on any public road or publicly owned bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb4d6dd8a4c414509b2d02b3c789ac256"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as provided in subsection (f), other safety projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb9be617943e40cf80f85ef93afee566"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of other funding for safety</header> <subparagraph id="ID2a3de7b5028c44faa4de679ba10c8cd2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Effect of Section</header><text>Nothing in this section prohibits the use of funds made available under other provisions of this title for highway safety improvement projects.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDde9648b8d8494dd7b95a3b714d3dc65d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of other funds</header><text>States are encouraged to address the full scope of the safety needs and opportunities of the States by using funds made available under other provisions of this title (except a provision that specifically prohibits that use).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5691390ef3f24f22bac4902ca2a97980"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Flexible funding for States with a strategic highway safety plan</header> <paragraph id="ID74ae7a7ff9a84eed98f43986db200376"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To further the implementation of a State strategic highway safety plan, a State may use up to 10 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year to carry out safety projects under any other section as provided in the State strategic highway safety plan if the State certifies that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID072b6530833240fc9bce0ba192da9224"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State has met needs in the State relating to railway-highway crossings for the preceding fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7b8bbc0c73c64521b3aa5463c16e9c9f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the funds are being used for the most effective projects to make progress toward achieving the safety performance targets of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c002f4732be495aa42ba58d6ce6deb4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other transportation and highway safety plans</header><text>Nothing in this subsection requires a State to revise any State process, plan, or program in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc8fcc6ec9b604f0f90628f2796291e1f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Data improvement</header> <paragraph id="IDa1c07153afb24ccfa89f37dd66066743"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of data improvement activities</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="IDeea00a71f1774db29af559465177f477"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>data improvement activities</term> means a project or activity to further the capacity of a State to make more informed and effective safety infrastructure investment decisions.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID565ce6d28fd945cfaf6a6dcf9d818b02"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>data improvement activities</term> includes a project or activity—</text> <clause id="ID92ddc12ac3774fda80fa3ea07f8e13a6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to create, update, or enhance a highway basemap of all public roads in a State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID6a809fd9fac0497e875196d5f1f71f55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to collect safety data, including data identified as part of the model inventory of roadway elements, for creation of or use on a highway basemap of all public roads in a State;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc1b4cf2a9aad42daaec5d87d265afab7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to store and maintain safety data in an electronic manner;</text> </clause><clause id="IDe076298d84f0458a9c9ff4cf48acd0e7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to develop analytical processes for safety data elements;</text> </clause><clause id="ID31a62814b2d84675906136ebb1f32821"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to acquire and implement roadway safety analysis tools; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID80f16bd4e1554f118b6d416cd9091faf"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>to support the collection, maintenance, and sharing of safety data on all public roads and related systems associated with the analytical usage of that data.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb608c7c6a14a40ecbc210b67325f2c98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcc9d6604238e4a0ab4a7d35c7e8619f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 8 percent of the funds apportioned for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013 shall be available only for data improvement activities under this subsection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDea15cd96d1c5465da8bf148249ec80d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than 4 percent of the funds apportioned for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be available only for data improvement activities under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID83d1d64b2df24c3f8c4f80aa59353f46"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>A State may use funds apportioned to the State pursuant to this subsection for any project eligible under this section if the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has met all of the State needs for data collection to support the State strategic highway safety plan and sufficiently addressed the data improvement activities described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8a210e7be5545f0967c8a3f36b2a49e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Model inventory of roadway elements</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID655fc0054a334a95a4aac959bbd0a633"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish a subset of the model inventory of roadway elements that are useful for the inventory of roadway safety; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b986c8955dc4121abef2f9a7fba9414"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that States adopt and use the subset to improve data collection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID938190e9b05f405db464cab4ef563cae"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Performance measures and targets for State highway safety improvement programs</header> <paragraph id="IDe20d223dbbf1463fafa6af2518172c81"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of performance measures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue guidance to States on the establishment, collection, and reporting of performance measures that reflect—</text> <subparagraph id="ID86e45bf4838e42eebaf77756ff21367b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serious injuries and fatalities per vehicle mile traveled;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID27877023f0e54725aa413960d2fe043f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serious injuries and fatalities per capita; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa84d06bcc801419292ce0ac7134537ae"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of serious injuries and fatalities</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdd9b278d6eb246e2919604ead3af8583"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of State performance targets</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the Secretary has issued guidance to States on the establishment, collection, and reporting of performance measures, each State shall set performance targets that reflect—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd4f6af286ce644cb8ae38f7cf5eb27f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serious injuries and fatalities per vehicle mile traveled;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08670edd79954df3af209a0583480401"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serious injuries and fatalities per capita; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID051fe8c9dbcc4a9fafaa4bc050f7bc8b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of serious injuries and fatalities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID77a9a620978d42b582f879b73a3508dd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Special rules</header> <paragraph id="idAB7AFDBC6A674003B9FFDFFCDEC0A0F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High-risk rural road safety</header><text>If the fatality rate on rural roads in a State increases over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available, that State shall be required to obligate in the next fiscal year for projects on high risk rural roads an amount equal to at least 200 percent of the amount of funds the State received for fiscal year 2009 for high risk rural roads under subsection (f) of this section, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6CD0E27145BE4D1A9199C98DAD067714"><enum>(2)<?LEXA-Enum (2)?></enum><header>Rail-highway grade crossings</header><text>If the average number of fatalities at rail-highway grade crossings in a State over the most recent 2-year period for which data are available increases over the average number of fatalities during the preceding 2-year period, that State shall be required to obligate in the next fiscal year for projects on rail-highway grade crossings an amount equal to 120 percent of the amount of funds the State received for fiscal year 2009 for rail-highway grade crossings under section 130(f) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id350FFCD798CF4B6F81BE3FE4666AA8F1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Older drivers</header><text>If traffic fatalities and serious injuries per capita for drivers and pedestrians over the age of 65 in a State increases during the most recent 2-year period for which data are available, that State shall be required to include, in the subsequent Strategic Highway Safety Plan of the State, strategies to address the increases in those rates, taking into account the recommendations included in the publication of the Federal Highway Administration entitled ‘Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians’ (FHWA–RD–01–103), and dated May 2001, or as subsequently revised and updated.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID71a7ee7929de47bbb83e17a3e20a59da"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="ID8ccf1d05ae064962a590dca13617a25d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State shall submit to the Secretary a report that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID16ca8dc98dca470f984f11d3896089c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the progress being made to achieve the performance targets established under subsection (h);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd26994e6e5f84d94bdf5f72076bd2719"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes progress being made to implement highway safety improvement projects under this section;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4af3566d50cd4cf5b3a92e4095c88177"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assesses the effectiveness of those improvements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2db052515fae4b42aa9e78c4a3528e87"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describes the extent to which the improvements funded under this section have contributed to reducing—</text> <clause id="ID2cfce45c833b4fee9714d9ed1e74ca2b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number and rate of fatalities on all public roads with, to the maximum extent practicable, a breakdown by functional classification and ownership in the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID70c56d53d55945f38945a0ca450891a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number and rate of serious injuries on all public roads with, to the maximum extent practicable, a breakdown by functional classification and ownership in the State; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID5ceb3e37034440218f314ca99020028c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the occurrences of fatalities and serious injuries at railway-highway crossings.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID67d285a3186f4735b3e46feaa722a40a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents; schedule</header><text>The Secretary shall establish the content and schedule for the submission of the report under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ea6d1d154f048818f281ebf06d137e4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>The Secretary shall make strategic highway safety plans submitted under subsection (d) and reports submitted under this subsection available to the public through—</text> <subparagraph id="ID61d904ea34034d7fa606fe40f7e4ba96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the website of the Department; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID45642198f70a4eaeb71e03074fa89229"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such other means as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID700fbf9a4d2a472cbbf3747d26149d7f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Discovery and admission into evidence of certain reports, surveys, and information</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data compiled or collected for any purpose relating to this section, shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location identified or addressed in the reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or other data.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe7622b6b17e949009f13da392d4ff575"><enum>(k)</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 of the State established under subsection (h) by the date that is 2 years after the date of the establishment of the performance targets, the State shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID99dcbbbcbd2d411fba6d9c83b616dd2c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use obligation authority equal to the apportionment of the State for the prior year under section 104(b)(3) only for highway safety improvement projects under this section until the Secretary determines that the State has met or made significant progress toward meeting the performance targets of the State; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc839bce5bd0a43ee90933465e37e4302"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit annually to the Secretary, until the Secretary determines that the State has met or made significant progress toward meeting the performance targets of the State, an implementation plan that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcf2489c9e3604c8aac667fb9ca8e970b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies roadway features that constitute a hazard to road users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b38e0a61cfb45bebae1e2df9afc8021"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies highway safety improvement projects on the basis of crash experience, crash potential, or other data-supported means;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d8da013c3f34c57b242a773eb618a13"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describes how highway safety improvement program funds will be allocated, including projects, activities, and strategies to be implemented;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41ac2f2ac1604cd3bc24dfc388827336"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describes how the proposed projects, activities, and strategies funded under the State highway safety improvement program will allow the State to make progress toward achieving the safety performance targets of the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa155854815a04144bd131a7ebb2df9b0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>describes the actions the State will undertake to meet the performance targets of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa5cc676f95d347e28ce70525f9772439"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Federal share of highway safety improvement projects</header><text>Except as provided in sections 120 and 130, the Federal share of the cost of a highway safety improvement project carried out with funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(3) shall be 90 percent.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID1e177fd8001e4f568df58bfc878cbd37"><enum>1113.</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 to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78A5AFE6A5FB4935967C8EF3D2CA83A4" style="USC"> <section id="ID0d31cd3813ef428bb2546b0a1e990650"><enum>149.</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header> <subsection id="IDa3bd33bf353740c18b62dd466c12edbf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program in accordance with this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID3ce9a63c414946a98931032be322f0ed"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header> <paragraph id="idB00C90DA0C7242D5B37C4E2C7F5C718E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (c), a State may obligate funds apportioned to the State for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 104(b)(4) that are not reserved under subsection (l) only for a transportation project or program if the project or program is for an area in the State that is or was designated as a nonattainment area for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) and classified pursuant to section 181(a), 186(a), 188(a), or 188(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511(a), 7512(a), 7513(a), or 7513(b)) or is or was designated as a nonattainment area under section 107(d) of that Act after December 31, 1997, or is required to prepare, and file with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, maintenance plans under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); and</text> <subparagraph id="ID14a7dc87b77a47238fc761836cb461b6"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1FA44164C1E441D0AB877100AB90F9F7"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4E6D3FB2B8F9487D98CF27997BDF460E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>if the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator determines, on the basis of information published by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to subparagraph (A) of section 108(f)(1) of the Clean Air Act (other than clause (xvi) of that subparagraph) (42 U.S.C. 7408(f)(1)) that the project or program is likely to contribute to—</text> <item id="id4C582C07BF9943FD8C49EB7966A67168" indent="up2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard; or</text> </item><item id="id50E2A1388B174ACF98EF46F992AC4279" indent="up2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the maintenance of a national ambient air quality standard in a maintenance area; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="idC5BD207DD9F04606963DA13FE29006E0" indent="up2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>there exists a high level of effectiveness in reducing air pollution, in cases of projects or programs where sufficient information is available in the database established pursuant to subsection (h) to determine the relative effectiveness of such projects or programs; or</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idEFE09E5AA8B4456E9E6B034E7C882B6B" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in any case in which such information is not available, if the Secretary, after such consultation, determines that the project or program is part of a program, method, or strategy described in such section 108(f)(1)(A);</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA9F1874BF71C4D41BF3C7BC0EDDC4B61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the project or program is included in a State implementation plan that has been approved pursuant to the Clean Air Act and the project will have air quality benefits;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdb242c8d25da44c893db5e5335317e8f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to establish or operate a traffic monitoring, management, and control facility or program, including truck stop electrification systems, if the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator, determines that the facility or program is likely to contribute to the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID96fd88a4fbe54719aceb1254af8fe869"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if the program or project improves traffic flow, including projects to improve signalization, construct high-occupancy vehicle lanes, improve intersections, add turning lanes, improve transportation systems management and operations that mitigate congestion and improve air quality, and implement intelligent transportation system strategies and such other projects that are eligible for assistance under this section on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, including programs or projects to improve incident and emergency response or improve mobility, such as through real-time traffic, transit, and multimodal traveler information;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12a2351b5ade45799d26a7f460771413"><enum>(E)</enum><text>if the project or program involves the purchase of integrated, interoperable emergency communications equipment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ac37690c8de403ea683617f6f6eecc3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>if the project or program is for—</text> <clause id="ID9c70fc932bdb41bdb6ff65f5f3e12606"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purchase of diesel retrofits that are—</text> <subclause id="ID95501d72ce6f40f79ab16764bcc12759"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for motor vehicles (as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)); or</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4b21aa255e504979b080594b94ab22e9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>verified technologies (as defined in section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131)) for nonroad vehicles and nonroad engines (as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)) that are used in construction projects that are—</text> <item id="ID03427d98480449e7906aa0dd27109be1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>located in nonattainment or maintenance areas for ozone, PM<subscript>10</subscript>, or PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> (as defined under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)); and</text> </item><item id="IDf500a595edd54bd5803237b964562c0d"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>funded, in whole or in part, under this title; or</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID85ed5e81a6a748b4b5570b9387569071"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the conduct of outreach activities that are designed to provide information and technical assistance to the owners and operators of diesel equipment and vehicles regarding the purchase and installation of diesel retrofits;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5BB4AE72F111432AAEDA5E4D21CCB26E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>if the project involves the installation of battery charging or replacement facilities for electric-drive vehicles, or refueling facilities for alternative-fuel vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1308114616FF450DA295E83EC2234A59"><enum>(H)</enum><text>if the project or program shifts traffic demand to nonpeak hours or other transportation modes, increases vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reduces demand for roads through such means as telecommuting, ridesharing, carsharing, alternative work hours, and pricing; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9EF2E33DFD1B4DA88C9B2ACBE83EEE85"><enum>(I)</enum><text>if the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator, determines that the project or program is likely to contribute to the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard, whether through reductions in vehicle miles traveled, fuel consumption, or through other factors.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3875D8D000EE4EE79F8D3EAD9DA1F7C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(4) and not reserved under subsection (l) may not be obligated for a project that will result in the construction of new capacity available to single-occupant vehicles unless the project consists of a high-occupancy vehicle facility available to single-occupant vehicles only at other than peak travel times or such use by single-occupant vehicles at peak travel times is subject to a toll.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB7245D9D3079486F9A45F5BE5E861FBD"><enum>(3)<?LEXA-Enum “(3)?></enum><header>Use of funds for other activities</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subsection (c), the Secretary may permit a State to use amounts apportioned to the State for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 104(b)(4) to carry out any activity on a system that was eligible for funding under that program as in effect on December 31, 2010.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf0303d86f9204fbc8ffe66559ce3244d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>States flexibility</header> <paragraph id="IDea01419d31914a4d9611ef8a84425765"><enum>(1)</enum><header>States without a nonattainment area</header><text>If a State does not have, and never has had, a nonattainment area designated under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for ozone, carbon monoxide, or PM<subscript>2.5</subscript>, the State may use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)) for any project in the State that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2ba9c04182dc4a57a513976e0a3fea7a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would otherwise be eligible under subsection (b) as if the project were carried out in a nonattainment or maintenance area; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDec958baab1a44e53a120932b588e08a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is eligible under the transportation mobility program under section 133.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID74602cc9bd4548a59b4bf7908bd2dd97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States with a nonattainment area</header> <subparagraph id="idCB302CAC2F8D4555A9E8BE75C8DBB6E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a State has a nonattainment area or maintenance area and received funds in fiscal year 2009 under section 104(b)(2)(D), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, above the amount of funds that the State would have received based on the nonattainment and maintenance area population of the State under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 104(b)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the State may use for any project that is eligible under the transportation mobility program under section 133 an amount of funds apportioned to such State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)) that is equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <clause id="ID5f56622b5cf64b769335e89bee7522ca"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to such State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)); by</text> </clause><clause id="IDae3c1c2406ea46d784db470da7b429aa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ratio calculated under paragraph (B).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID47270d0883744c9bb7d7bdaece65d1c2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ratio</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the ratio shall be calculated as—</text> <clause id="ID856d0ca67f3b42b2937924a595e89f83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount for fiscal year 2009 such State was permitted by section 149(c)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, to obligate in any area of the State for projects eligible under section 133, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>; bears to</text> </clause><clause id="ID870a123d050e4b42ae9b03b8bc3b984c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total apportionment to such State for fiscal year 2009 under section 104(b)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd29719fba7ea448d9fd0ef93f70b2c28"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Changes in designation</header><text>If a new nonattainment area is designated or a previously designated nonattainment area is redesignated as an attainment area in a State under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Secretary shall modify the amount such State is permitted to obligate in any area of the State for projects eligible under section 133.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID63852d8a8a804583a48c4646b36218a6"><enum>(d)</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> </subsection><subsection id="IDb70ba91cfbaf46e28ba0cccfe47655f3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Partnerships with nongovernmental entities</header> <paragraph id="IDcbad597b028f44baa229133b627bcb6b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title and in accordance with this subsection, a metropolitan planning organization, State transportation department, or other project sponsor may enter into an agreement with any public, private, or nonprofit entity to cooperatively implement any project carried out with funds apportioned under section 104(b)(4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc9de2fbc868a4ca38e39521118c4f414"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Forms of participation by entities</header><text>Participation by an entity under paragraph (1) may consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcc5871286d8b469cbae16e144f3cd7df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ownership or operation of any land, facility, vehicle, or other physical asset associated with the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID61f70904c1144c0bbec837df313291d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cost sharing of any project expense;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID61aeba7e5e54439f8474ef34b47e6f85"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carrying out of administration, construction management, project management, project operation, or any other management or operational duty associated with the project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6dc9fc671d084288a436fe0723648bb0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other form of participation approved by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e8249f49169481db1e4e83170022bd3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation to entities</header><text>A State may allocate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(4) to an entity described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc438e39a922f4e7a84b6a7eabc6d54fb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Alternative fuel projects</header><text>In the case of a project that will provide for the use of alternative fuels by privately owned vehicles or vehicle fleets, activities eligible for funding under this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="ID70280e7737084537a2e6fcc109f63646"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may include the costs of vehicle refueling infrastructure, including infrastructure that would support the development, production, and use of emerging technologies that reduce emissions of air pollutants from motor vehicles, and other capital investments associated with the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID122b13b1e9c94d19a7c54167b5526b02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall include only the incremental cost of an alternative fueled vehicle, as compared to a conventionally fueled vehicle, that would otherwise be borne by a private party; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDffe2aed169834376a38170f70ed226be"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall apply other governmental financial purchase contributions in the calculation of net incremental cost.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ad068cae1b047378ddf1845a6c9b30d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prohibition on Federal participation with respect to required activities</header><text>A Federal participation payment under this subsection may not be made to an entity to fund an obligation imposed under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or any other Federal law.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID79c2d47333ca444cb09674323ef3c9c9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Priority consideration</header><text>States and metropolitan planning organizations shall give priority in areas designated as nonattainment or maintenance for PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) in distributing funds received for congestion mitigation and air quality projects and programs from apportionments under section 104(b)(4) not required to be reserved under subsection (l) to projects that are proven to reduce PM<subscript>2.5</subscript>, including diesel retrofits.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID1bb3cdca6597409d850acba11018d880"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Interagency consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage States and metropolitan planning organizations to consult with State and local air quality agencies in nonattainment and maintenance areas on the estimated emission reductions from proposed congestion mitigation and air quality improvement programs and projects.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDc16b4bc97652480ca5b498b0aa87b757"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Evaluation and assessment of projects</header> <paragraph id="IDdeba8f449a974c82a471c3301a193ec9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Database</header> <subparagraph id="id7E9EC4B400D34BA4900181C42ADD573F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Using appropriate assessments of projects funded under the congestion mitigation and air quality program and results from other research, the Secretary shall maintain and disseminate a cumulative database describing the impacts of the projects, including specific information about each project, such as the project name, location, sponsor, cost, and, to the extent already measured by the project sponsor, cost-effectiveness, based on reductions in congestion and emissions.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3BEE5E2427B8433EADAFD3DF7307AD7E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The database shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the Secretary in electronically accessible format and means, such as the Internet, for public review.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID53e4a5cc31a24224a0c605718f20f0d8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost effectiveness</header> <subparagraph id="id16BEAEBDD2C84F3C9D994688A77DDE98"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall evaluate projects on a periodic basis and develop a table or other similar medium that illustrates the cost-effectiveness of a range of project types eligible for funding under this section as to how the projects mitigate congestion and improve air quality.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA0E2132B385459DAA3484AB72A54418"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The table described in subparagraph (A) shall show measures of cost-effectiveness, such as dollars per ton of emissions reduced, and assess those measures over a variety of timeframes to capture impacts on the planning timeframes outlined in section 134.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id162FC43A7FB54478849A89B806B7ADEC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of table</header><text>States and metropolitan planning organizations shall consider the information in the table when selecting projects or developing performance plans under subsection (k).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbcc68bece81649358302934e764cc141"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Optional programmatic eligibility</header> <paragraph id="idBB56A90A96804AC0BF916517969CE191"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At the discretion of a metropolitan planning organization, a technical assessment of a selected program of projects may be conducted through modeling or other means to demonstrate the emissions reduction projection required under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2AB52C40ACF1449F8331CDB906523425"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>If an assessment described in paragraph (1) successfully demonstrates an emissions reduction, all projects included in such assessment shall be eligible for obligation under this section without further demonstration of emissions reduction of individual projects included in such assessment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9c75c73e8df542898906f258ddc8239f"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Suballocation to nonattainment and maintenance areas</header> <paragraph id="IDe963d32a49c5492d988ffa74a93e7319"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to each State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)) shall be suballocated for projects within each area designated as nonattainment or maintenance for the pollutants described in subsection (b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1aa4a121f95547b2b6dcb77b5f8318ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>The distribution within any State of funds required to be suballocated under paragraph (1) to each nonattainment or maintenance area shall be in accordance with a formula developed by each State and approved by the Secretary, which shall consider the population of each such nonattainment or maintenance area and shall be weighted by the severity of pollution in the manner described in paragraph (6).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ae7ff566eff42618521ac00372b10ff"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project selection</header><text>Projects under this subsection shall be selected by a State and shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 134 and 135.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID17cd719aea8344bbb81e3a81e9796658"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority for use of suballocated funds in PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> areas</header> <subparagraph id="id8FDDBA7C1E37411FACCA2FE0BEBC0E8C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An amount equal to 50 percent of the funds suballocated under paragraph (1) for a nonattainment or maintenance area that are based all or in part on the weighted population of such area in fine particulate matter nonattainment shall be obligated to projects that reduce such fine particulate matter emissions in such area, including diesel retrofits.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5fc89bbd58094de2bc33e642278e589d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Construction equipment</header><text>An amount equal to 30 percent of the funds required to be set aside under subparagraph (A) shall be obligated to carry out the objectives of section 330.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID87a34bbf346f401fbd030a69b7590d7d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Obligation process</header> <clause id="id247A75F355BB40B99E15CF8207419DB5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State or metropolitan planning organization required to obligate funds in accordance with this paragraph shall develop a process to provide funding directly to eligible entities (as defined under section 330) in order to achieve the objectives of such section and ensure that the bid proceeding and award of the contract for any covered highway construction project carried out under that section will be—</text> <subclause id="id79A67297C4014E14B309A9E4CB625857"><enum>(I)</enum><text>made without regard to the particulate matter emission levels of the fleet of the eligible entity; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2D517C5F62274DBF8D73DA96B03C1A04"><enum>(II)</enum><text>consistent with existing requirements for full and open competition under section 112.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F247AEEC77E465A9EC44D204D5296D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may obligate suballocated funds designated under this paragraph without regard to any process or other requirement established under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID12a33e25b2f44db9945d9b31fed75ddf"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funds not suballocated</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (c), funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)) and not suballocated under paragraph (1) shall be made available to such State for programming in any nonattainment or maintenance area in the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c9e645122d446339e74f9c22b38d80d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Factors for calculation of suballocation</header> <subparagraph id="id80A62F6A195847A48E1659BDF26B992A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purposes of paragraph (2), each State shall weight the population of each such nonattainment or maintenance area by a factor of—</text> <clause id="IDed33050a70c04a1eadad66a4e7215bb7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is a maintenance area for ozone or carbon monoxide;</text> </clause><clause id="IDbab6192fb1a24f5a970acf335302335a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="IDaec880a5fc3642bfb646e623d3891c68"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1.1 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a moderate ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="ID7d6e7108d2cf4058b601fbc794ad7aef"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a serious ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="IDa5d40ded7b8a47f0aa243279e36e25e7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>1.3 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a severe ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="ID08fabbe06ee84c2098a17612c9ccaf78"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>1.5 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as an extreme ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="id12302BFF9A394B59A687FB21E4036D3E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is not a nonattainment or maintenance area for ozone as described in section 149(b), but is designated under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407) as a nonattainment area for carbon monoxide;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd5d1556d7cb34dc9848b7cc9fda361de"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is designated as nonattainment for ozone under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407); or</text> </clause><clause id="id2812E524F6B34765B69B4803F7136E85"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is not a nonattainment or maintenance area as described in section 149(b) for ozone, but is designated as a nonattainment or maintenance area for fine particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or less, under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID1fa8556c61494736806a3a8703788f6f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other factors</header><text>If, in addition to being designated as a nonattainment or maintenance area for ozone as described in section 149(b), any county within the area was also designated under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407) as a nonattainment or maintenance area for carbon monoxide, or was designated under section 107 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407) as a nonattainment or maintenance area for particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or less, or both, the weighted nonattainment or maintenance area population of the county, as determined under clauses (i) through (vi), or clause (viii), of subparagraph (A), shall be further multiplied by a factor of 1.2, or a second further factor of 1.2 if the area is designated as a nonattainment or maintenance area for both carbon monoxide and particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or less.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8721746418694514a07bdf278fde8e05"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Exceptions for certain States</header> <subparagraph id="IDe796407217044d9886ca0d011ecb10f2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A State without a nonattainment or maintenance area shall not be subject to the requirements of this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7af138fe0d04995882f748d9230ca8a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The amount of funds required to be set aside under paragraph (1) in a State that received a minimum apportionment for fiscal year 2009 under section 104(b)(2)(D), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, shall be based on the amount of funds such State would otherwise have been apportioned under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amount of funds reserved under subsection (l)) but for the minimum apportionment in fiscal year 2009.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf90b4d0e60484a209a8fedebcaea9822"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Performance plan</header> <paragraph id="IDb25afb3c09ee4dbaafc08c02e067a603"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each tier I metropolitan planning organization (as defined in section 134) representing a nonattainment or maintenance area shall develop a performance plan that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID781ec146b78546eea36294139f38222b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes an area baseline level for traffic congestion and on-road mobile source emissions for which the area is in nonattainment or maintenance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4d56e68938c54b8cb1ed1e11a8236d03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies air quality and traffic congestion target levels based on measures established by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa84804c34a5f4ffcb90ff429f34d79d4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes a description of projects identified for funding under this section and a description of how such projects will contribute to achieving emission and traffic congestion reduction targets.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID097789c7e5254e089e8c7ea0f644e730"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updated plans</header> <subparagraph id="idC7319BBB8505498B9D0A817C37D82357"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Performance plans shall be updated on the schedule required under paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAA03FB649AC449C498B3A2AC1E904413"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An updated plan shall include a separate report that assesses the progress of the program of projects under the previous plan in achieving the air quality and traffic congestion targets of the previous plan.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2daf76f9275940918c83e2c360aeed5c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement this subsection that identify performance measures for traffic congestion and on-road mobile source emissions, timelines for performance plans, and requirements under this section for assessing the implementation of projects carried out under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf236f50f683145c283060f80bacdc2c1"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Additional activities</header> <paragraph id="IDd3156c2507b441fab35e9c3694bdb9b4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(4), a State shall reserve the amount of funds attributable to the inclusion of the 10 percent of surface transportation program funds apportioned to such State for fiscal year 2009 in the formula under section 104(b)(4) for projects under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7880c6bd275d430281b6348b1cadabb7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>A State may obligate the funds reserved under this subsection for any of the following projects or activities:</text> <subparagraph id="IDcb771de7948c428c9191e0e1a43771cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Transportation enhancements, as defined in section 101.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c0577b5e559488085516adbf4976b26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The recreational trails program under section 206.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb0fe6257601949f4bfdb92b3264e6cd1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The safe routes to school program under section 1404 of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; Public Law 109–59).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18AD310AC9004882850E949DF4023D1F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Planning, designing, or constructing boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former Interstate System routes or other divided highways.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc724e3b678414235a6830d053d4ae635"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocations of funds</header> <subparagraph id="id53ce3d9040a7438687b99f73cc95583c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>Of the funds reserved in a State under this subsection—</text> <clause id="idd602c44660e24eef8e56e039205e2704"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50 percent for a fiscal year shall be obligated under this subsection to any eligible entity in proportion to their relative shares of the population of the State—</text> <subclause id="ide67f734ab0d74a3f82469e505a6f6b04"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population of over 200,000;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc2892d3ad0e24dfb9e1738e1cef84bb1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in areas of the State other than urban areas with a population greater than 5,000; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6072e8686a474ab2b2fc136cbee79984"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in other areas of the State; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idb0208cdf8cb34bb19b00876b1dd3a574"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>50 percent shall be obligated in any area of the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11941e6790984ed0a8492452839384b9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Metropolitan areas</header><text>Funds attributed to an urbanized area under subparagraph (A)(i)(I) may be obligated in the metropolitan area established under section 134 that encompasses the urbanized area.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida242073c93fa4134b2ae33b94b7744c4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Distribution among urbanized areas of over 200,000 population</header> <clause id="ide80bacb726304b2bb25490da77cef444"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (A)(ii), the amount of funds that a State is required to obligate under subparagraph (A)(i)(I) shall be obligated in urbanized areas described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) based on the relative population of the areas.</text> </clause><clause id="id1dc814202dc14e9698f9ba588ab90b46"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other factors</header><text>The State may obligate the funds described in clause (i) based on other factors if the State and the relevant metropolitan planning organizations jointly apply to the Secretary for the permission to base the obligation on other factors and the Secretary grants the request.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64c05aa86c6342609ae6f20e624d30bb"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Access to funds</header> <clause id="id2c57290a27004eabbc27fd9b78a1e544"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State or metropolitan planning organization required to obligate funds in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall develop a competitive process to allow eligible entities to submit projects for funding that achieve the objectives of this subsection.</text> </clause><clause id="idff6c795136b94d509e6ca943d4addd3d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text> <subclause id="idd041b14c2f4d4db880713ec3af0db332"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a local government;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc017bf9aeaab4cddba9cc574a3366535"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a regional transportation authority;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1185f08693ef408b9965f8e3ed684195"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idcac939bba2154173bcfd4b912ffd56cf"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a natural resource or public land agency;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7C5DF322F2C54C8F9785AB4FB09E2F70"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a school district, local education agency, or school;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idA95D2C6BA7F841319E706603B08F5655"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>a tribal government; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6F97F0AC58FE418AA75884C78D31D211"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for or oversight of transportation or recreational trails (other than a tier I metropolitan planning organization or a State agency) that the State determines to be eligible, consistent with the goals of this subsection.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5dc9fe14515941cd8c5aa902d9d7974a"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Selection of projects</header><text>Each tier I and tier II metropolitan planning organization shall select projects carried out within the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area, in consultation with the relevant State, for funds reserved in a State under this subsection and suballocated to the metropolitan planning area under subparagraph (A)(i).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a98a5fe521b46538476e365f539f6ab"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Flexibility of excess reserved funding</header><text>Beginning in the second fiscal year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, if on August 1 of that fiscal year the unobligated balance of available funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(4) and reserved by a State under this subsection exceeds 150 percent of such reserved amount in such fiscal year, the State may thereafter obligate the amount of excess funds for any activity—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2c80207fcbb148be8fb43cbabf49fe93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is eligible to receive funding under this subsection; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID980c4df3d8044671b8942e387e942165"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which the Secretary has approved the obligation of funds for any State under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id840C969A2FEE4930B5DDBBA8EBD2A900"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Provision of adequate data, modeling, and support</header><text>In any case in which a State requests reasonable technical support or otherwise requests data (including planning models and other modeling), clarification, or guidance regarding the content of any final rule or applicable regulation material to State actions under this section, the Secretary and any other agency shall provide that support, clarification, or guidance in a timely manner.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb00e8591cc3b4b59bbddf8c73a960250"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded under this subsection shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under this chapter.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id14d8ec9399594b22879936dc7b7d5b2c"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Continuation of certain recreational trails projects</header><text>Each State that does not opt out of this paragraph shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id71c53971020f444aa9d6f6c659317f44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>obligate an amount of funds reserved under this section equal to the amount of the funds apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 under section 104(h)(2) for projects relating to recreational trails under section 206;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89d8d2f67af840af841f95bf952936be"><enum>(B)</enum><text>return 1 percent of those funds to the Secretary for the administration of that program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30064c55bab64e00b882b380f385bd1d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>comply with the provisions of the administration of the recreational trails program under section 206, including the use of apportioned funds described under subsection (d)(3)(A) of that section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9e9eeebb7254c56a73a7775b5ba131d"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State flexibility</header><text>A State may opt out of the recreational trails program under paragraph (7) if the Governor of the State notifies the Secretary not later than 30 days prior to apportionments being made for any fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID48a90cfb46164001ac4b9e23c8302b70"><enum>1114.</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header> <subsection id="IDf0a5ffbe3ecb4a759f861051dbf7988a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 165 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8372837AEA2A40CB8166BBCB267337E9" style="USC"> <section id="ID04cfb126561942b79c4aaeccf82ba17a"><enum>165.</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header> <subsection id="ID34f142f0233e4f009109aa8eca3d3858"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Division of funds</header><text>Of funds made available in a fiscal year for the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program—</text> <paragraph id="IDa1cefc0a930148dfb46327deb508ec70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>75 percent shall be for the Puerto Rico highway program under subsection (b); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f62e15b98c24286a850a969b8c4f315"><enum>(2)</enum><text>25 percent shall be for the territorial highway program under subsection (c).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2c1faaa4c0d4409a95d956f583a3a749"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Puerto rico highway program</header> <paragraph id="ID81a7e33ad88d426582cf4aa7908526e6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate funds made available to carry out this subsection to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to carry out a highway program in the Commonwealth.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID616e328bc8ab4daabedab6d0c5b3ef9b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Amounts made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be administered as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="ID82bca2304fb84f04b38ea87cb7e48133"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Apportionment</header> <clause id="IDfdb215e42a3b4e7799f4e419d3651eee"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purpose of imposing any penalty under this title or title 49, the amounts shall be treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under sections 104(b) and 144 (as in effect for fiscal year 1997) for each program funded under those sections in an amount determined by multiplying—</text> <subclause id="ID965828378d4e443ead1a94b1667d0175"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the aggregate of the amounts for the fiscal year; by</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDf0e8a9f495474849a9b5e8b9cce44125"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the proportion that—</text> <item id="ID2f628869120c4dd4947edcf347768a30"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for each such program for fiscal year 1997; bears to</text> </item><item id="ID46f59d1e9a0d4b7398286c0d3926967e"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the total amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for all such programs for fiscal year 1997.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="IDbf9aecd24bd9456c9e50c04a42b96f33"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Funds identified under clause (i) as having been apportioned for the national highway system, the surface transportation program, and the Interstate maintenance program shall be deemed to have been apportioned 50 percent for the national highway performance program and 50 percent for the transportation mobility program for purposes of imposing such penalties.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID926378e84cb244eab3173d14b874661e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>The amounts treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under each section referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be required to be apportioned to Puerto Rico under that section for purposes of the imposition of any penalty under this title or title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa848c1a8be804487892fca219ce80f5e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible uses of funds</header><text>Of amounts allocated to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Highway Program for a fiscal year—</text> <clause id="ID62fc6a092ba14b9c91504cbe3739a197"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at least 50 percent shall be available only for purposes eligible under section 119;</text> </clause><clause id="ID7f2a6c477dbd491096447e488305656f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least 25 percent shall be available only for purposes eligible under section 148; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID1238eebcde314453b91b8051cae803a0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any remaining funds may be obligated for activities eligible under chapter 1.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa5e962c928e046f3ac6233f5fba4f7ab"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on apportionments</header><text>Except as otherwise specifically provided, Puerto Rico shall not be eligible to receive funds apportioned to States under this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfba2a4f4164e49e1852ddd8d1168822b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Territorial highway program</header> <paragraph id="ID7ae2edbc80af4d92a4dd5597a7f70d00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Territory defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>territory</term> means any of the following territories of the United States:</text> <subparagraph id="IDc48eff495ba549b7a05204a51ce929de"><enum>(A)</enum><text>American Samoa.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3a7b1c7f40c2435ba71af57e2e6a7cf8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4369c951226344c19cbc7954892d774a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Guam.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID479d98f5f77e42e2b157d6e8bd595f42"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The United States Virgin Islands.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfef7417dfcaf4f24be056fb910ae7daa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header> <subparagraph id="ID159859e282b241cf9af2498d1428b0f8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Recognizing the mutual benefits that will accrue to the territories and the United States from the improvement of highways in the territories, the Secretary may carry out a program to assist each government of a territory in the construction and improvement of a system of arterial and collector highways, and necessary inter-island connectors, that is—</text> <clause id="ID9c5bb02ca3cf4a1b963da27daa6a8c5c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>designated by the Governor or chief executive officer of each territory; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDb017a4d2cd0644d799d4d9cbe5f1cf16"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>approved by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbeeecaa8ed044cf9a32917578da74a47"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of Federal financial assistance provided to territories under this subsection shall be in accordance with section 120(g).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID69d50bdd729c4cf5b91ee16d9d19e1e3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header> <subparagraph id="ID4d2903bfd61b4f888b3b1d004722b752"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To continue a long-range highway development program, the Secretary may provide technical assistance to the governments of the territories to enable the territories, on a continuing basis—</text> <clause id="ID155cc9fc502949b6ade0a0d1075b0d3a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to engage in highway planning;</text> </clause><clause id="IDf7f9b8722bb74aa488c53aa445e7a373"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to conduct environmental evaluations;</text> </clause><clause id="ID524ac4ceb081487aae79dd3d97f91e15"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to administer right-of-way acquisition and relocation assistance programs; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa66ffec6a9e04ee895e144b07ad02f2e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to design, construct, operate, and maintain a system of arterial and collector highways, including necessary inter-island connectors.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID562bec7187194bc5a1eedc55ecfe91cb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form and terms of assistance</header><text>Technical assistance provided under subparagraph (A), and the terms for the sharing of information among territories receiving the technical assistance, shall be included in the agreement required by paragraph (5).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID970836569a824790b7da9822f4b6ac60"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonapplicability of certain provisions</header> <subparagraph id="IDc448fbeca9e94486b4f4afdaa7528413"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except to the extent that provisions of this chapter are determined by the Secretary to be inconsistent with the needs of the territories and the intent of this subsection, this chapter (other than provisions of this chapter relating to the apportionment and allocation of funds) shall apply to funds made available under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7f3a813bc6b43b89eec14b5db09e2e4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicable provisions</header><text>The agreement required by paragraph (5) for each territory shall identify the sections of this chapter that are applicable to that territory and the extent of the applicability of those sections.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID37de0aaa164d4d93a3aa36bb0b9edc21"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Agreement</header> <subparagraph id="ID5dc9d84fb3dd4679b1dc34b16c5fa19b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (D), none of the funds made available under this subsection shall be available for obligation or expenditure with respect to any territory until the chief executive officer of the territory has entered into an agreement (including an agreement entered into under section 215 as in effect on the day before the enactment of this section) with the Secretary providing that the government of the territory shall—</text> <clause id="ID9e7086d34e3843e9be78f5bbc8c7d0bc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>implement the program in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter and paragraph (4);</text> </clause><clause id="ID6da5b35098fb4ed6916cba32a34a7012"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>design and construct a system of arterial and collector highways, including necessary inter-island connectors, in accordance with standards that are—</text> <subclause id="IDca2b4cb7cea34cee8b38906577ba1fd0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>appropriate for each territory; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID9cc900fa27b74c319ebb9d023eb0b396"><enum>(II)</enum><text>approved by the Secretary;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDcc79b5a99a9f4944a7f993fd3936c209"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide for the maintenance of facilities constructed or operated under this subsection in a condition to adequately serve the needs of present and future traffic; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID1fe3a8876982495f8d944f8996578c7d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>implement standards for traffic operations and uniform traffic control devices that are approved by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5bd03b373c834037ab1284160ec5f2d2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The agreement required by subparagraph (A) shall—</text> <clause id="ID07b6200516c844d8945c067f1fc25292"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specify the kind of technical assistance to be provided under the program;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9a2ac904239544248b00d2dd181c8ec6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include appropriate provisions regarding information sharing among the territories; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID9fe6677a5ef84fad9b924cdbde794570"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>delineate the oversight role and responsibilities of the territories and the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc692d3f14fa54a7cb3df69d6c7dd2bf8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review and revision of agreement</header><text>The agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall be reevaluated and, as necessary, revised, at least every 2 years.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa62c637e7977422ca38c3d7a8f6bfe0f"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Existing agreements</header><text>With respect to an agreement under this subsection or an agreement entered into under section 215 of this title as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this subsection—</text> <clause id="ID4a6f494a316a449dac7b9670e92a0d8d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the agreement shall continue in force until replaced by an agreement entered into in accordance with subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa5d4d386d6ba4351a6c6b265388622d2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amounts made available under this subsection under the existing agreement shall be available for obligation or expenditure so long as the agreement, or the existing agreement entered into under subparagraph (A), is in effect.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5100e58422f24e58ae2abed408bb9c32"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Eligible uses of funds</header> <subparagraph id="ID534a9e8c208d4d58863c1776edc2d267"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available under this subsection may be used only for the following projects and activities carried out in a territory:</text> <clause id="ID50e5fef5602545c793c9a197e53abd56"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Eligible transportation mobility program projects described in section 133(c).</text> </clause><clause id="ID9483368b534947c68e75bdcf45532112"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Cost-effective, preventive maintenance consistent with section 116(d).</text> </clause><clause id="IDe6d9cfdf0c6244d1a703a597a4854de0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Ferry boats, terminal facilities, and approaches, in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 129.</text> </clause><clause id="ID6a80fecd76c04227a39eddd8dd8d6a53"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Engineering and economic surveys and investigations for the planning, and the financing, of future highway programs.</text> </clause><clause id="ID95faa0bde286489a9f69b488ef2be82b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Studies of the economy, safety, and convenience of highway use.</text> </clause><clause id="ID71b8bb02646e45c0b9e869c8cb8e1100"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The regulation and equitable taxation of highway use.</text> </clause><clause id="ID07cd7c7667bc43e4bdc713e86ab29b21"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Such research and development as are necessary in connection with the planning, design, and maintenance of the highway system.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb88b8d006d04674a91994489211434d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of funds for routine maintenance</header><text>None of the funds made available under this subsection shall be obligated or expended for routine maintenance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID147156abfc8b44b689f0fe9c9c062e3b"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Location of projects</header><text>Territorial highway program projects (other than those described in paragraphs (2), (4), (7), (8), (14), and (19) of section 133(c)) may not be undertaken on roads functionally classified as local.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDdfa8633fbd2b4872b2286013176f928d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="ID633399aabf7740c98385f6761c69c9f5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 165 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB81264A9D2FA4DF191420669CA1B939D" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">165. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4e379a05e9144cb1894b643510b1f12e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Obsolete text</header><text>Section 215 of that title, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 2, are repealed.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idEFB4FDE90BD54DFFB5FC7FE3FF6BD88E"><enum>1115.</enum><header>National freight program</header> <subsection id="ID78af794b70ec4fb99f142a20e4f2f069"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id069CC1DD40BB47589F9B2B9C7FB456FE" style="USC"> <section id="ID3960ac4ee56742db90f90e39f8166779"><enum>167.</enum><header>National freight program</header> <subsection id="ID4a45ddfbce424cbbb8b38578f3e7041c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National freight program</header><text>It is the policy of the United States to improve the condition and performance of the national 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> </subsection><subsection id="IDc7e57c2dbac2438fac4223e772c4e2c5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the national freight program are—</text> <paragraph id="ID6cbb28063ca549d0933bac2e3aeb62f5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to invest in infrastructure improvements and to implement operational improvements that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID19fbe12a50824bbc8b596f0d6f8b8d9e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthen the contribution of the national freight network to the economic competitiveness of the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8cf139855b2248918cf868a529aed18d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce congestion; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6241736b0f754045815e934cf51fbc87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase productivity, particularly for domestic industries and businesses that create high-value jobs;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2cd35be4f994dffa44d08940bbe7788"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement on the national freight network;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb12984d5beb9405885ea6bca44771329"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to improve the safety, security, and resilience of freight transportation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe13962ef117343e18fd82e63034c5f06"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to improve the state of good repair of the national freight network;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9c7f78c511584c458d710b361d89002f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to use advanced technology to improve the safety and efficiency of the national freight network;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDed1b9fc873c243afa4de1df67a852912"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to incorporate concepts of performance, innovation, competition, and accountability into the operation and maintenance of the national freight network; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb32eb7c4dcb40b9bbe0fd66af920584"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to improve the economic efficiency of the national freight network.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6abb1fc2b6b341e8a9c2e9f265069100"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header> <paragraph id="ID0a5c46e2f225423d9ec58efb87ec5a29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a national freight program in accordance with this section to strategically direct Federal resources toward improved system performance for efficient movement of freight on highways, including national highway system freight intermodal connectors and aerotropolis transportation systems.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID311566847b754425bc3bd3cb71a7d4f3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Network components</header><text>The national freight network shall consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd2b53029b12b45ad88ec21c3ffaded75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the primary freight network, as designated by the Secretary under subsection (f) (referred to in this section as the <quote>primary freight network</quote>) as most critical to the movement of freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9c97e57af1944ccfb5455e0a218a3c72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the portions of the Interstate System not designated as part of the primary freight network; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc4a443a47fb44514a00c1ce0c6c9e8fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>critical rural freight corridors established under subsection (g).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe679b03949aa4b0abd06d96a79f85dfe"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of apportioned funds</header> <paragraph id="ID728fa6f6adcf4924befbaa772a003854"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Projects on the national freight network</header><text>At a minimum, following designation of the primary freight network under subsection (f), a State shall obligate funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) to improve the movement of freight on the national freight network.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfbb281c58a1c469b92bbfdad6d229655"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location of projects</header><text>A project carried out using funds apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be located—</text> <subparagraph id="ID9f59681351674402a0a571ff15095cd9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the primary freight network as described under subsection (f);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8eee0cd03a304fc2a0d18e929db34d0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on a portion of the Interstate System not designated as primary freight network;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcafef50c44534e30932147e0a5672c14"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on roads off of the Interstate System or primary freight network, if that use of funds will provide—</text> <clause id="IDa11fd3c308544c039ea63b7aa39b8f67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a more significant improvement to freight movement on the Interstate System or the primary freight network;</text> </clause><clause id="ID69e816bc2ae04b97845e57c29f2b044a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>critical freight access to the Interstate System or the primary freight network; or</text> </clause><clause id="idEE24B1C2EA0946B6B6B9AE5C7DFA936B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>mitigation of the congestion impacts from freight movement;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID30e92779ba944f54bcb76f7b58d80a4b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>on a national highway system freight intermodal connector;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e17955ecd8641b98d65c9dc3153608c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>on critical rural freight corridors, as designated under subsection (g) (except that not more than 20 percent of the total anticipated apportionment of a State under section 104(b)(5) during fiscal years 2012 and 2013 may be used for projects on critical rural freight corridors); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa3908c8c22364d6ebb064f3b24760960"><enum>(F)</enum><text>within the boundaries of public and private intermodal facilities, but shall only include surface infrastructure necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into and out of the facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1b4e3e4158c844448c4c48236d04a133"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Primary freight network funding</header><text>Beginning for each fiscal year after the Secretary designates the primary freight network, a State shall obligate from funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) for the primary freight network the lesser of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID62e5b0b26c554d178faab159642df966"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <clause id="id2942B0387F204A09AFA926CC01860D10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an amount equal to 110 percent of the apportionment of the State for the fiscal year under section 104(b)(5); and</text> </clause><clause id="idE960902E3403450BB5E6BF6153A9D7E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the proportion that—</text> <subclause id="ID8657508933ee47cba1afd50482c3bc41"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the total designated primary freight network mileage of the State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID30363011110c4e9d8119616a9d452dac"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the sum of the designated primary freight network mileage of the State and the total Interstate system mileage of the State that is not designated as part of the primary freight network; or</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd649d30bf9e740e89851920753041f92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an amount equal to the total apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(5).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7f8c1f33264c4359b5d56fe3f721ecf4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="ID33d962d170294c1ea840dc2ebb12cf74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>To be eligible for funding under this section, a project shall demonstrate the improvement made by the project to the efficient movement of freight on the national freight network.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID207d7d790507478c825c8344b31d2d42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Freight rail and maritime projects</header> <subparagraph id="ID87055805ad0c485ea74ddd4d6bfbddc5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may obligate an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the total apportionment to the State under section 104(b)(5) over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for public or private freight rail or maritime projects.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6d6b68af1d4446e8a82566bc5258658d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For a State to be eligible to obligate funds in the manner described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall concur with the State that—</text> <clause id="ID8181abf314804103bd717ae78e2655d1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project for which the State seeks to obligate funds under this paragraph would make freight rail improvements to enhance cross-border commerce within 5 miles of the international border between the United States and Canada or Mexico or make significant improvement to freight movements on the national freight network; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDb731032785904092ad322b6e55cc07e4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the public benefit of the project—</text> <subclause id="ID2aacb33945d74e0d8937f8e03b7091df"><enum>(I)</enum><text>exceeds the Federal investment; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDd179aa14ce7a469aa3c5fa0d3357803a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provides a better return than a highway project on a segment of the primary freight network.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d79eb1f3c4e4a128e46c3bfbfb2b433"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>A State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) for the national freight program for any of the following costs of an eligible project:</text> <subparagraph id="IDb3f5d79227cc4b299f89a19616671f12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID63d37b26a18b41a298a2efdbb4dda78b"><enum>(B)</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, including but not limited to any segment of the primary freight network that falls below the minimum level established pursuant to section 119(f).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID561e7fa4d83b4426b60dcb5adb6103a2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Intelligent transportation systems and other technology to improve the flow of freight.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID21eae67535824b428f43760e5463b2d5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement on the national freight network.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3805c8c58b874aa3ac81db0df2b13e7c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Environmental mitigation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDad3df4558775481195b84133dfc7f88e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Railway-highway grade separation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b9365db936845ffb0e5077b3a31206d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Geometric improvements to interchanges and ramps.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc09ad2167e145e396f9fb16acbac66c"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Truck-only lanes.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09c6aa10cc8249a58ae49f8a2aad72ab"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Climbing and runaway truck lanes.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3ac9cdbc9c074956bd1345702d01a635"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Adding or widening of shoulders.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba41445f2b654d5c8592854e9c0c8904"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa61f231fcefb4d019095bf6065dc7bfa"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Real-time traffic, truck parking, roadway condition, and multimodal transportation information systems.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1828d3052c494a4e9bfd814de7faa9b2"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Electronic screening and credentialing systems for vehicles, including weigh-in-motion truck inspection technologies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID988b614176294788a07605a34af972b5"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Traffic signal optimization including synchronized and adaptive signals.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a6fd0d624104f9088f4a3159e1d4fda"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Work zone management and information systems.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb0bf295f5edd4938828d49d275acb423"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Highway ramp metering.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89b38b585a29404aac8ed05884517d31"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Electronic cargo and border security technologies that improve truck freight movement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc8f20c3da35b4f34aae676283d0d26a0"><enum>(R)</enum><text>Intelligent transportation systems that would increase truck freight efficiencies inside the boundaries of intermodal facilities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32a5d01f866f447f99910d2fea2d28c0"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Any other activities to improve the flow of freight on the national freight network.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID83e29961af014cc395c741fb60b8d028"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other eligible costs</header><text>In addition to eligible project costs, a State may use funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5) for—</text> <subparagraph id="idF2873CCE656F4864B49E30B89B0914E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carrying out diesel retrofit or alternative fuel projects defined in section 149 for class 8 vehicles; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id617845760EB44546B6820737165AFCA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the necessary costs of—</text> <clause id="id1E196FDDE1024EE0A99B8D43C03716DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting analyses and data collection;</text> </clause><clause id="idFA28D3246A27420AAAB89FA26E994C4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing and updating performance targets to carry out this section; or</text> </clause><clause id="id5E930074CFAA4A2B9F32B3B8EA850A86"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reporting to the Secretary to comply with subsection (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0a6bba8d875144e69594ad523082f2fb"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible project costs prior to designation of the primary freight network</header><text>Prior to the date of designation of the primary freight network, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5) to improve freight movement on the Interstate System for—</text> <subparagraph id="IDaaad1ef34889488d8cb765953633ea3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of segments of the Interstate System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb54758d9aa649f8a0655e70df0af329"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operational improvements for segments of the Interstate System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4d82064ac20a46b6ac0c8f43b70e5fe0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>construction of, and operational improvements for, a Federal-aid highway not on the Interstate System, and construction of a transit project eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, if—</text> <clause id="IDf8c7b5ab5e8b483c9d4a44b7676575b0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the highway or transit project is in the same corridor as, and in proximity to a highway designated as a part of, the Interstate System;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa32b049ef7474e2b98447786509b8dc2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the construction or improvements would improve the level of service on the Interstate System described in subparagraph (A) and improve freight traffic flow; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID1b5f445b87e14e4cb1767080301fbfc4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the construction or improvements are more cost-effective for freight movement than an improvement to the Interstate System described in subparagraph (A);</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd4812960e8ae47f7879abde07012332b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>highway safety improvements for segments of the Interstate System;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID86f6db9a2f2148c1900b2d86307a90f6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>transportation planning in accordance with sections 134 and 135;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5f77bc22feeb4e829ee46a7d4acf499f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the costs of conducting analysis and data collection to comply with this section;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDacb66d8c8f3b43fe96ce0c604c4aee3a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID665b6cc5b97444fbaa4489fe63439698"><enum>(H)</enum><text>infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd9c8bf0b39584d81a5388a7300ba6cad"><enum>(I)</enum><text>environmental restoration and pollution abatement in accordance with section 328; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE169854E9C24DD28D17F1CD7DEAA37D"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in accordance with all applicable Federal law (including regulations), participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation efforts relating to projects funded under this title, which may include participation in natural habitat and wetlands mitigation banks, contributions to statewide and regional efforts to conserve, restore, enhance, and create natural habitats and wetlands, and development of statewide and regional natural habitat and wetlands conservation and mitigation plans, including any such banks, efforts, and plans developed in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations), on the conditions that—</text> <clause id="id66681F27A59E460CABD09D427F1D6B28"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contributions to those mitigation efforts may—</text> <subclause id="id40A9F5EA121F46888C8D9DE7AADBB6BB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>take place concurrent with or in advance of project construction; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8DE551FBE0984871B6E568D12A812B81"><enum>(II)</enum><text>occur in advance of project construction only if the efforts are consistent with all applicable requirements of Federal law (including regulations) and State transportation planning processes; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id595A1E3183224B1992E72E20BCE42F2C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to participation in a natural habitat or wetland mitigation effort relating to a project funded under this title that has an impact that occurs within the service area of a mitigation bank, preference is given, to the maximum extent practicable, to the use of the mitigation bank if the bank contains sufficient available credits to offset the impact and the bank is approved in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID36d4358a19944f9aabae992a316324d6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Designation of primary freight network</header> <paragraph id="ID4decdc9403a045aa96a45fd6b1db8ad5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial designation of primary freight network</header> <subparagraph id="ID5e229c77efac4aedb84b7dc35df0a08b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall designate a primary freight network—</text> <clause id="IDb8cc428b32ac4297b079adb8c146c33f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>based on an inventory of national freight volume conducted by the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in consultation with stakeholders, including system users, transport providers, and States; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID63898aaaad51405eac749865a3dc8dec"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that shall be comprised of not more than 27,000 centerline miles of existing roadways that are most critical to the movement of freight.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4936cb377b074885a4c4ebb55cb06f1a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Factors for designation</header><text>In designating the primary freight network, the Secretary shall consider—</text> <clause id="ID6ab1f39836ca413f93a0011dc48f55c8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the origins and destinations of freight movement in the United States;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd0e3d457ff8f41ca886d8ae7d12002cf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total freight tonnage and value of freight moved by all modes of transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcaa977bfcd6844f09acafc09eeb09b1f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the percentage of annual average daily truck traffic in the annual average daily traffic on principal arterials;</text> </clause><clause id="ID1785c7e9bf8f4ef3b5dde489136ff0c0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the annual average daily truck traffic on principal arterials;</text> </clause><clause id="IDf76e1de5e00d429792e7d0858272235a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>land and maritime ports of entry;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd8a219fbee244259801ecd421b1f2f0b"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>population centers; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDD7E80E7BE86490D880310A0AD2E68F2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>network connectivity.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc3a62c3b1a264b9d8a92ed50e45e6f30"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional miles on primary freight network</header><text>In addition to the miles initially designated under paragraph (1), the Secretary may increase the number of miles designated as part of the primary freight network by not more than 3,000 additional centerline miles of roadways (which may include existing or planned roads) critical to future efficient movement of goods on the primary freight network.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc4a2e13ffdd24337a93f5f79f36db556"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Redesignation of primary freight network</header><text>During calendar year 2015 and every 10 years thereafter, using the designation factors described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall redesignate the primary freight network (including additional mileage described in subsection (f)(2)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd8cd3e7def6b481eaa3c90cd355ec96b"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Critical rural freight corridors</header><text>A State may designate a road within the borders of the State as a critical rural freight corridor if the road—</text> <paragraph id="ID22766881b2004308a22f910f3c5e182c"><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 (FHWA vehicle class 8 to 13); or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id334DA93380AD4F0B9C31765E9CBE2583"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">connects the primary freight network, a roadway described in paragraph (1), or Interstate System to facilities that handle more than—</text> <subparagraph id="idDDD9B2E52ED5409581A03A15A98F757F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>50,000 20-foot equivalent units per year; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFBFB426549964A869279873BFB94D692"><enum>(B)</enum><text>500,000 tons per year of bulk commodities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf3856038e1c747a9ae1db989f746804d"><enum>(h)</enum><header>National freight strategic plan</header> <paragraph id="ID425ad8d5f0f94e719280ad4346406375"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial development of national freight strategic plan</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall, in consultation with appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders, develop and post on the Department of Transportation public website a national freight strategic plan that shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb6233ca38f324adcbd9183fd8df608d1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the condition and performance of the national freight network;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID372c1f12c2d946488e7a4dc47f5ce379"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an identification of highway bottlenecks on the national freight network that create significant freight congestion problems, based on a quantitative methodology developed by the Secretary, which shall, at a minimum, include information from the Freight Analysis Network of the Federal Highway Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID421dad6988d9482ebfb769fe40a86f3a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>forecasts of freight volumes for the 20-year period beginning in the year during which the plan is issued;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a6fc9704a994456982d32e53ad34f16"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an identification of major trade gateways and national freight 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="ID7541a35999364164ab3725015750f6f9"><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="IDa8cf413633b544ec8a59fadcb7205fd3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>best practices for improving the performance of the national freight network;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdeed163cf48f4f1985cb5e4c748fe020"><enum>(G)</enum><text>best practices to mitigate the impacts of freight movement on communities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1bd750e8d2d4e369bdf16dbcf5ccabc"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a process for addressing multistate projects and encouraging jurisdictions to collaborate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce9ce4caa54c496182d856c8b124dc79"><enum>(I)</enum><text>strategies to improve maritime, freight rail, and freight intermodal connectivity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID481dcba7e3bd491f853d2074123d1df0"><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 Department of Transportation public website a revised national freight strategic plan.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID352939339595425197656f0b7e7fa97c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Freight performance targets</header> <paragraph id="ID63d56bb6f9dd44389182a78915698682"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with State departments of transportation and other appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders, shall publish a rulemaking that establishes performance measures for freight movement on the primary freight network.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f263fc1623b4f93ae96ead05a966165"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State targets and reporting</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary publishes the rulemaking under paragraph (1), each State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDafc7273de1064cefaba756a0e8ab545e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and periodically update State performance targets for freight movement on the primary freight network—</text> <clause id="IDc9d8d5a694ee4d08b35fa3a607f459cd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in consultation with appropriate public and private stakeholders; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID7bdb964cb6ea49d690a8097cd574b5d4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>using measures determined by the Secretary; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9172296ae4da41c38fee15334a517eee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for every 2-year period, submit to the Secretary a report that contains a description of—</text> <clause id="idC14254E3334E4D78A554D3915684CD06"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the progress of the State toward meeting the targets; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9DFA5CE7F90D431AAD06D869FBDF2369"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ways in which the State is addressing congestion at freight bottlenecks within the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1062f4d537e543ed957452702f5cbc58"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance</header> <subparagraph id="IDb86d4f409f75470fbb08f309cccfd31b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Performance targets</header><text>To obligate funding apportioned under section 104(b)(5), each State shall develop performance targets in accordance with paragraph (2).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8860895b4b554b6b9f937c2bd7b237fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination of Secretary</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a State has not met or made significant progress toward meeting the performance targets of the State by the date that is 2 years after the date of 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 State performance targets, the State shall submit to the Secretary, on a biennial basis, a freight performance improvement plan that includes—</text> <clause id="IDaae2bc698b3d40e7b4a22083981aaedc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues within the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID90d362593185417d940a09171c514380"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the freight policies and strategies that will guide the freight-related transportation investments of the State;</text> </clause><clause id="ID21c9036559c940aa9aca2ba00ee59a65"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an inventory of freight bottlenecks within the State and a description of the ways in which the State is allocating funds to improve those bottlenecks; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID83aa736712fe4e679c08179c92b6e609"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a description of the actions the State will undertake to meet the performance targets of the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3fc2d68a2e5a4b09a9104e35dc50a55b"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Freight transportation conditions and performance reports</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare a report that contains a description of the conditions and performance of the national freight network in the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDcc166201ee6f456fa6064fe5f032cbb2"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Transportation investment data and planning tools</header> <paragraph id="IDf33545f1989b49109b43b6cea259063e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID38761d798fd24b06b22999c0c38e914f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>begin development of new tools and improvement of existing tools or improve existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other transportation projects, including—</text> <clause id="ID0fc04e3231ab4702a8f8e1af6e428247"><enum>(i)</enum><text>methodologies for systematic analysis of benefits and costs;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0ef9959593534fc5a9010128010dbad3"><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; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID33938444ae5444bdb8561684accc0802"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other elements to assist in effective transportation planning;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID725e3c4c4d744f4ebf01b119276760c4"><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="IDc3d3386c5c7c4f88a5542770cdb20d99"><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="ID393a02aab8f54459bf21ae05de6e0100"><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 in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID539b21b64ff348a690b2c8e02b40479a"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Definition of aerotropolis transportation system</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the term <term>aerotropolis transportation system</term> means a planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation network that, as determined by the Secretary, provides efficient, cost-effective, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID9038e1e24f4d4fb1b237e005b0bda65a"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded under this section shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under this chapter.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID23ad4c99312046f8bf4dc38cd273705e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 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> </subsection></section><section id="ID048c03e07fed4fa4be0ae904357fb33d"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header> <subsection id="ID9996d263d73b46819748be04fd4eaabf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 201 through 204 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CCCF9B197EB4D6BA29C15B79E526AEF" style="USC"> <section id="IDec1255db0ccf4a66b50612eec6692b70"><enum>201.</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header> <subsection id="ID7352a08c4fb645d48425649a1db4d9a6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Recognizing the need for all public Federal and tribal transportation facilities to be treated under uniform policies similar to the policies that apply to Federal-aid highways and other public transportation facilities, the Secretary of Transportation, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies, shall coordinate a uniform policy for all public Federal and tribal transportation facilities that shall apply to Federal lands transportation facilities, tribal transportation facilities, and Federal lands access transportation facilities.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDc9bbd4ddcf814e838f733edf4b32061a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID944d8057fa3f4b00920877b742593372"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds authorized for the tribal transportation program, the Federal lands transportation program, and the Federal lands access program shall be available for contract upon apportionment, or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which the funds were authorized if no apportionment is required.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbe37580d83054604839f77690a4c2921"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount remaining</header><text>Any amount remaining unexpended for a period of 3 years after the close of the fiscal year for which the funds were authorized shall lapse.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID44a92cdd92964a7fae51d5b0c007b301"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Obligations</header><text>The Secretary of the department responsible for the administration of funds under this subsection may incur obligations, approve projects, and enter into contracts under such authorizations, which shall be considered to be contractual obligations of the United States for the payment of the cost thereof, the funds of which shall be considered to have been expended when obligated.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa39fd9f506104626b9f48479c323b68f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Expenditure</header> <subparagraph id="ID0300e345cffc4967bbf136642408777d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any funds authorized for any fiscal year after the date of enactment of this section under the Federal lands transportation program, the Federal lands access program, and the tribal transportation program shall be considered to have been expended if a sum equal to the total of the sums authorized for the fiscal year and previous fiscal years have been obligated.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8445172e03b743588defde46f6b98b00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Credited funds</header><text>Any funds described in subparagraph (A) that are released by payment of final voucher or modification of project authorizations shall be—</text> <clause id="IDfe1e287874b045f5aa09f235a492abd9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>credited to the balance of unobligated authorizations; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID8337a3a0d0b148b0bf44b6ed169d1bf9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>immediately available for expenditure.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID75e4762cb8e549d2a2d8883ce16aba22"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This section shall not apply to funds authorized before the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDed8de0e1c07f48a2959e2aad568c4afe"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Contractual obligation</header> <subparagraph id="ID42607b260b884dc2804faee3427548da"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the authorization by the Secretary, or the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency if the agency is the contracting office, of engineering and related work for the development, design, and acquisition associated with a construction project, whether performed by contract or agreement authorized by law, or the approval by the Secretary of plans, specifications, and estimates for construction of a project, shall be considered to constitute a contractual obligation of the Federal Government to pay the total eligible cost of—</text> <clause id="IDeb569108cd374eaa964245c4ac00553b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any project funded under this title; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID8a8545f94ecd41a3b43a677a6b862b4d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any project funded pursuant to agreements authorized by this title or any other title.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID66a2e76960994d85ab1d80ca7a59741c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph—</text> <clause id="ID2fc7a5116fe447d8964a2aede88944c9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>affects the application of the Federal share associated with the project being undertaken under this section; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID575248ea93b24fbdb7cd6ed1f46d6831"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>modifies the point of obligation associated with Federal salaries and expenses.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc230a99dacf4482abf4a61fa60ae33d1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal share</header> <subparagraph id="ID8447859d56bc4a4fa630e55f1f110588"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tribal and Federal lands transportation program</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under the Federal lands transportation program or the tribal transportation program shall be 100 percent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05259083c0144304b0fd4a37930dd0b8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under the Federal lands access program shall be determined in accordance with section 120.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID765c11d1f7454db0bd06ef12f026931f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transportation planning</header> <paragraph id="ID6270c83e2bf24d4a8412cc420f180566"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transportation planning procedures</header><text>In consultation with the Secretary of each appropriate Federal land management agency, the Secretary shall implement transportation planning procedures for Federal lands and tribal transportation facilities that are consistent with the planning processes required under sections 134 and 135.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDeabcc68b3b2d437690f59e5f12dbe1b4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval of transportation improvement program</header><text>The transportation improvement program developed as a part of the transportation planning process under this section shall be approved by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a20dd1e01b44f62a6fd8d0c90990a7b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inclusion in other plans</header><text>Each regionally significant tribal transportation program, Federal lands transportation program, and Federal lands access program project shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="ID78c4a7ca9fde425888cb47f779df7fe0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developed in cooperation with State and metropolitan planning organizations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5183949de4cd47c7b50670e49dfc3802"><enum>(B)</enum><text>included in appropriate tribal transportation program plans, Federal lands transportation program plans, Federal lands access program plans, State and metropolitan plans, and transportation improvement programs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID65ef0344f70e43f0930c4add7eff86ca"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Inclusion in State programs</header><text>The approved tribal transportation program, Federal lands transportation program, and Federal lands access program transportation improvement programs shall be included in appropriate State and metropolitan planning organization plans and programs without further action on the transportation improvement program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID797870dbb8af48a4b52842f0141c4c70"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Asset management</header><text>The Secretary and the Secretary of each appropriate Federal land management agency shall, to the extent appropriate, implement safety, bridge, pavement, and congestion management systems for facilities funded under the tribal transportation program and the Federal lands transportation program in support of asset management.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3a861eaf39554b9a9e6f4f73855129ca"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Data collection</header> <subparagraph id="ID44c88883f1554bf19948d1b6e8c9a4d2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text>The Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies shall collect and report data necessary to implement the Federal lands transportation program, the Federal lands access program, and the tribal transportation program, including—</text> <clause id="ID04bb68bcfa4a4f06bf673636dc2a0631"><enum>(i)</enum><text>inventory and condition information on Federal lands transportation facilities and tribal transportation facilities; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID9fbf929020fc4a2cb29df37af072a576"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>bridge inspection and inventory information on any Federal bridge open to the public.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID94b9c05608694d0a996d71940cc0aad2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies, shall define the collection and reporting data standards.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf22695f843e24d36a7e02fb101a18ef3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>To implement the activities described in this subsection, including direct support of transportation planning activities among Federal land management agencies, the Secretary may use not more than 5 percent for each fiscal year of the funds authorized for programs under sections 203 and 204.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf0cdeb91008e4ea4973213cfc4abf937"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reimbursable agreements</header><text>In carrying out work under reimbursable agreements with any State, local, or tribal government under this title, the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="ID3f37e5f90d2d403b8f88709f8ea9aa7b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may, without regard to any other provision of law (including regulations), record obligations against accounts receivable from the entity; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdbcb434709054518902362809a7739dd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall credit amounts received from the entity to the appropriate account, which shall occur not later than 90 days after the date of the original request by the Secretary for payment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7fcd1a1779704b20a5ccf794df768fb1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transfers</header> <paragraph id="IDe19d7f0596e7418992f2f4d5fdb8fbd1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To enable the efficient use of funds made available for the Federal lands transportation program and the Federal lands access program, the funds may be transferred by the Secretary within and between each program with the concurrence of, as appropriate—</text> <subparagraph id="IDca7dc3e02fcc4745a09f5c132538deaf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe7eec774e3264746951331a080fc1b07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the affected Secretaries of the respective Federal land management agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7747534180ab423f9fa147d88cca79f6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State departments of transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID459680e747ee4f2d9796f822c6b040ae"><enum>(D)</enum><text>local government agencies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9259e8e98dcc43af955f7ec4a762fe41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credit</header><text>The funds described in paragraph (1) shall be credited back to the loaning entity with funds that are currently available for obligation at the time of the credit.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDed1ec8452a6b49c29a37755e9dd2e85a"><enum>202.</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header> <subsection id="IDe61a386d562d4994b3689c49ba193318"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID8331eb1428894e81b51f4053c9a14a73"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available under the tribal transportation program shall be used by the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Interior to pay the costs of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1c477c1e46034ff3914e8a51772c08f4"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id46A87A2C93C549ACA3FEA99B8958B650"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transportation planning, research, maintenance, engineering, rehabilitation, restoration, construction, and reconstruction of tribal transportation facilities;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9155423a59cb493e8a9cb7824cfb52be" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adjacent vehicular parking areas;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9ebde5931d2f4c47bc76c225d2c24852" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>interpretive signage;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa0e096590b5e4af592707b9640ec6cab" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>acquisition of necessary scenic easements and scenic or historic sites;</text> </clause><clause id="ID720e6382f0a34e8f8fa598f1b6348748" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provisions for pedestrians and bicycles;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc28924a350c54b6498d38d2fbc3dd0ca" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>environmental mitigation in or adjacent to tribal land—</text> <subclause id="ID7839748be54d47cbbe7905821b124dc0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to improve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID91c9ddbd8c78432b8dfb3a83583fe8bf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to mitigate the damage to wildlife, aquatic organism passage, habitat, and ecosystem connectivity, including the costs of constructing, maintaining, replacing, or removing culverts and bridges, as appropriate;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDcd0820558e834884a0fcf17d4bcb031b" indent="up1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>construction and reconstruction of roadside rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDbc9cb104f1a444c1a94b51fa0ac11651" indent="up1"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>other appropriate public road facilities as determined by the Secretary;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID207a7e8685b14766bada2ec1977b5fc0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operation and maintenance of transit programs and facilities that are located on, or provide access to, tribal land, or are administered by a tribal government; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc0805b49429a430ea233fdf3ccb096f3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any transportation project eligible for assistance under this title that is located within, or that provides access to, tribal land, or is associated with a tribal government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc44f61b34c444c5d9fa8863a503f836c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract</header><text>In connection with an activity described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior may enter into a contract or other appropriate agreement with respect to the activity with—</text> <subparagraph id="IDed776b3402404184ac5e2f85f59d40f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State (including a political subdivision of a State); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID44adf307fc4f447898c76f79ece803ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e1f9c05c35e491ab33babc00b755b53"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian labor</header><text>Indian labor may be employed, in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior, to carry out any construction or other activity described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID537ed4650d984ace8a40ee39bf000e52"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal employment</header><text>No maximum limitation on Federal employment shall be applicable to the construction or improvement of tribal transportation facilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID513e6da06e1d4f55aeb82e120ca33ccd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funds for construction and improvement</header><text>All funds made available for the construction and improvement of tribal transportation facilities shall be administered in conformity with regulations and agreements jointly approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID75e91e7c09f044d2bf9c7fb222becd03"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Tribal technical assistance centers</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may reserve amounts from administrative funds of the Bureau of Indian Affairs that are associated with the tribal transportation program to fund tribal technical assistance centers under section 504(b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID44ad4987c5fc428e90ecb458ca952705"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Maintenance</header> <subparagraph id="ID6c8daee40ae1487d8285312777ab3e44"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, of the amount of funds allocated to an Indian tribe from the tribal transportation program, for the purpose of maintenance (excluding road sealing, which shall not be subject to any limitation), the Secretary shall not use an amount more than the greater of—</text> <clause id="IDfe69bb28b77940e5a030ee780cf02f44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an amount equal to 25 percent; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID32a0bada26af455993de952269e99799"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$500,000.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd41e2262a30434796521cc74f7701d7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Responsibility of bureau of indian affairs and Secretary of the interior</header> <clause id="ID598eca13ae08452990da526274053684"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Bureau of indian affairs</header><text>The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall retain primary responsibility, including annual funding request responsibility, for Bureau of Indian Affairs road maintenance programs on Indian reservations.</text> </clause><clause id="IDc64fe72e892446b58ff609cf79a2bbf1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Secretary of the interior</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that funding made available under this subsection for maintenance of tribal transportation facilities for each fiscal year is supplementary to, and not in lieu of, any obligation of funds by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for road maintenance programs on Indian reservations.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID78d93727c4d74122896dec72ad776c4a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tribal-State road maintenance agreements</header> <clause id="ID5e09a7a8ef8845749e6553240f8e3df4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe and a State may enter into a road maintenance agreement under which an Indian tribe shall assume the responsibility of the State for—</text> <subclause id="IDeaabd8cad6ab43a78336acfdf8d1eecf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>tribal transportation facilities; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDaee377fb42c941a3bce4f75284aaa2fa"><enum>(II)</enum><text>roads providing access to tribal transportation facilities.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID14d25941d7394427b07d75ba2226b5b6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Agreements entered into under clause (i) shall—</text> <subclause id="IDada4a7966afb4d7f8631d398d5966a70"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be negotiated between the State and the Indian tribe; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDdf8f5575df42404cb0a8490a57fe98c7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not require the approval of the Secretary.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID66ea61cf5a5142b791b43d8e5824e390"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Cooperation</header> <subparagraph id="IDa7e77ca3d524423d8f625dc13662110e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions may be accepted in construction and improvement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c46dbf8313f4526b26552c168983924"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funds received</header><text>Any funds received from a State, county, or local subdivision shall be credited to appropriations available for the tribal transportation program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7df7a18204a8411eac3c2107c3fcec80"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Competitive bidding</header> <subparagraph id="ID2b437e73a29e4ecea3521153b58f2ea0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Construction</header> <clause id="IDec5c3efc4f2a445b935814dbe6ccb24c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii) and subparagraph (B), construction of each project shall be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding.</text> </clause><clause id="ID33e5c210693e4702a3bfef98b787a008"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Clause (i) shall not apply if the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior affirmatively finds that, under the circumstances relating to the project, a different method is in the public interest.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID159eb13d1a9343a394e0d645aa7261c1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), section 23 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (25 U.S.C. 47) and section 7(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450e(b)) shall apply to all funds administered by the Secretary of the Interior that are appropriated for the construction and improvement of tribal transportation facilities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID88626656db44446a89107b4cd7145799"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funds distribution</header> <paragraph id="ID8ffc168bbff540228c34c274018514af"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National tribal transportation facility inventory</header> <subparagraph id="ID86eedd4a78e04029a0e3044800939ee1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall maintain a comprehensive national inventory of tribal transportation facilities that are eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3ed91794edad4ab58cc872265aeb90b8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transportation facilities included in the inventory</header><text>For purposes of identifying the tribal transportation system and determining the relative transportation needs among Indian tribes, the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, transportation facilities that are eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program that an Indian tribe has requested, including facilities that—</text> <clause id="ID3e9bbb60e72a44818c87b39a38d8dc3d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>were included in the Bureau of Indian Affairs system inventory prior to October 1, 2004;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc0521afe132e4f4cad50dba678a166ec"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are owned by an Indian tribal government;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0f23630f2bfe4a5a9ae1ca3d7ccf3a4d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9d73a802d5654a578c1125b24e31452b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>were constructed or reconstructed with funds from the Highway Account of the Transportation Trust Fund under the Indian reservation roads program since 1983;</text> </clause><clause id="ID515c531342074550a0bd2bbe4cc9dc75"><enum>(v)</enum><text>are public roads or bridges within the exterior boundary of Indian reservations, Alaska Native villages, and other recognized Indian communities (including communities in former Indian reservations in the State of Oklahoma) in which the majority of residents are American Indians or Alaska Natives;</text> </clause><clause id="id6AD89709A59E4299B3794C98407338F6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>are public roads within or providing access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust land or restricted Indian land that is not subject to fee title alienation without the approval of the Federal Government, or Indian or Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities in which Indians and Alaska Natives reside, whom the Secretary of the Interior has determined are eligible for services generally available to Indians under Federal laws specifically applicable to Indians; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID0b675b0e8dd74c07985b86ccbeb45931"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>are primary access routes proposed by tribal governments, including roads between villages, roads to landfills, roads to drinking water sources, roads to natural resources identified for economic development, and roads that provide access to intermodal terminals, such as airports, harbors, or boat landings.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d1fbe63573941b28a9cfa2ef0f6144b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation on primary access routes</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, a proposed primary access route is the shortest practicable route connecting 2 points of the proposed route.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf7b16250defa4e0eaee6f9b28815a27b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Additional facilities</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph precludes the Secretary from including additional transportation facilities that are eligible for funding under the tribal transportation program in the inventory used for the national funding allocation if such additional facilities are included in the inventory in a uniform and consistent manner nationally.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2886c650a1f645609b7ab7717901babb"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Bridges</header><text>All bridges in the inventory shall be recorded in the national bridge inventory administered by the Secretary under section 144.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDecd73490660743cc94db9fc4587ed3af"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Notwithstanding sections 563(a) and 565(a) of title 5, the Secretary of the Interior shall maintain any regulations governing the tribal transportation program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID182a3da12f614adfb481bb3169ea90f7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Basis for funding formula</header> <subparagraph id="ID06de4d783fa2413fab6f369ef4ec1a5d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Basis</header> <clause id="id11897FCDF18C428A91A2BFA9660C8F11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After making the set asides authorized under subsections (c), (d), and (e) on October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute the remainder authorized to be appropriated for the tribal transportation program under this section among Indian tribes as follows:</text> <subclause id="IDb74694391392481b98f15e4a19803b78"><enum>(I)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2012—</text> <item id="idAECCB7D08DCF43449F32DD14550B72F3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for each Indian tribe, 80 percent of the total relative need distribution factor and population adjustment factor for the fiscal year 2011 funding amount made available to that Indian tribe; and</text> </item><item id="id043BC4CFD2694809A5C19626A15D4946"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the remainder using tribal shares as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="idFE3649BCCF9E4D6AAA9E1E8D2C288291"><enum>(II)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2013—</text> <item id="id04aa37d5208c4159a938a62f53cf639b"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for each Indian tribe, 60 percent of the total relative need distribution factor and population adjustment factor for the fiscal year 2011 funding amount made available to that Indian tribe; and</text> </item><item id="id651176b1f3ef4decadcecc5bef2b6b25"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the remainder using tribal shares as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id85ff09e8c0e84df69cfad56b6adcabee"><enum>(III)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2014—</text> <item id="idea2ca7ccbec94666956fe78e46ceafdb"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for each Indian tribe, 40 percent of the total relative need distribution factor and population adjustment factor for the fiscal year 2011 funding amount made available to that Indian tribe; and</text> </item><item id="id4aca524e9d094693aebb886c6f6317bb"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the remainder using tribal shares as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id0c4e8210013f4ff7bf04270811fb437d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2015—</text> <item id="id133de4762f114052854acb4a261a8c2f"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for each Indian tribe, 20 percent of the total relative need distribution factor and population adjustment factor for the fiscal year 2011 funding amount made available to that Indian tribe; and</text> </item><item id="id207844e3cf1443fea2879cb6e5a7d692"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the remainder using tribal shares as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id87703EDDD08844BB8FF2CD3975AC6B37"><enum>(V)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2016 and thereafter, using tribal shares as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="IDa0983d82303b4c92a37fdcbfdbd5f7bd"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Tribal high priority projects</header><text>The High Priority Projects program as included in the Tribal Transportation Allocation Methodology of part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>), shall not continue in effect.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID991fea59ff054f72bda0a4ee58b55465"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal shares</header><text>Tribal shares under this program shall be determined using the national tribal transportation facility inventory as calculated for fiscal year 2012, and the most recent data on American Indian and Alaska Native population within each Indian tribe’s American Indian/Alaska Native Reservation or Statistical Area, as computed under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), in the following manner:</text> <clause id="ID244e86c952794739badb99804849d52b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30 percent in the ratio that the total eligible lane mileage in each tribe bears to the total eligible lane mileage of all American Indians and Alaskan Natives. For the purposes of this calculation—</text> <subclause id="ID79755b64c08949638677d6acaad0eda3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>eligible lane mileage shall be computed based on the inventory described in paragraph (1), using only facilities included in the inventory described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(B); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID9590b5c35432408aa2eb9f5ea98241c5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>paved roads and gravel surfaced roads are deemed to equal 2 lane miles per mile of inventory, and earth surfaced roads and unimproved roads shall be deemed to equal 1 lane mile per mile of inventory.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID62cf059210ba4fed8a99e1224ce18df9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>35 percent in the ratio that the total population in each tribe bears to the total population of all American Indians and Alaskan Natives.</text> </clause><clause id="ID02d240a3084545638ca6f9bc95bd5d0b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>35 percent shall be divided equally among each Bureau of Indian Affairs region for distribution of tribal shares as follows:</text> <subclause id="IDd1f82724ddd8454ab34a24ff8cc34d84"><enum>(I)</enum><text><fraction>1/4</fraction> of 1 percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 1 to 25.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID45cb4aeb98474174848a0b28a4a98e02"><enum>(II)</enum><text><fraction>3/4</fraction> of 1 percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 26 to 100.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID5064d39fbb88491aaaa1bd78249a53b2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>3<fraction>3/4</fraction> percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 101 to 1,000.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8d58b44997c8423cad35f4465ae8cb30"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>20 percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 1,001 to 10,000.</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID066654a6fcfa4c8a91e26cf769d19339"><enum>(V)</enum><text>74<fraction>3/4</fraction> percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 10,001 to 60,000 where 3 or more Indian tribes occupy this category in a single Bureau of Indian Affairs region, and Bureau of Indian Affairs regions containing less than 3 Indian tribes in this category shall receive funding in accordance with subclause (IV) and clause (iv).</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe80204602efe4294a90018dbeb6942ca"><enum>(VI)</enum><text><fraction>1/2</fraction> of 1 percent shall be distributed equally among Indian tribes with populations of 60,001 or more.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID9fc0cc8a82bf4e94a34dc4814aaf7460"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>For a Bureau of Indian Affairs region that has no Indian tribes meeting the population criteria under 1 or more of subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iii), the region shall redistribute any funds subject to such clause or clauses among any such clauses for which the region has Indian tribes meeting such criteria proportionally in accordance with the percentages listed in such clauses until such funds are completely distributed.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42ccbb1bd3e640b4bb684a2fce990f86"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tribal supplemental funding</header> <clause id="ID9d4e71e10eeb4f889e003c4e39f39779"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Tribal supplemental funding amount</header><text>Of funds made available for each fiscal year for the tribal transportation program, the Secretary shall set aside the following amount for a tribal supplemental program:</text> <subclause id="ID4ae1859f4db142e3b98dfc29186a41fa"><enum>(I)</enum><text>If the amount made available for the tribal transportation program is less than or equal to $275,000,000, 30 percent of such amount.</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe63cf5e2ca0642c5bf9755e9681dce67"><enum>(II)</enum><text>If the amount made available for the tribal transportation program exceeds $275,000,000—</text> <item id="ID471907b325b54e478bf46e44d9f6d6fa"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>$82,500,000; plus</text> </item><item id="ID3cb0d9513c114c94bcbfa0c661e469cf"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>12.5 percent of the amount made available for the tribal transportation program in excess of $275,000,000.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID9a201f3152d14a58890b794feec8abfb"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Tribal supplemental allocation</header><text>The Secretary shall distribute tribal supplemental funds as follows:</text> <subclause id="IDe2cbd80587bf47eb9fc44fd36eb6d603"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Distribution among regions</header><text>Of the amounts set aside under clause (i), the Secretary shall distribute to each region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs a share of tribal supplemental funds in proportion to the regional total of tribal shares based on the cumulative tribal shares of all Indian tribes within such region under subparagraph (B).</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDcd0591ac31cb474ab5131bcc27e62656"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Distribution within a region</header><text>Of the amount that a region receives under subclause (I), the Secretary shall distribute tribal supplemental funding among Indian tribes within such region as follows:</text> <item id="ID7642e21101ab4d0285f6c8945213f848"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>Tribal supplemental amounts</header><text>The Secretary shall determine—</text> <subitem id="ID1a3f5ef7b8164226a1df189db86d35c5"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>which such Indian tribes would be entitled under subparagraph (A) to receive in a fiscal year less funding than they would receive in fiscal year 2011 pursuant to the Tribal Transportation Allocation Methodology described in subpart C of part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>); and</text> </subitem><subitem id="ID6ae2a0ccba984ce983a02fe022741c8b"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the combined amount that such Indian tribes would be entitled to receive in fiscal year 2011 pursuant to such Tribal Transportation Allocation Methodology in excess of the amount that they would be entitled to receive in the fiscal year under subparagraph (B); and</text> </subitem></item><item id="ID8ae6fc30170e42d2a04ec253b8cbd245"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>Subject to subclause (III), distribute to each Indian tribe that meets the criteria described in item (aa)(AA) a share of funding under this subparagraph in proportion to the share of the combined amount determined under item (aa)(BB) attributable to such Indian tribe.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID6100bfd5e29e43cf9e42c501c57a3956"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Ceiling</header><text>An Indian tribe may not receive under subclause (II) and based on its tribal share under subparagraph (A) a combined amount that exceeds the amount that such Indian tribe would be entitled to receive in fiscal year 2011 pursuant to the Tribal Transportation Allocation Methodology described in subpart C of part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>).</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID96a98abe19c149d78bbacb104f75b356"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Other amounts</header><text>If the amount made available for a region under subclause (I) exceeds the amount distributed among Indian tribes within that region under subclause (II), the Secretary shall distribute the remainder of such region’s funding under such subclause among all Indian tribes in that region in proportion to the combined amount that each such Indian tribe received under subparagraph (A) and subclauses (I), (II), and (III).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8df7845e91254b62bdde6bdcfad0ce26"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transferred funds</header> <subparagraph id="ID61f13a262aca4cb8acf259b269cf3b46"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which funds are made available to the Secretary of the Interior under this paragraph, the funds shall be distributed to, and made available for immediate use by, eligible Indian tribes, in accordance with the formula for distribution of funds under the tribal transportation program.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID54a71b88b27b48d193d4479d28873630"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, funds made available to Indian tribes for tribal transportation facilities shall be expended on projects identified in a transportation improvement program approved by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID97f0763f7ec4496296335e248b9b2a77"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Health and safety assurances</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Indian tribal government may approve plans, specifications, and estimates and commence road and bridge construction with funds made available from the tribal transportation program through a contract or agreement under <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), if the Indian tribal government—</text> <subparagraph id="ID6c3c67ce77284f90b83e749b6fbbfb29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides assurances in the contract or agreement that the construction will meet or exceed applicable health and safety standards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc93377e8a0354ece9fcd775c1deac7ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>obtains the advance review of the plans and specifications from a State-licensed civil engineer that has certified that the plans and specifications meet or exceed the applicable health and safety standards; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda0db11a893e4280bb00fc808fb4b155"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides a copy of the certification under subparagraph (A) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs, Department of Transportation, or the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8adfe1f2c77449b0845cd96745e6796e"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Contracts and agreements with indian tribes</header> <subparagraph id="IDbffd8d57993d4f5c8effb25a7ae24bb7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any interagency agreement, program guideline, manual, or policy directive, all funds made available through the Secretary of the Interior under this chapter and section 125(e) for tribal transportation facilities to pay for the costs of programs, services, functions, and activities, or portions of programs, services, functions, or activities, that are specifically or functionally related to the cost of planning, research, engineering, and construction of any tribal transportation facility shall be made available, upon request of the Indian tribal government, to the Indian tribal government for contracts and agreements for such planning, research, engineering, and construction in accordance with <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba90a3bc0ed7405ab84b7c4b8307db91"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion of agency participation</header><text>All funds, including contract support costs, for programs, functions, services, or activities, or portions of programs, services, functions, or activities, including supportive administrative functions that are otherwise contractible to which subparagraph (A) applies, shall be paid in accordance with subparagraph (A), without regard to the organizational level at which the Department of the Interior has previously carried out such programs, functions, services, or activities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf58a3225b137473d9f36ba92a57d5c73"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Contracts and agreements with indian tribes</header> <subparagraph id="ID7b62a1bb9f344042a830a9b0d75ccc83"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any interagency agreement, program guideline, manual, or policy directive, all funds made available through the Secretary of the Interior to an Indian tribal government under this chapter for a tribal transportation facility program or project shall be made available, on the request of the Indian tribal government, to the Indian tribal government for use in carrying out, in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), contracts and agreements for the planning, research, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance relating to the program or project.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce8839b33a564ec2a561d26d456b8f98"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion of agency participation</header><text>In accordance with subparagraph (A), all funds, including contract support costs, for a program or project to which subparagraph (A) applies shall be paid to the Indian tribal government without regard to the organizational level at which the Department of the Interior has previously carried out, or the Department of Transportation has previously carried out under the tribal transportation program, the programs, functions, services, or activities involved.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7ab52d6c3bc4c039a3c8a26c5d8ac5f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consortia</header><text>Two or more Indian tribes that are otherwise eligible to participate in a program or project to which this chapter applies may form a consortium to be considered as a single Indian tribe for the purpose of participating in the project under this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7cf125141594487a3017442b26b75d1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Secretary as signatory</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to enter into a funding agreement with an Indian tribal government to carry out a tribal transportation facility program or project under subparagraph (A) that is located on an Indian reservation or provides access to the reservation or a community of the Indian tribe.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c9a18f8429d438f86487a59796efdb3"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The amount an Indian tribal government receives for a program or project under subparagraph (A) shall equal the sum of the funding that the Indian tribal government would otherwise receive for the program or project in accordance with the funding formula established under this subsection and such additional amounts as the Secretary determines equal the amounts that would have been withheld for the costs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for administration of the program or project.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05525e704f6641e0b065fff898b9a4d8"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <clause id="IDad46acaa77574d59b2b318718fea27e6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii) and the approval of the Secretary, funds may be made available under subparagraph (A) to an Indian tribal government for a program or project in a fiscal year only if the Indian tribal government requesting such funds demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary financial stability and financial management capability during the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the request is being made.</text> </clause><clause id="ID30e5a80eeef046a99c61c27d7326bf61"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>An Indian tribal government that had no uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of the contracts or self-governance funding agreements made by the Indian tribe with any Federal agency under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) during the 3-fiscal year period referred in clause (i) shall be conclusive evidence of the financial stability and financial management capability of the Indian tribe for purposes of clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID940bd03c10024b0189bdfb25b85b0cdf"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Assumption of functions and duties</header><text>An Indian tribal government receiving funding under subparagraph (A) for a program or project shall assume all functions and duties that the Secretary of the Interior would have performed with respect to a program or project under this chapter, other than those functions and duties that inherently cannot be legally transferred under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c1d756ceb924794976e5fc74fc32c98"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Powers</header><text>An Indian tribal government receiving funding under subparagraph (A) for a program or project shall have all powers that the Secretary of the Interior would have exercised in administering the funds transferred to the Indian tribal government for such program or project under this section if the funds had not been transferred, except to the extent that such powers are powers that inherently cannot be legally transferred under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb8882f17da1474eb00d79ab85a40bc4"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Dispute resolution</header><text>In the event of a disagreement between the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior and an Indian tribe over whether a particular function, duty, or power may be lawfully transferred to the Indian tribe under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Indian tribe shall have the right to pursue all alternative dispute resolution and appeal procedures authorized by that Act, including regulations issued to carry out the Act.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd6501d0cc70b4be7a3b487973ea5a3bf"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Termination of contract or agreement</header><text>On the date of the termination of a contract or agreement under this section by an Indian tribal government, the Secretary shall transfer all funds that would have been allocated to the Indian tribal government under the contract or agreement to the Secretary of the Interior to provide continued transportation services in accordance with applicable law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID215cb5a11f0f4d0f878f93215aac1c95"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Planning</header> <paragraph id="ID09ae71bf49d442019e0072ad88c5a4c1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, not more than 2 percent of the funds made available for the tribal transportation program shall be allocated among Indian tribal governments that apply for transportation planning pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d77acf67a7d443e8876e47565c7ffd6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>An Indian tribal government, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and, as appropriate, with a State, local government, or metropolitan planning organization, shall carry out a transportation planning process in accordance with section 201(c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID01a858d484d84ef194bd80579f2ebdea"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection and approval of projects</header><text>A project funded under this section shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="IDc1f24d3c6d5245068f79d92cd1bbc9fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>selected by the Indian tribal government from the transportation improvement program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18fc4f3746d54b16a087f187e0c24eb5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7eb3295c2b9c4f73877466bb780b8af3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Tribal transportation facility bridges</header> <paragraph id="IDd4ccc761277e44e7a3ba10afbed7ecee"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nationwide priority program</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain a nationwide priority program for improving deficient bridges eligible for the tribal transportation program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID08ba2f9c7a32461c8ef658850553c0d7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Before making any distribution under subsection (b), the Secretary shall set aside not more than 2 percent of the funds made available under the tribal transportation program for each fiscal year to be allocated—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2ccc64e2b2a642e1a6d4e091c0a26dc6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to carry out any planning, design, engineering, preconstruction, construction, and inspection of a project to replace, rehabilitate, seismically retrofit, paint, apply calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing composition; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd4874fd0068247af9cb1587d0f652090"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to implement any countermeasure for deficient tribal transportation facility bridges, including multiple-pipe culverts.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa40f458260234172b18a25b83e3302fd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible bridges</header><text>To be eligible to receive funding under this subsection, a bridge described in paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID95a5ba1be37548e2bb2ae824d7472e94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have an opening of not less than 20 feet;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf87e4fb2339341c4a3cabf667c30c058"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be classified as a tribal transportation facility; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04435fe9be8644a4bd46e8cf1b8fc0bc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4f9541aaf1a744c7b5206a419e1b18fa"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Approval requirement</header><text>The Secretary may make funds available under this subsection for preliminary engineering, construction, and construction engineering activities after approval of required documentation and verification of eligibility in accordance with this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID66e7e664df25422d8a530a58ed46649c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Safety</header> <paragraph id="IDc5da458397eb42c097c6e201ce8f6670"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Before making any distribution under subsection (b), the Secretary shall set aside not more than 2 percent of the funds made available under the tribal transportation program for each fiscal year to be allocated based on an identification and analysis of highway safety issues and opportunities on tribal land, as determined by the Secretary, on application of the Indian tribal governments for eligible projects described in section 148(a)(4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf53833b882d847039b27683911de096f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project selection</header><text>An Indian tribal government, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and, as appropriate, with a State, local government, or metropolitan planning organization, shall select projects from the transportation improvement program, subject to the approval of the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID77b33dc7c55a46ad80b483bcbdce412f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal-aid eligible projects</header><text>Before approving as a project on a tribal transportation facility any project eligible for funds apportioned under section 104 in a State, the Secretary shall, for projects on tribal transportation facilities, determine that the obligation of funds for the project is supplementary to and not in lieu of the obligation of a fair and equitable share of funds apportioned to the State under section 104.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID9cf45091278e450991545c2f95e3a7e1"><enum>203.</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header> <subsection id="ID7d0b1cc8d14741c1980a6b5bfc8e664b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <paragraph id="IDac164ca9c6fe448c9879527c8a1d9b4b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available under the Federal lands transportation program shall be used by the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency to pay the costs of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa370f1eade2c40f080536dd3278608db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>program administration, transportation planning, research, preventive maintenance, engineering, rehabilitation, restoration, construction, and reconstruction of Federal lands transportation facilities, and—</text> <clause id="ID91c05c79330349728c13fd76341388aa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>adjacent vehicular parking areas;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcd252056e22341819645f85d6b65c6e5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>acquisition of necessary scenic easements and scenic or historic sites;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4e073b356f0d4eb6b5bc084304464735"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provision for pedestrians and bicycles;</text> </clause><clause id="ID188614c71fca43bc9284eb19f6034311"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>environmental mitigation in or adjacent to Federal land open to the public—</text> <subclause id="ID989b7f3b70824743aaa5b8e2e0bb5e51"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to improve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID6dc73f0767c34decac154a0673d943c7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to mitigate the damage to wildlife, aquatic organism passage, habitat, and ecosystem connectivity, including the costs of constructing, maintaining, replacing, or removing culverts and bridges, as appropriate;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID813893d55c614bc0a6225ee47e8cd395"><enum>(v)</enum><text>construction and reconstruction of roadside rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities;</text> </clause><clause id="ID1840b708918c4acbb5c443f5c9052506"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>congestion mitigation; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDc617b05185f7443685d0c542f3fd9ac7"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other appropriate public road facilities, as determined by the Secretary;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6bb7ff8f411741879903171dd7cf6075"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operation and maintenance of transit facilities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDecd16732bc774be6834fe5414ef2ba61"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any transportation project eligible for assistance under this title that is on a public road within or adjacent to, or that provides access to, Federal lands open to the public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf6325bd4d9dd4a1cacd7f31e5c39e30c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract</header><text>In connection with an activity described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency may enter into a contract or other appropriate agreement with respect to the activity with—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0c224d0d8e5b430cac5dfb3ffa8187ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State (including a political subdivision of a State); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID950bbc56f17a4fcc9e3364897e85707a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb5dc045aa30d44208a8833b2ad31c7e0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>All appropriations for the construction and improvement of Federal lands transportation facilities shall be administered in conformity with regulations and agreements jointly approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land managing agency.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2afda77a835a4322806b782871034cb0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperation</header> <subparagraph id="ID57b89d6e66fc4aba8dcc49d21fb8e840"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions may be accepted in construction and improvement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd360f073a8394a45bd9199a2a96add35"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funds received</header><text>Any funds received from a State, county, or local subdivision shall be credited to appropriations available for the class of Federal lands transportation facilities to which the funds were contributed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6b42effffa6b4396aa4c00d8d31fc305"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Competitive bidding</header> <subparagraph id="ID849af33538b941c78617ae6e2a199521"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), construction of each project shall be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ab01546eb9a497696e6cf2beffc457c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Secretary or the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency affirmatively finds that, under the circumstances relating to the project, a different method is in the public interest.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5c29bff9603d4374be09c12e246591b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agency program distributions</header> <paragraph id="ID932792f6beb44682b73163b90b64c826"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On October 1, 2011, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for the Federal lands transportation program on the basis of applications of need, as determined by the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="ID14df083a66aa44418dc454fce4826066"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in consultation with the Secretaries of the applicable Federal land management agencies; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6ff1d3d47bd741e5b113e2b9be6097b7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in coordination with the transportation plans required under section 201 of the respective transportation systems of—</text> <clause id="ID34527770c3c14471accb3cbca7250182"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Park Service;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4ee501379ae54bb4815802dc2d79367f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Forest Service;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd8e2f6e001b14623bafb3eecbc4b61df"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;</text> </clause><clause id="ID2b532cf4f07c492d8e6ff40e623f566a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Corps of Engineers; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID211cb0aac52f4a29a7d5c09616157dbd"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Bureau of Land Management.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc5998b9e94340449ea77b953d9a8215"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header> <subparagraph id="ID055b41dc7251465a99bafd17272533a5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each application submitted by a Federal land management agency shall include proposed programs at various potential funding levels, as defined by the Secretary following collaborative discussions with applicable Federal land management agencies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcef9ea7b22bb433dad1245418753c87b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration by Secretary</header><text>In evaluating an application submitted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the programs support—</text> <clause id="ID73a35d55ac7c4e0a9a927397e8e2a700"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the transportation goals of—</text> <subclause id="IDe930ccb603e14efda492971710002fdf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a state of good repair of transportation facilities;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID660b07c1811d4594943e08bf1c52a7c1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a reduction of bridge deficiencies, and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe888914bdfa041ce9a9365bf084c3015"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an improvement of safety;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID1d1340e3d0b1445abd9ea243eca4601f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>high-use Federal recreational sites or Federal economic generators; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID33cd8513698647d8a223747a1a2f40d2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the resource and asset management goals of the Secretary of the respective Federal land management agency.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3683310166e6429a9cd03db558e49db9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Permissive contents</header><text>Applications may include proposed programs the duration of which extend over a multiple-year period to support long-term transportation planning and resource management initiatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa7fb6db61734432782fb153f5aa33a59"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Federal lands transportation facility inventory</header> <paragraph id="ID53476f320d1449d7962df6e444fb5d50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall maintain a comprehensive national inventory of public Federal lands transportation facilities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2b787a5ca7e6415a82784dccce8e24cc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation facilities included in the inventories</header><text>To identify the Federal lands transportation system and determine the relative transportation needs among Federal land management agencies, the inventories shall include, at a minimum, facilities that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDaacf596c6a3741328fbbe5abe8eddc83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide access to high-use Federal recreation sites or Federal economic generators, as determined by the Secretary in coordination with the respective Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46fc828789984efcbe3039bbeeeea01a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are owned by 1 of the following agencies:</text> <clause id="ID28efb504b5c14b8fbd6404636683453a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The National Park Service.</text> </clause><clause id="ID9198d1cd597c4a289f4aaee76a3e870f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Forest Service.</text> </clause><clause id="IDbbb29ef642ac406e9efa292ebd373bb9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </clause><clause id="IDe392f5a0a3914d14b18e931940b473ca"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The Bureau of Land Management.</text> </clause><clause id="IDde1173c3ecc743ae95fe57ba8fb0cdf7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The Corps of Engineers.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID62bee489f59546dea18cb4f5be4e22de"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The inventories shall be made available to the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa739512a15304ef8a0d411a738276e3f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies shall update the inventories of the appropriate Federal land management agencies, as determined by the Secretary after collaborative discussions with the Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc6901411adea4abf8465eadb7869bbf6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Review</header><text>A decision to add or remove a facility from the inventory shall not be considered a Federal action for purposes of review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDed152e8ceee540c997ec066ba698492a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Bicycle safety</header><text>The Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency shall prohibit the use of bicycles on each federally owned road that has a speed limit of 30 miles per hour or greater and an adjacent paved path for use by bicycles within 100 yards of the road unless the Secretary determines that the bicycle level of service on that roadway is rated B or higher.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID02d89b6bb6234b1780ccc828d3d18f65"><enum>204.</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header> <subsection id="ID32a696ed906f4cf4881133e9cd60ee33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID6bbab6f361224b9ea45044437731e434"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available under the Federal lands access program shall be used by the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency to pay the cost of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDbeb6df1db9e04c4a9c21cd0910ab3856"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transportation planning, research, engineering, preventive maintenance, rehabilitation, restoration, construction, and reconstruction of Federal lands access transportation facilities located on or adjacent to, or that provide access to, Federal land, and—</text> <clause id="IDb44893e4e1454fbcaabc58fa8b99b0d3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>adjacent vehicular parking areas;</text> </clause><clause id="ID73b3874d868943a4a041310ad184cfe0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>acquisition of necessary scenic easements and scenic or historic sites;</text> </clause><clause id="ID6094b24487934fc9817e7347931ffd24"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provisions for pedestrians and bicycles;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9ecf03a9f81a479e97b0e21718288c00"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>environmental mitigation in or adjacent to Federal land—</text> <subclause id="ID68026224f9424ee5996f2ba5a7341800"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to improve public safety and reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe205288264664a828c58bdf9c35ac3ac"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to mitigate the damage to wildlife, aquatic organism passage, habitat, and ecosystem connectivity, including the costs of constructing, maintaining, replacing, or removing culverts and bridges, as appropriate;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDcca9270995de416e9506df2a2b8db972"><enum>(v)</enum><text>construction and reconstruction of roadside rest areas, including sanitary and water facilities; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID4209feaad0734f4ca918e3d4e17885ab"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>other appropriate public road facilities, as determined by the Secretary;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbd0d4784cdf0408d825f7d5051af2fa3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operation and maintenance of transit facilities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a957ef842e844a0be6ca2dc963d25aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any transportation project eligible for assistance under this title that is within or adjacent to, or that provides access to, Federal land.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaecd81f2775f4944bb80d3f7421345ff"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract</header><text>In connection with an activity described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency may enter into a contract or other appropriate agreement with respect to the activity with—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb458ffeabbca4dbc9c445401ebad9ed7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State (including a political subdivision of a State); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdf5c8746e9b148118365dc1996a079d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID897f46a10a984c17965deeb291d2b9dc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>All appropriations for the construction and improvement of Federal lands access transportation facilities shall be administered in conformity with regulations and agreements approved by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID54d6513572064695bc1e275352fa08e6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperation</header> <subparagraph id="IDed1b41f20bd04079a01894f94410af42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions may be accepted in construction and improvement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDccd65fa8a03b42ff8f32b3545b0eaf19"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funds received</header><text>Any funds received from a State, county, or local subdivision for a Federal lands access transportation facility project shall be credited to appropriations available under the Federal lands access program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa68cdb407c6641a6a06ba4dc992be6a0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Competitive bidding</header> <subparagraph id="IDec17d558444b4552b2c8a39110dfc4a5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), construction of each project shall be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID397a29827dbc41c0bfbd94b12ca2e923"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Secretary or the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency affirmatively finds that, under the circumstances relating to the project, a different method is in the public interest.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDecea5b5694b04c7c8a1a668e395e54d8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program Distributions</header> <paragraph id="IDa7ea7dd3b78b44478defab8541fabca2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funding made available to carry out the Federal lands access program shall be allocated among those States that have Federal land, in accordance with the following formula:</text> <subparagraph id="id93A953E4CEF1475CB49D1DDC22B18224"><enum>(A)</enum><text>80 percent of the available funding for use in those States that contain at least 1 <fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of the total public land in the United States managed by the agencies described in paragraph (2), to be distributed as follows:</text> <clause id="IDf4b0727060e24ab2a1f863e608a91c0d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="ID97a6938e6d814098be5458f4b5f96218"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recreational visitation within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID7297cec58bff406083b51a1b33cd410c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the recreational visitation within all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID35bcfa442cc3462eba02bd338fb2e3c3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="IDda9a5885436c4764bcfa03f1b29a17cc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal land area within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDcfc6491e59244aac83ba9dd1cd00a344"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Federal land area in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID67e6a27ba8b34fb1bb41d0b6a4d52d79"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>55 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="ID3e67d670bd314df297bec0fc974f39ed"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal public road miles within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID07ddd3906df444cd8454815bf951153e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Federal public road miles in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDbb30ea72a14949c4a95911768ece0da0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>10 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="IDf394b005e76a4e34ae2951008d5f06e3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of Federal public bridges within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID08d5ef6ef46147f7af813ba79929deb3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of Federal public bridges in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf442344cd215448a9cc965c81ae052df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>20 percent of the available funding for use in those States that do not contain at least 1<fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of the total public land in the United States managed by the agencies described in paragraph (2), to be distributed as follows:</text> <clause id="ID996a18a6967740d1814d8d26094f6ae0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="ID0688a4997ac94326ae4c02f722f7e7c2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recreational visitation within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID43996c53d00441a48d0c451d37ca9011"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the recreational visitation within all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID15b7789a3c384603b600f0aab722cfad"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="ID961be43af46f4a60970cb07cdb2557ea"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal land area within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDc5d49b16fee445088172b1e0ba73a669"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Federal land area in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDb4e45489315a44409c07ac6c4cdce3ee"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>55 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="IDa18427db64c74823a1adc7a2b62d12e7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal public road miles within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID877d692c899d4dfea44895ecbe7b185f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Federal public road miles in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID0a11ed4362fd4652ab424cd9404edd05"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>10 percent in the ratio that—</text> <subclause id="ID88bab73a7f6046829a7b56fc07a4ea22"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of Federal public bridges within each such State; bears to</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDaed06697c49e47f791531fe6faa57ebd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of Federal public bridges in all such States.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID36aa88d06144485688eec9a264529004"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data source</header><text>Data necessary to distribute funding under paragraph (1) shall be provided by the following Federal land management agencies:</text> <subparagraph id="ID5d7db95a79474f0d91a4e3e9bda05eb2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The National Park Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7dbaf3fd782f4e748d3124d0bd6289ae"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Forest Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd820039c8ce948699150552d31576c63"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0e063eb0238e4f2bb28c6cb375d40f56"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Bureau of Land Management.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0c8019e7e9bd40619bdf65d8a70a7081"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Corps of Engineers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4834526a8aa94db4b9f0439887cc65dc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Programming decisions committee</header> <paragraph id="IDa900e3576c1d462c81ec80a7ace3178d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Programming decisions shall be made within each State by a committee comprised of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1b81657b3b4744bb80b382fa9ed5e4ab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a representative of the Federal Highway Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa9a1a7dbd7504182b8238debc8dd505f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a representative of the State Department of Transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a64f089cdf7492e80c111aade9d8f85"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a representative of any appropriate political subdivision of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID14c7d5b1e5d946b3b2b05c3cbcc118e7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation requirement</header><text>The committee described in paragraph (1) shall consult with each applicable Federal agency in each State before any joint discussion or final programming decision.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0aa047048d3d4b109050669eb7c530fd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project preference</header><text>In making a programming decision under paragraph (1), the committee shall give preference to projects that provide access to, are adjacent to, or are located within high-use Federal recreation sites or Federal economic generators, as identified by the Secretaries of the appropriate Federal land management agencies.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDf9a928a6b244424d810f154a2fec2b5d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public lands development roads and trails</header><text>Section 214 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID63eb42974ecb4d2c80ade1386e301e38"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="ID153b8a06c14649d9934d4c17b949c7e0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chapter 2 analysis</header><text>The analysis for chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended:</text> <subparagraph id="ID583578767fb34e58afba891332389769"><enum>(A)</enum><text>By striking the items relating to sections 201 through 204 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="id21c5c91e-e1b8-4485-a092-82a671943e6d" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="IDec1255db0ccf4a66b50612eec6692b70" level="section">201. Federal lands and tribal transportation programs.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="IDed1ec8452a6b49c29a37755e9dd2e85a" level="section">202. Tribal transportation program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="ID9cf45091278e450991545c2f95e3a7e1" level="section">203. Federal lands transportation program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="ID02d89b6bb6234b1780ccc828d3d18f65" level="section">204. Federal lands access program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5f0a49fd57446698aa39da4f42f2c1d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>By striking the item relating to section 214.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5aa6a3522df844228c9408ed2f923855"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 138(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the third sentence by striking <quote>park road or parkway under section 204 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal lands transportation facility</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a918293298d43b4a4835a64631be244"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rules, regulations, and recommendations</header><text>Section 315 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>204(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>202(a)(5), 203(a)(3),</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID10cc378952334a048867a746578909cc"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Alaska Highway</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 218 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86C16CE2513E4AE989E896CB2631672F" style="USC"> <section id="ID2531c529a06a44ce9c2d1667bbd21a5d"><enum>218.</enum><header>Alaska Highway</header> <subsection id="ID5df144d4bbb94a09a4899e065802719a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of Alaska Marine Highway System</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Alaska Marine Highway System</term> includes each existing or planned transportation facility and equipment in the State of Alaska relating to the ferry system of the State, including the lease, purchase, or construction of vessels, terminals, docks, floats, ramps, staging areas, parking lots, bridges, and approaches thereto, and necessary roads.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDa81602063de4463cbf06e6c5cd28d74f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of Secretary</header> <paragraph id="ID85424dcf62544115b9291bf436484822"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Recognizing the benefits that will accrue to the State of Alaska and to the United States from the reconstruction of the Alaska Highway from the Alaskan border to Haines Junction in Canada and the Haines Cutoff Highway from Haines Junction in Canada to Haines, the Secretary is authorized, upon agreement with the State of Alaska, to expend on such highway or the Alaska Marine Highway System any Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to the State of Alaska under this title to provide for necessary reconstruction of such highway.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID717aa66cf91141a2a112a5888611229d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No expenditures shall be made for the construction of the portion of the highways that are in located in Canada until the date on which an agreement has been reached by the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States, which shall provide in part, that the Canadian Government—</text> <subparagraph id="ID05fceb5fb0f44d8c9fafda60a47b57ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will provide, without participation of funds authorized under this title, all necessary right-of-way for the construction of the highways;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb03d33e612b743a09e66d4bbba0e4a98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will not impose any highway toll, or permit any toll to be charged for the use of the highways by vehicles or persons;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9547941a8fd5439aab9f3b89de43f74a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will not levy or assess, directly or indirectly, any fee, tax, or other charge for the use of the highways by vehicles or persons from the United States that does not apply equally to vehicles or persons of Canada;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9300b9b8263c4ecc8c5b99420763a136"><enum>(D)</enum><text>will continue to grant reciprocal recognition of vehicle registration and drivers’ licenses in accordance with agreements between the United States and Canada; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6a36fb2e6d504a03a8a3e0475e44df17"><enum>(E)</enum><text>will maintain the highways after the date of completion of the highways in proper condition adequately to serve the needs of present and future traffic.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd58e0ee61f0a4843be7759141c67a2e8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Supervision of Secretary</header><text>The survey and construction work undertaken in Canada pursuant to this section shall be under the general supervision of the Secretary.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID88eda518a6fd4fc4b530b003956b4ac4"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Projects of national and regional significance</header> <subsection id="ID79193674a5834101be9b19832388a6f9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program in accordance with this section to provide grants for projects of national and regional significance.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDe6917b218a964ea99179f63dd35dd190"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose of program</header><text>The purpose of the projects of national and regional significance program shall be to fund critical high-cost surface transportation infrastructure projects that are difficult to complete with existing Federal, State, local, and private funds and that will—</text> <paragraph id="ID5fffaf3b94a74f3fbd006a0ed5872f00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>generate national and regional economic benefits and increase global economic competitiveness;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1af7b09bc6c54945b1ad366a5fb0d930"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reduce congestion and its impacts;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID84c5f43db81c41efaf9f9b58765d1cd1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improve roadways vital to national energy security;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc85be43b72c14dd0b100151bfeb92815"><enum>(4)</enum><text>improve movement of freight and people; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7cf443d986704b6cb6a4c18d298a0db8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>improve transportation safety.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa63b3c0fa5604290877dadd1a7c2c0c2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="ID9980c97d1dcc4f09a7d94ffd3943405e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible applicant</header><text>The term <term>eligible applicant</term> means a State department of transportation or a group of State departments of transportation, a local government, a tribal government or consortium of tribal governments, a transit agency, a port authority, a metropolitan planning organization, other political subdivisions of State or local governments, or a multi-State or multi-jurisdictional group of the aforementioned entities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID160a7b67927a4ac39fbd4503e98c042f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible project</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 they perform that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2f133a944db446e8a2a96cc11f4f9f58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a capital project or projects—</text> <clause id="IDb691b21535dd469abfdb5ef172d3124b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>eligible for Federal financial assistance under title 23, United States Code, or under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID3ec4e429a00c43d8bf7b42452aa679bf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for surface transportation infrastructure to facilitate intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into and out of intermodal facilities, including ports; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd84c4ed3226a468f8a0443eb959e8fc9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of—</text> <clause id="ID2084f410f16349bf96e7bcc6ce4172f5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$500,000,000;</text> </clause><clause id="ID254a1885572b4f23b40f50780151d7f5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for a project located in a single State, 30 percent of the amount of Federal-aid highway funds apportioned for the most recently completed fiscal year to the State; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID9d8f7bfe58f94e8caf0d54d1000c0f53"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for a project located in more than 1 State, 75 percent of the amount of Federal-aid highway funds apportioned for the most recently completed fiscal year to the State in which the project is located that has the largest apportionment.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID367805c186374b64897ae288b7362320"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>The term <term>eligible project costs</term> means the costs of—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5092e3b24cd042ebbad77c805a96ece9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa30875e9a7ff44638593a0e5f982c154"><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; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID354ca5bb1e8545e4909402e8533c6363"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all financing costs, including subsidy costs under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd21eb6e1543349838829f5e09b30a6ea"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Solicitations and applications</header> <paragraph id="ID0bc0abc9fca74612a2de54a77bbb2ae7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant solicitations</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria for project evaluation and conduct a transparent and competitive national solicitation process to select projects for funding to carry out the purposes of this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID42919ae3bc3e4a24a77bc7df7738355a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header> <subparagraph id="IDedffb80a61a14df6a3ebdae341009eea"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible applicant seeking a grant under this section for an eligible project shall submit an application to the Secretary in such form and in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary shall establish.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfdf4b7d935124b379bb8f43fc29640c2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An application under this subsection shall, at a minimum, include data on current system performance and estimated system improvements that will result from completion of the eligible project, including projections for 2, 7, and 15 years after completion.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb625e4c7caee43cf9261c84b2c45708f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Resubmission of applications</header><text>An eligible applicant whose project is not selected by the Secretary may resubmit an application in any subsequent solicitation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe18bb4c658d841478f332383045bbcd5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Criteria for project evaluation and selection</header> <paragraph id="IDd436688cc83a4c7c9ed78a864cd0adf0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may select a project only if the Secretary determines that the project—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf14f786680914aa4b34fe8fdc5f25413"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will significantly improve the performance of the national surface transportation network, nationally or regionally;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID83d86b3d424144ba98134008cac06043"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is based on the results of preliminary engineering;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0fd2842ff8fd4da19fa5cd951039f617"><enum>(C)</enum><text>cannot be readily and efficiently completed without Federal support from this program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80a030b6f177452796a5ef274e747d78"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is justified based on the ability of the project—</text> <clause id="ID9754f2ae99f047729476b703cc877bcd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to generate national economic benefits that reasonably exceed its costs, including increased access to jobs, labor, and other critical economic inputs;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4fab8b7d078b4126b3c2c220af5d55a3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reduce long-term congestion, including impacts in the State, region, and Nation, and increase speed, reliability, and accessibility of the movement of people or freight; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID956418b595b14deb8f0af366cbc66f0a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to improve transportation safety, including reducing transportation accidents, and serious injuries and fatalities; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID91f0c4e51bfe44d1956e1ac7347aab1b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is supported by an acceptable degree of non-Federal financial commitments, including evidence of stable and dependable financing sources to construct, maintain, and operate the infrastructure facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0bb323a387c45febaef72c368a5812b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text>In evaluating a project under this section, in addition to the criteria in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the project—</text> <subparagraph id="ID99354c43829241388cda1bda5af1643d"><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="IDc947c1ae9960456dbd26b65a35751800"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is able to begin construction within 18 months of being selected;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3ca0915cb5744c248e8117d225162fae"><enum>(C)</enum><text>incorporates innovative project delivery and financing where practical;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a27470f8bb447268ef17a478056cc92"><enum>(D)</enum><text>stimulates collaboration between States and among State and local governments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa856fd627abd415cac15fb1ee24f8168"><enum>(E)</enum><text>helps maintain or protect the environment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaef5558165f840c2983880a3448846e4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improves roadways vital to national energy security;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeae677818e7f491d9365c1027c442237"><enum>(G)</enum><text>uses innovative technologies, including intelligent transportation systems, that enhance the efficiency of the project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd0e2d0d1b8f54507893662d8c84b698c"><enum>(H)</enum><text>contributes to an equitable geographic distribution of funds under this section and an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural communities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa2a8d1febc514f8683e62eb4f0575ced"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grant requirements</header> <paragraph id="IDf512530a8634426c97f4911d01075bb7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A grant for a project under this section shall be subject to the following requirements:</text> <subparagraph id="ID9569961c00db447e80ce29567f2bcc0d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A qualifying highway project eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code, or public transportation project eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall comply with all applicable requirements of such title or chapter except that, if the project contains elements or activities that are not eligible for funding under such title or chapter but are eligible for funding under this section, the elements or activities shall comply with the requirements described in subparagraph (B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID33f50303c27f4b9487792959e101ac00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A qualifying surface transportation project not eligible under title 23, United States Code, or chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, section 10a–d of title 41, United States Code, and such other terms, conditions, and requirements as the Secretary determines are necessary and appropriate for the type of project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa8201e1b063b4877bf5c1be3c07227a0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of applicable modal requirements</header><text>In the event that a project has cross-modal components, the Secretary shall have the discretion to designate the requirements that shall apply to the project based on predominant components.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc4afae68282d4353b0f2aaf413b65619"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other terms and conditions</header><text>The Secretary shall require that all grants under this section be subject to all terms, conditions, and requirements that the Secretary decides are necessary or appropriate for purposes of this section, including requirements for the disposition of net increases in value of real property resulting from the project assisted under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD2D43D93736E47F18EF955BD40DEB2B9"><enum>(g)<?LEXA-Enum (g)?></enum><header>Federal share of project cost</header> <paragraph id="id3010EC5507DE442C8C4917F0151FF292"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a project funded under this section is to construct or improve a privately owned facility or would primarily benefit a private entity, the Federal share shall be the lesser of 50 percent of the total project cost or the quantified public benefit of the project. For all other projects funded under this section—</text> <subparagraph id="idB14AE8C6C791467081A76012070B4F55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal share of funds under this section shall be up to 50 percent of the project cost; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7086E82F1883462EA8F8BA8F9C050E51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the project sponsor may use other eligible Federal transportation funds to cover up to an additional 30 percent of the project costs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF9F80A9DC1014E2BA092DF6A50B8E82F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pre-approval costs</header><text>The Secretary may allow costs incurred prior to project approval to be used as a credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project. Such costs must be adequately documented, necessary, reasonable, and allocable to the current phase of the project and such costs may not be included as a cost or used to meet cost-sharing or matching requirements of any other federally-financed project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe2ea49c372d64a72b49b7b23d0d3b8f4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report to the Secretary</header><text>For each project funded under this section, the project sponsor shall reassess system performance and report to the Secretary 2, 7, and 15 years after completion of the project to assess if the project outcomes have met pre-construction projections.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDb605b217d1f44e0bb9a3930bd4c7049d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, to remain available until expended, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID145cf0c927d04534a934f0b286b468e9"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded under this section shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDecfb00195aff45f292bb6933d5d058a8"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="idE7C7EE78E9034F29A243AF03C719BBC4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header> <subparagraph id="id870FC29BD1834C17AC824498032BEE9D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary selects a project for funding under this section, 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 describes the reasons for selecting the project, based on the criteria described in subsection (e).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73504573F88D45BDA063E85152F7B133"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall specify each criteria described in subsection (e) that the project meets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF26328C974DE468DBA97FC3A213C821C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make available on the website of the Department the report submitted under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDde78577c0cf348f1bc8fa17a895553d4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comptroller general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="idD131576BE06543E5818BB91E025883EB"><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="IDb407baf72f734f9cbe03d7b2dddb6158"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 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="id1810998D0E424BA98E3B1A07FD949190"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the process by which each project was selected;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id07D0D3DB249D4A7DAB77143DFCF7F014"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the factors that went into the selection of each project; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id2926888595A14AEEAD12600120E9E1A3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the justification for the selection of each project based on the criteria described in subsection (e).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID239856da2e794e058f7fbdb4525307be"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inspector general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="idEBCCF84562F14115A26279DDE9460889"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The Inspector General of the Department 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="ID2b377c56fcc14cecb78ee3eba789e350"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initial Report</header><text>Not later than 2 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 that describes the initial results of the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID46fae3cbdd33458d9de5ee103dccbf7e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final Report</header><text>Not later than 4 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 final report that describes the findings of the Inspector General of the Department with respect to the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id845AAABB6ED343569C4E2814153D7753"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Regulations</header> <paragraph id="id5072fd3c799b439b9fee593d69f4ced6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate final regulations implementing the program authorized under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida8754a6158df4354a5a78372832552c4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interim provisions</header><text>Until the date on which the Secretary promulgates final regulations under paragraph (1), any amounts made available under subsection (i) to carry out this section shall be distributed in accordance with—</text> <subparagraph id="id12E3E47501B0490BA5702C34B2E1E8D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the guidance and policies developed for the distribution of grants under the program using the notice of funding availability entitled <quote>Notice of Funding Availability for the Department of Transportation’s National Infrastructure Investments Under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations, 2012; and Request for Comments</quote> (77 Fed. Reg. 4863 (January 31, 2012)); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B8ED31C6EA74217A6F563FB3EAC970F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such guidance and policies as subsequently revised and updated.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID4211cf6a833b4b7ba197fd2fc890b386"><enum>1119.</enum><header>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header> <subsection id="id50C10F6E7DF34D4F9A34DBAF938627DC"><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="idE191B94621B0421B94A8BBF416EC09DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idC3C3173478AD4805AB0FA1651A6C9EE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB27691E454F84024AC8648A40D627A1A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93E391485564499A9EA5CD930B89CF99" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDc463ff875d1645db88da6745d6352986"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>Of the amounts made available to ferry systems and public entities responsible for developing ferries under this section for a fiscal year, 100 percent shall be allocated in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection (d).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID03b7b7f7d6ee489793d1823e989d60e6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Of the amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (c)—</text> <paragraph id="ID12af9d00d4554bd28ec2effdb43a2e7d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>20 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="id50025B5AD5C34A6795E3B45A0EB512AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of ferry passengers carried by each ferry system in the most recent fiscal year; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAA5054937D8D4D2590568ED3E82DEAAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of ferry passengers carried by all ferry systems in the most recent fiscal year;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe89129392918499b84e6764da946f982"><enum>(2)</enum><text>50 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="id19A1D49FE24A4B9C875EB8ECEBC3F58B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of vehicles carried by each ferry system in the most recent fiscal year; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4422C397C5A4F9D970241ED8DF2D63E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of vehicles carried by all ferry systems in the most recent fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcae3035fe27b4e37a0c73437d5501747"><enum>(3)</enum><text>30 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="idCA08331A6EAD4DF3863AC1F7BA30CC30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total route miles serviced by each ferry system; bears to</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25E1D58AC8194AF385B7EF4D59DC7887"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total route miles serviced by all ferry systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1CF99CF69F4D4733AC94CCE965A4A982"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Ferry boat coordination team</header> <paragraph id="idfee4260b2cd6424084214e6f6d52cf1d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish within the Federal Highway Administration a Ferry Boat Coordination Team to carry out paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id636e464bb1d641b2afab92615fdeef92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the ferry boat coordination team shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="id5ebb997595814e9a806f6616afe09381"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to coordinate Federal programs affecting ferry and ferry facility construction, maintenance, operations, and security; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f613b73a1c043da87e4743d47a78ce4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote transportation by ferry as a component of the United States transportation system.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id92428b32d93b446380d87edc9ec31e8d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The ferry boat coordination team shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ide18e685c85e0455495933e7e45330ff9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate programs relating to ferry transportation carried out by—</text> <clause id="idf52ed17253a64edcacb4d3e6e2b0638b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation, including programs carried out by the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Maritime Administration, and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration;</text> </clause><clause id="id7a0433f098e04d37932ef55ff7e6e3c3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Department of Homeland Security; and</text> </clause><clause id="ideb35263de42944c2aa748ad03641d2d0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other Federal and State agencies, as appropriate;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb1b2b838c58b486893711c622fa32749"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure resource accountability for programs carried out by the Secretary relating to ferry transportation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6329620bd5645b9a7de5015616ffbd8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide strategic leadership for research, development, testing, and deployment of technologies relating to ferry transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5cbda23ba8f24acf9622ddce9603d128"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote ferry transportation as a means to reduce costs associated with traffic congestion.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0C2C4F8DF7E44E9D838A99A9AF95116C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $67,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbc1da8a4c4d44451ade352d9af2bd88d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National ferry database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1801(e) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 129 note; Public Law 109–59) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idFDE8C66ACFB242D69DF8FEE6BAC91F19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>, including any Federal, State, and local government funding sources,</quote> after <quote>sources</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id943CCE33BF144494888D80879695A593"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="id92152A2973834DBF9A365192772A4D8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id528D6FA476594AD8A5C641765D467C46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC2A705AC11F3434F8CFD2068A3C967DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B), the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC26B64F7A33545BC9CA6AF6FCB9F9AA1" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id0EC2A2A328FB4901AE534605B6949336"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the database is consistent with the national transit database maintained by the Federal Transit Administration; and</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id858B159979F64DA7A8699D8A1796C16E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id83AE0C6155D74A8CA8ABDF7B0CDDF563"><enum>B</enum><header>Performance management</header> <section id="IDf3bb8e91f5e347a9956b2419886c270f"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51749128494344B28DDF478A200F4A72" style="USC"> <section id="ID75e4e5469f314a50a307760dc5b7032a"><enum>134.</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header> <subsection id="IDf58ee52819364295b8e2f80d2632858d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It is in the national interest—</text> <paragraph id="ID31eaf35dff8440279ff2941052b82c6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to encourage and promote the safe, cost-effective, and efficient management, operation, and development of surface transportation systems that will serve efficiently the mobility needs of individuals and freight, reduce transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries, and foster economic growth and development within and between States and urbanized areas, while fitting the needs and complexity of individual communities, maximizing value for taxpayers, leveraging cooperative investments, and minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution through the metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes identified in this title;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID14b7cc9f5d804898b29345cd7b169c1e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to encourage the continued improvement, evolution, and coordination of the metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes by and among metropolitan planning organizations, State departments of transportation, regional planning organizations, interstate partnerships, and public transportation and intercity service operators as guided by the planning factors identified in subsection (h) of this section and section 135(d);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1045bf04887843a7b00d12b56fd502ee"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to encourage and promote transportation needs and decisions that are integrated with other planning needs and priorities; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD4770FFD49DC4826937B432561FB5D79"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to maximize the effectiveness of transportation investments.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc0f4a9f80d8d4d77902598a346dfef9c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section and section 135, the following definitions shall apply:</text> <paragraph id="IDe119a16179ba492ab9e952fb3c498092"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Existing MPO</header><text>The term <term>existing MPO</term> means a metropolitan planning organization that was designated as a metropolitan planning organization on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2813828158649088c04b1941c02d028"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local official</header><text>The term <term>local official</term> means any elected or appointed official of general purpose local government with responsibility for transportation in a designated area.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDacb89d131b2a4dbe8a27571d978e97fc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maintenance area</header><text>The term <term>maintenance area</term> means an area that was designated as an air quality nonattainment area, but was later redesignated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency as an air quality attainment area, under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc597959ed8047e8a6afe009f8e3c6ed"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning area</header><text>The term <term>metropolitan planning area</term> means a geographical area determined by agreement between the metropolitan planning organization for the area and the applicable Governor under subsection (c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7591b92daeb461a9b5d7a1f0cff2da8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning organization</header><text>The term <term>metropolitan planning organization</term> means the policy board of an organization established pursuant to subsection (c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe362f0690b3e4bd4a87b92d919134fe4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation plan</header><text>The term <term>metropolitan transportation plan</term> means a plan developed by a metropolitan planning organization under subsection (i).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2793e45f783b4940954f9f9c57295dc4"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Nonattainment area</header><text>The term <term>nonattainment area</term> has the meaning given the term in section 171 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID37cb90d483654e968e1a02e42ee7846d"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Nonmetropolitan area</header> <subparagraph id="idCDAAB7AB479D4920A66A593628E0EA97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>nonmetropolitan area</term> means a geographical area outside the boundaries of a designated metropolitan planning area.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73DBEB6DDD6A42F68DF112C01B190527"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>nonmetropolitan area</term> includes—</text> <clause id="id3E0EAD00EC9C467CB846423016E78954"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a small urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000, but fewer than 200,000, individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDDF8DADB56BC4893BD5908BE07347750"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a nonurbanized area.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F8FF56B39B14FD0AD3105447DBFEB2A"><enum>(9)<?LEXA-Enum (9)?></enum><header>Nonmetropolitan planning organization</header><text>The term <term>nonmetropolitan planning organization</term> means an organization that—</text> <subparagraph id="idE3485F06F980468A997248B71EE93DFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was designated as a metropolitan planning organization as of the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F4258E9E95240C3A6B39FAED0D971EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not designated as a tier I MPO or tier II MPO.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF64AB9A1A37E488E80027A0C68A9255E"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Regionally significant</header><text>The term <term>regionally significant</term>, with respect to a transportation project, program, service, or strategy, means a project, program, service, or strategy that—</text> <subparagraph id="id5DE39D106880434091BFED4C4DAFED41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>serves regional transportation needs (such as access to and from the area outside of the region, major activity centers in the region, and major planned developments); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58CCEDF39C2942EB91E6D697D053DA7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>would normally be included in the modeling of a transportation network of a metropolitan area.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE075A5F868B142388B41CAA81E226EF1"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Rural planning organization</header><text>The term ‘rural planning organization’ means an organization that—</text> <subparagraph id="idF4F341FCCE17429E8FAFD68A30E49AF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is responsible for the planning, coordination, and implementation of statewide transportation plans and programs outside of a metropolitan area, with an emphasis on addressing the needs of rural areas of the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95DD1DC5E57A4AFB837C39B8409ED6BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not designated as a tier I or tier II metropolitan planning organization or a nonmetropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDD4F20C0F9DC4B8E96D122468EE220BB"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Statewide transportation improvement program</header><text>The term <term>statewide transportation improvement program</term> means a statewide transportation improvement program developed by a State under section 135(g).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a4a49be0307433ca5e1c80cb7b8d881"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Statewide transportation plan</header><text>The term <term>statewide transportation plan</term> means a plan developed by a State under section 135(f).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD3402D0413034E57B3AFA79E2B091E35"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Tier I MPO</header><text>The term ‘tier I MPO’ means a metropolitan planning organization designated as a tier I MPO under subsection (e)(4)(A).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idED3AC98A75BC456A8F09839C0A2CF054"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Tier II MPO</header><text>The term ‘tier II MPO’ means a metropolitan planning organization designated as a tier I MPO under subsection (e)(4)(B).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb986a8cb21874bc2825a8ea8ea1e9fb1"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Transportation improvement program</header><text>The term <term>transportation improvement program</term> means a program developed by a metropolitan planning organization under subsection (j).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d68b6d3e5dc4dc4a113f2299320a808"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Urbanized area</header><text>The term <term>urbanized area</term> means a geographical area with a population of 50,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5637ef8e427143c2878e5e10d73b2d20"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of metropolitan planning organizations</header> <paragraph id="ID74f3c1a2b3d64d23b2ffb2717858a2fe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process under this section, a metropolitan planning organization shall be designated for each urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census—</text> <subparagraph id="ID566a8cf1a0584056b63fa64e9ebe4bed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by agreement between the applicable Governor and local officials that, in the aggregate, represent at least 75 percent of the affected population (including the largest incorporated city (based on population), as calculated according to the most recent decennial census); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDef7448b76af34555a5f6f32fdf380fcf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance with procedures established by applicable State or local law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeab6ce03788145ca938bddcbfabb833d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small urbanized areas</header><text>To carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process under this section, a metropolitan planning organization may be designated for any urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more individuals, but fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcfa3162f505d4048b5d4ec6a6d2d6f66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by agreement between the applicable Governor and local officials that, in the aggregate, represent at least 75 percent of the affected population (including the largest incorporated city (based on population), as calculated according to the most recent decennial census); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc3440d099324a86a6cdbc8d82b1c6d3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with the consent of the Secretary, based on a finding that the resulting metropolitan planning organization has met the minimum requirements under subsection (e)(4)(B).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf325dbdef9e04ab48efbcbeb68ffc3f5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Structure</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, a metropolitan planning organization shall consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb58de2a309f048d0962a484c5c8860df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>elected local officials in the relevant metropolitan area;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc56a1f7c959646739d18a0022096e87c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>officials of public agencies that administer or operate major modes of transportation in the relevant metropolitan area, including providers of public transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID31e974801a634b96ac6349d18a15ff68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>appropriate State officials.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb3871f9175f248e183546786fc731418"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection interferes with any authority under any State law in effect on December 18, 1991, of a public agency with multimodal transportation responsibilities—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1af6bbecab4b4f7aa8460b14f4b27ff9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop the metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for adoption by a metropolitan planning organization; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe3ebc27c397b478eae1bcdee6d4b7cd3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop capital plans, coordinate public transportation services and projects, or carry out other activities pursuant to State law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb9c7f1a6d907424088e949f8734da321"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuing designation</header> <subparagraph id="IDf23cc7a14d24462192401f8a298e24a4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Population of 200,000 or more</header><text>A designation of an existing MPO for an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, shall remain in effect—</text> <clause id="ID0d2ea0d875a64efcbf5d3ee7e505bf64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for the period during which the structure of the existing MPO complies with the requirements of paragraph (1); or</text> </clause><clause id="ID31055dfc49354bceb17be6f6c3274754"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>until the date on which the existing MPO is redesignated under paragraph (6); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71a22387a3ac4be8bc43be5f72bc2e32"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Population of fewer than 200,000</header> <clause id="id3BBBC33122FF4E26B70133884CDE568C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A designation of an existing MPO for an urbanized area with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, shall remain in effect until the date on which the existing MPO is redesignated under paragraph (6) unless—</text> <subclause id="idC5F59A29B1F14198BFED49BF7D39EE8A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the existing MPO requests that its planning responsibilities be transferred to the State or to another planning organization designated by the State; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id428582305C1A4907B635327B38F40EF3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary determines 3 years after the date on which the Secretary issues a rule pursuant to subsection (e)(4)(B)(i), that the existing MPO is not meeting the minimum requirements established by the rule.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idA9F5B94D061D46CB813F6B9A85B5B277"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Justification</header><text>The Secretary shall, in a timely manner, provide a substantive written justification to each metropolitan planning organization that is the subject of a negative determination of the Secretary under clause (i)(II).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2c0f9cbb1174140aef5987527c48952"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>If a metropolitan planning organization for an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 that would otherwise be terminated under subparagraph (B), requests a probationary continuation before the termination of the metropolitan planning organization, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="idf35684af81f047849d96a8f2c8fcfd5f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>delay the termination of the metropolitan planning organization under subparagraph (B) for a period of 1 year;</text> </clause><clause id="id09b900ea70ed4510886a5fadba2e9c9d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide additional technical assistance to all metropolitan planning organizations provided an extension under this paragraph to assist the metropolitan planning organization in meeting the minimum requirements under subsection (e)(4)(B)(i); and</text> </clause><clause id="id2cc984cc494e4cdf9c7fa93a911901a2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make a determination not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary issues an extension, regardless of whether the metropolitan planning organization has met the minimum requirements established under subsection (e)(4)(B)(ii).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9adbfb3c57d2431299225476934d0852"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Designation as tier ii mpo</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the existing MPO has met the minimum requirements under the rule issued under subsection (e)(4)(B)(i), the Secretary shall designate the existing MPO as a tier II MPO.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id69b721ddf6f447ba845643910e5a748d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Redesignation</header> <subparagraph id="id1cba6a3f9a4e43d387f13b85d2866dff"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The designation of a metropolitan planning organization under this subsection shall remain in effect until the date on which the metropolitan planning organization is redesignated, as appropriate, in accordance with the requirements of this subsection pursuant to an agreement between—</text> <clause id="id99cbfdd518a24e599e62ae82fa5cf6e3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the applicable Governor; and</text> </clause><clause id="idc056dc689bad4d3dace1e0cb7a3ba9d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>affected local officials who, in the aggregate, represent at least 75 percent of the existing metropolitan planning area population (including the largest incorporated city (based on population), as calculated according to the most recent decennial census).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cf38093b8e7426191f2b20dfc6f2ddb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restructuring</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization may be restructured to meet the requirements of paragraph (3) without undertaking a redesignation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e211fea020b453380cdef1958dab9cc"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Absence of designation</header> <subparagraph id="id23107352bf1044e4b7101a6f627890b4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization that is the subject of a negative determination of the Secretary under paragraph (5)(B)(ii) shall submit to the State in which the metropolitan planning organization is located, or to a planning organization designated by the State, by not later than 180 days after the date on which a notice of the negative determination is received, a 6-month plan that includes a description of a method—</text> <clause id="ida4329d48a7ce4f3ab916019fa59fb927"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to transfer the responsibilities of the metropolitan planning organization to the State; and</text> </clause><clause id="idca8cc3fddeaf418091099ee3b055f0b4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to dissolve the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide24b24c6bc4d4ab4bec1f1b89413c85f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Action on dissolution</header><text>On submission of a plan under subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning area served by the applicable metropolitan planning organization shall—</text> <clause id="id49f2e53cce9641f5844c63e29328501b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>continue to receive metropolitan transportation planning funds until the earlier of—</text> <subclause id="id8c09aca4c99e4be7bc2e71fbab76767e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the date of dissolution of the metropolitan planning organization; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7e29d86a34ad4b90b25d29a17f173b46"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idda2b19c2216a48f98cf362ca1021b22c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be treated by the State as a nonmetropolitan area for purposes of this title.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3855f3f9e9c4408f871c08c374ec5feb"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Designation of multiple MPOs</header> <subparagraph id="idD72BAC9CF60249E5BE9C87C6ADDDF086"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>More than 1 metropolitan planning organization may be designated within an existing metropolitan planning area only if the applicable Governor and an existing MPO determine that the size and complexity of the existing metropolitan planning area make the designation of more than 1 metropolitan planning organization for the metropolitan planning area appropriate.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB1AD10802C77461A8BADA633D061A121"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Service jurisdictions</header><text>If more than 1 metropolitan planning organization is designated for an existing metropolitan planning area under subparagraph (A), the existing metropolitan planning area shall be split into multiple metropolitan planning areas, each of which shall be served by the existing MPO or a new metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB2778CD424BB4220B5E9FA2A2653E18D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tier designation</header><text>The tier designation of each metropolitan planning organization subject to a designation under this paragraph shall be determined based on the size of each respective metropolitan planning area, in accordance with subsection (e)(4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID86dbcb12d2744b029eb150302e0bf4dd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Metropolitan planning area boundaries</header> <paragraph id="ID802c1b62dc624156aa1bbaef9475403c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of this section, the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area shall be determined by agreement between the applicable metropolitan planning organization and the Governor of the State in which the metropolitan planning area is located.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID923c30e09bf847c896f962ad32be77af"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included area</header><text>Each metropolitan planning area—</text> <subparagraph id="ID87cf3aa6c74d480781604c20859afaa7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall encompass at least the relevant existing urbanized area and any contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 20-year forecast period under the applicable metropolitan transportation plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b6d5498a4b6409587995f1bf135752d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may encompass the entire relevant metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID291866cdf0504a76bb9f5aaf35afaa74"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Identification of new urbanized areas</header><text>The designation by the Bureau of the Census of a new urbanized area within the boundaries of an existing metropolitan planning area shall not require the redesignation of the relevant existing MPO.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID38e67a139b7c4e54882cd4bc3e98d04b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonattainment and maintenance areas</header> <subparagraph id="idDC6600EB709445EA8E1800B69B9958CC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Existing metropolitan planning areas</header> <clause id="id7BCCDA755C174293890237E0AD91A461"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the case of an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area or maintenance area as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the boundaries of the existing metropolitan planning area as of that date of enactment shall remain in force and effect.</text> </clause><clause id="idA152AA248001480BA5C307AB1C5071C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding clause (i), the boundaries of an existing metropolitan planning area described in that clause may be adjusted by agreement of the applicable Governor and the affected metropolitan planning organizations in accordance with paragraph (1).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b40d881340f4a47bd35a4d8c3296468"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New metropolitan planning areas</header><text>In the case of an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area or maintenance area after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area—</text> <clause id="ID66468be2544f45b7a939094332e66f48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be established in accordance with subsection (c)(1);</text> </clause><clause id="ID7976c3a557ce4ad9a81a44255f32d6b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall encompass the areas described in paragraph (2)(A);</text> </clause><clause id="ID2972aabf841747988bcaeff3a921859e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may encompass the areas described in paragraph (2)(B); and</text> </clause><clause id="IDe78a28bff0814f15986b088ca6513c82"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may address any appropriate nonattainment area or maintenance area.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5d12f977eef84dbb8d70eb92a9dd2911"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <paragraph id="IDd904301276de406c9d7e9151bc08673e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of plans and TIPs</header><text>To accomplish the policy objectives described in subsection (a), each metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the applicable State and public transportation operators, shall develop metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for metropolitan planning areas of the State through a performance-driven, outcome-based approach to metropolitan transportation planning consistent with subsection (h).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ca086050b894ef08e78c3491b45aecc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for each metropolitan area shall provide for the development and integrated management and operation of transportation systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation) that will function as—</text> <subparagraph id="id8EFA5C98DF62453BA2843DD53E2761AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an intermodal transportation system for the metropolitan planning area; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4A0F865CE744067BD839E6F154DDEE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the applicable State and the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad6cb0490db14d109765d8fe9c0774c4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Process of development</header><text>The process for developing metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id775A6F9B7307411DACB6A5EF649D6BE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for consideration of all modes of transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5E45C80FA6C4005AE7071ECF9261B50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the transportation needs to be addressed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfaf4774abc7f4c4b9f7de355eee96099"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Tiering</header> <subparagraph id="ID73a6cdcfc9584a7d8dadcfa3aac787da"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tier I MPOs</header> <clause id="IDed14dac318b74cde9cbde80fd3640755"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization shall be designated as a tier I MPO if—</text> <subclause id="ID27d277c0e36a47d4a8128174184c0e7f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>as certified by the Governor of each applicable State, the metropolitan planning organization operates within, and primarily serves, a metropolitan planning area with a population of 1,000,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID1f047a2b47b940adaf05ef4d654d875e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary determines the metropolitan planning organization—</text> <item id="id9E2DD7D26DE245188BCA0EF1BBCE83F9"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>meets the minimum technical requirements under clause (iv); and</text> </item><item id="id7496851B0C55448FBD7BA384B15C66CA"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, will fully implement the processes described in subsections (h) though (j).</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID03219310a90749f093b8b53c881ed70a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Absence of designation</header><text>In the absence of designation as a tier I MPO under clause (i), a metropolitan planning organization shall operate as a tier II MPO until the date on which the Secretary determines the metropolitan planning organization can meet the minimum technical requirements under clause (iv).</text> </clause><clause id="ID2f31a9ab575542eea9ce2cd504354349"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Redesignation as tier I</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization operating within a metropolitan planning area with a population of 200,000 or more and fewer than 1,000,000 individuals and primarily within urbanized areas with populations of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, that is designated as a tier II MPO under subparagraph (B) may request, with the support of the applicable Governor, a redesignation as a tier I MPO on a determination by the Secretary that the metropolitan planning organization has met the minimum technical requirements under clause (iv).</text> </clause><clause id="ID5915bc23273845ffbe2c577ca89294a3"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Minimum technical requirements</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue a rule that establishes the minimum technical requirements necessary for a metropolitan planning organization to be designated as a tier I MPO, including, at a minimum, modeling, data, staffing, and other technical requirements.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbbb89b7f14b345b99be339866ea3c4ad"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tier II MPOs</header> <clause id="ID6dbc7b42c9f8426898f37660294252ce"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary shall issue a rule that establishes minimum requirements necessary for a metropolitan planning organization to be designated as a tier II MPO.</text> </clause><clause id="id893C1393CB27404D9DBF0BD90769C879"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The minimum requirements established under clause (i) shall—</text> <subclause id="id22F3D1C38022438AB5AA5305A348FC60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be limited to ensuring that each metropolitan planning organization has the capabilities necessary to develop the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program under this section; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2339855297364362B86CA743FCBBC768"><enum>(II)</enum><text>include—</text> <item id="ID09129398cf244cf487d79bbe7408d50d"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>only the staffing capabilities necessary to operate the metropolitan planning organization; and</text> </item><item id="IDd9f8eabb02614307b5b654144c9f1256"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a requirement that the metropolitan planning organization has the technical capacity to conduct the travel demand model and forecasting necessary, as appropriate based on the size and resources of the metropolitan planning organization, to fulfill the requirements of this section, except that in cases in which a metropolitan planning organization has a formal agreement with a State to conduct the modeling on behalf of the metropolitan planning organization, the metropolitan planning organization shall be exempt from the technical capacity requirement.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id5cfb49e5f97c4e4b91bc9b623baeac6e"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The rule issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall only include the minimum requirements established under clause (ii).</text> </clause><clause id="idC029247C29DB48A98D53F1B52B1DD261"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization operating primarily within an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and that does not qualify as a tier I MPO under subparagraph (A)(i), shall—</text> <subclause id="id37723BAED25B4CC6B84ACE8281F2D4F0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be designated as a tier II MPO; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idADFAF1321FFD4582BF3FED6C54EE831C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>follow the processes under subsection (k).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d72443eddf3426393485fc7e9432ad7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consolidation</header> <clause id="id7D0418DEC2194496BC65EA436F33CED4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Metropolitan planning organizations operating within contiguous, adjacent, or geographically linked urbanized areas may elect to consolidate in order to meet the population thresholds required to achieve designation as a tier I or tier II MPO under this paragraph.</text> </clause><clause id="id420D520049DC41E8A4406EBBD3DAA63E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection requires or prevents consolidation among multiple metropolitan planning organizations located within a single urbanized area.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3b6639a88b6e4ac6956477196e8bf9cb"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination in multistate areas</header> <paragraph id="ID1b2c339a391a47caabd6212878e4f2ff"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate metropolitan area and the appropriate metropolitan planning organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire metropolitan area.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7a787144a98455fb6526ae24509bbda"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination along designated transportation corridors</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate metropolitan area and the appropriate metropolitan planning organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire designated transportation corridor.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3f53c0f776c42ed8d49a34d5517103d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination with interstate compacts</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage metropolitan planning organizations to take into consideration, during the development of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, any relevant transportation studies concerning planning for regional transportation (including high-speed and intercity rail corridor studies, commuter rail corridor studies, intermodal terminals, and interstate highways) in support of freight, intercity, or multistate area projects and services that have been developed pursuant to interstate compacts or agreements, or by organizations established under section 135.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb479e279661d4c1fb3169efd6e9c6d90"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Engagement in metropolitan transportation plan and TIP development</header> <paragraph id="ID38408b491db940abbf1a8b9064653642"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nonattainment and maintenance areas</header><text>If more than 1 metropolitan planning organization has authority within a metropolitan area, nonattainment area, or maintenance area, each metropolitan planning organization shall consult with all other metropolitan planning organizations designated for the metropolitan area, nonattainment area, or maintenance area and the State in the development of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID13ce7289b0254dc196677ed6007f1981"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation improvements located in multiple metropolitan planning areas</header><text>If a transportation improvement project funded under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 is located within the boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan planning area, the affected metropolitan planning organizations shall coordinate metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs regarding the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2b6963b461f462387fc4f072bf58459"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination of adjacent planning organizations</header> <subparagraph id="id409C307A8EC94E68A17B76FB621F6B29"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization that is adjacent or located in reasonably close proximity to another metropolitan planning organization shall coordinate with that metropolitan planning organization with respect to planning processes, including preparation of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, to the maximum extent practicable.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4B67F508096E49C1AE0B48F553D52A4C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Nonmetropolitan planning organizations</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization that is adjacent or located in reasonably close proximity to a nonmetropolitan planning organization shall consult with that nonmetropolitan planning organization with respect to planning processes, to the maximum extent practicable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID81ea515c043841c999643512cb6a1c0d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Relationship with other planning officials</header> <subparagraph id="id76784CBEFED9419989A5A547DA194DFF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning organization to cooperate with Federal, tribal, State, and local officers and entities responsible for other types of planning activities that are affected by transportation in the relevant area (including planned growth, economic development, infrastructure services, housing, other public services, nonmotorized users, environmental protection, airport operations, high-speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, port access, and freight movements), to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the metropolitan transportation planning process, metropolitan transportation plans, and transportation improvement programs are developed in cooperation with other related planning activities in the area.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB0251B34665F46E58E31D649F225AD70"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>Cooperation under subparagraph (A) shall include the design and delivery of transportation services within the metropolitan area that are provided by—</text> <clause id="ID7b2d8bcfec6c4432a21d6f35e25f082c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recipients of assistance under sections 202, 203, and 204;</text> </clause><clause id="ID17e629e0df6146459ea97a4bc9a55102"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49;</text> </clause><clause id="ID290bc259b0704087998c03ced85ced1a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>government agencies and nonprofit organizations (including representatives of the agencies and organizations) that receive Federal assistance from a source other than the Department of Transportation to provide nonemergency transportation services; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID3ee2e7900bda4287915505b599093734"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>sponsors of regionally significant programs, projects, and services that are related to transportation and receive assistance from any public or private source.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID48cf9533df4f472bbb9348b0cf958382"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coordination of other federally required planning programs</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning organization to coordinate, to the maximum extent practicable, the development of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs with other relevant federally required planning programs.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID082accc8201b4e50a31ad11796f7fb1c"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Scope of planning process</header> <paragraph id="ID4bd4bf6d28fc4d3eacea0df5192ba7e7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The metropolitan transportation planning process for a metropolitan planning area under this section shall provide for consideration of projects and strategies that will—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa791f2275a6f49aaad05ea82c4a125c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, travel and tourism (where applicable), productivity, and efficiency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79e0f067a598452998df8e8de1aa2b9c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID650146ff31a94e19a62298b138604e79"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID71b28017782346778b4f1f89043bd598"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increase the accessibility and mobility of individuals and freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID555ba49f433c45cbbc6a8446f0009255"><enum>(E)</enum><text>protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7eafff1b40a74066af643e7082e33f7f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for individuals and freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0683f6d5f9b0459eb503808db52db42d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>increase efficient system management and operation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID21cec92957904d48bad6f90832986ed7"><enum>(H)</enum><text>emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4e91ea4d6454427795fdc2c9153cbb9d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance-based approach</header> <subparagraph id="ID75a33ecd82f2491d8919447b99dd312b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The metropolitan transportation planning process shall provide for the establishment and use of a performance-based approach to transportation decisionmaking to support the national goals described in section 150(b) of this title and in section 5301(c) of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID076be7adedaf49969e489b8c252fb320"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Performance targets</header> <clause id="idcc63e10b14804bbba4776cb65edafe37"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Surface transportation performance targets</header> <subclause id="idd9e247751a1c4c29b453a1e8b6f1c71a"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall establish performance targets that address the performance measures described in sections 119(f), 148(h), 149(k), where applicable, and 167(i) to use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id79efb2811f6a46f797873be42e547b01"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Selection of performance targets by a metropolitan planning organization shall be coordinated with the relevant State to ensure consistency, to the maximum extent practicable.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id68060c8b9543498d8f955126365e40e3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation performance targets</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall adopt the performance targets identified by providers of public transportation pursuant to sections 5326(c) and 5329(d) of title 49, for use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4549ae60155b4a5e88ceb344b15a9f15"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall establish the performance targets under subparagraph (B) not later than 90 days after the date on which the relevant State or provider of public transportation establishes the performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9e69d4543f1449bf80bffda9b96c23ad"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Integration of other performance-based plans</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization shall integrate in the metropolitan transportation planning process, directly or by reference, the goals, objectives, performance measures, and targets described in other State plans and processes, as well as asset management and safety plans developed by providers of public transportation, required as part of a performance-based program, including plans such as—</text> <clause id="idF7C297D947FB4B1F811B3C3C3D74306E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State National Highway System asset management plan;</text> </clause><clause id="id5459B5C8586C486596F03BF62AFBEA37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>asset management plans developed by providers of public transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="id8E8FA95FAB874C53B90D9AE6F11E9745"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State strategic highway safety plan;</text> </clause><clause id="idC1BB576515DB4B99B6EF1471B390B17D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>safety plans developed by providers of public transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="id34C80F43C87547DAACC5BAFE0F17EFA1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the congestion mitigation and air quality performance plan, where applicable;</text> </clause><clause id="idC1295613255C4C77939F82384416A7AC"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the national freight strategic plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="id4B05D5430D8D4FA9BBA51F9C3440700D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the statewide transportation plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7c01cf53f39e4f6fb7e7a1b331a600e2"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of performance measures and targets</header><text>The performance measures and targets established under this paragraph shall be used, at a minimum, by the relevant metropolitan planning organization as the basis for development of policies, programs, and investment priorities reflected in the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1bb05ed7bf3542f8a9c3f55d3a5a17b1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to consider factors</header><text>The failure to take into consideration 1 or more of the factors specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be subject to review by any court under this title, chapter 53 of title 49, subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting a metropolitan transportation plan, a transportation improvement program, a project or strategy, or the certification of a planning process.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID86e628e1999844589a5adb281bb5f916"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Participation by interested parties</header> <subparagraph id="ID4ad974a92d394ec895b11cc185924229"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall provide to affected individuals, public agencies, and other interested parties (including State representatives of nonmotorized users) notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment on the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program and any relevant scenarios.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E8E473E05B1439CB61EDA9775DD387E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents of participation plan</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall establish a participation plan that—</text> <clause id="idD87E0D978E294C8B9523ACB55D0D951B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is developed in consultation with interested parties and local officials; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3DEC24302D9E4FA8B434CF95E8ED7CE8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides that interested parties and local officials shall have reasonable opportunities to comment on the contents of the metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8736081f40f04959a51f1708d63f6b9f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <clause id="ID63eafda214784ae3ab69dad9e3b4901d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program in consultation with interested parties, as appropriate, including by the formation of advisory groups representative of the community and interested parties (including State representatives of nonmotorized users) that participate in the development of the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program;</text> </clause><clause id="IDb2d5d402fe704d40a0fd8cef631880b2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>hold any public meetings at times and locations that are, as applicable—</text> <subclause id="idC6FEB91B2DB84333A8ABF91903F1A7F6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>convenient; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idD624DCFED5014F6F8A5464AE7110B40E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDa87fb0941b7a4eb48e6571c404032ea6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employ visualization techniques to describe metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID557a8ade5cd74dc6a2a13771370083ff"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>make public information available in appropriate electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, to afford reasonable opportunity for consideration of public information under subparagraph (A).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4e55b7d12da14cf18e83ad14650b284e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Development of metropolitan transportation plan</header> <paragraph id="ID879d0ecb0a7e47f29c161d2067785f4c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header> <subparagraph id="id21B382FE24114C7AA9F8A1C9B931C920"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, each metropolitan planning organization shall prepare and update, respectively, a metropolitan transportation plan for the relevant metropolitan planning area in accordance with this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D79E1F12FAD468391A506CA35498099"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>A metropolitan planning organization shall prepare or update, as appropriate, the metropolitan transportation plan not less frequently than once every 4 years if the metropolitan planning organization is operating within—</text> <clause id="ID4b8011754e6f46f39ca974289ae563e2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a nonattainment area; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDdd6eaed270844a0cb1f0b16a0838dc85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a maintenance area.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDec23b6044d1845f88076e6ddf8be038e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other requirements</header><text>A metropolitan transportation plan under this section shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idEA6F81F5070E4520A09638C0A8D604E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be in a form that the Secretary determines to be appropriate;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF960D514990C4FB0AB125BD9C75BD211"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have a term of not less than 20 years; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAE6D77A6A55541BD9ACC4AFF663D72E0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contain, at a minimum—</text> <clause id="ID56dbc86f3bc248608480529a300f153a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an identification of the existing transportation infrastructure, including highways, local streets and roads, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, public transportation facilities and services, commuter rail facilities and services, high-speed and intercity passenger rail facilities and services, freight facilities (including freight railroad and port facilities), multimodal and intermodal facilities, and intermodal connectors that, evaluated in the aggregate, function as an integrated metropolitan transportation system;</text> </clause><clause id="IDf210060751914e079ef5cf8be6b11f8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the performance measures and performance targets used in assessing the existing and future performance of the transportation system in accordance with subsection (h)(2);</text> </clause><clause id="IDf18c7cd643104187aae5458921b871a0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of the current and projected future usage of the transportation system, including a projection based on a preferred scenario, and further including, to the extent practicable, an identification of existing or planned transportation rights-of-way, corridors, facilities, and related real properties;</text> </clause><clause id="ID09ccec35f6864c6d90b908aa59b008a0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a system performance report evaluating the existing and future condition and performance of the transportation system with respect to the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2) and updates in subsequent system performance reports, including—</text> <subclause id="ID90006ad549d84a9bb47f1583ecfbc405"><enum>(I)</enum><text>progress achieved by the metropolitan planning organization in meeting the performance targets in comparison with system performance recorded in previous reports;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDa72be35c8ebb45808aa35e46d9bf9246"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an accounting of the performance of the metropolitan planning organization on outlay of obligated project funds and delivery of projects that have reached substantial completion in relation to—</text> <item id="idF3B1EE26DA544657AEB1D4C57D475F5F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the projects included in the transportation improvement program; and</text> </item><item id="id8D8E6CD464684984A032ED2D069194BA"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the projects that have been removed from the previous transportation improvement program; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID4564cfc73eea444a92d2dc0bac78ed8f"><enum>(III)</enum><text>when appropriate, an analysis of how the preferred scenario has improved the conditions and performance of the transportation system and how changes in local policies, investments, and growth have impacted the costs necessary to achieve the identified performance targets;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID2cddd90ffd4f47f2882640f92a76c06c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments for improving system performance over the planning horizon, including transportation systems management and operations strategies, maintenance strategies, demand management strategies, asset management strategies, capacity and enhancement investments, State and local economic development and land use improvements, intelligent transportation systems deployment, and technology adoption strategies, as determined by the projected support of the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2);</text> </clause><clause id="IDa062364a52b64d929d13532b74534ecf"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments to improve and integrate disability-related access to transportation infrastructure, including strategies and investments based on a preferred scenario, when appropriate;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc2840520a8e44f3aa05659553828a8ae"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>investment priorities for using projected available and proposed revenues over the short- and long-term stages of the planning horizon, in accordance with the financial plan required under paragraph (4);</text> </clause><clause id="ID1ce32d2e3e2d4152a7dc7449227bc6f5"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a description of interstate compacts entered into in order to promote coordinated transportation planning in multistate areas, if applicable;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc76487f7de664b02b1779a99e0254568"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>an optional illustrative list of projects containing investments that—</text> <subclause id="id1E760676321D4BC2A72D3363B3F29CE9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are not included in the metropolitan transportation plan; but</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0BCAECA452F941708648118284BD597C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (4) were available;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDf1178b9273a347599f34ffc098412eab"><enum>(x)</enum><text>a discussion (developed in consultation with Federal, State, and tribal wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies) of types of potential environmental and stormwater mitigation activities and potential areas to carry out those activities, including activities that may have the greatest potential to restore and maintain the environmental functions affected by the metropolitan transportation plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID346dd357ae0d4421b88e00c77f5ca6fb"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments, including those developed by the State as part of interstate compacts, agreements, or organizations, that support intercity transportation.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c3ba85369854178b5f8b4902f72b566"><enum>(3)<?LEXA-Enum (3)?></enum><header>Scenario development</header> <subparagraph id="idB6A3BDCCEE6E40F9921D279B93C40434"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>When preparing the metropolitan transportation plan, the metropolitan planning organization may, while fitting the needs and complexity of its community, develop multiple scenarios for consideration as a part of the development of the metropolitan transportation plan, in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb53713b2e66c405aabd3e57262f38c4a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Components of scenarios</header><text>The scenarios—</text> <clause id="IDf9a8fef53b184249aecc3032a9e46b09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall include potential regional investment strategies for the planning horizon;</text> </clause><clause id="ID851f7577af0043d797e1c1fdf95247e4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall include assumed distribution of population and employment;</text> </clause><clause id="IDae36ce1b69bb4c689a4a4081aa2352fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may include a scenario that, to the maximum extent practicable, maintains baseline conditions for the performance measures identified in subsection (h)(2);</text> </clause><clause id="ID768022df95e34ade95a96f094c8b4f7e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may include a scenario that improves the baseline conditions for as many of the performance measures identified in subsection (h)(2) as possible;</text> </clause><clause id="id69238F19A2884FC0A04633BF9682F9E9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>shall be revenue constrained based on the total revenues expected to be available over the forecast period of the plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3040ACE22A9D4EEE99084C01FC381113"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>may include estimated costs and potential revenues available to support each scenario.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7195c30ec2747fc89364e026c8cc35b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Metrics</header><text>In addition to the performance measures identified in subsection (h)(2), scenarios developed under this paragraph may be evaluated using locally-developed metrics for the following categories:</text> <clause id="ID242ee11e2e0a4e67b9d140b5c007aace"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Congestion and mobility, including transportation use by mode.</text> </clause><clause id="ID343a3c41bd5944b4994f41086d9b588f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Freight movement.</text> </clause><clause id="IDd34b46efa2514bfbbaec6c62704964c0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Safety.</text> </clause><clause id="ID76b29cde38e54929b0d95f484a696803"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Efficiency and costs to taxpayers.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf79d3c7fc89944a3b8b81adae11835a6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Financial plan</header><text>A financial plan referred to in paragraph (2)(C)(vii) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id0B0E630F02B74DF286834DB0B14D6400"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared by each metropolitan planning organization to support the metropolitan transportation plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id697D9CF4064449048CF30B1F0F5807CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain a description of each of the following:</text> <clause id="IDd9f56b04dbac45248f0d0ee6e0e1799b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Projected resource requirements for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the metropolitan transportation plan, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs.</text> </clause><clause id="IDedf47c647ec042fd98f0ab4baa8fe137"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment).</text> </clause><clause id="IDa7d017a2157a4cb782009b5ff1c23f45"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the metropolitan planning organization, any public transportation agency, and the State, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the metropolitan transportation plan.</text> </clause><clause id="IDfd576b01c74c40ed8ee7625d96f84083"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Each applicable project only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6886e97dcfa04a8ebebf256f45cffa7f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coordination with Clean Air Act agencies</header><text>The metropolitan planning organization for any metropolitan area that is a nonattainment area or maintenance area shall coordinate the development of a transportation plan with the process for development of the transportation control measures of the State implementation plan required by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID228efd7ab55c40c1ad5987c5937a0d8f"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>On approval by the relevant metropolitan planning organization, a metropolitan transportation plan involving Federal participation shall be, at such times and in such manner as the Secretary shall require—</text> <subparagraph id="id70BA406C27794F248C049E86CFA19D72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>published or otherwise made readily available by the metropolitan planning organization for public review, including (to the maximum extent practicable) in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC6795FF6D4C4CBEBAF2485CAB195E44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submitted for informational purposes to the applicable Governor.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7fe21ab489c4a5eb257fd7dd3ae8034"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Consultation</header> <subparagraph id="ID818503f8f0294ddcb7035ac81019ffa6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In each metropolitan area, the metropolitan planning organization shall consult, as appropriate, with Federal, tribal, State, and local agencies responsible for land use management, natural resources, environmental protection, conservation, and historic preservation concerning the development of a metropolitan transportation plan.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1d7cace56aab454081346687875ece93"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Issues</header><text>The consultation under subparagraph (A) shall involve, as available, consideration of—</text> <clause id="ID683df20c19904b27b25f01a175b892d2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>metropolitan transportation plans with Federal, tribal, State, and local conservation plans or maps; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID3989fb90e9d04578ae913d523327e4e5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>inventories of natural or historic resources.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDecd8e08682ad49f79039396ac5906433"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Selection of projects from illustrative list</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a State or metropolitan planning organization shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the metropolitan transportation plan under paragraph (2)(C)(ix).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9d42eeb667fe4748a7b406d38427ac8e"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Transportation improvement program</header> <paragraph id="ID4b867da18b28429cae66756c16a47e62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header> <subparagraph id="ID1a18de15f6394fd1ad16bfa90e331d8c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In cooperation with the applicable State and any affected public transportation operator, the metropolitan planning organization designated for a metropolitan area shall develop a transportation improvement program for the metropolitan planning area that—</text> <clause id="idE094EDEE5E3643A1A44F3F432788C88C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains projects consistent with the current metropolitan transportation plan;</text> </clause><clause id="id5C90F432D4A544D182920AF20B1D516D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reflects the investment priorities established in the current metropolitan transportation plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6D9A271FC63B4695AFFA87006C09DCE8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>once implemented, will make significant progress toward achieving the performance targets established under subsection (h)(2).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe6ec1536286e40c8b0b54d0c850f698f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Opportunity for participation</header><text>In developing the transportation improvement program, the metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the State and any affected public transportation operator, shall provide an opportunity for participation by interested parties, in accordance with subsection (h)(4).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID242dd62e70424d4397484edb0568dce5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Updating and approval</header><text>The transportation improvement program shall be—</text> <clause id="id0DAF3FB9FCBF41DDB90C14E9942E0B06"><enum>(i)</enum><text>updated not less frequently than once every 4 years, on a cycle compatible with the development of the relevant statewide transportation improvement program under section 135; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0C14D880DF5C4B458F8A9384258A6EE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>approved by the applicable Governor.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID86689e9883b14949a87f63fc06d701aa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header> <subparagraph id="ID4702be0f01a7400f9eaf29f8e153edf8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Priority list</header><text>The transportation improvement program shall include a priority list of proposed federally supported projects and strategies to be carried out during the 4-year period beginning on the date of adoption of the transportation improvement program, and each 4-year period thereafter, using existing and reasonably available revenues in accordance with the financial plan under paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDded34342d7594cc8b24c0a922cd60895"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Descriptions</header><text>Each project described in the transportation improvement program shall include sufficient descriptive material (such as type of work, termini, length, and other similar factors) to identify the project or phase of the project and the effect that the project or project phase will have in addressing the targets described in subsection (h)(2).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbcc1c0b1b0824164b283f730e167e58d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Performance target achievement</header><text>The transportation improvement program shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a description of the anticipated effect of the transportation improvement program on attainment of the performance targets established in the metropolitan transportation plan, linking investment priorities to those performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5ef249199e74c35abe7a9c4c54e2fc9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Illustrative list of projects</header><text>In developing a transportation improvement program, an optional illustrative list of projects may be prepared containing additional investment priorities that—</text> <clause id="id09DE647A10D945D4825D1D74675ACB50"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are not included in the transportation improvement program; but</text> </clause><clause id="id1F28D94541834E14B632C2F82359FB7B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (3) were available.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2614CD1B56F54F678751A6898DB93965"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial plan</header><text>A financial plan referred to in paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idCCEDF676C28140D2BB271F9179395735"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared by each metropolitan planning organization to support the transportation improvement program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11493C5B3260448AB6BCDBBAB29755DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain a description of each of the following:</text> <clause id="id433A9DFAC03F4597AA1416AA06CABE70"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Projected resource requirements for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the transportation improvement program, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs.</text> </clause><clause id="idC7AC5E18B0094021BB18671B6FF5264D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment).</text> </clause><clause id="id5E47B40D786142BA9B45211CC54FA2F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the metropolitan planning organization, any public transportation agency, and the State, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the transportation improvement program.</text> </clause><clause id="idF190EF5F31584DCBA06CC53D7A243759"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Each applicable project, only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc52b19c7d5f44c5f8eb7117e1600e95c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Included projects</header> <subparagraph id="ID2ac649cfa0f94de48d5791a902c1eaac"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Projects under this title and chapter 53 of title 49</header><text>A transportation improvement program developed under this subsection for a metropolitan area shall include a description of the projects within the area that are proposed for funding under chapter 1 of this title and chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c226d4414df4b838bfec3de788ee443"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Projects under chapter 2</header> <clause id="IDe03481b620684b198fae90b538c7d505"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Regionally significant</header><text>Each regionally significant project proposed for funding under chapter 2 shall be identified individually in the transportation improvement program.</text> </clause><clause id="ID7e32c536c4c84b2e802dbbb9b9a41931"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Nonregionally significant</header><text>A description of each project proposed for funding under chapter 2 that is not determined to be regionally significant shall be contained in 1 line item or identified individually in the transportation improvement program.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd2e13cb237054788924e35a680eddb76"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Opportunity for participation</header><text>Before approving a transportation improvement program, a metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the State and any affected public transportation operator, shall provide an opportunity for participation by interested parties in the development of the transportation improvement program, in accordance with subsection (h)(4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe7a0d680a2f145359ebd4106e25467c0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Selection of projects</header> <subparagraph id="ID18b2fe0a51ed49a2ab64db5d8e528549"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each tier I MPO and tier II MPO shall select projects carried out within the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area from the transportation improvement program, in consultation with the relevant State and on concurrence of the affected facility owner, for funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) and suballocated to the metropolitan planning area under section 133(d).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID44a4590ac71f4417b4937f2568883862"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Projects under chapter 53 of title 49</header><text>In the case of projects under chapter 53 of title 49, the selection of federally funded projects in metropolitan areas shall be carried out, from the approved transportation improvement program, by the designated recipients of public transportation funding in cooperation with the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7DF68138DEDC4F3EA9C6DFAB43C5E7EC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>CMAQ projects</header><text>Each tier I MPO shall select projects carried out within the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area from the transportation improvement program, in consultation with the relevant State and on concurrence of the affected facility owner, for funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(4) and suballocated to the metropolitan planning area under section 149(j).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37b3caf542df46e9a675f8d3757b6640"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Modifications to project priority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, approval by the Secretary shall not be required to carry out a project included in a transportation improvement program in place of another project in the transportation improvement program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd2b21637ce4d4fdd9e4793176427f0c2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Publication</header> <subparagraph id="ID21640b3e2b2d44ecaaea6f60a94c6ee7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A transportation improvement program shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the applicable metropolitan planning organization for public review in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDee10fed273a44b0a9fcae7240c0ca7ba"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual list of projects</header><text>An annual list of projects, including investments in pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, for which Federal funds have been obligated during the preceding fiscal year shall be published or otherwise made available by the cooperative effort of the State, public transportation operator, and metropolitan planning organization in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, in a manner that is consistent with the categories identified in the relevant transportation improvement program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9d8c75879b9c4528b27ee15c9b180f2b"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Planning requirements for tier II MPOs</header> <paragraph id="ID8b02c94c247b4445b764597420b6ff1e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may provide for the performance-based development of a metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program for the metropolitan planning area of a tier II MPO, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, taking into account—</text> <subparagraph id="id1CEAA2959B8B497D8F5813E0C92AF086"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the complexity of transportation needs in the area; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01D910B555E847849F4ECE572F1A8667"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the technical capacity of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d4a170f6af24a9c90d1cec5ff036f09"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation of performance-based planning</header><text>In reviewing a tier II MPO under subsection (m), the Secretary shall take into consideration the effectiveness of the tier II MPO in implementing and maintaining a performance-based planning process that—</text> <subparagraph id="id76A94363E61D4C83B3756B4219A037C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>addresses the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90DAEC94C08E45CAB97732FCF7387E76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrates progress on the achievement of those performance targets.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID606a4130979647abae4e27bf440f9764"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Certification</header> <paragraph id="ID28b657d26b5e45418dfcd74eb8d8d44d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDc26e80de9c7d4ecf977e414206ee4dc7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the metropolitan transportation planning process of a metropolitan planning organization is being carried out in accordance with applicable Federal law; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb81484f83bd54851b58daeb145800393"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (2), certify, not less frequently than once every 4 years, that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are met with respect to the metropolitan transportation planning process.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8bec5f35fd414b7f991ad8ff25464348"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements for certification</header><text>The Secretary may make a certification under paragraph (1)(B) if—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7ee5c48d792d435e9f2bda4d8039dd69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the metropolitan transportation planning process complies with the requirements of this section and other applicable Federal law;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf1a581d357c4705934bdd62d6d5f1f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>representation on the metropolitan planning organization board includes officials of public agencies that administer or operate major modes of transportation in the relevant metropolitan area, including providers of public transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4746AC57DE194A079F79D3D54321B6B2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a transportation improvement program for the metropolitan planning area has been approved by the relevant metropolitan planning organization and applicable Governor.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f7f1d6bebe24d0f93464f5ac192993b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Delegation of authority</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph id="idA40F150707FF434D9E58BE3103D4D442"><enum>(A)</enum><text>delegate to the appropriate State fact-finding authority regarding the certification of a tier II MPO under this subsection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21395634017C4A5A9BC33D475BA04659"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make the certification under paragraph (1) in consultation with the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID97f90d765ffd40cda02aa954e0e78550"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of failure to certify</header> <subparagraph id="ID8597869febc04c5abc886eb09e9a9654"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Withholding of project funds</header><text>If a metropolitan transportation planning process of a metropolitan planning organization is not certified under paragraph (1), the Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the funds attributable to the metropolitan planning area of the metropolitan planning organization for projects funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc9ba422b894f4b73bd47d70508c22d99"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restoration of withheld funds</header><text>Any funds withheld under subparagraph (A) shall be restored to the metropolitan planning area on the date of certification of the metropolitan transportation planning process by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb78c4cf5555541c8997163478874ec69"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public involvement</header><text>In making a determination regarding certification under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for public involvement appropriate to the metropolitan planning area under review.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe0c9fcd1cc66447a9d5121dd313ee0f8"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Performance-based planning processes evaluation</header> <paragraph id="IDef8657c4b8a04d00b1e0498feb4c37b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the performance-based planning processes of metropolitan planning organizations under this section, taking into consideration the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID697ced858dc1469f98f02aab21727916"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The extent to which the metropolitan planning organization has achieved, or is currently making substantial progress toward achieving, the performance targets specified in subsection (h)(2), taking into account whether the metropolitan planning organization developed meaningful performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b203b9a887a445b93ba590a085eedf8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The extent to which the metropolitan planning organization has used proven best practices that help ensure transportation investment that is efficient and cost-effective.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8691e36866b14eedbd1c354ddd522436"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The extent to which the metropolitan planning organization—</text> <clause id="idB2CD4E28030344D2A10B8239DAB80709"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has developed an investment process that relies on public input and awareness to ensure that investments are transparent and accountable; and</text> </clause><clause id="idE213CF3BFDC44EABBB7A01B3798E0817"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides regular reports allowing the public to access the information being collected in a format that allows the public to meaningfully assess the performance of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID33d59bd0c0934b2d832c928edb331ad0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="idEB9964DD0221488FB7E2ED18212FBF54"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report evaluating—</text> <clause id="id2E2AC54FAE79454BB403B70ABF42918E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the overall effectiveness of performance-based planning as a tool for guiding transportation investments; and</text> </clause><clause id="idED3349518768455D8922C0FFC3900CEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the performance-based planning process of each metropolitan planning organization under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4052992E3DBC4E79B67F0DBB4381661B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The report under subparagraph (A) shall be published or otherwise made available in electronically accessible formats and means, including on the Internet.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID734313335b704f5dba794b02920ede84"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Additional requirements for certain nonattainment areas</header> <paragraph id="ID286b40237f994c0089bc58fd76a535c0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or chapter 53 of title 49, Federal funds may not be advanced in any metropolitan planning area classified as a nonattainment area or maintenance area for any highway project that will result in a significant increase in the carrying capacity for single-occupant vehicles, unless the owner or operator of the project demonstrates that the project will achieve or make substantial progress toward achieving the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDdccbc098287945029e5da87bcb21b186"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This subsection applies to any nonattainment area or maintenance area within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area, as determined under subsection (c).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID994f333904504c2e8662afad0a359b79"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Effect of section</header><text>Nothing in this section provides to any metropolitan planning organization the authority to impose any legal requirement on any transportation facility, provider, or project not subject to the requirements of this title or chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDad19045c2566421bb9246f510e1f358e"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(6) of this title and set aside under section 5305(g) of title 49 shall be available to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDf39d10a393944a2082d36e7bbb3f4665"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Continuation of current review practice</header> <paragraph id="idC04DBA81C4734CAFB0529394A0C2B3AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In consideration of the factors described in paragraph (2), any decision by the Secretary concerning a metropolitan transportation plan or transportation improvement program shall not be considered to be a Federal action subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5DB0D879F3C5478B858C1D02B756EEE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of factors</header><text>The factors referred to in paragraph (1) are that—</text> <subparagraph id="id93ECB0722E984BF1AD75B5BF2E953FE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs are subject to a reasonable opportunity for public comment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4D665390A1804B25BED2CA3874059F59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the projects included in metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs are subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA6F2503A339445BA82BB251A63366C1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>decisions by the Secretary concerning metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs have not been reviewed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) as of January 1, 1997.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id549B2B1D0EA24A348BFF9693BB7AF450"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Schedule for implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall issue guidance on a schedule for implementation of the changes made by this section, taking into consideration the established planning update cycle for metropolitan planning organizations. The Secretary shall not require a metropolitan planning organization to deviate from its established planning update cycle to implement changes made by this section. Metropolitan planning organizations shall reflect changes made to their transportation plan or transportation improvement program updates by not later than 2 years after the date of issuance of guidance by the Secretary.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDcc37d12610f441669c74e412892ec649"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header> <subsection id="IDd7dc173ec7da49f28e6d31fbab028a1c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6BEF2A9913BB401CBF19B09CFDCB919E" style="USC"> <section id="IDa59eeb42ee4f432e98b3103b4168e9c6"><enum>135.</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header> <subsection id="ID69667e2efbf14f6b888fe905a7818f96"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statewide transportation plans and STIPs</header> <paragraph id="id603E774388C845D3A56A5CE688895DA3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header> <subparagraph id="ID0a5b5f2165524f8995dcea0ed74fe097"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To accomplish the policy objectives described in section 134(a), each State shall develop a statewide transportation plan and a statewide transportation improvement program for all areas of the State in accordance with this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6401999515154243abe812c5a14eaed0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Incorporation of metropolitan transportation plans and TIPs</header><text>Each State shall incorporate in the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program, without change or by reference, the metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, respectively, for each metropolitan planning area in the State.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2e59a59544f6455e8964de6e13eec978"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Nonmetropolitan areas</header><text>Each State shall consult with local officials in small urbanized areas with a population of 50,000 or more individuals, but fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and nonurbanized areas of the State in preparing the nonmetropolitan portions of statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb6da8f64dee474d91b4cba32abe8abe"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program developed for each State shall provide for the development and integrated management and operation of transportation systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation) that will function as—</text> <subparagraph id="id7AA726F8A8E949B8A46EC5E1D462F21C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an intermodal transportation system for the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3767FDE9EE2346E0B6FB0107AF53A575"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc09f7abdb38c4ba3819137c895b8be95"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Process</header><text>The process for developing the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id70F2AE1031E3482C893531299916BE50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for consideration of all modes of transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB8CAA8C5F9844E71A6923728C739B279"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the transportation needs to be addressed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id033703D450964AA38973231C1E749C72"><enum>(b)<?LEXA-Enum (b)?></enum><header>Coordination and consultation</header> <paragraph id="id6E9B8BBA66CD4E73B528F3A1052B339D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id395286B8B3A7431892C5E2B49F091ADE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate planning carried out under this section with—</text> <clause id="id9289F276D0E44D37A5C08BEE43C9BF3A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the transportation planning activities carried out under section 134 for metropolitan areas of the State; and</text> </clause><clause id="id623DF1C0D5C448F49738A6966B345533"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>statewide trade and economic development planning activities and related multistate planning efforts;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBAE77E30B3264DCA8448B491F786F74C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate planning carried out under this section with the transportation planning activities carried out by each nonmetropolitan planning organization in the State, as applicable;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E3790B788E7484D886600449B497834"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consult on planning carried out under this section with the transportation planning activities carried out by each rural planning organization in the State, as applicable; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id192ACDD8E5244F00B0451D02E9184A47"><enum>(D)</enum><text>develop the transportation portion of the State implementation plan as required by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF17609C6C69C4B3EB8C54280C54EABAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multistate areas</header> <subparagraph id="IDaa2f5e7bbfa14926864a4d8ed75face6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate metropolitan planning area and the appropriate metropolitan planning organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire metropolitan area.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID850c02ac6e0546288c8a423cf73b1052"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination along designated transportation corridors</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate transportation corridor to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire designated corridor.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID136d4131bf71406db8cbfba0c35e0eec"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Interstate compacts</header><text>For purposes of this section, any 2 or more States—</text> <clause id="ID7456d3c8e939409aba72d3e1b0b66bf2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may enter into compacts, agreements, or organizations not in conflict with any Federal law for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in support of activities authorized under this section, as the activities relate to interstate areas and localities within the States;</text> </clause><clause id="IDfadeeffbf5d5460fae73cac2164ab214"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may establish such agencies (joint or otherwise) as the States determine to be appropriate for ensuring the effectiveness of the agreements and compacts; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID4e7cf33b0cac4dd2ab4e7ca12d7e609c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are encouraged to enter into such compacts, agreements, or organizations as are appropriate to develop planning documents in support of intercity or multistate area projects, facilities, and services, the relevant components of which shall be reflected in statewide transportation improvement programs and statewide transportation plans.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7bff0f05152475a88a61fc4e080af39"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reservation of rights</header><text>The right to alter, amend, or repeal any interstate compact or agreement entered into under this subsection is expressly reserved.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC8E91DFDD1174B9F9A05823F412F30E9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relationship with other planning officials</header> <paragraph id="idDE7CBAC53CF3422C87D0578354119C4E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage each State to cooperate with Federal, tribal, State, and local officers and entities responsible for other types of planning activities that are affected by transportation in the relevant area (including planned growth, economic development, infrastructure services, housing, other public services, environmental protection, airport operations, high-speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, port access, and freight movements), to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the statewide and nonmetropolitan planning process, statewide transportation plans, and statewide transportation improvement programs are developed with due consideration for other related planning activities in the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5032D7D654FA47269078313E0EE1BEA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>Cooperation under paragraph (1) shall include the design and delivery of transportation services within the State that are provided by—</text> <subparagraph id="id63E5DE0E34AC4E96BB0D34A68A7093F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recipients of assistance under sections 202, 203, and 204;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3FCF293F33474E0C9C9AD4E9F6607DBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF029F88C218F4945A60A4DB74F39BF57"><enum>(C)</enum><text>government agencies and nonprofit organizations (including representatives of the agencies and organizations) that receive Federal assistance from a source other than the Department of Transportation to provide nonemergency transportation services; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id731C60A27A14440787586D61AA1662A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>sponsors of regionally significant programs, projects, and services that are related to transportation and receive assistance from any public or private source.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaaa6a974e92e44139db7288e4e8babc1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Scope of planning process</header> <paragraph id="id539423FF87094F0A8B28090684F5E3BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The statewide transportation planning process for a State under this section shall provide for consideration of projects, strategies, and services that will—</text> <subparagraph id="id0CEC67B83FA248B8AA48D7D182374167"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the economic vitality of the United States, the State, nonmetropolitan areas, and metropolitan areas, especially by enabling global competitiveness, travel and tourism (where applicable), productivity, and efficiency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38BE3F38FF8340DD9A1A258AE4EC0219"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0827412512C3402FB175E72964EAFABD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA16C43628F5E447C9F49EA645D4C4986"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increase the accessibility and mobility of individuals and freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id807A609FDADF4AC1AE427179C02D63C1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id442AD5FBD54E4F06B63995AAB7E44FDE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for individuals and freight;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC550B344B69C473E92409F3195D1C1B4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>increase efficient system management and operation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id749E695D541F4AE9A6ABF2F734DAB373"><enum>(H)</enum><text>emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0897df7e965c4681854e32beea69762e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance-based approach</header> <subparagraph id="id192DFB9C676A47289E113C60083C50E4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The statewide transportation planning process shall provide for the establishment and use of a performance-based approach to transportation decisionmaking to support the national goals described in section 150(b) of this title and section 5301(c) of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF30487EC2F9F488BA694D01D83BA3293"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Surface transportation performance targets</header> <clause id="id0C79C3B94EA247DBA49AD45D3A263F8A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall establish performance targets that address the performance measures described in sections 119(f), 148(h), and 167(i) to use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the State.</text> </clause><clause id="idE721283F622C45999FC453291DE50596"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Selection of performance targets by a State shall be coordinated with relevant metropolitan planning organizations to ensure consistency, to the maximum extent practicable.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9203894940E3476B8BCB191DE9455D10"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public transportation performance targets</header><text>For providers of public transportation operating in urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and not represented by a metropolitan planning organization, each State shall adopt the performance targets identified by such providers of public transportation pursuant to sections 5326(c) and 5329(d) of title 49 for use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB175C0AD9B4E40E195934B33E8971772"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Integration of other performance-based plans</header><text>A State shall integrate into the statewide transportation planning process, directly or by reference, the goals, objectives, performance measures, and performance targets described in this paragraph in other State plans and processes, and asset management and safety plans developed by providers of public transportation in urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and not represented by a metropolitan planning organization, required as part of a performance-based program, including plans such as—</text> <clause id="id63D4F17498CE40C3A1F480B03E24683B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State National Highway System asset management plan;</text> </clause><clause id="id48612EAE007C406481CD9D539E071F1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>asset management plans developed by providers of public transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="id1C109226F7424B4D9A3E18B8F4D3E88E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State strategic highway safety plan;</text> </clause><clause id="id4266C8D474CE4D4E8913D5F0AF1F28CD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a congestion mitigation and air quality performance plan developed under section 149(k) by a tier I metropolitan planning organization (as defined in section 134) representing a nonattainment or maintenance area;</text> </clause><clause id="id82B15211F2BF4544BB569B735B6B588D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>safety plans developed by providers of public transportation; and</text> </clause><clause id="idBC2A274B360044529C472E83F6AB8A5E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the national freight strategic plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA14ACF3184434DE9A587EE8A43B86A76"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of performance measures and targets</header><text>The performance measures and targets established under this paragraph shall be used, at a minimum, by a State as the basis for development of policies, programs, and investment priorities reflected in the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id61BE562767604F7B8A4D82D836D17DCD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to consider factors</header><text>The failure to take into consideration 1 or more of the factors specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be subject to review by any court under this title, chapter 53 of title 49, subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting a statewide transportation plan, a statewide transportation improvement program, a project or strategy, or the certification of a planning process.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0230F1B8AEFA4AC9B3F584D35BEF4D55"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Participation by interested parties</header> <subparagraph id="id048fb62aae7446c0a2c6fa4264062bb2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall provide to—</text> <clause id="id346a73327a7d4024832b58af75f7f3fb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>nonmetropolitan local elected officials an opportunity to participate in accordance with subparagraph (B)(i); and</text> </clause><clause id="id97b8b6ec781e4a89805bfc52542d85ee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>affected individuals, public agencies, and other interested parties notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment on the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb75a550305304382b8aece94c3555026"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph, the State shall—</text> <clause id="id62e5586e08d945ab87b25f79eb19ff37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop and document a consultative process to carry out subparagraph (A)(i) that is separate and discrete from the public involvement process developed under clause (ii);</text> </clause><clause id="id596C7039DB0A49019783C7C23A6A381A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program in consultation with interested parties, as appropriate, including by the formation of advisory groups representative of the State and interested parties that participate in the development of the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program;</text> </clause><clause id="id2543F93C6351469EBB0EDB0A7440C4FE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>hold any public meetings at times and locations that are, as applicable—</text> <subclause id="id48FDFEB113D94B38A15FAAEB9AFC17DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>convenient; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB08D2A1F4E1242FB978464C11F0635B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id10090CF91627461896E479C86DD675E6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>employ visualization techniques to describe statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs; and</text> </clause><clause id="idA91AAB290103477BAC82A69C0215A50B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>make public information available in appropriate electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, to afford reasonable opportunity for consideration of public information under subparagraph (A).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe0a4a784cdfd4628a70ff9e43f754ec1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination and consultation</header> <paragraph id="IDaed3ddfa89564a62baaf158a96024df7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Metropolitan areas</header> <subparagraph id="IDc0169a556d404adcb3894043ef27ce67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall develop a statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program for each metropolitan area in the State by incorporating, without change or by reference, at a minimum, as prepared by each metropolitan planning organization designated for the metropolitan area under section 134—</text> <clause id="id1E23AAB55C984BB28FA9CBDCDB20BA5E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all regionally significant projects to be carried out during the 10-year period beginning on the effective date of the relevant existing metropolitan transportation plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3111EC6091D34821AF170E73975B171F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all projects to be carried out during the 4-year period beginning on the effective date of the relevant transportation improvement program.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb4e2480148e8432ea8767380b4dff334"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Projected costs</header><text>Each metropolitan planning organization shall provide to each applicable State a description of the projected costs of implementing the projects included in the metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning organization for purposes of metropolitan financial planning and fiscal constraint.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf6e65aee3303414089dabbf6331e3083"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonmetropolitan areas</header><text>With respect to nonmetropolitan areas in a State, the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program of the State shall be developed in consultation with affected nonmetropolitan local officials with responsibility for transportation, including providers of public transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1ace537005b4558a66c687e8087daff"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribal areas</header><text>With respect to each area of a State under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program of the State shall be developed in consultation with—</text> <subparagraph id="idF17120650B334F6EA2969529D075D364"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the tribal government; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78249524EBBD4F7C98F3273F69F38DB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2db943238f67420ea432b6bcd27c02a5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal land management agencies</header><text>With respect to each area of a State under the jurisdiction of a Federal land management agency, the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program of the State shall be developed in consultation with the relevant Federal land management agency.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd7b06d5b38174785a4b9ce27e7a0838e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consultation, comparison, and consideration</header> <subparagraph id="ID24378022429f4337aac81c0f3575890f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A statewide transportation plan shall be developed, as appropriate, in consultation with Federal, tribal, State, and local agencies responsible for land use management, natural resources, infrastructure permitting, environmental protection, conservation, and historic preservation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID13fdcec72f7e42e5ab86268a4a18b69d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comparison and consideration</header><text>Consultation under subparagraph (A) shall involve the comparison of statewide transportation plans to, as available—</text> <clause id="id6C8DE2B347B54485B4F3009458FF2337"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal, tribal, State, and local conservation plans or maps; and</text> </clause><clause id="idA5F8E4100EF5466DAA7475380DA16E57"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>inventories of natural or historic resources.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5a7f73b079214ceebad867eff07632e5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Statewide transportation plan</header> <paragraph id="IDf1138c9316c3467792bdc637a02e2b22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header> <subparagraph id="idEBE375614C7A4FCD9988BF84354771D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall develop a statewide transportation plan, the forecast period of which shall be not less than 20 years for all areas of the State, that provides for the development and implementation of the intermodal transportation system of the State.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id764BAAFE36A345FD9CE315306B61DA66"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initial period</header><text>A statewide transportation plan shall include, at a minimum, for the first 10-year period of the statewide transportation plan, the identification of existing and future transportation facilities that will function as an integrated statewide transportation system, giving emphasis to those facilities that serve important national, statewide, and regional transportation functions.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32F27A92E12D4671868DA5430E2E6E8E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Subsequent period</header><text>For the second 10-year period of the statewide transportation plan (referred to in this subsection as the <term>outer years period</term>), a statewide transportation plan—</text> <clause id="id341A173485724B3996E303920C34B611"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may include identification of future transportation facilities; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1DCD660493224733A0DEAB9E2DCE9749"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall describe the policies and strategies that provide for the development and implementation of the intermodal transportation system of the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02690DEFD54143C5A469A11BBA471A89"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Other requirements</header><text>A statewide transportation plan shall—</text> <clause id="id4068BE7B975944988A41895DEA744D90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include, for the 20-year period covered by the statewide transportation plan, a description of—</text> <subclause id="idEC2FB194B2934DA4933E7F94A06A7D3F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the projected aggregate cost of projects anticipated by a State to be implemented; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idCDCB8A7DB6CF45F099004ABD4483EBD4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the revenues necessary to support the projects;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idCE5DFCD467CC42249CE1660833108569"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include, in such form as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, a description of—</text> <subclause id="ID7effd991b76c48ae9f6face6c0f9284a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the existing transportation infrastructure, including an identification of highways, local streets and roads, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, public transportation facilities and services, commuter rail facilities and services, high-speed and intercity passenger rail facilities and services, freight facilities (including freight railroad and port facilities), multimodal and intermodal facilities, and intermodal connectors that, evaluated in the aggregate, function as an integrated transportation system;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID42455e20c0034568bae0dd8fd5f43cd1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the performance measures and performance targets used in assessing the existing and future performance of the transportation system described in subsection (d)(2);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID20d31f7839114c4baf36acf5319f71a2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the current and projected future usage of the transportation system, including, to the maximum extent practicable, an identification of existing or planned transportation rights-of-way, corridors, facilities, and related real properties;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID1f917b466ba448468e013253a5b78544"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a system performance report evaluating the existing and future condition and performance of the transportation system with respect to the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2) and updates to subsequent system performance reports, including—</text> <item id="ID1d7c486367294d8aaa1995630fc48978"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>progress achieved by the State in meeting performance targets, as compared to system performance recorded in previous reports; and</text> </item><item id="ID953dcf7d13624289a5562da6bd5f4a5c"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an accounting of the performance by the State on outlay of obligated project funds and delivery of projects that have reached substantial completion, in relation to the projects currently on the statewide transportation improvement program and those projects that have been removed from the previous statewide transportation improvement program;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="IDafeeba818ede48ed949ef8a78b62fd97"><enum>(V)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments for improving system performance over the planning horizon, including transportation systems management and operations strategies, maintenance strategies, demand management strategies, asset management strategies, capacity and enhancement investments, land use improvements, intelligent transportation systems deployment and technology adoption strategies as determined by the projected support of performance targets described in subsection (d)(2);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID01e1dd875c5d4f19919dd2fb9caafed0"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments to improve and integrate disability-related access to transportation infrastructure;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8e55ad63d3e340d9adc62fab057fa9f2"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>investment priorities for using projected available and proposed revenues over the short- and long-term stages of the planning horizon, in accordance with the financial plan required under paragraph (2);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID7c9fd934f1c34a8ba8fa36f42f88e1b1"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>a description of interstate compacts entered into in order to promote coordinated transportation planning in multistate areas, if applicable;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4238e529774d4953a411a57deb107598"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>an optional illustrative list of projects containing investments that—</text> <item id="id1014CF63BFBE4C208385F36F628F2FE8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>are not included in the statewide transportation plan; but</text> </item><item id="id8C400DB84E3C4939A9989E1A90DCC3A4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (2) were available;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID360070503da04c269c8ebfc02dbe19e1"><enum>(X)</enum><text>a discussion (developed in consultation with Federal, State, and tribal wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies) of types of potential environmental and stormwater mitigation activities and potential areas to carry out those activities, including activities that may have the greatest potential to restore and maintain the environmental functions affected by the statewide transportation plan; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID0f96b613cc4f4ed5ad8542cb7466be34"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>recommended strategies and investments, including those developed by the State as part of interstate compacts, agreements, or organizations, that support intercity transportation; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idBF49961B880648AC8BE9D9CF54C36CB8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be updated by the State not less frequently than once every 5 years.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id71E44DA126DC4167BC50A5DF70BD6067"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial plan</header><text>A financial plan referred to in paragraph (1)(D)(ii)(VII) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idDED6F7C7898642E196B9695F7128860A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared by each State to support the statewide transportation plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48FE8675D8D34F118A6BE9E4FA84AECE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain a description of each of the following:</text> <clause id="idB43C192D840E4737A55561308F0D7E39"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Projected resource requirements during the 20-year planning horizon for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the statewide transportation plan, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs.</text> </clause><clause id="id9541BE87726A445EBD33DDCB4D9B20EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment).</text> </clause><clause id="id68A18BD6A79E4AAB8A05F02DEA3D9544"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the State, any public transportation agency, and relevant metropolitan planning organizations, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the statewide transportation plan.</text> </clause><clause id="idD2DB1145CD2041BE81EAE4EBBAB98C67"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Each applicable project, only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project.</text> </clause><clause id="IDa2d49cad07d841f29b2f977e0758cd86"><enum>(v)</enum><text>For the outer years period of the statewide transportation plan, a description of the aggregate cost ranges or bands, subject to the condition that any future funding source shall be reasonably expected to be available to support the projected cost ranges or bands.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8898698C43AF4AFCB53DC1B1048E83FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination with Clean Air Act agencies</header><text>For any nonmetropolitan area that is a nonattainment area or maintenance area, the State shall coordinate the development of the statewide transportation plan with the process for development of the transportation control measures of the State implementation plan required by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID589e096c7ce44c119e9e7beb9383ee84"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>A statewide transportation plan involving Federal and non-Federal participation programs, projects, and strategies shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the State for public review, including (to the maximum extent practicable) in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, in such manner as the Secretary shall require.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1404fc28e8554e3a9a9418eddc14271e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Selection of projects from illustrative list</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a State shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the statewide transportation plan under paragraph (1)(D)(ii)(IX).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD5E770C6706541AEBCAB7FEB5928E996"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Use of policy plans</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a State that has in effect, as of the date of enactment of the MAP–21, a statewide transportation plan that follows a policy plan approach—</text> <subparagraph id="id4BC47B29D7A54D0B9025BB37477EF1C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may, for 4 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, continue to use a policy plan approach to the statewide transportation plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id071A8848DCFD499CA2072D19080512D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be subject to the requirements of this subsection only to the extent that such requirements were applicable under this section (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID48efc758a0b243dda41088f021345127"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Statewide transportation improvement programs</header> <paragraph id="ID7bb0a041cc9446b1b8762a23afe930b4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header> <subparagraph id="ID941da70f65bc4aecaea1ed55fb001fe5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In consultation with nonmetropolitan officials with responsibility for transportation and affected public transportation operators, the State shall develop a statewide transportation improvement program for the State that—</text> <clause id="id11E23A245AC448F8A77283FB31EB9104"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes projects consistent with the statewide transportation plan;</text> </clause><clause id="id197EA1800B2E475D8EBF84D48C3A9814"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reflects the investment priorities established in the statewide transportation plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6D4A5D46A88A4154B9789BFE60CB9CB8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>once implemented, makes significant progress toward achieving the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID794599a824e94a979daf77b6e40478d9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Opportunity for participation</header><text>In developing a statewide transportation improvement program, the State, in cooperation with affected public transportation operators, shall provide an opportunity for participation by interested parties (including State representatives of nonmotorized users) in the development of the statewide transportation improvement program, in accordance with subsection (e).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2ee50444285044d8b135a8bc74d6836f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other requirements</header> <clause id="id8C2FDA5146BE442D8672060C0CE6F15C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program shall—</text> <subclause id="id93FAA200B39740838903F50FE4A12C09"><enum>(I)</enum><text>cover a period of not less than 4 years; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2860D665144C47BAB7F88FCF34A0DE7A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>be updated not less frequently than once every 4 years, or more frequently, as the Governor determines to be appropriate.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idBD0A89324F904EE89991E9069E50C2BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Incorporation of TIPs</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program shall incorporate any relevant transportation improvement program developed by a metropolitan planning organization under section 134, without change.</text> </clause><clause id="idB46D2CB9896E4C388D87B08291D7C1ED"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>Each project included in a statewide transportation improvement program shall be—</text> <subclause id="IDcee7adcad4a047289d86b3ef791ba7d8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>consistent with the statewide transportation plan developed under this section for the State;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID53d78ee3cc434d0b999ed6d5f8d527cc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identical to a project or phase of a project described in a relevant transportation improvement program; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe3fd07f77f8c44e19153a5c5167b7551"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for any project located in a nonattainment area or maintenance area, carried out in accordance with the applicable State air quality implementation plan developed under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb63c48fcb3db45e3bca4fc7ba1468c34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header> <subparagraph id="ID367b094a2f2c490093c1c31dfef290d4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Priority list</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program shall include a priority list of proposed federally supported projects and strategies, to be carried out during the 4-year period beginning on the date of adoption of the statewide transportation improvement program, and during each 4-year period thereafter, using existing and reasonably available revenues in accordance with the financial plan under paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55b889cbe5154e9d9289f38775e97bae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Descriptions</header><text>Each project or phase of a project included in a statewide transportation improvement program shall include sufficient descriptive material (such as type of work, termini, length, estimated completion date, and other similar factors) to identify—</text> <clause id="idC66254EE18E8464CB3D6D92A80D2C6B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project or project phase; and</text> </clause><clause id="id89E39E4C4E8141A289A86D0E0443796B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effect that the project or project phase will have in addressing the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24c1b2e1e6f94ebaab38ec2c878ef6cb"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Performance target achievement</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a discussion of the anticipated effect of the statewide transportation improvement program toward achieving the performance targets established in the statewide transportation plan, linking investment priorities to those performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0a55bce71fb48ceb11cbb1301d6910e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Illustrative list of projects</header><text>An optional illustrative list of projects may be prepared containing additional investment priorities that—</text> <clause id="idC969682080E448EAB706CE2432948E0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are not included in the statewide transportation improvement program; but</text> </clause><clause id="idEF87CF0AA6D84395BD3C8AB00F908A03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (3) were available.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEC2F0D2FC6704389A296C1FE3CA324A4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial plan</header><text>A financial plan referred to in paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id94FAB4656A5149CC9F6DA6E710E1BE75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared by each State to support the statewide transportation improvement program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C8E81DC7618484C8E5D334085371265"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain a description of each of the following:</text> <clause id="id7076B8C4C9C44E1BA20437B16783E76F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Projected resource requirements for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the statewide transportation improvement program, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs.</text> </clause><clause id="id281658FD7DE84C04AB97C73FB7FCA7B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment).</text> </clause><clause id="id4B5CA750BB8C4B9B9BD0282508F47C99"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the State and relevant metropolitan planning organizations and public transportation agencies, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </clause><clause id="id1A02EA6021F541118450F172B9331386"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Each applicable project, only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa9e3a9bd7ba94c19b98f6a26cc8270fd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Included projects</header> <subparagraph id="ID5a7d07200d13439d8cb0506329a94a2a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Projects under this title and chapter 53 of title 49</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program developed under this subsection for a State shall include the projects within the State that are proposed for funding under chapter 1 of this title and chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89BE9D656B2B49F8A705E81A85433768"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Projects under chapter 2</header> <clause id="idE2EA6F8AE0734E448C2E1C1E7D5B16F2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Regionally significant</header><text>Each regionally significant project proposed for funding under chapter 2 shall be identified individually in the statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </clause><clause id="id1D3AC327C9E74A2FBC706956E3BA67D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Nonregionally significant</header><text>A description of each project proposed for funding under chapter 2 that is not determined to be regionally significant shall be contained in 1 line item or identified individually in the statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID98daaea22f4d4b2abf72c63a899ac5f6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Publication</header> <subparagraph id="IDe9cae188caac481b9dbc82f889d66b6f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A statewide transportation improvement program shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the State for public review in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19964C63FD44491D9E9C149A782D84D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual list of projects</header><text>An annual list of projects, including investments in pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, for which Federal funds have been obligated during the preceding fiscal year shall be published or otherwise made available by the cooperative effort of the State, public transportation operator, and relevant metropolitan planning organizations in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, in a manner that is consistent with the categories identified in the relevant statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdd6957a826844937a984e0e4feb4376d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project selection for urbanized areas with populations of fewer than 200,000 not represented by designated MPOs</header><text>Projects carried out in urbanized areas with populations of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and that are not represented by designated metropolitan planning organizations, shall be selected, from the approved statewide transportation improvement program (including projects carried out on the National Highway System and other projects carried out under this title or under sections 5310 and 5311 of title 49) by the State, in cooperation with the affected nonmetropolitan planning organization, if any exists, and in consultation with the affected nonmetropolitan area local officials with responsibility for transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDec0620b9c13a49488fe1c16e1346e464"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Approval by Secretary</header> <subparagraph id="id598564FAC0214EAB9722BB705F1049BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less frequently than once every 4 years, a statewide transportation improvement program developed under this subsection shall be reviewed and approved by the Secretary, based on the current planning finding of the Secretary under subparagraph (B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d78fa03380444c7854ca4d47f53139f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Planning finding</header><text>The Secretary shall make a planning finding referred to in subparagraph (A) not less frequently than once every 5 years regarding whether the transportation planning process through which statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs are developed is consistent with this section and section 134.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51243d9d9a6e45418c195a180b782607"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Modifications to project priority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, approval by the Secretary shall not be required to carry out a project included in an approved statewide transportation improvement program in place of another project in the statewide transportation improvement program.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1d8b1163d05c4072bd6609fe0b365bea"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Certification</header> <paragraph id="id5BDE0CB1191C4EF6A7D08F99ADAC0738"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idA865A326E6EB4D78AF4AA2B6E44706A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the statewide transportation planning process of a State is being carried out in accordance with this section and applicable Federal law (including rules and regulations); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55F0103D2AD54F2486A0E971ACDBE6ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (2), certify, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the MAP–21 and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are met with respect to the statewide transportation planning process.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97DB399B039A43AE8CB1756E91D9D71B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements for certification</header><text>The Secretary may make a certification under paragraph (1)(B) if—</text> <subparagraph id="id9F797058C50E4CC78B7AF5C19D9596D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the statewide transportation planning process complies with the requirements of this section and other applicable Federal law; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id146E726923E340C78BF6BC264845CF42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a statewide transportation improvement program for the State has been approved by the Governor of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id551CA9DB2BC948158223987962F2DBF2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of failure to certify</header> <subparagraph id="id1E37900DD18C48A084D90CA994AB28A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Withholding of project funds</header><text>If a statewide transportation planning process of a State is not certified under paragraph (1), the Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the funds attributable to the State for projects funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC7DC6D02A743440AA4D51E4A5B77D7B6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restoration of withheld funds</header><text>Any funds withheld under subparagraph (A) shall be restored to the State on the date of certification of the statewide transportation planning process by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2963313C150B46AA9FD94649EBE35E00"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public involvement</header><text>In making a determination regarding certification under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for public involvement appropriate to the State under review.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id33907EA6755F4CF99EA6E14DD6D041D7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Performance-based planning processes evaluation</header> <paragraph id="idDD278411DB6047BFA0CC9E6F22214495"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the performance-based planning processes of States, taking into consideration the following:</text> <subparagraph id="id02C2D444E4884543AAAA4BAD8D4028A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The extent to which the State has achieved, or is currently making substantial progress toward achieving, the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2), taking into account whether the State developed meaningful performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B7369CE98E64941B54957E94C0A0F06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The extent to which the State has used proven best practices that help ensure transportation investment that is efficient and cost-effective.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2B043485A92C4C8182AD309DD612BB96"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The extent to which the State—</text> <clause id="id2DDE7B5F1C5F48E9A10CD5C8CD1AB8B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has developed an investment process that relies on public input and awareness to ensure that investments are transparent and accountable; and</text> </clause><clause id="id2B0CAD9CA71A4837AA91A21A211A09FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides regular reports allowing the public to access the information being collected in a format that allows the public to meaningfully assess the performance of the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id05906015F1294CAAB38849F29728DBEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="id816EA38AC270460B93BC934428EBC7A9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report evaluating—</text> <clause id="idE5982D1D78614E72A14617775B4E4EBF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the overall effectiveness of performance-based planning as a tool for guiding transportation investments; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6D194283AA2D411E97E8546826EC9C71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the performance-based planning process of each State.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id576035A54232461EA15FA37CF3609CB7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The report under subparagraph (A) shall be published or otherwise made available in electronically accessible formats and means, including on the Internet.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7145875de246473989acdb31f0470845"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(6) of this title and set aside under section 5305(g) of title 49 shall be available to carry out this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id870E2826AAC140F69A8C12324CEAEE84"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Continuation of current review practice</header> <paragraph id="id0F13BB93B8D84C9B8099DF1075FEF389"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In consideration of the factors described in paragraph (2), any decision by the Secretary concerning a statewide transportation plan or statewide transportation improvement program shall not be considered to be a Federal action subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id08CFE0BF99DB4592BC414B551501FB50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of factors</header><text>The factors referred to in paragraph (1) are that—</text> <subparagraph id="id3F37DC7844544CD8B0088C2D72ABEB59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs are subject to a reasonable opportunity for public comment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB99C23291BF142078B2BA72CA879BEF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the projects included in statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs are subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ADE97F6DBBE4756B97C289E8BDBAD33"><enum>(C)</enum><text>decisions by the Secretary concerning statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs have not been reviewed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) as of January 1, 1997.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD6A6BCDBAB374147B85000B148E71D60"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Schedule for implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall issue guidance on a schedule for implementation of the changes made by this section, taking into consideration the established planning update cycle for States. The Secretary shall not require a State to deviate from its established planning update cycle to implement changes made by this section. States shall reflect changes made to their transportation plan or transportation improvement program updates not later than 2 years after the date of issuance of guidance by the Secretary under this subsection.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDf74605cdc4b74b0aac9a33455b5fa997"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 135 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10BFD3F385904D02A24068A07078692A" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">135. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID19cde5d529e94fbe8adbc195fe39cbfd"><enum>1203.</enum><header>National goals</header> <subsection id="ID42c68143aab84dc5814205f18e275bdc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id367D6E83E5D2470A83807C19D7707F9B" style="USC"> <section id="ID52923b5da39b4ad3b19176b314d42f7d"><enum>150.</enum><header>National goals</header> <subsection id="ID70d0a63931ed4db7a7681f7fb6ed244c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declaration of policy</header><text>Performance management will transform the Federal-aid highway program and provide a means to the most efficient investment of Federal transportation funds by refocusing on national transportation goals, increasing the accountability and transparency of the Federal-aid highway program, and improving project decisionmaking through performance-based planning and programming.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID186e96ba8561441cad8a0fdb21920f2d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National goals</header><text>It is in the interest of the United States to focus the Federal-aid highway program on the following national goals:</text> <paragraph id="IDb2551433e97b4678a3000825bde22809"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Safety</header><text>To achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID15d8311a7d7248e4a14b51b0cfe062f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Infrastructure condition</header><text>To maintain the highway infrastructure asset system in a state of good repair.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDad3c0e0411264cdbab777a3081a5725d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>System reliability</header><text>To improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDad2dce9416e344e283064374e3f3ab33"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Freight movement and economic vitality</header><text>To improve the national freight network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID61295a0d32644050b4d2d42e8e493229"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Environmental sustainability</header><text>To enhance the performance of the transportation system while protecting and enhancing the natural environment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id864BCA11FA6E4D5D9AAE874FBD6BE3DD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reduced project delivery delays</header><text>To reduce project costs, promote jobs and the economy, and expedite the movement of people and goods by accelerating project completion through eliminating delays in the project development and delivery process, including reducing regulatory burdens and improving agencies’ work practices.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID1b8e10ba073f4d2c904d290c53442df8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 150 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id323AAE240F51439096AFA01E98623A8F" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">150. National goals.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idB661EFE01F7D40D082CAE6E7D596065C"><enum>C</enum><header>Acceleration of project delivery</header> <section id="IDeafb3716215e422aa6340c8120ca7d05"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Project delivery initiative</header> <subsection id="IDdd8f64da446148648baac8b43a7f77e0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declaration of policy</header><text>It is the policy of the United States that—</text> <paragraph id="idFC239C75BDB74109A85DEC9F63012D69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>it is in the national interest for the Department, State departments of transportation, transit agencies, and all other recipients of Federal transportation funds—</text> <subparagraph id="id104BE9B3F5DB4CC2B276BF039B2F296C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to accelerate project delivery and reduce costs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA60012E5F1314A5A8F58FF603C8C3634"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to ensure that the planning, design, engineering, construction, and financing of transportation projects is done in an efficient and effective manner, promoting accountability for public investments and encouraging greater private sector involvement in project financing and delivery while enhancing safety and protecting the environment;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53D19A564DCF41A1B6A428EADEBF8CD5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>delay in the delivery of transportation projects increases project costs, harms the economy of the United States, and impedes the travel of the people of the United States and the shipment of goods for the conduct of commerce; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0D3A21A9E19A437FB37BAE078344D1E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary shall identify and promote the deployment of innovation aimed at reducing the time and money required to deliver transportation projects while enhancing safety and protecting the environment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID92c977ac492d43d0a1ed3fa3f7c751c6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of initiative</header> <paragraph id="ID668e05d7f48a430dac5ea5418a138fae"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To advance the policy described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a project delivery initiative under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3dce38e7ef034f6aa1475e8ce5e2341a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the project delivery initiative shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1daf268d822046028b901b92d654c068"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop and advance the use of best practices to accelerate project delivery and reduce costs across all modes of transportation and expedite the deployment of technology and innovation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52f05b7f61d24c0aa06b29e3f84eef6c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to implement provisions of law designed to accelerate project delivery; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb2057cdc72e84d4987c3a7e739a3238c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to select eligible projects for applying experimental features to test innovative project delivery techniques.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9bcc0d8359174143b2ab8cb19a409e80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advancing the use of best practices</header> <subparagraph id="id443805AC71DD40A2ACCA9C3D4C8FB765"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the initiative under this section, the Secretary shall identify and advance best practices to reduce delivery time and project costs, from planning through construction, for transportation projects and programs of projects regardless of mode and project size.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC34CEB86AF564FCB8F42F82FF8B21F03"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>To advance the use of best practices, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="ID044ad5e058224195a114e6e71432dc8e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>engage interested parties, affected communities, resource agencies, and other stakeholders to gather information regarding opportunities for accelerating project delivery and reducing costs;</text> </clause><clause id="ID466843ee1e5244f68cea95802eb8a33d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish a clearinghouse for the collection, documentation, and advancement of existing and new innovative approaches and best practices;</text> </clause><clause id="ID64c948bb1a0d46fd8a985043e6a3830a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>disseminate information through a variety of means to transportation stakeholders on new innovative approaches and best practices; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID349349c2c8174606ae9217a7b5971b1a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to assist transportation stakeholders in the use of flexibility authority to resolve project delays and accelerate project delivery if feasible.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa14cef5bf6734bd897d0ad08b763b28a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation of accelerated project delivery</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the provisions of this subtitle designed to accelerate project delivery are fully implemented, including—</text> <subparagraph id="ID72856f91fa784734be13690bc302188f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expanding eligibility of early acquisition of property prior to completion of environmental review under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID02adb33153ed45ba9a09219e3a399437"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allowing the use of the construction manager or general contractor method of contracting in the Federal-aid highway system; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8d515cf891f64d7bab1fbdf380b0da68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing a demonstration program to streamline the relocation process by permitting a lump-sum payment for acquisition and relocation if elected by the displaced occupant.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6466c0474eb442a991769afd4449ab04"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Clarified eligibility for early acquisition activities prior to completion of NEPA review</header> <subsection id="id98AB62F4B71F4CE1837725A35152997A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The acquisition of real property in anticipation of a federally assisted or approved surface transportation project that may use the property shall not be prohibited prior to the completion of reviews of the surface transportation project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) if the acquisition does not—</text> <paragraph id="id0F5E1B390079415E836A4DDB0D517D93"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have an adverse environmental effect; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id14F44CEAE5144D068D76C507DC87DC37"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4B9B8D36854C4D0DB5DDEA9405BCD2C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit the choice of reasonable alternatives for the proposed project; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC7D781DA550431189C97ED3226BBE26" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevent the lead agency from making an impartial decision as to whether to select an alternative that is being considered during the environmental review process.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0dbea59897764966ba5e3a672fa4a3e6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Early acquisition of real property interests for highways</header><text>Section 108 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id8C56EB5564D343148576753838790C1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">interests</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">real property</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2eabfc2f98964212ace433ce82a8d4f3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by inserting <quote>interests</quote> after <quote>real property</quote> each place it appears; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDea02b2586772475aa302c06500f63031"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="id4C0DF10009F34232BDA3C7349DD8997E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">rights-of-way</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">real property interests</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7F05FA9B39AA4904B1C7401517EF6182"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="id6F0427E7CED448D9A486509750086E3D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>at any time</quote> after <quote>may be used</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idF44D6F16BFA84AE7BE71BC3B4A21A61C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="idBB71DE33C4B043D3AF8E8F54EFD7F342"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>rights-of-way</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>real property interests</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6E9998577FF441F2AFA669368D24299B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, if the rights-of-way are subsequently incorporated into a project eligible for surface transportation program funds</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID923fabf12f3d46e69eb7d9426f569373"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54DBEC32A12E4506806A62D8AE1AC325" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID5cbe76adee304fab86cf6c8d3cf32ae6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header> <subparagraph id="IDa342238d591444aa94e514ddea2914e2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Acquisition of real property interests</header> <clause id="idDFD21860AF4F4DA6A486AC9B0B2E9A98"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the other provisions of this section, prior to completion of the review process for the project required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a public authority may carry out acquisition of real property interests that may be used for a project.</text> </clause><clause id="id53F6D376153D44DBA1AD342C8AD398FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An acquisition under clause (i) may be authorized by project agreement and is eligible for Federal-aid reimbursement as a project expense if the Secretary finds that the acquisition—</text> <subclause id="IDb3a6b231777d40e1b37bf6a147fa7606"><enum>(I)</enum><text>will not cause any significant adverse environmental impact;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID6bfbeb8ccfe74ec3a6e7bcc2df9d8765"><enum>(II)</enum><text>will not limit the choice of reasonable alternatives for the project or otherwise influence the decision of the Secretary on any approval required for the project;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4201533cab1a4a8c8cfe26e917d8dffa"><enum>(III)</enum><text>does not prevent the lead agency from making an impartial decision as to whether to accept an alternative that is being considered in the environmental review process;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe57fd5ada2c740ba9d8a3b7e2593faf7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>is consistent with the State transportation planning process under section 135;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID82c470b4d07549c5aafc493146e3f958"><enum>(V)</enum><text>complies with other applicable Federal laws (including regulations);</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID43f9a4a462f04e31af9505514571e1cf"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>will be acquired through negotiation, without the threat of condemnation; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID7625614799a54248b88e6e6149f7fd67"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>will not result in a reduction or elimination of benefits or assistance to a displaced person required by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfe332dd24d44445fa1c7220cd9cd9ed7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Development</header><text>Real property interests acquired under this subsection may not be developed in anticipation of a project until all required environmental reviews for the project have been completed.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a52333824674c39b9079ddecc323a3c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>If Federal-aid reimbursement is made for real property interests acquired early under this section and the real property interests are not subsequently incorporated into a project eligible for surface transportation funds within the time allowed by subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall offset the amount reimbursed against funds apportioned to the State.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32e39bcb9a1143ee9931996d67806d99"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Other conditions</header><text>The Secretary may establish such other conditions or restrictions on acquisitions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDf1f2f281404a49fc99fb19d834313273"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Efficiencies in contracting</header> <subsection id="id097D93B560584337B3632041AA80FFC4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD42502E03D454B39896518E6759337C5" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID4728b6ad8fd74fb08173353574d2a414"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Construction manager; general contractor</header> <subparagraph id="IDb60f7e39d40d441c90cf10b6e3b9e8b6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Procedure</header> <clause id="id9BE06E983A6645819D8982D9EB79CF91"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A contracting agency may award a 2-phase contract to a construction manager or general contractor for preconstruction and construction services.</text> </clause><clause id="idA52AE7F3034B42AA83984FB7A048CC4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Preconstruction phase</header><text>In the preconstruction phase of a contract under this subparagraph, the construction manager shall provide the contracting agency with advice relating to scheduling, work sequencing, cost engineering, constructability, cost estimating, and risk identification.</text> </clause><clause id="idDED5D81F9AE24C39B97DB691D1EB58BC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Agreement to price</header> <subclause id="idCB4DA5E7548F49EAA5EA6E6615ED122C"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to the start of the second phase of a contract under this subparagraph, the owner and the construction manager may agree to a price for the construction of the project or a portion of the project.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4BBA92D5384A41CCB8E1416296125050"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Result</header><text>If an agreement is reached, the construction manager shall become the general contractor for the construction of the project at the negotiated schedule and price.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDafe9b52920cb4bdfa7a0c8d67ad49271"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>A contract shall be awarded to a construction manager or general contractor under this paragraph using a competitive selection process under which the contract is awarded on the basis of—</text> <clause id="idEB19117925054D5C91B7483DECAE185F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>qualifications;</text> </clause><clause id="id8C31CC9CEE9A4D0DB220739CB2BF27CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>experience;</text> </clause><clause id="idB884A74173BE49BD9882D15996170EDD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>best value; or</text> </clause><clause id="idB9ED4573575B4FC59F1ABB2B32192E9F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other combination of factors considered appropriate by the contracting agency.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID756dc389bb42432bbcdb32a8efc0b4a1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing</header> <clause id="ID4f05bdeb4e934babb980aae91aab2a58"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to the completion of the environmental review process required under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332), a contracting agency may issue requests for proposals, proceed with the award of the first phase of construction manager or general contractor contract, and issue notices to proceed with preliminary design, to the extent that those actions do not limit any reasonable range of alternatives.</text> </clause><clause id="IDdb644171a5bb41cd96528e6e2c4f7353"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>NEPA process</header> <subclause id="idC946095786774668875C8A69BB233085"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A contracting agency shall not proceed with the award of the second phase, and shall not proceed, or permit any consultant or contractor to proceed, with final design or construction until completion of the environmental review process required under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6D24BACC46DD4D37B3948B10AEEC4E4C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall require that a contract include appropriate provisions to ensure achievement of the objectives of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) and compliance with other applicable Federal laws and regulations occurs.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID534a82667b324ccab139699735e03a3f"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Secretarial approval</header><text>Prior to authorizing construction activities, the Secretary shall approve—</text> <subclause id="id78144AF175084DF39EB018B34269349A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the estimate of the contracting agency for the entire project; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id56028DFC3D064245A5404F7946E45D1C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any price agreement with the general contractor for the project or a portion of the project.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDba5d17a21ecf4bb592ac7533f698249f"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Termination provision</header><text>The Secretary shall require a contract to include an appropriate termination provision in the event that a no-build alternative is selected.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID21588bd869884c928ca7e4dfa3a2b906"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID38a36d66066f4237b51d5d8671d161b2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect on experimental program</header><text>Nothing in this section or the amendment made by this section affects the authority to carry out, or any project carried out under, any experimental program concerning construction manager risk that is being carried out by the Secretary as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID960b1b991cf74a3db6b04a8512edc150"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Innovative project delivery methods</header> <subsection id="id8158E67E16184DD19EA235482ADAB154"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declaration of policy</header> <paragraph id="idC4B25C354EA14109BFDDE42C8FB81097"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress declares that it is in the national interest to promote the use of innovative technologies and practices that increase the efficiency of construction of, improve the safety of, and extend the service life of highways and bridges.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id64473C659F4B4049B22395BBDA9831F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The innovative technologies and practices described in paragraph (1) include state-of-the-art intelligent transportation system technologies, elevated performance standards, and new highway construction business practices that improve highway safety and quality, accelerate project delivery, and reduce congestion related to highway construction.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdc4b31c3b6af4a0e8e0f0119a584af28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id054E4D3ED9A6485E90187BD73A505588" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDd3e486498efe4072a5ea171cb64c2afe"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Innovative project delivery</header> <subparagraph id="ID89e35b122a1a40c0a0eb4c643fbc50ad"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Federal share payable on account of a project or activity carried out with funds apportioned under paragraph (1), (2), or (5) of section 104(b) may, at the discretion of the State, be up to 100 percent for any such project, program, or activity that the Secretary determines—</text> <clause id="idDC8B5140006447BA9E60FBBB5AB6FD3B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains innovative project delivery methods that improve work zone safety for motorists or workers and the quality of the facility;</text> </clause><clause id="ID1f40f1d95433406386ab0751cb2ae699"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contains innovative technologies, manufacturing processes, financing, or contracting methods that improve the quality, extend the service life, or decrease the long-term costs of maintaining highways and bridges;</text> </clause><clause id="idD1D7EB977BDF4DB0922CA8F79852C1CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>accelerates project delivery while complying with other applicable Federal laws (including regulations) and not causing any significant adverse environmental impact; or</text> </clause><clause id="id7CE1054F56564BEEBDB63C0743AAC951"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reduces congestion related to highway construction.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16D83E4E57EE4A8DAEA30F39280934B9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Examples</header><text>Projects, programs, and activities described in subparagraph (A) may include the use of—</text> <clause id="IDd136cd797bc644c7b024814dceb5c73a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prefabricated bridge elements and systems and other technologies to reduce bridge construction time;</text> </clause><clause id="IDb6cbd4f427db4661a21cabb633736e39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>innovative construction equipment, materials, or techniques, including the use of in-place recycling technology and digital 3-dimensional modeling technologies;</text> </clause><clause id="ID1beb750a307f42b88e4abd956fdeafb8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>innovative contracting methods, including the design-build and the construction manager-general contractor contracting methods;</text> </clause><clause id="ID766c58a59799470b8400d580a74cb002"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>intelligent compaction equipment; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID8615de4c4d374577a3cf0e2b1b2cc718"><enum>(v)</enum><text>contractual provisions that offer a contractor an incentive payment for early completion of the project, program, or activity, subject to the condition that the incentives are accounted for in the financial plan of the project, when applicable.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID682b40c3d17543e6b08c36ecb4bd5fdc"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <clause id="ID40e33b3e2f054614925e5750aa6b6fdf"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In each fiscal year, a State may use the authority under subparagraph (A) for up to 10 percent of the combined apportionments of the State under paragraphs (1), (2), and (5) of section 104(b).</text> </clause><clause id="IDafbe5b24465a47999c8b2dd37b1f7d06"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Federal share increase</header><text>The Federal share payable on account of a project or activity described in subparagraph (A) may be increased by up to 5 percent of the total project cost.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID2e60b92e82e749369efccd6c8a2e0322"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Assistance to affected State and Federal agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 139(j) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7E40DC43DE3423FAE21111BF188FB15" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDe8005755ccf140e3949c114c177d124a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header><text>Prior to providing funds approved by the Secretary for dedicated staffing at an affected Federal agency under paragraphs (1) and (2), the affected Federal agency and the State agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that establishes the projects and priorities to be addressed by the use of the funds.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDf7cd0fc9c90e40d3b6334f65e00abb8a"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header> <subsection id="id26790FF67D324F58AC72E533D4AFD32E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88B64D686C584CF49E2B2E816E9B1699" style="USC"> <section id="ID682ac70bdff944d798f47c4e3d010b3c"><enum>304.</enum><header>Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header> <subsection id="idD1508F7BB2C64A7D83C853F1AAC24A81"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idC36A1B5ABA4041A5A8CC95CDD5366983"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cooperating authority</header><text>The term <term>cooperating authority</term> means a Department of Transportation operating authority that is not the lead authority.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6978821653F3456399FC0C75B64DC563"><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—</text> <subparagraph id="id9C760D424C464FDBB12E8A3EE0BC7714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is the lead authority over a proposed multimodal project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A440372970A477592030D954D9007E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has determined that the components of the project that fall under the modal expertise of the lead authority—</text> <clause id="id6F9935B290634F2092D7F745A3A44D5F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>satisfy the conditions for a categorical exclusion under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) implementing regulations or procedures of the lead authority; and</text> </clause><clause id="idBB179E93781D43B69D9EC6D5F2C42808"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>do not require the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under that Act.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9474562DCA8A404EB53D5814A7BB1C87"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multimodal project</header><text>The term <term>multimodal project</term> has the meaning given the term in section 139(a) of title 23.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id10CD0672AF244E7F978D9F5622D4E3FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exercise of authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authorities granted in this section may be exercised for a multimodal project, class of projects, or program of projects that are carried out under this title.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDbe5c2848937b4c82997e7a32a33e1a04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header><text>When considering the environmental impacts of a proposed multimodal project, a lead authority may apply a categorical exclusion designated under the implementing regulations or procedures of a cooperating authority for other components of the project, on the conditions that—</text> <paragraph id="IDfc6bd1c36b48427c84adb5417afe359d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the multimodal project is funded under 1 grant agreement administered by the lead authority;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6ebaf5c53a1410497101db88d35ef90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the multimodal project has components that require the expertise of a cooperating authority to assess the environmental impacts of the components;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6d9efe273c8b44f3be434ee408b46b08"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the component of the project to be covered by the categorical exclusion of the cooperating authority has independent utility;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4208ef748a1e48c28aa554dc28367724"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the cooperating authority, in consultation with the lead authority, follows <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) implementing regulations or procedures and determines that a categorical exclusion under that Act applies to the components; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7e8d744d8f64d55bda89fc656dee38b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the lead authority has determined that—</text> <subparagraph id="idF2D674F5403B4C8FAA67BB240F88DC37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the project, using the categorical exclusions of the lead and cooperating authorities, does not individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on the environment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC14144C1FAF7458C80708FD14295E771"><enum>(B)</enum><text>extraordinary circumstances do not exist that merit further analysis and documentation in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment required under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4b281152397b4ee38e1050875e5791d4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Modal cooperation</header> <paragraph id="id5B2C7A0B2B514FC599B382E046A66EC7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A cooperating authority shall provide modal expertise to a lead authority with administrative authority over a multimodal project on such aspects of the project in which the cooperating authority has expertise.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7CDFCB5ED5EE447DA29DE53E61E56B20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of categorical exclusion</header><text>In a case described in paragraph (1), the 1 or more categorical exclusions of a cooperating authority may be applied by the lead authority once the cooperating authority reviews the project on behalf of the lead authority and determines the project satisfies the conditions for a categorical exclusion under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) implementing regulations or procedures of the cooperating authority and this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID8a44ccd4d6064bcc9a78d1aa90ed102f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 304 in the analysis for title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="id01d2f0d7-fffb-467f-94be-7afaee8248fb" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="ID682ac70bdff944d798f47c4e3d010b3c" level="section">304. Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDf6c18f44a19f4161b4d203fe6a5f159e"><enum>1307.</enum><header>State assumption of responsibilities for categorical exclusions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 326 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDad4cfc5434be4afe8b01b3eb9c2f1fed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31CB58A910904DC9871300C03CF07EE8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID4e61da3af5fb4e75bc21a69736e5456a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination</header> <paragraph id="ID453ad0ffbc154fcfb42f2b06ac99bc9a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Termination by the Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may terminate any assumption of responsibility under a memorandum of understanding on a determination that the State is not adequately carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf911fb05847b424b9bd7a65703b562cd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination by the State</header><text>The State may terminate the participation of the State in the program at any time by providing to the Secretary a notice by not later than the date that is 90 days before the date of termination, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may provide.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1b450e5dce904a19ac33da0cbae8117a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08224417338F432C915E20131E09189A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID713e7666f382402c8cc7a4095e904d67"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Legal fees</header><text>A State assuming the responsibilities of the Secretary under this section for a specific project may use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for attorneys fees directly attributable to eligible activities associated with the project.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="IDa81cd2ae4d394293870c7a3e185e1fd6"><enum>1308.</enum><header>Surface transportation project delivery program</header> <subsection id="id8B49218117F6410B893B6F2A4F27010B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id7768367F79BF44EAA6C191C54DDA5A15"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">pilot</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id06FF8CB9F4C44E41838E943700D917D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idD26213C1A867433A888BA6C5F520301E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>pilot</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9001626E7AF44677AD7DC88FF29B058F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF28CBC036BEA49E08164E6C305C99CD0" style="OLC"> <clause id="idC3496029BAA04D4BBF894EE4022C227F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <subclause id="idC000E2B7403D478882DE90232488BDD4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>but</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id591FB03CE788408EBCF335DA93B0A6C5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id04F8B334D06F430E8616FDE1493A6E3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at the request of the State, the Secretary may also assign to the State, and the State may assume, the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to 1 or more railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause id="id9A8BBF50B943460F8E59D6DBB2CDC369"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in a State that has assumed the responsibilities of the Secretary under clause (ii), a recipient of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49 may request that the Secretary maintain the responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to 1 or more public transportation projects within the State under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 13 4321 et seq.); but</text> </clause><clause id="idE7DCBED67BAC4274BD91990DD0E23DD9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Secretary may not assign—</text> <subclause id="ID08178e4c48224ff5b47acb16080f6a60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any responsibility imposed on the Secretary by section 134 or 135; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDe4eea56abee54eb8a3744bd561f740bc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>responsibility for any conformity determination required under section 176 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506).</text> </subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <clause id="ID0bc994667dc14cdc9ace1ea27c140633"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ABB53E44C28449AA861B865ACD418F7" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ID417a4368d15541e5aeedf527b2fb3748"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Legal fees</header><text>A State assuming the responsibilities of the Secretary under this section for a specific project may use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for attorneys fees directly attributable to eligible activities associated with the project.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDD25CC066CB54CC4A1510980D0F74EBA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5e3326a79d6348c2bc2b33e0125e7267"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID924b427ccd394db2ae06bf4c38dd124b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5e2a8e0fe9da4fab88d9bc937db00776"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>(1)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id91129F91FC444DC3ADAD1DDF8865AD2E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDa96442e3041e4b6980534c5c58a6c5bc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(D) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6a5e3e218f444b76823c9eb0fc1a7d9f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECCE69EFB9EB4351889D83734710C1E2" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDbc2d080a03cb47309a673fb1e72f2482"><enum>(4)</enum><text>require the State to provide to the Secretary any information the Secretary considers necessary to ensure that the State is adequately carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDba725711440947fd87a296e8f447bf40"><enum>(5)</enum><text>require the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id16E03EF81C7E415197124A76AB526FCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>after a period of 5 years, to evaluate the ability of the State to carry out the responsibility assumed under this section;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA4F2285DEE7E4F0B937062B28B4D96EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Secretary determines that the State is not ready to effectively carry out the responsibilities the State has assumed, to reevaluate the readiness of the State every 3 years, or at such other frequency as the Secretary considers appropriate, after the initial 5-year evaluation, until the State is ready to assume the responsibilities on a permanent basis; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idCC1770A2EFBA4E3E9BC6F5960592C629"><enum>(C)</enum><text>once the Secretary determines that the State is ready to permanently assume the responsibilities of the Secretary, not to require any further evaluations; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idFB2EEB50A9D24BAAA2D647DA694E9C33"><enum>(6)</enum><text>require the State to provide the Secretary with any information, including regular written reports, as the Secretary may require in conducting evaluations under paragraph (5).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDBB0D494C98A49F395774BFCBAC32FA3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id379E3AC11EE6438BA5E9B57B6FB2B4E3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9629110F20BF438996383C3C60E531C8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID947bf8c6eb8942ba9cf6b1ff1715520c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9bf83b81cc7d447e94dfb225e23e7d4b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID432c9778bf0c40bdb428ba090e56734f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2CEB0912FD7489FA8D4025353644BE2" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ACB670EA15447EDB71E3502AD641D01"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination by the State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State may terminate the participation of the State in the program at any time by providing to the Secretary a notice by not later than the date that is 90 days before the date of termination, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may provide.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3be8cd99feaf4382817e8bf12113a029"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 327 in the analysis of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="ided24c934-29dd-4500-9a08-1edf1a802cbf" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry level="section">327. Surface transportation project delivery program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDb6483d92a25f4156b047715c5dbe5ba4"><enum>1309.</enum><header>Categorical exclusion for projects within the right-of-way</header> <subsection id="id800F091048A94277B541265734C1EC22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking for a categorical exclusion that meets the definitions (as in effect on that date) of section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and section 771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, for a project (as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code)—</text> <paragraph id="IDc5f3be2d9b1945c0abc2414c5e5c9a4a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that is located solely within the right-of-way of an existing highway, such as new turn lanes and bus pull-offs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3268fc10fc3a47d9856375863f84db09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that does not include the addition of a through lane or new interchange; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID58bb48dc42424fb097fd74836fa2a4ca"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for which the project sponsor demonstrates that the project—</text> <subparagraph id="ID68ed168520d44d55bf59efd462840fdd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is intended to improve safety, alleviate congestion, or improve air quality; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5ce0ad581624e678330512aa876c60b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>would improve or maintain pavement or structural conditions or achieve a state of good repair.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1ed97e37e00d40b891136d3ee565949b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to further define and implement subsection (a) within subsection (c) or (d) of section 771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the MAP–21).</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID209ac4c50eb7417ca2400ff9bb60dfc3"><enum>1310.</enum><header>Programmatic agreements and additional categorical exclusions</header> <subsection id="id1BBC620E8F6F44C987AD580DCC0EE182"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID12e183675e8e4ee5b78d1ee7fa9406cd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>survey the use by the Department of Transportation of categorical exclusions in transportation projects since 2005;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5441997910AA4727907CBE97F7E3909D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publish a review of the survey that includes a description of—</text> <subparagraph id="id0D1DABC6844144AAAEF977A0711858CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the types of actions categorically excluded; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4CB3C4C7EADD4EC0A2579D540F310A00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any requests previously received by the Secretary for new categorical exclusions; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51622d062efa4cc8b36b7b16dc90bc3b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>solicit requests from State departments of transportation, transit authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, or other government agencies for new categorical exclusions.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID97f90d8677264e2fb7b4c09bfedceb00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New categorical exclusions</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to propose new categorical exclusions received by the Secretary under subsection (a), to the extent that the categorical exclusions meet the criteria for a categorical exclusion under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations and section 771.117(a) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as those regulations are in effect on the date of the notice).</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDe38f49a752704e0aa5b8f9520cd0928a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional actions</header><text>The Secretary shall issue a proposed rulemaking to move the following types of actions from subsection (d) of section 771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to subsection (c) of that section, to the extent that such movement complies with 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):</text> <paragraph id="IDce536c4de9614068884acb35fc9a2d9f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Modernization of a highway by resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction, adding shoulders, or adding auxiliary lanes (including parking, weaving, turning, and climbing).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa2b4e97634eb419e8e4e8b32aa8890cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Highway safety or traffic operations improvement projects, including the installation of ramp metering control devices and lighting.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID956c409e05144ab594fc9f636e430e62"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Bridge rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement or the construction of grade separation to replace existing at-grade railroad crossings.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID626558acc20443809fb64da53fd794e6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Programmatic agreements</header> <paragraph id="id34EC0962DCB34847BDF65E964B3AD183"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall seek opportunities to enter into programmatic agreements with the States that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental and other required project reviews.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id15041500FFB44C10A1675A6A4E05F261"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Programmatic agreements authorized under paragraph (1) may include agreements that allow a State to determine on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration whether a project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6016955D2B9341A9A81AC981E5F909CF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determinations</header><text>An agreement described in paragraph (2) may include determinations by the Secretary of the types of projects categorically excluded (consistent with section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations) in the State in addition to the types listed in subsections (c) and (d) of section 771.117 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6121f835948c47748b55af7702652110"><enum>1311.</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="idAFE4E9FD0D2844228192D61038E2135B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When preparing a final environmental impact statement under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if the lead agency makes changes in response to comments that are minor and are confined to factual corrections or explanations of why the comments do not warrant further agency response, the lead agency may write on errata sheets attached to the statement instead of rewriting the draft statement, on the condition that the errata sheets—</text> <paragraph id="idCB0A5337845747CF9F6E3BEA4DDAF240"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cite the sources, authorities, or reasons that support the position of the agency; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7E2F4CF427534FB08AB25A0DF228EA33"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if appropriate, indicate the circumstances that would trigger agency reappraisal or further response.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4642e7f8a8044063ae770eeb930c28bd"><enum>(b)</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> <paragraph id="idC2E3C3C21F8349578B54AC4493B5175C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the final environmental impact statement makes substantial changes to the proposed action that are relevant to environmental or safety concerns; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2E30D20A375045FA987153AA8DF922B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>there are significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns and that bear on the proposed action or the impacts of the proposed action.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5aa99b97db8f40d0ba90b531c240905f"><enum>1312.</enum><header>Memoranda of agency agreements for early coordination</header> <subsection id="id700DE5CCF7B047AB801522AE73C6F966"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="id6155D334EC2A43438C0B3F9E84E08920"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary and other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process should cooperate with each other and other agencies on environmental review and project delivery activities at the earliest practicable time to avoid delays and duplication of effort later in the process, head off potential conflicts, and ensure that planning and project development decisions reflect environmental values; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idDBA2092A934C4BE6B27B45D21F1710F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such cooperation should include the development of policies and the designation of staff that advise planning agencies or project sponsors of studies or other information foreseeably required for later Federal action and early consultation with appropriate State and local agencies and Indian tribes.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1300ab8574a94d8d9148712d70ef25bb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>If requested at any time by a State or local planning agency, the Secretary and other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process, shall, to the extent practicable and appropriate, as determined by the agencies, provide technical assistance to the State or local planning agency on accomplishing the early coordination activities described in subsection (d).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID3970192290fd4413a15666efc354e96a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Memorandum of agency agreement</header><text>If requested at any time by a State or local planning agency, the lead agency, in consultation with other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process, may establish memoranda of agreement with the project sponsor, State, and local governments and other appropriate entities to accomplish the early coordination activities described in subsection (d).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID199566d4685c4e2b93c543af7f39e4aa"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Early coordination activities</header><text>Early coordination activities shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, the following:</text> <paragraph id="ID7f54ad43f415476f95b0abcc2a2abe60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Technical assistance on identifying potential impacts and mitigation issues in an integrated fashion.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID769247defc6b49928be8ecf7960c1a34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The potential appropriateness of using planning products and decisions in later environmental reviews.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0cd18e455e9f4e778141d11ecbefc8ff"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The identification and elimination from detailed study in the environmental review process of the issues that are not significant or that have been covered by prior environmental reviews.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d14ab733d364146abb20c3e50c82087"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The identification of other environmental review and consultation requirements so that the lead and cooperating agencies may prepare, as appropriate, other required analyses and studies concurrently with planning activities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID414422598e2c439c8a6377448e027c69"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The identification by agencies with jurisdiction over any permits related to the project of any and all relevant information that will reasonably be required for the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa222a7723cd446fabe03a084f5029b0a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The reduction of duplication between requirements under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and State and local planning and environmental review requirements, unless the agencies are specifically barred from doing so by applicable law.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd44a4bd228974193977c864808885cba"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Timelines for the completion of agency actions during the planning and environmental review processes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4fe4631584a749ad8aacabe88d5516e6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Other appropriate factors.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDd836864f89314088bcd79f9a694ff84e"><enum>1313.</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 139(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A199C1DA3F241A7A86D93A110FFC6E0" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDb7dd42ae0ab84bf098b64b671cc7dda4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interim decision on achieving accelerated decisionmaking</header> <subparagraph id="id03AA26D0CC8E4F658D8DF2C36335CF07"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the close of the public comment period on a draft environmental impact statement, the Secretary may convene a meeting with the project sponsor, lead agency, resource agencies, and any relevant State agencies to ensure that all parties are on schedule to meet deadlines for decisions to be made regarding the project.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7600BE5A5D2841ACB7FF83F578D0E1CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text>The deadlines referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be those established under subsection (g), or any other deadlines established by the lead agency, in consultation with the project sponsor and other relevant agencies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEBCFB95817D24BDC9449C5FF5CEE3F19"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failure to assure</header><text>If the relevant agencies cannot provide reasonable assurances that the deadlines described in subparagraph (B) will be met, the Secretary may initiate the issue resolution and referral process described under paragraph (5) and before the completion of the record of decision.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID503d23ff0a19417e9619afa6afd897df"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Accelerated issue resolution and referral</header> <subparagraph id="ID46211fc158bd4dd89852e0af9e59f44c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Agency issue resolution meeting</header> <clause id="id8D61CBEF212A4D94A1771198B42206DD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Federal agency of jurisdiction, project sponsor, or the Governor of a State in which a project is located may request an issue resolution meeting to be conducted by the lead agency.</text> </clause><clause id="id5717D7FDC770492DA17203732D369844"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Action by lead agency</header><text>The lead agency shall convene an issue resolution meeting under clause (i) with the relevant participating agencies and the project sponsor, including the Governor only if the meeting was requested by the Governor, to resolve issues that could—</text> <subclause id="id647095F267FC4B6CAA57DFCE4276186B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>delay completion of the environmental review process; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC770116FF3754294B820BB16609660EE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>result in denial of any approvals required for the project under applicable laws.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idB423302914D34D7A960FC37A12092F91"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Date</header><text>A meeting requested under this subparagraph shall be held by not later than 21 days after the date of receipt of the request for the meeting, unless the lead agency determines that there is good cause to extend the time for the meeting.</text> </clause><clause id="idB12E1EAE71934330AA40ED3239ADDF2D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>On receipt of a request for a meeting under this subparagraph, the lead agency shall notify all relevant participating agencies of the request, including the issue to be resolved, and the date for the meeting.</text> </clause><clause id="id75D6313565B74A6CA18EF551B2EA7C23"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Disputes</header><text>If a relevant participating agency with jurisdiction over an approval required for a project under applicable law determines that the relevant information necessary to resolve the issue has not been obtained and could not have been obtained within a reasonable time, but the lead agency disagrees, the resolution of the dispute shall be forwarded to the heads of the relevant agencies for resolution.</text> </clause><clause id="id77B89B7A2D5D484E98F3FC5EC36B14CD"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Convention by lead agency</header><text>A lead agency may convene an issue resolution meeting under this subsection at any time without the request of the Federal agency of jurisdiction, project sponsor, or the Governor of a State.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b2cbb35c1db41e6b8a58c43401286b7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elevation of issue resolution</header> <clause id="id8080628D8E2640F49EE89E883F68F94C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If issue resolution is not achieved by not later than 30 days after the date of a relevant meeting under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall notify the lead agency, the heads of the relevant participating agencies, and the project sponsor (including the Governor only if the initial issue resolution meeting request came from the Governor) that an issue resolution meeting will be convened.</text> </clause><clause id="idA6C94363CE6B40B39127005A24EB8490"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall identify the issues to be addressed at the meeting and convene the meeting not later than 30 days after the date of issuance of the notice.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID91def61a54af45729a3d800b6d63188b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Referral of issue resolution</header> <clause id="IDaf5e76103f4b4d52be51827787fee49e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Referral to Council on Environmental Quality</header> <subclause id="id9C943B0908934DF99574D77C48ABF4B7"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If resolution is not achieved by not later than 30 days after the date of an issue resolution meeting under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall refer the matter to the Council on Environmental Quality.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1EC32E789DA24EB4B524C999EB56F5B4"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of a referral from the Secretary under subclause (I), the Council on Environmental Quality shall hold an issue resolution meeting with the lead agency, the heads of relevant participating agencies, and the project sponsor (including the Governor only if an initial request for an issue resolution meeting came from the Governor).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID3232477833714f038a222477fc878297"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Referral to the President</header><text>If a resolution is not achieved by not later than 30 days after the date of the meeting convened by the Council on Environmental Quality under clause (i)(II), the Secretary shall refer the matter directly to the President.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDecb319b2d60c4ea194c2c28971ed25e8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Financial transfer provisions</header> <subparagraph id="ID607cdf0bd4e74d2bac599e51835e68f1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Federal agency of jurisdiction over an approval required for a project under applicable laws shall complete any required approval on an expeditious basis using the shortest existing applicable process.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEB20D220FBA24DB7B79997FEA532046F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to decide</header> <clause id="idBF1767E6591B47C4A25133BCB938A6F9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If an agency described in subparagraph (A) fails to render a decision under any Federal law relating to a project that requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment, including the issuance or denial of a permit, license, or other approval by the date described in clause (ii), the agency shall transfer from the applicable office of the head of the agency, or equivalent office to which the authority for rendering the decision has been delegated by law, to the agency or division charged with rendering a decision regarding the application, by not later than 1 day after the applicable date under clause (ii), and once each week thereafter until a final decision is rendered, subject to subparagraph (C)—</text> <subclause id="id2F938028D9F0464DA2379FC804520A41"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$20,000 for any project for which an annual financial plan under section 106(i) is required; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB30290C84A1B4BC4B1FB06FF490ACBB5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$10,000 for any other project requiring preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idE509C5ED44FB4B128D73E0A00A0608DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Description of date</header><text>The date referred to in clause (i) is the later of—</text> <subclause id="IDf946f4880b0e44d18579bfce5ee03041"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date on which an application for the permit, license, or approval is complete; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID01bc0bc93c84428fb5f03b48bd773d10"><enum>(II)</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 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41995BB7A6F24531B1C4CD8DC8877404"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <clause id="idD06BBAFBDF8249438741EA57D0436C58"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No transfer of funds under subparagraph (B) relating to an individual project shall exceed, in any fiscal year, an amount equal to 1 percent of the funds made available for the applicable agency office.</text> </clause><clause id="idAF9FBC0E570D4E2282E9267DCFCB2A80"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to decide</header><text>The total amount transferred in a fiscal year as a result of a failure by an agency to make a decision by an applicable deadline shall not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent of the funds made available for the applicable agency office for that fiscal year.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCF404BB3A5B94C4E857F163D16CC652E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>The transferred funds shall only be available to the agency or division charged with rendering the decision as additional resources, pursuant to subparagraph (F).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa647f6e0d7c64bc699037ca0233aedc4"><enum>(E)</enum><header>No fault of agency</header><text>A transfer of funds under this paragraph shall not be made if the agency responsible for rendering the decision certifies that—</text> <clause id="ID2a5a839c625a4fd5a24367d123c991cc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the agency has not received necessary information or approvals from another entity, such as the project sponsor, in a manner that affects the ability of the agency to meet any requirements under State, local, or Federal law; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID434a0c035bdb4cb0ae0236ed2d33ed17"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>significant new information or circumstances, including a major modification to an aspect of the project, requires additional analysis for the agency to make a decision on the project application.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35928f3952314150b9f16a5350473166"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header> <clause id="idD72193D454C5429ABB4C5034122FEF9A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds transferred under this paragraph shall supplement resources available to the agency or division charged with making a decision for the purpose of expediting permit reviews.</text> </clause><clause id="id0B44F57F51554EBD984E42869541877C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds transferred under this paragraph shall be available for use or obligation for the same period that the funds were originally authorized or appropriated, plus 1 additional fiscal year.</text> </clause><clause id="id68B766F941D5446E9F018AB9F0A8A849"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Federal agency with jurisdiction for the decision that has transferred the funds pursuant to this paragraph shall not reprogram funds to the office of the head of the agency, or equivalent office, to reimburse that office for the loss of the funds.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb3909f5b13924149a3ba52560b1dec17"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Audits</header><text>In any fiscal year in which any Federal agency transfers funds pursuant to this paragraph, the Inspector General of that agency shall—</text> <clause id="id444FA1A2EC5E40A48F33C1CC8C4B0F75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct an audit to assess compliance with the requirements of this paragraph; and</text> </clause><clause id="id50C95473B91C4D20A9F1DEF5A648C355"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year during which the transfer occurred, submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and any other appropriate congressional committees a report describing the reasons why the transfers were levied, including allocations of resources.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID60f757e7ad4347c5acf9f782e9293b57"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Effect of paragraph</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph affects or limits the application of, or obligation to comply with, any Federal, State, local, or tribal law.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89b6f131c4344aa89856508c90484869"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Authority for intra-agency transfer of funds</header><text>The requirement provided under this paragraph for a Federal agency to transfer or reallocate funds of the Federal agency in accordance with subparagraph (B)(i)—</text> <clause id="IDc4c73fb4494b45858663d74e857152b8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be treated by the Federal agency as a requirement and authority consistent with any applicable original law establishing and authorizing the agency; but</text> </clause><clause id="ID47a3d9a295be4576ba162ce30d8bded3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not provide to the Federal agency the authority to require or determine the intra-agency transfer or reallocation of funds that are provided to or are within any other Federal agency.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ab42fe4f6b34585b8110c7abb2e4b15"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Expedient decisions and reviews</header><text>To ensure that Federal environmental decisions and reviews are expeditiously made—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb1fd6f69ab664a85b6ce86268d11c92c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adequate resources made available under this title shall be devoted to ensuring that applicable environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) are completed on an expeditious basis and that the shortest existing applicable process under that Act is implemented; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd24b9e350890414c853cad7513b113ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the President shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, not less frequently than once every 120 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>MAP–21</short-title>, a report on the status and progress of the following projects and activities funded under this title with respect to compliance with applicable requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.):</text> <clause id="IDf79b01f0021548d9adf77e81c0a9c64d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Projects and activities required to prepare an annual financial plan under section 106(i).</text> </clause><clause id="IDe60b8425b11a44e198495a9483e084c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A sample of not less than 5 percent of the projects requiring preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment in each State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="id10142F36B5004259BF487140C7C20D71"><enum>1314.</enum><header>Environmental procedures initiative</header> <subsection id="id36B08A4251334A28984DA53B273A0F00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For grant programs under which funds are distributed by formula by the Department of Transportation, the Secretary shall establish an initiative to review and develop consistent procedures for environmental permitting and procurement requirements.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDc5c8341ccb59447384051673b123c2c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall publish the results of the initiative described in subsection (a) in an electronically accessible format.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID7ead76fce2e947ea9a89c5fc1fbe2907"><enum>1315.</enum><header>Alternative relocation payment demonstration program</header> <subsection id="id1C4573ED258A44C2B24DEBCA7F8D523B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payment demonstration program</header> <paragraph id="id6D8902D0BBF44B19836BDD9D6C34E030"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this section, for the purpose of identifying improvements in the timeliness of providing relocation assistance to persons displaced by Federal or federally assisted programs and projects, the Secretary may allow not more than 5 States to participate in an alternative relocation payment demonstration program under which payments to displaced persons eligible for relocation assistance pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) (including implementing regulations), are calculated based on reasonable estimates and paid in advance of the physical displacement of the displaced person.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id802FD6C05B4644CABE8FC99C0460A3DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing of payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relocation assistance payments for projects carried out under an approved State demonstration program may be provided to the displaced person at the same time as payments of just compensation for real property acquired for the program or project of the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF8C1D300BA7D42229CCF061D29835122"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Combining of payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments for relocation and just compensation may be combined into a single unallocated amount.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID63f7a4d08ea94e13bb866ba738bd52b9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria</header> <paragraph id="id6A9BB2181BD5453AB13CFA71634AB776"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After public notice and an opportunity to comment, the Secretary shall adopt criteria for carrying out the alternative relocation payment demonstration program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id23A7F049DE874B71B790C7A85E3D7E03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditions</header> <subparagraph id="id2AD611C573924FE19C71E38BC355D2F0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Conditions for State participation in the demonstration program shall include the conditions described in subparagraphs (B) through (E).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID58d49429d1484824adf8a0982ecf8f16"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Memorandum of agreement</header><text>A State wishing to participate in the demonstration program shall be required to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Secretary that includes provisions relating to—</text> <clause id="id2CEC55BD82164E22BBEBE4B120C0364E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the selection of projects or programs within the State to which the alternative relocation payment process will be applied;</text> </clause><clause id="idAB846F2E22234B59A9B1C053678627BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>program and project-level monitoring;</text> </clause><clause id="id9BF73DAED3684AE996069B9982505169"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>performance measurement;</text> </clause><clause id="idF92D2E2A901F45DCAC38FC0172BC667A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reporting; and</text> </clause><clause id="idC0665480A39E4EF2A7D640A460792EE6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the circumstances under which the Secretary may terminate the demonstration program of the State before the end of the program term.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c62226e45ea4bc6bd853d6e9468361c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Term of demonstration program</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B)(v), the demonstration program of the State may continue for up to 3 years after the date on which the Secretary executes the memorandum of agreement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc98417000fa4f018cb36838091ea08c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Displaced persons</header> <clause id="idB32F390945544ED2A6B3A5FB08F7EB95"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Displaced persons affected by a project included in the demonstration program of the State shall be informed in writing in a format that is clear and easily understandable that the relocation payments that the displaced persons receive under the demonstration program may be higher or lower than the amount that the displaced persons would receive under the standard relocation assistance process.</text> </clause><clause id="id4FF4EF6A4F0549C7AFFED2A64D1CF04C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Alternative process</header><text>Displaced persons shall be informed—</text> <subclause id="id0930A60911954C9BA45B29CAFC7B9700"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of the right of the displaced persons not to participate in the demonstration program; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id42C403BD86C24DC9BC05A6F63121F049"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that the alternative relocation payment process can be used only if the displaced person agrees in writing.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id90A474EE118B495CAD7DCFE343245F43"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>The displacing agency shall provide any displaced person who elects not to participate in the demonstration program with relocation assistance in accordance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) (including implementing regulations).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7f5bd6e77ef94649bf60e269e2f31c18"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Other displacements</header> <clause id="id4048440A682147FAB5116B5FF77B7ACF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If other Federal agencies plan displacements in or adjacent to a demonstration program project area within the same time period as the project acquisition and relocation actions of the demonstration program, the Secretary shall adopt measures to protect against inconsistent treatment of displaced persons.</text> </clause><clause id="id061D5BFBD58B4A34BDEBB94266F66F04"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>Measures described in clause (i) may include a determination that the demonstration program authority may not be used on a particular project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1cb3ff6577974092889fa1a7ed385d2d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="id49481A79C64B498D94494C2883676997"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress—</text> <subparagraph id="id9A8FCE9E2DE94B1CBFB98D9170A67503"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least every 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a report on the progress and results of the demonstration program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idABD727B3377A4AFDBA0116EB3A65552B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after all State demonstration programs have ended, a final report.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4D18E04EA25340F987C246F3E35BE512"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The final report shall include an evaluation by the Secretary of the merits of the alternative relocation payment demonstration program, including the effects of the demonstration program on—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8fb007173b6a41af9c6a5069f2314236"><enum>(A)</enum><text>displaced persons and the protections afforded to displaced persons by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88ab82d2b3434cd4babc0e1493a30d2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the efficiency of the delivery of Federal-aid highway projects and overall effects on the Federal-aid highway program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd706fd1f08cc41d3b46d0ccb4aec1e0c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the achievement of the purposes of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID376de5a87bb140729e521b934f55d256"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The authority of this section may be used only on projects funded under title 23, United States Code, in cases in which the funds are administered by the Federal Highway Administration.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID05086d0f25ec49178f2b59637412eeb0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to approve an alternate relocation payment demonstration program for a State terminates on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDdd3a6adf35034843b29da8f7a99b7dbf"><enum>1316.</enum><header>Review of Federal project and program delivery</header> <subsection id="idA0C247FECA9A45E58FFB5F3814B252D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Completion time assessments and reports</header> <paragraph id="IDb3036ab71fea476e9d7745c3bdfa0ffb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For projects funded under title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall compare—</text> <subparagraph id="ID573da435aff84ca7aa798038c8a0c7ff"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6FE37CB9533343A091009D7BDFF8A0FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the completion times of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements initiated after calendar year 2005; to</text> </clause><clause id="idDC9A4B9B28484D969D76ACF4C8C6BCE1" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the completion times of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements initiated during a period prior to calendar year 2005; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID70e98c3ec19544ccbac2f90306aa2fcc"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA33A0A3AB5014A7DAA05B99A202C261D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the completion times of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements initiated during the period beginning on January 1, 2005, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act; to</text> </clause><clause id="id607C79AB227840609AF8629F3D268375" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the completion times of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements initiated after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa58fcf23646446bda917f603dee2754e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report—</text> <subparagraph id="ID73842d8ecaa742f4bb098333d2b3955d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act that—</text> <clause id="id2A6458E3B43C4292822566DA442BA6F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describes the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1)(A); and</text> </clause><clause id="id4E4493EE57484BA0A3AC08D28854B8AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifies any change in the timing for completions, including the reasons for any such change and the reasons for delays in excess of 5 years; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ae3cbd8ed7c4c84b78969dd68ebbcd7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act that—</text> <clause id="idC5DE8742FBDD486BA42D91FF17145E13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describes the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1)(B); and</text> </clause><clause id="idFAD0E570D4684B78BCB4C0B0148CF7F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifies any change in the timing for completions, including the reasons for any such change and the reasons for delays in excess of 5 years.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0a720c923b2a450ab0f78cedcf329d74"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the types and justification for the additional categorical exclusions granted under the authority provided under sections 1309 and 1310.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDe935b4ff096f49e18634564bc7c8e8ba"><enum>(c)</enum><header>GAO report</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text> <paragraph id="id53164557F1E14182BC5F2D27E2A3D08E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the reforms carried out under sections 1301 through 1315 (including the amendments made by those sections); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFD0820AC9B1D4548882AB4180669F957"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes the results of the assessment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5e54d079d1e3442e863c2a393bf1218f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inspector General report</header><text>The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall—</text> <paragraph id="id5BACC385F05E4E72A8E8EB255D59B42C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the reforms carried out under sections 1301 through 1315 (including the amendments made by those sections); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD66A70331F40450AA092CAFE423CF276"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate—</text> <subparagraph id="id3C60527E5C3F4F0BB7B426C17381C7FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, an initial report of the findings of the Inspector General; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26686FB061574C959923CF1DAC370FAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, a final report of the findings.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id8F29FD429141437AB38A87F41F3AEF7B"><enum>D</enum><header>Highway safety</header> <section id="IDe078e3db0f0a493c8eebfb49407b2824"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Jason’s Law</header> <subsection id="ID495cb183f4cd447bb52b049014d8f10c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that it is a national priority to address projects under this section for the shortage of long-term parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System to improve the safety of motorized and nonmotorized users and for commercial motor vehicle operators.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID6f743a012a8f49cf996eb06b4ba493a2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Eligible projects under this section are those that—</text> <paragraph id="id17C313B09AE34EBEB52999CC8491B42B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve the National Highway System; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id47D09C4E76E1455A9E32B2473A10A9D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID6d95ef1edb3748cea7e6a04b9bbf6da5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Constructing safety rest areas (as defined in section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code) that include parking for commercial motor vehicles.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7fc9cd9775b944fda7a71bb91b605c5a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Constructing commercial motor vehicle parking facilities adjacent to commercial truck stops and travel plazas.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04fc7cff61f74a86a3216f4a5dd57155"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Opening existing facilities to commercial motor vehicle parking, including inspection and weigh stations and park-and-ride facilities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe624b6e7d374ca7aff11ea92f460856"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Promoting the availability of publicly or privately provided commercial motor vehicle parking on the National Highway System using intelligent transportation systems and other means.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a1c113fc2e148dcbee4c60f74deba88"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Constructing turnouts along the National Highway System for commercial motor vehicles.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdad3069e3365458084fd36fedba4b896"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Making capital improvements to public commercial motor vehicle parking facilities currently closed on a seasonal basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1bfe81f360364afda67256c72073ebe9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Improving the geometric design of interchanges on the National Highway System to improve access to commercial motor vehicle parking facilities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID260bbdfa5340415a87e596a88d008a48"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Survey and comparative assessment</header> <paragraph id="IDdd1032d126054136bfb84d7f3cc4e5c0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with relevant State motor carrier safety personnel, shall conduct a survey regarding the availability of parking facilities within each State—</text> <subparagraph id="id9946555077E041F6843248C1C1A178FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to evaluate the capability of the State to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for motor carriers engaged in interstate motor carrier service;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID958b2afdf0ba46e7bb2b2a6f2cedb9e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assess the volume of motor carrier traffic through the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92BCAEE858DB4A118F34EC8726CAA66E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to develop a system of metrics to measure the adequacy of parking facilities in the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID46cb0aa5b6714addab24bf73e0a5757e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Results</header><text>The results of the survey under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public on the website of the Department of Transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID29a8112f619e4cba8c793e8ceeeefd96"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Periodic updates</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically update the survey under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID603cc0c80f09479bb1a4069c9ec2458d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded through the authority provided under this section shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDd399df6e2fd24554b23637d3631ca363"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Open container requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 154(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDfa6ec6ccd70b44118a485464837ff445"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE4A8ECD232B40F2A027DC3CE10E0C52" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID5f747f2b575f4c63ad8736f173239b47"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header> <subparagraph id="ID8241c70b70c44d739819629707276bff"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>On October 1, 2011, and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing an open container law described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall reserve an amount equal to 2.5 percent of the funds to be apportioned to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) until the State certifies to the Secretary the means by which the State will use those reserved funds in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) and paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe74232077f754e979f87575a39dd3c8e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of receipt of a certification from a State under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="idD233230A6706470190B1B36993BA4DFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transfer the reserved funds identified by the State for use as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) to the apportionment of the State under section 402; and</text> </clause><clause id="id85FE8047434A4508B713D36C3D48B056"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>release the reserved funds identified by the State as described in paragraph (3).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d44c56e18b54442835b03e41109c44a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD1E9F7C7C844128ABF4DDCBBC73F7D1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID2662f0973f6b41ffa88b859dea075f16"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use for highway safety improvement program</header> <subparagraph id="id761A523ED76C4C1AA9EF140A4278B274"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may elect to use all or a portion of the funds transferred under paragraph (2) for activities eligible under section 148.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38D6972C86FD4966B0B75F02A0FB3E2D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State departments of transportation</header><text>If the State makes an election under subparagraph (A), the funds shall be transferred to the department of transportation of the State, which shall be responsible for the administration of the funds.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa57b70805cbd4450ba1a8209cc27deb9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id055530ACDFE14D91AD89F9FA2EC46335" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDb8dff64fcafd4d5d9ca1caeea8cca8cd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Derivation of amount to be transferred</header><text>The amount to be transferred under paragraph (2) may be derived from the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID23de15f3c44740b584589379af74229b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(l).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID01ac035768004e1c8748424deed13f94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID9728af629d0b482a868be03210462e18"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence</header> <subsection id="ID17accaf869cc4500a8ca42729deb9b77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 164(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDb3f23aa5a6024faeb63d914e44cf0af3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id83F72DBE207C4376BEA18C40290E83A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8a153494f3f74afb808787df1a26d164"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8117D26E914844ADBE43259F5CCA0D4F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="IDfcccca4b676648f0b9ef95bcc935dda7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receive—</text> <clause id="ID1626612b3f9d4771b679bb49e9e9c7ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a suspension of all driving privileges for not less than 1 year; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID2d0d5389b37448528bab03d73b1fd7db"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a suspension of unlimited driving privileges for 1 year, allowing for the reinstatement of limited driving privileges subject to restrictions and limited exemptions as established by State law, if an ignition interlock device is installed for not less than 1 year on each of the motor vehicles owned or operated, or both, by the individual;</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd561a006c6674a51915b053780fa04f4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>Section 164(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID5211171f077145b78759e6ce59ed0dee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89478E31842F4CAFAF0B8E94A8D7ED21" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID099a1570e98a4749a8950e278461097a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header> <subparagraph id="IDfc65be33f5b84502ac4af33d3459e164"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>On October 1, 2011, and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing a repeat intoxicated driver law, the Secretary shall reserve an amount equal to 2.5 percent of the funds to be apportioned to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) until the State certifies to the Secretary the means by which the States will use those reserved funds among the uses authorized under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE08173CD2F9E41BC8A7F2FFB608919AC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of receipt of a certification from a State under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="idE5A654317DFE4A878F3BF342091B9B1A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transfer the reserved funds identified by the State for use as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) to the apportionment of the State under section 402; and</text> </clause><clause id="idD5688689BC98468298301C0DC1CA8159"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>release the reserved funds identified by the State as described in paragraph (3).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID21f44591c1c2477b8200dd147594c78a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31C4ECD5C4EB4A63919F99CA80C0FFBE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idA6E14E164C0049FB812FC33FD112A8C7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use for highway safety improvement program</header> <subparagraph id="idC3DA7CF0A87E40EC8F99CD26182F5C12"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may elect to use all or a portion of the funds transferred under paragraph (2) for activities eligible under section 148.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9B3969BB3AE142ED8E54C42CDB8B9E06"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State departments of transportation</header><text>If the State makes an election under subparagraph (A), the funds shall be transferred to the department of transportation of the State, which shall be responsible for the administration of the funds.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbfcfc561775f44d68495f031bdce8ea1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2F27CFE92B54DACB087A3B448E44135" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDb211cf3c36b54811b9220648f1a529e8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Derivation of amount to be transferred</header><text>The amount to be transferred under paragraph (2) may be derived from the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID2595df35224748ada0252d5ac2f9543b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(1).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33811a01918f4eb3a97145ec6d708c0f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID9cd274f293bb49809ea7ea7055425f04"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Adjustments to penalty provisions</header> <subsection id="IDbb5be5d7e5a94a1cb181849812106864"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Vehicle weight limitations</header><text>Section 127(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>No funds shall be apportioned in any fiscal year under section 104(b)(1) of this title to any State which</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall withhold 50 percent of the apportionment of a State under section 104(b)(1) in any fiscal year in which the State</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID536aaf9a9d154efd94daebd2f4886551"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Control of junkyards</header><text>Section 136 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID2fc484e854f847d3a73e358b56a316ea"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), in the first sentence—</text> <subparagraph id="ID6c18cc3ed3dc4aecbfe06303a8b78c6f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>10 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>7 percent</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcef2e852bf904cd98e2bafceaa8d93b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 104 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID75d6d716080c4b8aa0246cbe03f0dc2e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CE7C626CA80499297674BC68B445CC1" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDe3d1bbb8de2d40e39b10c36127de001f"><enum>(n)</enum><text>For purposes of this section, the terms <term>primary system</term> and <term>Federal-aid primary system</term> mean any highway that is on the National Highway System, which includes the Interstate Highway System.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0c908f3e8bc741548aea8ef894f19cb2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enforcement of vehicle size and weight laws</header><text>Section 141(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDc99ee19b7a6242e5a85fdce36b207640"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>10 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>7 percent</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd40c570e27a743ce8421c4f69a5ab8df"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 104 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfdb976a3d57346d7a98d9110dd4c54d3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Proof of payment of the heavy vehicle use tax</header><text>Section 141(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID4e4ab9c0534b45fd8574ac0b4d54bccf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 104(b)(4)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(1)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID711c14ef2f344bb0a6f1539232579e88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the first sentence by striking <quote>25 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote> 8 percent</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa4e7639b698b45a29dab0524ef5371b4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of safety belts</header><text>Section 153(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDb1c69359d55044ec8e9ce6c669b4eea5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE0788BD8600F4F8AB5BD6665340A1AD1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4999f2fd9e57423c81969db088a3a5f3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2437f57d5dd549da9ac3d7013f30a327"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Prior to fiscal year 2012</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc621b1c6ab3a49338a771309c5c4977a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and before October 1, 2011,</quote> after <quote>September 30, 1994,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID72657968ea264634858258e6a7b67529"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9341C424F2B4542B919A9C14AB64407" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID59f2534353d1482d8e3b57ae7b3addba"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>If, at any time in a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2011, a State does not have in effect a law described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall transfer an amount equal to 2 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for the succeeding fiscal year under each of paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 104(b) to the apportionment of the State under section 402.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3575a756f9b849bdaaadc9dcc1b9e06d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>National minimum drinking age</header><text>Section 158(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id0D386FBC31F54C4DBBBD985D1AF3FD79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD186A0243D2C4C2AB07F14E9FE9AAF9F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id129813EE802846A2A64E6EB656744214"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fiscal years before 2012</header><text>The Secretary</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFF64D0D65E3E47EEA66BBE06033BAC44"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B811B3F953D4090A2149FC0F91EE226" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idAD10202D2C2349299F5BCB31755190CE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>For fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount to be withheld under this section shall be an amount equal to 8 percent of the amount apportioned to the noncompliant State, as described in subparagraph (A), under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b).</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID97a60ed93b7a41e384ae6d7210f7e112"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Drug offenders</header><text>Section 159 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID0670a4d0e6d74d11926695665909e5ec"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idD8035458534341C287454778DE39E2F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA5145B25DE4F4D8B832F1642DCF1CD41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F2E059BAAB94E3ABF17611D107995C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>(including any amounts withheld under paragraph (1))</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C24554070EA4A21A196F43EF94219A2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81F079329F454EF6B8B4734AC825C0B0" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDbc9b17dae00f4be4a7da7d1134184abe"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>The Secretary shall withhold an amount equal to 8 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) on the first day of each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2011, if the State fails to meet the requirements of paragraph (3) on the first day of the fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8284a99d7f374d82ba7e36ba1ff27fa3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE5AC31A70F9405A80E19E819F69DB29" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID6fded3231d5545b0907b84dd1e61f443"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of noncompliance</header><text>No funds withheld under this section from apportionments to any State shall be available for apportionment to that State.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID45b87512d9eb42bf887ca18b8f1fb8e7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Zero tolerance blood alcohol concentration for minors</header><text>Section 161(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id0A491803B97F41DA81D93B6B945578E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB0C680A6D3D940F79978D08A0BBA6595"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBA2EAD192D6D40EB974E846CB7F122B4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="id1C2BDA8C718C45A7828F38D1A75ABA8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Prior to fiscal year 2012</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89519c2058154083bda81a8a00999f14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>through fiscal year 2011</quote> after <quote>each fiscal year thereafter</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b2f57903e7a4e6dba9f8d4ce06388c9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0857D27CC97D44698739538A16E8EFC7" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDc1f9dc5d7d7140aba3c3b4d5394c31f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>The Secretary shall withhold an amount equal to 8 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) on October 1, 2011, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, if the State does not meet the requirement of paragraph (3) on that date.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID510d1b2e8ffe41c899bc136df3af460d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated persons</header><text>Section 163(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6CC508ADAB0432588F4BC7B0A109451" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDf8ef375b71bc41ab85ed6009e1e935b8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2007 through 2011</header><text>On October 1, 2006, and October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2011, if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing a law described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall withhold an amount equal to 8 percent of the amounts to be apportioned to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a3bd365f5ca4a39b00cb0104ba45c51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>On October 1, 2011, and October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing a law described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall withhold an amount equal to 6 percent of the amounts to be apportioned to the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID4390bb51db6a4043b8bf0316381f18b2"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Commercial driver's license</header><text>Section 31314 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idEA425D131233441A81BF7306B4142D47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE8D804CBD09C4CEA92E74334E72512BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69EDF14E72044D05ACF086B4C18B92EE" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDd0c5e286573f43bb9e61acc973ea3d4f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalties imposed in fiscal year 2012 and thereafter</header><text>Effective beginning on October 1, 2011—</text> <paragraph id="idE4655CB3CD91472A8146C4A2585BC417"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the penalty for the first instance of noncompliance by a State under this section shall be not more than an amount equal to 4 percent of funds required to be apportioned to the noncompliant State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD05D9032C6EF4EACABD3D194EA7C8CFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the penalty for subsequent instances of noncompliance shall be not more than an amount equal to 8 percent of funds required to be apportioned to the noncompliant State under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) of title 23.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDfe094046417c47239f18745201b34234"><enum>1405.</enum><header>Highway worker safety</header> <subsection id="ID436a56d494be44f99315ce6c6d5d3974"><enum></enum><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall modify section 630.1108(a) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to ensure that—</text> <paragraph id="idAC40BCA6B7524B36B45BCEAA9D208CAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at a minimum, positive protective measures are used to separate workers on highway construction projects from motorized traffic in all work zones conducted under traffic in areas that offer workers no means of escape (such as tunnels and bridges), unless an engineering study determines otherwise;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID628d045eb15d4ae2809b62248afbd43f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>temporary longitudinal traffic barriers are used to protect workers on highway construction projects in long-duration stationary work zones when the project design speed is anticipated to be high and the nature of the work requires workers to be within 1 lane-width from the edge of a live travel lane, unless—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf6ea3ed5053d4251be47db52b2c9ca55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis by the project sponsor determines otherwise; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51dca905ea464d06836fcc4a8686cf44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the project is outside of an urbanized area and the annual average daily traffic load of the applicable road is less than 100 vehicles per hour; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID864e469c84f04846b3b6e2a5698e7918"><enum>(3)</enum><text>when positive protective devices are necessary for highway construction projects, those devices are paid for on a unit-pay basis, unless doing so would create a conflict with innovative contracting approaches, such as design-build or some performance-based contracts under which the contractor is paid to assume a certain risk allocation and payment is generally made on a lump-sum basis.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idD5DC778A6A0B4A7E989AFE4590C68E7C"><enum>E</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="ID8ca0c679669749bdb180b9de817559e2"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Program efficiencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The first sentence of section 102(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>made available for such engineering</quote> and inserting <quote>reimbursed for the preliminary engineering</quote>.</text> </section><section id="ID227c8c073cb94e43b595698455fedc38"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Project approval and oversight</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDb76e6a9b3e4b41b1bb77bfeca5e88ac3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) by inserting <quote>recipient</quote> before <quote>formalizing</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf22e58792734c18aafce178d631166b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDe48b6f1c84d74f28be4c76679c0e51e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="idBA6EA31BDEA9454FA4AE5E3C7D9DBC74"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Non-Interstate</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID0ff2ee765feb4456918f633cb95c72c2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>but not on the Interstate System</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1bf8e87f1e5c4d49ad7a5a8331a7b75d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE1FA8F4CF0544CA933C3A42EA8A3A30" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDfbf7d74cb4af49029cc63f8ecc718b52"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on interstate projects</header> <subparagraph id="id84FCB05FB32C4F729DB49439861C6008"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall not assign any responsibilities to a State for projects the Secretary determines to be in a high risk category, as defined under subparagraph (B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67270CEADB8C4EBBB1D4021E58BEDAC1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>High risk categories</header><text>The Secretary may define the high risk categories under this subparagraph on a national basis, a State-by-State basis, or a national and State-by-State basis, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3c5c6537a4e4b32a4ad955d306c58eb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf677f53a5c8f48ff8aa54f7142ba211b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="id33CC401513CA4F97A57C5B00A039BA35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="IDd59f80af93eb44659ce4a5e176103643"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i)—</text> <item id="idDE50C78819AA4970AB104BE56267D315"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by striking <quote>concept</quote> and inserting <quote>planning</quote>; and</text> </item><item id="ID188ee291ecfd424da30011d912134968"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>multidisciplined</quote> and inserting <quote>multidisciplinary</quote>; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="IDc727efd22daa46578fb5149f99501fd7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B0F656EB0054CA3B65FDB715989DF26" style="OLC"> <clause id="id5B6A9496E8D3491781FECC90F710945F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing the needed functions and achieving the established commitments (including environmental, community, and agency commitments) safely, reliably, and at the lowest overall lifecycle cost;</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID8289f2294eb440c397cc0d0677131d81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB21804BD2064D1CB71DA5B91920659E" style="OLC"> <clause id="ID414a1fe73dc8408e82cd1953fed2389b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>refining or redesigning, as appropriate, the project using different technologies, materials, or methods so as to accomplish the purpose, functions, and established commitments (including environmental, community, and agency commitments) of the project.</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1d0fd351fb034302aa649440538868ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="idE50777B658C0441093804844BA56CC98"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>or other cost-reduction analysis</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="ID4b9a10affd26424f9f97709c5722c2be"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Federal-aid system</quote> and inserting <quote>National Highway System receiving Federal assistance</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID13058ef215ac406dbce71cc92de7f89d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>on the National Highway System receiving Federal assistance</quote> after <quote>a bridge project</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa0f4588483b4fd28b15a31f4dd61c50"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07D987E475C9466EA0EA5873B48CDE99" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID44d4744630ac47b3b00cf017ae7e1373"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <subparagraph id="IDee53371ac40443bf806665eec3a6a8e4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Value engineering program</header><text>The State shall develop and carry out a value engineering program that—</text> <clause id="ID7a3fccce08864893920a2365451ad2da"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establishes and documents value engineering program policies and procedures;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8ce79900484046bb9f8cac30937a98af"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensures that the required value engineering analysis is conducted before completing the final design of a project;</text> </clause><clause id="ID8d63ab647eeb4e679b1836f21c84f57a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensures that the value engineering analysis that is conducted, and the recommendations developed and implemented for each project, are documented in a final value engineering report; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID333f5819af934656ade486fd0bf3bbfb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>monitors, evaluates, and annually submits to the Secretary a report that describes the results of the value analyses that are conducted and the recommendations implemented for each of the projects described in paragraph (2) that are completed in the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba6bf953368f44cbb126374385d4341f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Bridge projects</header><text>The value engineering analysis for a bridge project under paragraph (2) shall—</text> <clause id="idCBD906F7D3614F2DAAF32781ED0BB1D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include bridge superstructure and substructure requirements based on construction material; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0C6AE6239E044E2687B958ACF6CA3C89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be evaluated by the State—</text> <subclause id="ID485fe95d4ceb487fadea09f2a1fa1ab0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>on engineering and economic bases, taking into consideration acceptable designs for bridges; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4f57015e0ba44b14895ebcffe60036fb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>using an analysis of lifecycle costs and duration of project construction.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaa6a2cf2e2d3418abdac0c775f97465b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(4) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20F32F79AD144B7CB86FDA40ED85F21F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="IDb19810148dd74cfcab8a3988918066af"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funding</header> <clause id="idF3E34ABFB13D47D7A4BBF914089B542C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to project approval by the Secretary, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for carrying out the responsibilities of the State under subparagraph (A).</text> </clause><clause id="id8252F03D909745F4AD841B5DC7E9FE19"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>Activities eligible for assistance under this subparagraph include—</text> <subclause id="idDA4FCEBFA2CE407BA9AEE014ACAEEFBA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State administration of subgrants; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id207E0424BF564210A99EBBD06BDF225A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>State oversight of subrecipients.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idFDE64508A6E3442B9A3B0365D96651E3"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Annual work plan</header><text>To receive the funding flexibility made available under this subparagraph, the State shall submit to the Secretary an annual work plan identifying activities to be carried out under this subparagraph during the applicable year.</text> </clause><clause id="id72B333F5406E49E68377F14C4F7EEC76"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under this subparagraph shall be 100 percent.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID11cf055ebc9a47298031d65a23b4803b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5867b2d9ad1a454fba63b2f5347aa936"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting <quote>, including a phasing plan when applicable</quote> after <quote>financial plan</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDac27be60fbbd4e4a874a916ef470064f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA2742456A414AF3B7A439D72789F6B3" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID37b94625f2d042f9ad016d079d533363"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial plan</header><text>A financial plan—</text> <subparagraph id="IDe5c71579601d4d7285e1cd26215c99f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be based on detailed estimates of the cost to complete the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID43fb5e172637457796f0d31176db88ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall provide for the annual submission of updates to the Secretary that are based on reasonable assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of future increases in the cost to complete the project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID642ff8b46f494b6ea0582ca8dbbbc698"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may include a phasing plan that identifies fundable incremental improvements or phases that will address the purpose and the need of the project in the short term in the event there are insufficient financial resources to complete the entire project. If a phasing plan is adopted for a project pursuant to this section, the project shall be deemed to satisfy the fiscal constraint requirements in the statewide and metropolitan planning requirements in sections 134 and 135.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="IDe09c84ba44c5468c87b2ebc40fa8b105"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Standards</header> <subsection id="id0189C8E6CFCB4D4086348DEF64E593EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Practical design</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDe0cec97e69af47f389dcd236ca27c41c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idD6C80B7ED8084C1487465A03E0F85CCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB37D5FD2047A4DEFA340CE9D02650DED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE68C49953CE4E979CAE2467F087716C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD33EA66ED0284AFEAE0FB9E0B97E7728" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="IDc1d98cb811724d96bdf3e7e42200d82c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>utilize, when appropriate, practical design solutions, as defined in this section, to ensure that transportation needs are met and that funds available for transportation projects are used efficiently.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ba42957d4c54814be3c05d55f099d81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDc34a9207d9fa4eb5875aa8addce399db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="ID48e2d44bc7314cc0970bf30a085a369f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, reconstruction, resurfacing (except for maintenance resurfacing), restoration, or rehabilitation</quote> and inserting <quote>or reconstruction</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID790ace2f52604e919631e064bd88b791"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>may take into account</quote> and inserting <quote>shall consider</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID143c63e03992433789944e44ea9caa90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="IDe2c998052bb245b58c42967953e57990"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence of the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="idC6B058B887884E5EA6CBF74037A3F3B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause><clause id="IDad88de70a1d843cb84ba5038e5f26fc8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F); and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6f607c8278a04d4eb42874eee778f7c1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C16E41BE13549799737B34F86590F8D" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ID794ec2740b8a476794bfc6336b7add70"><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="IDd4c98b6fdc3f4fdd9602dfb5e75239f4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the publication entitled <quote>A Guide for Achieving Flexibility in Highway Design, 1st Edition</quote>, published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51150c6c64b6435dac912660449a4806"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by inserting <quote>pedestrian walkways,</quote> after <quote>bikeways,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb49e1e9e5f74dd69b2818a8e287ce0b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (m) by inserting <quote>, safe, and continuous</quote> after <quote>for a reasonable</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e0b833a1b68429c9788b742e4bf6e04"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (q) by striking <quote>consistent with the operative safety management system established in accordance with section 303 or in accordance with</quote> inserting <quote>that is in accordance with a State’s strategic highway safety plan and included on</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID48902ed1964a429cab78ba1394611919"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id726CAB1A309E43239918E55832F73917" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID7b1673ba4e574390ae7cc33071e97ee0"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>practical design solution</term> means a collaborative interdisciplinary approach that results in a transportation project that fits its physical setting, preserves safety, and balances costs with the necessary scope and project delivery needs of the project, as well as with scenic, aesthetic, historic, and environmental resources.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id88CCC1A8BF4F4DE486C5D5539D60475C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 109 of title 23, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)(6)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id260CD95110A74621A0C9AAAAB5D0955B" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDd62bae19eeac48b6bcfebf3e468551c8"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Pavement markings</header><text>The Secretary shall not approve any pavement markings project that includes the use of glass beads containing more than 200 parts per million of arsenic or lead, as determined in accordance with Environmental Protection Agency testing methods 3052, 6010B, or 6010C.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="IDbaecd7ef3bfb42ebb6affb741cd13e22"><enum>1504.</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 114 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID926592d53ed2472d87d54fbba727b4a1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1edf39368db5475bb839a53e6e20678c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09F5F7040B134E598E2F16E03E96A1E1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID6e0345e35e06455a9899a808e4d4c399"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation on convict labor</header><text>Convict labor shall not be used in construction of Federal-aid highways or portions of Federal-aid highways unless the labor is performed by convicts who are on parole, supervised release, or probation.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID466f35dd6d894eeeb3cc0715c3a9f401"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>in existence during that period</quote> after <quote>located on a Federal-aid system</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c714804312048c5bfcb5c4ac0cd3b52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="idBD1101CA6A3F430F9CB60A4B1E7DECB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0708ECEEFA394F609F7179B1F03EF377" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID33ff35a24f5046a98b1af556cb87daac"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that a worker who is employed on a remote project for the construction of a Federal-aid highway or portion of a Federal-aid highway in the State of Alaska and who is not a domiciled resident of the locality shall receive meals and lodging.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbd68ab20d71e4fb1bea626978c41217c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C) by striking <quote>highway or portion of a highway located on a Federal-aid system</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highway or portion of a Federal-aid highway</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID11ac6138168c48c987ab90aa9bf4ec77"><enum>1505.</enum><header>Maintenance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 116 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDa02c6fd2efab4bf38b0f454a96899aee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1262ddd688694cd8b660ec8ba20200f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>or other direct recipient</quote> before <quote>to maintain</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e92ec1b0850484bb0d067e9a44b69b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the second sentence;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b9510574e974179b7b57612761e1489"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25715E7A66DD4A7B9756D090390D4B57" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDb22ba9ec92fa4f87af2a6caae6579a12"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>In any State in which the State transportation department or other direct recipient is without legal authority to maintain a project described in subsection (a), the transportation department or direct recipient shall enter into a formal agreement with the appropriate officials of the county or municipality in which the project is located providing for the maintenance of the project.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID509dde135ed44153b937071a2065a32d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the first sentence of subsection (c) by inserting <quote>or other direct recipient</quote> after <quote>State transportation department</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="ID4c3d60ee9f784b4187b17d60c72c324c"><enum>1506.</enum><header>Federal share payable</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 120 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDd715ea22d2674ffa8e0e11240192b4d8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence of subsection (c)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID723920440b674706a4b68a5533f62579"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>maintaining minimum levels of retroreflectivity of highway signs or pavement markings,</quote> after <quote>traffic control signalization,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1ac5bffccad482aa87cded472f9264f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>shoulder and centerline rumble strips and stripes,</quote> after <quote>pavement marking,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDad683d3b2e4a40f7820a37acdc6677d6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federal-aid systems</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid programs</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDD257EFEE3F247E3B8B5923ECB628A73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BBA1345AE1B49DCA508F8ED2569C404" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idBAE726572E14492EBC4C3497E951BBAF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Emergency relief</header><text>The Federal share payable for any repair or reconstruction provided for by funds made available under section 125 for any project on a Federal-aid highway, including the Interstate System, shall not exceed the Federal share payable on a project on the system as provided in subsections (a) and (b), except that—</text> <paragraph id="id7ED87DAEB4F4471D96C5577DAACE8696"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Federal share payable for eligible emergency repairs to minimize damage, protect facilities, or restore essential traffic accomplished within 180 days after the actual occurrence of the natural disaster or catastrophic failure may amount to 100 percent of the cost of the repairs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBC91AABFBDA048A78F23FD460D7B5B10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Federal share payable for any repair or reconstruction of Federal land transportation facilities, Federal land access transportation facilities, and tribal transportation facilities may amount to 100 percent of the cost of the repair or reconstruction;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF562D9ED60754238A8BBA1AD7B8FEE54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary shall extend the time period in paragraph (1) taking into consideration any delay in the ability of the State to access damaged facilities to evaluate damage and the cost of repair; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7A7F80C38EBF490EBD6B9230D2DF4580"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Federal share payable for eligible permanent repairs to restore damaged facilities to predisaster condition may amount to 100 percent of the cost of the repairs if the eligible expenses incurred by the State due to natural disasters or catastrophic failures in a Federal fiscal year exceeds the annual apportionment of the State under section 104 for the fiscal year in which the disasters or failures occurred.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID44ca0afe4bba41be8368c68b1d156f37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g) and redesignating subsections (h) through (l) as subsections (g) through (k), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID38d3f31c32d34aba8216a1f956798c2c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)) by striking <quote>and the Appalachian development highway system program under section 14501 of title 40</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID245a9ef085a541a19da3d7ebdcc79d50"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsections (j) and (k) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28A4AB0A66484EB4842BE7CE305D0134" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID27a1c48d1b5e40ebbdb72d8f4a26baa6"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Use of federal agency funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds other than those made available under this title and title 49, United States Code, may be used to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of any transportation project that is within, adjacent to, or provides access to Federal land, the Federal share of which is funded under this title or chapter 53 of title 49.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDa4308c7f9e4e491687b6c968f70bb022"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Use of Federal land and tribal transportation funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out the tribal transportation program under section 202 and the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 may be used to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of any project that is funded under this title or chapter 53 of title 49 and that provides access to or within Federal or tribal land.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID7baab1d3541d42779a3d4bb9e0b80b8f"><enum>1507.</enum><header>Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds</header> <subsection id="id1B8BAA214B9049CFA93011985E710BDE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 126 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA8284F542E0F447ABD0775BA5BDD936A" style="USC"> <section id="ID74712b98af54447c9c2223f6b75569e5"><enum>126.</enum><header>Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds</header> <subsection id="id6C93ADA9A40F4187AE912F2195339244"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to subsection (b), a State may transfer from an apportionment under section 104(b) not to exceed 20 percent of the amount apportioned for the fiscal year to any other apportionment of the State under that section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDaf5641f639334063adbee6f532410477"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application to certain set-asides</header><text>Funds that are subject to sections 104(d) and 133(d) shall not be transferred under this section. The maximum amount that a State may transfer under this section of the State’s set-aside under section 149(l) for a fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent of (1) the amount of such set-aside, less (2) the amount of the State’s set-aside under section 133(d)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21, for fiscal year 1997.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDcc45142fcccf42619add84ee488bd3b9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 126 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="iddaef0f5d-cda1-4f1a-9e54-1963492af137" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="ID74712b98af54447c9c2223f6b75569e5" level="section">126. Transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID4d9a8ef46d7b4807bbf5a4f5d6e3873c"><enum>1508.</enum><header>Special permits during periods of national emergency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB924481F1132440B92C08BA99EB6AFF1" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID77f684d7d1e94a9c8b5599e2976018bd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Special permits during periods of national emergency</header> <paragraph id="idE274C461EFFF4F88BA95CC9AD7716BB3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a State may issue special permits during an emergency to overweight vehicles and loads that can easily be dismantled or divided if—</text> <subparagraph id="id4EFC1B4300BA487595A744A550F8D242"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the President has declared the emergency to be a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1247239C476342FE8BF453B5393D32A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the permits are issued in accordance with State law; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A56E210C6DA424C9AEA61BEB0EF4C51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the permits are issued exclusively to vehicles and loads that are delivering relief supplies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC13575D43C2940DA8BD509017820B994"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expiration</header><text>A permit issued under paragraph (1) shall expire not later than 120 days after the date of the declaration of emergency under subparagraph (A) of that paragraph.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDc0a5cca4778a4fbe9e4fac862b3372ae"><enum>1509.</enum><header>Electric vehicle charging stations</header> <subsection id="ID88a76aa128bc40b4803ccd9b775c038a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fringe and corridor parking facilities</header><text>Section 137 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDc03866d8cf154e03bc6e2e84b6d7cdcf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by inserting after the second sentence the following: “The addition of electric vehicle charging stations to new or previously funded parking facilities shall be eligible for funding under this section.”; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID529f5ddfdcb34c6982565c67c8e13f28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0c73d428f1004b1aa4e94defbab1a881"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>104(b)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(1)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf8ddf4958fe8425e8252ce69389edde6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>including the addition of electric vehicle charging stations,</quote> after <quote>new facilities,</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID21b371afdeb341c5ada8647063945150"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text>Section 142(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>(which may include electric vehicle charging stations)</quote> after <quote>corridor parking facilities</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID78227846434944df9321db2ef3578dbf"><enum>1510.</enum><header>HOV facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID47eebcc885dd4fa69cbe4bb2f06f4c56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(5)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID68dadbdf142b43e38c89c449e1057098"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Before September 30, 2009, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2177fc658cce4622b7dacb26b4995ed3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>Before September 30, 2009, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDffd721eb4de446c7ac3f8bf25cca74e7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID0fa67206e2b447de9cee64eeedcf50a3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="ID4aa0a3caecbc4b1fbf6f3f73ae57f992"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in a fiscal year shall certify</quote> and inserting <quote>shall submit to the Secretary a report demonstrating that the facility is not already degraded, and that the presence of the vehicles will not cause the facility to become degraded, and certify</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDA7D0ADD96F140E695F1A73D03C12292"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in the fiscal year</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53d46696aa75458e86b23ce651ea917e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>and submitting to the Secretary annual reports of those impacts</quote> after <quote>adjacent highways</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa603e0d781a748a7bee79e5b327725ce"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>if the presence of the vehicles has degraded the operation of the facility</quote> and inserting <quote>whenever the operation of the facility is degraded</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9026eb57af1549b7bc5f267ca81d6e14"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0AACA94B340493A9E9F6B0CD9E81DBE" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ID6ce3e313dcb94cb29e5ccd9c6952a9a3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Maintenance of operating performance</header><text>A facility that has become degraded shall be brought back into compliance with the minimum average operating speed performance standard by not later than 180 days after the date on which the degradation is identified through changes to operation, including the following:</text> <clause id="ID52278a7176784174996f904e1458849f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Increase the occupancy requirement for HOVs.</text> </clause><clause id="IDbbe88cb7ae824d80b555450bdb5e8d8c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Increase the toll charged for vehicles allowed under subsection (b) to reduce demand.</text> </clause><clause id="ID5d8a63db5b0b4096818985e64a3bd63c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Charge tolls to any class of vehicle allowed under subsection (b) that is not already subject to a toll.</text> </clause><clause id="IDee68d982c4464b07b98ea224fa22f1c2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Limit or discontinue allowing vehicles under subsection (b).</text> </clause><clause id="ID8d1b66d11e5340ca8ddae9f340385451"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Increase the available capacity of the HOV facility.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7f03bd8cb04744d28475069189ff6fdc"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>If the State fails to bring a facility into compliance under subparagraph (D), 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.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="IDb21f516cd559499b8675e8e78f37ae80"><enum>1511.</enum><header>Construction equipment and vehicles</header> <subsection id="ID3549afbf3835470e910d33db96d8a23b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BE9745534D44272A138A11477CA8DAC" style="OLC"> <section id="ID59643916bf964dca9cde92f07f87c8cb"><enum>330.</enum><header>Construction equipment and vehicles</header> <subsection id="ID2ed9936842ce41e4b513afca79b35c47"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with the obligation process established pursuant to section 149(j)(4), a State shall expend amounts required to be obligated for this section to install diesel emission control technology on covered equipment, with an engine that does not meet current model year new engine standards for particulate matter for the applicable engine power group issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, on a covered highway construction project within a PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> nonattainment or maintenance area. Covered equipment repowered or retrofit with diesel exhaust control technology installed during the 6-year period ending on the date on which the prime contract was awarded for the covered highway construction project and equipment that meets the Environmental Protection Agency Tier 4 emission standards may be exempt from the requirements of this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID9e23db58d040422092f5b642ba046dc3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="IDf43f973bf1f04dcc99781dcf024e7d9b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered equipment</header><text>The term <term>covered equipment</term> means any nonroad diesel equipment or on-road diesel equipment that is operated on a covered highway construction project for not less than 80 hours over the life of the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID21e0fc6841fd48e09503e3a42db4d7ff"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered highway construction project</header> <subparagraph id="id4E34C68A46404C88BAACF303FB6A80F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>covered highway construction project</term> means a highway construction project carried out under this title or any other Federal law which is funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id696B5010A0CD417986EC11A6581480A7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>Any project with a total budgeted cost not to exceed $5,000,000 may be excluded from the requirements of this section by an applicable State or metropolitan planning organization.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id569BC1BEC99C408EAC73D6D7E8742CB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Diesel emission control technology</header><text>The term <term>diesel emission control technology</term> means a technology that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID17739246cf4f463a87634c2ab2d8b798"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is—</text> <clause id="ID9649f10034df469380ba2a68e47f1f1f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a diesel exhaust control technology;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0af1b6dd181847cbac3c9931a44b53ae"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a diesel engine upgrade;</text> </clause><clause id="IDe00c5923f0024997b416e31b8dfecbb2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a diesel engine repower;</text> </clause><clause id="ID68f2f61b8ba649c3a141aa5560354b26"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an idle reduction control technology; or</text> </clause><clause id="id35C2E21BBEB447BAA51A950B4CCC1114"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any combination of the technologies listed in clauses (i) through (iv);</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbcfb919bb512400596bf6b0a52827ef3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduces particulate matter emission from covered equipment by—</text> <clause id="ID3df06723161f4e9da0eb5605148693cd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not less than 85 percent control of any emission of particulate matter; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID7cbaad13a622417f8747284cfb343949"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the maximum achievable reduction of any emission of particulate matter, taking cost and safety into account; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8EAD1065CC234B6198F9D836F0CB0852"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is installed on and operated with the covered equipment while the equipment is operated on a covered highway construction project and that remains operational on the covered equipment for the useful life of the control technology or equipment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9cfcf67f2afb47c7a60a7966d96bba82"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means an entity (including a subcontractor of the entity) that has entered into a prime contract or agreement with a State to carry out a covered highway construction project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e57619e2956435786320121774f7f66"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nonroad diesel equipment</header> <subparagraph id="ID45df8a458739494783693d5e4a2555ec"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>nonroad diesel equipment</term> means a vehicle, including covered equipment, that is—</text> <clause id="ID9235fad4c5cc4cc79f7a37b7166b9ef6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>powered by a nonroad diesel engine of not less than 50 horsepower; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID3d28af44fff84192bb443b5864581c09"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not intended for highway use.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8dbdb31d898641fb9d8f4906b5d5fecc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>nonroad diesel equipment</term> includes a backhoe, bulldozer, compressor, crane, excavator, generator, and similar equipment.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID84cdfa1d4a484c8e8d2b5d24c7bf4ce1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>nonroad diesel equipment</term> does not include a locomotive or marine vessel.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7e6207aed55d4eeaa3b357e1ae6de4c6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>On-road diesel equipment</header><text>The term <term>on-road diesel equipment</term> means any self-propelled vehicle that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID63f24dbf558c42fc87b265a050413b33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operates on diesel fuel;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74fc6f7914b849c38a070a8365725eb3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed to transport persons or property on a street or highway; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID40c45704a2894efc892fc99ff270ef28"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 14,000 pounds.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID363afd77a21048e1afdca8e150af5581"><enum>(7)</enum><header>PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> nonattainment or maintenance area</header><text>The term <term>PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> nonattainment or maintenance area</term> means a nonattainment or maintenance area designated under section 107(d)(6) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(6)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbbf1a0dea7584d5ab4fe733fd69a3f7d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria eligible activities</header><text>For purposes of subsection (b)(3)(A):</text> <paragraph id="ID611278694dd542188dc6b199bb7e6d22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Diesel exhaust control technology</header><text>For a diesel exhaust control technology, the technology shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="ID90f70c23a346405d80dc78049a7101da"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installed on a diesel engine or vehicle;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88c35f65ded648d8b06d10decf776e42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a verified technology (as defined in section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131)), for nonroad vehicles and nonroad engines (as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id243615f893c34f8ab3eb4305bcbbc631"><enum>(C)</enum><text>certified by the installer as having been installed in accordance with the specifications included on the list published pursuant to section 149(f)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21, for achieving a reduction in particulate matter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5177fb4fddf4865852e7fa6ad57777f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Diesel engine upgrade</header><text>For a diesel engine upgrade, the upgrade shall be performed on an engine that is—</text> <subparagraph id="idd0e49fe640bf4abaa43bffd23f0af2f4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>rebuilt using new or manufactured components that collectively qualify as verified technologies (as defined in section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131)), for nonroad vehicles and nonroad engines (as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida6095cdd030a4da49379a993f2f549d3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>certified by the installer to have been installed in accordance with the specifications included on the list published pursuant to section 149(f)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21, for achieving a reduction in particulate matter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID66521248c75f48dcb6c3047eea58f94a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Diesel engine repower</header><text>For a diesel engine repower, the repower shall be conducted using a new or remanufactured diesel engine that is—</text> <subparagraph id="ID6f86da7579de4d29a4dbe431027850dc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installed as a replacement for an engine used in the existing equipment, subject to the condition that the replaced engine is returned to the supplier for remanufacturing to a more stringent set of engine emissions standards or for use as scrap; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49ad1932df074ab5b521d1541a996025"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meeting a more stringent engine particulate matter emission standard for the applicable engine power group established by the Environmental Protection Agency than the engine particulate matter emission standard applicable to the replaced engine.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc25a03d615d04eefb0f5c166eb8180aa"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Idle reduction control technology</header><text>For an idle reduction control technology, the technology shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="IDe6d7d124f53544b7a9f4724f93d913c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installed on a diesel engine or vehicle;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a605594930c4d2dac7a90406e9c62e3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a verified technology (as defined in section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131)), for nonroad vehicles and nonroad engines (as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1745bce84b7d48208a48dab76b2e0a4f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>certified by the installer as having been installed in accordance with the specifications included on the list published pursuant to section 149(f)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21, for achieving a reduction in particulate matter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC51CDA1E5F954FD5B43F8F226070C7B0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility for credits</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id372D8B7F3DEA47B9A2C3623645497140"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may take credit in a State implementation plan for national ambient air quality standards for any emission reductions that result from the implementation of this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC65CED8A6CC54589827AB1ABA131673D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Crediting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An emission reduction described in paragraph (1) may be credited toward demonstrating conformity of State implementation plans and transportation plans.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID3695af8ddbc645e58787fc4ee873d900"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section modifies or otherwise affects any authority or restrictions established under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID6585152978904c39ad5ebab181a72d3a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header> <paragraph id="ID2154284fe2104b6e9cb2b95b69764dc6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes the manners in which section 330 of title 23, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) has been implemented, including the quantity of covered equipment serviced under those sections and the costs associated with servicing the covered equipment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID61958ead8bb6462dac6a264c3c2c4f6a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information from States</header><text>The Secretary shall require States and recipients, as a condition of receiving amounts under this Act or under the provisions of any amendments made by this Act, to submit to the Secretary any information that the Secretary determines necessary to complete the report under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDec2dfba2562448db9627e70bc1440137"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="ide222bf20-1ecf-4db2-8675-d35c8516b5c1" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry idref="ID59643916bf964dca9cde92f07f87c8cb" level="section">330. Construction equipment and vehicles.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID7c2b96e73b344efb8aab8770554d36dd"><enum>1512.</enum><header>Use of debris from demolished bridges and overpasses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1805(a) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 119 Stat. 1459) is amended by striking <quote>highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program under section 144</quote> and inserting <quote>national highway performance program under section 119</quote>.</text> </section><section id="ID0064cfca06fc42b5be85e3f1e82a1053"><enum>1513.</enum><header>Extension of public transit vehicle exemption from axle weight restrictions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1023(h) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note; Public Law 102–388) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id72E6A69E4A23405FBBEC470506D7D63D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading of paragraph (1) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Temporary Exemption</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Exemption</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5ECC3851D8A2438BBF4960664BE1C4FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>, for the period beginning on October 6, 1992, and ending on October 1, 2009,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3940FEB2FF384440A7515D15AB6F3E85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this subparagraph and ending on September 30, 2009, a</quote> and inserting <quote>A</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="ID4dd54d005b384e9f8ad5828b3dcc8808"><enum>1514.</enum><header>Uniform Relocation Assistance Act amendments</header> <subsection id="ID56fef0b6a4b44d71adbbfdbb0de7c3a6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Moving and related expenses</header><text>Section 202 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4622) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID4c21f126bf764ab9a38fcec32e362898"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(4) by striking <quote>$10,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb099e6826db64542b76918f6e180dec1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence of subsection (c) by striking <quote>$20,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$40,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID832aad92ed04482ba6211ef0090318c3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Replacement housing for homeowners</header><text>The first sentence of section 203(a)(1) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4623(a)(1)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID4d1d587915304c5a8aa086bbba2c9749"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$22,500</quote> and inserting <quote>$31,000, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with 213(d),</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c4ba9abb9e84254b615053b3eaea25d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>one hundred and eighty days prior to</quote> and inserting <quote>90 days before</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID46f88049898b469d82d344d6676e904c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Replacement housing for tenants and certain others</header><text>Section 204 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4624) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDfd06b8f117854c6e8bf57f10abc713e0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the second sentence of subsection (a) by striking <quote>$5,250</quote> and inserting <quote>$7,200, as adjusted by regulation, in accordance with section 213(d)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID71a75e90e6ee46378736faa4951026ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence of subsection (b) by striking <quote>, except</quote> and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting a period.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID91843affd7f2483dbd1d93fc044beb66"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties of lead agency</header><text>Section 213 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4633) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDa30e68eca97b4c74a34ae617972b0cd5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID78ee6b6a54dc49b0a87565e177efba6b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID349244848fa242008c010c5997ef1854"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6ffb3bdb62974576b4256b7d5fdb011b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8F3AEEDA48F45A5A4B9C53E7DC7AC74" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID59d0068bd67a414f8f020b1b416fc080"><enum>(4)</enum><text>that each Federal agency that has programs or projects requiring the acquisition of real property or causing a displacement from real property subject to the provisions of this Act shall provide to the lead agency an annual summary report the describes the activities conducted by the Federal agency.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDda3fd2835cd94b8fa093f3f5c0385574"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD345D2609A944B1AA358764D2DAFA245" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDcc8cb60a3fd14209bfdf7f875454d405"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjustment of payments</header><text>The head of the lead agency may adjust, by regulation, the amounts of relocation payments provided under sections 202(a)(4), 202(c), 203(a), and 204(a) if the head of the lead agency determines that cost of living, inflation, or other factors indicate that the payments should be adjusted to meet the policy objectives of this Act.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8ef96c60673047ceab627ea205364f15"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Agency coordination</header><text>Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 is amended by inserting after section 213 (42 U.S.C. 4633) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67FBE7D005874552B3A8AB073951F5E6" style="OLC"> <section id="IDb698f39c0b0e4667b3ab81d37d36e71b"><enum>214.</enum><header>Agency coordination</header> <subsection id="IDeb46f00099964d8b8ace5cde5cc023fb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agency capacity</header><text>Each Federal agency responsible for funding or carrying out relocation and acquisition activities shall have adequately trained personnel and such other resources as are necessary to manage and oversee the relocation and acquisition program of the Federal agency in accordance with this Act.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID24065b3ed4ce4a629f8d4f5bd5fcbac6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interagency agreements</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, each Federal agency responsible for funding relocation and acquisition activities (other than the agency serving as the lead agency) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the lead agency that—</text> <paragraph id="IDef83259fa6554c73847ed394df9db43d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides for periodic training of the personnel of the Federal agency, which in the case of a Federal agency that provides Federal financial assistance, may include personnel of any displacing agency that receives Federal financial assistance;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a477f1b7a064827bfd95c75897300bb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>addresses ways in which the lead agency may provide assistance and coordination to the Federal agency relating to compliance with the Act on a program or project basis; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6763d018686b4799bbfa9fc7c41f9c13"><enum>(3)</enum><text>addresses the funding of the training, assistance, and coordination activities provided by the lead agency, in accordance with subsection (c).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2e5154189b1d426a84e766cf5de115ba"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interagency payments</header> <paragraph id="IDab5d8d449dcc4277ba5d927906873af9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the fiscal year that begins 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and each fiscal year thereafter, each Federal agency responsible for funding relocation and acquisition activities (other than the agency serving as the lead agency) shall transfer to the lead agency for the fiscal year, such funds as are necessary, but not less than $35,000, to support the training, assistance, and coordination activities of the lead agency described in subsection (b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID169b78125137470ca8806f118ef803e5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included costs</header><text>The cost to a Federal agency of providing the funds described in paragraph (1) shall be included as part of the cost of 1 or more programs or projects undertaken by the Federal agency or with Federal financial assistance that result in the displacement of persons or the acquisition of real property.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDcf026ef524cd44f3bdbec1ff983bccba"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cooperation with Federal agencies</header><text>Section 308 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C8236C9AC324935B7854B8EE6A58FBC" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID77408ffd8b7c41e183d5b6ebde27e43f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorized activities</header> <paragraph id="id940D9B9DF28142329F81122C62765B7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may perform, by contract or otherwise, authorized engineering or other services in connection with the survey, construction, maintenance, or improvement of highways for other Federal agencies, cooperating foreign countries, and State cooperating agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id05C8957368414A0F9E6DC55AE211DDE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Services authorized under paragraph (1) may include activities authorized under section 214 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idEE915C8CF9294C62B53D22F341754AB5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>Reimbursement for services carried out under this subsection (including depreciation on engineering and road-building equipment) shall be credited to the applicable appropriation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID432ad01be1e64aec908191aba55d2145"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective dates</header> <paragraph id="IDce3938bff6b7446881bd8dfa3141d4c0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID507ba6ba9ce543b888f32af5449ffa95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (a) through (c) shall take effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID2ecc8d334cfe407fa07ddd6505faf703"><enum>1515.</enum><header>Use of youth service and conservation corps</header> <subsection id="id47064681535E409D9ED3E85543771361"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage the States and regional transportation planning agencies to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified youth service or conservation corps, as defined in sections 122(a)(2) of Public Law 101–610 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(2)) and 106(c)(3) of Public Law 103–82 (42 U.S.C. 12656(c)(3)) to perform—</text> <paragraph id="IDc55b49a0cf444d2f89de0002600c34dc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appropriate projects eligible under sections 162, 206, and 217 of title 23, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b0d74d5382e4a01b7ff8d1653e532a8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>appropriate transportation enhancement activities, as defined under section 101(a) of such title;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0be941dec75a4bcdb701673b0fff10e6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>appropriate byway, trail, or bicycle and pedestrian projects under sections 202, 203, and 204 of such title; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6461fab2ced34afd993fd5d011f7079e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>appropriate safe routes to school projects under section 1404 of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1228).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5f71ef97c9324879903bbb161ea24b85"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Under any contract or cooperative agreement entered into with a qualified youth service or conservation corps under this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID36ddf0e47bde4badbfc92beb80f75498"><enum>(1)</enum><text>set the amount of a living allowance or rate of pay for each participant in such corps at—</text> <subparagraph id="ID29bd5bbee71e487da4c794fe71966688"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amount or rate as required under State law in a State with such requirements; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d90132438b94f13ad53e3c12e64dd7a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for corps in States not described in subparagraph (A), at such amount or rate as determined by the Secretary, not to exceed the maximum living allowance authorized by section 140 of Public Law 101–610 (42 U.S.C. 12594); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID87fa8669e8804825a0d0d4de2a0887a0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not subject such corps to the requirements of section 112 of title 23, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID775b2d6bde2c4283ad886748e29aa3e5"><enum>1516.</enum><header>Consolidation of programs; repeal of obsolete provisions</header> <subsection id="id28A02CAB5D4F4B5E8A15599670E97A50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consolidation of programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From administrative funds made available under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, not less than $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be made available for the following activities:</text> <paragraph id="IDd3a6a4004656431eb9f55b01dc465bcc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To carry out the operation lifesaver program—</text> <subparagraph id="id726BFB1A03434FF786115298D565B74A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide public information and education programs to help prevent and reduce motor vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CF15DA19AE848AD8289324C5A2EDC61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to improve driver performance at railway-highway crossings.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd612769b84b747bdb39fa9e0e760c618"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To operate the national work zone safety information clearinghouse authorized by section 358(b)(2) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 109 Stat. 625)</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID22c377f747ee4c9ea7fa79c8721a1e97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To operate a public road safety clearinghouse in accordance with section 1411(a) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1234).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d29d8414c9f4c278feb2b839512b154"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To operate a bicycle and pedestrian safety clearinghouse in accordance with section 1411(b) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1234).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7294b6bd640649258fc7208f4d1abe5e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To operate a national safe routes to school clearinghouse in accordance with section 1404(g) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1229).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa5f371219fa14a408afc566cf4999b90"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To provide work zone safety grants in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of section 1409 of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 119 Stat. 1232).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0DB222B9586C4B9AA54AC865F2CFC7DE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>To provide grants to prohibit racial profiling in accordance with section 1906 of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1468).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID64d553b49c6c42c8a42c2c5706ba3e45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeals</header><text>Sections 105, 110, 117, 124, 151, 155, 160, and 303 of title 23, United States Code, are repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID07b4b284ee184f4397f163a6b15e5095"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="IDc7e2cba87970404f9cb10560d14e4237"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title analysis</header><text>The analysis for title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 105, 110, 117, 124, 151, 155, 160, and 303 of that title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID76eebc543db24c00971b994ecf2a982d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 118</header><text>Section 118 of such title is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="ID50fe2311259e49f485194b4d6aa7062c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <clause id="IDfd269ee31ddb49c28cafba93a6a3d624"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and all that follows through the heading of paragraph (2); and</text> </clause><clause id="ID6d444f2a4a21499fbb5178ae7cc6e42b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(other than for Interstate construction)</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda7a8533c5ad4c96a863c529786abba9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3d801dc7d1ce4e42877023f6b7e637bc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc602b96ab2c04193b33a800a425fda21"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Section 130</header><text>Section 130 of such title is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="ID276a543cea4a410f8ec24c459f115604"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subsections (e) through (h);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0DCA849A4F05485AACCB7C5B27D5DAFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (e);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa387e3f21bb74d539fee77352bd962fc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subsections (j) and (k);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8079698B242846CCBEFAABBF723FA820"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (f);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16367d952f3646058c085d7f83b4d8d8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>this section</quote>the second place it appears and inserting <quote>section 104(b)(3)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcaa04a5ce08d4313b1cf46b33c1cccc1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (f) (as so redesignated) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1295ad904736440cbe7e30e33e4b9179"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Section 142</header><text>Section 142 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="ID85161c85bc6d4679b3a1cb118d672489"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <clause id="idA480872E23864A0EAC24FF16EEBC0571"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subclause id="ID56e891c0a2554700b16fba6c60bfea2f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>motor vehicles (other than rail)</quote> and inserting <quote>buses</quote>;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID8781688f5b764ffdaf3260664de46d34"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(hereafter in this section referred to as <term>buses</term>)</quote>;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDff2fbc8c8abf4f00b4d19c11d09bfd4a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federal-aid systems</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highways</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID942f16363a534f5fb35c02118384003b"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federal-aid system</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal-aid highway</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID801451b5dd994333bc6ed31e5a72f5b9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subclause id="ID83374a06a65143549a6ae6db8e802ab9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>as a project on the the surface transportation program for</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID42ad958987b449929fe91b8d7de95776"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting “section 104(b)(2);</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b4746c150714f1aa886a6075cd63e90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>104(b)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(1)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1d2ea6cfd07443fb8befa8faaad327f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <clause id="ID6e1b437870c14096ac8241bb9ea4efef"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>system</quote> in each place it appears and inserting <quote>highway</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDed0d9f46d0284b8bb6e69ec68622ee6c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>highway facilities</quote> and inserting <quote>highways eligible under the program that is the source of the funds</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1c5ea88a97ac45e9974a5de0a9b30226"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2)—</text> <clause id="ID476cf92c98ea4c7d9a081bfbac1f5291"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Notwithstanding section 209(f)(1) of the Highway Revenue Act of 1956, the Highway Trust Fund shall be available for making expenditures to meet obligations resulting from projects authorized by subsection (a)(2) of this section and such projects</quote> and inserting <quote>Projects authorized by subsection (a)(2)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID236ac9529d394dadaa4c95b9ef86136f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>striking <quote>on the surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>under the transportation mobility program</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID82511ea92d1a4caba25fd21016d7cfc4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by striking <quote>exits</quote> and inserting <quote>exists</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6b641cbafdd14e96835d4f420fb31ba3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Section 145</header><text>Section 145(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 117 of this title,</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc5c36a7fa4b4258b32a8ee580c24fde"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Section 322</header><text>Section 322(h)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>the transportation mobility program</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id737ECDDF27F74C6D85574B2390EA77B3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certain allocations</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any unobligated balances of amounts required to be allocated to a State by section 1307(d)(1) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 322 note; 119 Stat. 1217; 122 Stat. 1577) shall instead be made available to such State for any purpose eligible under section 133(c) of title 23, United States Code.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID27ca1dcbcfdd447d841114aae20138fe"><enum>1517.</enum><header>Rescissions</header> <subsection id="ID7a42d669b194486ab060650966263655"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012</header> <paragraph id="IDd86907437c464221af50489a614b8265"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, of the unobligated balances available under sections 144(f) and 320 of title 23, United States Code, section 147 of Public Law 95–599 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714), section 9(c) of Public Law 97–134 (95 Stat. 1702), section 149 of Public Law 100–17 (101 Stat. 181), sections 1006, 1069, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 6005, 6015, and 6023 of Public Law 102–240 (105 Stat. 1914), section 1602 of Public Law 105–178 (112 Stat. 256), sections 1301, 1302, 1702, and 1934 of Public Law 109–59 (119 Stat. 1144), and of other funds apportioned to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, prior to the date of enactment of this Act, $2,391,000,000 are permanently rescinded.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf423ea80c5e94718b2626216d6aadf77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In administering the rescission required under this subsection, the Secretary shall allow each State to determine the amount of the required rescission to be drawn from the programs to which the rescission applies.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDce7a530f7e9246a1981a5f216a6d518c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2013</header> <paragraph id="ID5cccd3ca0c054b02bbdfb6deb27e5ccb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>On October 1, 2012, of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned or allocated on or before that date to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, $3,054,000,000 are permanently rescinded.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7cefda50ba7463fa9a241248b4fa782"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Notwithstanding section 1132 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 121 Stat. 1763), in administering the rescission required under this subsection, the Secretary shall allow each State to determine the amount of the required rescission to be drawn from the programs to which the rescission applies.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDeeacde5b79f24a8a97b380bacbff8788"><enum>1518.</enum><header>State autonomy for culvert pipe selection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall modify section 635.411 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to ensure that States shall have the autonomy to determine culvert and storm sewer material types to be included in the construction of a project on a Federal-aid highway.</text> </section><section id="idA77756C9AB95430AA268E5F1080E76BD"><enum>1519.</enum><header>Effective and significant performance measures</header> <subsection id="ID354a2d79d36543368f838ed4e823ff45"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limited number of performance measures</header><text>In implementing provisions of this Act (including the amendments made by this Act) and title 23, United States Code (other than chapter 4 of that title), that authorize the Secretary to develop performance measures, the Secretary shall limit the number of performance measures established to the most significant and effective measures.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID17ed45d4ebc74c9aa14ee909de85f394"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Different approaches for urban and rural areas</header><text>In the development and implementation of any performance target, a State may, as appropriate, provide for different performance targets for urbanized and rural areas.</text> </subsection></section><section id="idA9904978FF8E44879A72102E90DDA72A"><enum>1520.</enum><header>Requirements for eligible bridge projects</header> <subsection id="ID730fb6ed9d314a75829a1147b445f092"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDb6e74018b5e241f795d14f82ee243ac6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible bridge project</header><text>The term <term>eligible bridge project</term> means a project for construction, alteration, or repair work on a bridge or overpass funded directly by, or provided other assistance through, the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id84D1072D213241BFB4806D1CE8197487"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified training program</header><text>The term <term>qualified training program</term> means a training program that—</text> <subparagraph id="id657362C840144EAEB15899B0FFDD87AC"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBB204BB89F264585A40CF2DEC7C2AD87"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is certified by the Secretary of Labor; and</text> </clause><clause id="id14C017EFD5FE44B9B7201644D3BC1D6D" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to an eligible bridge project located in an area in which the Secretary of Labor determines that a training program does not exist, is registered with—</text> <subclause id="idC600161597EC4980832C22730E5C5807"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Department of Labor; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id05FD9FA3A9124AE1A14450297564F443"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a State agency recognized by the Department of Labor for purposes of a Federal training program; or</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC421F4FE27B645DC850A97075C5097B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a corrosion control, mitigation and prevention personnel training program that is offered by an organization whose standards are recognized and adopted in other Federal or State Departments of Transportation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID943947951dfd427db5ffbc973b5c0cd0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf5f14caa63e94001b9c19857527a8eca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header> <paragraph id="IDd607c72e1cfb4b2ca05d69a41dccc330"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each contractor and subcontractor that carries out any aspect of an eligible bridge project described in paragraph (2) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID949582bc89574210a85a45dad306b715"><enum>(A)</enum><text>before entering into the applicable contract, be certified by the Secretary or a State, in accordance with paragraph (4), as meeting the eligibility requirements described in paragraph (3); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcb0d260d7b844d268cdde70c7956e012"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain certified as described in subparagraph (A) while carrying out the applicable aspect of the eligible bridge project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2227993c39944e283e9af8197d83606"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of aspects of eligible bridge projects</header><text>An aspect of an eligible bridge project referred to in paragraph (1) is—</text> <subparagraph id="ID10639ccc6a8340a4bdcc6b19f92610e7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>surface preparation or coating application on bridge steel of an eligible bridge project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4b0a910b00374ebe96f909ca8bc000e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>removal of a lead-based or other hazardous coating from bridge steel of an existing eligible bridge project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85c7a1e136d3499dbed4e64c87a70306"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shop painting of structural steel fabricated for installation on bridge steel of an eligible bridge project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7BF093B21F7940EEAE704FAB16A6AC99"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the design, application, installation, and maintenance of a cathodic protection system.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc1294ff33f784ffe9f6e5b04aa47ec0d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The eligibility requirements referred to in paragraph (1) are that a contractor or subcontractor shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDcf34227749024c969495fa4dfaaabae9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as determined by the Secretary—</text> <clause id="ID0db7912bd07f4b9ebdbe8b168fbf1ea7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use corrosion mitigation and prevention methods to preserve relevant bridges and overpasses, taking into account—</text> <subclause id="ID6d06c2949c294dfe81b83158a3ec941d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>material selection;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID82de0d5ea4f94da4af94c8a31eeb0d47"><enum>(II)</enum><text>coating considerations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDfd784976c9364fcdbc9726e3a362e2b9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>cathodic protection considerations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID2bf1ebdfeeb94cfbae1e2faa6c7621ac"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>design considerations for corrosion; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID1facc80be9614515841421ba136723c0"><enum>(V)</enum><text>trained applicators;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID8bf1e2c9838546ed842409c283f85f6c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use best practices—</text> <subclause id="ID76dc1247aac741be9947c906e4b96415"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to prevent environmental degradation; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDd55a11515fce4a8dbd18b4c72944519e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to ensure careful handling of all hazardous materials; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDdd2acdfb638e4978b53b2ad0fe68f31c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>demonstrate a history of employing industry-respected inspectors to ensure funds are used in the interest of affected taxpayers; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a7aa26796c74b4597193a7117c0ad77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrate a history of compliance with applicable requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as determined by the Secretary of Labor.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID810ae7e8ada84da5b25fe632c59245d5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State consultation</header><text>In determining whether to certify a contractor or subcontractor under paragraph (1)(A), a State shall consult with engineers and other experts trained in accordance with subsection (a)(2) specializing in corrosion control, mitigation, and prevention methods.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEE1BC9DF508444C789C758C5C9AD9291"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Optional training program</header><text>As a condition of entering into a contract for an eligible bridge project, each contractor and subcontractor that performs construction, alteration, or repair work on a bridge or overpass for the eligible bridge project may provide, or make available, training, through a qualified training program, for each applicable craft or trade classification of employees that the contractor or subcontractor intends to employ to carry out aspects of eligible bridge projects as described in subsection (b)(2).</text> </subsection></section><section id="idB1E6A3A0E9A04E8C901AEA1681576B91"><enum>1521.</enum><header>Idle reduction technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127(a)(12) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id2d3868c77f3a49b3a82fcca56854924d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>400</quote> and inserting <quote>550</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id240c8e7d73e74ebc99aa7fd79fb1f3a6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking <quote>400-pound</quote> and inserting <quote>550-pound</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="idDA5BC6FA8D9C454F9391FF74E048AAEA"><enum>1522.</enum><header>Report on Highway Trust Fund expenditures</header> <subsection id="id9FEBA40737024122BCDB3216BA887106"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 activities funded from the Highway Trust Fund during each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011, including for purposes other than construction and maintenance of highways and bridges.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id8F0A8A948D484D7EA5A4A1B0BDE57B46"><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 of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that updates the information provided in the report under that subsection for the applicable 5-year period.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id21698c73b6444663951e945441f2a62f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>A report submitted under subsection (a) or (b) shall include information similar to the information included in the report of the Government Accountability Office numbered <quote>GAO–09–729R</quote> and entitled <quote>Highway Trust Fund Expenditures on Purposes Other Than Construction and Maintenance of Highways and Bridges During Fiscal Years 2004–2008</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID33ef59b06bdd4ee7a51d20f11e061a8c"><enum>1523.</enum><header>Evacuation routes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State shall give adequate consideration to the needs of evacuation routes in the State, including such routes serving or adjacent to facilities operated by the Armed Forces, when allocating funds apportioned to the State under title 23, United States Code, for the construction of Federal-aid highways.</text> </section><section id="id95973CB6B83145399611DBCC8F00EC7B"><enum>1524.</enum><header>Defense access road program enhancements to address transportation infrastructure in the vicinity of military installations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The second sentence of section 210(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation,</quote> before <quote>shall determine</quote>.</text> </section><section id="idC964D36B894646A49B5CA3ED5112C329"><enum>1525.</enum><header>Express lanes demonstration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1604(b) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 129 note; Public Law 109–59) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id030252d2c5dd417eb737b3f18d08a9d4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="idcd8510bc5c3d4428967dd491b85dc3f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide336c52a06d149658efc022fbc9ff8d9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4136c2b013e54653b259c1fc309870a3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9602a0f6a04148829730ed7454914d62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id74EE2A113B4643ACB4AB296BD8769547"><enum>1526.</enum><header>TREATMENT OF HISTORIC SIGNS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, initiate a rulemaking to exempt locally identified historic street name signs or replicas of historic signs from complying with all or part of section 2D.43 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.</text> </section><section id="id9a372882b2364377a4f526401a5de891"><enum>1527.</enum><header>Consolidation of grants</header> <subsection id="idcb0edaae9582474b90a5681b364d1c86"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the term <term>recipient</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="id5c5f775431ad45aca99a577dfeb6b09e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State, local, or tribal government, including—</text> <subparagraph id="idb494068a76cf4d4a9412cf853a48a730"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a territory of the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdecd79c17124739a9a68e7be921152f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1380ca76f8af4d97b357f9ac94992703"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a port authority;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id810ec08d7a2a475092affae6885a9b81"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a metropolitan planning organization; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04c30ed14dfc4d87936a1c7f02c53453"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other political subdivision of a State or local government;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d916e14df1b45ad980ea7e1e357c9d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a multistate or multijurisdictional group, if each member of the group is an entity described in paragraph (1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id80f0c3a5afa74c2e9b69fa920e9d1912"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a public-private partnership, if both parties are engaged in building the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc4c44c5c24e948859351ac43380e78c3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consolidation</header> <paragraph id="idf4e77b1e8d0942588baab47442ab671d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A recipient that receives multiple grant awards from the Department to support 1 multimodal project may request that the Secretary designate 1 modal administration in the Department to be the lead administering authority for the overall project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7c67bb8f61ca4b45b45d7a4125f13d49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New starts</header><text>Any project that includes funds awarded under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, shall be exempt from consolidation under this section unless the grant recipient requests the Federal Transit Administration to be the lead administering authority.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id23bac5c7405e4459b3b2efd594c41827"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header> <subparagraph id="iddd2ec1400296458d8eaf4c0355c58e77"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which a request under paragraph (1) is made, the Secretary shall review the request and approve or deny the designation of a single modal administration as the lead administering authority and point of contact for the Department.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5e0e1ab750a460c858419c8b4efb10a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header> <clause id="ide4c79401bf8545e888da8759e22a41ff"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall notify the requestor of the decision of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) in such form and at such time as the Secretary and the requestor agree.</text> </clause><clause id="id2619c2f6d9554ab886835a3a3bf319d9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Denial</header><text>If a request is denied, the Secretary shall provide the requestor with a detailed explanation of the reasoning of the Secretary with the notification under clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6e7bf002b0dd434b9e12469d24b28b76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header> <paragraph id="id379d696f92d84b79ba8c82447fde411a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A modal administration designated as a lead administering authority under this section shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id61fac1182690408ebbb263cd4e9af242"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be responsible for leading and coordinating the integrated project management team, which shall consist of all of the other modal administrations in the Department relating to the multimodal project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb963624df6ee46459cfe99a8d3eb46bf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent feasible during the first 30 days of carrying out the multimodal project, identify overlapping or duplicative regulatory requirements that exist for the project and propose a single, streamlined approach to meeting all of the applicable regulatory requirements through the activities described in subsection (d).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2763ac2482cd4ff18e0a98a6401f9e2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header> <subparagraph id="ida0e2d57013e545eca6b1f3e6c4000393"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall transfer all amounts that have been awarded for the multimodal project to the modal administration designated as the lead administering authority.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7b48f01d9e846e4bf6788629c90acf5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Option</header> <clause id="ide18dc2bc1a994f5eac8ef8ddd195ead7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Participation under this section shall be optional for recipients, and no recipient shall be required to participate.</text> </clause><clause id="id9ce76842245a4f068d0cdb5547e9d13c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Secretarial duties</header><text>The Secretary is not required to identify every recipient that may be eligible to participate under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide733f70a2e7743af8946f561c25af628"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperation</header> <paragraph id="idb91f5a1106324278a81681484b29ae69"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary and modal administrations with relevant jurisdiction over a multimodal project should cooperate on project review and delivery activities at the earliest practicable time.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1eab8cca0dfc49d6852eed2bb003f0c0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the cooperation under paragraph (1) are—</text> <subparagraph id="idded0566992504f75bfc3d2d0bdf8850f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to avoid delays and duplication of effort later in the process;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e604f45251c41e49fe7abd6791973e9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prevent potential conflicts; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92ec061d5f02434f9da57ff4f28508e6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to ensure that planning and project development decisions are made in a streamlined manner and consistent with applicable law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F196081683747278E549C01AE690FBE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Nothing in this section shall—</text> <paragraph id="idB69794A0F690495EAE904CE501CCC028"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supersede, amend, or modify the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other Federal environmental law; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF00D8311BF9D4D3F86303CB99DC81F20"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affect the responsibility of any Federal officer to comply with or enforce any law described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H69C8138B0C3F4185B323ADD041805DA4"><enum>1528.</enum><header>Buy America provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 313 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE689F9070CA44C178F89529CD9EDA1B0" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H6EC8E01837F94552A9C885B0AD839299"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Application to highway programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements under this section shall apply to all contracts eligible for assistance under this chapter for a project carried out within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least 1 contract for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out this title.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H68F75578407142878B02869C7FE1A02F"><enum>1529.</enum><header>Exemptions from requirements for certain farm vehicles</header> <subsection id="H20127B0A47374CFBBFEA3095967AECC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered farm vehicle, including the individual operating that vehicle, shall be exempt from the following:</text> <paragraph id="HCBB1AE875D8B41C58415CF99787605B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to commercial driver’s licenses established under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF768113BECE64FDBB614484D604FEF99"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to medical certificates established under—</text> <subparagraph id="H65FBD7FA637E43819B9D9104648454C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6909D7BB2D4D404DAAF522FE2D9D8B58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H320E929E3653424DA9F7FF5C3323916C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to hours of service established under—</text> <subparagraph id="H817DE4A4CD464E8E93EC431ED0BA3D15"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H797F9FDCB6A14567956AADF5FE9B54AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>chapter 315 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c21d39bd5a64bc8a4e2044b6d607e00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to vehicle inspection, repair, and maintenance established under—</text> <subparagraph id="id67b7e4f3b9924759a169d86dcb00b792"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32be287bf95045f3bcf5db827c323aed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>chapter 315 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF834A9A4E1424D30B4067C425CA7043B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State requirements</header> <paragraph id="H09D9A15837E6434A9A060A4A837AC0B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Federal transportation funding to a State may not be terminated, limited, or otherwise interfered with as a result of the State exempting a covered farm vehicle, including the individual operating that vehicle, from any State requirement relating to the operation of that vehicle.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEC35408C5CB64FF494E2F1D52F7A122F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to a covered farm vehicle transporting hazardous materials that require a placard.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide7ddc09464de4c2f8e8a652fb8188b73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State requirements</header><text>Notwithstanding section (a) or any other provision of law, a State may enact and enforce safety requirements related to covered farm vehicles.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E54E2171BCA428DAE52F6209FF44413"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered farm vehicle defined</header> <paragraph id="H0C4F2F83365D4034BF2D1BEB2288DEE4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered farm vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle (including an articulated motor vehicle)—</text> <subparagraph id="H55265741D8DC47E98FEDB4146477BCF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that—</text> <clause id="H5B60A2367C03407E9B0B51619023B981"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is traveling in the State in which the vehicle is registered or another State;</text> </clause><clause id="H97D45B52413D4BA4BEC7BD8721981786"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is operated by—</text> <subclause id="H00A21C568D9D46BA8C425629C4790ED8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a farm owner or operator;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H3700BA0DAE5F49D698F69B9F2644C58C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a ranch owner or operator; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="HFE6E3DC6014246149F7C72E22C1809B1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an employee or family member of an individual specified in subclause (I) or (II);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HCE2115B7501D4EBF881235EA98D74D0C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is transporting to or from a farm or ranch—</text> <subclause id="HC801966C6DE8433DAAEA7612D3E58897"><enum>(I)</enum><text>agricultural commodities;</text> </subclause><subclause id="HB9D31033953742BEAE38E83B98ADAC35"><enum>(II)</enum><text>livestock; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H42A392E878E54CF7A22E4B26C3CAF571"><enum>(III)</enum><text>machinery or supplies;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HB511A48336D3482B8223E4F4988A11D0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>except as provided in paragraph (2), is not used in the operations of a for-hire motor carrier; and</text> </clause><clause id="H2A48137B63EE42F881EC8D18FB18D37B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>is equipped with a special license plate or other designation by the State in which the vehicle is registered to allow for identification of the vehicle as a farm vehicle by law enforcement personnel; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8E19425710B4A3ABB1B56E8FD01C3F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight, whichever is greater, that is—</text> <clause id="H597E48812F7A46B6BA5B2EA0FEB45A63"><enum>(i)</enum><text>26,001 pounds or less; or</text> </clause><clause id="HEDFB6A988D2A4CD8B05CB35F353C6767"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>greater than 26,001 pounds and traveling within the State or within 150 air miles of the farm or ranch with respect to which the vehicle is being operated.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A0378FB9D1F4CE7B6C70AD0A2C4DBBE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered farm vehicle</term> includes a motor vehicle that meets the requirements of paragraph (1) (other than paragraph (1)(A)(iv)) and is—</text> <subparagraph id="H0737ACC9B4314A46B6F9B5CC961645EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operated pursuant to a crop share farm lease agreement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75896BFB8805459E8C002616212DB347"><enum>(B)</enum><text>owned by a tenant with respect to that agreement; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H830301305B70481B887292A62379DDB1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transporting the landlord’s portion of the crops under that agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B05F02B17B342C7A2DD6C4A984B5B5E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Safety Study</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study of the exemption required by section (a) as follows—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46ABBA57A07F4BCE9978EE9F4DA93455"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Data and analysis of covered farm vehicles shall include:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22F2915FC82144CD96F87E8DC428FD16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of vehicles that are operated subject to each of the regulatory exemptions permitted under section (a);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D92B9D3DBB947138931817F767FEE7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of drivers that operate covered farm vehicles subject to each of the regulatory exemptions permitted under section (a);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B27EE13D75B46A48216B82FA5CF038E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of crashes involving covered farm vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E21DC6539174DFC93E3A1DBB0634834"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of occupants and non-occupants injured in crashes involving covered farm vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id129C302AFB354444955BEE6110C6E75E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of fatalities of occupants and non-occupants killed in crashes involving farm vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0217486841C740DBA2AE8F178E82A965"><enum>(F)</enum><text>crash investigations and accident reconstruction investigations of all fatalities in crashes involving covered farm vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9C5AF0D20A5438BBB27EE2259126A8F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>overall operating mileage of covered farm vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD988E3F144884853B57884BCA4AE5B36"><enum>(H)</enum><text>numbers of covered farm vehicles that operate in neighboring states; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E9AD962F0514F68BDA8DA06A0538398"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other data the Secretary deems necessary to analyze and include.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E4CA0A94686478499DB30935F32F517"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A listing of state regulations issued and maintained in each state that are identical to the federal regulations that are subject to exemption in section (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CEDDF3DB98B47848EA96D3D0FFC5C5D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall report the findings of the study to the appropriate committees of the Congress not later than 18 months after enactment of MAP–21.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3b28caeacf6747a199ef912c1d50a95e"><enum>1530.</enum><header>Appalachian development highway system</header> <subsection id="id083708aeec4141beb94199965980c3d5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of the senate</header><text>It is the Sense of the Senate that the timely completion of the Appalachian development highway system is a transportation priority in the national interest.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idcbe2c6547bfb47df8a345574dc17da16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modified federal share for projects on adhs</header><text>For fiscal years 2012 through 2021, the Federal share payable for the cost of constructing highways and access roads on the Appalachian development highway system under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, with funds made available to a State for fiscal year 2012 or a previous fiscal year for the Appalachian development highway system program, or with funds made available for fiscal year 2012 or a previous fiscal year for a specific project, route, or corridor on that system, shall be 95 percent.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idfeb37ddd4feb47f19b7ed8d8c0d7850f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal share for other funds used on adhs</header><text>For fiscal years 2012 through 2021, the Federal share payable for the cost of constructing highways and access roads on the Appalachian development highway system under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, with Federal funds apportioned to a State for a program other than the Appalachian development highway system program shall be 95 percent.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id459ae7a6acc34efe9bfc063013694be9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Completion plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, each State represented on the Appalachian Regional Commission shall establish a plan for the completion of the designated corridors of the Appalachian development highway system within the State, including annual performance targets, with a target completion date.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id7B1461387D5040F4B601B86512A36EE5"><enum>1531.</enum><header>Denali Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41EE997E501E4F5CB8F0137423AA488B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 305, by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38FAAD030D874791B0815924CD88BE26" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63956D70B9924D8E87A52DD7D2F19251"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Gifts</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36C65031EB0E47B9B870F54A502A68C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commission, on behalf of the United States, may accept use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, property, or money for purposes of carrying out this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6817C5B0CEE34F3AB10CA9E256FD837A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditional</header><text>With respect to conditional gifts—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C9D3DC591A741F8B6A988441CEC03DF"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD2CCB98593FB4A6E9114C9E800C3B7CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Commission, on behalf of the United States, may accept conditional gifts for purposes of carrying out this Act, if approved by the Federal Cochairperson; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68F15714D170439EABCC1E716B00D972" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the principal of and income from any such conditional gift shall be held, invested, reinvested, and used in accordance with the condition applicable to the gift; but</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF80D390DAF2D416AAB094C3AA85B0FA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no gift shall be accepted that is conditioned on any expenditure not to be funded from the gift or from the income generated by the gift unless the expenditure has been approved by Act of Congress.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF8303F5CEBE4F8E8761A08B166D3B61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D45EC6E56044144BDA76CDC531C2E12" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76313EEB4C544EDAA9439C118D107EFA"><enum>311.</enum><header>Transfer of funds from other Federal agencies</header> <subsection id="ID21af8ccf4a0d470cac50d5629335a87a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), for purposes of this Act, the Commission may accept transfers of funds from other Federal agencies.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID582a2bdb35da4dab900829210688e729"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text>Any Federal agency authorized to carry out an activity that is within the authority of the Commission may transfer to the Commission any appropriated funds for the activity.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDb0d6e0f02afc4f8abb773be4b7de72f1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>Any funds transferred to the Commission under this subsection—</text> <paragraph id="idC576F4FD734149DC9A790BF9D2D7AB00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall remain available until expended; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id59B5A6EE336F477ABAF2B5D415EB364C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may, to the extent necessary to carry out this Act, be transferred to, and merged with, the amounts made available by appropriations Acts for the Commission by the Federal Cochairperson.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="id9B628BA2AB64465DB26036BDF1F88EAE"><enum>1532.</enum><header>Updated corrosion control and prevention report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an updated report on the costs and benefits of the prevention and control of corrosion on the surface transportation infrastructure of the United States.</text> </section><section id="id96065784AC34407FBFB39FBAB31E79B2"><enum>1533.</enum><header>Harbor Maintenance trust fund</header> <subsection id="id4393571D8D6643808373275A0D93DFFE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="id13EA50E810214057A2B47B9DB61D011B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>there are 926 coastal, Great Lakes, and inland harbors maintained by the Corps of Engineers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1848ed1257164ab88fec535caffcd2c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics—</text> <subparagraph id="id55bb614ccdcd46ee8c9557ba8926aab8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in 2009, the ports and waterways of the United States handled more than 2,200,000,000 short tons of imports, exports, and domestic shipments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb39702e01b8b48c18dac7ea5fc179338"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in 2010, United States ports were responsible for more than $1,400,000,000,000 in waterborne imports and exports;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb15c9732294e4489928657cd737a2d4c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>according to the Congressional Research Service, full channel dimensions are, on average, available approximately <fraction>1/3</fraction> of the time at the 59 harbors of the United States with the highest use rates;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide2297fed72bb4e8fa2dda862756865e8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>insufficient maintenance dredging of the navigation channels of the United States results in inefficient water transportation and causes harmful economic consequences;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id49c04185d88f472b959703ed3b8659e6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in 1986, Congress created the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the navigation channels of the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id35cbea883b2a4f09aef7f9f2710df089"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in fiscal year 2012, the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund is expected to grow from $6,280,000,000 to $7,011,000,000, an increase of approximately 13 percent;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9c8bebb112124edbbfca64353b00d188"><enum>(7)</enum><text>despite the growth of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, expenditures from the Fund have not equaled revenues, and the Fund is not being fully used for the intended purpose of the Fund; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idacc909245d444331a86b791a3bff7448"><enum>(8)</enum><text>inadequate investment in dredging needs is restricting access to the ports of the United States for domestic shipping, imports, and exports and therefore threatening the economic competitiveness of the United States.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6C4AC915B67549B4ADBC119314C907F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of the Senate</header><text>It is the sense of the Senate that—</text> <paragraph id="id4266621D363045C6AB603E51104D89EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administration should request full use of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for operating and maintaining the navigation channels of the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id439F754C68584778B67113800FB43910"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund should be fully expended to operate and maintain the navigation channels of the United States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF01D2BD65F0945AA8F9DDF1D3C986493"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Congress should ensure that other programs, projects, and activities of the Civil Works Program of the Corps of Engineers, especially those programs, projects, and activities relating to inland navigation and flood control, are not adversely impacted.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id7c61a5a579ea49c0b2113b9f7b475217"><enum>1534.</enum><header>Enrichment technology and intellectual property</header> <subsection id="id2fd1870ee830434db1c371a85e4f83a2"><enum>(a)</enum><text>In addition to any other transfer authority, the Secretary may transfer, not earlier than thirty days after certification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that such transfer is needed for national security reasons, and after Congressional notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, up to $150,000,000 made available in prior Appropriations Acts to further the development and demonstration of national security-related enrichment technologies. No amounts may be transferred under this section from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ide6d3f2bfd9f942b18dc6da285fed7fc7"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The Secretary shall provide, directly or indirectly, Federal funds, resources, or other benefit for the research, development, or deployment of domestic enrichment technology under this section—</text> <paragraph id="id5d5e2246fdb447899696b0336dce4184"><enum>(1)</enum><text>using merit selection procedures; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id51f941b3e2cd4211be6636394a99a802"><enum>(2)</enum><text>only if the Secretary shall execute an agreement with the recipient (or any affiliate, successor, or assignee) of such funds, resources, or other benefit (hereinafter referred to as the <quote>recipient</quote>), which shall require, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="idb52405e933824fe0a285aa6c61cf10c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the achievement of specific technical criteria by the recipient by specific dates no later than June 30, 2014;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29874e07bdc046bf89448695e50a9349"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the recipient shall—</text> <clause id="id5e32f95820c6485fbdc104dd6044952a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>immediately upon execution of the agreement, grant to the United States for use by or on behalf of the United States, through the Secretary, a royalty-free, non-exclusive license in all enrichment-related intellectual property and associated technical data owned, licensed or otherwise controlled by the recipient as of the date of enactment of this Act, or thereafter developed or acquired to meet the requirements of the agreement;</text> </clause><clause id="ida3a7f549696941dd8f92a2a653d8eb91"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amend any existing agreement between the Secretary and the recipient to permit the Secretary to practice or permit third parties on behalf of the Secretary to practice intellectual property and associated technical data related to the award of funds, resources, or other benefit royalty-free for government purposes, including completing or operating enrichment technologies and using them for national defense purposes, such as providing nuclear material to operate commercial nuclear power reactors for tritium production; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1ff68e1f158244529c4169baa4b40908"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>as soon as practicable, deliver to the Secretary all technical information and other documentation in its possession or control necessary to permit the Secretary to use and practice all intellectual property related to domestic enrichment technologies; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5728db3753a34ffca4816beeda0b956a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other condition or restriction the Secretary determines is necessary to protect the interests of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id01f72d8a11d84eeeab39900770cf4cc0"><enum>(c)</enum><text>If the Secretary determines that a recipient has not achieved the technical criteria under the agreement pursuant to subsection (b), either by the dates specified in the original agreement or by June 30, 2014, whichever is earlier, the recipient shall, as soon as practicable, surrender custody, possession and control, or return, as appropriate, any real or personal property owned or leased by the recipient, to the Secretary in connection with the deployment of enrichment technology, along with all capital improvements, equipment, fixtures, appurtenances, and other improvements thereto, and any further obligation by the Secretary under any such lease shall terminate.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ida4a5ffc59fe3410f9faf9c57ad343f01"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2C2B9466DE544343B170217C73FF7828"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The limitations in this section shall apply to funds made available in this Act, prior Appropriations Acts, and any future Appropriations Acts.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idfe5166c6fd3f48828f83c2019f3b52e2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>This section shall not apply with regard to the issuance of any loan guarantee pursuant to section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id944b9788af6c4affb6f07b635ffb3693"><enum>(e)</enum><text>For purpose of this section, the term <term>Secretary</term> shall mean the Secretary of the Department of Energy.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id69f929c848a240acb7da94aa0311c399"><enum>1535.</enum><header>Sense of Senate concerning expeditious completion of environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Senate that Federal agencies should—</text> <paragraph id="ida1a1451f40df43fe877b25d5eefbbbb5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that all applicable environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under Federal law are completed on an expeditious basis following any disaster or emergency declared under Federal law, including—</text> <subparagraph id="idECB6AC523AF5488E9DCBB157A89A0E71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39B063A9DA7749F2BCEC6A60AB019A20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an emergency declared by the President under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id46d2746f6032490d926a1ef2999f3595"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use the shortest existing applicable process under Federal law to complete each review, approval, licensing, and permit requirement described in paragraph (1) following a disaster or emergency described in that paragraph.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id893F8BA8134D401DB104F96B8AA281EB"><enum>F</enum><header>Gulf Coast Restoration</header> <section id="id08C4C67BFA9A459AA1DE024D3ADDD3F7"><enum>1601.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section id="id52C999F41FDE4D9797B93FC445A7A6D9"><enum>1602.</enum><header>Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund</header> <subsection id="idBD2D05D67598415FA0275BF41621FF02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the <quote>Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund</quote> (referred to in this section as the <term>Trust Fund</term>), consisting of such amounts as are deposited in the Trust Fund under this subtitle or any other provision of law.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idF6520254482C46D181F75E04AAF92FDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Trust Fund an amount equal to 80 percent of all administrative and civil penalties paid by responsible parties after the date of enactment of this Act in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon pursuant to a court order, negotiated settlement, or other instrument in accordance with section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321).</text> </subsection><subsection id="idF85DDE73DE544E6F934AE2EB5362C261"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expenditures</header><text>Amounts in the Trust Fund, including interest earned on advances to the Trust Fund and proceeds from investment under subsection (d), shall—</text> <paragraph id="id3704570AD6134F01B21C570D8E111946"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be available for expenditure, without further appropriation, solely for the purpose and eligible activities of this subtitle; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idA01235E4B05F43FDA5E211F33D660030"><enum>(2)</enum><text>remain available until expended, without fiscal year limitation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72266E7B01644874989CC3137D7A8436"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Investment</header><text>Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be invested in accordance with section 9702 of title 31, United States Code, and any interest on, and proceeds from, any such investment shall be available for expenditure in accordance with this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id077F0D67F6A64DCDAC9AC39954D901C1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, shall establish such procedures as the Secretary determines to be necessary to deposit amounts in, and expend amounts from, the Trust Fund pursuant to this subtitle, including—</text> <paragraph id="idA7D73058716C4ADC8701B2A4FB1F03B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>procedures to assess whether the programs and activities carried out under this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle achieve compliance with applicable requirements, including procedures by which the Secretary of the Treasury may determine whether an expenditure by a Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision (as those terms are defined in section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321)) pursuant to such a program or activity achieves compliance;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id817544864D5347B9BC82A053E16744D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>auditing requirements to ensure that amounts in the Trust Fund are expended as intended; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB7D0B543EA8543829600BE4F5F56EFEF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>procedures for identification and allocation of funds available to the Secretary under other provisions of law that may be necessary to pay the administrative expenses directly attributable to the management of the Trust Fund.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id7D255023548E402DAFF0CF1B6E785C71"><enum>1603.</enum><header>Gulf Coast natural resources restoration and economic recovery</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id95162B97B58349A2B4C28986031ACC9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="id560CF3066A5F437E83E56165E70C152E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (25)(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45790E383D974BD88FC0379C78084B69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (26)(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD0F8B08364C4AC6B9DEBC70C7573E2B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20093EE2F47941F082125EBC1619C0B3" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id864553B2B4254E8481E78753A367E56F"><enum>(27)</enum><text>the term <term>Chairperson</term> means the Chairperson of the Council;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCA38D52A884E433491066E375EB6B05D"><enum>(28)</enum><text>the term <term>coastal political subdivision</term> means any local political jurisdiction that is immediately below the State level of government, including a county, parish, or borough, with a coastline that is contiguous with any portion of the United States Gulf of Mexico;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id57C04E5CC0584B638A401F44492FF286"><enum>(29)</enum><text>the term <term>Comprehensive Plan</term> means the comprehensive plan developed by the Council pursuant to subsection (t);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBDB742BF1E544B3DAB5AD331D9079712"><enum>(30)</enum><text>the term <term>Council</term> means the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council established pursuant to subsection (t);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6C813AA43367426B916CE211685FB7BC"><enum>(31)</enum><text>the term <term>Deepwater Horizon oil spill</term> means the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010, and resulting hydrocarbon releases into the environment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id42BCE805702344A2B8C44009FAB8A883"><enum>(32)</enum><text>the term <term>Gulf Coast ecosystem</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id7967913C43BB4A5C97CA4E02420C5E8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the Gulf Coast States, the coastal zones (as that term is defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453), except that, in this section, the term <quote>coastal zones</quote> includes land within the coastal zones that is held in trust by, or the use of which is by law subject solely to the discretion of, the Federal Government or officers or agents of the Federal Government) that border the Gulf of Mexico;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6B2B268542CC432D932C3F844D6BC27A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any adjacent land, water, and watersheds, that are within 25 miles of the coastal zones described in subparagraph (A) of the Gulf Coast States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF215B23DD18F4456864B92700E59FEB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all Federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idED5CE8B72C8441DA95BE6A8F5259F789"><enum>(33)</enum><text>the term <term>Gulf Coast State</term> means any of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE505C42271B348ED972017F6A66406DB"><enum>(34)</enum><text>the term <term>Trust Fund</term> means the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund established pursuant to section 1602 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCF1AA9A974AF4259A3B574FE2E141419"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (s), by inserting <quote>except as provided in subsection (t)</quote> before the period at the end; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2F8B436132934FB2A07AD6D9F40CD13F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B077B6D4E62438C964188618978F3D5" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idA57A488C48EE420C99C1E0A645AC959A"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Gulf Coast restoration and recovery</header> <paragraph id="id82E6816C3AAB47ADAC0B9C59B7F9E346"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State allocation and expenditures</header> <subparagraph id="idE6DDB0E64DE9419F9A2FAD0C123FEA65"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the total amounts made available in any fiscal year from the Trust Fund, 35 percent shall be available, in accordance with the requirements of this section, to the Gulf Coast States in equal shares for expenditure for ecological and economic restoration of the Gulf Coast ecosystem in accordance with this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C3E313472114F0097E00D69E4717807"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <clause id="idCA3463CE5715467DA6E1A725EA325D4E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>Amounts provided to the Gulf States under this subsection may only be used to carry out 1 or more of the following activities:</text> <subclause id="id11D902BAAE954DA2B430F3044A33589C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Coastal restoration projects and activities, including conservation and coastal land acquisition.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1E1A506AABA44D27A1F5FC3DD7BB06AC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Mitigation of damage to, and restoration of, fish, wildlife, or natural resources.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idEF64FCA8A0764A1B8F3DAED86478FEB6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Implementation of a federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plan, including fisheries monitoring.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id13787D8B94034BB18563058FBE2B4BFB"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Programs to promote tourism in a Gulf Coast State, including recreational fishing.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id30DA15A3A9CF42E7B8D61E9FAD4AF26F"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Programs to promote the consumption of seafood produced from the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id09C480A52A6045B096A4CB76E40E7D05"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Programs to promote education regarding the natural resources of the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id383DE2E8FFDE4E6AA7470D36C86FB7AA"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>Planning assistance.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB62A860FF8A84D6BB7F455440D5C8F05"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>Workforce development and job creation.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id59954348E0844D189FD3DC48C74EC3DB"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>Improvements to or upon State parks located in coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3F99454D80724FC5B810F558CC2A27D1"><enum>(X)</enum><text>Mitigation of the ecological and economic impact of outer Continental Shelf activities and the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill or promotion of the long-term ecological or economic recovery of the Gulf Coast ecosystem through the funding of infrastructure projects.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idD0FE3B30AF7640839C6F2FD08623FA64"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>Coastal flood protection and infrastructure directly affected by coastal wetland losses, beach erosion, or the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id07C7D8CC09C24DF89B9654E05F0831AE"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>Administrative costs of complying with this subsection.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id3E2F1D28F0F24737A8502B10CC1C4724"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header> <subclause id="id7E2DF2E4E85545168F6A89B482E67D55"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts received by a Gulf State under this subsection not more than 3 percent may be used for administrative costs eligible under clause (i)(XII).</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2547F3526875401C9760A5DF4931FB8C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Prohibition on use for imported seafood</header><text>None of the funds made available under this subsection shall be used for any program to support or promote imported seafood or any seafood product that is not harvested from the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43EBD283FE534F0F9CB1F4DBF2C3B679"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coastal political subdivisions</header> <clause id="id37A4E36A4619491D85E81CFAA82E3DB3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of a State where the coastal zone includes the entire State—</text> <subclause id="id34A53F63827F4E50ADB068CE77F1A75B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>75 percent of funding shall be provided to the 8 disproportionally affected counties impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC3841AA7697D4A8199B90FD05EA7F0C4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25 percent shall be provided to nondisproportionately impacted counties within the State.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id2749F608C419441ABEE80204EFE671CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Florida</header> <subclause id="idCB41364E4ED84E6EB5AB20BC1F0479CC"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Disproportionally affected counties</header><text>Of the total amounts made available to counties in the State of Florida under clause (i)(I)—</text> <item id="idDFB817C264444E939CC03B34DB39D7CC"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>10 percent shall be distributed equally among the 8 disproportionately affected counties; and</text> </item><item id="id4C0B37A01B4E4ED788260B4ED522DE7A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>90 percent shall be distributed to the 8 disproportionately affected counties in accordance with the following weighted formula:</text> <subitem id="id20262D07EEDD4486BE4B505F99AB0397"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>30 percent based on the weighted average of the county shoreline oiled.</text> </subitem><subitem id="idA2B0724525BC4F2C8F6CEB2FDD6B0458"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>30 percent based on the weighted average of the county per capita sales tax collections estimated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.</text> </subitem><subitem id="id6085CBC91BF34F52AF9E62C5CD919518"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>20 percent based on the weighted average of the population of the county.</text> </subitem><subitem id="idD09C9687DB964259AD27D5D292787A2B"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>20 percent based on the inverse proportion of the weighted average distance from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to each of the nearest and farthest points of the shoreline.</text> </subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="id301B0B2BC223494E874EF094AA015F3D"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Nondisproportionately impacted counties</header><text>The total amounts made available to coastal political subdivisions in the State of Florida under clause (i)(II) shall be distributed according to the following weighted formula:</text> <item id="id19C056E502284304A91748991CA954A2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>34 percent based on the weighted average of the population of the county.</text> </item><item id="idA48AC28AB0104B58AFBC91456DB85550"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>33 percent based on the weighted average of the county per capita sales tax collections estimated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.</text> </item><item id="idB9294DAFEB9444179724BA53718D2A2B"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>33 percent based on the inverse proportion of the weighted average distance from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to each of the nearest and farthest points of the shoreline.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id32F9B148C2004E96BA35D9404E3EE5CD"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Louisiana</header><text>Of the total amounts made available to the State of Louisiana under this paragraph:</text> <subclause id="id2D52324E06064F3799E1E96518577F2B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>70 percent shall be provided directly to the State in accordance with this subsection.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idAA4E16C5A0AA46238D36162555DBE34C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>30 percent shall be provided directly to parishes in the coastal zone (as defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)) of the State of Louisiana according to the following weighted formula:</text> <item id="id4A5B956731EB4AE3BF22342185CB9BEF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>40 percent based on the weighted average of miles of the parish shoreline oiled.</text> </item><item id="idEC7A44B574C34FBE941BC4BDA2F55C44"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>40 percent based on the weighted average of the population of the parish.</text> </item><item id="idB29EE47020724850A18B96E2FC1AC340"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>20 percent based on the weighted average of the land mass of the parish.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id1200844B9CD842A1AADCE2CB9BEA5D6D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Conditions</header> <subclause id="idE8012047C34E497689F22561314FB813"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Land use plan</header><text>As a condition of receiving amounts allocated under clause (iii), the chief executive of the eligible parish shall certify to the Governor of the State that the parish has completed a comprehensive land use plan.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idCB39A7080AE84E639A322A31910EAED6"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Other conditions</header><text>A coastal political subdivision receiving funding under this subsection shall meet all of the conditions in subparagraph (D).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6D0CE6B9AC94969A04DF97FF714C263"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>As a condition of receiving amounts from the Trust Fund, a Gulf Coast State, including the entities described in subparagraph (E), or a coastal political subdivision shall—</text> <clause id="id99F5DCE40FB9475190285CF6D7376343"><enum>(i)</enum><text>agree to meet such conditions, including audit requirements, as the Secretary of the Treasury determines necessary to ensure that amounts disbursed from the Trust Fund will be used in accordance with this subsection;</text> </clause><clause id="id1C4A59F1BEDD4AF89121A017AAFC60A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certify in such form and in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury determines necessary that the project or program for which the Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision is requesting amounts—</text> <subclause id="id355F85379E484670BF3EC10192347AF0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is designed to restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, coastal wetlands, or economy of the Gulf Coast;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id759F80235C364ED981B8E7F22D99D0EB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>carries out 1 or more of the activities described in subparagraph (B)(i);</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4B953D14EEEE4CFC89F2C60EC9FCD33F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>was selected based on meaningful input from the public, including broad-based participation from individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id788556CB21464BEF845FD7CAB9E186E6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in the case of a natural resource protection or restoration project, is based on the best available science;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id25FC89B03B1446CD81C28F6BE4587B63"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>certify that the project or program and the awarding of a contract for the expenditure of amounts received under this subsection are consistent with the standard procurement rules and regulations governing a comparable project or program in that State, including all applicable competitive bidding and audit requirements; and</text> </clause><clause id="id18CF1ECA397A4E579B966F1E1483E852"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>develop and submit a multiyear implementation plan for use of those funds.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58BEFDF910DC4EFFB3D5830916340BBF"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Approval by State entity, task force, or agency</header><text>The following Gulf Coast State entities, task forces, or agencies shall carry out the duties of a Gulf Coast State pursuant to this paragraph:</text> <clause id="id91B487941BFD428ABF52534E0F3F68FC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Alabama</header> <subclause id="id4AFDF80974BF4DA284E0674E82042001"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the State of Alabama, the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council, which shall be comprised of only the following:</text> <item id="idF4E94A68BBE24DF9BEF25F4FE6B1321B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>The Governor of Alabama, who shall also serve as Chairperson and preside over the meetings of the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council.</text> </item><item id="idFC2A59D442104192B0A1797533B3093E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>The Director of the Alabama State Port Authority, who shall also serve as Vice Chairperson and preside over the meetings of the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council in the absence of the Chairperson.</text> </item><item id="id89C4DCEAC09C4608B151E26F4D0B2F4D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>The Chairman of the Baldwin County Commission.</text> </item><item id="id2E6AB6AB6653495589383563C41487A0"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>The President of the Mobile County Commission.</text> </item><item id="id611D4F5659584B22A1757FE42A5068E0"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>The Mayor of the city of Bayou La Batre.</text> </item><item id="idC47661AD4A0D4E0BB7D7AE898AF20EAB"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>The Mayor of the town of Dauphin Island.</text> </item><item id="id05D47796E88749529FF89FD94C05789F"><enum>(gg)</enum><text>The Mayor of the city of Fairhope.</text> </item><item id="id53B3E3F35A6241C7B8DB2089657B5A5B"><enum>(hh)</enum><text>The Mayor of the city of Gulf Shores.</text> </item><item id="id9D8F5FB1C534434FA81E23B49DB93CD8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Mayor of the city of Mobile.</text> </item><item id="idCEA8863ADF29405E8202E0816AA5AA8F"><enum>(jj)</enum><text>The Mayor of the city of Orange Beach.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id24A3AC1A955F4EBDAF198766229A17B4"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Vote</header><text>Each member of the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council shall be entitled to 1 vote.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1E27ECE22553461AAC319A75B3C13A4A"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Majority vote</header><text>All decisions of the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council shall be made by majority vote.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id4DBC9321A90B4D6FB4448E47D9EB5F5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Louisiana</header><text>In the State of Louisiana, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana.</text> </clause><clause id="id8A2DF2EED5EE4459A8A905C81E94440D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Mississippi</header><text>In the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61BB1B456CA14B7797CDE4DDD539F00B"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Compliance with eligible activities</header><text>If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that an expenditure by a Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision of amounts made available under this subsection does not meet 1 of the activities described in subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary shall make no additional amounts from the Trust Fund available to that Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision until such time as an amount equal to the amount expended for the unauthorized use—</text> <clause id="idB8A90BCF7FB143308EF9424F0ED585C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been deposited by the Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision in the Trust Fund; or</text> </clause><clause id="id1CECD34BC85E4D29AF71604B8EADED5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has been authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury for expenditure by the Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision for a project or program that meets the requirements of this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9FC4221394284BB989234A26D997DF70"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Compliance with conditions</header><text>If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that a Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision does not meet the requirements of this subsection, including the conditions of subparagraph (D), where applicable, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make no amounts from the Trust Fund available to that Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision until all conditions of this subsection are met.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCAD50E72FCAF4FCBBA1A24FBFAEA28A5"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Public input</header><text>In meeting any condition of this subsection, a Gulf Coast State may use an appropriate procedure for public consultation in that Gulf Coast State, including consulting with 1 or more established task forces or other entities, to develop recommendations for proposed projects and programs that would restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, coastal wetlands, and economy of the Gulf Coast.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD0F7E0BECB7F47A1A283B11896B40FB6"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Previously approved projects and programs</header><text>A Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision shall be considered to have met the conditions of subparagraph (D) for a specific project or program if, before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>—</text> <clause id="idD1835FD7F7524280A68812D119FE0BA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision has established conditions for carrying out projects and programs that are substantively the same as the conditions described in subparagraph (D); and</text> </clause><clause id="idA154CACE08314F37B145E613E5D5225C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicable project or program carries out 1 or more of the activities described in subparagraph (B)(ii).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC1B8043884E642D38E905C69C9817770"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Consultation with Council</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, each Gulf Coast State shall seek the input of the Chairperson of the Council to identify large-scale projects that may be jointly supported by that Gulf Coast State and by the Council pursuant to the Comprehensive Plan with amounts provided under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF825B6DC61F04316B0367A63D2AF2424"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Non-Federal matching funds</header> <clause id="idA89097E8DE164D94B01EA7F84F80076D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision may use, in whole or in part, amounts made available to that Gulf Coast State from the Trust Fund to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of any project or program authorized by Federal law that meets the eligible use requirements under subparagraph (B)(i).</text> </clause><clause id="id62475EADE6FD4840A2F5A83A1BA093F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect on other funds</header><text>The use of funds made available from the Trust Fund to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project or program that meets the requirements of clause (i) shall not affect the priority in which other Federal funds are allocated or awarded.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C4EEE1DEC444874995C23C1AD494347"><enum>(L)</enum><header>Local preference</header><text>In awarding contracts to carry out a project or program under this subsection, a Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision may give a preference to individuals and companies that reside in, are headquartered in, or are principally engaged in business in, a Gulf Coast State.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75BC6A925DFD4DA0A016B1B7530D8F9E"><enum>(M)</enum><header>Unused funds</header><text>Any Funds not identified in an implementation plan by a State or coastal political subdivision in accordance with subparagraph (D)(iv) shall remain in the Trust Fund until such time as the State or coastal political subdivision to which the funds have been allocated develops and submits a plan identifying uses for those funds in accordance with subparagraph (D)(iv).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F212AD1100C48D0BB08666B0BB09D8D"><enum>(N)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text>If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that a Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision does not meet the requirements of this subsection, including the conditions of subparagraph (D), the Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision may obtain expedited judicial review within 90 days of that decision in a district court of the United States, of appropriate jurisdiction and venue, that is located within the State seeking such review.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id135F1FBF96C548B6BF652891E78F9068"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Council establishment and allocation</header> <subparagraph id="id1D0D1C8908B44A359153078441D7C43E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the total amount made available in any fiscal year from the Trust Fund, 60 percent shall be disbursed to the Council to carry out the Comprehensive Plan.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CFF4103E7CA4FB9BD919CBB4230E30B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Council expenditures</header> <clause id="id9A7C41E1F53C408B8224B3E1D1880715"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with this paragraph, the Council shall expend funds made available from the Trust Fund to undertake projects and programs that would restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, coastal wetlands, and economy of the Gulf Coast.</text> </clause><clause id="idAFE3B950321B44A9B5D5255B09316273"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allocation and expenditure procedures</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall develop such conditions, including audit requirements, as the Secretary of the Treasury determines necessary to ensure that amounts disbursed from the Trust Fund to the Council to implement the Comprehensive Plan will be used in accordance with this paragraph.</text> </clause><clause id="id8F0A462C17F84F168F0C880912270FD1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Of the amounts received by the Council under this subsection, not more than 3 percent may be used for administrative expenses, including staff.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB67D4F272324762A7AEA19AF42C8A6F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council</header> <clause id="id75D2790462A242D19190DA65E7DEF775"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established as an independent entity in the Federal Government a council to be known as the <quote>Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council</quote>.</text> </clause><clause id="id4201FAAE3FEE46E9927B522AB59F5832"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Council shall consist of the following members, or in the case of a Federal agency, a designee at the level of the Assistant Secretary or the equivalent:</text> <subclause id="idAC8E75D0985C4BBD8E8F38EFE27676A0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id991CA1A688DA4A58A081A8E32F412ED1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Interior.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id182F00CB667D48548B3CECA098EF5069"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Army.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idBBA8963BBE8743F9A001B2853F41691F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The Secretary of Commerce.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5EDE369AF4594D4D8B4E05CE75A7678B"><enum>(V)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC8E177AADFA147028C863806EAAA10F4"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>The Secretary of Agriculture.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id69F80253C57F4BE8AF355EFDC1138E1F"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>The head of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8DE5897297794E15B55A254AA4FDFA19"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>The Governor of the State of Alabama.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id352090C955D740AFA7B57CF14A948DB3"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>The Governor of the State of Florida.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id166BB4A3836D477F83AFE21F7A1359A5"><enum>(X)</enum><text>The Governor of the State of Louisiana.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF20C5A68C7CC49838F893FC445039854"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>The Governor of the State of Mississippi.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1BE044B8426B46CFB5CC4461F218E745"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>The Governor of the State of Texas.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id9423C635FEBB477498B2AE164DFF2BD3"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Alternate</header><text>A Governor appointed to the Council by the President may designate an alternate to represent the Governor on the Council and vote on behalf of the Governor.</text> </clause><clause id="id7F8EC01B95A440B68CBC85F254657B4D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>From among the Federal agency members of the Council, the representatives of States on the Council shall select, and the President shall appoint, 1 Federal member to serve as Chairperson of the Council.</text> </clause><clause id="idAFDD9FE90DAF41468F71DC92D932FC11"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Presidential appointment</header><text>All Council members shall be appointed by the President.</text> </clause><clause id="id31C4C43C758144D687A4519785D39C38"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Council actions</header> <subclause id="id974407BA70BE48FA96563E74519D8F81"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subclause (IV), significant actions by the Council shall require the affirmative vote of the Federal Chairperson and a majority of the State members to be effective.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idCC1F053AA9D7453891BD6653A3DD685B"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Significant actions include but are not limited to—</text> <item id="id18F5F07C8B334BADBA214BE6553B905C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>approval of a Comprehensive Plan and future revisions to a Comprehensive Plan;</text> </item><item id="idE0F3CDA4D4284BAA80C3E19E9F764D28"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>approval of State plans pursuant to paragraph (3)(B)(iv); and</text> </item><item id="id1EAA7D5F875144679625AF3F7C5416A0"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>approval of reports to Congress pursuant to clause (vii)(X).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id8E0DFE0F2EE04D5883D1544530077489"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A quorum of State members shall be required to be present for the Council to take any significant action.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2975DC0BB31D4F60972065D73F47ADB0"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Affirmative vote requirement deemed met</header><text>For approval of State plans pursuant to paragraph (3)(B)(iv), the certification by a State member of the Council that the plan satisfies all requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraphs (3)(B), when joined by an affirmative vote of the Federal Chairperson of the Council, is deemed to satisfy the requirements for affirmative votes under subclause (I).</text> </subclause><subclause id="id98C70B12717A415189A1EAA068E13BD9"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Public transparency</header><text>Appropriate actions of the Council, including votes on significant actions and associated deliberations, shall be made available to the public.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id8516257E17E549A39ABABF40DDB24E04"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Duties of Council</header><text>The Council shall—</text> <subclause id="idBDAD531BF09C425A876A38C21F01B06C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>develop the Comprehensive Plan, and future revisions to the Comprehensive Plan;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id30E7DBC813E94A5E915002D3F7CD4527"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify as soon as practicable the projects that—</text> <item id="id1851A452555E4A1A8CA4EE8402B9BF17"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>have been authorized prior to the date of enactment of this subsection but not yet commenced; and</text> </item><item id="id17CD60F1CEAD4405B44BCCC630A9433B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if implemented quickly, would restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, barrier islands, dunes, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id0FE3AD4AC8E94AA1808F27748E2F4EB7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>coordinate the development of consistent policies, strategies, plans, and activities by Federal agencies, State and local governments, and private sector entities for addressing the restoration and protection of the Gulf Coast ecosystem;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id745B27250A60494F9483B89F2C7455E9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>establish such other advisory committee or committees as may be necessary to assist the Council, including a scientific advisory committee and a committee to advise the Council on public policy issues;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC56B93D395DB458B983A8B68CA47B657"><enum>(V)</enum><text>coordinate scientific and other research associated with restoration of the Gulf Coast ecosystem, including research, observation, and monitoring carried out pursuant to section 1604 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC5FF157224C4406C9461EA48810B35C0"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>seek to ensure that all policies, strategies, plans, and activities for addressing the restoration of the Gulf Coast ecosystem are based on the best available physical, ecological, and economic data;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1DDFA84111B94E42BD4EE9F742737C3A"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>make recommendations to address the particular needs of especially economically and socially vulnerable populations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2E236BCB05244A63B2B2B0412D925754"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>develop standard terms to include in contracts for projects and programs awarded pursuant to the Comprehensive Plan that provide a preference to individuals and companies that reside in, are headquartered in, or are principally engaged in business in, a Gulf Coast State;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB8DA3FAE603B472FBCE5743332FC6482"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>prepare an integrated financial plan and recommendations for coordinated budget requests for the amounts proposed to be expended by the Federal agencies represented on the Council for projects and programs in the Gulf Coast States;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC5B4F47B550C4C9FA6E2CAB0C9C0747C"><enum>(X)</enum><text>submit to Congress an annual report that—</text> <item id="idDA74CCF00E374AD382D14BEACC703DB2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>summarizes the policies, strategies, plans, and activities for addressing the restoration and protection of the Gulf Coast ecosystem;</text> </item><item id="id1056BC5E35BF480DA8EDD6C057F1A9E0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>describes the projects and programs being implemented to restore and protect the Gulf Coast ecosystem; and</text> </item><item id="id4B965E8BEF794D36B510102C2F8F9D2A"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>makes such recommendations to Congress for modifications of existing laws as the Council determines necessary to implement the Comprehensive Plan; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id7431359A890E4367BCCDBD5C66BA9CA0"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>submit to Congress a final report on the date on which all funds made available to the Council are expended.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id2468ABC601164337A98B6D14A2D85434"><enum>(viii)</enum><header>Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text>The Council, or any other advisory committee established under this subsection, shall not be considered an advisory committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5FB6F31FBF854E1F80B7A09459FC76BF"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Comprehensive Plan</header> <clause id="id81E347B65AF84147B06FF569015BD81B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Proposed plan</header> <subclause id="id519EDA13E009416D8D87CF6ACC584EF1"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>, the Chairperson, on behalf of the Council, shall publish a proposed plan to restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id98F0A170676D423992EB031BF1D94837"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The proposed plan described in subclause (I) shall include and incorporate the findings and information prepared by the President’s Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id49E20741666B4F498C521808913B66D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Publication</header> <subclause id="id2B3613CFE1D5445B90AEDF835C4994AB"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Initial plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after date of enactment of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title> and after notice and opportunity for public comment, the Chairperson, on behalf of the Council and after approval by the Council, shall publish in the Federal Register the initial Comprehensive Plan to restore and protect the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id66E8C439054540F8B297F288510BE65A"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Cooperation with gulf coast restoration task force</header><text>The Council shall develop the initial Comprehensive Plan in close coordination with the President’s Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id43F9EBD9508C4D489CB884C2DAE4E13E"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In developing the initial Comprehensive Plan and subsequent updates, the Council shall consider all relevant findings, reports, or research prepared or funded by a center of excellence or the Gulf Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment established pursuant to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Monitoring, and Technology Program under section 1604 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id382C9970B1004E56A911683F5CE0CBD0"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The initial Comprehensive Plan shall include—</text> <item id="id78FFDD5C37F74D058C73901BACA1AB56"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>such provisions as are necessary to fully incorporate in the Comprehensive Plan the strategy, projects, and programs recommended by the President’s Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force;</text> </item><item id="idF0930B1FB14D43F4A6E4C7B83C650F51"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a list of any project or program authorized prior to the date of enactment of this subsection but not yet commenced, the completion of which would further the purposes and goals of this subsection and of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>;</text> </item><item id="id5B345C2AB9874A86AD689CD20C5781EE"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>a description of the manner in which amounts from the Trust Fund projected to be made available to the Council for the succeeding 10 years will be allocated; and</text> </item><item id="idEEA0BAF422CC45CA9CF61F7A42D50938"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>subject to available funding in accordance with clause (iii), a prioritized list of specific projects and programs to be funded and carried out during the 3-year period immediately following the date of publication of the initial Comprehensive Plan, including a table that illustrates the distribution of projects and programs by Gulf Coast State.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id8899694E42374F4CB333A0BAAD41B702"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Plan updates</header><text>The Council shall update—</text> <item id="idFC1D82E4845D449693B1DD441011B421"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Plan every 5 years in a manner comparable to the manner established in this subsection for each 5-year period for which amounts are expected to be made available to the Gulf Coast States from the Trust Fund; and</text> </item><item id="id684667A2F5614D23999EC8548233C3F9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the 3-year list of projects and programs described in subclause (IV)(dd) annually.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id0A5A62AACDFC44619EDF2F08483B5CCC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Restoration priorities</header><text>Except for projects and programs described in subclause (IV)(bb), in selecting projects and programs to include on the 3-year list described in subclause (IV)(dd), based on the best available science, the Council shall give highest priority to projects that address 1 or more of the following criteria:</text> <subclause id="idCCCC5E072D53400F873D7854DAD5F4EC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Projects that are projected to make the greatest contribution to restoring and protecting the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem, without regard to geographic location.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id82E33A5E18354EA4895DDA0F4E09918C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Large-scale projects and programs that are projected to substantially contribute to restoring and protecting the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6D9C2B3F77264532890E3495E443736F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Projects contained in existing Gulf Coast State comprehensive plans for the restoration and protection of natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast ecosystem.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id821E409C5F0B4CEA80EB7FAAA23CC6C8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Projects that restore long-term resiliency of the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands most impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id517037CA57914A76ABA9BD0EEFC7B0E0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Implementation</header> <clause id="id460C56EBC55D45A9971CE27267FA2B97"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Council, acting through the member agencies and Gulf Coast States, shall expend funds made available from the Trust Fund to carry out projects and programs adopted in the Comprehensive Plan.</text> </clause><clause id="id89481C5BE2164584BA7B2F2FF4264878"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Administrative responsibility</header> <subclause id="id80899234D4964AFF9FDD727227DF5486"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Primary authority and responsibility for each project and program included in the Comprehensive Plan shall be assigned by the Council to a Gulf Coast State represented on the Council or a Federal agency.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id94462A9B197A4E94A767210BB194CD70"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Transfer of amounts</header><text>Amounts necessary to carry out each project or program included in the Comprehensive Plan shall be transferred by the Secretary of the Treasury from the Trust Fund to that Federal agency or Gulf Coast State as the project or program is implemented, subject to such conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, established pursuant to section 1602 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idF9B3A9E28F104B22A766F449CE6E0337"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header> <subclause id="idCC6B6CE861FF4BBEB6C4D61BE54DF053"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision may use, in whole or in part, amounts made available to that Gulf Coast State or coastal political subdivision from the Trust Fund to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of carrying a project or program that—</text> <item id="id68EB170AA20744979F9A8421FE3AE163"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is authorized by other Federal law; and</text> </item><item id="idA00FC921958548B39365163E02269FA1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>meets the criteria of subparagraph (D).</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id48D1905192BB4DECBADBBC6BC6A35486"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Inclusion in Comprehensive Plan</header><text>A project or program described in subclause (I) that meets the criteria for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan described in subparagraph (D) shall be selected and adopted by the Council as part of the Comprehensive Plan in the manner described in subparagraph (D).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79A923B5B4614180A1E5257246A73716"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Council and the Federal members of the Council may develop Memorandums of Understanding establishing integrated funding and implementation plans among the member agencies and authorities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF7E4B0EA7FDD4534A450B77282F71486"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Council shall terminate on the date on which the report described in subparagraph (C)(vii)(XI) is submitted to Congress.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1011B2779FFD4934A7B4ABE7B2ED6037"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Oil spill restoration impact allocation</header> <subparagraph id="id65830D2A091345ADA0149EA3D9D2D5C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (4), of the total amount made available to the Council under paragraph (2) in any fiscal year from the Trust Fund, 50 percent shall be disbursed by the Council as follows:</text> <clause commented="no" id="idBCA5166AF1EA41E09B9FDFF6CA4D4CC2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), for each Gulf Coast State, the amount disbursed under this paragraph shall be based on a formula established by the Council by regulation that is based on a weighted average of the following criteria:</text> <subclause commented="no" id="idC40AFEA54EB3498491653DEC7EA43461"><enum>(I)</enum><text>40 percent based on the proportionate number of miles of shoreline in each Gulf Coast State that experienced oiling as of April 10, 2011, compared to the total number of miles of shoreline that experienced oiling as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id32C9AC8296744033B44417735D81A881"><enum>(II)</enum><text>40 percent based on the inverse proportion of the average distance from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to the nearest and farthest point of the shoreline that experienced oiling of each Gulf Coast State.</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idEB1165CE0EAA4C818A1F1C939E73A3AE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>20 percent based on the average population in the 2010 decennial census of coastal counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico within each Gulf Coast State.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idEEC6CBF38BA141EB89963FF7E9302119"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Minimum allocation</header><text>The amount disbursed to a Gulf Coast State for each fiscal year under clause (i) shall be at least 5 percent of the total amounts made available under this paragraph.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE14C863E5EE24E1FB0E517ACEEE8F070"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval of projects and programs</header> <clause id="id7C8AF4A43D8E488B8A7937811AA7E9D1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Council shall disburse amounts to the respective Gulf Coast States in accordance with the formula developed under subparagraph (A) for projects, programs, and activities that will improve the ecosystems or economy of the Gulf Coast, subject to the condition that each Gulf Coast State submits a plan for the expenditure of amounts disbursed under this paragraph which meet the following criteria:</text> <subclause id="idF120192DF4F14E0B93C0B647B7418754"><enum>(I)</enum><text>All projects, programs, and activities included in that plan are eligible activities pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(i).</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6A7DEDA0BC27471B841FD0614B660007"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The projects, programs, and activities included in that plan contribute to the overall economic and ecological recovery of the Gulf Coast.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id942EC9094BBE405DA833058CE80083E2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The plan takes into consideration the Comprehensive Plan and is consistent with its goals and objectives, as described in paragraph (2)(B)(i).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id2A376CB5599F47528B735D377AE40864"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Funding</header> <subclause id="id763966351007411AA4184D64961ACFAB"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subclause (II), the plan described in clause (i) may use not more than 25 percent of the funding made available for infrastructure projects eligible under subclauses (X) and (XI) of paragraph (1)(B)(i).</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5FF4B404D71448E598849F3F657914CC"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The plan described in clause (i) may propose to use more than 25 percent of the funding made available for infrastructure projects eligible under subclauses (X) and (XI) of paragraph (1)(B)(i) if the plan certifies that—</text> <item id="idE9F35E72CD674A51AB162061DC93E7D5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>ecosystem restoration needs in the State will be addressed by the projects in the proposed plan; and</text> </item><item id="idE4160B905414430E8B80926D2ABC9B5D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>additional investment in infrastructure is required to mitigate the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to the ecosystem or economy.</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="id7C00232A49DA4BFFAC8506A89D1D32E6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Development</header><text>The plan described in clause (i) shall be developed by—</text> <subclause id="id27A076662AD94AF0830773BBB82127F6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the State of Alabama, the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council established under paragraph (1)(E)(i);</text> </subclause><subclause id="idAD9003E948EA4A879FAC12CC4AAE3602"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the State of Florida, a consortia of local political subdivisions that includes at least 1 representative of each disproportionally affected county;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB40D5DE8B8B4479982527E49148377A8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the State of Louisiana, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE6B8EEB2BAE745F3A4BB5EC924997C1A"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in the State of Mississippi, the Office of the Governor or an appointee of the Office of the Governor; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8E4E530B37B34B01A4046A244E2DB6CD"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in the State of Texas, the Office of the Governor or an appointee of the Office of the Governor.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idE246DDA574E94051A4057901F5C15C32"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which a plan is submitted under clause (i), the Council shall approve or disapprove the plan based on the conditions of clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7D6ACD55EE594166B17A8D1AD0C3733A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>If the Council disapproves a plan pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iv), the Council shall—</text> <clause id="id581BA05A7B68409BB287953696F66D26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide the reasons for disapproval in writing; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1515E198B6BB4F4083C999E213B6BFB6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consult with the State to address any identified deficiencies with the State plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1346AE06D3C2456BBC6205B3979E954F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Failure to submit adequate plan</header><text>If a State fails to submit an adequate plan under this subsection, any funds made available under this subsection shall remain in the Trust Fund until such date as a plan is submitted and approved pursuant to this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAFD9B0F6A09F49EE997BAC6586E11775"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text>If the Council fails to approve or take action within 60 days on a plan described in subparagraph (B)(iv), the State may obtain expedited judicial review within 90 days of that decision in a district court of the United States, of appropriate jurisdiction and venue, that is located within the State seeking such review.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idC2F3E0E889F3483988A53D0DA097F9D7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of interest transfers</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id34B36051B9184DB49B854DFA609D0121"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the total amount made available in any fiscal year from the Trust Fund, an amount equal to the interest earned by the Trust Fund and proceeds from investments made by the Trust Fund in the preceding fiscal year—</text> <clause commented="no" id="id5B3FF83D83FE4744AB0E0C325389DE8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50 percent shall be transferred to the National Endowment for Oceans in subparagraph (B); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idE5BCA86140384520974A50E0A8E82D4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>50 percent shall be transferred to the Gulf of Mexico Research Endowment in subparagraph (C).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id738CE6F33FB741DBB2FEF9A6D0691E46"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National endowment for the oceans</header> <clause id="idAE2FEE9E0DE04B34B84C16F0F3A63027"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <subclause id="id7D2502BFA3F343D8B127E311992F7461"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the <quote>National Endowment for the Oceans</quote>, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to the National Endowment for the Oceans.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0A07E6C824A04C26B9856E6282E48DC9"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Investment</header><text>Amounts in the National Endowment for the Oceans shall be invested in accordance with section 9602 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any interest on, and proceeds from, any such investment shall be available for expenditure in accordance with this subparagraph.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id98A0DA23102C41D5B60F96A3D58B89B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Trustee</header><text>The trustee for the National Endowment for the Oceans shall be the Secretary of Commerce.</text> </clause><clause id="idC189713C8B9849B38E7392ADE1690E8B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header> <subclause id="id400E00DC2727435FBEA4F039F8212156"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate, at a minimum, an amount equal to the interest earned by the National Endowment for the Oceans in the preceding fiscal year, and may distribute an amount equal to up to 10 percent of the total amounts in the National Endowment for the Oceans—</text> <item id="id85C803642B5A444B8067BF92F0900495"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to allocate funding to coastal states (as defined in section 304 of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1453)) and affected Indian tribes;</text> </item><item id="id09844DCAA3B7459BAA974D317B976B98"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to make grants to regional ocean and coastal planning bodies; and</text> </item><item id="idF90D8D0D5ACF4620B8B34DF29F9D543C"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>to develop and implement a National Grant Program for Oceans and Coastal Waters.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id3040D01343724289A0F9A43E8F5CEDDC"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Program adjustments</header><text>Each fiscal year where the amount described in subparagraph (A)(i) does not exceed $100,000,000, the Secretary may elect to fund only the grant program established in subclause (I)(cc).</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id771244EDC2F34D64A7E9B627F59B7948"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>Funds deposited in the National Endowment for the Oceans may be allocated by the Secretary only to fund grants for programs and activities intended to restore, protect, maintain, or understand living marine resources and their habitats and resources in ocean and coastal waters (as defined in section 304 of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1453)), including baseline scientific research, ocean observing, and other programs and activities carried out in coordination with Federal and State departments or agencies, that are consistent with Federal environmental laws and that avoid environmental degradation.</text> </clause><clause id="idD0D1A056E6004415B2512809FB2DC91C"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under clause (iii)(I), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </clause><clause id="id81131D1C9F3A4D1BBAB66818CC16E0C5"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Funding for coastal States</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate funding among States as follows:</text> <subclause id="id8E06CB674350430B8653EA950DD198D2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>50 percent of the funds shall be allocated equally among coastal States.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9D1FE91CE43E422594DB3D5A4780ACF2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25 percent of the funds shall be allocated based on tidal shoreline miles.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idB8A03028E40C4EB3808EF2F95BF2238B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>25 percent of the funds shall be allocated based on the coastal population density of a coastal State.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idE2058D7825174A1DBC035A0B507E5BA3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>No State shall be allocated more than 10 percent of the total amount of funds available for allocation among coastal States for any fiscal year.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id06058C8FEFEE4672ABDC5EFFE1E6A92D"><enum>(V)</enum><text>No territory shall be allocated more than 1 percent of the total amount of funds available for allocation among coastal States for any fiscal year.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0171549C9ED148869CDC7FD4542577A0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Gulf of Mexico Research Endowment</header> <clause id="idF7269A66E525466CA09A3F8AF4486714"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the <quote>Gulf of Mexico Research Endowment</quote>, to be administered by the Secretary of Commerce, solely for use in providing long-term funding in accordance with section 1604 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </clause><clause id="id46950A7DA9624AE1828AC3FCE05CC536"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Investment</header><text>Amounts in the Gulf of Mexico Research Endowment shall be invested in accordance with section 9602 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and, after adjustment for inflation so as to maintain the value of the principal, any interest on, and proceeds from, any such investment shall be available for expenditure and shall be allocated in equal portions to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Monitoring, and Technology Program and Fisheries Endowment established in section 1604 of the <short-title>Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="idC8E8671FDC4345E5945A51AD6A9820BB"><enum>1604.</enum><header>Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program</header> <subsection id="idEFB72DB5600A4F91AFFC274A91DC3066"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id04B053084277400D85D8444BF0834322"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB414DB5D1FEA4722A87CA2B2B548B93E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment</header><text>The term <term>Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment</term> means the endowment established by subsection (d).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE4FF904CAFAE4840B1145EE52E3E2FF3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>Program</term> means the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program established by subsection (b).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1F931FA5BD6B43CE93AD3453B5397045"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of Program</header><text>There is established within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a program to be known as the <quote>Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program</quote>, to be carried out by the Administrator.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idC50656F915974A87ADFCB3373B8952C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Centers of excellence</header> <paragraph id="id6874263C3A2A412185BFAE778EF27ACB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the Program, the Administrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies with expertise in the discipline of a center of excellence, shall make grants in accordance with paragraph (2) to establish and operate 5 centers of excellence, 1 of which shall be located in each of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idA7746C8D24F54CB7ADFB29F06F79C53E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header> <subparagraph id="idC67ED46C2DA14FAC8DA54C8C01DF2C46"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall use the amounts made available to carry out this section to award competitive grants to nongovernmental entities and consortia in the Gulf Coast region (including public and private institutions of higher education) for the establishment of centers of excellence as described in paragraph (1).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20830CA098AA44ABA3E90378E5B72408"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph, an entity or consortium described in subparagraph (A) shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC46005080F324ED0BD13F68489A425E7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this paragraph, the Administrator shall give priority to entities and consortia that demonstrate the ability to establish the broadest cross-section of participants with interest and expertise in any discipline described in paragraph (3) on which the proposal of the center of excellence will be focused.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD63D2D8A48E84CF1B5F8C63AC2F83AEE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disciplines</header><text>Each center of excellence shall focus on science, technology, and monitoring in at least 1 of the following disciplines:</text> <subparagraph id="id4FCED942869D4F5ABCC2459F1CC07703"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Coastal and deltaic sustainability, restoration and protection; including solutions and technology that allow citizens to live safely and sustainably in a coastal delta.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6523EBE7543493898C2394697A61746"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Coastal fisheries and wildlife ecosystem research and monitoring.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A20DFF1A1D34A3F8185A989A3037DB2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Offshore energy development, including research and technology to improve the sustainable and safe development of energy resources.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEE0A27A5224C4C8C851030DFE5083FD0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Sustainable and resilient growth, economic and commercial development in the Gulf Coast.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62ED01D72F4B4058A6ED8132146D8926"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Comprehensive observation, monitoring, and mapping of the Gulf of Mexico.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6F71B62163BF4ECC92981A328DC95E2B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination with other programs</header><text>The Administrator shall develop a plan for the coordination of projects and activities between the Program and other existing Federal and State science and technology programs in the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, as well as between the centers of excellence.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6EE660A00FA242F7840BEDDF6FA2A55E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Establishment of Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment</header> <paragraph id="idFCA8C05ECBEC47AA9F94E69F3D848A0A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall establish a fishery and ecosystem endowment to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the long-term sustainability of the ecosystem, fish stocks, fish habitat and the recreational, commercial, and charter fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF8B5AE3955B34B62BF9E8D4D6520CCE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditure of funds</header><text>For each fiscal year, amounts made available to carry out this subsection may be expended for, with respect to the Gulf of Mexico—</text> <subparagraph id="id5D81AED3C9B04BE4887F0FAF613931D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>marine and estuarine research;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD0030619EB2C4879BB27F5190A91EFF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>marine and estuarine ecosystem monitoring and ocean observation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F31B1F2EB404CC69EEEDB7BFCED8960"><enum>(C)</enum><text>data collection and stock assessments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id795AFEA0ACFA416D8E193685506FA8A6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>pilot programs for—</text> <clause id="id9452743E2649460FBB0EE2C498A9D927"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fishery independent data; and</text> </clause><clause id="id32E8C00114CA4E27A9B42B41A631B49D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduction of exploitation of spawning aggregations; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21EA3AD01F0F443ABFCFF9FCF3661AE0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>cooperative research.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFEE0D55DC9934A3087BA26CAF1D47602"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration and implementation</header><text>The Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment shall be administered by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, with guidance provided by the Regional Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBC8EAFD4D1424A4B9050D185D3104DD5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Species included</header><text>The Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment will include all marine, estuarine, aquaculture, and fish and wildlife species in State and Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id59B204BF411F4D0FBB1E9EC4F3AA2B9C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Research priorities</header><text>In distributing funding under this subsection, priority shall be given to integrated, long-term projects that—</text> <subparagraph id="idDEE3ADD08FC34129A3FFCA8C925D1D65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>build on, or are coordinated with, related research activities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6953DFF2BE9D4413AABC3D82CB5572E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>address current or anticipated marine ecosystem, fishery, or wildlife management information needs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDC42B97943534661B4E3CC51E00580C1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Duplication and coordination</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall seek to avoid duplication of other research and monitoring activities and coordinate with existing research and monitoring programs, including the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDF78219D83CE40E38228A45536788F13"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="id0B7E71008ACB4544812D2C89537D6D25"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (t)(4) of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321), of the total amount made available for each fiscal year for the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund established under section 1602, 5 percent shall be allocated in equal portions to the Program and Fisheries and Ecosystem Endowment established by this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc3335702183f471c9f4a2d7aa8acffac"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>Of the amounts received by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this section, not more than 3 percent may be used for administrative expenses.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF0F034790AAD46209E1855BD0CB56B3A"><enum>1605.</enum><header>Effect</header> <subsection id="idBC91C1796FA142048DDABB6293CADBA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle or any amendment made by this subtitle—</text> <paragraph id="idEAB08F4D9A3A44C9964BDE2EE5F53B54"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supersedes or otherwise affects any provision of Federal law, including, in particular, laws providing recovery for injury to natural resources under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and laws for the protection of public health and the environment; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2CB995D1C4E14C53A2B9AC0D4F3A2A2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>applies to any fine collected under section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) for any incident other than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EF104326EA24EFEA93CD1A2B774E709"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds made available under this subtitle may be used only for eligible activities specifically authorized by this subtitle.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id009FACE52F9540B0B2B795FC5F345206"><enum>G</enum><header>Land and water conservation fund</header> <section id="idAC92AF23400A4B91B78FDF8E7EDA97BA"><enum>1701.</enum><header>Land and water conservation fund</header> <subsection id="id7ECDA4122499409BB2D4E986AC29E3F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–5) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id467f293f3d3f492aabfad5e3d76b111e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subsection (a), by striking <quote>September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2022</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf88a4d12af704f879b3c60740e321c0f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>through September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2022</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1c3364e182d94e208a25c615ef375b08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 3 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id927E26D21742429E9054AC84E6BD14A0" style="OLC"> <section id="id53f8e8f4a5244bf3a347e3c258d97eb5"><enum>3.</enum><header>Availability of funds</header> <subsection id="idddd631e5dc2c4da3b8dfa04a8e92e1eb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="id7b93491e2a3e4d64a33b5a0d727b544a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2013 and 2014</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014—</text> <subparagraph id="id5608B0EFD6F74C25901068ACE8A712D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$700,000,000 of amounts covered into the fund under section 2 shall be available for expenditure, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, to carry out the purposes of this Act; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8345F23ACF7348B88CB5216D930C7D9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remainder of amounts covered into the fund shall be available subject to appropriations, which may be made without fiscal year limitation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc71cefd354fc40eeaa3f143ac6197647"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2015 through 2022</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2015 through 2022, amounts covered into the fund under section 2 shall be available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of this Act subject to appropriations, which may be made without fiscal year limitation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2128a70285f64e368cb8c2289d967318"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Uses</header><text>Amounts made available for obligation or expenditure from the fund may be obligated or expended only as provided in this Act.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idcaf7ac5df95e4b75896e7e150e2e4559"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Willing sellers</header><text>In using amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)(A), the Secretary shall only acquire land or interests in land by purchase, exchange, or donation from a willing seller.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ida7810a0572c341d4a53796fba2aa7ef6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional amounts</header><text>Amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be in addition to amounts made available to the fund under section 105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432).</text> </subsection><subsection id="idaf53800a39e9410bb953f49fb2607836"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allocation authority</header><text>Appropriation Acts may provide for the allocation of amounts covered into the fund under section 2.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id9b9d4f9b26c24a73bae409d12a553cd6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header><text>Section 5 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–7) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id9676b5fba1a94e0c82abab3f5af7964b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>appropriations</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida5ce4466b3a54151b383b4333fd227dc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence—</text> <subparagraph id="id4bdfe46106d343589c7efca24f158887"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>appropriations</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d450692cb2648d1bb8387ebb6a267fe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, including the amounts to be allocated from the fund for Federal and State purposes</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id95808cc113434a9dac091a9a603958e2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Those appropriations from</quote> and all that follows through the end of the section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id680fb04918fc48beb622f2b0d50a71f9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 6(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460<italic>l</italic>–8(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id6e0d770e6e034a518287523447e4608a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>or expended</quote> after <quote>appropriated</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id81a84ccb6429457eb114709c57aee46e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id528d63d49c0643959ccb5a295f27c785"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>appropriations</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideae008d9b25c4a4baf97b784cd23100b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida2544887aa684feb825159c928001f54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>or expenditure</quote> after <quote>appropriation</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7ae7f8e97d2645408963d167e61ead59"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Public access</header><text>Section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id25CDBA808E2146C7AF11769020F11719"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idF9901ADBD8DB46659971DBB3F63117CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>or expended</quote> after <quote>appropriated</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBDEDE5FFD3B64B169807D8AA205FE2E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>such appropriations</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id04EF2BEB03FB4EC49DFEAD55DF035FAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="idA287BD9255AC4E458CF950F3D2B6751E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>Appropriations</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF14AFDE2DE1F4317BE6521C5448AEDFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the proviso, by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>appropriations</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id93758277D34E42398F2DD12E4CB87FBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the first sentence of subsection (c)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id8A23F2B9762D49C1B2CCA550365C553B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or expended</quote> after <quote>appropriated</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A2913C8E376479A93313F44BC049A04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or expenditures</quote> after <quote>appropriations</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6112DCB3216C4050A40EA19748CE094B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3207B56B45447A8997334C61436BF43" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id632bc33fe3714c27bd66353daf32279c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public access</header><text>Not less than 1.5 percent of the annual authorized funding amount shall be made available each year for projects that secure recreational public access to existing Federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idB3EA74CA1B514625911A5D26565891C2"><enum>H</enum><header>Offsets</header> <section id="idD9AFFD80D19F48CBA0297D55F5E16D38"><enum>1801.</enum><header>Delay in application of worldwide interest</header> <subsection id="id441BC8D6762841CCAF00EA7F3F0A1930"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 864(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2021.</quote></text> </subsection><subsection id="idBCF708CFBFDE439AA1990C27A6BFB08F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">America fast forward financing innovation</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F57D2F30CBF45CF8966A698826C4EE0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>America Fast Forward Financing Innovation Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0543841551de4736bb607199bf3994f4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 601 through 609 of title 23, United States Code, are amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31CFF031BB1E490AB01613DAA2F44E6F" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50624a667de74f8e8191b553ceef6fbb" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Generally applicable provisions</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DFF57EFC564495AA75CA8217CD61BC2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this chapter, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5721067d6e146cf9a185dde575a4429"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible project costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible project costs</term> means amounts substantially all of which are paid by, or for the account of, an obligor in connection with a project, including the cost of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDad8d6e530a784e97a4dd69a8b8ba0d41"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, permitting, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3cb84a4a8eb24ce1b02bd2c5b2628ffc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, replacement, and acquisition of real property (including land relating to the project and improvements to land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, and acquisition of equipment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd13ccf9d6735451083ef581ba34a4250"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capitalized interest necessary to meet market requirements, reasonably required reserve funds, capital issuance expenses, and other carrying costs during construction.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc7ac1c62e9ce46f39a647101afa2783c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal credit instrument</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Federal credit instrument</term> means a secured loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit authorized to be made available under this chapter with respect to a project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ec46b64d4cb4d81b279e6f40a5d2da9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investment-grade rating</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>investment-grade rating</term> means a rating of BBB minus, Baa3, bbb minus, BBB (low), or higher assigned by a rating agency to project obligations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74c51b9a79ed497280736d56e952c623"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lender</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lender</term> means any non-Federal qualified institutional buyer (as defined in section 230.144A(a) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), known as Rule 144A(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission and issued under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.)), including—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf416c5e5d4ea4ba999b8779355d0b63c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a qualified retirement plan (as defined in section 4974(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that is a qualified institutional buyer; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID391a75c8024e44eabc028cd2d18ea098"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that is a qualified institutional buyer.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8085f0a8a7e24dd995cbdddb94ce2b11"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Letter of interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>letter of interest</term> means a letter submitted by a potential applicant prior to an application for credit assistance in a format prescribed by the Secretary on the website of the TIFIA program, which—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf282d2fa0a14c6e972182437443a54d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the project and the location, purpose, and cost of the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2791d6c031784c8095c41e74f18ac704"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">outlines the proposed financial plan, including the requested credit assistance and the proposed obligor;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda1149becb2a4614aca85787a0139c1e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides a status of environmental review; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76684f11d9c7478bb026c3089b0d3e70"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides information regarding satisfaction of other eligibility requirements of the TIFIA program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDddab5452a17b42a7bbd2585b81e78515"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Line of credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote><term>line of credit</term></quote> means an agreement entered into by the Secretary with an obligor under section 604 to provide a direct loan at a future date upon the occurrence of certain events.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb08bc3a6bebb4de18d25bc90e03cf9d3"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limited buydown</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>limited buydown</term> means, subject to the conditions described in section 603(b)(4)(C), a buydown of the interest rate by the Secretary and by the obligor if the interest rate has increased between—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07D2A667014448FFBC76411A19775B6B"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7A883CA0B6F14D4FBF3922CA3983E1CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which a project application acceptable to the Secretary is submitted; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FA945BF419541C2ABDAD7898801F9C6" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the Secretary entered into a master credit agreement; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE25E0870048A4E36A450651257DE182D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the Secretary executes the Federal credit instrument.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33ce9eb9a99c4ce5b0928f64be17abe7"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan guarantee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>loan guarantee</term> means any guarantee or other pledge by the Secretary to pay all or part of the principal of and interest on a loan or other debt obligation issued by an obligor and funded by a lender.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51a746d1079b444a859430440f5db25a"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Master credit agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>master credit agreement</term> means an agreement to extend credit assistance for a program of projects secured by a common security pledge (which shall receive an investment grade rating from a rating agency), or for a single project covered under section 602(b)(2) that would—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa748e8329d5f469fae401dc77fb0e18a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make contingent commitments of 1 or more secured loans or other Federal credit instruments at future dates, subject to the availability of future funds being made available to carry out this chapter;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID018fc4fbb78d4331a7056ad28ecf981c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish the maximum amounts and general terms and conditions of the secured loans or other Federal credit instruments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f3e5b05cfe74e85a37f93cedf57a54c"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the 1 or more dedicated non-Federal revenue sources that will secure the repayment of the secured loans or secured Federal credit instruments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2669c1f6e00c43c9b11a6ed65e1b6c2a"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the obligation of funds for the secured loans or secured Federal credit instruments after all requirements have been met for the projects subject to the master credit agreement, including—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34A297E1510C44AC85F0FEA4C952B1BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">completion of an environmental impact statement or similar analysis required under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CD4E71C7D934B55B7C438982DB00B3C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compliance with such other requirements as are specified in section 602(c); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC07B04FEE6764E7DBE6C0890D0C6C5F9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of funds to carry out this chapter; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd8979c1a205f4d9e9f80cef2218cd7b9"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require that contingent commitments result in a financial close and obligation of credit assistance not later than 3 years after the date of entry into the master credit agreement, or release of the commitment, unless otherwise extended by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55c2f7c56f81445bbaae69ecd425c89f"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>obligor</term> means a party that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB359BC36FF0A4D5DAFF09ABB57AA80C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is primarily liable for payment of the principal of or interest on a Federal credit instrument; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E7833692FA24C858E80A57CFD2EDCD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be a corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or governmental entity, agency, or instrumentality.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID710d2a0d2325450eb1faa90d21e2aefa"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>project</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd00de43044ae4175b45b7e56bf347840"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any surface transportation project eligible for Federal assistance under this title or chapter 53 of title 49;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04f77d61bb25408da24b83c4985d3afe"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project for an international bridge or tunnel for which an international entity authorized under Federal or State law is responsible;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf0a4f245344445119b768afd65d72792"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project for intercity passenger bus or rail facilities and vehicles, including facilities and vehicles owned by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and components of magnetic levitation transportation systems; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID152435ac76574d339d605e7b40d34034"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28573650a6ef46f09a854319882c9c2d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a project—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb6a00a53d8f0457694afe689e5b1f02c"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a public freight rail facility or a private facility providing public benefit for highway users by way of direct freight interchange between highway and rail carriers;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf1ebcc416f3842d4aa1e3d54636d1bb4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an intermodal freight transfer facility;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02f5ec2d40e24746b9578d9d1096db0e"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a means of access to a facility described in subclause (I) or (II);</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83eea7221b0041f9843d61e910367745"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a service improvement for a facility described in subclause (I) or (II) (including a capital investment for an intelligent transportation system); or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe7bf39d8988840b490816ec9661c35a9"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that comprises a series of projects described in subclauses (I) through (IV) with the common objective of improving the flow of goods;</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b44dda0037248a79f5318707a70524c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may involve the combining of private and public sector funds, including investment of public funds in private sector facility improvements;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54b8da893c334c50bdd92f6c24b84822"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if located within the boundaries of a port terminal, includes only such surface transportation infrastructure modifications as are necessary to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into and out of the port; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f6bd04e8003454ba8a040f677599dac"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is composed of related highway, surface transportation, transit, rail, or intermodal capital improvement projects eligible for assistance under this subsection in order to meet the eligible project cost threshold under section 602, by grouping related projects together for that purpose, on the condition that the credit assistance for the projects is secured by a common pledge.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4f7ae15b4a3747ed8b70a1dc5c290cbc"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project obligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>project obligation</term> means any note, bond, debenture, or other debt obligation issued by an obligor in connection with the financing of a project, other than a Federal credit instrument.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID604371adbeec45ea8c480e5de0b82f9e"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rating agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rating agency</term> means a credit rating agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as that term is defined in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a))).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID076ec62a45b14b4bb95f3f5ad1eaf29d"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural infrastructure project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural infrastructure project</term> means a surface transportation infrastructure project either—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9d5e48c92cf42818b7765ef29e74e3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located in any area other than an urbanized area that has a population of greater than 250,000 inhabitants; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24e404b96b304fe7907bf0eac15041e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">connects a rural area to a city with a population of less than 250,000 inhabitants within the city limits.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8da605d2ea59412c920295e6d0883289"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secured loan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>secured loan</term> means a direct loan or other debt obligation issued by an obligor and funded by the Secretary in connection with the financing of a project under section 603.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa120e268cad48eb8b9cc4626121934c"><enum>(16)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08d4edbd46d74d9aa36f04859466fcb7"><enum>(17)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsidy amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>subsidy amount</term> means the amount of budget authority sufficient to cover the estimated long-term cost to the Federal Government of a Federal credit instrument, calculated on a net present value basis, excluding administrative costs and any incidental effects on governmental receipts or outlays in accordance with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID517982b5367b4a8fa92f4b9dc190910a"><enum>(18)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Substantial completion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>substantial completion</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF878FF3D6021420384ADF168C0DD37CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the opening of a project to vehicular or passenger traffic; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE2FAABCD36845668F56349CE11AFE14"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comparable event, as determined by the Secretary and specified in the credit agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB36D8CCB9DF4CA0A5B0F6AD9649B9EC"><enum>(19)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TIFIA program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>TIFIA program</term> means the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program of the Department.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF00DF4BC012B48209B52E924B17B7FB4"><enum>(20)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contingent commitment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>contingent commitment</term> means a commitment to obligate an amount from future available budget authority that is—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id087493B2F1014D3C8173C246822637B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contingent upon those funds being made available in law at a future date; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF736A62CB23467D92CCE20C75F20E2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not an obligation of the Federal Government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95f8a36b6a4a4f629228d5fd5d3d20bb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of chapter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this title, this chapter shall be treated as being part of chapter 1.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc555e9e9e2d14a8b96e740b4f24c0014" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination of eligibility and project selection</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47643260E04C4F4F9DA80F99CC2FD27C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project shall be eligible to receive credit assistance under this chapter if the entity proposing to carry out the project submits a letter of interest prior to submission of a formal application for the project, and the project meets the following criteria:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1152e57c644e4848aad10f4f68b31cd4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Creditworthiness</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id188476D14DB04961A5B5CE7F3FB1C52E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project shall satisfy applicable creditworthiness standards, which, at a minimum, includes—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD23698BE96647749A2ABE4E76FB9EB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rate covenant, if applicable;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99DA285D3E2449A98CE26963E63E6F97"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adequate coverage requirements to ensure repayment;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C6F9E7B1ADA477E91217BAE555B901F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies on debt senior to the Federal credit instrument; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54695F6BAC4B4B33853741B312976DF6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rating from at least 2 rating agencies on the Federal credit instrument, subject to the condition that, with respect to clause (iii), if the senior debt and Federal credit instrument is for an amount less than $75,000,000 or for a rural infrastructure project or intelligent transportation systems project, 1 rating agency opinion for each of the senior debt and Federal credit instrument shall be sufficient.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F9023BEB45B4906BD8E5AA41DA92229"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senior debt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in a case in which the Federal credit instrument is the senior debt, the Federal credit instrument shall be required to receive an investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies, unless the credit instrument is for a rural infrastructure project or intelligent transportation systems project, in which case 1 rating agency opinion shall be sufficient.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2497b3ae40ab451a89822065bab7fb00"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion in transportation plans and programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project shall satisfy the applicable planning and programming requirements of sections 134 and 135 at such time as an agreement to make available a Federal credit instrument is entered into under this chapter.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1595daff2dcc4c6f81e41db0e5410f68"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, local government, public authority, public-private partnership, or any other legal entity undertaking the project and authorized by the Secretary, shall submit a project application acceptable to the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID219080cb480f4155b42db582346095b8"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible project costs</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0d69e3eed3ad4d93a974e0c88cafb825"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), to be eligible for assistance under this chapter, a project shall have eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdf991ba9752340dbbef903126ba6ddfc"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4A219E77057146B99877C059137C6277"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0D9473B79AD40B199577708CF889811" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a rural infrastructure project, $25,000,000; or</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbdfb2351f36e4462a882449a98e055a2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">33<fraction>1/3</fraction> percent of the amount of Federal highway assistance funds apportioned for the most recently completed fiscal year to the State in which the project is located.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31f421ce95e44de194372a166f80e203"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intelligent transportation system projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a project principally involving the installation of an intelligent transportation system, eligible project costs shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $15,000,000.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfee47e71a99348279e37af480f9fd6ad"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dedicated revenue sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal credit instrument shall be repayable, in whole or in part, from tolls, user fees, or other dedicated revenue sources that also secure the project obligations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6b2d810e179f4f8aa2a24423860a2993"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public sponsorship of private entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a project that is undertaken by an entity that is not a State or local government or an agency or instrumentality of a State or local government, the project that the entity is undertaking shall be publicly sponsored as provided in paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc11e8c2beab4427ba22223fb1587d64a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection among eligible projects</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDccf6d63fcb264a98bc755f9d427eeeca"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a rolling application process in which projects that are eligible to receive credit assistance under subsection (a) shall receive credit assistance on terms acceptable to the Secretary, if adequate funds are available to cover the subsidy costs associated with the Federal credit instrument.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70eb5ed72fd848dd9f6b27504163f370"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adequate funding not available</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D4C1DD56071452E95A25E03694643E6"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary fully obligates funding to eligible projects in a given 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 until the following fiscal year or until additional funds are available to receive credit assistance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20f068621ad848eb87453cd43887d982"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preliminary rating opinion letter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require each project applicant to provide a preliminary rating opinion letter from at least 1 rating agency—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5f18a04847b449a9c811b067aa14377"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indicating that the senior obligations of the project, which may be the Federal credit instrument, have the potential to achieve an investment-grade rating; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0a6284f6fafc4bbaba28e319ee2b4060"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">including a preliminary rating opinion on the Federal credit instrument.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7aa5dfbc4edd4a3193372eba9211a505"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB4E86DB83D247B88A5BCC8B81D877F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the requirements of this title for highway projects, chapter 53 of title 49 for transit projects, and section 5333(a) of title 49 for rail projects, the following provisions of law shall apply to funds made available under this chapter and projects assisted with the funds:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15ae1f4a8bd64c5fa14b36062b1c8bd9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0776bdf6438e452680c2f0e73f829c5b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaf8a31d60dad4dc6a4d2bcf8907cc936"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA344AD94DF3A4E088C40CADAC982B38B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NEPA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funding shall be obligated for a project that has not received an environmental Categorical Exclusion, Finding of No Significant Impact, or Record of Decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd4f18ed1fb9c4579be54f981ac904f69" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>603.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secured loans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8EB3AAE772C74CEAAD4DB407D0C80254"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7b371723023c4a269900f25f64ff9eaa"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4), the Secretary may enter into agreements with 1 or more obligors to make secured loans, the proceeds of which shall be used—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd4bc124a8ce4614ab5cdf4146d9c8fa"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to finance eligible project costs of any project selected under section 602;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe19db93d9d354131b9fbe900a5a7386b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to refinance interim construction financing of eligible project costs of any project selected under section 602;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DCCEF8EEB6F40299DDB0CD1FCE926AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to refinance existing loan agreements for rural infrastructure projects; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe794a52c30f442fcbb8a50a1b52fe07c"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to refinance long-term project obligations or Federal credit instruments if the refinancing provides additional funding capacity for the completion, enhancement, or expansion of any project that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID932068aa26034400a84addadffd5766c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is selected under section 602; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15898651215347e39d9050f65b708ec3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise meets the requirements of section 602.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd89efdddc9b40e5a51ace5ab31f1186"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on refinancing of interim construction financing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A loan under paragraph (1) shall not refinance interim construction financing under paragraph (1)(B) later than 1 year after the date of substantial completion of the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e572ac844424a4e80c02deac7e78c45"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Risk assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before entering into an agreement under this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine an appropriate capital reserve subsidy amount for each secured loan, taking into account each rating letter provided by an agency under section 602(b)(3)(B).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4fc6da1eeb56484ba1f9d88ab41fb147"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms and limitations</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55f6f58a22564263bb045455a4155669"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A secured loan under this section with respect to a project shall be on such terms and conditions and contain such covenants, representations, warranties, and requirements (including requirements for audits) as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1334bded1eb344e3a0902be45f28aa91"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of the secured loan shall not exceed the lesser of 49 percent of the reasonably anticipated eligible project costs or, if the secured loan does not receive an investment grade rating, the amount of the senior project obligations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5bf3789376c443b958960bb05910d30"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The secured loan—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6991223532b543ceb8bebde8aea90780"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa714f26ed63d4ad9814d43c777ec8960"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be payable, in whole or in part, from tolls, user fees, or other dedicated revenue sources that also secure the senior project obligations; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76f1d69e32064ea1a36e8ca9defaf54f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a rate covenant, coverage requirement, or similar security feature supporting the project obligations; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID930b58a3693e4c909f1edf0f4a4c5470"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may have a lien on revenues described in subparagraph (A) subject to any lien securing project obligations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID242e80340fa145f590dee961883e4d7d"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interest rate</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id612A930B8319406BBB588F6770B5A4A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the interest rate on the secured loan shall be not less than the yield on United States Treasury securities of a similar maturity to the maturity of the secured loan on the date of execution of the loan agreement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB52620D507344503A1076F938975EB74"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural infrastructure projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A loan offered to a rural infrastructure project under this chapter shall be at <fraction>1/2</fraction> of the Treasury Rate.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id673E386A2A4E4FC5AC8FFD4CDD7EC436"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limited buydowns</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A limited buydown is subject to the following conditions:</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83612eb9c7bc4882aa323a72614ee22d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interest rate under the agreement may not be lowered by more than the lower of—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA110CF6853A4FE1B233B41AA4E8C28A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1<fraction>1/2</fraction> percentage points (150 basis points); or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22A8BA30561D4DB5ABE2DBBD6831A36E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of the increase in the interest rate.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb59ca73293f3438cac4d697122c32b76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may pay up to 50 percent of the cost of the limited buydown, and the obligor shall pay the balance of the cost of the limited buydown.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0bac3e836bcc4495bf5a59a3854d9394"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 5 percent of the funding made available annually to carry out this chapter may be used to carry out limited buydowns.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f7c658a5eca4d239c0980e6f615f93d"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maturity date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The final maturity date of the secured loan shall be the lesser of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9205C6AD12E4629AA4011789FE9DA7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">35 years after the date of substantial completion of the project; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5476C3E6D9640F58EA8092FA96455C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the useful life of the capital asset being financed is of a lesser period, the useful life of the asset.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe9602d7b9fee45f39b0d3d32c22f1fb3"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonsubordination</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40c79649e0854ca4908010b6b589e2f4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the secured loan shall not be subordinated to the claims of any holder of project obligations in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or liquidation of the obligor.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdcd6542c6d384d33a36ce89e9e0b93b9"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pre-existing indenture</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1BE1038A4C0488C9BA087B2C2BD1D3F"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall waive subparagraph (A) for public agency borrowers that are financing ongoing capital programs and have outstanding senior bonds under a pre-existing indenture, if—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb0d2d1521d334c3d820ce1210e1ff851"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the secured loan is rated in the A-category or higher;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe332a57f88074865a2528c7ff2a1734f"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the secured loan is secured and payable from pledged revenues not affected by project performance, such as a tax-backed revenue pledge or a system-backed pledge of project revenues; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe82daf294a63467ba214102e1f084841"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the TIFIA program share of eligible project costs is 33 percent or less.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF6E06B23D3A4B1195AEA5EBAA3C1851"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary waives the nonsubordination requirement under this subparagraph—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC04998CB29BF46AB8D6DE14BB5FAB862"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maximum credit subsidy that will be paid by the Federal Government shall be limited to 10 percent of the principal amount of the secured loan; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id236D4EB61FA241FCA1370A201CF3DAFB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the obligor shall be responsible for paying the remainder of the subsidy cost.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36a92482da874d05bb6b62066849c238"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish fees at a level sufficient to cover all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of making a secured loan under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID785c28bc3f7b4073b91b941bed39d486"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The proceeds of a secured loan under this chapter may be used for any non-Federal share of project costs required under this title or chapter 53 of title 49, if the loan is repayable from non-Federal funds.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID012985c075f74d1eb6a53653eaca6644"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum Federal involvement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total Federal assistance provided on a project receiving a loan under this chapter shall not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa1f20e9dfb984826b192b898b76a2b4c"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repayment</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb66c1e12557f456785e396ad65724613"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a repayment schedule for each secured loan under this section based on the projected cash flow from project revenues and other repayment sources, and the useful life of the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID534a245a41fe4cd4aab3fb89c66c083d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commencement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scheduled loan repayments of principal or interest on a secured loan under this section shall commence not later than 5 years after the date of substantial completion of the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID337466d2db404c59a3bf76b0c4dd7b27"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deferred payments</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe692d60833264c2c858984beafec7a6a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, at any time after the date of substantial completion of the project, the project is unable to generate sufficient revenues to pay the scheduled loan repayments of principal and interest on the secured loan, the Secretary may, subject to subparagraph (C), allow the obligor to add unpaid principal and interest to the outstanding balance of the secured loan.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa8cacd87c3134b48a6a443f6b1d7e1c8"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any payment deferred under subparagraph (A) shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba9ef26264ff4c9d834a34aad9f2e613"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continue to accrue interest in accordance with subsection (b)(4) until fully repaid; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDef2a6335b94c4158b09158d181db7e9a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be scheduled to be amortized over the remaining term of the loan.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDef1458ccfdea4ce1aec6b0ed8ad4f327"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95e4e30a265747dbba59434dd0d49425"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any payment deferral under subparagraph (A) shall be contingent on the project meeting criteria established by the Secretary.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5b72f54b974f4ba497ddb33baa483e20"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repayment standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The criteria established under clause (i) shall include standards for reasonable assurance of repayment.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b96e2df6d804f31b99eb03cc4910327"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prepayment</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab9c4bfcb3364257bb5397190e98c0e9"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of excess revenues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any excess revenues that remain after satisfying scheduled debt service requirements on the project obligations and secured loan and all deposit requirements under the terms of any trust agreement, bond resolution, or similar agreement securing project obligations may be applied annually to prepay the secured loan without penalty.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID272f3b546c0345a7b44f8d8471f94d04"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of proceeds of refinancing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The secured loan may be prepaid at any time without penalty from the proceeds of refinancing from non-Federal funding sources.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID939cb20e79ca4c1787432dd5ea3626cc"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sale of secured loans</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDadc80121fd5a4a248a3e682c005995bc"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), as soon as practicable after substantial completion of a project and after notifying the obligor, the Secretary may sell to another entity or reoffer into the capital markets a secured loan for the project if the Secretary determines that the sale or reoffering can be made on favorable terms.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID786431f69e9e490e842a28925895bde2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent of obligor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a sale or reoffering under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not change the original terms and conditions of the secured loan without the written consent of the obligor.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID372241ff04ca49b692e03112f2caa60c"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan guarantees</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd17de6d48f841a7991ebef319970798"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide a loan guarantee to a lender in lieu of making a secured loan if the Secretary determines that the budgetary cost of the loan guarantee is substantially the same as that of a secured loan.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfc669a20778f4fd0a29e0d8193f24820"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms of a guaranteed loan shall be consistent with the terms set forth in this section for a secured loan, except that the rate on the guaranteed loan and any prepayment features shall be negotiated between the obligor and the lender, with the consent of the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe7b32643886749c6befd067e29c6f56b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>604.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lines of credit</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f7b7d31501e48a3add0e531902d1d35"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb3873fee5d7414ca8164572f1b6a7cd"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4), the Secretary may enter into agreements to make available lines of credit to 1 or more obligors in the form of direct loans to be made by the Secretary at future dates on the occurrence of certain events for any project selected under section 602.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID333cd0dc5b6c4d808840976ef5052400"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of proceeds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The proceeds of a line of credit made available under this section shall be available to pay debt service on project obligations issued to finance eligible project costs, extraordinary repair and replacement costs, operation and maintenance expenses, and costs associated with unexpected Federal or State environmental restrictions.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDee76517229a04aa88c61e5fadd23dfb3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Risk assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before entering into an agreement under this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and each rating agency providing a preliminary rating opinion letter under section 602(b)(3), shall determine an appropriate capital reserve subsidy amount for each line of credit, taking into account the rating opinion letter.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ce26103aaa54da1b9ecd61a45586da9"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investment-grade rating requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funding of a line of credit under this section shall be contingent on the senior obligations of the project receiving an investment-grade rating from 2 rating agencies.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd1573e33b3ce46c8b48d80c8f8b8556b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms and limitations</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf4df6b4551e8437f98b77a5a6bc37b37"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A line of credit under this section with respect to a project shall be on such terms and conditions and contain such covenants, representations, warranties, and requirements (including requirements for audits) as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13541e3610874e6f9a13171bcf29285b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of the line of credit shall not exceed 33 percent of the reasonably anticipated eligible project costs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84867a9b5e8c466198f2ccbacb43bae9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Draws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any draw on the line of credit shall represent a direct loan and shall be made only if net revenues from the project (including capitalized interest but not including reasonably required financing reserves) are insufficient to pay the costs specified in subsection (a)(2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID793060f807454cbb854065ebcf9c6f36"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interest rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 603(b)(4), the interest rate on a direct loan resulting from a draw on the line of credit shall be not less than the yield on 30-year United States Treasury securities as of the date of execution of the line of credit agreement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ea9af049f3f4b2a84e2474b9b0c4d19"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The line of credit—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDadbd8883db5e4662b6ce763059581b82"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4147c95aa62d4196bad8bcf09c758573"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be payable, in whole or in part, from tolls, user fees, or other dedicated revenue sources that also secure the senior project obligations; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdec3dce23aae40618602b0bacc859db0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a rate covenant, coverage requirement, or similar security feature supporting the project obligations; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3de889102746433fae9c12e8e3247de7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may have a lien on revenues described in subparagraph (A) subject to any lien securing project obligations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8b5b0c80726e45c5a47e9337056fa272"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The full amount of the line of credit, to the extent not drawn upon, shall be available during the period beginning on the date of substantial completion of the project and ending not later than 10 years after that date.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb38c514c5e9c43c0813fe7f976aa783a"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rights of third-party creditors</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86e018aaeeb94ed6938a0da6ef911c70"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Against Federal Government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A third-party creditor of the obligor shall not have any right against the Federal Government with respect to any draw on the line of credit.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb05df669ab8443ce98a07b33ff51a3e6"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assignment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An obligor may assign the line of credit to 1 or more lenders or to a trustee on the behalf of the lenders.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9029dd3d217244099231cd65877a1665"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonsubordination</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc6d2194db0164ce69b727418218ed47f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), a direct loan under this section shall not be subordinated to the claims of any holder of project obligations in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or liquidation of the obligor.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa201dd2a59d74e89a9708d4ce5e5d2d3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pre-existing indenture</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id841F292BB4AD4DEBAD4C93469802DA8F"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall waive subparagraph (A) for public agency borrowers that are financing ongoing capital programs and have outstanding senior bonds under a pre-existing indenture, if—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd238c34a21a344138acc2eb504618a9f"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the line of credit is rated in the A-category or higher;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32b36db80f7943f9bfb0f585206dc1a9"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the TIFIA program loan resulting from a draw on the line of credit is payable from pledged revenues not affected by project performance, such as a tax-backed revenue pledge or a system-backed pledge of project revenues; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9f7177660e404cd4b7b908e1d957e47a"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the TIFIA program share of eligible project costs is 33 percent or less.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D4658CCFE25481F8EEE1D187F31C7CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary waives the nonsubordination requirement under this subparagraph—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A1C5762645843EE8066C2E9E4EED04B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maximum credit subsidy that will be paid by the Federal Government shall be limited to 10 percent of the principal amount of the secured loan; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3AAE67A3C044D46A95134B069FA940E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the obligor shall be responsible for paying the remainder of the subsidy cost.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID424502ebd24b483b983ff0f15561de55"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish fees at a level sufficient to cover all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of providing a line of credit under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0786048114b946ce95e607a89a7dab8a"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to other credit instruments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project that receives a line of credit under this section shall not also receive a secured loan or loan guarantee under section 603 in an amount that, combined with the amount of the line of credit, exceeds 49 percent of eligible project costs.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61295fd5e2dd4a838b47ffe9e072fb74"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repayment</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID907c6f2afc274ba69693beca742375cd"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish repayment terms and conditions for each direct loan under this section based on the projected cash flow from project revenues and other repayment sources, and the useful life of the asset being financed.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf684138e3eb947c2ad47ee8f44c468d4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All repayments of principal or interest on a direct loan under this section shall be scheduled to commence not later than 5 years after the end of the period of availability specified in subsection (b)(6) and to conclude, with full repayment of principal and interest, by the date that is 25 years after the end of the period of availability specified in subsection (b)(6).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4bf335422ed046098aa752996b70ee39" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>605.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program administration</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1a2a17f730b64e3bbbc8cdcb13d2f6c2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a uniform system to service the Federal credit instruments made available under this chapter.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5f9465a064a48239b315b53aef1ae13"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may collect and spend fees, contingent upon authority being provided in appropriations Acts, at a level that is sufficient to cover—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5d772ab62dc348cdb3be804420d4810b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs of services of expert firms retained pursuant to subsection (d); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1aad63d6e6f245f9a654af84f3ef3851"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing the Federal credit instruments.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60afb587b3d846fcb036381e2b70e737"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Servicer</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID067418ac0d91410fadf5d963910e2e1c"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may appoint a financial entity to assist the Secretary in servicing the Federal credit instruments.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa2391f8e219747c38bd32f1dc2643811"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The servicer shall act as the agent for the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDef2c1c2979324592a9d38572847bc50c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The servicer shall receive a servicing fee, subject to approval by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47066da8a2b74511976f1258d1d6f99a"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance from expert firms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may retain the services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03e7337098784a4f94b4ea5136c4353a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>606.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and local permits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The provision of credit assistance under this chapter with respect to a project shall not—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30351e4b9bf14f5aa8c241ec7f1dcf88"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relieve any recipient of the assistance of any obligation to obtain any required State or local permit or approval with respect to the project;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3abd8a3896294a02adb63157d2407bc7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit the right of any unit of State or local government to approve or regulate any rate of return on private equity invested in the project; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID912987d9415940c0b0cf14ef3870b332"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise supersede any State or local law (including any regulation) applicable to the construction or operation of the project.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58b66c23e80f4847a7862109c7f2d9d3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>607.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines appropriate to carry out this chapter.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID708d5221b65b4744bfc7a976d4822c46" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>608.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7698faed0e5b4f92847bef7243fda40c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8aea2f09c1914b4699e3a091681f7bcb"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spending and borrowing authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spending and borrowing authority for a fiscal year to enter into Federal credit instruments shall be promptly apportioned to the Secretary on a fiscal year basis.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3185f2ab35c74e34a5851f84f770ab80"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reestimates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When the estimated cost of a loan or loans is reestimated, the cost of the reestimate shall be borne by or benefit the general fund of the Treasury, consistent with section 661c(f) of title 2, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID120e4a7f15a74657be4ed73ed9a13984"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural set-aside</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D6F0C56FAE046ABAC63AC885D08EBF8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the total amount of funds made available to carry out this chapter for each fiscal year, 10 percent shall be set aside for rural infrastructure projects.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10DABB65E4F8450DAFAE5A82470C060D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reobligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts set aside under subparagraph (A) that remain unobligated by June 1 of the fiscal year for which the amounts were set aside shall be available for obligation by the Secretary on projects other than rural infrastructure projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7bb0176986b145268f080e976c1c1f4c"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redistribution of authorized funding</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AA4096F0AF04A4DBB30AC29BB631F74"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning in the second fiscal year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, on August 1 of that fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, if the unobligated and uncommitted balance of funding available exceeds 150 percent of the amount made available to carry out this chapter for that fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute to the States the amount of funds and associated obligation authority in excess of that amount.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DA19DC6C53F40009525FF36F0CBA46C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts and obligation authority distributed under this paragraph shall be distributed, in the same manner as obligation authority is distributed to the States for the fiscal year, based on the proportion that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4711517BCC0547C7AB76D8626D0943CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the relative share of each State of obligation authority for the fiscal year; bears to</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D6772BD76E94917AF121C561120C106"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount of obligation authority distributed to all States for the fiscal year.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77a6c4fa1e9d44c081908838c16a8791"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds distributed under subparagraph (B) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(c).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3da2586bd6654dc294451a3b015c154e"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to carry out this chapter shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID735861b145ac4e529d01912dde6a52f0"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out this chapter, the Secretary may use not more than 1 percent for each fiscal year for the administration of this chapter.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb71c8f1e27294c9ca84486a22fc33aea"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract authority</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ff37d2a2a824a2cb8d478ebde7a698e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, execution of a term sheet by the Secretary of a Federal credit instrument that uses amounts made available under this chapter shall impose on the United States a contractual obligation to fund the Federal credit investment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2525d68850d74028b7b597c96d43a49e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to carry out this chapter for a fiscal year shall be available for obligation on October 1 of the fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd2d606a1d7b41dc8159295c69608d92" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>609.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports to Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">On June 1, 2012, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the financial performance of the projects that are receiving, or have received, assistance under this chapter (other than section 610), including a recommendation as to whether the objectives of this chapter (other than section 610) are best served—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3154d04325a1475a89350258deda000e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by continuing the program under the authority of the Secretary;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID212e9ea9015b42e09c2c49f6558f7b16"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by establishing a Federal corporation or federally sponsored enterprise to administer the program; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbc705f589c614b46a6f20aec1bb8a599"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by phasing out the program and relying on the capital markets to fund the types of infrastructure investments assisted by this chapter (other than section 610) without Federal participation.</text> </paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc88c2371bf6540e99eb85ba5a56ea23c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State infrastructure banks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 610(d)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>sections 104(b)(1)</quote> and all that follows though the semicolon and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b)</quote>.</text> </section><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway spending controls</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe4418674051a49e8858e0af52b4f6031" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway spending controls</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c9552e26da24b06bd5510255d704889"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="chapter">Chapter 7—Highway Spending Controls</toc-entry> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec.</toc-entry> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">701. Solvency of Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund.</toc-entry> </toc> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D3AC2D311A5449F826EAD92607243B0" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID681487cc75d1439282879e2aae4345d5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Solvency of Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36fee2bcf5c1475c9d00c71491c33b98"><enum>(a)<?LEXA-Enum (a)?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Solvency calculation for fiscal year 2012</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC28972EBE794BAB9AA4C7190C4AB2AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of obligation limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Treasury, shall:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1fa510a1ff434869b9aaca4c8074dd0d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Estimate the balance of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) at the end of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. For purposes of which estimation, the Secretary shall assume that the obligation limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs will be equal to the obligation limitations enacted for those fiscal years in the MAP–21.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76bf9a1e1dde4000aa4c41c7c931931a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determine if the estimated balance of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) would fall below—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDca852834ea954cbd98e7f2e9c393b1e8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000,000 at the end of fiscal year 2012; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22bf529ea1da487594a19bf3fa537a38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000,000 at the end of fiscal year 2013.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID878f86921ae74b72a560f557e420c7e7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If either of the conditions in subparagraph (B) would occur, calculate the amount by which the fiscal year 2012 obligation limitation must be reduced to prevent such occurrence. For purposes of this calculation, the Secretary shall assume that the obligation limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for the fiscal year 2013 will be equal to the obligation limitation for fiscal year 2012, as reduced pursuant to this subparagraph.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7540d3c0ffc94571b0d693323073047f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjust the distribution of the fiscal year 2012 obligation limitation to reflect any reduction determined under subparagraph (C).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56f4e827d0ad41bba92081b6a8b0445f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lapse and rescission</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CEE0B8F7B6B4C628BAB2EF788193BAA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lapse of obligation limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any obligation limitation that is withdrawn by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1)(D) shall lapse immediately following the adjustment of obligation limitation under such paragraph.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabfc5193207748889961f0cff1214955"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rescission of contract authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the lapse of any obligation limitation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reduce proportionately the amount authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for fiscal year 2012 to carry out each of the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs (other than emergency relief and funds under the national highway performance program that are exempt from the fiscal year 2012 obligation limitation) by an aggregate amount equal to the amount of adjustment determined pursuant to paragraph (1)(D). The amounts withdrawn pursuant to this subparagraph are permanently rescinded.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDccc1db3d41954f32a6868966a5243afb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Solvency calculation for fiscal year 2013 and fiscal years thereafter</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID441283c9df624216bfcefdc4b0e3e349"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of obligation limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), in distributing the obligation limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd786d7571d3b476687c406e20762f8ec"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">estimate the balance of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) at the end of such fiscal year and the end of the next fiscal year, for purposes of which estimation, the Secretary shall assume that the obligation limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for the next fiscal year will be equal to the obligation limitation enacted for the fiscal year for which the limitation is being distributed;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94fef11c9a06422e89faa3f002153d06"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether the estimated balance of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) would fall below $2,000,000,000 at the end of the fiscal year for which the obligation limitation is being distributed;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id293d8a4b5e914ce9ac2a3ca7ecaef2cc"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the condition in subparagraph (B) would occur, calculate the amount by which the obligation limitation in the fiscal year for which the obligation limitation is being distributed must be reduced to prevent that occurrence; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID583ca0fb09d74d178d2ecf3882687fbf"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distribute such obligation limitation less any amount determined under subparagraph (C).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75cbb083bba34910997052699d2a2420"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lapse and rescission</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe2372db795bd4fb7b51ba3a072affa7a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligation limitation</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e3f28d93f1b4e37a995ea3f15e96d92"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recalculation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a fiscal year in which the Secretary withholds obligation limitation based on the calculation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, on March 1 of such fiscal year, repeat the calculations under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of such paragraph. Based on the results of those calculations, the Secretary shall—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdba3651059a5443eb704b22f2608c5c3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that either of the conditions in paragraph (1)(B) would occur, withdraw an additional amount of obligation limitation necessary to prevent such occurrence; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08f2656d141d4c1382d29caaf2c08726"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distribute as much of the withheld obligation limitation as may be distributed without causing either of the conditions specified in paragraph (1)(B) to occur.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd9de18e2f0e7474ebf72a9f139ed2600"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lapse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any obligation limitation that is enacted for a fiscal year, withheld from distribution pursuant to paragraph (1)(D) (or withdrawn under clause (i)(I)), and not subsequently distributed under clause (i)(II) shall lapse immediately following the distribution of obligation limitation under such clause.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30b9d3f42ba54688813efb3c628b8cdb"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract authority</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93c34fa2832443af9ee9c0c3003c3c74"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the lapse of any obligation limitation under subparagraph (A)(ii), an equal amount of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned among the States under chapter 1 and sections 1116, 1303, and 1404 of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1177, 1207, and 1228) are permanently rescinded. In administering the rescission required under this clause, the Secretary shall allow each State to determine the amount of the required rescission to be drawn from the programs to which the rescission applies, except as provided in clause (ii).</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41d4fcbbb5c1403b9048c5954949a8d6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rescission of funds apportioned in fiscal year 2013 and fiscal years thereafter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State determines that it will meet any of its required rescission amount from funds apportioned to such State on or subsequent to October 1, 2012, the Secretary shall determine the amount to be rescinded from each of the programs subject to the rescission for which the State was apportioned funds on or subsequent to October 1, 2012, in proportion to the cumulative amount of apportionments that the State received for each such program on or subsequent to October 1, 2012.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDea2165f914a948bf8382d5469fc90b11"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other actions to prevent insolvency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue a regulation to establish any actions in addition to those described in subsection (a) and paragraph (1) that may be taken by the Secretary if it becomes apparent that the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) will become insolvent, including the denial of further obligations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3912fe98e9b94d66863078945a9e8565"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable only to full-year limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of paragraph (1) apply only to the distribution of a full-year obligation limitation and do not apply to partial-year limitations under continuing appropriations Acts.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e82f55bf676489cabe59c4f7f2095c4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of chapters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of chapters for title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 6 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F221135A9514263B5E3B7BA38BC0B44" style="OLC"> <toc> <multi-column-toc-entry bold="off" level="chapter"><toc-enum>7.</toc-enum><level-header bold="off" level="chapter"> Highway Spending Controls</level-header><target>701</target></multi-column-toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>B

Public transportation

20001.

Short title

This division may be cited as the

Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012

20002.

Repeals

(a)

Chapter 53

Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 5316, 5317, 5321, 5324, 5328, and 5339. (b)

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

Section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note) is repealed. (c)

SAFETEA–LU

The following provisions are repealed: (1)Section 3009(i) of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1572). (2)Section 3011(c) of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5309 note). (3)Section 3012(b) of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5310 note). (4)Section 3045 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5308 note). (5)Section 3046 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5338 note).

20003.

Policies, purposes, and goals

Section 5301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5301.

Policies, purposes, and goals

(a)

Declaration of policy

It is in the interest of the United States, including the economic interest of the United States, to foster the development and revitalization of public transportation systems. (b)

General purposes

The purposes of this chapter are to— (1)provide funding to support public transportation; (2)improve the development and delivery of capital projects; (3)initiate a new framework for improving the safety of public transportation systems; (4)establish standards for the state of good repair of public transportation infrastructure and vehicles; (5)promote continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive planning that improves the performance of the transportation network; (6)establish a technical assistance program to assist recipients under this chapter to more effectively and efficiently provide public transportation service; (7)continue Federal support for public transportation providers to deliver high quality service to all users, including individuals with disabilities, seniors, and individuals who depend on public transportation; (8)support research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects dedicated to assisting in the delivery of efficient and effective public transportation service; and (9)promote the development of the public transportation workforce. (c)

National goals

The goals of this chapter are to— (1)increase the availability and accessibility of public transportation across a balanced, multimodal transportation network; (2)promote the environmental benefits of public transportation, including reduced reliance on fossil fuels, fewer harmful emissions, and lower public health expenditures; (3)improve the safety of public transportation systems; (4)achieve and maintain a state of good repair of public transportation infrastructure and vehicles; (5)provide an efficient and reliable alternative to congested roadways; (6)increase the affordability of transportation for all users; and (7)maximize economic development opportunities by— (A)connecting workers to jobs; (B)encouraging mixed-use, transit-oriented development; and (C)leveraging private investment and joint development.

20004.

Definitions

Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5302.

Definitions

Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this chapter the following definitions apply: (1)

Associated transit improvement

The term associated transit improvement means, with respect to any project or an area to be served by a project, projects that are designed to enhance public transportation service or use and that are physically or functionally related to transit facilities. Eligible projects are— (A)historic preservation, rehabilitation, and operation of historic public transportation buildings, structures, and facilities (including historic bus and railroad facilities) intended for use in public transportation service; (B)bus shelters; (C)landscaping and streetscaping, including benches, trash receptacles, and street lights; (D)pedestrian access and walkways; (E)bicycle access, including bicycle storage facilities and installing equipment for transporting bicycles on public transportation vehicles; (F)signage; or (G)enhanced access for persons with disabilities to public transportation. (2)

Bus rapid transit system

The term bus rapid transit system means a bus transit system— (A)in which the majority of each line operates in a separated right-of-way dedicated for public transportation use during peak periods; and (B)that includes features that emulate the services provided by rail fixed guideway public transportation systems, including— (i)defined stations; (ii)traffic signal priority for public transportation vehicles; (iii)short headway bidirectional services for a substantial part of weekdays and weekend days; and (iv)any other features the Secretary may determine are necessary to produce high-quality public transportation services that emulate the services provided by rail fixed guideway public transportation systems. (3)

Capital project

The term capital project means a project for— (A)acquiring, constructing, supervising, or inspecting equipment or a facility for use in public transportation, expenses incidental to the acquisition or construction (including designing, engineering, location surveying, mapping, and acquiring rights-of-way), payments for the capital portions of rail trackage rights agreements, transit-related intelligent transportation systems, relocation assistance, acquiring replacement housing sites, and acquiring, constructing, relocating, and rehabilitating replacement housing; (B)rehabilitating a bus; (C)remanufacturing a bus; (D)overhauling rail rolling stock; (E)preventive maintenance; (F)leasing equipment or a facility for use in public transportation, subject to regulations that the Secretary prescribes limiting the leasing arrangements to those that are more cost-effective than purchase or construction; (G)a joint development improvement that— (i)enhances economic development or incorporates private investment, such as commercial and residential development; (ii)(I)enhances the effectiveness of public transportation and is related physically or functionally to public transportation; or (II)establishes new or enhanced coordination between public transportation and other transportation; (iii)provides a fair share of revenue that will be used for public transportation; (iv)provides that a person making an agreement to occupy space in a facility constructed under this paragraph shall pay a fair share of the costs of the facility through rental payments and other means; (v)may include— (I)property acquisition; (II)demolition of existing structures; (III)site preparation; (IV)utilities; (V)building foundations; (VI)walkways; (VII)pedestrian and bicycle access to a public transportation facility; (VIII)construction, renovation, and improvement of intercity bus and intercity rail stations and terminals; (IX)renovation and improvement of historic transportation facilities; (X)open space; (XI)safety and security equipment and facilities (including lighting, surveillance, and related intelligent transportation system applications); (XII)facilities that incorporate community services such as daycare or health care; (XIII)a capital project for, and improving, equipment or a facility for an intermodal transfer facility or transportation mall; and (XIV)construction of space for commercial uses; and (vi)does not include outfitting of commercial space (other than an intercity bus or rail station or terminal) or a part of a public facility not related to public transportation; (H)the introduction of new technology, through innovative and improved products, into public transportation; (I)the provision of nonfixed route paratransit transportation services in accordance with section 223 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12143), but only for grant recipients that are in compliance with applicable requirements of that Act, including both fixed route and demand responsive service, and only for amounts not to exceed 10 percent of such recipient's annual formula apportionment under sections 5307 and 5311; (J)establishing a debt service reserve, made up of deposits with a bondholder's trustee, to ensure the timely payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by a grant recipient to finance an eligible project under this chapter; (K)mobility management— (i)consisting of short-range planning and management activities and projects for improving coordination among public transportation and other transportation service providers carried out by a recipient or subrecipient through an agreement entered into with a person, including a governmental entity, under this chapter (other than section 5309); but (ii)excluding operating public transportation services; or (L)associated capital maintenance, including— (i)equipment, tires, tubes, and material, each costing at least .5 percent of the current fair market value of rolling stock comparable to the rolling stock for which the equipment, tires, tubes, and material are to be used; and (ii)reconstruction of equipment and material, each of which after reconstruction will have a fair market value of at least .5 percent of the current fair market value of rolling stock comparable to the rolling stock for which the equipment and material will be used. (4)

Designated recipient

The term designated recipient means— (A)an entity designated, in accordance with the planning process under sections 5303 and 5304, by the Governor of a State, responsible local officials, and publicly owned operators of public transportation, to receive and apportion amounts under section 5336 to urbanized areas of 200,000 or more in population; or (B)a State or regional authority, if the authority is responsible under the laws of a State for a capital project and for financing and directly providing public transportation. (5)

Disability

The term disability has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102). (6)

Emergency regulation

The term emergency regulation means a regulation— (A)that is effective temporarily before the expiration of the otherwise specified periods of time for public notice and comment under section 5334(c); and (B)prescribed by the Secretary as the result of a finding that a delay in the effective date of the regulation— (i)would injure seriously an important public interest; (ii)would frustrate substantially legislative policy and intent; or (iii)would damage seriously a person or class without serving an important public interest. (7)

Fixed guideway

The term fixed guideway means a public transportation facility— (A)using and occupying a separate right-of-way for the exclusive use of public transportation; (B)using rail; (C)using a fixed catenary system; (D)for a passenger ferry system; or (E)for a bus rapid transit system. (8)

Governor

The term Governor— (A)means the Governor of a State, the mayor of the District of Columbia, and the chief executive officer of a territory of the United States; and (B)includes the designee of the Governor. (9)

Local governmental authority

The term local governmental authority includes— (A)a political subdivision of a State; (B)an authority of at least 1 State or political subdivision of a State; (C)an Indian tribe; and (D)a public corporation, board, or commission established under the laws of a State. (10)

Low-income individual

The term low-income individual means an individual whose family income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty line, as that term is defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any revision required by that section, for a family of the size involved. (11)

Net project cost

The term net project cost means the part of a project that reasonably cannot be financed from revenues. (12)

New bus model

The term new bus model means a bus model (including a model using alternative fuel)— (A)that has not been used in public transportation in the United States before the date of production of the model; or (B)used in public transportation in the United States, but being produced with a major change in configuration or components. (13)

Public transportation

The term public transportation— (A)means regular, continuing shared-ride surface transportation services that are open to the general public or open to a segment of the general public defined by age, disability, or low income; and (B)does not include— (i)intercity passenger rail transportation provided by the entity described in chapter 243 (or a successor to such entity); (ii)intercity bus service; (iii)charter bus service; (iv)school bus service; (v)sightseeing service; (vi)courtesy shuttle service for patrons of one or more specific establishments; or (vii)intra-terminal or intra-facility shuttle services. (14)

Regulation

The term regulation means any part of a statement of general or particular applicability of the Secretary designed to carry out, interpret, or prescribe law or policy in carrying out this chapter. (15)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. (16)

Senior

The term senior means an individual who is 65 years of age or older. (17)

State

The term State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. (18)

State of good repair

The term state of good repair has the meaning given that term by the Secretary, by rule, under section 5326(b). (19)

Transit

The term transit means public transportation. (20)

Urban area

The term urban area means an area that includes a municipality or other built-up place that the Secretary, after considering local patterns and trends of urban growth, decides is appropriate for a local public transportation system to serve individuals in the locality. (21)

Urbanized area

The term urbanized area means an area encompassing a population of not less than 50,000 people that has been defined and designated in the most recent decennial census as an urbanized area by the Secretary of Commerce.

20005.

Metropolitan transportation planning

(a)

In general

Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5303.

Metropolitan transportation planning

(a)

Policy

It is in the national interest— (1)to encourage and promote the safe, cost-effective, and efficient management, operation, and development of surface transportation systems that will serve efficiently the mobility needs of individuals and freight, reduce transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries, and foster economic growth and development within and between States and urbanized areas, while fitting the needs and complexity of individual communities, maximizing value for taxpayers, leveraging cooperative investments, and minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution through the metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes identified in this chapter; (2)to encourage the continued improvement, evolution, and coordination of the metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes by and among metropolitan planning organizations, State departments of transportation, regional planning organizations, interstate partnerships, and public transportation and intercity service operators as guided by the planning factors identified in subsection (h) of this section and section 5304(d); (3)to encourage and promote transportation needs and decisions that are integrated with other planning needs and priorities; and (4)to maximize the effectiveness of transportation investments. (b)

Definitions

In this section and section 5304, the following definitions shall apply: (1)

Existing MPO

The term existing MPO means a metropolitan planning organization that was designated as a metropolitan planning organization on the day before the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012. (2)

Local official

The term local official means any elected or appointed official of general purpose local government with responsibility for transportation in a designated area. (3)

Maintenance area

The term maintenance area means an area that was designated as an air quality nonattainment area, but was later redesignated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency as an air quality attainment area, under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)). (4)

Metropolitan planning area

The term metropolitan planning area means a geographical area determined by agreement between the metropolitan planning organization for the area and the applicable Governor under subsection (c). (5)

Metropolitan planning organization

The term metropolitan planning organization means the policy board of an organization established pursuant to subsection (c). (6)

Metropolitan transportation plan

The term metropolitan transportation plan means a plan developed by a metropolitan planning organization under subsection (i). (7)

Nonattainment area

The term nonattainment area has the meaning given the term in section 171 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501). (8)

Nonmetropolitan area

(A)

In general

The term nonmetropolitan area means a geographical area outside the boundaries of a designated metropolitan planning area. (B)

Inclusions

The term nonmetropolitan area includes— (i)a small urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000, but fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census; and (ii)a nonurbanized area. (9)

Nonmetropolitan planning organization

The term nonmetropolitan planning organization means an organization that— (A)was designated as a metropolitan planning organization as of the day before the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012; and (B)is not designated as a tier I MPO or tier II MPO. (10)

Regionally significant

The term regionally significant, with respect to a transportation project, program, service, or strategy, means a project, program, service, or strategy that— (A)serves regional transportation needs (such as access to and from the area outside of the region, major activity centers in the region, and major planned developments); and (B)would normally be included in the modeling of a transportation network of a metropolitan area. (11)

Rural planning organization

The term rural planning organization means an organization that— (A)is responsible for the planning, coordination, and implementation of statewide transportation plans and programs outside of metropolitan areas, with an emphasis on addressing the needs of rural areas of a State; (B)is not designated as a tier I MPO, a tier II MPO, or a nonmetropolitan planning organization. (12)

Statewide transportation improvement program

The term statewide transportation improvement program means a statewide transportation improvement program developed by a State under section 5304(g). (13)

Statewide transportation plan

The term statewide transportation plan means a plan developed by a State under section 5304(f). (14)

Tier I MPO

The term tier I MPO means a metropolitan planning organization designated as a tier I MPO under subsection (e)(4)(A). (15)

Tier II MPO

The term tier II MPO means a metropolitan planning organization designated as a tier II MPO under subsection (e)(4)(B). (16)

Transportation improvement program

The term transportation improvement program means a program developed by a metropolitan planning organization under subsection (j). (17)

Urbanized area

The term urbanized area means a geographical area with a population of 50,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census. (c)

Designation of metropolitan planning organizations

(1)

In general

To carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process under this section, a metropolitan planning organization shall be designated for each urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census— (A)by agreement between the applicable Governor and local officials that, in the aggregate, represent at least 75 percent of the affected population (including the largest incorporated city (based on population), as calculated according to the most recent decennial census); or (B)in accordance with procedures established by applicable State or local law. (2)

Small urbanized areas

To carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process under this section, a metropolitan planning organization may be designated for any urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more individuals, but fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census— (A)by agreement between the applicable Governor and local officials that, in the aggregate, represent at least 75 percent of the affected population (including the largest incorporated city (based on population), as calculated according to the most recent decennial census); and (B)with the consent of the Secretary, based on a finding that the resulting metropolitan planning organization has met the minimum requirements under subsection (e)(4)(B). (3)

Structure

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, a metropolitan planning organization shall consist of— (A)elected local officials in the relevant metropolitan area; (B)officials of public agencies that administer or operate major modes of transportation in the relevant metropolitan area, including providers of public transportation; and (C)appropriate State officials. (4)

Effect of subsection

Nothing in this subsection interferes with any authority under any State law in effect on December 18, 1991, of a public agency with multimodal transportation responsibilities— (A)to develop the metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for adoption by a metropolitan planning organization; or (B)to develop capital plans, coordinate public transportation services and projects, or carry out other activities pursuant to State law. (5)

Continuing designation

(A)

Population of 200,000 or more

A designation of an existing MPO for an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, shall remain in effect— (i)for the period during which the structure of the existing MPO complies with the requirements of paragraph (1); or (ii)until the date on which the existing MPO is redesignated under paragraph (6). (B)

Population of fewer than 200,000

(i)

In general

A designation of an existing MPO for an urbanized area with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, shall remain in effect until the date on which the existing MPO is redesignated under paragraph (6) unless— (I)the existing MPO requests that its planning responsibilities be transferred to the State or to another planning organization designated by the State; or (II)(aa)the Secretary determines 3 years after the date on which the Secretary issues a rule pursuant to subsection (e)(4)(B)(i), that the existing MPO is not meeting the minimum requirements established by the rule; and (bb)the Secretary approves the Governor’s determination. (ii)

Written justification

The Secretary shall in a timely manner provide a substantive written justification to each metropolitan planning organization that is the subject of a negative determination of the Secretary under clause (i)(II). (C)

Extension

If a metropolitan planning organization for an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 that would otherwise be terminated under subparagraph (B), requests a probationary continuation before the termination of the metropolitan planning organization, the Secretary shall— (i)delay the termination of the metropolitan planning organization under subparagraph (B) for a period of 1 year; (ii)provide additional technical assistance to all metropolitan planning organizations provided an extension under this paragraph to assist the metropolitan planning organization in meeting the minimum requirements under subsection (e)(4)(B)(i); and (iii)make a determination 1 year after the date on which the Secretary issues an extension, whether the MPO has meet the minimum requirements established under subsection (e)(4)(B)(i). (D)

Designation as tier II MPO

If the Secretary determines the existing MPO has met the minimum requirements under the rule issued under subsection (e)(4)(B)(i), the Secretary shall designate the existing MPO as a tier II MPO. (6)

Redesignation

(A)

In general

The designation of a metropolitan planning organization under this subsection shall remain in effect until the date on which the metropolitan planning organization is redesignated, as appropriate, in accordance with the requirements of this subsection pursuant to an agreement between— (i)the applicable Governor; and (ii)affected local officials who, in the aggregate, represent at least 75 percent of the existing metropolitan planning area population (including the largest incorporated city (based on population), as calculated according to the most recent decennial census). (B)

Restructuring

A metropolitan planning organization may be restructured to meet the requirements of paragraph (3) without undertaking a redesignation. (7)

Absence of designation

(A)

In general

A metropolitan planning organization that is the subject of a negative determination of the Secretary under paragraph (5)(B)(i)(II) shall submit to the State in which the metropolitan planning organization is located, or to a planning organization designated by the State, by not later than 180 days after the date on which a notice of the negative determination is received, a 6-month plan that includes a description of a method— (i)to transfer the responsibilities of the metropolitan planning organization to the State; and (ii)to dissolve the metropolitan planning organization. (B)

Action on dissolution

On submission of a plan under subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning area served by the applicable metropolitan planning organization shall— (i)continue to receive metropolitan transportation planning funds until the earlier of— (I)the date of dissolution of the metropolitan planning organization; and (II)the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012; and (ii)be treated by the State as a nonmetropolitan area for purposes of this chapter. (8)

Designation of multiple mpos

(A)

In general

More than 1 metropolitan planning organization may be designated within an existing metropolitan planning area only if the applicable Governor and an existing MPO determine that the size and complexity of the existing metropolitan planning area make the designation of more than 1 metropolitan planning organization for the metropolitan planning area appropriate. (B)

Service jurisdictions

If more than 1 metropolitan planning organization is designated for an existing metropolitan planning area under subparagraph (A), the existing metropolitan planning area shall be split into multiple metropolitan planning areas, each of which shall be served by the existing MPO or a new metropolitan planning organization. (C)

Tier designation

The tier designation of each metropolitan planning organization subject to a designation under this paragraph shall be determined based on the size of each respective metropolitan planning area, in accordance with subsection (e)(4). (d)

Metropolitan planning area boundaries

(1)

In general

For purposes of this section, the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area shall be determined by agreement between the applicable metropolitan planning organization and the Governor of the State in which the metropolitan planning area is located. (2)

Included area

Each metropolitan planning area— (A)shall encompass at least the relevant existing urbanized area and any contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 20-year forecast period under the applicable metropolitan transportation plan; and (B)may encompass the entire relevant metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. (3)

Identification of new urbanized areas

The designation by the Bureau of the Census of a new urbanized area within the boundaries of an existing metropolitan planning area shall not require the redesignation of the relevant existing MPO. (4)

Nonattainment and maintenance areas

(A)

Existing metropolitan planning areas

(i)

In general

Except as provided in clause (ii), notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the case of an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area or maintenance area as of the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the boundaries of the existing metropolitan planning area as of that date of enactment shall remain in force and effect. (ii)

Exception

Notwithstanding clause (i), the boundaries of an existing metropolitan planning area described in that clause may be adjusted by agreement of the applicable Governor and the affected metropolitan planning organizations in accordance with paragraph (1). (B)

New metropolitan planning areas

In the case of an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area or maintenance area after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area— (i)shall be established in accordance with subsection (c)(1); (ii)shall encompass the areas described in paragraph (2)(A); (iii)may encompass the areas described in paragraph (2)(B); and (iv)may address any appropriate nonattainment area or maintenance area. (e)

Requirements

(1)

Development of plans and TIPs

To accomplish the policy objectives described in subsection (a), each metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the applicable State and public transportation operators, shall develop metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for metropolitan planning areas of the State through a performance-driven, outcome-based approach to metropolitan transportation planning consistent with subsection (h). (2)

Contents

The metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for each metropolitan area shall provide for the development and integrated management and operation of transportation systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation) that will function as— (A)an intermodal transportation system for the metropolitan planning area; and (B)an integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the applicable State and the United States. (3)

Process of development

The process for developing metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs shall— (A)provide for consideration of all modes of transportation; and (B)be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the transportation needs to be addressed. (4)

Tiering

(A)

Tier I MPOs

(i)

In general

A metropolitan planning organization shall be designated as a tier I MPO if— (I)as certified by the Governor of each applicable State, the metropolitan planning organization operates within, and primarily serves, a metropolitan planning area with a population of 1,000,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census; and (II)the Secretary determines the metropolitan planning organization— (aa)meets the minimum technical requirements under clause (iv); and (bb)not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, will fully implement the processes described in subsections (h) though (j). (ii)

Absence of designation

In the absence of designation as a tier I MPO under clause (i), a metropolitan planning organization shall operate as a tier II MPO until the date on which the Secretary determines the metropolitan planning organization can meet the minimum technical requirements under clause (iv). (iii)

Redesignation as tier I

A metropolitan planning organization operating within a metropolitan planning area with a population of 200,000 or more and fewer than 1,000,000 individuals and primarily within urbanized areas with populations of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, that is designated as a tier II MPO under subparagraph (B) may request, with the support of the applicable Governor, a redesignation as a tier I MPO on a determination by the Secretary that the metropolitan planning organization has met the minimum technical requirements under clause (iv). (iv)

Minimum technical requirements

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue a rule that establishes the minimum technical requirements necessary for a metropolitan planning organization to be designated as a tier I MPO, including, at a minimum, modeling, data, staffing, and other technical requirements. (B)

Tier II MPOs

(i)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue a rule that establishes minimum requirements necessary for a metropolitan planning organization to be designated as a tier II MPO. (ii)

Requirements

The minimum requirements established under clause (i) shall— (I)be limited to ensuring that each metropolitan planning organization has the capabilities necessary to develop the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program under this section; and (II)include— (aa)only the staffing capabilities necessary to operate the metropolitan planning organization; and (bb)a requirement that the metropolitan planning organization has the technical capacity to conduct the travel demand model and forecasting necessary, as appropriate to the size and resources of the metropolitan planning organization, to fulfill the requirements of this section, except that in cases in which a metropolitan planning organization has a formal agreement with a State to conduct the modeling on behalf of the metropolitan planning organization, the metropolitan planning organization shall be exempt from the technical capacity requirement. (iii)

Limitation

The rule issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall only include the minimum requirements established in clause (ii). (iv)

Inclusion

A metropolitan planning organization operating primarily within an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and that does not qualify as a tier I MPO under subparagraph (A)(i), shall— (I)be designated as a tier II MPO; and (II)follow the processes under subsection (k). (C)

Consolidation

(i)

In general

Metropolitan planning organizations operating within contiguous or adjacent urbanized areas may elect to consolidate in order to meet the population thresholds required to achieve designation as a tier I or tier II MPO under this paragraph. (ii)

Effect of subsection

Nothing in this subsection requires or prevents consolidation among multiple metropolitan planning organizations located within a single urbanized area. (f)

Coordination in multistate areas

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate metropolitan area and the appropriate metropolitan planning organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire metropolitan area. (2)

Coordination along designated transportation corridors

Coordination with interstate compacts

The Secretary shall encourage metropolitan planning organizations to take into consideration, during the development of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, any relevant transportation studies concerning planning for regional transportation (including high-speed and intercity rail corridor studies, commuter rail corridor studies, intermodal terminals, and interstate highways) in support of freight, intercity, or multistate area projects and services that have been developed pursuant to interstate compacts or agreements, or by organizations established under section 5304. (g)

Engagement in metropolitan transportation plan and TIP development

(1)

Nonattainment and maintenance areas

If more than 1 metropolitan planning organization has authority within a metropolitan area, nonattainment area, or maintenance area, each metropolitan planning organization shall consult with all other metropolitan planning organizations designated for the metropolitan area, nonattainment area, or maintenance area and the State in the development of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs under this section. (2)

Transportation improvements located in multiple metropolitan planning areas

If a transportation improvement project funded under this chapter or title 23 is located within the boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan planning area, the affected metropolitan planning organizations shall coordinate metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs regarding the project. (3)

Coordination of adjacent planning organizations

(A)

In general

A metropolitan planning organization that is adjacent or located in reasonably close proximity to another metropolitan planning organization shall coordinate with that metropolitan planning organization with respect to planning processes, including preparation of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, to the maximum extent practicable. (B)

Nonmetropolitan planning organizations

A metropolitan planning organization that is adjacent or located in reasonably close proximity to a nonmetropolitan planning organization shall consult with that nonmetropolitan planning organization with respect to planning processes, to the maximum extent practicable. (4)

Relationship with other planning officials

(A)

In general

The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning organization to cooperate with Federal, State, tribal, and local officers and entities responsible for other types of planning activities that are affected by transportation in the relevant area (including planned growth, economic development, infrastructure services, housing, other public services, environmental protection, airport operations, high-speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, port access, and freight movements), to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the metropolitan transportation planning process, metropolitan transportation plans, and transportation improvement programs are developed in cooperation with other related planning activities in the area. (B)

Inclusion

Cooperation under subparagraph (A) shall include the design and delivery of transportation services within the metropolitan area that are provided by— (i)recipients of assistance under sections 202, 203, and 204 of title 23; (ii)recipients of assistance under this title; (iii)government agencies and nonprofit organizations (including representatives of the agencies and organizations) that receive Federal assistance from a source other than the Department of Transportation to provide nonemergency transportation services; and (iv)sponsors of regionally significant programs, projects, and services that are related to transportation and receive assistance from any public or private source. (5)

Coordination of other federally required planning programs

The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning organization to coordinate, to the maximum extent practicable, the development of metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs with other relevant federally required planning programs. (h)

Scope of planning process

(1)

In general

The metropolitan transportation planning process for a metropolitan planning area under this section shall provide for consideration of projects and strategies that will— (A)support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, travel and tourism (where applicable), productivity, and efficiency; (B)increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users; (C)increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users; (D)increase the accessibility and mobility of individuals and freight; (E)protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns; (F)enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for individuals and freight; (G)increase efficient system management and operation; and (H)emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system. (2)

Performance-based approach

(A)

In general

The metropolitan transportation planning process shall provide for the establishment and use of a performance-based approach to transportation decisionmaking to support the national goals described in section 5301(c) of this title and in section 150(b) of title 23. (B)

Performance targets

(i)

Surface transportation performance targets

(I)

In general

Each metropolitan planning organization shall establish performance targets that address the performance measures described in sections 119(f), 148(h), 149(k) (where applicable), and 167(i) of title 23, to use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the metropolitan planning organization. (II)

Coordination

Selection of performance targets by a metropolitan planning organization shall be coordinated with the relevant State to ensure consistency, to the maximum extent practicable. (ii)

Public transportation performance targets

Each metropolitan planning organization shall adopt the performance targets identified by providers of public transportation pursuant to sections 5326(c) and 5329(d), for use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the metropolitan planning organization. (C)

Timing

Each metropolitan planning organization shall establish the performance targets under subparagraph (B) not later than 90 days after the date on which the relevant State or provider of public transportation establishes the performance targets. (D)

Integration of other performance-based plans

A metropolitan planning organization shall integrate in the metropolitan transportation planning process, directly or by reference, the goals, objectives, performance measures, and targets described in other State plans and processes, as well as asset management and safety plans developed by providers of public transportation, required as part of a performance-based program, including plans such as— (i)the State National Highway System asset management plan; (ii)asset management plans developed by providers of public transportation; (iii)the State strategic highway safety plan; (iv)a congestion mitigation and air quality performance plan developed under section 149(k) of title 23 by a tier I MPO representing a nonattainment or maintenance area; (v)safety plans developed by providers of public transportation; and (vi)the national freight strategic plan. (E)

Use of performance measures and targets

The performance measures and targets established under this paragraph shall be used, at a minimum, by the relevant metropolitan planning organization as the basis for development of policies, programs, and investment priorities reflected in the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program. (3)

Failure to consider factors

The failure to take into consideration 1 or more of the factors specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be subject to review by any court under this chapter, title 23, subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting a metropolitan transportation plan, a transportation improvement program, a project or strategy, or the certification of a planning process. (4)

Participation by interested parties

(A)

In general

Each metropolitan planning organization shall provide to affected individuals, public agencies, and other interested parties (including State representatives of nonmotorized users) notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment on the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program and any relevant scenarios. (B)

Contents of participation plan

Each metropolitan planning organization shall establish a participation plan that— (i)is developed in consultation with interested parties and local officials; and (ii)provides that interested parties and local officials have reasonable opportunities to comment on the contents of the metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning organization. (C)

Methods

In carrying out subparagraph (A), the metropolitan planning organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable— (i)develop the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program in consultation with interested parties (including State representatives of nonmotorized users), as appropriate, including by the formation of advisory groups representative of the community and interested parties that participate in the development of the metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program; (ii)hold any public meetings at times and locations that are, as applicable— (I)convenient; and (II)in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); (iii)employ visualization techniques to describe metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs; and (iv)make public information available in appropriate electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, to afford reasonable opportunity for consideration of public information under subparagraph (A). (i)

Development of metropolitan transportation plan

(1)

Development

(A)

In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, each metropolitan planning organization shall prepare and update, respectively, a metropolitan transportation plan for the relevant metropolitan planning area in accordance with this section. (B)

Exceptions

A metropolitan planning organization shall prepare or update, as appropriate, the metropolitan transportation plan not less frequently than once every 4 years if the metropolitan planning organization is operating within— (i)a nonattainment area; or (ii)a maintenance area. (2)

Other requirements

A metropolitan transportation plan under this section shall— (A)be in a form that the Secretary determines to be appropriate; (B)have a term of not less than 20 years; and (C)contain, at a minimum— (i)an identification of the existing transportation infrastructure, including highways, local streets and roads, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, public transportation facilities and services, commuter rail facilities and services, high-speed and intercity passenger rail facilities and services, freight facilities (including freight railroad and port facilities), multimodal and intermodal facilities, and intermodal connectors that, evaluated in the aggregate, function as an integrated metropolitan transportation system; (ii)a description of the performance measures and performance targets used in assessing the existing and future performance of the transportation system in accordance with subsection (h)(2); (iii)a description of the current and projected future usage of the transportation system, including a projection based on a preferred scenario, and further including, to the extent practicable, an identification of existing or planned transportation rights-of-way, corridors, facilities, and related real properties; (iv)a system performance report evaluating the existing and future condition and performance of the transportation system with respect to the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2) and updates in subsequent system performance reports, including— (I)progress achieved by the metropolitan planning organization in meeting the performance targets in comparison with system performance recorded in previous reports; (II)an accounting of the performance of the metropolitan planning organization on outlay of obligated project funds and delivery of projects that have reached substantial completion in relation to— (aa)the projects included in the transportation improvement program; and (bb)the projects that have been removed from the previous transportation improvement program; and (III)when appropriate, an analysis of how the preferred scenario has improved the conditions and performance of the transportation system and how changes in local policies, investments, and growth have impacted the costs necessary to achieve the identified performance targets; (v)recommended strategies and investments for improving system performance over the planning horizon, including transportation systems management and operations strategies, maintenance strategies, demand management strategies, asset management strategies, capacity and enhancement investments, State and local economic development and land use improvements, intelligent transportation systems deployment, and technology adoption strategies, as determined by the projected support of the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2); (vi)recommended strategies and investments to improve and integrate disability-related access to transportation infrastructure, including strategies and investments based on a preferred scenario, when appropriate; (vii)investment priorities for using projected available and proposed revenues over the short- and long-term stages of the planning horizon, in accordance with the financial plan required under paragraph (4); (viii)a description of interstate compacts entered into in order to promote coordinated transportation planning in multistate areas, if applicable; (ix)an optional illustrative list of projects containing investments that— (I)are not included in the metropolitan transportation plan; but (II)would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (4) were available; (x)a discussion (developed in consultation with Federal, State, and tribal wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies) of types of potential environmental and stormwater mitigation activities and potential areas to carry out those activities, including activities that may have the greatest potential to restore and maintain the environmental functions affected by the metropolitan transportation plan; and (xi)recommended strategies and investments, including those developed by the State as part of interstate compacts, agreements, or organizations, that support intercity transportation. (3)

Scenario development

(A)

In general

When preparing the metropolitan transportation plan, the metropolitan planning organization may, while fitting the needs and complexity of their community, develop multiple scenarios for consideration as a part of the development of the metropolitan transportation plan, in accordance with subparagraph (B). (B)

Components of scenarios

The scenarios— (i)shall include potential regional investment strategies for the planning horizon; (ii)shall include assumed distribution of population and employment; (iii)may include a scenario that, to the maximum extent practicable, maintains baseline conditions for the performance measures identified in subsection (h)(2); (iv)may include a scenario that improves the baseline conditions for as many of the performance measures under subsection (h)(2) as possible; (v)shall be revenue constrained based on the total revenues expected to be available over the forecast period of the plan; and (vi)may include estimated costs and potential revenues available to support each scenario. (C)

Metrics

In addition to the performance measures identified in subsection (h)(2), scenarios developed under this paragraph may be evaluated using locally developed metrics for the following categories: (i)Congestion and mobility, including transportation use by mode. (ii)Freight movement. (iii)Safety. (iv)Efficiency and costs to taxpayers. (4)

Financial plan

A financial plan referred to in paragraph (2)(C)(vii) shall— (A)be prepared by each metropolitan planning organization to support the metropolitan transportation plan; and (B)contain a description of the following: (i)Projected resource requirements for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the metropolitan transportation plan, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs. (ii)The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment). (iii)Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the metropolitan planning organization, any public transportation agency, and the State, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the metropolitan transportation plan. (iv)Each applicable project only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project. (5)

Coordination with Clean Air Act agencies

The metropolitan planning organization for any metropolitan area that is a nonattainment area or maintenance area shall coordinate the development of a transportation plan with the process for development of the transportation control measures of the State implementation plan required by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). (6)

Publication

On approval by the relevant metropolitan planning organization, a metropolitan transportation plan involving Federal participation shall be, at such times and in such manner as the Secretary shall require— (A)published or otherwise made readily available by the metropolitan planning organization for public review, including (to the maximum extent practicable) in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet; and (B)submitted for informational purposes to the applicable Governor. (7)

Consultation

(A)

In general

In each metropolitan area, the metropolitan planning organization shall consult, as appropriate, with Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies responsible for land use management, natural resources, environmental protection, conservation, and historic preservation concerning the development of a metropolitan transportation plan. (B)

Issues

The consultation under subparagraph (A) shall involve, as available, consideration of— (i)metropolitan transportation plans with Federal, State, tribal, and local conservation plans or maps; and (ii)inventories of natural or historic resources. (8)

Selection of projects from illustrative list

Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a State or metropolitan planning organization shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the metropolitan transportation plan under paragraph (2)(C)(ix). (j)

Transportation improvement program

(1)

Development

(A)

In general

In cooperation with the applicable State and any affected public transportation operator, the metropolitan planning organization designated for a metropolitan area shall develop a transportation improvement program for the metropolitan planning area that— (i)contains projects consistent with the current metropolitan transportation plan; (ii)reflects the investment priorities established in the current metropolitan transportation plan; and (iii)once implemented, will make significant progress toward achieving the performance targets established under subsection (h)(2). (B)

Opportunity for participation

In developing the transportation improvement program, the metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the State and any affected public transportation operator, shall provide an opportunity for participation by interested parties, in accordance with subsection (h)(4). (C)

Updating and approval

The transportation improvement program shall be— (i)updated not less frequently than once every 4 years, on a cycle compatible with the development of the relevant statewide transportation improvement program under section 5304; and (ii)approved by the applicable Governor. (2)

Contents

(A)

Priority list

The transportation improvement program shall include a priority list of proposed federally supported projects and strategies to be carried out during the 4-year period beginning on the date of adoption of the transportation improvement program, and each 4-year period thereafter, using existing and reasonably available revenues in accordance with the financial plan under paragraph (3). (B)

Descriptions

Each project described in the transportation improvement program shall include sufficient descriptive material (such as type of work, termini, length, and other similar factors) to identify the project or phase of the project and the effect that the project or project phase will have in addressing the targets described in subsection (h)(2). (C)

Performance target achievement

The transportation improvement program shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a description of the anticipated effect of the transportation improvement program on attainment of the performance targets established in the metropolitan transportation plan, linking investment priorities to those performance targets. (D)

Illustrative list of projects

In developing a transportation improvement program, an optional illustrative list of projects may be prepared containing additional investment priorities that— (i)are not included in the transportation improvement program; but (ii)would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (3) were available. (3)

Financial plan

A financial plan referred to in paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall— (A)be prepared by each metropolitan planning organization to support the transportation improvement program; and (B)contain a description of the following: (i)Projected resource requirements for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the transportation improvement program, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs. (ii)The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment). (iii)Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the metropolitan planning organization, any public transportation agency, and the State, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the transportation improvement program. (iv)Each applicable project, only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project. (4)

Included projects

(A)

Projects under this chapter and title 23

A transportation improvement program developed under this subsection for a metropolitan area shall include a description of the projects within the area that are proposed for funding under this chapter and chapter 1 of title 23. (B)

Projects under chapter 2

(i)

Regionally significant

Each regionally significant project proposed for funding under chapter 2 of title 23 shall be identified individually in the transportation improvement program. (ii)

Nonregionally significant

A description of each project proposed for funding under chapter 2 of title 23 that is not determined to be regionally significant shall be contained in 1 line item or identified individually in the transportation improvement program. (5)

Opportunity for participation

Before approving a transportation improvement program, a metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the State and any affected public transportation operator, shall provide an opportunity for participation by interested parties in the development of the transportation improvement program, in accordance with subsection (h)(4). (6)

Selection of projects

(A)

In general

Each tier I MPO and tier II MPO shall select projects carried out within the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area from the transportation improvement program, in consultation with the relevant State and on concurrence of the affected facility owner, for funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) of title 23 and suballocated to the metropolitan planning area under section 133(d) of title 23. (B)

Projects under chapter 53

In the case of projects under this chapter, the selection of federally funded projects in metropolitan areas shall be carried out, from the approved transportation improvement program, by the designated recipients of public transportation funding in cooperation with the metropolitan planning organization. (C)

Congestion mitigation and air quality projects

Each tier I MPO shall select projects carried out within the boundaries of the applicable metropolitan planning area from the transportation improvement program, in consultation with the relevant State and on concurrence of the affected facility owner, for funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(4) of title 23 and suballocated to the metropolitan planning area under section 149(j) of title 23. (D)

Modifications to project priority

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, approval by the Secretary shall not be required to carry out a project included in a transportation improvement program in place of another project in the transportation improvement program. (7)

Publication

(A)

In general

A transportation improvement program shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the applicable metropolitan planning organization for public review in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet. (B)

Annual list of projects

An annual list of projects, including investments in pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, for which Federal funds have been obligated during the preceding fiscal year shall be published or otherwise made available by the cooperative effort of the State, public transportation operator, and metropolitan planning organization in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, in a manner that is consistent with the categories identified in the relevant transportation improvement program. (k)

Planning requirements for tier II MPOs

(1)

In general

The Secretary may provide for the performance-based development of a metropolitan transportation plan and transportation improvement program for the metropolitan planning area of a tier II MPO, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, taking into account— (A)the complexity of transportation needs in the area; and (B)the technical capacity of the metropolitan planning organization. (2)

Evaluation of performance-based planning

In reviewing a tier II MPO under subsection (m), the Secretary shall take into consideration the effectiveness of the tier II MPO in implementing and maintaining a performance-based planning process that— (A)addresses the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2); and (B)demonstrates progress on the achievement of those performance targets. (l)

Certification

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall— (A)ensure that the metropolitan transportation planning process of a metropolitan planning organization is being carried out in accordance with applicable Federal law; and (B)subject to paragraph (2), certify, not less frequently than once every 4 years, that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are met with respect to the metropolitan transportation planning process. (2)

Requirements for certification

The Secretary may make a certification under paragraph (1)(B) if— (A)the metropolitan transportation planning process complies with the requirements of this section and other applicable Federal law; (B)representation on the metropolitan planning organization board includes officials of public agencies that administer or operate major modes of transportation in the relevant metropolitan area, including providers of public transportation; and (C)a transportation improvement program for the metropolitan planning area has been approved by the relevant metropolitan planning organization and applicable Governor. (3)

Delegation of authority

The Secretary may— (A)delegate to the appropriate State fact-finding authority regarding the certification of a tier II MPO under this subsection; and (B)make the certification under paragraph (1) in consultation with the State. (4)

Effect of failure to certify

(A)

Withholding of project funds

If a metropolitan transportation planning process of a metropolitan planning organization is not certified under paragraph (1), the Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the funds attributable to the metropolitan planning area of the metropolitan planning organization for projects funded under this chapter and title 23. (B)

Restoration of withheld funds

Any funds withheld under subparagraph (A) shall be restored to the metropolitan planning area on the date of certification of the metropolitan transportation planning process by the Secretary. (5)

Public involvement

In making a determination regarding certification under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for public involvement appropriate to the metropolitan planning area under review. (m)

Performance-based planning processes evaluation

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall establish criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the performance-based planning processes of metropolitan planning organizations under this section, taking into consideration the following: (A)The extent to which the metropolitan planning organization has achieved, or is currently making substantial progress toward achieving, the performance targets specified in subsection (h)(2), taking into account whether the metropolitan planning organization developed meaningful performance targets. (B)The extent to which the metropolitan planning organization has used proven best practices that help ensure transportation investment that is efficient and cost-effective. (C)The extent to which the metropolitan planning organization— (i)has developed an investment process that relies on public input and awareness to ensure that investments are transparent and accountable; and (ii)provides regular reports allowing the public to access the information being collected in a format that allows the public to meaningfully assess the performance of the metropolitan planning organization. (2)

Report

(A)

In general

Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report evaluating— (i)the overall effectiveness of performance-based planning as a tool for guiding transportation investments; and (ii)the effectiveness of the performance-based planning process of each metropolitan planning organization under this section. (B)

Publication

The report under subparagraph (A) shall be published or otherwise made available in electronically accessible formats and means, including on the Internet. (n)

Additional requirements for certain nonattainment areas

(1)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or title 23, Federal funds may not be advanced in any metropolitan planning area classified as a nonattainment area or maintenance area for any highway project that will result in a significant increase in the carrying capacity for single-occupant vehicles, unless the owner or operator of the project demonstrates that the project will achieve or make substantial progress toward achieving the performance targets described in subsection (h)(2). (2)

Applicability

This subsection applies to any nonattainment area or maintenance area within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area, as determined under subsection (c). (o)

Effect of section

Nothing in this section provides to any metropolitan planning organization the authority to impose any legal requirement on any transportation facility, provider, or project not subject to the requirements of this chapter or title 23. (p)

Funding

Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(6) of title 23 and set aside under section 5305(g) of this title shall be available to carry out this section. (q)

Continuation of current review practice

(1)

In general

In consideration of the factors described in paragraph (2), any decision by the Secretary concerning a metropolitan transportation plan or transportation improvement program shall not be considered to be a Federal action subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (2)

Description of factors

The factors referred to in paragraph (1) are that— (A)metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs are subject to a reasonable opportunity for public comment; (B)the projects included in metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs are subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and (C)decisions by the Secretary concerning metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs have not been reviewed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) as of January 1, 1997. (r)

Schedule for implementation

The Secretary shall issue guidance on a schedule for implementation of the changes made by this section, taking into consideration the established planning update cycle for metropolitan planning organizations. The Secretary shall not require a metropolitan planning organization to deviate from its established planning update cycle to implement changes made by this section. Metropolitan planning organizations shall reflect changes made to their transportation plan or transportation improvement program updates not later than 2 years after the date of issuance of guidance by the Secretary.

(b)

Pilot program for transit-oriented development planning

(1)

Definitions

In this subsection the following definitions shall apply: (A)

Eligible project

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. (2)

General authority

The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to a State or local governmental authority to assist in financing comprehensive planning associated with an eligible project that seeks to— (A)enhance economic development, ridership, and other goals established during the project development and engineering processes; (B)facilitate multimodal connectivity and accessibility; (C)increase access to transit hubs for pedestrian and bicycle traffic; (D)enable mixed-use development; (E)identify infrastructure needs associated with the eligible project; and (F)include private sector participation. (3)

Eligibility

A State or local governmental authority that desires to participate in the program under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application that contains, at a minimum— (A)identification of an eligible project; (B)a schedule and process for the development of a comprehensive plan; (C)a description of how the eligible project and the proposed comprehensive plan advance the metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning organization; (D)proposed performance criteria for the development and implementation of the comprehensive plan; and (E)identification of— (i)partners; (ii)availability of and authority for funding; and (iii)potential State, local or other impediments to the implementation of the comprehensive plan.

20006.

Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning

Section 5304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5304.

Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning

(a)

Statewide transportation plans and STIPs

(1)

Development

(A)

In general

To accomplish the policy objectives described in section 5303(a), each State shall develop a statewide transportation plan and a statewide transportation improvement program for all areas of the State in accordance with this section. (B)

Incorporation of metropolitan transportation plans and TIPs

Each State shall incorporate in the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program, without change or by reference, the metropolitan transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, respectively, for each metropolitan planning area in the State. (C)

Nonmetropolitan areas

Each State shall consult with local officials in small urbanized areas with a population of 50,000 or more individuals, but fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and nonurbanized areas of the State in preparing the nonmetropolitan portions of statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs. (2)

Contents

The statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program developed for each State shall provide for the development and integrated management and operation of transportation systems and facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation) that will function as— (A)an intermodal transportation system for the State; and (B)an integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the United States. (3)

Process

The process for developing the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program shall— (A)provide for consideration of all modes of transportation; and (B)be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the transportation needs to be addressed. (b)

Coordination and consultation

(1)

In general

Each State shall— (A)coordinate planning carried out under this section with— (i)the transportation planning activities carried out under section 5303 for metropolitan areas of the State; and (ii)statewide trade and economic development planning activities and related multistate planning efforts; (B)coordinate planning carried out under this section with the transportation planning activities carried out by each nonmetropolitan planning organization in the State, as applicable; (C)consult on planning carried out under this section with the transportation planning activities carried out by each rural planning organization in the State, as applicable; and (D)develop the transportation portion of the State implementation plan as required by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). (2)

Multistate areas

(A)

In general

The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate metropolitan planning area and the appropriate metropolitan planning organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire metropolitan area. (B)

Coordination along designated transportation corridors

The Secretary shall encourage each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate transportation corridor to provide coordinated transportation planning for the entire designated corridor. (C)

Interstate compacts

For purposes of this section, any 2 or more States— (i)may enter into compacts, agreements, or organizations not in conflict with any Federal law for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in support of activities authorized under this section, as the activities relate to interstate areas and localities within the States; (ii)may establish such agencies (joint or otherwise) as the States determine to be appropriate for ensuring the effectiveness of the agreements and compacts; and (iii)are encouraged to enter into such compacts, agreements, or organizations as are appropriate to develop planning documents in support of intercity or multistate area projects, facilities, and services, the relevant components of which shall be reflected in statewide transportation improvement programs and statewide transportation plans. (D)

Reservation of rights

The right to alter, amend, or repeal any interstate compact or agreement entered into under this subsection is expressly reserved. (c)

Relationship with other planning officials

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall encourage each State to cooperate with Federal, State, tribal, and local officers and entities responsible for other types of planning activities that are affected by transportation in the relevant area (including planned growth, economic development, infrastructure services, housing, other public services, environmental protection, airport operations, high-speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, port access, and freight movements), to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the statewide and nonmetropolitan planning process, statewide transportation plans, and statewide transportation improvement programs are developed with due consideration for other related planning activities in the State. (2)

Inclusion

Cooperation under paragraph (1) shall include the design and delivery of transportation services within the State that are provided by— (A)recipients of assistance under sections 202, 203, and 204 of title 23; (B)recipients of assistance under this chapter; (C)government agencies and nonprofit organizations (including representatives of the agencies and organizations) that receive Federal assistance from a source other than the Department of Transportation to provide nonemergency transportation services; and (D)sponsors of regionally significant programs, projects, and services that are related to transportation and receive assistance from any public or private source. (d)

Scope of planning process

(1)

In general

The statewide transportation planning process for a State under this section shall provide for consideration of projects, strategies, and services that will— (A)support the economic vitality of the United States, the State, nonmetropolitan areas, and metropolitan areas, especially by enabling global competitiveness, travel and tourism (where applicable), productivity, and efficiency; (B)increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users; (C)increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users; (D)increase the accessibility and mobility of individuals and freight; (E)protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns; (F)enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for individuals and freight; (G)increase efficient system management and operation; and (H)emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system. (2)

Performance-based approach

(A)

In general

The statewide transportation planning process shall provide for the establishment and use of a performance-based approach to transportation decisionmaking to support the national goals described in section 5301(c) of this title and in section 150(b) of title 23. (B)

Surface transportation performance targets

(i)

In general

Each State shall establish performance targets that address the performance measures described in sections 119(f), 148(h), and 167(i) of title 23 to use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the State. (ii)

Coordination

Selection of performance targets by a State shall be coordinated with relevant metropolitan planning organizations to ensure consistency, to the maximum extent practicable. (C)

Public transportation performance targets

For providers of public transportation operating in urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and not represented by a metropolitan planning organization, each State shall adopt the performance targets identified by such providers of public transportation pursuant to sections 5326(c) and 5329(d), for use in tracking attainment of critical outcomes for the region of the metropolitan planning organization. (D)

Integration of other performance-based plans

A State shall integrate into the statewide transportation planning process, directly or by reference, the goals, objectives, performance measures, and performance targets described in this paragraph in other State plans and processes, and asset management and safety plans developed by providers of public transportation in urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and not represented by a metropolitan planning organization, required as part of a performance-based program, including plans such as— (i)the State National Highway System asset management plan; (ii)asset management plans developed by providers of public transportation; (iii)the State strategic highway safety plan; (iv)safety plans developed by providers of public transportation; and (v)the national freight strategic plan. (E)

Use of performance measures and targets

The performance measures and targets established under this paragraph shall be used, at a minimum, by a State as the basis for development of policies, programs, and investment priorities reflected in the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program. (3)

Failure to consider factors

The failure to take into consideration 1 or more of the factors specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be subject to review by any court under this chapter, title 23, subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting a statewide transportation plan, a statewide transportation improvement program, a project or strategy, or the certification of a planning process. (4)

Participation by interested parties

(A)

In general

Each State shall provide to— (i)nonmetropolitan local elected officials an opportunity to participate in accordance with subparagraph (B)(i); and (ii)affected individuals, public agencies, and other interested parties notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment on the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program. (B)

Methods

In carrying out this paragraph, the State shall— (i)develop and document a consultative process to carry out subparagraph (A)(i) that is separate and discrete from the public involvement process developed under clause (ii); (ii)develop the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program in consultation with interested parties, as appropriate, including by the formation of advisory groups representative of the State and interested parties that participate in the development of the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program; (iii)hold any public meetings at times and locations that are, as applicable— (I)convenient; and (II)in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); (iv)employ visualization techniques to describe statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs; and (v)make public information available in appropriate electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, to afford reasonable opportunity for consideration of public information under subparagraph (A). (e)

Coordination and consultation

(1)

Metropolitan areas

(A)

In general

Each State shall develop a statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program for each metropolitan area in the State by incorporating, without change or by reference, at a minimum, as prepared by each metropolitan planning organization designated for the metropolitan area under section 5303— (i)all regionally significant projects to be carried out during the 10-year period beginning on the effective date of the relevant existing metropolitan transportation plan; and (ii)all projects to be carried out during the 4-year period beginning on the effective date of the relevant transportation improvement program. (B)

Projected costs

Each metropolitan planning organization shall provide to each applicable State a description of the projected costs of implementing the projects included in the metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning organization for purposes of metropolitan financial planning and fiscal constraint. (2)

Nonmetropolitan areas

With respect to nonmetropolitan areas in a State, the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program of the State shall be developed in consultation with affected nonmetropolitan local officials with responsibility for transportation, including providers of public transportation. (3)

Indian tribal areas

With respect to each area of a State under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program of the State shall be developed in consultation with— (A)the tribal government; and (B)the Secretary of the Interior. (4)

Federal land management agencies

With respect to each area of a State under the jurisdiction of a Federal land management agency, the statewide transportation plan and statewide transportation improvement program of the State shall be developed in consultation with the relevant Federal land management agency. (5)

Consultation, comparison, and consideration

(A)

In general

A statewide transportation plan shall be developed, as appropriate, in consultation with Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies responsible for land use management, natural resources, infrastructure permitting, environmental protection, conservation, and historic preservation. (B)

Comparison and consideration

Consultation under subparagraph (A) shall involve the comparison of statewide transportation plans to, as available— (i)Federal, State, tribal, and local conservation plans or maps; and (ii)inventories of natural or historic resources. (f)

Statewide transportation plan

(1)

Development

(A)

In general

Each State shall develop a statewide transportation plan, the forecast period of which shall be not less than 20 years for all areas of the State, that provides for the development and implementation of the intermodal transportation system of the State. (B)

Initial period

A statewide transportation plan shall include, at a minimum, for the first 10-year period of the statewide transportation plan, the identification of existing and future transportation facilities that will function as an integrated statewide transportation system, giving emphasis to those facilities that serve important national, statewide, and regional transportation functions. (C)

Subsequent period

For the second 10-year period of the statewide transportation plan (referred to in this subsection as the outer years period), a statewide transportation plan— (i)may include identification of future transportation facilities; and (ii)shall describe the policies and strategies that provide for the development and implementation of the intermodal transportation system of the State. (D)

Other requirements

A statewide transportation plan shall— (i)include, for the 20-year period covered by the statewide transportation plan, a description of— (I)the projected aggregate cost of projects anticipated by a State to be implemented; and (II)the revenues necessary to support the projects; (ii)include, in such form as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, a description of— (I)the existing transportation infrastructure, including an identification of highways, local streets and roads, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, public transportation facilities and services, commuter rail facilities and services, high-speed and intercity passenger rail facilities and services, freight facilities (including freight railroad and port facilities), multimodal and intermodal facilities, and intermodal connectors that, evaluated in the aggregate, function as an integrated transportation system; (II)the performance measures and performance targets used in assessing the existing and future performance of the transportation system described in subsection (d)(2); (III)the current and projected future usage of the transportation system, including, to the maximum extent practicable, an identification of existing or planned transportation rights-of-way, corridors, facilities, and related real properties; (IV)a system performance report evaluating the existing and future condition and performance of the transportation system with respect to the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2) and updates to subsequent system performance reports, including— (aa)progress achieved by the State in meeting performance targets, as compared to system performance recorded in previous reports; and (bb)an accounting of the performance by the State on outlay of obligated project funds and delivery of projects that have reached substantial completion, in relation to the projects currently on the statewide transportation improvement program and those projects that have been removed from the previous statewide transportation improvement program; (V)recommended strategies and investments for improving system performance over the planning horizon, including transportation systems management and operations strategies, maintenance strategies, demand management strategies, asset management strategies, capacity and enhancement investments, land use improvements, intelligent transportation systems deployment and technology adoption strategies as determined by the projected support of performance targets described in subsection (d)(2); (VI)recommended strategies and investments to improve and integrate disability-related access to transportation infrastructure; (VII)investment priorities for using projected available and proposed revenues over the short- and long-term stages of the planning horizon, in accordance with the financial plan required under paragraph (2); (VIII)a description of interstate compacts entered into in order to promote coordinated transportation planning in multistate areas, if applicable; (IX)an optional illustrative list of projects containing investments that— (aa)are not included in the statewide transportation plan; but (bb)would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (2) were available; (X)a discussion (developed in consultation with Federal, State, and tribal wildlife, land management, and regulatory agencies) of types of potential environmental and stormwater mitigation activities and potential areas to carry out those activities, including activities that may have the greatest potential to restore and maintain the environmental functions affected by the statewide transportation plan; and (XI)recommended strategies and investments, including those developed by the State as part of interstate compacts, agreements, or organizations, that support intercity transportation; and (iii)be updated by the State not less frequently than once every 5 years. (2)

Financial plan

A financial plan referred to in paragraph (1)(D)(ii)(VII) shall— (A)be prepared by each State to support the statewide transportation plan; and (B)contain a description of the following: (i)Projected resource requirements during the 20-year planning horizon for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the statewide transportation plan, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs. (ii)The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment). (iii)Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the State, any public transportation agency, and relevant metropolitan planning organizations, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the statewide transportation plan. (iv)Each applicable project, only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project. (v)For the outer years period of the statewide transportation plan, a description of the aggregate cost ranges or bands, subject to the condition that any future funding source shall be reasonably expected to be available to support the projected cost ranges or bands. (3)

Coordination with Clean Air Act agencies

For any nonmetropolitan area that is a nonattainment area or maintenance area, the State shall coordinate the development of the statewide transportation plan with the process for development of the transportation control measures of the State implementation plan required by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). (4)

Publication

A statewide transportation plan involving Federal and non-Federal participation programs, projects, and strategies shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the State for public review, including (to the maximum extent practicable) in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, in such manner as the Secretary shall require. (5)

Selection of projects from illustrative list

Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a State shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the statewide transportation plan under paragraph (1)(D)(ii)(IX). (6)

Use of policy plans

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a State that has in effect, as of the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, a statewide transportation plan that follows a policy plan approach— (A)may, for 4 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, continue to use a policy plan approach to the statewide transportation plan; and (B)shall be subject to the requirements of this subsection only to the extent that such requirements were applicable under this section (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012). (g)

Statewide transportation improvement programs

(1)

Development

(A)

In general

In consultation with nonmetropolitan officials with responsibility for transportation and affected public transportation operators, the State shall develop a statewide transportation improvement program for the State that— (i)includes projects consistent with the statewide transportation plan; (ii)reflects the investment priorities established in the statewide transportation plan; and (iii)once implemented, makes significant progress toward achieving the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2). (B)

Opportunity for participation

In developing a statewide transportation improvement program, the State, in cooperation with affected public transportation operators, shall provide an opportunity for participation by interested parties (including State representatives of nonmotorized users) in the development of the statewide transportation improvement program, in accordance with subsection (e). (C)

Other requirements

(i)

In general

A statewide transportation improvement program shall— (I)cover a period of not less than 4 years; and (II)be updated not less frequently than once every 4 years, or more frequently, as the Governor determines to be appropriate. (ii)

Incorporation of TIPs

A statewide transportation improvement program shall incorporate any relevant transportation improvement program developed by a metropolitan planning organization under section 5303, without change. (iii)

Projects

Each project included in a statewide transportation improvement program shall be— (I)consistent with the statewide transportation plan developed under this section for the State; (II)identical to a project or phase of a project described in a relevant transportation improvement program; and (III)for any project located in a nonattainment area or maintenance area, carried out in accordance with the applicable State air quality implementation plan developed under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). (2)

Contents

(A)

Priority list

A statewide transportation improvement program shall include a priority list of proposed federally supported projects and strategies, to be carried out during the 4-year period beginning on the date of adoption of the statewide transportation improvement program, and during each 4-year period thereafter, using existing and reasonably available revenues in accordance with the financial plan under paragraph (3). (B)

Descriptions

Each project or phase of a project included in a statewide transportation improvement program shall include sufficient descriptive material (such as type of work, termini, length, estimated completion date, and other similar factors) to identify— (i)the project or project phase; and (ii)the effect that the project or project phase will have in addressing the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2). (C)

Performance target achievement

A statewide transportation improvement program shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a discussion of the anticipated effect of the statewide transportation improvement program toward achieving the performance targets established in the statewide transportation plan, linking investment priorities to those performance targets. (D)

Illustrative list of projects

An optional illustrative list of projects may be prepared containing additional investment priorities that— (i)are not included in the statewide transportation improvement program; but (ii)would be so included if resources in addition to the resources identified in the financial plan under paragraph (3) were available. (3)

Financial plan

A financial plan referred to in paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall— (A)be prepared by each State to support the statewide transportation improvement program; and (B)contain a description of the following: (i)Projected resource requirements for implementing projects, strategies, and services recommended in the statewide transportation improvement program, including existing and projected system operating and maintenance needs, proposed enhancement and expansions to the system, projected available revenue from Federal, State, local, and private sources, and innovative financing techniques to finance projects and programs. (ii)The projected difference between costs and revenues, and strategies for securing additional new revenue (such as by capture of some of the economic value created by any new investment). (iii)Estimates of future funds, to be developed cooperatively by the State and relevant metropolitan planning organizations and public transportation agencies, that are reasonably expected to be available to support the investment priorities recommended in the statewide transportation improvement program. (iv)Each applicable project, only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project within the time period contemplated for completion of the project. (4)

Included projects

(A)

Projects under this chapter and title 23

A statewide transportation improvement program developed under this subsection for a State shall include the projects within the State that are proposed for funding under this chapter and chapter 1 of title 23. (B)

Projects under this chapter and chapter 2

(i)

Regionally significant

Each regionally significant project proposed for funding under this chapter and chapter 2 of title 23 shall be identified individually in the statewide transportation improvement program. (ii)

Nonregionally significant

A description of each project proposed for funding under this chapter and chapter 2 of title 23 that is not determined to be regionally significant shall be contained in 1 line item or identified individually in the statewide transportation improvement program. (5)

Publication

(A)

In general

A statewide transportation improvement program shall be published or otherwise made readily available by the State for public review in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet. (B)

Annual list of projects

An annual list of projects, including investments in pedestrian walkways, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, for which Federal funds have been obligated during the preceding fiscal year shall be published or otherwise made available by the cooperative effort of the State, public transportation operator, and relevant metropolitan planning organizations in electronically accessible formats and means, such as the Internet, in a manner that is consistent with the categories identified in the relevant statewide transportation improvement program. (6)

Project selection for urbanized areas with populations of fewer than 200,000 not represented by designated MPOs

Projects carried out in urbanized areas with populations of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as calculated according to the most recent decennial census, and that are not represented by designated metropolitan planning organizations, shall be selected from the approved statewide transportation improvement program (including projects carried out under this chapter and projects carried out on the National Highway System) by the State, in cooperation with the affected nonmetropolitan planning organization, if any exists, and in consultation with the affected nonmetropolitan area local officials with responsibility for transportation. (7)

Approval by Secretary

(A)

In general

Not less frequently than once every 4 years, a statewide transportation improvement program developed under this subsection shall be reviewed and approved by the Secretary, based on the current planning finding of the Secretary under subparagraph (B). (B)

Planning finding

The Secretary shall make a planning finding referred to in subparagraph (A) not less frequently than once every 5 years regarding whether the transportation planning process through which statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs are developed is consistent with this section and section 5303. (8)

Modifications to project priority

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, approval by the Secretary shall not be required to carry out a project included in an approved statewide transportation improvement program in place of another project in the statewide transportation improvement program. (h)

Certification

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall— (A)ensure that the statewide transportation planning process of a State is being carried out in accordance with this section and applicable Federal law (including rules and regulations); and (B)subject to paragraph (2), certify, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012 and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are met with respect to the statewide transportation planning process. (2)

Requirements for certification

The Secretary may make a certification under paragraph (1)(B) if— (A)the statewide transportation planning process complies with the requirements of this section and other applicable Federal law; and (B)a statewide transportation improvement program for the State has been approved by the Governor of the State. (3)

Effect of failure to certify

(A)

Withholding of project funds

If a statewide transportation planning process of a State is not certified under paragraph (1), the Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the funds attributable to the State for projects funded under this chapter and title 23. (B)

Restoration of withheld funds

Any funds withheld under subparagraph (A) shall be restored to the State on the date of certification of the statewide transportation planning process by the Secretary. (4)

Public involvement

In making a determination regarding certification under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for public involvement appropriate to the State under review. (i)

Performance-based planning processes evaluation

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall establish criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the performance-based planning processes of States, taking into consideration the following: (A)The extent to which the State has achieved, or is currently making substantial progress toward achieving, the performance targets described in subsection (d)(2), taking into account whether the State developed meaningful performance targets. (B)The extent to which the State has used proven best practices that help ensure transportation investment that is efficient and cost-effective. (C)The extent to which the State— (i)has developed an investment process that relies on public input and awareness to ensure that investments are transparent and accountable; and (ii)provides regular reports allowing the public to access the information being collected in a format that allows the public to meaningfully assess the performance of the State. (2)

Report

(A)

In general

Publication

The report under subparagraph (A) shall be published or otherwise made available in electronically accessible formats and means, including on the Internet. (j)

Funding

Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(6) of title 23 and set aside under section 5305(g) shall be available to carry out this section. (k)

Continuation of current review practice

(1)

In general

In consideration of the factors described in paragraph (2), any decision by the Secretary concerning a statewide transportation plan or statewide transportation improvement program shall not be considered to be a Federal action subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (2)

Description of factors

The factors referred to in paragraph (1) are that— (A)statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs are subject to a reasonable opportunity for public comment; (B)the projects included in statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs are subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and (C)decisions by the Secretary concerning statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs have not been reviewed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) as of January 1, 1997. (l)

Schedule for implementation

The Secretary shall issue guidance on a schedule for implementation of the changes made by this section, taking into consideration the established planning update cycle for States. The Secretary shall not require a State to deviate from its established planning update cycle to implement changes made by this section. States shall reflect changes made to their transportation plan or transportation improvement program updates not later than 2 years after the date of issuance of guidance by the Secretary under this subsection.

20007.

Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program

(a)

In general

Section 5306 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5306.

Public transportation emergency relief program

(a)

Definition

In this section the following definitions shall apply: (1)

Eligible operating costs

The term eligible operating costs means costs relating to— (A)evacuation services; (B)rescue operations; (C)temporary public transportation service; or (D)reestablishing, expanding, or relocating public transportation route service before, during, or after an emergency. (2)

Emergency

The term emergency means a natural disaster affecting a wide area (such as a flood, hurricane, tidal wave, earthquake, severe storm, or landslide) or a catastrophic failure from any external cause, as a result of which— (A)the Governor of a State has declared an emergency and the Secretary has concurred; or (B)the President has declared a major disaster under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). (b)

General authority

The Secretary may make grants and enter into contracts and other agreements (including agreements with departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government) for— (1)capital projects to protect, repair, reconstruct, or replace equipment and facilities of a public transportation system operating in the United States or on an Indian reservation that the Secretary determines is in danger of suffering serious damage, or has suffered serious damage, as a result of an emergency; and (2)eligible operating costs of public transportation equipment and facilities in an area directly affected by an emergency during— (A)the 1-year period beginning on the date of a declaration described in subsection (a)(2); or (B)if the Secretary determines there is a compelling need, the 2-year period beginning on the date of a declaration described in subsection (a)(2). (c)

Coordination of emergency funds

(1)

Use of funds

Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall be in addition to any other funds available under this chapter. (2)

No effect on other government activity

The provision of funds under this section shall not affect the ability of any other agency of the Government, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or a State agency, a local governmental entity, organization, or person, to provide any other funds otherwise authorized by law. (3)

Notification

The Secretary shall notify the Secretary of Homeland Security of the purpose and amount of any grant made or contract or other agreement entered into under this section. (d)

Grant requirements

A grant awarded under this section or under section 5307 or 5311 that is made to address an emergency defined under subsection (a)(2) shall be— (1)subject to the terms and conditions the Secretary determines are necessary; and (2)made only for expenses that are not reimbursed under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). (e)

Government share of costs

(1)

Capital projects and operating assistance

A grant, contract, or other agreement for a capital project or eligible operating costs under this section shall be, at the option of the recipient, for not more than 80 percent of the net project cost, as determined by the Secretary. (2)

Non-Federal share

The remainder of the net project cost may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital. (3)

Waiver

The Secretary may waive, in whole or part, the non-Federal share required under— (A)paragraph (2); or (B)section 5307 or 5311, in the case of a grant made available under section 5307 or 5311, respectively, to address an emergency.

(b)

Memorandum of agreement

(1)

Purposes

The purposes of this subsection are— (A)to improve coordination between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security; and (B)to expedite the provision of Federal assistance for public transportation systems for activities relating to a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) (referred to in this subsection as a major disaster or emergency). (2)

Agreement

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into a memorandum of agreement to coordinate the roles and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security in providing assistance for public transportation, including the provision of public transportation services and the repair and restoration of public transportation systems in areas for which the President has declared a major disaster or emergency. (3)

Contents of agreement

The memorandum of agreement required under paragraph (2) shall— (A)provide for improved coordination and expeditious use of public transportation, as appropriate, in response to and recovery from a major disaster or emergency; (B)establish procedures to address— (i)issues that have contributed to delays in the reimbursement of eligible transportation-related expenses relating to a major disaster or emergency; (ii)any challenges identified in the review under paragraph (4); and (iii)the coordination of assistance for public transportation provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and section 5306 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, as appropriate; and (C)provide for the development and distribution of clear guidelines for State, local, and tribal governments, including public transportation systems, relating to— (i)assistance available for public transportation systems for activities relating to a major disaster or emergency— (I)under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; (II)under section 5306 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act; and (III)from other sources, including other Federal agencies; and (ii)reimbursement procedures that speed the process of— (I)applying for assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and section 5306 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act; and (II)distributing assistance for public transportation systems under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and section 5306 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act. (4)

After action review

Before entering into a memorandum of agreement under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security (acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency), in consultation with State, local, and tribal governments (including public transportation systems) that have experienced a major disaster or emergency, shall review after action reports relating to major disasters, emergencies, and exercises, to identify areas where coordination between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security and the provision of public transportation services should be improved. (5)

Factors for declarations of major disasters and emergencies

The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall make available to State, local, and tribal governments, including public transportation systems, a description of the factors that the President considers in declaring a major disaster or emergency, including any pre-disaster emergency declaration policies. (6)

Briefings

(A)

Initial briefing

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly brief the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the memorandum of agreement required under paragraph (2). (B)

Quarterly briefings

Each quarter of the 1-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security enter into the memorandum of agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly brief the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the implementation of the memorandum of agreement.

20008.

Urbanized area formula grants

Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5307.

Urbanized area formula grants

(a)

General authority

(1)

Grants

The Secretary may make grants under this section for— (A)capital projects; (B)planning; and (C)operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census. (2)

Special rule

The Secretary may make grants under this section to finance the operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation, excluding rail fixed guideway, in an urbanized area with a population of not fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census— (A)for public transportation systems that operate 75 or fewer buses during peak service hours, in an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the share of the apportionment which is attributable to such systems within the urbanized area, as measured by vehicle revenue hours; and (B)for public transportation systems that operate a minimum of 76 buses and a maximum of 100 buses during peak service hours, in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the share of the apportionment which is attributable to such systems within the urbanized area, as measured by vehicle revenue hours. (3)

Temporary and targeted assistance

(A)

Eligibility

The Secretary may make a grant under this section to finance the operating cost of equipment and facilities to a recipient for use in public transportation in an area that the Secretary determines has— (i)a population of not fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census; and (ii)a 3-month unemployment rate, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that is— (I)greater than 7 percent; and (II)at least 2 percentage points greater than the lowest 3-month unemployment rate for the area during the 5-year period preceding the date of the determination. (B)

Award of grant

(i)

In general

Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, the Secretary may make a grant under this section for not more than 2 consecutive fiscal years. (ii)

Additional year

If, at the end of the second fiscal year following the date on which the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (A) with respect to an area, the Secretary determines that the 3-month unemployment rate for the area is at least 2 percentage points greater than the unemployment rate for the area at the time the Secretary made the determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may make a grant to a recipient in the area for 1 additional consecutive fiscal year. (iii)

Exclusion period

Beginning on the last day of the last consecutive fiscal year for which a recipient receives a grant under this paragraph, the Secretary may not make a subsequent grant under this paragraph to the recipient for a number of fiscal years equal to the number of consecutive fiscal years in which the recipient received a grant under this paragraph. (C)

Limitation

(i)

First fiscal year

For the first fiscal year following the date on which the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (A) with respect to an area, not more than 25 percent of the amount apportioned to a designated recipient under section 5336 for the fiscal year shall be available for operating assistance for the area. (ii)

Second and third fiscal years

For the second and third fiscal years following the date on which the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (A) with respect to an area, not more than 20 percent of the amount apportioned to a designated recipient under section 5336 for the fiscal year shall be available for operating assistance for the area. (D)

Period of availability for operating assistance

Operating assistance awarded under this paragraph shall be available for expenditure to a recipient in an area until the end of the second fiscal year following the date on which the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (A) with respect to the area, after which time any unexpended funds shall be available to the recipient for other eligible activities under this section. (E)

Certification

The Secretary may make a grant for operating assistance under this paragraph for a fiscal year only if the recipient certifies that— (i)the recipient will maintain public transportation service levels at or above the current service level, which shall be demonstrated by providing an equal or greater number of vehicle hours of service in the fiscal year than the number of vehicle hours of service provided in the preceding fiscal year; (ii)any non-Federal entity that provides funding to the recipient, including a State or local governmental entity, will maintain the tax rate or rate of allocations dedicated to public transportation at or above the rate for the preceding fiscal year; (iii)the recipient has allocated the maximum amount of funding under this section for preventive maintenance costs eligible as a capital expense necessary to maintain the level and quality of service provided in the preceding fiscal year; and (iv)the recipient will not use funding under this section for new capital assets except as necessary for the existing system to maintain or achieve a state of good repair, assure safety, or replace obsolete technology. (b)

Access to jobs projects

(1)

In general

A designated recipient shall expend not less than 3 percent of the amount apportioned to the designated recipient under section 5336 or an amount equal to the amount apportioned to the designated recipient in fiscal year 2011 to carry out section 5316 (as in effect for fiscal year 2011), whichever is less, to carry out a program to develop and maintain job access projects. Eligible projects may include— (A)a project relating to the development and maintenance of public transportation services designed to transport eligible low-income individuals to and from jobs and activities related to their employment, including— (i)a public transportation project to finance planning, capital, and operating costs of providing access to jobs under this chapter; (ii)promoting public transportation by low-income workers, including the use of public transportation by workers with nontraditional work schedules; (iii)promoting the use of public transportation vouchers for welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals; and (iv)promoting the use of employer-provided transportation, including the transit pass benefit program under section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (B)a transportation project designed to support the use of public transportation including— (i)enhancements to existing public transportation service for workers with non-traditional hours or reverse commutes; (ii)guaranteed ride home programs; (iii)bicycle storage facilities; and (iv)projects that otherwise facilitate the provision of public transportation services to employment opportunities. (2)

Project selection and plan development

Each grant recipient under this subsection shall certify that— (A)the projects selected were included in a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan; (B)the plan was developed and approved through a process that included individuals with low incomes, representatives of public, private, and nonprofit transportation and human services providers, and participation by the public; (C)services funded under this subsection are coordinated with transportation services funded by other Federal departments and agencies to the maximum extent feasible; and (D)allocations of the grant to subrecipients, if any, are distributed on a fair and equitable basis. (3)

Competitive process for grants to subrecipients

(A)

Areawide solicitations

A recipient of funds apportioned under this subsection may conduct, in cooperation with the appropriate metropolitan planning organization, an areawide solicitation for applications for grants to the recipient and subrecipients under this subsection. (B)

Application

If the recipient elects to engage in a competitive process, recipients and subrecipients seeking to receive a grant from apportioned funds shall submit to the recipient an application in the form and in accordance with such requirements as the recipient shall establish. (c)

Program of projects

Each recipient of a grant shall— (1)make available to the public information on amounts available to the recipient under this section; (2)develop, in consultation with interested parties, including private transportation providers, a proposed program of projects for activities to be financed; (3)publish a proposed program of projects in a way that affected individuals, private transportation providers, and local elected officials have the opportunity to examine the proposed program and submit comments on the proposed program and the performance of the recipient; (4)provide an opportunity for a public hearing in which to obtain the views of individuals on the proposed program of projects; (5)ensure that the proposed program of projects provides for the coordination of public transportation services assisted under section 5336 of this title with transportation services assisted from other United States Government sources; (6)consider comments and views received, especially those of private transportation providers, in preparing the final program of projects; and (7)make the final program of projects available to the public. (d)

Grant recipient requirements

A recipient may receive a grant in a fiscal year only if— (1)the recipient, within the time the Secretary prescribes, submits a final program of projects prepared under subsection (c) of this section and a certification for that fiscal year that the recipient (including a person receiving amounts from a Governor under this section)— (A)has or will have the legal, financial, and technical capacity to carry out the program, including safety and security aspects of the program; (B)has or will have satisfactory continuing control over the use of equipment and facilities; (C)will maintain equipment and facilities; (D)will ensure that, during non-peak hours for transportation using or involving a facility or equipment of a project financed under this section, a fare that is not more than 50 percent of the peak hour fare will be charged for any— (i)senior; (ii)individual who, because of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other incapacity or temporary or permanent disability (including an individual who is a wheelchair user or has semiambulatory capability), cannot use a public transportation service or a public transportation facility effectively without special facilities, planning, or design; and (iii)individual presenting a Medicare card issued to that individual under title II or XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. and 1395 et seq.); (E)in carrying out a procurement under this section, will comply with sections 5323 and 5325; (F)has complied with subsection (c) of this section; (G)has available and will provide the required amounts as provided by subsection (e) of this section; (H)will comply with sections 5303 and 5304; (I)has a locally developed process to solicit and consider public comment before raising a fare or carrying out a major reduction of transportation; (J)(i)will expend for each fiscal year for public transportation security projects, including increased lighting in or adjacent to a public transportation system (including bus stops, subway stations, parking lots, and garages), increased camera surveillance of an area in or adjacent to that system, providing an emergency telephone line to contact law enforcement or security personnel in an area in or adjacent to that system, and any other project intended to increase the security and safety of an existing or planned public transportation system, at least 1 percent of the amount the recipient receives for each fiscal year under section 5336 of this title; or (ii)has decided that the expenditure for security projects is not necessary; (K)in the case of a recipient for an urbanized area with a population of not fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census— (i)will expend not less than 1 percent of the amount the recipient receives each fiscal year under this section for associated transit improvements, as defined in section 5302; and (ii)will submit an annual report listing projects carried out in the preceding fiscal year with those funds; and (L)will comply with section 5329(d); and (2)the Secretary accepts the certification. (e)

Government share of costs

(1)

Capital projects

A grant for a capital project under this section shall be for 80 percent of the net project cost of the project. The recipient may provide additional local matching amounts. (2)

Operating expenses

A grant for operating expenses under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the net project cost of the project. (3)

Remaining costs

Subject to paragraph (4), the remainder of the net project costs shall be provided— (A)in cash from non-Government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services; (B)from revenues from the sale of advertising and concessions; (C)from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital; (D)from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to a department or agency of the Government (other than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to be expended for transportation; and (E)from amounts received under a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or private social service organization. (4)

Use of certain funds

For purposes of subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (3), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to Federal or State funds to be used for transportation purposes. (f)

Undertaking projects in advance

(1)

Payment

The Secretary may pay the Government share of the net project cost to a State or local governmental authority that carries out any part of a project eligible under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) without the aid of amounts of the Government and according to all applicable procedures and requirements if— (A)the recipient applies for the payment; (B)the Secretary approves the payment; and (C)before carrying out any part of the project, the Secretary approves the plans and specifications for the part in the same way as for other projects under this section. (2)

Approval of application

The Secretary may approve an application under paragraph (1) of this subsection only if an authorization for this section is in effect for the fiscal year to which the application applies. The Secretary may not approve an application if the payment will be more than— (A)the recipient's expected apportionment under section 5336 of this title if the total amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year to carry out this section is appropriated; less (B)the maximum amount of the apportionment that may be made available for projects for operating expenses under this section. (3)

Financing costs

(A)

In general

The cost of carrying out part of a project includes the amount of interest earned and payable on bonds issued by the recipient to the extent proceeds of the bonds are expended in carrying out the part. (B)

Limitation on the amount of interest

The amount of interest allowed under this paragraph may not be more than the most favorable financing terms reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing. (C)

Certification

The applicant shall certify, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms. (g)

Reviews, audits, and evaluations

(1)

Annual review

(A)

In general

At least annually, the Secretary shall carry out, or require a recipient to have carried out independently, reviews and audits the Secretary considers appropriate to establish whether the recipient has carried out— (i)the activities proposed under subsection (d) of this section in a timely and effective way and can continue to do so; and (ii)those activities and its certifications and has used amounts of the Government in the way required by law. (B)

Auditing procedures

An audit of the use of amounts of the Government shall comply with the auditing procedures of the Comptroller General. (2)

Triennial review

At least once every 3 years, the Secretary shall review and evaluate completely the performance of a recipient in carrying out the recipient's program, specifically referring to compliance with statutory and administrative requirements and the extent to which actual program activities are consistent with the activities proposed under subsection (d) of this section and the planning process required under sections 5303, 5304, and 5305 of this title. To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate such reviews with any related State or local reviews. (3)

Actions resulting from review, audit, or evaluation

The Secretary may take appropriate action consistent with a review, audit, and evaluation under this subsection, including making an appropriate adjustment in the amount of a grant or withdrawing the grant. (h)

Treatment

For purposes of this section, the United States Virgin Islands shall be treated as an urbanized area, as defined in section 5302. (i)

Passenger ferry grant program

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to recipients for passenger ferry projects that are eligible for a grant under subsection (a). (2)

Grant requirements

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a grant under this subsection shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as a grant under subsection (a). (3)

Competitive process

The Secretary shall solicit grant applications and make grants for eligible projects on a competitive basis. (4)

Geographically constrained areas

Of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection, $10,000,000 shall be for capital grants relating to passenger ferries in areas with limited or no access to public transportation as a result of geographical constraints.

20009.

Clean fuel grant program

Section 5308 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5308.

Clean fuel grant program

(a)

Definitions

In this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1)

Clean fuel bus

The term clean fuel bus means a bus that is a clean fuel vehicle. (2)

Clean fuel vehicle

The term clean fuel vehicle means— (A)a passenger vehicle used to provide public transportation that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has certified sufficiently reduces energy consumption or reduces harmful emissions, including direct carbon emissions, when compared to a comparable standard vehicle; or (B)a zero emission bus used to provide public transportation. (3)

Direct carbon emissions

The term direct carbon emissions means the quantity of direct greenhouse gas emissions from a vehicle, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (4)

Eligible area

The term eligible area means an area that is— (A)designated as a nonattainment area for ozone or carbon monoxide under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or (B)a maintenance area, as defined in section 5303, for ozone or carbon monoxide. (5)

Eligible project

The term eligible project means a project or program of projects in an eligible area for— (A)acquiring or leasing clean fuel vehicles; (B)constructing or leasing facilities and related equipment for clean fuel vehicles; (C)constructing new public transportation facilities to accommodate clean fuel vehicles; or (D)rehabilitating or improving existing public transportation facilities to accommodate clean fuel vehicles. (6)

Recipient

The term recipient means— (A)for an eligible area that is an urbanized area with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, the State in which the eligible area is located; and (B)for an eligible area not described in subparagraph (A), the designated recipient for the eligible area. (7)

Zero emission bus

The term zero emission bus means a clean fuel vehicle that produces no carbon or particulate matter. (b)

Authority

The Secretary may make grants to recipients to finance eligible projects under this section. (c)

Grant requirements

(1)

In general

A grant under this section shall be subject to the requirements of section 5307. (2)

Government share of costs for certain projects

Section 5323(j) applies to projects carried out under this section, unless the grant recipient requests a lower grant percentage. (3)

Combination of funding sources

(A)

Combination permitted

A project carried out under this section may receive funding under section 5307, or any other provision of law. (B)

Government share

Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to alter the Government share required under this section, section 5307, or any other provision of law. (d)

Minimum Amounts

Of amounts made available by or appropriated under section 5338(a)(2)(D) in each fiscal year to carry out this section— (1)not less than 65 percent shall be made available to fund eligible projects relating to clean fuel buses; and (2)not less than 10 percent shall be made available for eligible projects relating to facilities and related equipment for clean fuel buses. (e)

Competitive Process

The Secretary shall solicit grant applications and make grants for eligible projects on a competitive basis. (f)

Priority consideration

In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects relating to clean fuel buses that make greater reductions in energy consumption and harmful emissions, including direct carbon emissions, than comparable standard buses or other clean fuel buses. (g)

Availability of Funds

Any amounts made available or appropriated to carry out this section— (1)shall remain available to an eligible project for 2 years after the fiscal year for which the amount is made available or appropriated; and (2)that remain unobligated at the end of the period described in paragraph (1) shall be added to the amount made available to an eligible project in the following fiscal year.

20010.

Fixed guideway capital investment grants

(a)

In general

Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5309.

Fixed guideway capital investment grants

(a)

Definitions

In this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1)

Applicant

The term applicant means a State or local governmental authority that applies for a grant under this section. (2)

Bus rapid transit project

The term bus rapid transit project means a single route bus capital project— (A)if— (i)a majority of the project operates in a separated right-of-way dedicated for public transportation use during peak periods; or (ii)a substantial portion of the project operates in a separated right-of-way that is semi-dedicated for public transportation use during peak periods and includes other physical elements that reduce public transportation vehicle travel time and increase service reliability; (B)that represents a substantial investment in a single route in a defined corridor or subarea; and (C)that includes features that emulate the services provided by rail fixed guideway public transportation systems, including— (i)defined stations; (ii)traffic signal priority for public transportation vehicles; (iii)short headway bidirectional services for a substantial part of weekdays and weekend days; and (iv)any other features the Secretary may determine are necessary to produce high-quality public transportation services that emulate the services provided by rail fixed guideway public transportation systems. (3)

Core capacity improvement project

The term core capacity improvement project means a substantial corridor-based capital investment in an existing fixed guideway system that adds capacity and functionality. (4)

New fixed guideway capital project

The term new fixed guideway capital project means— (A)a new fixed guideway project that is a minimum operable segment or extension to an existing fixed guideway system; or (B)a bus rapid transit project that is a minimum operable segment or an extension to an existing bus rapid transit system. (5)

Program of interrelated projects

The term program of interrelated projects means the simultaneous development of— (A)2 or more new fixed guideway capital projects or core capacity improvement projects; or (B)1 or more new fixed guideway capital projects and 1 or more core capacity improvement projects. (b)

General authority

The Secretary may make grants under this section to State and local governmental authorities to assist in financing— (1)new fixed guideway capital projects, including the acquisition of real property, the initial acquisition of rolling stock for the system, the acquisition of rights-of-way, and relocation, for fixed guideway corridor development for projects in the advanced stages of project development or engineering; and (2)core capacity improvement projects, including the acquisition of real property, the acquisition of rights-of-way, double tracking, signalization improvements, electrification, expanding system platforms, acquisition of rolling stock, construction of infill stations, and such other capacity improvement projects as the Secretary determines are appropriate. (c)

Grant requirements

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make a grant under this section for new fixed guideway capital projects or core capacity improvement projects, if the Secretary determines that— (A)the project is part of an approved transportation plan required under sections 5303 and 5304; and (B)the applicant has, or will have— (i)the legal, financial, and technical capacity to carry out the project, including the safety and security aspects of the project; (ii)satisfactory continuing control over the use of the equipment or facilities; and (iii)the technical and financial capacity to maintain new and existing equipment and facilities. (2)

Certification

An applicant that has submitted the certifications required under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (H) of section 5307(d)(1) shall be deemed to have provided sufficient information upon which the Secretary may make the determinations required under this subsection. (3)

Technical capacity

The Secretary shall use an expedited technical capacity review process for applicants that have recently and successfully completed at least 1 new bus rapid transit project, new fixed guideway capital project, or core capacity improvement project, if— (A)the applicant achieved budget, cost, and ridership outcomes for the project that are consistent with or better than projections; and (B)the applicant demonstrates that the applicant continues to have the staff expertise and other resources necessary to implement a new project. (4)

Recipient requirements

A recipient of a grant awarded under this section shall be subject to all terms, conditions, requirements, and provisions that the Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate for purposes of this section. (d)

New fixed guideway grants

(1)

Project development phase

(A)

Entrance into project development phase

A new fixed guideway capital project shall enter into the project development phase when— (i)the applicant— (I)submits a letter to the Secretary describing the project and requesting entry into the project development phase; and (II)initiates activities required to be carried out under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to the project; and (ii)the Secretary responds in writing to the applicant within 45 days whether the information provided is sufficient to enter into the project development phase, including, when necessary, a detailed description of any information deemed insufficient. (B)

Activities during project development phase

Concurrent with the analysis required to be made under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), each applicant shall develop sufficient information to enable the Secretary to make findings of project justification, policies and land use patterns that promote public transportation, and local financial commitment under this subsection. (C)

Completion of project development activities required

(i)

In general

Not later than 2 years after the date on which a project enters into the project development phase, the applicant shall complete the activities required to obtain a project rating under subsection (g)(2) and submit completed documentation to the Secretary. (ii)

Extension of time

Upon the request of an applicant, the Secretary may extend the time period under clause (i), if the applicant submits to the Secretary— (I)a reasonable plan for completing the activities required under this paragraph; and (II)an estimated time period within which the applicant will complete such activities. (2)

Engineering phase

(A)

In general

A new fixed guideway capital project may advance to the engineering phase upon completion of activities required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as demonstrated by a record of decision with respect to the project, a finding that the project has no significant impact, or a determination that the project is categorically excluded, only if the Secretary determines that the project— (i)is selected as the locally preferred alternative at the completion of the process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); (ii)is adopted into the metropolitan transportation plan required under section 5303; (iii)is justified based on a comprehensive review of the project’s mobility improvements, environmental benefits, and cost-effectiveness, as measured by cost per rider; (iv)is supported by policies and land use patterns that promote public transportation, including plans for future land use and rezoning, and economic development around public transportation stations; and (v)is supported by an acceptable degree of local financial commitment (including evidence of stable and dependable financing sources), as required under subsection (f). (B)

Determination that project is justified

In making a determination under subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary shall evaluate, analyze, and consider— (i)the reliability of the forecasting methods used to estimate costs and utilization made by the recipient and the contractors to the recipient; and (ii)population density and current public transportation ridership in the transportation corridor. (e)

Core capacity improvement projects

(1)

Project development phase

(A)

Entrance into project development phase

A core capacity improvement project shall be deemed to have entered into the project development phase if— (i)the applicant— (I)submits a letter to the Secretary describing the project and requesting entry into the project development phase; and (II)initiates activities required to be carried out under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to the project; and (ii)the Secretary responds in writing to the applicant within 45 days whether the information provided is sufficient to enter into the project development phase, including when necessary a detailed description of any information deemed insufficient. (B)

Activities during project development phase

Concurrent with the analysis required to be made under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), each applicant shall develop sufficient information to enable the Secretary to make findings of project justification and local financial commitment under this subsection. (C)

Completion of project development activities required

(i)

In general

Extension of time

Engineering phase

(A)

In general

A core capacity improvement project may advance into the engineering phase upon completion of activities required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as demonstrated by a record of decision with respect to the project, a finding that the project has no significant impact, or a determination that the project is categorically excluded, only if the Secretary determines that the project— (i)is selected as the locally preferred alternative at the completion of the process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; (ii)is adopted into the metropolitan transportation plan required under section 5303; (iii)is in a corridor that is— (I)at or over capacity; or (II)projected to be at or over capacity within the next 5 years; (iv)is justified based on a comprehensive review of the project’s mobility improvements, environmental benefits, and cost-effectiveness, as measured by cost per rider; and (v)is supported by an acceptable degree of local financial commitment (including evidence of stable and dependable financing sources), as required under subsection (f). (B)

Determination that project is justified

In making a determination under subparagraph (A)(iv), the Secretary shall evaluate, analyze, and consider— (i)the reliability of the forecasting methods used to estimate costs and utilization made by the recipient and the contractors to the recipient; (ii)whether the project will adequately address the capacity concerns in a corridor; (iii)whether the project will improve interconnectivity among existing systems; and (iv)whether the project will improve environmental outcomes. (f)

Financing sources

(1)

Requirements

In determining whether a project is supported by an acceptable degree of local financial commitment and shows evidence of stable and dependable financing sources for purposes of subsection (d)(2)(A)(v) or (e)(2)(A)(v), the Secretary shall require that— (A)the proposed project plan provides for the availability of contingency amounts that the Secretary determines to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost increases or funding shortfalls; (B)each proposed local source of capital and operating financing is stable, reliable, and available within the proposed project timetable; and (C)local resources are available to recapitalize, maintain, and operate the overall existing and proposed public transportation system, including essential feeder bus and other services necessary to achieve the projected ridership levels without requiring a reduction in existing public transportation services or level of service to operate the project. (2)

Considerations

In assessing the stability, reliability, and availability of proposed sources of local financing for purposes of subsection (d)(2)(A)(v) or (e)(2)(A)(v), the Secretary shall consider— (A)the reliability of the forecasting methods used to estimate costs and revenues made by the recipient and the contractors to the recipient; (B)existing grant commitments; (C)the degree to which financing sources are dedicated to the proposed purposes; (D)any debt obligation that exists, or is proposed by the recipient, for the proposed project or other public transportation purpose; and (E)the extent to which the project has a local financial commitment that exceeds the required non-Government share of the cost of the project. (g)

Project advancement and ratings

(1)

Project advancement

A new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project proposed to be carried out using a grant under this section may not advance from the project development phase to the engineering phase, or from the engineering phase to the construction phase, unless the Secretary determines that— (A)the project meets the applicable requirements under this section; and (B)there is a reasonable likelihood that the project will continue to meet the requirements under this section. (2)

Ratings

(A)

Overall rating

In making a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall evaluate and rate a project as a whole on a 5-point scale (high, medium-high, medium, medium-low, or low) based on— (i)in the case of a new fixed guideway capital project, the project justification criteria under subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii), the policies and land use patterns that support public transportation, and the degree of local financial commitment; and (ii)in the case of a core capacity improvement project, the capacity needs of the corridor, the project justification criteria under subsection (e)(2)(A)(iv), and the degree of local financial commitment. (B)

Individual ratings for each criterion

In rating a project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall— (i)provide, in addition to the overall project rating under subparagraph (A), individual ratings for each of the criteria established under subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii) or (e)(2)(A)(iv), as applicable; and (ii)give comparable, but not necessarily equal, numerical weight to each of the criteria established under subsections (d)(2)(A)(iii) or (e)(2)(A)(iv), as applicable, in calculating the overall project rating under clause (i). (C)

Medium rating not required

The Secretary shall not require that any single project justification criterion meet or exceed a medium rating in order to advance the project from one phase to another. (3)

Warrants

The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, develop and use special warrants for making a project justification determination under subsection (d)(2) or (e)(2), as applicable, for a project proposed to be funded using a grant under this section, if— (A)the share of the cost of the project to be provided under this section does not exceed— (i)$100,000,000; or (ii)50 percent of the total cost of the project; (B)the applicant requests the use of the warrants; (C)the applicant certifies that its existing public transportation system is in a state of good repair; and (D)the applicant meets any other requirements that the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this subsection. (4)

Letters of intent and early systems work agreements

In order to expedite a project under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, issue letters of intent and enter into early systems work agreements upon issuance of a record of decision for projects that receive an overall project rating of medium or better. (5)

Policy guidance

The Secretary shall issue policy guidance regarding the review and evaluation process and criteria— (A)not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012; and (B)each time the Secretary makes significant changes to the process and criteria, but not less frequently than once every 2 years. (6)

Rules

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue rules establishing an evaluation and rating process for— (A)new fixed guideway capital projects that is based on the results of project justification, policies and land use patterns that promote public transportation, and local financial commitment, as required under this subsection; and (B)core capacity improvement projects that is based on the results of the capacity needs of the corridor, project justification, and local financial commitment. (7)

Applicability

This subsection shall not apply to a project for which the Secretary issued a letter of intent, entered into a full funding grant agreement, or entered into a project construction agreement before the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012. (h)

Programs of interrelated projects

(1)

Project development phase

A federally funded project in a program of interrelated projects shall advance through project development as provided in subsection (d) or (e), as applicable. (2)

Engineering phase

A federally funded project in a program of interrelated projects may advance into the engineering phase upon completion of activities required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as demonstrated by a record of decision with respect to the project, a finding that the project has no significant impact, or a determination that the project is categorically excluded, only if the Secretary determines that— (A)the project is selected as the locally preferred alternative at the completion of the process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; (B)the project is adopted into the metropolitan transportation plan required under section 5303; (C)the program of interrelated projects involves projects that have a logical connectivity to one another; (D)the program of interrelated projects, when evaluated as a whole, meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2) or (e)(2), as applicable; (E)the program of interrelated projects is supported by a program implementation plan demonstrating that construction will begin on each of the projects in the program of interrelated projects within a reasonable time frame; and (F)the program of interrelated projects is supported by an acceptable degree of local financial commitment, as described in subsection (f). (3)

Project advancement and ratings

(A)

Project advancement

A project receiving a grant under this section that is part of a program of interrelated projects may not advance from the project development phase to the engineering phase, or from the engineering phase to the construction phase, unless the Secretary determines that the program of interrelated projects meets the applicable requirements of this section and there is a reasonable likelihood that the program will continue to meet such requirements. (B)

Ratings

(i)

Overall rating

In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall evaluate and rate a program of interrelated projects on a 5-point scale (high, medium-high, medium, medium-low, or low) based on the criteria described in paragraph (2). (ii)

Individual rating for each criterion

In rating a program of interrelated projects, the Secretary shall provide, in addition to the overall program rating, individual ratings for each of the criteria described in paragraph (2) and shall give comparable, but not necessarily equal, numerical weight to each such criterion in calculating the overall program rating. (iii)

Medium rating not required

The Secretary shall not require that any single criterion described in paragraph (2) meet or exceed a medium rating in order to advance the program of interrelated projects from one phase to another. (4)

Annual review

(A)

Review required

The Secretary shall annually review the program implementation plan required under paragraph (2)(E) to determine whether the program of interrelated projects is adhering to its schedule. (B)

Extension of time

If a program of interrelated projects is not adhering to its schedule, the Secretary may, upon the request of the applicant, grant an extension of time if the applicant submits a reasonable plan that includes— (i)evidence of continued adequate funding; and (ii)an estimated time frame for completing the program of interrelated projects. (C)

Satisfactory progress required

If the Secretary determines that a program of interrelated projects is not making satisfactory progress, no Federal funds shall be provided for a project within the program of interrelated projects. (5)

Failure to carry out program of interrelated projects

(A)

Repayment required

If an applicant does not carry out the program of interrelated projects within a reasonable time, for reasons within the control of the applicant, the applicant shall repay all Federal funds provided for the program, and any reasonable interest and penalty charges that the Secretary may establish. (B)

Crediting of funds received

Any funds received by the Government under this paragraph, other than interest and penalty charges, shall be credited to the appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived. (6)

Non-Federal funds

Any non-Federal funds committed to a project in a program of interrelated projects may be used to meet a non-Government share requirement for any other project in the program of interrelated projects, if the Government share of the cost of each project within the program of interrelated projects does not exceed 80 percent. (7)

Priority

In making grants under this section, the Secretary may give priority to programs of interrelated projects for which the non-Government share of the cost of the projects included in the programs of interrelated projects exceeds the non-Government share required under subsection (k). (8)

Non-Government projects

Including a project not financed by the Government in a program of interrelated projects does not impose Government requirements that would not otherwise apply to the project. (i)

Previously issued letter of intent or full funding grant agreement

Subsections (d) and (e) shall not apply to projects for which the Secretary has issued a letter of intent, entered into a full funding grant agreement, or entered into a project construction grant agreement before the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012. (j)

Letters of intent, full funding grant agreements, and early systems work agreements

(1)

Letters of intent

(A)

Amounts intended to be obligated

The Secretary may issue a letter of intent to an applicant announcing an intention to obligate, for a new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project, an amount from future available budget authority specified in law that is not more than the amount stipulated as the financial participation of the Secretary in the project. When a letter is issued for a capital project under this section, the amount shall be sufficient to complete at least an operable segment. (B)

Treatment

The issuance of a letter under subparagraph (A) is deemed not to be an obligation under sections 1108(c), 1501, and 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, or an administrative commitment. (2)

Full funding grant agreements

(A)

In general

A new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project shall be carried out through a full funding grant agreement. (B)

Criteria

The Secretary shall enter into a full funding grant agreement, based on the evaluations and ratings required under subsection (d), (e), or (h), as applicable, with each grantee receiving assistance for a new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project that has been rated as high, medium-high, or medium, in accordance with subsection (g)(2)(A) or (h)(3)(B), as applicable. (C)

Terms

A full funding grant agreement shall— (i)establish the terms of participation by the Government in a new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project; (ii)establish the maximum amount of Federal financial assistance for the project; (iii)include the period of time for completing the project, even if that period extends beyond the period of an authorization; and (iv)make timely and efficient management of the project easier according to the law of the United States. (D)

Special financial rules

(i)

In general

A full funding grant agreement under this paragraph obligates an amount of available budget authority specified in law and may include a commitment, contingent on amounts to be specified in law in advance for commitments under this paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future available budget authority specified in law. (ii)

Statement of contingent commitment

The agreement shall state that the contingent commitment is not an obligation of the Government. (iii)

Interest and other financing costs

Interest and other financing costs of efficiently carrying out a part of the project within a reasonable time are a cost of carrying out the project under a full funding grant agreement, except that eligible costs may not be more than the cost of the most favorable financing terms reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing. The applicant shall certify, in a way satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms. (iv)

Completion of operable segment

The amount stipulated in an agreement under this paragraph for a new fixed guideway capital project shall be sufficient to complete at least an operable segment. (E)

Before and after study

(i)

In general

A full funding grant agreement under this paragraph shall require the applicant to conduct a study that— (I)describes and analyzes the impacts of the new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project on public transportation services and public transportation ridership; (II)evaluates the consistency of predicted and actual project characteristics and performance; and (III)identifies reasons for differences between predicted and actual outcomes. (ii)

Information collection and analysis plan

(I)

Submission of plan

Applicants seeking a full funding grant agreement under this paragraph shall submit a complete plan for the collection and analysis of information to identify the impacts of the new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project and the accuracy of the forecasts prepared during the development of the project. Preparation of this plan shall be included in the full funding grant agreement as an eligible activity. (II)

Contents of plan

The plan submitted under subclause (I) shall provide for— (aa)collection of data on the current public transportation system regarding public transportation service levels and ridership patterns, including origins and destinations, access modes, trip purposes, and rider characteristics; (bb)documentation of the predicted scope, service levels, capital costs, operating costs, and ridership of the project; (cc)collection of data on the public transportation system 2 years after the opening of a new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project, including analogous information on public transportation service levels and ridership patterns and information on the as-built scope, capital, and financing costs of the project; and (dd)analysis of the consistency of predicted project characteristics with actual outcomes. (F)

Collection of data on current system

To be eligible for a full funding grant agreement under this paragraph, recipients shall have collected data on the current system, according to the plan required under subparagraph (E)(ii), before the beginning of construction of the proposed new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project. Collection of this data shall be included in the full funding grant agreement as an eligible activity. (3)

Early systems work agreements

(A)

Conditions

The Secretary may enter into an early systems work agreement with an applicant if a record of decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) has been issued on the project and the Secretary finds there is reason to believe— (i)a full funding grant agreement for the project will be made; and (ii)the terms of the work agreement will promote ultimate completion of the project more rapidly and at less cost. (B)

Contents

(i)

In general

An early systems work agreement under this paragraph obligates budget authority available under this chapter and title 23 and shall provide for reimbursement of preliminary costs of carrying out the project, including land acquisition, timely procurement of system elements for which specifications are decided, and other activities the Secretary decides are appropriate to make efficient, long-term project management easier. (ii)

Contingent commitment

An early systems work agreement may include a commitment, contingent on amounts to be specified in law in advance for commitments under this paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future available budget authority specified in law. (iii)

Period covered

An early systems work agreement under this paragraph shall cover the period of time the Secretary considers appropriate. The period may extend beyond the period of current authorization. (iv)

Interest and other financing costs

Interest and other financing costs of efficiently carrying out the early systems work agreement within a reasonable time are a cost of carrying out the agreement, except that eligible costs may not be more than the cost of the most favorable financing terms reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing. The applicant shall certify, in a way satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms. (v)

Failure to carry out project

If an applicant does not carry out the project for reasons within the control of the applicant, the applicant shall repay all Federal grant funds awarded for the project from all Federal funding sources, for all project activities, facilities, and equipment, plus reasonable interest and penalty charges allowable by law or established by the Secretary in the early systems work agreement. (vi)

Crediting of funds received

Any funds received by the Government under this paragraph, other than interest and penalty charges, shall be credited to the appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived. (4)

Limitation on amounts

(A)

In general

The Secretary may enter into full funding grant agreements under this subsection for new fixed guideway capital projects and core capacity improvement projects that contain contingent commitments to incur obligations in such amounts as the Secretary determines are appropriate. (B)

Appropriation required

An obligation may be made under this subsection only when amounts are appropriated for the obligation. (5)

Notification to Congress

At least 30 days before issuing a letter of intent, entering into a full funding grant agreement, or entering into an early systems work agreement under this section, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of the proposed letter or agreement. The Secretary shall include with the notification a copy of the proposed letter or agreement as well as the evaluations and ratings for the project. (k)

Government share of net capital project cost

(1)

In general

Based on engineering studies, studies of economic feasibility, and information on the expected use of equipment or facilities, the Secretary shall estimate the net capital project cost. A grant for the project shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project cost. (2)

Adjustment for completion under budget

The Secretary may adjust the final net capital project cost of a new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project evaluated under subsection (d), (e), or (h) to include the cost of eligible activities not included in the originally defined project if the Secretary determines that the originally defined project has been completed at a cost that is significantly below the original estimate. (3)

Maximum Government share

The Secretary may provide a higher grant percentage than requested by the grant recipient if— (A)the Secretary determines that the net capital project cost of the project is not more than 10 percent higher than the net capital project cost estimated at the time the project was approved for advancement into the engineering phase; and (B)the ridership estimated for the project is not less than 90 percent of the ridership estimated for the project at the time the project was approved for advancement into the engineering phase. (4)

Remainder of net capital project cost

The remainder of the net capital project cost shall be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital. (5)

Limitation on statutory construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to require a non-Federal financial commitment for a project that is more than 20 percent of the net capital project cost. (6)

Special rule for rolling stock costs

In addition to amounts allowed pursuant to paragraph (1), a planned extension to a fixed guideway system may include the cost of rolling stock previously purchased if the applicant satisfies the Secretary that only amounts other than amounts provided by the Government were used and that the purchase was made for use on the extension. A refund or reduction of the remainder may be made only if a refund of a proportional amount of the grant of the Government is made at the same time. (7)

Limitation on applicability

This subsection shall not apply to projects for which the Secretary entered into a full funding grant agreement before the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012. (l)

Undertaking projects in advance

(1)

In general

The Secretary may pay the Government share of the net capital project cost to a State or local governmental authority that carries out any part of a project described in this section without the aid of amounts of the Government and according to all applicable procedures and requirements if— (A)the State or local governmental authority applies for the payment; (B)the Secretary approves the payment; and (C)before the State or local governmental authority carries out the part of the project, the Secretary approves the plans and specifications for the part in the same way as other projects under this section. (2)

Financing costs

(A)

In general

The cost of carrying out part of a project includes the amount of interest earned and payable on bonds issued by the State or local governmental authority to the extent proceeds of the bonds are expended in carrying out the part. (B)

Limitation on amount of interest

The amount of interest under this paragraph may not be more than the most favorable interest terms reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing. (C)

Certification

The applicant shall certify, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms. (m)

Availability of amounts

(1)

In general

An amount made available or appropriated for a new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement project shall remain available to that project for 5 fiscal years, including the fiscal year in which the amount is made available or appropriated. Any amounts that are unobligated to the project at the end of the 5-fiscal-year period may be used by the Secretary for any purpose under this section. (2)

Use of deobligated amounts

An amount available under this section that is deobligated may be used for any purpose under this section. (n)

Reports on new fixed guideway and core capacity improvement projects

(1)

Annual report on funding recommendations

Not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (A)a proposal of allocations of amounts to be available to finance grants for projects under this section among applicants for these amounts; (B)evaluations and ratings, as required under subsections (d), (e), and (h), for each such project that is in project development, engineering, or has received a full funding grant agreement; and (C)recommendations of such projects for funding based on the evaluations and ratings and on existing commitments and anticipated funding levels for the next 3 fiscal years based on information currently available to the Secretary. (2)

Reports on before and after studies

Not later than the first Monday in August of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the committees described in paragraph (1) a report containing a summary of the results of any studies conducted under subsection (j)(2)(E). (3)

Annual GAO review

The Comptroller General of the United States shall— (A)conduct an annual review of— (i)the processes and procedures for evaluating, rating, and recommending new fixed guideway capital projects and core capacity improvement projects; and (ii)the Secretary's implementation of such processes and procedures; and (B)report to Congress on the results of such review by May 31 of each year.

(b)

Pilot program for expedited project delivery

(1)

Definitions

In this subsection the following definitions shall apply: (A)

Eligible project

The term eligible project means a new fixed guideway capital project or a core capacity improvement project, as those terms are defined in section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this section, that has not entered into a full funding grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration before the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012. (B)

Program

The term program means the pilot program for expedited project delivery established under this subsection. (C)

Recipient

The term recipient means a recipient of funding under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code. (D)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. (2)

Establishment

The Secretary shall establish and implement a pilot program to demonstrate whether innovative project development and delivery methods or innovative financing arrangements can expedite project delivery for certain meritorious new fixed guideway capital projects and core capacity improvement projects. (3)

Limitation on number of projects

The Secretary shall select 3 eligible projects to participate in the program, of which— (A)at least 1 shall be an eligible project requesting more than $100,000,000 in Federal financial assistance under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code; and (B)at least 1 shall be an eligible project requesting less than $100,000,000 in Federal financial assistance under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code. (4)

Government share

The Government share of the total cost of an eligible project that participates in the program may not exceed 50 percent. (5)

Eligibility

A recipient that desires to participate in the program shall submit to the Secretary an application that contains, at a minimum— (A)identification of an eligible project; (B)a schedule and finance plan for the construction and operation of the eligible project; (C)an analysis of the efficiencies of the proposed project development and delivery methods or innovative financing arrangement for the eligible project; and (D)a certification that the recipient’s existing public transportation system is in a state of good repair. (6)

Selection criteria

The Secretary may award a full funding grant agreement under this subsection if the Secretary determines that— (A)the recipient has completed planning and the activities required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and (B)the recipient has the necessary legal, financial, and technical capacity to carry out the eligible project. (7)

Before and after study and report

(A)

Study required

A full funding grant agreement under this paragraph shall require a recipient to conduct a study that— (i)describes and analyzes the impacts of the eligible project on public transportation services and public transportation ridership; (ii)describes and analyzes the consistency of predicted and actual benefits and costs of the innovative project development and delivery methods or innovative financing for the eligible project; and (iii)identifies reasons for any differences between predicted and actual outcomes for the eligible project. (B)

Submission of report

Not later than 9 months after an eligible project selected to participate in the program begins revenue operations, the recipient shall submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the study under subparagraph (A).

20011.

Formula grants for the enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities

Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5310.

Formula grants for the enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities

(a)

Definitions

In this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1)

Recipient

The term recipient means a designated recipient or a State that receives a grant under this section directly. (2)

Subrecipient

The term subrecipient means a State or local governmental authority, nonprofit organization, or operator of public transportation that receives a grant under this section indirectly through a recipient. (b)

General authority

(1)

Grants

The Secretary may make grants under this section to recipients for— (A)public transportation capital projects planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities when public transportation is insufficient, inappropriate, or unavailable; (B)public transportation projects that exceed the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); (C)public transportation projects that improve access to fixed route service and decrease reliance by individuals with disabilities on complementary paratransit; and (D)alternatives to public transportation that assist seniors and individuals with disabilities with transportation. (2)

Limitations for capital projects

(A)

Amount available

The amount available for capital projects under paragraph (1)(A) shall be not less than 55 percent of the funds apportioned to the recipient under this section. (B)

Allocation to subrecipients

A recipient of a grant under paragraph (1)(A) may allocate the amounts provided under the grant to— (i)a nonprofit organization; or (ii)a State or local governmental authority that— (I)is approved by a State to coordinate services for seniors and individuals with disabilities; or (II)certifies that there are no nonprofit organizations readily available in the area to provide the services described in paragraph (1)(A). (3)

Administrative expenses

(A)

In general

A recipient may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the recipient under this section to administer, plan, and provide technical assistance for a project funded under this section. (B)

Government share of costs

The Government share of the costs of administering a program carried out using funds under this section shall be 100 percent. (4)

Eligible capital expenses

The acquisition of public transportation services is an eligible capital expense under this section. (5)

Coordination

(A)

Department of Transportation

To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section with related activities under other Federal departments and agencies. (B)

Other Federal agencies and nonprofit organizations

A State or local governmental authority or nonprofit organization that receives assistance from Government sources (other than the Department of Transportation) for nonemergency transportation services shall— (i)participate and coordinate with recipients of assistance under this chapter in the design and delivery of transportation services; and (ii)participate in the planning for the transportation services described in clause (i). (6)

Program of projects

(A)

In general

Amounts made available to carry out this section may be used for transportation projects to assist in providing transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities, if such transportation projects are included in a program of projects. (B)

Submission

A recipient shall annually submit a program of projects to the Secretary. (C)

Assurance

The program of projects submitted under subparagraph (B) shall contain an assurance that the program provides for the maximum feasible coordination of transportation services assisted under this section with transportation services assisted by other Government sources. (7)

Meal delivery for homebound individuals

A public transportation service provider that receives assistance under this section or section 5311(c) may coordinate and assist in regularly providing meal delivery service for homebound individuals, if the delivery service does not conflict with providing public transportation service or reduce service to public transportation passengers. (c)

Apportionment and transfers

(1)

Formula

The Secretary shall apportion amounts made available to carry out this section as follows: (A)

Large urbanized areas

Sixty percent of the funds shall be apportioned among designated recipients for urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, in the ratio that— (i)the number of seniors and individuals with disabilities in each such urbanized area; bears to (ii)the number of seniors and individuals with disabilities in all such urbanized areas. (B)

Small urbanized areas

Twenty percent of the funds shall be apportioned among the States in the ratio that— (i)the number of seniors and individuals with disabilities in urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, in each State; bears to (ii)the number of seniors and individuals with disabilities in urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, in all States. (C)

Other than urbanized areas

Twenty percent of the funds shall be apportioned among the States in the ratio that— (i)the number of seniors and individuals with disabilities in other than urbanized areas in each State; bears to (ii)the number of seniors and individuals with disabilities in other than urbanized areas in all States. (2)

Areas served by projects

(A)

In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (B)— (i)funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(A) shall be used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census; (ii)funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(B) shall be used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population of fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined by the Bureau of the Census; and (iii)funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(C) shall be used for projects serving other than urbanized areas. (B)

Exceptions

A State may use funds apportioned to the State under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1)— (i)for a project serving an area other than an area specified in subparagraph (A)(ii) or (A)(iii), as the case may be, if the Governor of the State certifies that all of the objectives of this section are being met in the area specified in subparagraph (A)(ii) or (A)(iii); or (ii)for a project anywhere in the State, if the State has established a statewide program for meeting the objectives of this section. (C)

Limited to eligible projects

Any funds transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be made available only for eligible projects selected under this section. (D)

Consultation

A recipient may transfer an amount under subparagraph (B) only after consulting with responsible local officials, publicly owned operators of public transportation, and nonprofit providers in the area for which the amount was originally apportioned. (d)

Government share of costs

(1)

Capital projects

A grant for a capital project under this section shall be in an amount equal to 80 percent of the net capital costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary. (2)

Operating assistance

A grant made under this section for operating assistance may not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary. (3)

Remainder of net costs

The remainder of the net costs of a project carried out under this section— (A)may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or a private social service organization, or new capital; and (B)may be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available— (i)to a department or agency of the Government (other than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to be expended for transportation; or (ii)to carry out the Federal lands highways program under section 204 of title 23, United States Code. (4)

Use of certain funds

For purposes of paragraph (3)(B)(i), the prohibition under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) on the use of grant funds for matching requirements shall not apply to Federal or State funds to be used for transportation purposes. (e)

Grant requirements

(1)

In general

A grant under this section shall be subject to the same requirements as a grant under section 5307, to the extent the Secretary determines appropriate. (2)

Certification requirements

(A)

Project selection and plan development

Before receiving a grant under this section, each recipient shall certify that— (i)the projects selected by the recipient are included in a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan; (ii)the plan described in clause (i) was developed and approved through a process that included participation by seniors, individuals with disabilities, representatives of public, private, and nonprofit transportation and human services providers, and other members of the public; and (iii)to the maximum extent feasible, the services funded under this section will be coordinated with transportation services assisted by other Federal departments and agencies, including any transportation activities carried out by a recipient of a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. (B)

Allocations to subrecipients

If a recipient allocates funds received under this section to subrecipients, the recipient shall certify that the funds are allocated on a fair and equitable basis. (f)

Competitive process for grants to subrecipients

(1)

Areawide solicitations

A recipient of funds apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(A) may conduct, in cooperation with the appropriate metropolitan planning organization, an areawide solicitation for applications for grants under this section. (2)

Statewide solicitations

A recipient of funds apportioned under subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (c)(1) may conduct a statewide solicitation for applications for grants under this section. (3)

Application

If the recipient elects to engage in a competitive process, a recipient or subrecipient seeking to receive a grant from funds apportioned under subsection (c) shall submit to the recipient making the election an application in such form and in accordance with such requirements as the recipient making the election shall establish. (g)

Transfers of facilities and equipment

A recipient may transfer a facility or equipment acquired using a grant under this section to any other recipient eligible to receive assistance under this chapter, if— (1)the recipient in possession of the facility or equipment consents to the transfer; and (2)the facility or equipment will continue to be used as required under this section. (h)

Performance measures

(1)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to establish performance measures for grants under this section. (2)

Measures

The performance measures established under paragraph (1) shall require the collection of quantitative and qualitative information, as available, concerning— (A)modifications to the geographic coverage of transportation service, the quality of transportation service, or service times that increase the availability of transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities; (B)ridership; (C)accessibility improvements; and (D)other measures, as the Secretary determines is appropriate. (3)

Targets

Not later than 3 months after the date on which the Secretary issues a final rule under paragraph (1), and each fiscal year thereafter, each recipient that receives Federal financial assistance under this section shall establish performance targets in relation to the performance measures established by the Secretary. (4)

Reports

Each recipient of Federal financial assistance under this section shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that describes— (A)the progress of the recipient toward meeting the performance targets established under paragraph (3) for that fiscal year; and (B)the performance targets established by the recipient for the subsequent fiscal year.

20012.

Formula grants for other than urbanized areas

(a)

In general

Section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5311.

Formula grants for other than urbanized areas

(a)

Definitions

As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1)

Recipient

The term recipient means a State or Indian tribe that receives a Federal transit program grant directly from the Government. (2)

Subrecipient

The term subrecipient means a State or local governmental authority, a nonprofit organization, or an operator of public transportation or intercity bus service that receives Federal transit program grant funds indirectly through a recipient. (b)

General authority

(1)

Grants authorized

Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Secretary may award grants under this section to recipients located in areas other than urbanized areas for— (A)planning, provided that a grant under this section for planning activities shall be in addition to funding awarded to a State under section 5305 for planning activities that are directed specifically at the needs of other than urbanized areas in the State; (B)public transportation capital projects; (C)operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation; and (D)the acquisition of public transportation services, including service agreements with private providers of public transportation service. (2)

State program

(A)

In general

A project eligible for a grant under this section shall be included in a State program for public transportation service projects, including agreements with private providers of public transportation service. (B)

Submission to secretary

Each State shall submit to the Secretary annually the program described in subparagraph (A). (C)

Approval

The Secretary may not approve the program unless the Secretary determines that— (i)the program provides a fair distribution of amounts in the State, including Indian reservations; and (ii)the program provides the maximum feasible coordination of public transportation service assisted under this section with transportation service assisted by other Federal sources. (3)

Rural transportation assistance program

(A)

In general

The Secretary shall carry out a rural transportation assistance program in other than urbanized areas. (B)

Grants and contracts

In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary may use not more than 2 percent of the amount made available under section 5338(a)(2)(F) to make grants and contracts for transportation research, technical assistance, training, and related support services in other than urbanized areas. (C)

Projects of a national scope

Not more than 15 percent of the amounts available under subparagraph (B) may be used by the Secretary to carry out projects of a national scope, with the remaining balance provided to the States. (4)

Data collection

Each recipient under this section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary containing information on capital investment, operations, and service provided with funds received under this section, including— (A)total annual revenue; (B)sources of revenue; (C)total annual operating costs; (D)total annual capital costs; (E)fleet size and type, and related facilities; (F)vehicle revenue miles; and (G)ridership. (c)

Apportionments

(1)

Public transportation on Indian reservations

Of the amounts made available or appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to section 5338(a)(2)(F) to carry out this paragraph, the following amounts shall be apportioned each fiscal year for grants to Indian tribes for any purpose eligible under this section, under such terms and conditions as may be established by the Secretary: (A)$10,000,000 shall be distributed on a competitive basis by the Secretary. (B)$20,000,000 shall be apportioned as formula grants, as provided in subsection (k). (2)

Appalachian development public transportation assistance program

(A)

Definitions

In this paragraph— (i)the term Appalachian region has the same meaning as in section 14102 of title 40; and (ii)the term eligible recipient means a State that participates in a program established under subtitle IV of title 40. (B)

In general

The Secretary shall carry out a public transportation assistance program in the Appalachian region. (C)

Apportionment

Of amounts made available or appropriated for each fiscal year under section 5338(a)(2)(F) to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary shall apportion funds to eligible recipients for any purpose eligible under this section, based on the guidelines established under section 9.5(b) of the Appalachian Regional Commission Code. (D)

Special rule

An eligible recipient may use amounts that cannot be used for operating expenses under this paragraph for a highway project if— (i)that use is approved, in writing, by the eligible recipient after appropriate notice and an opportunity for comment and appeal are provided to affected public transportation providers; and (ii)the eligible recipient, in approving the use of amounts under this subparagraph, determines that the local transit needs are being addressed. (3)

Remaining amounts

(A)

In general

The amounts made available or appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to section 5338(a)(2)(F) that are not apportioned under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be apportioned in accordance with this paragraph. (B)

Apportionment based on land area and population in nonurbanized areas

(i)

In general

83.15 percent of the amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be apportioned to the States in accordance with this subparagraph. (ii)

Land area

(I)

In general

Subject to subclause (II), each State shall receive an amount that is equal to 20 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i), multiplied by the ratio of the land area in areas other than urbanized areas in that State and divided by the land area in all areas other than urbanized areas in the United States, as shown by the most recent decennial census of population. (II)

Maximum apportionment

No State shall receive more than 5 percent of the amount apportioned under subclause (I). (iii)

Population

Each State shall receive an amount equal to 80 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i), multiplied by the ratio of the population of areas other than urbanized areas in that State and divided by the population of all areas other than urbanized areas in the United States, as shown by the most recent decennial census of population. (C)

Apportionment based on land area, vehicle revenue miles, and low-income individuals in nonurbanized areas

(i)

In general

16.85 percent of the amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be apportioned to the States in accordance with this subparagraph. (ii)

Land area

Subject to clause (v), each State shall receive an amount that is equal to 29.68 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i), multiplied by the ratio of the land area in areas other than urbanized areas in that State and divided by the land area in all areas other than urbanized areas in the United States, as shown by the most recent decennial census of population. (iii)

vehicle revenue miles

Subject to clause (v), each State shall receive an amount that is equal to 29.68 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i), multiplied by the ratio of vehicle revenue miles in areas other than urbanized areas in that State and divided by the vehicle revenue miles in all areas other than urbanized areas in the United States, as determined by national transit database reporting. (iv)

Low-income individuals

Each State shall receive an amount that is equal to 40.64 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i), multiplied by the ratio of low-income individuals in areas other than urbanized areas in that State and divided by the number of low-income individuals in all areas other than urbanized areas in the United States, as shown by the Bureau of the Census. (v)

Maximum apportionment

No State shall receive— (I)more than 5 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (ii); or (II)more than 5 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (iii). (d)

Use for local transportation service

A State may use an amount apportioned under this section for a project included in a program under subsection (b) of this section and eligible for assistance under this chapter if the project will provide local transportation service, as defined by the Secretary of Transportation, in an area other than an urbanized area. (e)

Use for administration, planning, and technical assistance

The Secretary may allow a State to use not more than 15 percent of the amount apportioned under this section to administer this section and provide technical assistance to a subrecipient, including project planning, program and management development, coordination of public transportation programs, and research the State considers appropriate to promote effective delivery of public transportation to an area other than an urbanized area. (f)

Intercity bus transportation

(1)

In general

A State shall expend at least 15 percent of the amount made available in each fiscal year to carry out a program to develop and support intercity bus transportation. Eligible activities under the program include— (A)planning and marketing for intercity bus transportation; (B)capital grants for intercity bus shelters; (C)joint-use stops and depots; (D)operating grants through purchase-of-service agreements, user-side subsidies, and demonstration projects; and (E)coordinating rural connections between small public transportation operations and intercity bus carriers. (2)

Certification

A State does not have to comply with paragraph (1) of this subsection in a fiscal year in which the Governor of the State certifies to the Secretary, after consultation with affected intercity bus service providers, that the intercity bus service needs of the State are being met adequately. (g)

Access to jobs projects

(1)

In general

Amounts made available under section 5338(a)(2)(F) may be used to carry out a program to develop and maintain job access projects. Eligible projects may include— (A)projects relating to the development and maintenance of public transportation services designed to transport eligible low-income individuals to and from jobs and activities related to their employment, including— (i)public transportation projects to finance planning, capital, and operating costs of providing access to jobs under this chapter; (ii)promoting public transportation by low-income workers, including the use of public transportation by workers with nontraditional work schedules; (iii)promoting the use of transit vouchers for welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals; and (iv)promoting the use of employer-provided transportation, including the transit pass benefit program under section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (B)transportation projects designed to support the use of public transportation including— (i)enhancements to existing public transportation service for workers with non-traditional hours or reverse commutes; (ii)guaranteed ride home programs; (iii)bicycle storage facilities; and (iv)projects that otherwise facilitate the provision of public transportation services to employment opportunities. (2)

Project selection and plan development

Each grant recipient under this subsection shall certify that— (A)the projects selected were included in a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan; (B)the plan was developed and approved through a process that included participation by low-income individuals, representatives of public, private, and nonprofit transportation and human services providers, and the public; (C)to the maximum extent feasible, services funded under this subsection are coordinated with transportation services funded by other Federal departments and agencies; and (D)allocations of the grant to subrecipients, if any, are distributed on a fair and equitable basis. (3)

Competitive process for grants to subrecipients

(A)

Statewide solicitations

A State may conduct a statewide solicitation for applications for grants to recipients and subrecipients under this subsection. (B)

Application

If the State elects to engage in a competitive process, recipients and subrecipients seeking to receive a grant from apportioned funds shall submit to the State an application in the form and in accordance with such requirements as the State shall establish. (h)

Government share of costs

(1)

Capital projects

(A)

In general

Except as provided by subparagraph (B), a grant awarded under this section for a capital project or project administrative expenses shall be for 80 percent of the net costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary. (B)

Exception

A State described in section 120(b) of title 23 shall receive a Government share of the net costs in accordance with the formula under that section. (2)

Operating assistance

(A)

In general

Except as provided by subparagraph (B), a grant made under this section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary. (B)

Exception

A State described in section 120(b) of title 23 shall receive a Government share of the net operating costs equal to 62.5 percent of the Government share provided for under paragraph (1)(B). (3)

Remainder

The remainder of net project costs— (A)may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or a private social service organization, or new capital; (B)may be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to a department or agency of the Government (other than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to be expended for transportation; and (C)notwithstanding subparagraph (B), may be derived from amounts made available to carry out the Federal lands highway program established by section 204 of title 23. (4)

Use of certain funds

For purposes of paragraph (3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to Federal or State funds to be used for transportation purposes. (5)

Limitation on operating assistance

A State carrying out a program of operating assistance under this section may not limit the level or extent of use of the Government grant for the payment of operating expenses. (i)

Transfer of facilities and equipment

With the consent of the recipient currently having a facility or equipment acquired with assistance under this section, a State may transfer the facility or equipment to any recipient eligible to receive assistance under this chapter if the facility or equipment will continue to be used as required under this section. (j)

Relationship to other laws

(1)

In general

Section 5333(b) applies to this section if the Secretary of Labor utilizes a special warranty that provides a fair and equitable arrangement to protect the interests of employees. (2)

Rule of construction

This subsection does not affect or discharge a responsibility of the Secretary of Transportation under a law of the United States. (k)

Formula grants for public transportation on indian reservations

(1)

Apportionment

(A)

In general

Of the amounts described in subsection (c)(1)(B)— (i)50 percent of the total amount shall be apportioned so that each Indian tribe providing public transportation service shall receive an amount equal to the total amount apportioned under this clause multiplied by the ratio of the number of vehicle revenue miles provided by an Indian tribe divided by the total number of vehicle revenue miles provided by all Indian tribes, as reported to the Secretary; (ii)25 percent of the total amount shall be apportioned equally among each Indian tribe providing at least 200,000 vehicle revenue miles of public transportation service annually, as reported to the Secretary; and (iii)25 percent of the total amount shall be apportioned among each Indian tribe providing public transportation on tribal lands on which more than 1,000 low-income individuals reside (as determined by the Bureau of the Census) so that each Indian tribe shall receive an amount equal to the total amount apportioned under this clause multiplied by the ratio of the number of low-income individuals residing on an Indian tribe’s lands divided by the total number of low-income individuals on tribal lands on which more than 1,000 low-income individuals reside. (B)

Limitation

No recipient shall receive more than $300,000 of the amounts apportioned under subparagraph (A)(iii) in a fiscal year. (C)

Remaining amounts

Of the amounts made available under subparagraph (A)(iii), any amounts not apportioned under that subparagraph shall be allocated among Indian tribes receiving less than $300,000 in a fiscal year according to the formula specified in that clause. (D)

Low-income individuals

For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the term low-income individual means an individual whose family income is at or below 100 percent of the poverty line, as that term is defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any revision required by that section, for a family of the size involved. (2)

Non-tribal service providers

A recipient that is an Indian tribe may use funds apportioned under this subsection to finance public transportation services provided by a non-tribal provider of public transportation that connects residents of tribal lands with surrounding communities, improves access to employment or healthcare, or otherwise addresses the mobility needs of tribal members.

(b)

Pilot program for intercity bus service

(1)

Definitions

In this subsection, the following definitions shall apply: (A)

Eligible project

The term eligible project means an intercity bus project eligible under section 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this section, that includes both feeder service and an unsubsidized segment of the intercity bus network to which it connects. (B)

Feeder service

The term feeder service means the provision of intercity connections to allow for the coordination of rural connections between small public transportation systems and providers of intercity bus service. (C)

Intercity bus service

The term intercity bus service means regularly scheduled bus service provided by private operators for the general public that operates with limited stops over fixed routes connecting two or more urban areas not in close proximity, that has the capacity for transporting baggage carried by passengers, and that makes meaningful connections with scheduled intercity bus service to more distant points, if such service is available. (D)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. (2)

In-kind match

The Secretary shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary may allow not more than 20 States using funding provided to carry out section 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this section, to support intercity bus service using the capital costs of unsubsidized service provided by a private operator as in-kind match for an eligible project. (3)

Study

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act to determine the efficacy of the pilot program in improving and expanding intercity bus service and the effect of the pilot program on public transportation providers and the commuting public.

20013.

Research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects

Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5312.

Research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects

(a)

Research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make grants and enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agreements for research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects, and evaluation of research and technology of national significance to public transportation, that the Secretary determines will improve public transportation. (2)

Agreements

In order to carry out paragraph (1), the Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agreements with— (A)departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government; (B)State and local governmental entities; (C)providers of public transportation; (D)private or non-profit organizations; (E)institutions of higher education; and (F)technical and community colleges. (3)

Application

(A)

In general

To receive a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement under this section, an entity described in paragraph (2) shall submit an application to the Secretary. (B)

Form and contents

An application under subparagraph (A) shall be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary may require, including— (i)a statement of purpose detailing the need being addressed; (ii)the short- and long-term goals of the project, including opportunities for future innovation and development, the potential for deployment, and benefits to riders and public transportation; and (iii)the short- and long-term funding requirements to complete the project and any future objectives of the project. (b)

Research

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make a grant to or enter into a contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement under this section with an entity described in subsection (a)(2) to carry out a public transportation research project that has as its ultimate goal the development and deployment of new and innovative ideas, practices, and approaches. (2)

Project eligibility

A public transportation research project that receives assistance under paragraph (1) shall focus on— (A)providing more effective and efficient public transportation service, including services to— (i)seniors; (ii)individuals with disabilities; and (iii)low-income individuals; (B)mobility management and improvements and travel management systems; (C)data and communication system advancements; (D)system capacity, including— (i)train control; (ii)capacity improvements; and (iii)performance management; (E)capital and operating efficiencies; (F)planning and forecasting modeling and simulation; (G)advanced vehicle design; (H)advancements in vehicle technology; (I)asset maintenance and repair systems advancement; (J)construction and project management; (K)alternative fuels; (L)the environment and energy efficiency; (M)safety improvements; or (N)any other area that the Secretary determines is important to advance the interests of public transportation. (c)

Innovation and development

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make a grant to or enter into a contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement under this section with an entity described in subsection (a)(2) to carry out a public transportation innovation and development project that seeks to improve public transportation systems nationwide in order to provide more efficient and effective delivery of public transportation services, including through technology and technological capacity improvements. (2)

Project eligibility

A public transportation innovation and development project that receives assistance under paragraph (1) shall focus on— (A)the development of public transportation research projects that received assistance under subsection (b) that the Secretary determines were successful; (B)planning and forecasting modeling and simulation; (C)capital and operating efficiencies; (D)advanced vehicle design; (E)advancements in vehicle technology; (F)the environment and energy efficiency; (G)system capacity, including train control and capacity improvements; or (H)any other area that the Secretary determines is important to advance the interests of public transportation. (d)

Demonstration, deployment, and evaluation

(1)

In general

The Secretary may, under terms and conditions that the Secretary prescribes, make a grant to or enter into a contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement with an entity described in paragraph (2) to promote the early deployment and demonstration of innovation in public transportation that has broad applicability. (2)

Participants

An entity described in this paragraph is— (A)an entity described in subsection (a)(2); or (B)a consortium of entities described in subsection (a)(2), including a provider of public transportation, that will share the costs, risks, and rewards of early deployment and demonstration of innovation. (3)

Project eligibility

A project that receives assistance under paragraph (1) shall seek to build on successful research, innovation, and development efforts to facilitate— (A)the deployment of research and technology development resulting from private efforts or federally funded efforts; and (B)the implementation of research and technology development to advance the interests of public transportation. (4)

Evaluation

Not later than 2 years after the date on which a project receives assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the success or failure of the projects funded under this subsection and any plan for broad-based implementation of the innovation promoted by successful projects. (e)

Annual report on research

Not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (1)a description of each project that received assistance under this section during the preceding fiscal year; (2)an evaluation of each project described in paragraph (1), including any evaluation conducted under subsection (d)(4) for the preceding fiscal year; and (3)a proposal for allocations of amounts for assistance under this section for the subsequent fiscal year. (f)

Government share of costs

(1)

In general

The Government share of the cost of a project carried out under this section shall not exceed 80 percent. (2)

Non-Government share

The non-Government share of the cost of a project carried out under this section may be derived from in-kind contributions. (3)

Financial benefit

If the Secretary determines that there would be a clear and direct financial benefit to an entity under a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement under this section, the Secretary shall establish a Government share of the costs of the project to be carried out under the grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement that is consistent with the benefit.

20014.

Technical assistance and standards development

Section 5314 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5314.

Technical assistance and standards development

(a)

Technical assistance and standards development

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make grants and enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agreements (including agreements with departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government) to carry out activities that the Secretary determines will assist recipients of assistance under this chapter to— (A)more effectively and efficiently provide public transportation service; (B)administer funds received under this chapter in compliance with Federal law; and (C)improve public transportation. (2)

Eligible activities

The activities carried out under paragraph (1) may include— (A)technical assistance; and (B)the development of standards and best practices by the public transportation industry. (b)

Technical assistance centers

(1)

Definition

In this subsection, the term eligible entity means a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, or a technical or community college. (2)

In general

The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agreements with eligible entities to administer centers to provide technical assistance, including— (A)the development of tools and guidance; and (B)the dissemination of best practices. (3)

Competitive process

The Secretary may make grants and enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agreements under paragraph (2) through a competitive process on a biennial basis for technical assistance in each of the following categories: (A)Human services transportation coordination, including— (i)transportation for seniors; (ii)transportation for individuals with disabilities; and (iii)coordination of local resources and programs to assist low-income individuals and veterans in gaining access to training and employment opportunities. (B)Transit-oriented development. (C)Transportation equity with regard to the impact that transportation planning, investment, and operations have on low-income and minority individuals. (D)Financing mechanisms, including— (i)public-private partnerships; (ii)bonding; and (iii)State and local capacity building. (E)Any other activity that the Secretary determines is important to advance the interests of public transportation. (4)

Expertise of technical assistance centers

In selecting an eligible entity to administer a center under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider— (A)the demonstrated subject matter expertise of the eligible entity; and (B)the capacity of the eligible entity to deliver technical assistance on a regional or nationwide basis. (5)

Partnerships

An eligible entity may partner with another eligible entity to provide technical assistance under this subsection. (c)

Government share of costs

(1)

In general

The Government share of the cost of an activity under this section may not exceed 80 percent. (2)

Non-Government share

The non-Government share of the cost of an activity under this section may be derived from in-kind contributions.

20015.

Bus testing facilities

Section 5318 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5318.

Bus testing facilities

(a)

Facilities

The Secretary shall certify not more than 4 comprehensive facilities for testing new bus models for maintainability, reliability, safety, performance (including braking performance), structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise. (b)

Cooperative agreement

The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with not more than 4 qualified entities to test public transportation vehicles under subsection (a). (c)

Fees

An entity that operates and maintains a facility certified under subsection (a) shall establish and collect reasonable fees for the testing of vehicles at the facility. The Secretary must approve the fees. (d)

Availability of amounts To pay for testing

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with an entity that operates and maintains a facility certified under subsection (a), under which 80 percent of the fee for testing a vehicle at the facility may be available from amounts apportioned to a recipient under section 5336 or from amounts appropriated to carry out this section. (2)

Prohibition

An entity that operates and maintains a facility described in subsection (a) shall not have a financial interest in the outcome of the testing carried out at the facility. (e)

Acquiring new bus models

Amounts appropriated or made available under this chapter may be obligated or expended to acquire a new bus model only if— (1)a bus of that model has been tested at a facility described in subsection (a); and (2)the bus tested under paragraph (1) met— (A)performance standards for maintainability, reliability, performance (including braking performance), structural integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise, as established by the Secretary by rule; and (B)the minimum safety performance standards established by the Secretary pursuant to section 5329(b).

20016.

Public transportation workforce development and human resource programs

Section 5322 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5322.

Public transportation workforce development and human resource programs

(a)

In general

The Secretary may undertake, or make grants or enter into contracts for, activities that address human resource needs as the needs apply to public transportation activities, including activities that— (1)educate and train employees; (2)develop the public transportation workforce through career outreach and preparation; (3)develop a curriculum for workforce development; (4)conduct outreach programs to increase minority and female employment in public transportation; (5)conduct research on public transportation personnel and training needs; (6)provide training and assistance for minority business opportunities; (7)advance training relating to maintenance of alternative energy, energy efficiency, or zero emission vehicles and facilities used in public transportation; and (8)address a current or projected workforce shortage in an area that requires technical expertise. (b)

Funding

(1)

Urbanized area formula grants

A recipient or subrecipient of funding under section 5307 shall expend not less than 0.5 percent of such funding for activities consistent with subsection (a). (2)

Waiver

The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to a recipient or subrecipient if the Secretary determines that the recipient or subrecipient— (A)has an adequate workforce development program; or (B)has partnered with a local educational institution in a manner that sufficiently promotes or addresses workforce development and human resource needs. (c)

Innovative public transportation workforce development program

(1)

Program established

The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to assist the development of innovative activities eligible for assistance under subsection (a). (2)

Selection of recipients

To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary shall select recipients that— (A)are geographically diverse; (B)address the workforce and human resources needs of large public transportation providers; (C)address the workforce and human resources needs of small public transportation providers; (D)address the workforce and human resources needs of urban public transportation providers; (E)address the workforce and human resources needs of rural public transportation providers; (F)advance training related to maintenance of alternative energy, energy efficiency, or zero emission vehicles and facilities used in public transportation; (G)target areas with high rates of unemployment; and (H)address current or projected workforce shortages in areas that require technical expertise. (d)

Government’s share of costs

The Government share of the cost of a project carried out using a grant under this section shall be 50 percent. (e)

Report

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report concerning the measurable outcomes and impacts of the programs funded under this section.

20017.

General provisions

Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5323.

General provisions

(a)

Interests in property

(1)

In general

Financial assistance provided under this chapter to a State or a local governmental authority may be used to acquire an interest in, or to buy property of, a private company engaged in public transportation, for a capital project for property acquired from a private company engaged in public transportation after July 9, 1964, or to operate a public transportation facility or equipment in competition with, or in addition to, transportation service provided by an existing public transportation company, only if— (A)the Secretary determines that such financial assistance is essential to a program of projects required under sections 5303 and 5304; (B)the Secretary determines that the program provides for the participation of private companies engaged in public transportation to the maximum extent feasible; and (C)just compensation under State or local law will be paid to the company for its franchise or property. (2)

Limitation

A governmental authority may not use financial assistance of the United States Government to acquire land, equipment, or a facility used in public transportation from another governmental authority in the same geographic area. (b)

Relocation and real property requirements

The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) shall apply to financial assistance for capital projects under this chapter. (c)

Consideration of economic, social, and environmental interests

(1)

Cooperation and consultation

In carrying out the goal described in section 5301(c)(2), the Secretary shall cooperate and consult with the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on each project that may have a substantial impact on the environment. (2)

Compliance with nepa

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall apply to financial assistance for capital projects under this chapter. (d)

Corridor preservation

(1)

In general

The Secretary may assist a recipient in acquiring right-of-way before the completion of the environmental reviews for any project that may use the right-of-way if the acquisition is otherwise permitted under Federal law. The Secretary may establish restrictions on such an acquisition as the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate. (2)

Environmental reviews

Right-of-way acquired under this subsection may not be developed in anticipation of the project until all required environmental reviews for the project have been completed. (e)

Condition on charter bus transportation service

(1)

Agreements

Financial assistance under this chapter may be used to buy or operate a bus only if the applicant, governmental authority, or publicly owned operator that receives the assistance agrees that, except as provided in the agreement, the governmental authority or an operator of public transportation for the governmental authority will not provide charter bus transportation service outside the urban area in which it provides regularly scheduled public transportation service. An agreement shall provide for a fair arrangement the Secretary of Transportation considers appropriate to ensure that the assistance will not enable a governmental authority or an operator for a governmental authority to foreclose a private operator from providing intercity charter bus service if the private operator can provide the service. (2)

Violations

(A)

Investigations

On receiving a complaint about a violation of the agreement required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall investigate and decide whether a violation has occurred. (B)

Enforcement of agreements

If the Secretary decides that a violation has occurred, the Secretary shall correct the violation under terms of the agreement. (C)

Additional remedies

In addition to any remedy specified in the agreement, the Secretary shall bar a recipient or an operator from receiving Federal transit assistance in an amount the Secretary considers appropriate if the Secretary finds a pattern of violations of the agreement. (f)

Bond proceeds eligible for local share

(1)

Use as local matching funds

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a recipient of assistance under section 5307, 5309, or 5337 may use the proceeds from the issuance of revenue bonds as part of the local matching funds for a capital project. (2)

Maintenance of effort

The Secretary shall approve of the use of the proceeds from the issuance of revenue bonds for the remainder of the net project cost only if the Secretary finds that the aggregate amount of financial support for public transportation in the urbanized area provided by the State and affected local governmental authorities during the next 3 fiscal years, as programmed in the State transportation improvement program under section 5304, is not less than the aggregate amount provided by the State and affected local governmental authorities in the urbanized area during the preceding 3 fiscal years. (3)

Debt service reserve

The Secretary may reimburse an eligible recipient for deposits of bond proceeds in a debt service reserve that the recipient establishes pursuant to section 5302(3)(J) from amounts made available to the recipient under section 5309. (g)

Schoolbus transportation

(1)

Agreements

Financial assistance under this chapter may be used for a capital project, or to operate public transportation equipment or a public transportation facility, only if the applicant agrees not to provide schoolbus transportation that exclusively transports students and school personnel in competition with a private schoolbus operator. This subsection does not apply— (A)to an applicant that operates a school system in the area to be served and a separate and exclusive schoolbus program for the school system; and (B)unless a private schoolbus operator can provide adequate transportation that complies with applicable safety standards at reasonable rates. (2)

Violations

If the Secretary finds that an applicant, governmental authority, or publicly owned operator has violated the agreement required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall bar a recipient or an operator from receiving Federal transit assistance in an amount the Secretary considers appropriate. (h)

Buying buses under other laws

Subsections (e) and (g) of this section apply to financial assistance to buy a bus under sections 133 and 142 of title 23. (i)

Grant and loan prohibitions

A grant or loan may not be used to— (1)pay ordinary governmental or nonproject operating expenses; or (2)support a procurement that uses an exclusionary or discriminatory specification. (j)

Government share of costs for certain projects

A grant for a project to be assisted under this chapter that involves acquiring vehicle-related equipment or facilities required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or vehicle-related equipment or facilities (including clean fuel or alternative fuel vehicle-related equipment or facilities) for purposes of complying with or maintaining compliance with the Clean Air Act, is for 90 percent of the net project cost of such equipment or facilities attributable to compliance with those Acts. The Secretary shall have discretion to determine, through practicable administrative procedures, the costs of such equipment or facilities attributable to compliance with those Acts. (k)

Buy america

(1)

In general

The Secretary may obligate an amount that may be appropriated to carry out this chapter for a project only if the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States. (2)

Waiver

The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) of this subsection if the Secretary finds that— (A)applying paragraph (1) would be inconsistent with the public interest; (B)the steel, iron, and goods produced in the United States are not produced in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or are not of a satisfactory quality; (C)when procuring rolling stock (including train control, communication, and traction power equipment) under this chapter— (i)the cost of components and subcomponents produced in the United States is more than 60 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock; and (ii)final assembly of the rolling stock has occurred in the United States; or (D)including domestic material will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. (3)

Written waiver determination and annual report

(A)

Written determination

Before issuing a waiver under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— (i)publish in the Federal Register and make publicly available in an easily identifiable location on the website of the Department of Transportation a detailed written explanation of the waiver determination; and (ii)provide the public with a reasonable period of time for notice and comment. (B)

Annual report

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report listing any waiver issued under paragraph (2) during the preceding year. (4)

Labor costs for final assembly

In this subsection, labor costs involved in final assembly are not included in calculating the cost of components. (5)

Waiver prohibited

The Secretary may not make a waiver under paragraph (2) of this subsection for goods produced in a foreign country if the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, decides that the government of that foreign country— (A)has an agreement with the United States Government under which the Secretary has waived the requirement of this subsection; and (B)has violated the agreement by discriminating against goods to which this subsection applies that are produced in the United States and to which the agreement applies. (6)

Penalty for mislabeling and misrepresentation

A person is ineligible under subpart 9.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or any successor thereto, to receive a contract or subcontract made with amounts authorized under the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012 if a court or department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government decides the person intentionally— (A)affixed a Made in America label, or a label with an inscription having the same meaning, to goods sold in or shipped to the United States that are used in a project to which this subsection applies but not produced in the United States; or (B)represented that goods described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph were produced in the United States. (7)

State requirements

The Secretary may not impose any limitation on assistance provided under this chapter that restricts a State from imposing more stringent requirements than this subsection on the use of articles, materials, and supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries in projects carried out with that assistance or restricts a recipient of that assistance from complying with those State-imposed requirements. (8)

Opportunity to correct inadvertent error

The Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of steel, iron, or manufactured goods to correct after bid opening any certification of noncompliance or failure to properly complete the certification (but not including failure to sign the certification) under this subsection if such manufacturer or supplier attests under penalty of perjury that such manufacturer or supplier submitted an incorrect certification as a result of an inadvertent or clerical error. The burden of establishing inadvertent or clerical error is on the manufacturer or supplier. (9)

Administrative review

A party adversely affected by an agency action under this subsection shall have the right to seek review under section 702 of title 5. (10)

Application to transit programs

The requirements under this subsection shall apply to all contracts eligible for assistance under this chapter for a project carried out within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least 1 contract for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out this chapter. (l)

Participation of governmental agencies in design and delivery of transportation services

Governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that receive assistance from Government sources (other than the Department of Transportation) for nonemergency transportation services shall— (1)participate and coordinate with recipients of assistance under this chapter in the design and delivery of transportation services; and (2)be included in the planning for those services. (m)

Relationship to other laws

(1)

Fraud and false statements

Section 1001 of title 18 applies to a certificate, submission, or statement provided under this chapter. The Secretary may terminate financial assistance under this chapter and seek reimbursement directly, or by offsetting amounts, available under this chapter if the Secretary determines that a recipient of such financial assistance has made a false or fraudulent statement or related act in connection with a Federal public transportation program. (2)

Political activities of nonsupervisory employees

The provision of assistance under this chapter shall not be construed to require the application of chapter 15 of title 5 to any nonsupervisory employee of a public transportation system (or any other agency or entity performing related functions) to whom such chapter does not otherwise apply. (n)

Preaward and postdelivery review of rolling stock purchases

The Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring a preaward and postdelivery review of a grant under this chapter to buy rolling stock to ensure compliance with Government motor vehicle safety requirements, subsection (k) of this section, and bid specifications requirements of grant recipients under this chapter. Under this subsection, independent inspections and review are required, and a manufacturer certification is not sufficient. Rolling stock procurements of 20 vehicles or fewer made for the purpose of serving other than urbanized areas and urbanized areas with populations of 200,000 or fewer shall be subject to the same requirements as established for procurements of 10 or fewer buses under the post-delivery purchaser's requirements certification process under section 663.37(c) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. (o)

Submission of certifications

A certification required under this chapter and any additional certification or assurance required by law or regulation to be submitted to the Secretary may be consolidated into a single document to be submitted annually as part of a grant application under this chapter. The Secretary shall publish annually a list of all certifications required under this chapter with the publication required under section 5336(d)(2). (p)

Grant requirements

The grant requirements under sections 5307, 5309, and 5337 apply to any project under this chapter that receives any assistance or other financing under chapter 6 (other than section 609) of title 23. (q)

Alternative fueling facilities

A recipient of assistance under this chapter may allow the incidental use of federally funded alternative fueling facilities and equipment by nontransit public entities and private entities if— (1)the incidental use does not interfere with the recipient's public transportation operations; (2)all costs related to the incidental use are fully recaptured by the recipient from the nontransit public entity or private entity; (3)the recipient uses revenues received from the incidental use in excess of costs for planning, capital, and operating expenses that are incurred in providing public transportation; and (4)private entities pay all applicable excise taxes on fuel. (r)

Fixed guideway categorical exclusion

(1)

Study

Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of providing a categorical exclusion for streetcar, bus rapid transit, and light rail projects located within an existing transportation right-of-way from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality implementing regulations under parts 1500 through 1508 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. (2)

Findings and rules

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue findings and, if appropriate, issue rules to provide categorical exclusions for suitable categories of projects.

20018.

Contract requirements

Section 5325 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

(1)

Contracts

A recipient procuring rolling stock with Government financial assistance under this chapter may make a multiyear contract to buy the rolling stock and replacement parts under which the recipient has an option to buy additional rolling stock or replacement parts for— (A)not more than 5 years after the date of the original contract for bus procurements; and (B)not more than 7 years after the date of the original contract for rail procurements, provided that such option does not allow for significant changes or alterations to the rolling stock.

(2)in subsection (h), by striking Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005 and inserting

Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012

; (3)in subsection (j)(2)(C), by striking , including the performance reported in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reports required under section 5309(l)(2); and (4)by adding at the end the following:

(k)

Veterans employment

Recipients and subrecipients of Federal financial assistance under this chapter shall ensure that contractors working on a capital project funded using such assistance give a hiring preference to veterans, as defined in section 2108 of title 5, who have the requisite skills and abilities to perform the construction work required under the contract.

20019.

Transit asset management

Section 5326 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5326.

Transit asset management

(a)

Definitions

In this section the following definitions shall apply: (1)

Capital asset

The term capital asset includes equipment, rolling stock, infrastructure, and facilities for use in public transportation and owned or leased by a recipient or subrecipient of Federal financial assistance under this chapter. (2)

Transit asset management plan

The term transit asset management plan means a plan developed by a recipient of funding under this chapter that— (A)includes, at a minimum, capital asset inventories and condition assessments, decision support tools, and investment prioritization; and (B)the recipient certifies complies with the rule issued under this section. (3)

Transit asset management system

The term transit asset management system means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving public transportation capital assets effectively throughout the life cycle of such assets. (b)

Transit asset management system

The Secretary shall establish and implement a national transit asset management system, which shall include— (1)a definition of the term state of good repair that includes objective standards for measuring the condition of capital assets of recipients, including equipment, rolling stock, infrastructure, and facilities; (2)a requirement that recipients and subrecipients of Federal financial assistance under this chapter develop a transit asset management plan; (3)a requirement that each recipient of Federal financial assistance under this chapter report on the condition of the system of the recipient and provide a description of any change in condition since the last report; (4)an analytical process or decision support tool for use by public transportation systems that— (A)allows for the estimation of capital investment needs of such systems over time; and (B)assists with asset investment prioritization by such systems; and (5)technical assistance to recipients of Federal financial assistance under this chapter. (c)

Performance measures and targets

(1)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to establish performance measures based on the state of good repair standards established under subsection (b)(1). (2)

Targets

Not later than 3 months after the date on which the Secretary issues a final rule under paragraph (1), and each fiscal year thereafter, each recipient of Federal financial assistance under this chapter shall establish performance targets in relation to the performance measures established by the Secretary. (3)

Reports

Each recipient of Federal financial assistance under this chapter shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that describes— (A)the progress of the recipient during the fiscal year to which the report relates toward meeting the performance targets established under paragraph (2) for that fiscal year; and (B)the performance targets established by the recipient for the subsequent fiscal year. (d)

Rulemaking

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to implement the transit asset management system described in subsection (b).

20020.

Project management oversight

Section 5327 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (a)— (A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking United States and all that follows through Secretary of Transportation and inserting the following: Federal financial assistance for a major capital project for public transportation under this chapter or any other provision of Federal law, a recipient must prepare a project management plan approved by the Secretary and carry out the project in accordance with the project management plan; and (B)in paragraph (12), by striking each month and inserting quarterly; (2)by striking subsections (c), (d), and (f); (3)by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

(c)

Access to sites and records

Each recipient of Federal financial assistance for public transportation under this chapter or any other provision of Federal law shall provide the Secretary and a contractor the Secretary chooses under section 5338(g) with access to the construction sites and records of the recipient when reasonably necessary.

;

(4)by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and (5)in subsection (d), as so redesignated— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking subsection (c) of this section and inserting section 5338(g); and (B)in paragraph (2)— (i)by striking preliminary engineering stage and inserting project development phase; and (ii)by striking another stage and inserting another phase.

20021.

Public transportation safety

(a)

Public transportation safety program

Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5329.

Public transportation safety program

(a)

Definition

In this section, the term recipient means a State or local governmental authority, or any other operator of a public transportation system, that receives financial assistance under this chapter. (b)

National public transportation safety plan

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall create and implement a national public transportation safety plan to improve the safety of all public transportation systems that receive funding under this chapter. (2)

Contents of plan

The national public transportation safety plan under paragraph (1) shall include— (A)safety performance criteria for all modes of public transportation; (B)the definition of the term state of good repair established under section 5326(b); (C)minimum safety performance standards for public transportation vehicles used in revenue operations that— (i)do not apply to rolling stock otherwise regulated by the Secretary or any other Federal agency; and (ii)to the extent practicable, take into consideration— (I)relevant recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board; and (II)recommendations of, and best practices standards developed by, the public transportation industry; and (D)a public transportation safety certification training program, as described in subsection (c). (c)

Public transportation safety certification training program

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall establish a public transportation safety certification training program for Federal and State employees, or other designated personnel, who conduct safety audits and examinations of public transportation systems and employees of public transportation agencies directly responsible for safety oversight. (2)

Interim provisions

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall establish interim provisions for the certification and training of the personnel described in paragraph (1), which shall be in effect until the effective date of the final rule issued by the Secretary to implement this subsection. (d)

Public transportation agency safety plan

(1)

In general

Effective 1 year after the effective date of a final rule issued by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, each recipient shall certify that the recipient has established a comprehensive agency safety plan that includes, at a minimum— (A)a requirement that the board of directors (or equivalent entity) of the recipient approve the agency safety plan and any updates to the agency safety plan; (B)methods for identifying and evaluating safety risks throughout all elements of the public transportation system of the recipient; (C)strategies to minimize the exposure of the public, personnel, and property to hazards and unsafe conditions; (D)a process and timeline for conducting an annual review and update of the safety plan of the recipient; (E)performance targets based on the safety performance criteria and state of good repair standards established under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of subsection (b)(2); (F)assignment of an adequately trained safety officer who reports directly to the general manager, president, or equivalent officer of the recipient; and (G)a comprehensive staff training program for the operations personnel and personnel directly responsible for safety of the recipient that includes— (i)the completion of a safety training program; and (ii)continuing safety education and training. (2)

Interim agency safety plan

A system safety plan developed pursuant to part 659 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, shall remain in effect until such time as this subsection takes effect. (e)

State safety oversight program

(1)

Applicability

This subsection applies only to eligible States. (2)

Definition

In this subsection, the term eligible State means a State that has— (A)a rail fixed guideway public transportation system within the jurisdiction of the State that is not subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration; or (B)a rail fixed guideway public transportation system in the engineering or construction phase of development within the jurisdiction of the State that will not be subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration. (3)

In general

In order to obligate funds apportioned under section 5338 to carry out this chapter, effective 3 years after the date on which a final rule under this subsection becomes effective, an eligible State shall have in effect a State safety oversight program approved by the Secretary under which the State— (A)assumes responsibility for overseeing rail fixed guideway public transportation safety; (B)adopts and enforces Federal law on rail fixed guideway public transportation safety; (C)establishes a State safety oversight agency; (D)determines, in consultation with the Secretary, an appropriate staffing level for the State safety oversight agency that is commensurate with the number, size, and complexity of the rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in the eligible State; (E)requires that employees and other designated personnel of the eligible State safety oversight agency who are responsible for rail fixed guideway public transportation safety oversight are qualified to perform such functions through appropriate training, including successful completion of the public transportation safety certification training program established under subsection (c); and (F)prohibits any public transportation agency from providing funds to the State safety oversight agency or an entity designated by the eligible State as the State safety oversight agency under paragraph (4). (4)

State safety oversight agency

(A)

In general

Each State safety oversight program shall establish a State safety oversight agency that— (i)is an independent legal entity responsible for the safety of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems; (ii)is financially and legally independent from any public transportation entity that the State safety oversight agency oversees; (iii)does not fund, promote, or provide public transportation services; (iv)does not employ any individual who is also responsible for the administration of public transportation programs; (v)has the authority to review, approve, oversee, and enforce the implementation by the rail fixed guideway public transportation agency of the public transportation agency safety plan required under subsection (d); (vi)has investigative and enforcement authority with respect to the safety of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems of the eligible State; (vii)audits, at least once triennially, the compliance of the rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in the eligible State subject to this subsection with the public transportation agency safety plan required under subsection (d); and (viii)provides, at least once annually, a status report on the safety of the rail fixed guideway public transportation systems the State safety oversight agency oversees to— (I)the Federal Transit Administration; (II)the Governor of the eligible State; and (III)the board of directors, or equivalent entity, of any rail fixed guideway public transportation system that the State safety oversight agency oversees. (B)

Waiver

At the request of an eligible State, the Secretary may waive clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A) for eligible States with 1 or more rail fixed guideway systems in revenue operations, design, or construction, that— (i)have fewer than 1,000,000 combined actual and projected rail fixed guideway revenue miles per year; or (ii)provide fewer than 10,000,000 combined actual and projected unlinked passenger trips per year. (5)

Enforcement

Each State safety oversight agency shall have the authority to request that the Secretary take enforcement actions available under subsection (g) against a rail fixed guideway public transportation system that is not in compliance with Federal safety laws. (6)

Programs for multi-State rail fixed guideway public transportation systems

An eligible State that has within the jurisdiction of the eligible State a rail fixed guideway public transportation system that operates in more than 1 eligible State shall— (A)jointly with all other eligible States in which the rail fixed guideway public transportation system operates, ensure uniform safety standards and enforcement procedures that shall be in compliance with this section, and establish and implement a State safety oversight program approved by the Secretary; or (B)jointly with all other eligible States in which the rail fixed guideway public transportation system operates, designate an entity having characteristics consistent with the characteristics described in paragraph (3) to carry out the State safety oversight program approved by the Secretary. (7)

Grants

(A)

In general

The Secretary may make a grant to an eligible State to develop or carry out a State safety oversight program, if the eligible State submits— (i)a proposal for the establishment of a State safety oversight program to the Secretary for review and written approval before implementing a State safety oversight program; and (ii)any amendment to the State safety oversight program of the eligible State to the Secretary for review not later than 60 days before the effective date of the amendment. (B)

Determination by Secretary

(i)

In general

The Secretary shall transmit written approval to an eligible State that submits a State safety oversight program, if the Secretary determines the State safety oversight program meets the requirements of this subsection and the State safety oversight program is adequate to promote the purposes of this section. (ii)

Amendment

The Secretary shall transmit to an eligible State that submits an amendment under subparagraph (A)(ii) a written determination with respect to the amendment. (iii)

No written decision

If an eligible State does not receive a written decision from the Secretary with respect to an amendment submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii) before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the eligible State submits the amendment, the amendment shall be deemed to be approved. (iv)

Disapproval

If the Secretary determines that a State safety oversight program does not meet the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall transmit to the eligible State a written explanation and allow the eligible State to modify and resubmit the State safety oversight program for approval. (C)

Government share

(i)

In general

The Government share of the reasonable cost of a State safety oversight program developed or carried out using a grant under this paragraph shall be 80 percent. (ii)

In-kind contributions

Any calculation of the non-Government share of a State safety oversight program shall include in-kind contributions by an eligible State. (iii)

Non-Government share

The non-Government share of the cost of a State safety oversight program developed or carried out using a grant under this paragraph may not be met by— (I)any Federal funds; (II)any funds received from a public transportation agency; or (III)any revenues earned by a public transportation agency. (iv)

Safety training program

The Secretary may reimburse an eligible State or a recipient for the full costs of participation in the public transportation safety certification training program established under subsection (c) by an employee of a State safety oversight agency or a recipient who is directly responsible for safety oversight. (8)

Continual evaluation of program

The Secretary shall continually evaluate the implementation of a State safety oversight program by a State safety oversight agency, on the basis of— (A)reports submitted by the State safety oversight agency under paragraph (4)(A)(viii); and (B)audits carried out by the Secretary. (9)

Inadequate program

(A)

In general

If the Secretary finds that a State safety oversight program approved by the Secretary is not being carried out in accordance with this section or has become inadequate to ensure the enforcement of Federal safety regulations, the Secretary shall— (i)transmit to the eligible State a written explanation of the reason the program has become inadequate and inform the State of the intention to withhold funds, including the amount of funds proposed to be withheld under this section, or withdraw approval of the State safety oversight program; and (ii)allow the eligible State a reasonable period of time to modify the State safety oversight program or implementation of the program and submit an updated proposal for the State safety oversight program to the Secretary for approval. (B)

Failure to correct

If the Secretary determines that a modification by an eligible State of the State safety oversight program is not sufficient to ensure the enforcement of Federal safety regulations, the Secretary may— (i)withhold funds available under this section in an amount determined by the Secretary; or (ii)provide written notice of withdrawal of State safety oversight program approval. (C)

Temporary oversight

In the event the Secretary takes action under subparagraph (B)(ii), the Secretary shall provide oversight of the rail fixed guideway systems in an eligible State until the State submits a State safety oversight program approved by the Secretary. (D)

Restoration

(i)

Correction

The eligible State shall address any inadequacy to the satisfaction of the Secretary prior to the Secretary restoring funds withheld under this paragraph. (ii)

Availability and reallocation

Any funds withheld under this paragraph shall remain available for restoration to the eligible State until the end of the first fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the funds were withheld, after which time the funds shall be available to the Secretary for allocation to other eligible States under this section. (10)

Federal oversight

The Secretary shall— (A)oversee the implementation of each State safety oversight program under this subsection; (B)audit the operations of each State safety oversight agency at least once triennially; and (C)issue rules to carry out this subsection. (f)

Authority of Secretary

In carrying out this section, the Secretary may— (1)conduct inspections, investigations, audits, examinations, and testing of the equipment, facilities, rolling stock, and operations of the public transportation system of a recipient; (2)make reports and issue directives with respect to the safety of the public transportation system of a recipient; (3)in conjunction with an accident investigation or an investigation into a pattern or practice of conduct that negatively affects public safety, issue a subpoena to, and take the deposition of, any employee of a recipient or a State safety oversight agency, if— (A)before the issuance of the subpoena, the Secretary requests a determination by the Attorney General of the United States as to whether the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation; and (B)the Attorney General— (i)determines that the subpoena will not interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation; or (ii)fails to make a determination under clause (i) before the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes a request under subparagraph (A); (4)require the production of documents by, and prescribe recordkeeping and reporting requirements for, a recipient or a State safety oversight agency; (5)investigate public transportation accidents and incidents and provide guidance to recipients regarding prevention of accidents and incidents; (6)at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, enter and inspect equipment, facilities, rolling stock, operations, and relevant records of the public transportation system of a recipient; and (7)issue rules to carry out this section. (g)

Enforcement actions

(1)

Types of enforcement actions

The Secretary may take enforcement action against a recipient that does not comply with Federal law with respect to the safety of the public transportation system, including— (A)issuing directives; (B)requiring more frequent oversight of the recipient by a State safety oversight agency or the Secretary; (C)imposing more frequent reporting requirements; (D)requiring that any Federal financial assistance provided under this chapter be spent on correcting safety deficiencies identified by the Secretary or the State safety oversight agency before such funds are spent on other projects; (E)subject to paragraph (2), withholding Federal financial assistance, in an amount to be determined by the Secretary, from the recipient, until such time as the recipient comes into compliance with this section; and (F)subject to paragraph (3), imposing a civil penalty, in an amount to be determined by the Secretary. (2)

Use or withholding of funds

(A)

In general

The Secretary may require the use of funds in accordance with paragraph (1)(D), or withhold funds under paragraph (1)(E), only if the Secretary finds that a recipient is engaged in a pattern or practice of serious safety violations or has otherwise refused to comply with Federal law relating to the safety of the public transportation system. (B)

Notice

Before withholding funds from a recipient under paragraph (1)(E), the Secretary shall provide to the recipient— (i)written notice of a violation and the amount proposed to be withheld; and (ii)a reasonable period of time within which the recipient may address the violation or propose and initiate an alternative means of compliance that the Secretary determines is acceptable. (C)

Failure to address

If the recipient does not address the violation or propose an alternative means of compliance that the Secretary determines is acceptable within the period of time specified in the written notice, the Secretary may withhold funds under paragraph (1)(E). (D)

Restoration

(i)

Correction

The recipient shall address any violation to the satisfaction of the Secretary prior to the Secretary restoring funds withheld under paragraph (1)(E). (ii)

Availability and reallocation

Any funds withheld under paragraph (1)(E) shall remain available for restoration to the recipient until the end of the first fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the funds were withheld, after which time the funds shall be available to the Secretary for allocation to other eligible recipients. (E)

Notification

Not later than 3 days before taking any action under subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives of such action. (3)

Civil penalties

(A)

Imposition of civil penalties

(i)

In general

The Secretary may impose a civil penalty under paragraph (1)(F) only if— (I)the Secretary has exhausted the enforcement actions available under subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1); and (II)the recipient continues to be in violation of Federal safety law. (ii)

Exception

The Secretary may waive the requirement under clause (i)(I) if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the public interest. (B)

Notice

Before imposing a civil penalty on a recipient under paragraph (1)(F), the Secretary shall provide to the recipient— (i)written notice of any violation and the penalty proposed to be imposed; and (ii)a reasonable period of time within which the recipient may address the violation or propose and initiate an alternative means of compliance that the Secretary determines is acceptable. (C)

Failure to address

Notification

Deposit of civil penalties

Any amounts collected by the Secretary under this paragraph shall be deposited into the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund. (4)

Enforcement by the Attorney General

At the request of the Secretary, the Attorney General may bring a civil action— (A)for appropriate injunctive relief to ensure compliance with this section; (B)to collect a civil penalty imposed under paragraph (1)(F); and (C)to enforce a subpoena, request for admissions, request for production of documents or other tangible things, or request for testimony by deposition issued by the Secretary under this section. (h)

Cost-benefit analysis

(1)

Analysis required

In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the costs and benefits of each action the Secretary proposes to take under this section. (2)

Waiver

The Secretary may waive the requirement under this subsection if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the public interest. (i)

Consultation by the Secretary of Homeland Security

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the Secretary of Transportation before the Secretary of Homeland Security issues a rule or order that the Secretary of Transportation determines affects the safety of public transportation design, construction, or operations. (j)

Preemption of State law

(1)

National uniformity of regulation

Laws, regulations, and orders related to public transportation safety shall be nationally uniform to the extent practicable. (2)

In general

A State may adopt or continue in force a law, regulation, or order related to the safety of public transportation until the Secretary issues a rule or order covering the subject matter of the State requirement. (3)

More stringent law

A State may adopt or continue in force a law, regulation, or order related to the safety of public transportation that is consistent with, in addition to, or more stringent than a regulation or order of the Secretary if the Secretary determines that the law, regulation, or order— (A)has a safety benefit; (B)is not incompatible with a law, regulation, or order, or the terms and conditions of a financial assistance agreement of the United States Government; and (C)does not unreasonably burden interstate commerce. (4)

Actions under State law

(A)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt an action under State law seeking damages for personal injury, death, or property damage alleging that a party has failed to comply with— (i)a Federal standard of care established by a regulation or order issued by the Secretary under this section; (ii)its own program, rule, or standard that it created pursuant to a rule or order issued by the Secretary; or (iii)a State law, regulation, or order that is not incompatible with paragraph (2). (B)

Effective date

This paragraph shall apply to any cause of action under State law arising from an event or activity occurring on or after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012. (5)

Jurisdiction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a cause of action under Federal law on behalf of an injured party or confer Federal question jurisdiction for a State law cause of action. (k)

Annual report

The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an annual report that— (1)analyzes public transportation safety trends among the States and documents the most effective safety programs implemented using grants under this section; and (2)describes the effect on public transportation safety of activities carried out using grants under this section.

(b)

Bus safety study

(1)

Definition

In this subsection, the term highway route means a route where 50 percent or more of the route is on roads having a speed limit of more than 45 miles per hour. (2)

Study

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that— (A)examines the safety of public transportation buses that travel on highway routes; (B)examines laws and regulations that apply to commercial over-the-road buses; and (C)makes recommendations as to whether additional safety measures should be required for public transportation buses that travel on highway routes.

20022.

Alcohol and controlled substances testing

Section 5331(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (2)by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following:

(A)shall establish and implement an enforcement program that includes the imposition of penalties for failure to comply with this section;

20023.

Nondiscrimination

(a)

Amendments

Section 5332 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (b)— (A)by striking creed and inserting religion; and (B)by inserting disability, after sex,; and (2)in subsection (d)(3), by striking and and inserting or. (b)

Evaluation and report

(1)

Evaluation

The Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate the progress and effectiveness of the Federal Transit Administration in assisting recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to comply with section 5332(b) of title 49, including— (A)by reviewing discrimination complaints, reports, and other relevant information collected or prepared by the Federal Transit Administration or recipients of assistance from the Federal Transit Administration pursuant to any applicable civil rights statute, regulation, or other requirement; and (B)by reviewing the process that the Federal Transit Administration uses to resolve discrimination complaints filed by members of the public. (2)

Report

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report concerning the evaluation under paragraph (1) that includes— (A)a description of the ability of the Federal Transit Administration to address discrimination and foster equal opportunities in federally funded public transportation projects, programs, and activities; (B)recommendations for improvements if the Comptroller General determines that improvements are necessary; and (C)information upon which the evaluation under paragraph (1) is based.

20024.

Labor standards

Section 5333(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)in paragraph (1), by striking sections 5307–5312, 5316, 5318, 5323(a)(1), 5323(b), 5323(d), 5328, 5337, and 5338(b) each place that term appears and inserting sections 5307, 5308, 5309, 5311, and 5337; and (2)in paragraph (5), by inserting of Labor after Secretary.

20025.

Administrative provisions

Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(1), by striking under sections 5307 and 5309–5311 of this title and inserting that receives Federal financial assistance under this chapter; (2)in subsection (b)(1)— (A)by inserting after emergency, the following: or for purposes of establishing and enforcing a program to improve the safety of public transportation systems in the United States,; and (B)by striking chapter, nor may the Secretary and inserting chapter. The Secretary may not; (3)in subsection (c)(4), by striking section (except subsection (i)) and sections 5318(e), 5323(a)(2), 5325(a), 5325(b), and 5325(f) and inserting subsection; (4)in subsection (h)(3), by striking another and inserting any other; (5)in subsection (i)(1), by striking title 23 shall and inserting title 23 may; (6)by striking subsection (j); and (7)by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (j) and (k), respectively.

20026.

National transit database

Section 5335 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(c)

Data required To be reported

The recipient of a grant under this chapter shall report to the Secretary, for inclusion in the National Transit Database, any information relating to— (1)the causes of a reportable incident, as defined by the Secretary; and (2)a transit asset inventory or condition assessment conducted by the recipient.

20027.

Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants

Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5336.

Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants

(a)

Based on urbanized area population

Of the amount apportioned under subsection (h)(4) to carry out section 5307— (1)9.32 percent shall be apportioned each fiscal year only in urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 so that each of those areas is entitled to receive an amount equal to— (A)50 percent of the total amount apportioned multiplied by a ratio equal to the population of the area divided by the total population of all urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 as shown in the most recent decennial census; and (B)50 percent of the total amount apportioned multiplied by a ratio for the area based on population weighted by a factor, established by the Secretary, of the number of inhabitants in each square mile; and (2)90.68 percent shall be apportioned each fiscal year only in urbanized areas with populations of at least 200,000 as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. (b)

Based on fixed guideway vehicle revenue miles, directional route miles, and passenger miles

(1)In this subsection, fixed guideway vehicle revenue miles and fixed guideway directional route miles include passenger ferry operations directly or under contract by the designated recipient. (2)Of the amount apportioned under subsection (a)(2) of this section, 33.29 percent shall be apportioned as follows: (A)95.61 percent of the total amount apportioned under this subsection shall be apportioned so that each urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 is entitled to receive an amount equal to— (i)60 percent of the 95.61 percent apportioned under this subparagraph multiplied by a ratio equal to the number of fixed guideway vehicle revenue miles attributable to the area, as established by the Secretary, divided by the total number of all fixed guideway vehicle revenue miles attributable to all areas; and (ii)40 percent of the 95.61 percent apportioned under this subparagraph multiplied by a ratio equal to the number of fixed guideway directional route miles attributable to the area, established by the Secretary, divided by the total number of all fixed guideway directional route miles attributable to all areas.

An urbanized area with a population of at least 750,000 in which commuter rail transportation is provided shall receive at least .75 percent of the total amount apportioned under this subparagraph.

(B)4.39 percent of the total amount apportioned under this subsection shall be apportioned so that each urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 is entitled to receive an amount equal to— (i)the number of fixed guideway vehicle passenger miles traveled multiplied by the number of fixed guideway vehicle passenger miles traveled for each dollar of operating cost in an area; divided by (ii)the total number of fixed guideway vehicle passenger miles traveled multiplied by the total number of fixed guideway vehicle passenger miles traveled for each dollar of operating cost in all areas.

An urbanized area with a population of at least 750,000 in which commuter rail transportation is provided shall receive at least .75 percent of the total amount apportioned under this subparagraph.

(C)Under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, fixed guideway vehicle revenue or directional route miles, and passengers served on those miles, in an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000, where the miles and passengers served otherwise would be attributable to an urbanized area with a population of at least 1,000,000 in an adjacent State, are attributable to the governmental authority in the State in which the urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 is located. The authority is deemed an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 if the authority makes a contract for the service. (D)A recipient's apportionment under subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph may not be reduced if the recipient, after satisfying the Secretary that energy or operating efficiencies would be achieved, reduces vehicle revenue miles but provides the same frequency of revenue service to the same number of riders. (c)

Based on bus vehicle revenue miles and passenger miles

Of the amount apportioned under subsection (a)(2) of this section, 66.71 percent shall be apportioned as follows: (1)90.8 percent of the total amount apportioned under this subsection shall be apportioned as follows: (A)73.39 percent of the 90.8 percent apportioned under this paragraph shall be apportioned so that each urbanized area with a population of at least 1,000,000 is entitled to receive an amount equal to— (i)50 percent of the 73.39 percent apportioned under this subparagraph multiplied by a ratio equal to the total bus vehicle revenue miles operated in or directly serving the urbanized area divided by the total bus vehicle revenue miles attributable to all areas; (ii)25 percent of the 73.39 percent apportioned under this subparagraph multiplied by a ratio equal to the population of the area divided by the total population of all areas, as shown in the most recent decennial census; and (iii)25 percent of the 73.39 percent apportioned under this subparagraph multiplied by a ratio for the area based on population weighted by a factor, established by the Secretary, of the number of inhabitants in each square mile. (B)26.61 percent of the 90.8 percent apportioned under this paragraph shall be apportioned so that each urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 but not more than 999,999 is entitled to receive an amount equal to— (i)50 percent of the 26.61 percent apportioned under this subparagraph multiplied by a ratio equal to the total bus vehicle revenue miles operated in or directly serving the urbanized area divided by the total bus vehicle revenue miles attributable to all areas; (ii)25 percent of the 26.61 percent apportioned under this subparagraph multiplied by a ratio equal to the population of the area divided by the total population of all areas, as shown by the most recent decennial census; and (iii)25 percent of the 26.61 percent apportioned under this subparagraph multiplied by a ratio for the area based on population weighted by a factor, established by the Secretary, of the number of inhabitants in each square mile. (2)9.2 percent of the total amount apportioned under this subsection shall be apportioned so that each urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 is entitled to receive an amount equal to— (A)the number of bus passenger miles traveled multiplied by the number of bus passenger miles traveled for each dollar of operating cost in an area; divided by (B)the total number of bus passenger miles traveled multiplied by the total number of bus passenger miles traveled for each dollar of operating cost in all areas. (d)

Date of apportionment

The Secretary shall— (1)apportion amounts appropriated under section 5338(a)(2)(C) of this title to carry out section 5307 of this title not later than the 10th day after the date the amounts are appropriated or October 1 of the fiscal year for which the amounts are appropriated, whichever is later; and (2)publish apportionments of the amounts, including amounts attributable to each urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 and amounts attributable to each State of a multistate urbanized area, on the apportionment date. (e)

Amounts not apportioned to designated recipients

The Governor of a State may expend in an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 an amount apportioned under this section that is not apportioned to a designated recipient, as defined in section 5302(4). (f)

Transfers of apportionments

(1)The Governor of a State may transfer any part of the State's apportionment under subsection (a)(1) of this section to supplement amounts apportioned to the State under section 5311(c)(3). The Governor may make a transfer only after consulting with responsible local officials and publicly owned operators of public transportation in each area for which the amount originally was apportioned under this section. (2)The Governor of a State may transfer any part of the State's apportionment under section 5311(c)(3) to supplement amounts apportioned to the State under subsection (a)(1) of this section. (3)The Governor of a State may use throughout the State amounts of a State's apportionment remaining available for obligation at the beginning of the 90-day period before the period of the availability of the amounts expires. (4)A designated recipient for an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 may transfer a part of its apportionment under this section to the Governor of a State. The Governor shall distribute the transferred amounts to urbanized areas under this section. (5)Capital and operating assistance limitations applicable to the original apportionment apply to amounts transferred under this subsection. (g)

Period of availability to recipients

An amount apportioned under this section may be obligated by the recipient for 5 years after the fiscal year in which the amount is apportioned. Not later than 30 days after the end of the 5-year period, an amount that is not obligated at the end of that period shall be added to the amount that may be apportioned under this section in the next fiscal year. (h)

Apportionments

Of the amounts made available for each fiscal year under section 5338(a)(2)(C)— (1)$35,000,000 shall be set aside to carry out section 5307(i); (2)3.07 percent shall be apportioned to urbanized areas in accordance with subsection (j); (3)of amounts not apportioned under paragraphs (1) and (2), 1 percent shall be apportioned to urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 in accordance with subsection (i); and (4)any amount not apportioned under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be apportioned to urbanized areas in accordance with subsections (a) through (c). (i)

Small transit intensive cities formula

(1)

Definitions

In this subsection, the following definitions apply: (A)

Eligible area

The term eligible area means an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 that meets or exceeds in one or more performance categories the industry average for all urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000 but not more than 999,999, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (c)(2). (B)

Performance category

The term performance category means each of the following: (i)Passenger miles traveled per vehicle revenue mile. (ii)Passenger miles traveled per vehicle revenue hour. (iii)Vehicle revenue miles per capita. (iv)Vehicle revenue hours per capita. (v)Passenger miles traveled per capita. (vi)Passengers per capita. (2)

Apportionment

(A)

Apportionment formula

The amount to be apportioned under subsection (h)(3) shall be apportioned among eligible areas in the ratio that— (i)the number of performance categories for which each eligible area meets or exceeds the industry average in urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000 but not more than 999,999; bears to (ii)the aggregate number of performance categories for which all eligible areas meet or exceed the industry average in urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000 but not more than 999,999. (B)

Data used in formula

The Secretary shall calculate apportionments under this subsection for a fiscal year using data from the national transit database used to calculate apportionments for that fiscal year under this section. (j)

Apportionment formula

The amounts apportioned under subsection (h)(2) shall be apportioned among urbanized areas as follows: (1)75 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among designated recipients for urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more in the ratio that— (A)the number of eligible low-income individuals in each such urbanized area; bears to (B)the number of eligible low-income individuals in all such urbanized areas. (2)25 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among designated recipients for urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 in the ratio that— (A)the number of eligible low-income individuals in each such urbanized area; bears to (B)the number of eligible low-income individuals in all such urbanized areas.

20028.

State of good repair grants

Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5337.

State of good repair grants

(a)

Definitions

In this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1)

Fixed guideway

State

The term State means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. (3)

State of good repair

The term state of good repair has the meaning given that term by the Secretary, by rule, under section 5326(b). (4)

Transit asset management plan

The term transit asset management plan means a plan developed by a recipient of funding under this chapter that— (A)includes, at a minimum, capital asset inventories and condition assessments, decision support tools, and investment prioritization; and (B)the recipient certifies that the recipient complies with the rule issued under section 5326(d). (b)

General authority

(1)

Eligible projects

The Secretary may make grants under this section to assist State and local governmental authorities in financing capital projects to maintain public transportation systems in a state of good repair, including projects to replace and rehabilitate— (A)rolling stock; (B)track; (C)line equipment and structures; (D)signals and communications; (E)power equipment and substations; (F)passenger stations and terminals; (G)security equipment and systems; (H)maintenance facilities and equipment; (I)operational support equipment, including computer hardware and software; (J)development and implementation of a transit asset management plan; and (K)other replacement and rehabilitation projects the Secretary determines appropriate. (2)

Inclusion in plan

A recipient shall include a project carried out under paragraph (1) in the transit asset management plan of the recipient upon completion of the plan. (c)

High intensity fixed guideway State of good repair formula

(1)

In general

Of the amount authorized or made available under section 5338(a)(2)(M), $1,874,763,500 shall be apportioned to recipients in accordance with this subsection. (2)

Area share

(A)

In general

50 percent of the amount described in paragraph (1) shall be apportioned for fixed guideway systems in accordance with this paragraph. (B)

A recipient shall receive an amount equal to the amount described in subparagraph (A), multiplied by the amount the recipient would have received under this section, as in effect for fiscal year 2011, if the amount had been calculated in accordance with section 5336(b)(1) and using the definition of the term ‘fixed guideway’ under subsection (a) of this section, as such sections are in effect on the day after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, and divided by the total amount apportioned for all areas under this section for fiscal year 2011. (C)

Recipient

For purposes of this paragraph, the term recipient means an entity that received funding under this section, as in effect for fiscal year 2011. (3)

Vehicle revenue miles and directional route miles

(A)

In general

50 percent of the amount described in paragraph (1) shall be apportioned to recipients in accordance with this paragraph. (B)

Vehicle revenue miles

A recipient in an urbanized area shall receive an amount equal to 60 percent of the amount described in subparagraph (A), multiplied by the number of fixed guideway vehicle revenue miles attributable to the urbanized area, as established by the Secretary, divided by the total number of all fixed guideway vehicle revenue miles attributable to all urbanized areas. (C)

Directional route miles

A recipient in an urbanized area shall receive an amount equal to 40 percent of the amount described in subparagraph (A), multiplied by the number of fixed guideway directional route miles attributable to the urbanized area, as established by the Secretary, divided by the total number of all fixed guideway directional route miles attributable to all urbanized areas. (4)

Limitation

(A)

In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the share of the total amount apportioned under this section that is apportioned to an area under this subsection shall not decrease by more than 0.25 percentage points compared to the share apportioned to the area under this subsection in the previous fiscal year. (B)

Special rule for fiscal year 2012

In fiscal year 2012, the share of the total amount apportioned under this section that is apportioned to an area under this subsection shall not decrease by more than 0.25 percentage points compared to the share that would have been apportioned to the area under this section, as in effect for fiscal year 2011, if the share had been calculated using the definition of the term fixed guideway under subsection (a) of this section, as in effect on the day after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012. (5)

Use of funds

Amounts made available under this subsection shall be available for the exclusive use of fixed guideway projects. (6)

Receiving apportionment

(A)

In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for an area with a fixed guideway system, the amounts provided under this section shall be apportioned to the designated recipient for the urbanized area in which the system operates. (B)

Exception

An area described in the amendment made by section 3028(a) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178; 112 Stat. 366) shall receive an individual apportionment under this subsection. (7)

Apportionment requirements

For purposes of determining the number of fixed guideway vehicle revenue miles or fixed guideway directional route miles attributable to an urbanized area for a fiscal year under this subsection, only segments of fixed guideway systems placed in revenue service not later than 7 years before the first day of the fiscal year shall be deemed to be attributable to an urbanized area. (d)

Fixed guideway state of good repair grant program

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make grants under this section to assist State and local governmental authorities in financing fixed guideway capital projects to maintain public transportation systems in a state of good repair. (2)

Competitive process

The Secretary shall solicit grant applications and make grants for eligible projects on a competitive basis. (3)

Priority consideration

In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to grant applications received from recipients receiving an amount under this section that is not less than 2 percent less than the amount the recipient would have received under this section, as in effect for fiscal year 2011, if the amount had been calculated using the definition of the term fixed guideway under subsection (a) of this section, as in effect on the day after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012. (e)

High intensity motorbus state of good repair

(1)

Definition

For purposes of this subsection, the term high intensity motorbus means public transportation that is provided on a facility with access for other high-occupancy vehicles. (2)

Apportionment

Of the amount authorized or made available under section 5338(a)(2)(M), $112,500,000 shall be apportioned to urbanized areas for high intensity motorbus state of good repair in accordance with this subsection. (3)

Vehicle revenue miles and directional route miles

(A)

In general

$60,000,000 of the amount described in paragraph (2) shall be apportioned to each area in accordance with this paragraph. (B)

Vehicle revenue miles

Each area shall receive an amount equal to 60 percent of the amount described in subparagraph (A), multiplied by the number of high intensity motorbus vehicle revenue miles attributable to the area, as established by the Secretary, divided by the total number of all high intensity motorbus vehicle revenue miles attributable to all areas. (C)

Directional route miles

Each area shall receive an amount equal to 40 percent of the amount described in subparagraph (A), multiplied by the number of high intensity motorbus directional route miles attributable to the area, as established by the Secretary, divided by the total number of all high intensity motorbus directional route miles attributable to all areas. (4)

Special rule for high intensity motorbus

(A)

In general

$52,500,000 of the amount described in paragraph (2) shall be apportioned— (i)in accordance with this paragraph; and (ii)among urbanized areas within a State in the same proportion as funds are apportioned within a State under section 5336, except subsection (b), and shall be added to such amounts. (B)

Territories

Of the amount described in subparagraph (A), $500,000 shall be distributed among the territories, as determined by the Secretary. (C)

States

Of the amount described in subparagraph (A), each State shall receive $1,000,000. (5)

Use of funds

A recipient may transfer any part of the apportionment under this subsection for use under subsection (c). (6)

Apportionment requirements

For purposes of determining the number of high intensity motorbus vehicle revenue miles or high intensity motorbus directional route miles attributable to an urbanized area for a fiscal year under this subsection, only segments of high intensity motorbus systems placed in revenue service not later than 7 years before the first day of the fiscal year shall be deemed to be attributable to an urbanized area. (f)

Bus and bus facilities state of good repair grant program

(1)

In general

The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to assist State and local governmental authorities in financing bus and bus facility capital projects to maintain public transportation systems in a state of good repair. (2)

Competitive process

The Secretary shall solicit grant applications and make grants for capital projects on a competitive basis. (3)

Distribution

The Secretary shall ensure that not less than 40 percent of the funds allocated on a competitive basis are distributed to rural areas. (4)

Priority consideration

In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to recipients providing bus-only or high-intensity motorbus service (as defined in subsection (e)(1)) in a State whose recipients’ total apportionment from section 5338(a) in fiscal year 2012 minus the recipients’ total apportionment from section 5338(a) in fiscal year 2011 does not exceed 90 percent of the average annual amount the recipients in the State received under section 5309(m)(2)(c), as in effect on October 1, 2011, in fiscal years 2006 through 2011.

20029.

Authorizations

Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5338.

Authorizations

(a)

Formula grants

(1)

In general

There shall be available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 5305, 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, 5322, 5335, and 5340, subsections (c) and (e) of section 5337, and section 20005(b) of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, $8,360,565,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. (2)

Allocation of funds

Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1)— (A)$124,850,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available to carry out section 5305; (B)$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available to carry out section 20005(b) of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012; (C)$4,756,161,500 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be allocated in accordance with section 5336 to provide financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307; (D)$65,150,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available to carry out section 5308, of which not less than $8,500,000 shall be used to carry out activities under section 5312; (E)$248,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available to provide financial assistance for services for the enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities under section 5310; (F)$591,190,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available to provide financial assistance for other than urbanized areas under section 5311, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 5311(c)(1) and $20,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 5311(c)(2); (G)$34,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available to carry out research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects under section 5312; (H)$6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available to carry out a transit cooperative research program under section 5313; (I)$4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available for technical assistance and standards development under section 5314; (J)$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available for the National Transit Institute under section 5315; (K)$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available for workforce development and human resource grants under section 5322; (L)$3,850,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available to carry out section 5335; (M)$1,987,263,500 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available to carry out subsections (c) and (e) of section 5337; and (N)$511,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be allocated in accordance with section 5340 to provide financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307 and other than urbanized areas under section 5311. (b)

Emergency relief program

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out section 5306. (c)

Capital investment grants

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5309, $1,955,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, of which not less than $75,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 5337(f). (d)

Paul S. Sarbanes transit in the parks

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5320, $26,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. (e)

Fixed guideway state of good repair grant program

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5337(d), $7,463,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. (f)

Administration

(1)

In general

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5334, $108,350,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. (2)

Section 5329

Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), not less than $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 5329. (3)

Section 5326

Of the amounts made available under paragraph (2), not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 5326. (g)

Oversight

(1)

In general

Of the amounts made available to carry out this chapter for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than the following amounts for the activities described in paragraph (2): (A)0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5305. (B)0.75 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5307. (C)1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5309. (D)1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432; 126 Stat. 4968). (E)0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5310. (F)0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5311. (G)0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5320. (H)0.75 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5337(c). (2)

Activities

The activities described in this paragraph are as follows: (A)Activities to oversee the construction of a major capital project. (B)Activities to review and audit the safety and security, procurement, management, and financial compliance of a recipient or subrecipient of funds under this chapter. (C)Activities to provide technical assistance generally, and to provide technical assistance to correct deficiencies identified in compliance reviews and audits carried out under this section. (3)

Government share of costs

The Government shall pay the entire cost of carrying out a contract under this subsection. (4)

Availability of certain funds

Funds made available under paragraph (1)(C) shall be made available to the Secretary before allocating the funds appropriated to carry out any project under a full funding grant agreement. (h)

Grants as contractual obligations

(1)

Grants financed from highway trust fund

A grant or contract that is approved by the Secretary and financed with amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund pursuant to this section is a contractual obligation of the Government to pay the Government share of the cost of the project. (2)

Grants financed from general fund

A grant or contract that is approved by the Secretary and financed with amounts appropriated in advance from the General Fund of the Treasury pursuant to this section is a contractual obligation of the Government to pay the Government share of the cost of the project only to the extent that amounts are appropriated for such purpose by an Act of Congress. (i)

Availability of amounts

Amounts made available by or appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.

20030.

Apportionments based on growing States and high density States formula factors

Section 5340 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

5340.

Apportionments based on growing States and high density States formula factors

(a)

Definition

In this section, the term State shall mean each of the 50 States of the United States. (b)

Allocation

Of the amounts made available for each fiscal year under section 5338(a)(2)(N), the Secretary shall apportion— (1)50 percent to States and urbanized areas in accordance with subsection (c); and (2)50 percent to States and urbanized areas in accordance with subsection (d). (c)

Growing State apportionments

(1)

Apportionment among States

The amounts apportioned under subsection (b)(1) shall provide each State with an amount equal to the total amount apportioned multiplied by a ratio equal to the population of that State forecast for the year that is 15 years after the most recent decennial census, divided by the total population of all States forecast for the year that is 15 years after the most recent decennial census. Such forecast shall be based on the population trend for each State between the most recent decennial census and the most recent estimate of population made by the Secretary of Commerce. (2)

Apportionments between urbanized areas and other than urbanized areas in each State

(A)

In general

The Secretary shall apportion amounts to each State under paragraph (1) so that urbanized areas in that State receive an amount equal to the amount apportioned to that State multiplied by a ratio equal to the sum of the forecast population of all urbanized areas in that State divided by the total forecast population of that State. In making the apportionment under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall utilize any available forecasts made by the State. If no forecasts are available, the Secretary shall utilize data on urbanized areas and total population from the most recent decennial census. (B)

Remaining amounts

Amounts remaining for each State after apportionment under subparagraph (A) shall be apportioned to that State and added to the amount made available for grants under section 5311. (3)

Apportionments among urbanized areas in each State

The Secretary shall apportion amounts made available to urbanized areas in each State under paragraph (2)(A) so that each urbanized area receives an amount equal to the amount apportioned under paragraph (2)(A) multiplied by a ratio equal to the population of each urbanized area divided by the sum of populations of all urbanized areas in the State. Amounts apportioned to each urbanized area shall be added to amounts apportioned to that urbanized area under section 5336, and made available for grants under section 5307. (d)

High density State apportionments

Amounts to be apportioned under subsection (b)(2) shall be apportioned as follows: (1)

Eligible States

The Secretary shall designate as eligible for an apportionment under this subsection all States with a population density in excess of 370 persons per square mile. (2)

State urbanized land factor

For each State qualifying for an apportionment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall calculate an amount equal to— (A)the total land area of the State (in square miles); multiplied by (B)370; multiplied by (C)(i)the population of the State in urbanized areas; divided by (ii)the total population of the State. (3)

State apportionment factor

For each State qualifying for an apportionment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall calculate an amount equal to the difference between the total population of the State less the amount calculated in paragraph (2). (4)

State apportionment

Each State qualifying for an apportionment under paragraph (1) shall receive an amount equal to the amount to be apportioned under this subsection multiplied by the amount calculated for the State under paragraph (3) divided by the sum of the amounts calculated under paragraph (3) for all States qualifying for an apportionment under paragraph (1). (5)

Apportionments among urbanized areas in each State

The Secretary shall apportion amounts made available to each State under paragraph (4) so that each urbanized area receives an amount equal to the amount apportioned under paragraph (4) multiplied by a ratio equal to the population of each urbanized area divided by the sum of populations of all urbanized areas in the State. Amounts apportioned to each urbanized area shall be added to amounts apportioned to that urbanized area under section 5336, and made available for grants under section 5307.

20031.

Technical and conforming amendments

(a)

Section 5305

Section 5305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (c), by striking sections 5303, 5304, and 5306 and inserting sections 5303 and 5304; (2)in subsection (d), by striking sections 5303 and 5306 each place that term appears and inserting section 5303; (3)in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking sections 5304, 5306, 5315, and 5322 and inserting section 5304; (4)in subsection (f)— (A)in the heading, by striking

Government’s

and inserting

Government

; and (B)by striking Government’s and inserting Government; and (5)in subsection (g), by striking section 5338(c) for fiscal years 2005 through 2011 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012 and inserting section 5338(a)(2)(A) for a fiscal year. (b)

Section 5313

Section 5313(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)in the first sentence, by striking subsections (a)(5)(C)(iii) and (d)(1) of section 5338 and inserting section 5338(a)(2)(H); and (2)in the second sentence, by striking of Transportation. (c)

Section 5319

Section 5319 of title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the second sentence— (1)by striking sections 5307(e), 5309(h), and 5311(g) of this title and inserting sections 5307(e), 5309(k), and 5311(h); and (2)by striking of the United States and inserting made by the. (d)

Section 5325

Section 5325(b)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the Federal Acquisition Regulation) and inserting the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or any successor thereto. (e)

Section 5330

Effective 3 years after the effective date of the final rules issued by the Secretary of Transportation under section 5329(e) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this division, section 5330 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed. (f)

Section 5331

Section 5331 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking Secretary of Transportation each place that term appears and inserting Secretary. (g)

Section 5332

Section 5332(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking of Transportation. (h)

Section 5333

Section 5333(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 3141–3144 and inserting sections 3141 through 3144. (i)

Section 5334

Section 5334 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (c)— (A)by striking Secretary of Transportation each place that term appears and inserting Secretary; and (B)in paragraph (1), by striking Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and inserting Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; (2)in subsection (d), by striking of Transportation; (3)in subsection (e), by striking of Transportation; (4)in subsection (f), by striking of Transportation; (5)in subsection (g), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A)by striking of Transportation; and (B)by striking subsection (a)(3) or (4) of this section and inserting paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a); (6)in subsection (h)— (A)in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking of Transportation; and (B)in paragraph (2), by striking of this section; (7)in subsection (i)(1), by striking of Transportation; and (8)in subsection (j), as so redesignated by section 20025 of this division, by striking Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and inserting Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (j)

Section 5335

Section 5335(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking of Transportation. (k)

Table of sections

The table of sections for chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec.

5301. Policies, purposes, and goals.

5302. Definitions.

5303. Metropolitan transportation planning.

5304. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.

5305. Planning programs.

5306. Public transportation emergency relief program.

5307. Urbanized area formula grants.

5308. Clean fuel grant program.

5309. Fixed guideway capital investment grants.

5310. Formula grants for the enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities.

5311. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas.

5312. Research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects.

5313. Transit cooperative research program.

5314. Technical assistance and standards development.

5315. National Transit Institute.

[5316. Repealed.]

[5317. Repealed.]

5318. Bus testing facilities.

5319. Bicycle facilities.

5320. Alternative transportation in parks and public lands.

[5321. Repealed.]

5322. Public transportation workforce development and human resource programs.

5323. General provisions.

[5324. Repealed.]

5325. Contract requirements.

5326. Transit asset management.

5327. Project management oversight.

[5328. Repealed.]

5329. Public transportation safety program.

5330. State safety oversight.

5331. Alcohol and controlled substances testing.

5332. Nondiscrimination.

5333. Labor standards.

5334. Administrative provisions.

5335. National transit database.

5336. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants.

5337. State of good repair grants.

5338. Authorizations.

[5339. Repealed.]

5340. Apportionments based on growing States and high density States formula factors.

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY

<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9822c699-ffe7-433f-ab96-149218fe50ba" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31001.<?LEXA-Enum 31001.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012</short-title></quote> or <quote><short-title>Mariah's Act</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd443219-e79f-43c4-9669-817540452b57" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31002.<?LEXA-Enum 31002.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text> </section><subtitle commented="no" id="id1050908d-3323-4270-a69b-dd78436ad076" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway safety</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bf3466d-b263-4ad6-ac57-a8d7133b058c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31101.<?LEXA-Enum 31101.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6579c095-89a0-40fe-8fc9-dba32719535b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following sums are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0581f7b8-ae3c-4060-a38b-8d0adc637ab7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway safety programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7e528f7-5b9a-4b96-a197-f2ed9a32a038"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$243,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb440d8e0-9edf-4872-a43e-21ac8c6e3e70"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$243,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf2ffc10-e847-4a80-8933-d3715a28f79a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway safety research and development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out section 403 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdfd206d-bf57-48d5-9fdc-ece35b9f8bf1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$130,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13249d5e-6162-47ed-b246-8963f723d383"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$139,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54527cdc-4451-48da-81dd-6bab203530fb"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Combined occupant protection grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out section 405 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb1b188b-b927-4e22-a8e7-e3d4c2b40783"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$44,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd256db06-baba-455d-a6bc-dfbec336044f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$44,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4604603-6a3b-417b-9c35-06abaa80cf88"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State traffic safety information system improvements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out section 408 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd707f2de-a729-4f37-bafd-793e7595ab73"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$44,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd86a3f26-c85e-483b-99f5-1126dac8aaac"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$44,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ff031b3-b84f-40e5-9047-2a26318ecc46"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Impaired driving countermeasures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/410">section 410</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6108fc5-c97b-4741-8ab6-88f412a6320f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$139,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id011b805e-766f-4926-b992-56d66b19933f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$139,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31f51868-8a8b-4a0d-84a5-85516ed5677d"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distracted driving grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/411">section 411</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7393ab3-dd12-46c6-951b-be61e343427a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$39,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0297702-7de7-4af1-ac73-3d5edbdc225f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$39,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6a2e24d-e7a6-4a21-83f3-c68bb8c3b957"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National driver register</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">chapter 303</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1969e8f4-103f-445e-82a2-754fc6291039"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc56bd650-7507-4c69-8d28-69a633248254"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0e88c0f-ed81-47f5-a782-dcb0310e3255"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High visibility enforcement program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out section 2009 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc065137e-5252-4cc0-bcd5-c2b159365d09"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$37,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id929e9391-709f-4b58-aee2-f53265d087e6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$37,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e828772-563a-4039-8902-8c0fde59d7fa"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcyclist safety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out section 2010 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6952ed3-640f-4f5b-841b-4d7bcccdc829"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id148f9928-3900-4293-96fd-506f433eba17"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id459122ba-24ef-4ccf-96aa-0cf199d5a667"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For administrative and related operating expenses of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and this subtitle—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f57d0b2-3333-46c0-af07-5845d662782a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,581,280 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaafa154a-fa3f-460b-a949-4c097234284a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,862,674 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7214d01-0ba0-4934-bc7d-1e61f31b22ce"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver alcohol detection system for safety research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out section 413 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57d1a99f-bbd7-4cec-9d7a-3066a3b3e8e1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11928b27-b642-4a14-becc-765afd29cc4a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideee3bc49-3cfb-49d9-8747-affd041d534a"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State graduated driver licensing laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out section 414 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57ea6ffb-a3c3-491c-9da2-764e7dfb9c2c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$22,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f90b9a1-e625-4ae2-ad56-2b5bdecbafe3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$22,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbccbb97-f488-4ea4-b502-cc4844615f0a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on other uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, in this subtitle, and in the amendments made by this subtitle, the amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for a program under such chapter—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4a9f091-58fc-46f4-a378-4f5b92042acf"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall only be used to carry out such program; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95e05a1e-7d91-4582-844a-1f0830028402"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not be used by States or local governments for construction purposes.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49b0eb44-90ab-411a-8d74-24db9492f902"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of title 23</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and in this subtitle, amounts made available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8614288a-19a5-423e-bb22-44998263910e"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulatory Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under this subtitle shall be in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b4466b9-2973-4b60-8f58-325a6f125c52"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State Matching Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a grant awarded under this subtitle requires a State to share in the cost, the aggregate of all expenditures for highway safety activities made during any fiscal year by the State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal funds) for carrying out the grant (other than planning and administration) shall be available for the purpose of crediting the State during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost of any project under this subtitle (other than planning or administration) without regard to whether such expenditures were actually made in connection with such project.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c359ed3-249f-4c8a-88fb-3851565989b8"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of effort</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde0623ee-5913-459a-a6e6-419e035130a0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No grant may be made to a State under section 405, 408, or 410 of title 23, United States Code, in any fiscal year unless the State enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure that the State will maintain its aggregate expenditures from all State and local sources for programs described in such sections at or above the average level of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59d88837-f616-4aea-afee-67141c53e98e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify the requirements under paragraph (1) for not more than 1 fiscal year if the Secretary determines that such a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66ce195e-6707-412b-a605-9b7b9bd9e92c"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer any amounts remaining available under paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), (11), and (12) of subsection (a) to the amounts made available under paragraph (1) or any other of such paragraphs in order to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all funds are obligated.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f48b104-66b5-40a7-bb01-8788ad5e5c8d"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant application and deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To receive a grant under this subtitle, a State shall submit an application, and the Secretary shall establish a single deadline for such applications to enable the award of grants early in the next fiscal year.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0980c9fa-6bba-420f-9005-ab2076226bb6"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation To Support State Distracted Driving Laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts available under subsection (a)(6) for distracted driving grants, the Secretary may expend, in each fiscal year, up to $5,000,000 for the development and placement of broadcast media to support the enforcement of State distracted driving laws.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72c62e68-48fd-4de9-ae43-bab371c6852e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31102.<?LEXA-Enum 31102.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway safety programs</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75c632ed-f201-4c7c-adc5-98591eea0075"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(a)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfd7ef90-1ead-476f-a1fd-e36e5df58ff1" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide19a07b9-c657-4798-a166-5efae97540de"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program required</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9c31e6f-5650-4072-aa4f-92141a95f5a4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall have a highway safety program, approved by the Secretary, that is designed to reduce traffic accidents and the resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided126019-ca6e-4f60-b32d-6ba5640b8f49"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniform guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs required under paragraph (1) shall comply with uniform guidelines, promulgated by the Secretary and expressed in terms of performance criteria, that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bdaa117-6914-4836-9c7f-00588ec8ab63"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include programs—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85bcac66-4d06-48a2-b79d-3aaddb2a3523"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce injuries and deaths resulting from motor vehicles being driven in excess of posted speed limits;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94c2b5e5-021f-4285-8b37-bc050f0cf2fc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage the proper use of occupant protection devices (including the use of safety belts and child restraint systems) by occupants of motor vehicles;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b76c745-786a-4e8d-afde-c56033d243c9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce injuries and deaths resulting from persons driving motor vehicles while impaired by alcohol or a controlled substance;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefabcf7a-4c8b-437f-b175-3af9c0406b5c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prevent accidents and reduce injuries and deaths resulting from accidents involving motor vehicles and motorcycles;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id457ef365-f6e6-42be-af44-5427cb12b826"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce injuries and deaths resulting from accidents involving school buses;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id565b8e86-fbb1-4902-b080-38f4eea2fa7f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce accidents resulting from unsafe driving behavior (including aggressive or fatigued driving and distracted driving arising from the use of electronic devices in vehicles); and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaff8de82-adf1-48e5-bb23-c2c96d5751d5"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve law enforcement services in motor vehicle accident prevention, traffic supervision, and post-accident procedures;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6cb63657-5819-4c34-baa2-238c648987e3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve driver performance, including—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id969a7e69-9575-4743-85a0-65a02bed69c6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">driver education;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b0bcf88-007a-42ab-acde-d4f7e445a74a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">driver testing to determine proficiency to operate motor vehicles; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1298f71f-03f5-45f7-bc3f-8c09537cb4d8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">driver examinations (physical, mental, and driver licensing);</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf350e57-9c7c-47f5-ac2d-e717b61b8348"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve pedestrian performance and bicycle safety;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51ee56b5-904e-4d84-a2c8-04a94b95b1e9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include provisions for—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ffc1749-0e91-4a73-8a95-ef174879abed"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an effective record system of accidents (including resulting injuries and deaths);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b7dabd1-8bf5-44e5-ba0c-81fc1a4f1ab6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accident investigations to determine the probable causes of accidents, injuries, and deaths;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73cd43eb-3ed0-43ec-81d4-be3a1aad5b74"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle registration, operation, and inspection; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73d92af5-bd17-4ba5-a250-175c18bcafb7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emergency services; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1dffb5c-2d89-41d6-9b20-d4c39b6e69ce"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary, are applicable to federally administered areas where a Federal department or agency controls the highways or supervises traffic operations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80ccd598-638d-41ac-8e40-df030098b035"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration of State programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(b)(1)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id840626d2-99eb-4fd9-b234-2dc7373fcd4d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18e6261b-d792-4c89-a3bf-2d23864483b1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04a38c68-3178-40b6-ac99-db2aabddd2c3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98a2fbfa-b55c-4f41-aa84-6e2ced10181f" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e057c29-356b-4b60-b4a9-d579e7b87f31"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">beginning on October 1, 2012, provide for a robust, data-driven traffic safety enforcement program to prevent traffic violations, crashes, and crash fatalities and injuries in areas most at risk for such incidents, to the satisfaction of the Secretary;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29281d24-3316-49e4-a6a9-c7873b484e5a"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), as redesignated—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3418c0fb-22cd-4099-9f33-1e6a2771d76e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by inserting <quote>and high-visibility law enforcement mobilizations coordinated by the Secretary</quote> after <quote>mobilizations</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9b6fdab-0d49-45ab-90f7-eb8024d3aa23"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3cf5344f-4364-4628-9cda-93d2210d3a01"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fd517ff-ef6d-47ec-b5b7-9c3b5860c25f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bcc21b7-bb79-469c-ae3d-191cd2e162cd" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57c91450-f392-4876-aaec-7819ab8abfa5"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring that the State will coordinate its highway safety plan, data collection, and information systems with the State strategic highway safety plan (as defined in section 148(a)).</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcde2ed87-b088-4a93-91f0-54972f4a2ba9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approved highway safety programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(c)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadba52ed-3220-46dd-8715-21acd6a77e6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(c) Funds authorized</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69a10e48-3f8c-40ee-87df-90d10b12b8e2" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd20221a4-f6a9-4456-834a-81fc59baf3e8"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcef2803-d1a8-4d85-9152-174325da5b52"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds authorized</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70c02776-5504-4738-b0b9-07a649125489"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Such funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72ac9ad2-bdef-400d-9df4-ae2a9824c200" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id986289f3-b982-43cc-891e-62d4985409f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except for amounts identified in subsection (l) and section 403(e), funds described in paragraph (1)</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5aa1e91b-a627-482c-a428-a9e03043d90c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary shall not</quote> and all that follows through <quote>subsection, a highway safety program</quote> and inserting <quote>A highway safety program</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id346c5ac6-c8c7-4812-94ef-9cb2e106bc83"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>A State may use the funds apportioned under this section, in cooperation with neighboring States, for highway safety programs or related projects that may confer benefits on such neighboring States.</quote> after <quote>in every State.</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f64231c-7687-4e4b-aa5b-9efaa2e72e93"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>50 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>20 percent</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida46b4d67-b714-45a5-8fc6-a81393bd6655"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary shall promptly</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fa9d333-0101-47d1-b880-b8dcbaea00d2" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcaa59ab8-ad21-4527-8fa5-b1b25325ff74"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reapportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promptly apportion the funds withheld from a State’s apportionment to the State if the Secretary approves the State's highway safety program or determines that the State has begun implementing an approved program, as appropriate, not later than July 31st of the fiscal year for which the funds were withheld. If the Secretary determines that the State did not correct its failure within such period, the Secretary shall reapportion the withheld funds to the other States in accordance with the formula specified in paragraph (2) not later than the last day of the fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83ef36bb-c4f2-4693-acd3-3111f511d5d3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of highway safety program funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402(g)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ea885f5-42c2-43f3-afc3-0bd31bbb5a49" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18a6a0f5-7c42-48b5-8b91-5fff87046f53"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provision</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd12e1b3f-fc59-4a91-978a-37a3617c5e40"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under paragraph (2), nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the appropriation or expenditure of funds for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67deb1c7-5126-4c0c-b185-3521afb83f75"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">highway construction, maintenance, or design (other than design of safety features of highways to be incorporated into guidelines); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5dad123-d5e5-4f11-80a0-91b2fd5862f6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any purpose for which funds are authorized by section 403.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55f68efe-1add-4541-88b8-e913d8bc9046"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may use funds made available to carry out this section to assist in demonstration projects carried out by the Secretary under section 403.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2534449-99a8-4a6a-81c5-4958d2a6c70f"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbc4f454-ffb0-46b3-9dde-396c43205f68"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (k) and (m);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35c4eaf4-b896-47f3-aa6c-5d1bb55e83a6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46a3cf96-2ee0-4407-9b91-d7c649479b19"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (j).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17b714d5-3cd9-4cf1-b204-9f53961be557"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway safety plan and reporting requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79975018-6bae-41b8-a339-f2501358712d" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50eacbc9-9e81-451f-90f3-0177eced88c9"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway safety plan and reporting requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c5c8e77-ec6c-47a9-907f-850a67f1690e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require each State to develop and submit to the Secretary a highway safety plan that complies with the requirements under this subsection not later than July 1, 2012, and annually thereafter.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f1202f8-3805-4ff2-af67-799f51f7bd74"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State highway safety plans submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided3f4f63-3fc3-4149-b5d2-e8221779a366"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance measures required by the Secretary or otherwise necessary to support additional State safety goals, including—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id028a10a5-db7d-4131-a9d7-e7607b36bd07"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">documentation of current safety levels for each performance measure;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55178caa-49c0-49c4-aaa6-2de783a9f23f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quantifiable annual performance targets for each performance measure; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0dee8a59-2797-409e-8a83-d4c25a5a48cf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a justification for each performance target;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fbf94f2-f105-4850-9e3e-52e7f8c0db0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a strategy for programming funds apportioned to the State under this section on projects and activities that will allow the State to meet the performance targets described in subparagraph (A);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42cfd6a3-951f-4093-9e17-106af39a3c5b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data and data analysis supporting the effectiveness of proposed countermeasures;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18361b22-38ef-427d-99df-4cb80f115fd7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any Federal, State, local, or private funds that the State plans to use, in addition to funds apportioned to the State under this section, to carry out the strategy described in subparagraph (B);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6812849a-4104-4a6c-8ca6-4e4fa885c7c9"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">beginning with the plan submitted by July 1, 2013, a report on the State’s success in meeting State safety goals set forth in the previous year’s highway safety plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id164a45fe-7165-455e-9cef-aa0b23434b4f"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an application for any additional grants available to the State under this chapter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id846FE734183447C8987782B5A8897E80"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the first highway safety plan submitted under this subsection, the performance measures required by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(A) shall be limited to those developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Governor’s Highway Safety Association and described in the report, <quote>Traffic Safety Performance Measures for States and Federal Agencies</quote> (DOT HS 811 025). For subsequent highway safety plans, the Secretary shall consult with the Governor’s Highway Safety Association and safety experts if the Secretary makes revisions to the set of required performance measures.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8e68f22-8360-4687-9330-fceb17d8f71f"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of highway safety plans</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9180375-54e2-4598-9a49-9685b4314b0f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on which a State’s highway safety plan is received by the Secretary, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the plan.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d8c0243-1a1c-45f9-94bd-b6605921d5b1"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approvals and disapprovals</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d7503d5-dc2d-4180-978c-57bc9a43f088"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approvals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall approve a State’s highway safety plan if the Secretary determines that—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65bb0bd6-f89a-4c27-b6e7-367001506252"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plan is evidence-based and supported by data;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c328b5d-eebb-402b-a41c-1bbfa4eb1a11"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the performance targets are adequate; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48a048fd-7dd5-49be-a84b-8db9352f5340"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plan, once implemented, will allow the State to meet such targets.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbae22eb7-a776-468c-8c86-a27d2b190bfc"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disapprovals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall disapprove a State’s highway safety plan if the Secretary determines that the plan does not—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f3b9e8f-c21e-4743-a42b-50a63b353878"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set appropriate performance targets; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd09aa8d-6faf-410f-9a00-08c6c2e91ead"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for evidence-based programming of funding in a manner sufficient to allow the State to meet such targets.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e9e265b-4e25-4cbc-9e67-300bb6b03867"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Actions upon disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary disapproves a State’s highway safety plan, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb53d7f91-6211-438a-a5bc-9a8750629c28"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inform the State of the reasons for such disapproval; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12876c31-ca24-487d-b234-cd9748026dc5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require the State to resubmit the plan with any modifications that the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id148b6655-c036-4737-94c1-53731ccbb5ab"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of resubmitted plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary requires a State to resubmit a highway safety plan, with modifications, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the modified plan not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives such plan.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b016176-4553-4dd1-945b-a51754d360c1"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reprogramming authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the modifications contained in a State’s resubmitted highway safety plan do not provide for the programming of funding in a manner sufficient to meet the State’s performance goals, the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall take such action as may be necessary to bring the State’s plan into compliance with the performance targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida477d4be-4b88-4f30-8011-59d72738a2a7"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State shall make the State’s highway safety plan, and decisions of the Secretary concerning approval or disapproval of a revised plan, available to the public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaea5d392-41a1-4aac-8779-ac14fbb90830"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative research and evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38be0085-391d-44e2-9eea-0c14b3f78f6c" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2067110-037e-49b6-84aa-ad45501c3666"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative research and evaluation</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf5b1542-58ce-4b14-b2dc-84a26bb332ba"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment and funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the apportionment formula set forth in subsection (c)(2), $2,500,000 of the total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety programs under subsection (c) in each fiscal year shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, for a cooperative research and evaluation program to research and evaluate priority highway safety countermeasures.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41e5bda6-16c1-4908-9515-d06b06334c39"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program established under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89cb2906-d45c-4a46-8427-42460bcda404"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be administered by the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f55241f-1224-41e0-b22d-044f4d58a7f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be jointly managed by the Governors Highway Safety Association and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55c34993-7dec-49d9-83b1-b62984994099"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Teen traffic safety program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">Section 402</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2103b928-1137-4413-88fc-1f544a95ef46" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2fbab16-6084-48ef-b035-8cecd7f55df5"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Teen traffic safety program</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c99c9d0-09a1-4c92-a5ef-87355caa5b7a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of a State’s highway safety plan, as approved by the Secretary under subsection (k), a State may use a portion of the amounts received under this section to implement a statewide teen traffic safety program to improve traffic safety for teen drivers.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b690a9e-26a4-4169-a56f-e1abcb25a071"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program implemented under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0cc5925-6836-4cf7-86d8-b2a91f13d20c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include peer-to-peer education and prevention strategies in schools and communities designed to—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc01fb1ee-d9f8-473f-9a10-835375a1bd47"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase safety belt use;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52db87f7-dd3b-4fc6-995e-c79195e688a9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce speeding;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddee01cc4-3900-4216-9d57-3038b40762e8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce impaired and distracted driving;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3740f55b-286e-4780-978b-514932eac587"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce underage drinking; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e3b5a3e-96f8-465a-b723-f1829a415fd1"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce other behaviors by teen drivers that lead to injuries and fatalities; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0350733-730a-4f0e-8249-44be201722df"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e78369a-3667-4ccb-aa28-d93b097390db"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">working with student-led groups and school advisors to plan and implement teen traffic safety programs;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08c457a4-8c44-4d9b-80d7-9a3e88475107"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing subgrants to schools throughout the State to support the establishment and expansion of student groups focused on teen traffic safety;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0546326d-b032-449a-8fcd-3b1f3cac6a59"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing support, training, and technical assistance to establish and expand school and community safety programs for teen drivers;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22e54158-5036-40ab-a6f7-16164fedee56"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creating statewide or regional websites to publicize and circulate information on teen safety programs;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b563b46-5685-4dea-b51a-639be7216148"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting outreach and providing educational resources for parents;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35f5fb0c-5740-4065-9ce9-8f625a8966d0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing State or regional advisory councils comprised of teen drivers to provide input and recommendations to the governor and the governor’s safety representative on issues related to the safety of teen drivers;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ad08a0c-e522-4223-b77e-efd66e313f17"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaborating with law enforcement;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6746d8f-8c22-451c-97b6-6086d69c181a"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">organizing and hosting State and regional conferences for teen drivers;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39eb510a-acf3-4719-97e2-16f4126d84d0"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing partnerships and promoting coordination among community stakeholders, including public, not-for-profit, and for profit entities; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id849ce06a-49f6-49c3-aa6f-deea303a2a1e"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funding a coordinator position for the teen safety program in the State or region.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c1d8348-ee3d-4e6b-a067-9ba2add624a9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31103.<?LEXA-Enum 31103.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway safety research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/403">Section 403</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99bb34a6-f48f-4341-a20e-351309f8cc80" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e084ede-4b5b-477e-aa23-f51b5cccb4cf" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway safety research and development</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31170c1d-c13b-4dfe-85af-830aa59734a8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defined term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Federal laboratory</term> includes—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8224cfac-8eda-420f-9824-a96aabd0af1f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a government-owned, government-operated laboratory; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d3d168a-72c9-46e2-9e22-d903ef78031f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa07ba27-2391-4a26-8ab0-efea75535f10"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General authority</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e2a715d-bb2d-4029-9755-dc6c12cfdf46"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and development activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may conduct research and development activities, including demonstration projects and the collection and analysis of highway and motor vehicle safety data and related information needed to carry out this section, with respect to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5947e4a-5bfc-4884-837c-db5e325264b7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all aspects of highway and traffic safety systems and conditions relating to—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id818461c0-14f1-4178-a28d-e207ae10c232"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle, highway, driver, passenger, motorcyclist, bicyclist, and pedestrian characteristics;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e41b226-fb0c-435a-9c34-e66c6ebae594"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accident causation and investigations;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida516b62f-2d48-46c3-ba75-67645db472b0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communications;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b5e8b76-1ccc-4039-af2e-f2a0238384f3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emergency medical services; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26376f27-9a9e-48d7-b2f9-87db5a6b9d3c"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation of the injured;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8bdf2fc-8207-4777-8988-fa617fda2a3e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">human behavioral factors and their effect on highway and traffic safety, including—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d4e8ce4-9d6b-4a7d-84c2-35e974c21674"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">driver education;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id078da4ab-13de-4950-a3c3-a1f01384dc2b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">impaired driving;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31caf588-521a-4755-ade7-16ba603ec997"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distracted driving; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29ebb453-a416-4813-bc77-87bae56dd624"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new technologies installed in, or brought into, vehicles;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3be84aa6-a27d-4bd5-9a28-6fd4814fb5f2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the effectiveness of countermeasures to increase highway and traffic safety, including occupant protection and alcohol- and drug-impaired driving technologies and initiatives;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c2edcf5-a21d-413c-89d9-cd0de599f278"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of technologies to detect drug impaired drivers; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F892A1CBE31437B9127EBAE2B0F408B"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effect of State laws on any aspects, activities, or programs described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac77a327-7e87-4b39-a21a-138101bec0cc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation, grants, and contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out this section—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30d28d62-4819-41ae-ab2a-f7f9e4c424ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">independently;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide177e2d3-ac7e-4031-aa5b-c74822a97d91"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in cooperation with other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities and Federal laboratories;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43bd8cf8-a431-4eaf-a2d2-e2ed33b9effc"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by entering into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with the National Academy of Sciences, any Federal laboratory, State or local agency, authority, association, institution, foreign country, or person (as defined in chapter 1 of title 1); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc92f099d-4d5f-4061-a9c2-dc123899eaf0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by making grants to the National Academy of Sciences, any Federal laboratory, State or local agency, authority, association, institution, or person (as defined in chapter 1 of title 1).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id446d64b0-401f-426d-a3f4-7b56879e196e"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collaborative research and development</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70707631-4c43-431b-b251-aa9d6c853314"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To encourage innovative solutions to highway safety problems, stimulate voluntary improvements in highway safety, and stimulate the marketing of new highway safety related technology by private industry, the Secretary is authorized to carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development with—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26e28c65-213f-4969-ae63-8fd538b1a39c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">non-Federal entities, including State and local governments, foreign countries, colleges, universities, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, organizations serving the interests of children, people with disabilities, low-income populations, and older adults, and trade associations that are incorporated or established under the laws of any State or the United States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id076146d5-c0a0-48be-8b79-5ca1ae5e7848"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal laboratories.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82ae8d3d-d034-4c71-919e-ee78d73ea577"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may enter into cooperative research and development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3710a">15 U.S.C. 3710a</external-xref>)) in which the Secretary provides not more than 50 percent of the cost of any research or development project under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id603490b2-b32a-45d0-96b9-eb6cada8e646"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The research, development, or use of any technology pursuant to an agreement under this subsection, including the terms under which technology may be licensed and the resulting royalties may be distributed, shall be subject to the provisions of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3701">15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6e3282d-dce1-4a34-a699-2451791cab1e"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title to equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In furtherance of the purposes set forth in section 402, the Secretary may vest title to equipment purchased for demonstration projects with funds authorized under this section to State or local agencies on such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3878e20-8cc2-4bc2-950e-b83df150e49b"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the apportionment formula set forth in section 402(c)(2), 1 percent of the total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety programs under section 402(c) in each fiscal year shall be available, through the end of the succeeding fiscal year, to the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida91a31bc-c7cb-4ca4-821d-10ac970ad33e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide training, conducted or developed by Federal or non-Federal entity or personnel, to Federal, State, and local highway safety personnel; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35d8bef1-9881-4a70-9f7f-8d835b763c4c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to pay for any travel, administrative, and other expenses related to such training.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida60d82eb-8b48-4163-97ec-79e6ac711b5a"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver licensing and fitness To drive clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts made available under this section, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is authorized to expend $1,280,000 between the date of enactment of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012</short-title> and September 30, 2013, to establish an electronic clearinghouse and technical assistance service to collect and disseminate research and analysis of medical and technical information and best practices concerning drivers with medical issues that may be used by State driver licensing agencies in making licensing qualification decisions.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b65a316-d693-47a8-aec5-db3951c43201"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International highway safety information and cooperation</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08aeb5b8-0231-4d5d-b4de-cfc7a5a6ff80"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, may establish an international highway safety information and cooperation program to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8db75db-2fe1-4ce8-b203-b097560315f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inform the United States highway safety community of laws, projects, programs, data, and technology in foreign countries that could be used to enhance highway safety in the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a8f951e-bddb-4290-9583-58701d8fc31f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permit the exchange of information with foreign countries about laws, projects, programs, data, and technology that could be used to enhance highway safety; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda8e6af5-9b68-4837-9fa1-013853011c03"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow the Secretary, represented by the Administrator, to participate and cooperate in international activities to enhance highway safety.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b1ba5df-c7e2-43f8-af45-c9105d15074b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out this subsection in cooperation with any appropriate Federal agency, State or local agency or authority, foreign government, or multinational institution.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c9b9a50-8324-40f0-a5b0-d286d877670a"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on certain disclosures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any report of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or of any officer, employee, or contractor of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, relating to any highway traffic accident or the investigation of such accident conducted pursuant to this chapter or chapter 301 shall be made available to the public in a manner that does not identify individuals.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08645750-ee7a-4f9e-a933-a30591962e24"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Model specifications for devices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, may—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2a209a3-6f71-4ebf-b755-0aebec058072"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop model specifications and testing procedures for devices, including devices designed to measure the concentration of alcohol in the body;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e3430a8-6655-4f4b-aa00-c178019ad849"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct periodic tests of such devices;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ef2e6f7-1dcf-4e25-9286-74bf6eafd8c9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish a Conforming Products List of such devices that have met the model specifications; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35d6e086-3452-4886-bfce-e840c64a4565"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may require that any necessary tests of such devices are conducted by a Federal laboratory and paid for by the device manufacturers.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23a6a70f-18be-4afd-930d-5fe3b64e8649" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31104.<?LEXA-Enum 31104.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National driver register</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30302(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>The Secretary shall make continual improvements to modernize the Register's data processing system.</quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb37ed8e1-3132-4142-a189-e459801a601a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31105.<?LEXA-Enum 31105.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Combined occupant protection grants</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4b2f925-3749-4db0-8c1b-2a7f37fde82c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/405">Section 405</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbbde2c6-448e-46f8-9187-94b7cba0d13e" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca774633-8415-4bd9-b4c9-5522d8ea7996" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>405.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Combined occupant protection grants</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0fdec0a-b6fc-4e19-8903-6351c1c4cd1c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to States that adopt and implement effective occupant protection programs to reduce highway deaths and injuries resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly restrained in motor vehicles.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6a38aab-c128-4842-83c2-5cd0c7b26dc3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the costs of activities funded using amounts from grants awarded under this section may not exceed 80 percent for each fiscal year for which a State receives a grant.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bdbd089-e3e5-4bb3-a2a4-34cd4a8359c4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9ffffb3-9d45-44b7-967b-8222bae516fb"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High seat belt use rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State with an observed seat belt use rate of 90 percent or higher, based on the most recent data from a survey that conforms with national criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall be eligible for a grant in a fiscal year if the State—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b9f1166-f5b1-4c2d-ae62-b21c80437741"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submits an occupant protection plan during the first fiscal year;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ee7c111-3141-4822-9b59-470ea367215d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participates in the Click It or Ticket national mobilization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b4fce79-1751-49ac-9000-31f0d68acafc"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has an active network of child restraint inspection stations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3a406eb-6b4c-44e7-8f64-fabdbee5b141"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a plan to recruit, train, and maintain a sufficient number of child passenger safety technicians.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida349ac07-85a9-42bd-b901-649847a68797"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lower seat belt use rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State with an observed seat belt use rate below 90 percent, based on the most recent data from a survey that conforms with national criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall be eligible for a grant in a fiscal year if—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86a507b4-fcd9-4932-bd1a-297fb3cdf0d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State meets all of the requirements under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66328799-03fe-4364-9d90-b8e2ee4863c3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the State meets at least 3 of the following criteria:</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a723daf-a81c-4fa8-8db1-c5a3afc3c3af"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State conducts sustained (on-going and periodic) seat belt enforcement at a defined level of participation during the year.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f5c3a91-d6c5-41e6-8ec2-6169f16fc23c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State has enacted and enforces a primary enforcement seat belt use law.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id865839ac-a856-48b5-857c-0a527fc86743"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State has implemented countermeasure programs for high-risk populations, such as drivers on rural roadways, unrestrained nighttime drivers, or teenage drivers.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida873d8ec-9382-4c04-8765-b7dc4b0667dd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State has enacted and enforces occupant protection laws requiring front and rear occupant protection use by all occupants in an age-appropriate restraint.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id136cf284-c5d3-480b-8e58-b41429c74547"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State has implemented a comprehensive occupant protection program in which the State has—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19fb50ee-42d0-45d3-a1ee-77e897af3d08"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducted a program assessment;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2be81784-ea48-4dbd-a3c2-c4ee0940bc1d"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developed a statewide strategic plan;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30e618a2-6e51-4f9d-89ba-760bda37a844"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designated an occupant protection coordinator; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57d98b2a-a862-4b70-a817-b11e96a18fa8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">established a statewide occupant protection task force.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefdb832a-91cb-410d-b7e5-e672449a2ce6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90bd7548-ea71-49ad-9b8c-bef2bd024362"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">completed an assessment of its occupant protection program during the 3-year period preceding the grant year; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb08dfcaf-516f-4830-85a6-5f91b4cf7f39"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will conduct such an assessment during the first year of the grant.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23f30f25-0329-4ba1-b1a7-56c22792184e"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of grant amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds received pursuant to this section may be used to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39feb862-1bc6-4e6b-8da2-1da280d3efed"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out a program to support high-visibility enforcement mobilizations, including paid media that emphasizes publicity for the program, and law enforcement;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff2dd302-3ef6-40ba-8eee-57f7510acbb5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out a program to train occupant protection safety professionals, police officers, fire and emergency medical personnel, educators, and parents concerning all aspects of the use of child restraints and occupant protection;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc77f16e-d9c9-40dd-8c7a-b68477bd03ea"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out a program to educate the public concerning the proper use and installation of child restraints, including related equipment and information systems;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id506f3ffa-c644-4590-b9d2-09751a6e5067"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out a program to provide community child passenger safety services, including programs about proper seating positions for children and how to reduce the improper use of child restraints;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73987aab-dd35-44a3-bb01-cb2bded9f8fb"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">purchase and distribute child restraints to low-income families if not more than 5 percent of the funds received in a fiscal year are used for this purpose;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id603504bc-2639-4dd1-b1bf-d68f143c1384"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and maintain information systems containing data concerning occupant protection, including the collection and administration of child passenger safety and occupant protection surveys; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2748c82c-5027-4278-9291-b25a5f5a27e8"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out a program to educate the public concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in vehicles.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b8a55b3-a586-4189-8787-5ba624570c96"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The allocation of grant funds under this section to a State for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb4ecce7-74b3-4629-9a57-6e05bee30568"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State that receives a grant under this section shall submit a report to the Secretary that documents the manner in which the grant amounts were obligated and expended and identifies the specific programs carried out with the grant funds. The report shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary and may be combined with other State grant reporting requirements under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18473495-eb8f-46cb-a062-4aed03aa32f7"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida297c16e-05fb-48a6-abe1-71c13b5e5811"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child restraint</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>child restraint</term> means any device (including child safety seat, booster seat, harness, and excepting seat belts) designed for use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position children who weigh 65 pounds (30 kilograms) or less, and certified to the Federal motor vehicle safety standard prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for child restraints.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8b80133-57d9-4441-8bbf-10f02d4e9c8b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seat belt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>seat belt</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24c1ee90-e675-48bc-a085-75824388be48"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to open-body motor vehicles, including convertibles, an occupant restraint system consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable shoulder belt; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e99644c-9393-4286-8bd8-bf1a444ae689"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to other motor vehicles, an occupant restraint system consisting of integrated lap and shoulder belts.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07048809-abdb-45c3-bce2-924c030a2bf3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 405 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ecbe033-59a4-498b-a977-2c2dee0409e4" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">405. Combined occupant protection grants.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3cf3131f-4e47-4ae2-98ea-301146bbe0df" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31106.<?LEXA-Enum 31106.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State traffic safety information system improvements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/408">Section 408</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6560c5ca-53ff-4c31-be8a-2069a8804933" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66299c9c-f7d3-4a66-841b-dd7be2c27ea3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>408.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State traffic safety information system improvements</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51495928-a893-4095-9331-0e4aa29ce67a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to States to support the development and implementation of effective State programs that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53ff2217-bfe4-4340-8b8e-21c0832f9ecc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, integration, and accessibility of the State safety data that is needed to identify priorities for Federal, State, and local highway and traffic safety programs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfc2de3e-4a36-4c2b-8752-c2530a6a2f13"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to make such improvements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc81a736e-3b51-4385-bf0d-b88d5732da6a"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">link the State data systems, including traffic records, with other data systems within the State, such as systems that contain medical, roadway, and economic data;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbb75f01-f7f5-42b0-bc0b-fcfb304abe4b"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the compatibility and interoperability of the data systems of the State with national data systems and data systems of other States; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id603c2b3e-1d91-47c9-b182-14cc96b84ece"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance the ability of the Secretary to observe and analyze national trends in crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and circumstances.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id739378fb-56d7-47f9-8cbc-98b9e8b4e9ed"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of adopting and implementing in a fiscal year a State program described in this section may not exceed 80 percent.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf50e9715-9610-40f8-bd3d-7ed800bc34e6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State is not eligible for a grant under this section in a fiscal year unless the State demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the State—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4528c07-fd9e-4f51-9c6c-2f77089b1dca"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a functioning traffic records coordinating committee (referred to in this subsection as <quote>TRCC</quote>) that meets at least 3 times a year;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d008397-3998-43ea-a643-27009504cc57"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has designated a TRCC coordinator;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f9fc2bb-ef9a-4614-a5be-e02fed7c725b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has established a State traffic record strategic plan that has been approved by the TRCC and describes specific quantifiable and measurable improvements anticipated in the State's core safety databases, including crash, citation or adjudication, driver, emergency medical services or injury surveillance system, roadway, and vehicle databases;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec6c8e5c-9ef6-4e1c-b4e0-e27b9635aca9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has demonstrated quantitative progress in relation to the significant data program attribute of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2a53166-66b3-41bd-b474-f93346f41a5f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accuracy;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b743d24-1c61-41d5-8066-fbb7d3c3ccac"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">completeness;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8761e57-4ecc-497d-b829-78dbd89ddbcd"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">timeliness;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03e71d55-52c2-4d98-9878-13c753205ca3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uniformity;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3289b13-92fc-4219-8a8a-945bd6c19f08"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accessibility; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec385852-d568-4157-8c81-aa26b7691185"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integration of a core highway safety database; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6f70076-8d49-4b11-8767-ad6070aea84e"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has certified to the Secretary that an assessment of the State’s highway safety data and traffic records system was conducted or updated during the preceding 5 years.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbf2b12e-18c5-4eb6-be53-743ca3a26e38"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of grant amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds received by a State under this section shall be used for making data program improvements to core highway safety databases related to quantifiable, measurable progress in any of the 6 significant data program attributes set forth in subsection (c)(4).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95e8c374-3c7d-466f-a55f-7340fe65048a"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The allocation of grant funds under this section to a State for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2ff5d1f-b8bd-4cb6-afac-9dd8a7fedc99" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31107.<?LEXA-Enum 31107.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Impaired driving countermeasures</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9021429-c43d-4525-9fe0-c50d390611ea"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/410">Section 410</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc488cd09-3a2a-42c2-bc37-82c1e6bf81fb" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc53ec7e-f7ad-42cc-af9f-4cd03edfb174" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>410.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Impaired driving countermeasures</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c8770c5-f2e1-47dc-8d5a-bd636a78645e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to States that adopt and implement—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id692c465d-6336-4e15-8c62-95ae8df470cc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">effective programs to reduce driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or the combination of alcohol and drugs; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideacc723e-7515-4458-9d68-1ad32bdb91f8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alcohol-ignition interlock laws.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a00de03-f5c1-481f-a323-cfbef2d07f49"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the costs of activities funded using amounts from grants under this section may not exceed 80 percent in any fiscal year in which the State receives a grant.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id156405c8-f88c-4f19-9051-7ebad3f1a900"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4454dceb-f5ee-4142-8b43-bc502b398f8b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-range states</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-range States shall be eligible for a grant under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2e2bbd4-07d5-45bc-a064-d63c80b07ea6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mid-range states</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A mid-range State shall be eligible for a grant under this section if—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9b98d37-68ad-4800-9447-a0641ba21d8b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statewide impaired driving task force in the State developed a statewide plan during the most recent 3 calendar years to address the problem of impaired driving; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida05c4934-8fcb-4868-a514-4a110ecec239"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State will convene a statewide impaired driving task force to develop such a plan during the first year of the grant.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id074df7a4-df46-4fe0-986a-e2a2107c9fe9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-range states</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A high-range State shall be eligible for a grant under this section if the State—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id829c11ea-39ce-4af9-b744-ae588c77abf5"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0c470b02-8a26-4b61-b849-162cbf08e9f9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducted an assessment of the State’s impaired driving program during the most recent 3 calendar years; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01600c98-7735-4f6b-b1c4-0e59833b3cbb" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will conduct such an assessment during the first year of the grant;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id844c064f-32d7-4844-94b1-27283ee746b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">convenes, during the first year of the grant, a statewide impaired driving task force to develop a statewide plan that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idccd70540-e630-4447-ac89-f807c10b401b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addresses any recommendations from the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2781d967-d10d-4b50-993f-b79bec64ab5a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a detailed plan for spending any grant funds provided under this section; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca9dff1f-f538-4276-84bb-dd5738c21767"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes how such spending supports the statewide program;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d6749c8-dd44-401f-9ce9-f4539c2b03c4"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id194e6ee8-434e-45cb-a560-419bc38ced19"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submits the statewide plan to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration during the first year of the grant for the agency's review and approval;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12054b57-cb03-437c-8945-6c1e00567931" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annually updates the statewide plan in each subsequent year of the grant; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde443f19-a536-4e08-90f7-5dae01a3a2d1" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submits each updated statewide plan for the agency's review and comment; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id588047dc-e602-49f6-8578-2c8b8f851923"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appoints a full or part-time impaired driving coordinator—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1e5d635-062b-4337-b0e9-07c29257dcee"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to coordinate the State’s activities to address enforcement and adjudication of laws to address driving while impaired by alcohol; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ab403ce-8931-4509-85a3-433452183a58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to oversee the implementation of the statewide plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52518321-7a3c-4ee0-986a-1448d292578d"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of grant amounts</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48fa34bd-f147-429d-be12-c94a707f4c2f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-range States shall use grant funds for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided3f198e-2e10-4041-b590-68bcc08f1367"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">high visibility enforcement efforts; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7000b311-99c7-4d35-8730-23d7fe523390"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any of the activities described in paragraph (2) if—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide63d41bd-898d-4ed4-b2f4-03a86b1a3478"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activity is described in the statewide plan; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id906a2360-2f08-41c3-bac9-e7b2e2066689"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary approves the use of funding for such activity.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id486a7d99-9a10-4f86-8041-a317dd351a42"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medium-range and low-range States may use grant funds for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id293e205e-d54f-4a13-91a5-79a8cb8b5dcd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any of the purposes described in paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ccdd169-e47c-4431-9001-65fbdc2fcbc5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paid and earned media in support of high visibility enforcement efforts;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7dd512a3-1945-42d6-92b0-e38b07e101cc"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hiring a full-time or part-time impaired driving coordinator of the State’s activities to address the enforcement and adjudication of laws regarding driving while impaired by alcohol;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec63c8d6-d977-4a73-a7eb-2a546d23af20"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">court support of high visibility enforcement efforts;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1bdb330-7f69-4139-81b0-b0776d698c18"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alcohol ignition interlock programs;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3197d1d2-dc05-4dbe-a55c-eaba6b00e4b6"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving blood-alcohol concentration testing and reporting;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e1923c4-ed08-4b1a-b99b-7782c0c0484d"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing driving while intoxicated courts;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8efd3b70-901d-4abb-bcd9-715acb729309"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9fa2534-14cd-485b-b90e-8e8bcb22856d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standardized field sobriety training;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id041bce2f-e03a-4318-a5ea-4090c5f8a03b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced roadside impaired driving evaluation training; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f8208cc-e151-4a8a-a909-aded2e6537c1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drug recognition expert training for law enforcement;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ead6dc7-3b74-47f9-b623-576065ff00db"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training and education of criminal justice professionals (including law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and probation officers) to assist such professionals in handling impaired driving cases;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c40ce40-f77c-4a8b-8d66-1388cc42859d"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">traffic safety resource prosecutors;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id044c4e1a-4cc7-4b0a-8ce5-58d536c0e987"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">judicial outreach liaisons;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31fab0f6-8fc6-46db-ad22-1aa7a4b39b9a"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipment and related expenditures used in connection with impaired driving enforcement in accordance with criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb88708f-c282-4a94-a38b-1e1b03b058a5"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training on the use of alcohol screening and brief intervention;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80793f7c-f112-44bf-8178-025c25e98e30"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing impaired driving information systems; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22637797688841888AABCE4A2918BB84"><enum>(O)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs associated with a <quote>24-7 sobriety program</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f7d3c37-c976-4444-9c09-4e1c36f54c8a"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-range States may use grant funds for any expenditure designed to reduce impaired driving based on problem identification. Medium and high-range States may use funds for such expenditures upon approval by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5eaaccd-d662-4bcb-9f20-5474f7c98896"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (f), the allocation of grant funds to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402(c) for fiscal year 2009.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6cc5d299-fc01-4cb3-9fe0-c8bd09d25c65"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants to States that adopt and enforce mandatory alcohol-Ignition interlock laws</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4aac9e33-fa4e-431c-ae2a-2127c5903cf0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make a separate grant under this section to each State that adopts and is enforcing a mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock law for all individuals convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or of driving while intoxicated.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id894c2eed-1037-4014-8c6e-27d19d388d85"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such grants may be used by recipient States only for costs associated with the State's alcohol-ignition interlock program, including screening, assessment, and program and offender oversight.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64a3528f-5fdd-4286-b90c-49155dc8e3bf"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under this subsection shall be allocated among States described in paragraph (1) on the basis of the apportionment formula under section 402(c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3da97d99-b533-4ec0-b3ae-91b98cb6b752"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 15 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall be made available by the Secretary for making grants under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb2172ef-787d-4709-9bb6-11ebd6ba82f0"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id116A7AB785B34404B43E7E2A5818C6F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">24-7 sobriety program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>24-7 sobriety program</term> means a State law or program that authorizes a State court or a State agency, as a condition of sentence, probation, parole, or work permit, to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAAF3911DCD6D44F7B14993B560C261B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require an individual who plead guilty or was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs to totally abstain from alcohol or drugs for a period of time; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD55618B38E9B469FA5F864BD494FAADF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require the individual to be subject to testing for alcohol or drugs—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2440550C3DA1413C99648A97BB5FAB2F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least twice a day;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCBD8FB766814256B0659F45BE0CBAE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring via an electronic monitoring device; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47D970E1A7044E9A9845BC33BFD5F117"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by an alternate method with the concurrence of the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb68a54d1-7eb8-4951-9cf3-300c222c3ede"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Average impaired driving fatality rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>average impaired driving fatality rate</term> means the number of fatalities in motor vehicle crashes involving a driver with a blood alcohol concentration of at least 0.08 for every 100,000,000 vehicle miles traveled, based on the most recently reported 3 calendar years of final data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, as calculated in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37b7e978-304a-452e-8843-a1a41746deae"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-range state</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>high-range State</term> means a State that has an average impaired driving fatality rate of 0.60 or higher.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e389a34-9f0a-4fdf-93fe-d5790e108c72"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-range state</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>low-range State</term> means a State that has an average impaired driving fatality rate of 0.30 or lower.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f78cdb6-f2d5-4ab4-8b4d-807d56d1e9f1"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mid-range state</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>mid-range State</term> means a State that has an average impaired driving fatality rate that is higher than 0.30 and lower than 0.60.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id091ae278-f749-46d9-8b04-164b60a5eb22"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 410 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7d6826d-7fdb-4992-863a-3d2755ddf78a" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">410. Impaired driving countermeasures.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15527bbd-d0c1-4cd2-9ce0-3c2f8889851f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31108.<?LEXA-Enum 31108.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distracted driving grants</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42f9bbdd-cb0a-48ff-8334-2301810ee3a9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/411">Section 411</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3feb075-5197-4a6a-9145-7112492ee2dd" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85e3955b-7478-47e5-a385-9d9f9a7a48fc" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>411.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distracted driving grants</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1916af28-e36e-49a6-a4c0-5e7e29230e3e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall award a grant under this section to any State that enacts and enforces a statute that meets the requirements set forth in subsections (b) and (c).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd8ca799-f12c-4737-9a9d-0444c5bf7a3d"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on texting while driving</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State statute meets the requirements set forth in this subsection if the statute—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1672fc6-b688-49a3-8e71-979b600472d9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibits drivers from texting through a personal wireless communications device while driving;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id899e34e9-0813-4436-872a-6ff374cf6d09"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes violation of the statute a primary offense;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd82d1b9d-f813-4121-81e5-5a9f7800a24e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishes—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd811942e-110a-488e-a558-d67269cb81ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a minimum fine for a first violation of the statute; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f693382-4162-4eac-a3a7-4415bcce8d1e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increased fines for repeat violations; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7672bb36-54f8-4103-987d-1321d299ff16"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides increased civil and criminal penalties than would otherwise apply if a vehicle accident is caused by a driver who is using such a device in violation of the statute.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3b2de25-d383-409a-9ba6-8d286ceb19fe"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on youth cell phone use while driving</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State statute meets the requirements set forth in this subsection if the statute—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb33e7558-24e0-4550-b408-33474e3b2acd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibits a driver who is younger than 18 years of age from using a personal wireless communications device while driving;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id897a033f-777e-4795-8fd5-ddde2dc2795b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes violation of the statute a primary offense;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58b3e79d-a13c-452d-b61b-4c1e2a7cec38"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires distracted driving issues to be tested as part of the State driver’s license examination;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac4d864e-539d-40dd-80e7-383fc897eba5"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishes—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id753bd7c9-d188-4454-a50c-470228f8894c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a minimum fine for a first violation of the statute; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce5756d1-793c-421c-81f5-145f2926a6e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increased fines for repeat violations; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0136d1d-1b0c-47ea-98b5-1cdf30c22491"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides increased civil and criminal penalties than would otherwise apply if a vehicle accident is caused by a driver who is using such a device in violation of the statute.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5348130-e763-493d-bd98-71e0e84a0e6d"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permitted exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A statute that meets the requirements set forth in subsections (b) and (c) may provide exceptions for—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7709ad79-4405-4327-ba84-fc2449b42397"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a driver who uses a personal wireless communications device to contact emergency services;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0885c0ce-abfc-4475-a283-8fd6e56a2df3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emergency services personnel who use a personal wireless communications device while—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24e7c3a3-bb3e-45f8-8cd1-415ca237e062"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operating an emergency services vehicle; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7847eb2-6174-455a-a102-f11496b98183"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engaged in the performance of their duties as emergency services personnel; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a21144f-2fcc-4884-8cf6-7261ecd7bd1d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual employed as a commercial motor vehicle driver or a school bus driver who uses a personal wireless communications device within the scope of such individual’s employment if such use is permitted under the regulations promulgated pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31152">section 31152</external-xref> of title 49.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4a3e5e1-60e1-4a91-8e72-263b0c3f029d"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of grant funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the grant funds received by a State under this section—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a67b751-bb13-4a1e-bafd-d8b81830df83"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 50 percent shall be used—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44e4e15a-a879-4311-903a-7195840fc502"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to educate the public through advertising containing information about the dangers of texting or using a cell phone while driving;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id519b5f90-c611-4a34-886b-3ad8ccdb3377"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for traffic signs that notify drivers about the distracted driving law of the State; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f19bb41-bbe1-4b19-bfe2-c17f6322a7ae"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for law enforcement costs related to the enforcement of the distracted driving law; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80f5c5cc-0b25-4623-86b3-dc77756926ae"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">up to 50 percent may be used for other projects that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide71d20f0-2f41-434b-b769-754cacf15a38"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve traffic safety; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide77c8e16-87db-4957-89aa-ce11e70e19ff"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are consistent with the criteria set forth in section 402(a).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbedc5516-15c3-4bfe-bda2-8e2f00a7cd59"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In fiscal year 2012, the Secretary may use up to 25 percent of the funding available for grants under this section to award grants to States that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3df76806-e44a-4980-9751-85ae9e8722bf"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enacted statutes before July 1, 2011, which meet the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1441bbd2-b663-4a80-b2f8-d0a6ff3c923a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are otherwise ineligible for a grant under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08E1E18A0A46492AA21F01192019799C"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distracted driving study</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EDD421827604F4B8A966413DDA0CA22"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study of all forms of distracted driving.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC859BF8B2A954A3AB1DC43DE12537D80"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF398AF6B4D5B4705A0CE26CABEED39AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine the effect of distractions other than the use of personal wireless communications on motor vehicle safety;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64C3B36E541C4B10B74A46723EF57368"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify metrics to determine the nature and scope of the distracted driving problem;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id487DD0562EB249AC854A15D4994EFC86"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the most effective methods to enhance education and awareness; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FA81972D0D247F8832562C67E29FD4E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the most effective method of reducing deaths and injuries caused by all forms of distracted driving.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17EB095220EC44558AE176D7D252B5FE"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit a report containing the results of the study conducted under this subsection to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id773648598FBA4359949D185944D881D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D8CB6791C884F608D5008A9AA5A94F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab6d9be6-d779-40d1-9360-275c4708278f"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08f78652-3132-4d25-931e-a765f254e301"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driving</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>driving</term>—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3b5bdfe-1b85-4f56-a5d1-0de0cee9b2c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means operating a motor vehicle on a public road, including operation while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic light or stop sign, or otherwise; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id014234d2-3722-4b6e-914f-3bcbf3988dc2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include operating a motor vehicle when the vehicle has pulled over to the side of, or off, an active roadway and has stopped in a location where it can safely remain stationary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3723dd16-8ff0-40b4-8bcc-ebef5a1a6889"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personal wireless communications device</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>personal wireless communications device</term>—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide521f19e-3dfd-4129-8584-0758685e5f0a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means a device through which personal wireless services (as defined in section 332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/332">47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)(i)</external-xref>)) are transmitted; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida214ed7c-949b-423d-8569-221eaf08ccfb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include a global navigation satellite system receiver used for positioning, emergency notification, or navigation purposes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82805a0d-de3c-4952-ac85-04ba7eec9842"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Primary offense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>primary offense</term> means an offense for which a law enforcement officer may stop a vehicle solely for the purpose of issuing a citation in the absence of evidence of another offense.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b9d69db-c8e0-4bbe-862d-31be933e0dc2"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public road</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public road</term> has the meaning given that term in section 402(c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1eba3494-5c32-43cb-9a68-fb14e6869220"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Texting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>texting</term> means reading from or manually entering data into a personal wireless communications device, including doing so for the purpose of SMS texting, e-mailing, instant messaging, or engaging in any other form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48559c9c-d3ee-4e07-a8d1-f9471ab925dd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 411 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71d9c6a5-aef1-49e7-a12c-2c6b79294cbf" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">411. Distracted driving grants.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d920180-c742-47e7-a7a4-fd0abcde19e8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31109.<?LEXA-Enum 31109.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High visibility enforcement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2009 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C. 402</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b2a2771-e37d-4463-a29b-567c5008e088"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id691d2a32-da11-44af-9cee-20cd841d7ef2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>at least 2</quote> and inserting <quote>at least 3</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99a231ce-33b6-4642-9f2c-c59462ced185"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>years 2006 through 2012.</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The Administrator may also initiate and support additional campaigns in each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for the purposes specified in subsection (b).</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3d2dab7-5dee-4cb8-abdd-1682a9610650"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b) by striking <quote>either or both</quote> and inserting <quote>outcomes related to at least 1</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6d52af6-0b85-409e-8985-4d262b25c7e2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>and Internet-based outreach</quote> after <quote>print media advertising</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1436f42d-d50a-410c-858f-aeeefc65eda8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e), by striking <quote>subsections (a), (c), and (f)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa234b73-ae87-40ae-a492-50fc46fcab6b"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (f); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec698bef-1fcc-4ce0-be0a-97300ca5660c"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b85c52d-86b8-4fb6-a39d-34cefe4e3d0a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31110.<?LEXA-Enum 31110.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcyclist safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2010 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C. 402</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9990235-d594-48ad-8512-67fc5ec22a71"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (b) and (g);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0401701e-8753-4e4e-a4f6-b7b6dd8ddb4f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44d1e9a3-c551-433c-9527-bacce5f37868"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), as redesignated, by striking <quote>to the satisfaction of the Secretary—</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, at least 2 of the 6 criteria listed in paragraph (2).</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida80aa762-29e6-4cb7-a4c1-56ac0a3739f2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31111.<?LEXA-Enum 31111.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver alcohol detection system for safety research</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide129ac0d-3cc1-4473-b7d6-15b7ce65a66a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">Chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64efcc8a-8713-4f1d-9ee3-92b3606bf649" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida64f4287-88e2-4508-ad51-24b0475c8ade" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>413.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In-vehicle alcohol detection device research</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcba76be2-66a0-4056-a9d2-b27d687df75e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall carry out a collaborative research effort under chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to continue to explore the feasibility and the potential benefits of, and the public policy challenges associated with, more widespread deployment of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc00ceb0-8c33-4035-a910-2f70d4fcfd23"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall submit a report annually to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ae8ee26-509b-4bfe-ab88-7bcf0ac8568c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing progress in carrying out the collaborative research effort; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc13dfc52-c3ec-4b54-ad77-f9dc77136a66"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">including an accounting for the use of Federal funds obligated or expended in carrying out that effort.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9b9adf0-6402-4830-8819-121bbe63c247"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7a9bb11-1abb-4030-a1ac-23ade2315442"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alcohol-impaired driving</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>alcohol-impaired driving</term> means operation of a motor vehicle (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30102">section 30102(a)(6)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code) by an individual whose blood alcohol content is at or above the legal limit.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2dab565-9dbe-4096-806c-8fe83c99c57c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Legal limit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>legal limit</term> means a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater (as specified by chapter 163 of title 23, United States Code) or such other percentage limitation as may be established by applicable Federal, State, or local law.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18cf9ead-b66f-47eb-9063-7abd02e8ad0e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 412 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f931836-52ae-4c86-92c4-b0b7c25a43ca" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">413. In-vehicle alcohol detection device research.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddefa438c-20b4-4b18-bbe9-0eeb3eb9c002" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31112.<?LEXA-Enum 31112.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State graduated driver licensing laws</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d68d88a-7c2b-45c8-94d1-ca3e36c94281"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">Chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8dec8913-8a82-4915-94e0-770931362737" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4d1938a-0c5f-4be9-99f1-f14bd10a8132" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>414.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State Graduated Driver Licensing Incentive Grant</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddafc1a64-0ad8-4100-b5d4-442df31396da"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall award grants to States that adopt and implement graduated driver licensing laws in accordance with the requirements set forth in subsection (b).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8730abfd-cae4-441d-9a0c-c1ea2216523b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41cdd8b1-ade1-455a-bee3-ed4d185b8ce4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State meets the requirements set forth in this subsection if the State has a graduated driver licensing law that requires novice drivers younger than 21 years of age to comply with the 2-stage licensing process described in paragraph (2) before receiving an unrestricted driver’s license.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55a1b8fc-387f-4349-892c-956da1f32744"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Licensing process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State is in compliance with the 2-stage licensing process described in this paragraph if the State’s driver’s license laws include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id291d2077-e4c4-454f-af36-bf8f5807771e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a learner's permit stage that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7dbdb3c-976e-4627-9b1e-db287e2032a3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is at least 6 months in duration;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff9d7901-1eb4-4a6e-879e-a2922e84df6f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibits the driver from using a cellular telephone or any communications device in a nonemergency situation; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e1ff499-e7f3-4fff-8846-ae0c6ade1169"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remains in effect until the driver—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4fa3d57-26d5-4fd0-92b5-0476411d8a90"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reaches 16 years of age and enters the intermediate stage; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73c37d58-348c-45de-8095-a30c5a75a0ad"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reaches 18 years of age;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id767e6cf2-1cac-4402-b8f1-6b4dcbc0aed4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an intermediate stage that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id686be377-c7d2-449b-9452-eeb59514619d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commences immediately after the expiration of the learner’s permit stage;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88f178e8-e513-4135-9597-f9c1d966fe14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is at least 6 months in duration;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf3553ca-9bb7-48f6-bfa4-3b9fcafc6269"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibits the driver from using a cellular telephone or any communications device in a nonemergency situation;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36f0262d-a029-4b8d-a3ac-9376266c6813"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restricts driving at night;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id980a0ccd-7166-444a-a692-1ba88fd8f8c7"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibits the driver from operating a motor vehicle with more than 1 nonfamilial passenger younger than 21 years of age unless a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age is in the motor vehicle; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3096dbb3-d245-4438-b6ce-592dd95868a4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remains in effect until the driver reaches 18 years of age; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa80c8a1-a79c-4e9f-98ed-35084addf3a1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other requirement prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation, including—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71897985-5c09-4aa0-b69b-4733caf7d661"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the learner’s permit stage—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5693418-cca0-45ba-9491-d0cc72ff2747"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 40 hours of behind-the-wheel training with a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f197301-01cf-4914-9789-543b09317ed7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a driver training course; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e4472a9-bf9b-43e7-b198-fac45c95dfcb"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a requirement that the driver be accompanied and supervised by a licensed driver, who is at least 21 years of age, at all times while such driver is operating a motor vehicle; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f049b55-ff76-4a71-973c-285f53cd9e3f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the learner’s permit or intermediate stage, a requirement, in addition to any other penalties imposed by State law, that the grant of an unrestricted driver’s license be automatically delayed for any individual who, during the learner's permit or intermediate stage, is convicted of a driving-related offense, including—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd765a652-615f-4df7-87d3-8357b4fb816b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">driving while intoxicated;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9f07eff-4450-4282-8ca4-c22ae1219d0d"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">misrepresentation of his or her true age;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68c9ce32-3ae7-4fb9-a4dd-f4f13c48eb71"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reckless driving;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d54aee1-ab48-4310-a2d2-5a9435a1f6e0"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">driving without wearing a seat belt;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id123fc71f-d945-4f5e-b59b-addcad45fc55"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">speeding; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85858a1c-8dce-407a-897f-3a10132b1bc5"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other driving-related offense, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8f59794-c69d-4280-8498-50e11b5e2c88"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63dd7b2b-211e-48ef-a92e-05136376adae"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement the requirements under subsection (b), in accordance with the notice and comment provisions under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section 553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida34db23a-3a33-4046-8079-1dbc5b3de582"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State that otherwise meets the minimum requirements set forth in subsection (b) shall be deemed by the Secretary to be in compliance with the requirement set forth in subsection (b) if the State enacted a law before January 1, 2011, establishing a class of license that permits licensees or applicants younger than 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id518c381c-74db-46ea-a01a-90acd2028a3d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in connection with work performed on, or for the operation of, a farm owned by family members who are directly related to the applicant or licensee; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa16c0fa-17bd-4344-add1-f039c17f065f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if demonstrable hardship would result from the denial of a license to the licensees or applicants.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5492acb4-1e49-4e67-b7ec-290b9a8d38de"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds allocated to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to a State’s apportionment under section 402 for such fiscal year.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfdb9ce8-d16d-458e-b901-816992c681ca"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds received by a State under this section may be used for—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57be4ebe-a24f-4080-b21f-c806500c770e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enforcing a 2-stage licensing process that complies with subsection (b)(2);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14940685-0a6a-4665-acf6-c52f91a56efa"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training for law enforcement personnel and other relevant State agency personnel relating to the enforcement described in paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadc5d0cd-8115-4709-ba6a-35e03bb1031d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publishing relevant educational materials that pertain directly or indirectly to the State graduated driver licensing law;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22f67c45-97ae-4414-b4a7-65696d8b4610"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out other administrative activities that the Secretary considers relevant to the State’s 2-stage licensing process; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf317dc68-5c7c-4660-b417-f3cf1a804cdc"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out a teen traffic safety program described in section 402(m).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b494764-1837-409e-942b-497361d268ac" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31113.<?LEXA-Enum 31113.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agency accountability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 412 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff33ee89-97c5-451a-b4a8-61fe0b6b4e24"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida33396e5-0534-47cd-9902-48e12c95b6d5" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21fde1a5-3104-4487-ac9e-3b4c219a7fe9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Triennial State management reviews</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4b1edec-4cf0-4033-8a65-ae36e1829cd0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall conduct a review of each State highway safety program at least once every 3 years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5450925b-6e4d-4ac5-9063-b8fd3bb69c3f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may conduct reviews of the highway safety programs of the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as often as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb8341e5-da2c-4562-934e-936527549d0f"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reviews under this subsection shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id504590bc-598e-4f9d-b2c9-e3191e04d0f2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a management evaluation of all grant programs funded under this chapter;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefe14681-b7a9-4e5c-9ceb-93a4d328ce0a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of State data collection and evaluation relating to performance measures established by the Secretary;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1604d5c-3458-4284-87d8-76ea16494942"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comparison of State efforts under subparagraphs (A) and (B) to best practices and programs that have been evaluated for effectiveness; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ee5eeb8-f95c-4a7e-b93f-7a62b533cc9b"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of recommendations on how each State could—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddcad2f6-6654-45e2-afe1-5a6e2bc0078d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the management and oversight of its grant activities; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0b3216e-3a6f-4f79-aa2c-de8c5648c325"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a management and oversight plan for such grant programs.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf89e0b1-0ab4-4255-828b-f85f995e0fba"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (f).</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb6ac4f5-d8ba-474c-b7fd-21caa77ce484" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31114.<?LEXA-Enum 1114.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency medical services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10202 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300d-4">42 U.S.C. 300d–4</external-xref>), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id608a0cbc-ed2e-43f6-a0e4-c122acd75505" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7dd74cff-b6ed-4436-aaf7-117975f2999a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a209476-cde4-4a59-a0ea-80ab2d3f8450"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Advisory Council</quote>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id716f4942-5d2f-4195-bddd-c16d88dab204"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Council shall be composed of 25 members, who—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5325a81-d875-4b8e-8083-2c434e693375"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id655563e7-1db2-4536-9cdf-e664a844de49"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall collectively be representative of all sectors of the emergency medical services community.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id244f933d-1d9d-4310-b22b-70ea6e3dca34"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the Advisory Council are to advise and consult with—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf60e5f6e-c1d8-4e57-aad4-343230aa9abc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services on matters relating to emergency medical services issues; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9664c98d-fffb-48e6-b535-608644596905"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Transportation on matters relating to emergency medical services issues affecting the Department of Transportation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29dc2bb8-f698-4ec0-a75a-8ba6192397a9"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall provide administrative support to the Advisory Council, including scheduling meetings, setting agendas, keeping minutes and records, and producing reports.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide98902df-49b1-4f84-937e-9074bdf87829"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leadership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The members of the Advisory Council shall annually select a chairperson of the Council.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id298e2e0f-e50e-4ebb-9ba0-5cfc1ad850d9"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Council shall meet as frequently as is determined necessary by the chairperson of the Council.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id195eb2ec-9133-4ac7-afe6-4b2ec4b42255"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Council shall prepare an annual report to the Secretary of Transportation regarding the Council's actions and recommendations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="iddfeaaf11-d93e-44da-9d35-2479b45a5e1d" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced safety authorities</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8125250-af28-4120-a112-cf955c7d2793" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31201.<?LEXA-Enum 31201.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of motor vehicle equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30102">Section 30102(a)(7)(C)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d0589a6-2a49-4993-8550-5fcf23aff929" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bc88619-f7a7-46b2-8ca9-1a091bb53a3f"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any device or an article or apparel, including a motorcycle helmet and excluding medicine or eyeglasses prescribed by a licensed practitioner, that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72452435-6b68-4e75-a575-4b976ee86d2c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not a system, part, or component of a motor vehicle; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a45def5-9f2d-42ef-abe4-ffa473b4a606"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is manufactured, sold, delivered, or offered to be sold for use on public streets, roads, and highways with the apparent purpose of safeguarding motor vehicles and highway users against risk of accident, injury, or death.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49bbc6f8-93b7-4445-acc0-915bf77ec793" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31202.<?LEXA-Enum 31202.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permit reminder system for non-use of safety belts</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3338195-792c-4b88-b044-0ce6a2553f08"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb68acb35-f4c1-4f0f-9d2a-ca75e5c426e2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 30122, by striking subsection (d); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e40fe9c-0b72-424c-b759-bedb985c83ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 30124 to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07a35342-ff91-4235-be93-9d4366009344" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8424b0c3-7a1d-49fd-b197-ffbc93642a84" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>30124.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonuse of safety belts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter may not require a manufacturer to comply with the standard by using a safety belt interlock designed to prevent starting or operating a motor vehicle if an occupant is not using a safety belt.</text> </section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45474691-408d-40eb-af8e-cad0d0a41001"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 30124 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id824d3e4b-5ea2-4b65-b517-bff573f8c82f" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 30124. Nonuse of safety belts.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd62d940a-c3b6-4dc8-9553-bbae3313d288" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31203.<?LEXA-Enum 31203.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1cde90f-b121-4ee6-a0db-f16a4545d902"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6ba74eb-78a8-4066-aff0-f50085522562"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2362df6e-6b97-4110-a0bb-4a814a6c4a4c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a58827c-9eae-40ab-aeb7-43b4a1576274"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>30123(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>30123(a)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef1907b3-3ccd-4cc7-a919-a00a0825b1f7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$250,000,000</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a105c8c-5581-4ed0-ad7e-1c4339a8bf22"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$250,000,000</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0a39bf1-b9f4-490a-be8c-cb3fa77dc1ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68789096-df32-400f-b1d3-982cf427ed2f" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfae27012-ced1-42cb-a020-53bee7df6e5f"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relevant factors in determining amount of penalty or compromise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the amount of a civil penalty or compromise under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall consider the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation. Such determination shall include, as appropriate—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22251f0f-c601-4be3-968e-228728fc2cde"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nature of the defect or noncompliance;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e4d1b8b-bfd6-487c-bfd2-463cf7206eae"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowledge by the person charged of its obligation to recall or notify the public;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0e8369f-571f-40fd-bed6-9066d5a1da5c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the severity of the risk of injury;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida618869c-09d5-4d68-94a7-84b15b074d9b"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the occurrence or absence of injury;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0f10a71-b2ab-4b78-a48c-85f009fc07c9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment distributed with the defect or noncompliance;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9ff18ef-d84d-4e7b-96e6-31110a98b8db"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the existence of an imminent hazard;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21bfaae4-1c29-471b-b708-91e00659792a"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">actions taken by the person charged to identify, investigate, or mitigate the condition;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id399a791a-27db-4743-8c43-1fa1375cc941"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriateness of such penalty in relation to the size of the business of the person charged, including the potential for undue adverse economic impacts;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0265b3d0-f6e8-4956-aa5a-c774812fb24e"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the person has previously been assessed civil penalties under this section during the most recent 5 years; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61707dac-0d88-4829-b300-f72ae894e875"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other appropriate factors.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4cd2cc9-835e-4809-9459-5d09e63e3bf1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalty criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule, in accordance with the procedures of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section 553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, which provides an interpretation of the penalty factors described in section 30165(c) of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfac0ab43-1221-4e67-bebe-6bb2698207b5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed as preventing the imposition of penalties under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">section 30165</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, before the issuance of a final rule under subsection (b).</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc3827a2-23b2-4c73-9677-fb36296222ce" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31204.<?LEXA-Enum 31204.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor vehicle safety research and development</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e965af1-1741-4a5d-9619-75f3d24811ea"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id834d273d-b70e-42a9-9a5a-6390c7b8805e" style="USC"> <subchapter commented="no" id="id0d92ea2b-e04c-44ae-9b0e-26c3355ef0e2" level-type="subsequent"><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor vehicle safety research and development</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f8b5733-0504-4f08-8c85-23795fec35b4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>30181.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct research, development, and testing on any area or aspect of motor vehicle safety necessary to carry out this chapter.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a3a2ae9-a18c-4a50-b17f-3b86f3741ab7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>30182.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers and duties</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58021195-e441-4007-a4b7-dc7a68efc991"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a191b99-9a18-4d54-9469-ad71225df221"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct motor vehicle safety research, development, and testing programs and activities, including new and emerging technologies that impact or may impact motor vehicle safety;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided1abfaf-7679-4162-b6b7-510e03896397"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect and analyze all types of motor vehicle and highway safety data and related information to determine the relationship between motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment performance characteristics and—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03aaefbf-4b98-482c-a62e-dab9c721c2a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accidents involving motor vehicles; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id718ff023-a701-4dc4-8766-c131199ee4ec"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deaths or personal injuries resulting from those accidents;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37d09fa9-1eeb-4788-83c2-adaadbfea8aa"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote, support, and advance the education and training of motor vehicle safety staff of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, including using program funds for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4e5b47a-d987-49d3-aa89-05bd12d8ed9d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">planning, implementing, conducting, and presenting results of program activities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93116dee-4fd0-470b-bd3b-a2130cb413dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">travel and related expenses;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c1a6711-3383-4aae-94a6-4190c00408bd"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtain experimental and other motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment for research or testing;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfebcd0fd-6acb-45dd-8f0a-08f335d457a2"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idd46a0aa6-026f-409d-b07a-7154f0850cf6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use any test motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment suitable for continued use, as determined by the Secretary to assist in carrying out this chapter or any other chapter of this title; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4f30292-f59d-4227-9aac-44b1d0c71996" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sell or otherwise dispose of test motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment and use the resulting proceeds to carry out this chapter;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1aec09f-8bb2-4faf-bd31-ae7b0d8993d7"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">award grants to States and local governments, interstate authorities, and nonprofit institutions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d1b5f06-bc24-4101-a256-de0c7b65bfb8"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into cooperative agreements, collaborative research, or contracts with Federal agencies, interstate authorities, State and local governments, other public entities, private organizations and persons, nonprofit institutions, colleges and universities, consumer advocacy groups, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, trade associations, Federal laboratories (including government-owned, government-operated laboratories and government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories), and foreign governments and research organizations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74eb9d5c-54fe-47df-8d29-220b64125b34"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of public agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall avoid duplication by using the services, research, and testing facilities of public agencies, as appropriate.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacf7ef04-04b4-4d41-a06c-a56289c14421"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may plan, design, and build a new facility or modify an existing facility to conduct research, development, and testing in traffic safety, highway safety, and motor vehicle safety.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e22bde7-b2cf-4822-a712-82a8ebc53fec"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of information, patents, and developments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When the United States Government makes more than a minimal contribution to a research or development activity under this chapter, the Secretary shall include in the arrangement for the activity a provision to ensure that all information, patents, and developments related to the activity are available to the public without charge. The owner of a background patent may not be deprived of a right under the patent.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id319363D24A924183B8E892149D12F443" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>30183.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on certain disclosures.</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any report of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or of any officer, employee, or contractor of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, relating to any highway traffic accident or the investigation of such accident conducted pursuant to this chapter or section 403 of title 23, shall be made available to the public in a manner that does not identify individuals.</text> </section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48b3abc6-439c-4a2d-8108-f013fb91b1d3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id683fbfe3-40e6-4282-84d9-cd9d82c8e2bd"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment of chapter analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chapter analysis for chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fbcdaf7-7eae-43e6-af79-06133726ac1f" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="subchapter">SUBCHAPTER V—Motor vehicle safety research and development</toc-entry> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30181. Policy.</toc-entry> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30182. Powers and duties.</toc-entry> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30183. Prohibition on certain disclosures.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2678c59-e721-4303-a351-93f8530aa14b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deletion of redundant material</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14d5e9fd-94d6-4e32-a401-4f192019be69"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the chapter analysis, by striking the item relating to section 30168; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27b076a6-ef92-4eb0-937d-f7d3f6d0e012"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking section 30168.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7c30bbe-13c3-4944-ad94-e3286ebc131b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31205.<?LEXA-Enum 31205.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Odometer requirements</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC225024470A444C983C9D1F2305982C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32702">Section 32702(5)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or system of components</quote> after <quote>instrument</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5627C4F225964732A1BEDC26EE2C847A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic disclosures of odometer information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32705">Section 32705</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id923a21c7-5e15-4853-93ba-b8dd32ccc0bf" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddea2a4ce-e0a1-4caf-ab3d-d2bb1f92bcab"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic disclosures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012</short-title>, in carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations permitting any written disclosures or notices and related matters to be provided electronically.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd910b201-9755-4df8-97bc-3bdb913a9bdd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31206.<?LEXA-Enum 31207.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased penalties and damages for odometer fraud</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/327">Chapter 327</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id116a9c13-7505-4ae2-aa6e-b2024d3a918d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 32709(a)(1)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c0b93ce-332c-4738-8120-4d915f3d03ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideef42e31-e52a-406c-8a0b-93eeb5e517a0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72aedfb5-b649-4836-ad1d-151c47441654"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 32710(a), by striking <quote>$1,500</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc88f681-f1f1-4efb-a347-c72fbea6b126" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31207.<?LEXA-Enum 31208.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extend prohibitions on importing noncompliant vehicles and equipment to defective vehicles and equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30112 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f6e6185-390c-4ef0-9e05-c6cc9eec60c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac332590-0af3-466e-82f3-890b41c8303a" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd196ef2-3ddf-448d-bb15-b3c4ada26135" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in this section, section 30114, subsections (i) and (j) of section 30120, and subchapter III, a person may not sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment if the vehicle or equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety about which notice was given under section 30118(c) or an order was issued under section 30118(b). Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit the importation of a new motor vehicle that receives a required recall remedy before being sold to a consumer in the United States.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3147ef84-b8b3-44e1-b9ab-05e194f39b2d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd987e55-7a18-410d-94dc-a2e1c1cc5d44"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bf04f79-924b-4251-9358-6697afdd3207"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c0ea80c-f6e6-4413-8b02-7dbd7c25a368"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb6a0e97-2a06-4dce-9934-c05f05a939da" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id256f578c-1a51-4398-ad99-13756cedc25c"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">having no reason to know, despite exercising reasonable care, that a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety about which notice was given under section 30118(c) or an order was issued under section 30118(b);</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c0f211c-ec76-460b-8d2d-9abb53dc600b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31208.<?LEXA-Enum 31209.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial responsibility requirements for importers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4df66717-a7da-42e7-86b7-98be036758de"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the chapter analysis, by striking the item relating to subchapter III and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c96cb96-0abe-4237-b484-8c3aca4b845b" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="subchapter">SUBCHAPTER III—Importing motor vehicles and equipment</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e309d64-b9da-457a-a148-b0febd4a5bc7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading for subchapter III, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subchapter" style="USC">noncomplying</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39679268-fc7c-488b-ae71-228fc584bbe3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 30147, by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec396e5f-23d6-4f4b-9d2d-9839d3155258" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85e2524f-75bb-4b10-b94b-e9a438e84674"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial responsibility requirement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf51ffa70-f80d-46aa-9707-d847d4679094"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may issue regulations requiring each person that imports a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment into the customs territory of the United States, including a registered importer (or any successor in interest), provide and maintain evidence, satisfactory to the Secretary, of sufficient financial responsibility to meet its obligations under section 30117(b), sections 30118 through 30121, and section 30166(f). In making a determination of sufficient financial responsibility under this Rule, the Secretary, to avoid duplicative requirements, shall first, to the extent practicable, rely on existing reporting and recordkeeping requirements and other information available to the Secretary, and shall coordinate with other Federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, to access information collected and made publicly available under existing reporting and recordkeeping requirements.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaef9ad4e-f6f9-4723-ae1f-fbb9a918c7ae"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Refusal of admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Transportation believes that a person described in paragraph (1) has not provided and maintained evidence of sufficient financial responsibility to meet the obligations referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall first offer the person an opportunity to remedy the deficiency within 30 days, and if not remedied thereafter may refuse the admission into the customs territory of the United States of any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment imported by the person.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F9DDEBC0F23496093B55E0BFF37F754"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall not apply to original manufacturers (or wholly owned subsidiaries) of motor vehicles that, prior to the date of enactment of the Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02ee638ab326443396492ac0ffd88692"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have imported motor vehicles into the United States that are certified to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc533a5964f0d47b5a127210c14b11314"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have submitted to the Secretary appropriate manufacturer identification information under part 566 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ef27d50930948ab87cf951d0462f99e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if applicable, have identified a current agent for service of process in accordance with part 551 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64e49a9d-a60f-4649-a6eb-6da9d620526b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31209.<?LEXA-Enum 31210.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions on importation of vehicles and equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5af0869f-5b26-47a4-9ff6-57a3af6b4197"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the chapter analysis, by striking the item relating to section 30164 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38b982cb-ac6c-45a2-b1e8-380f6f0857e4" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30164. Service of process; conditions on importation of vehicles and equipment.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a73fac1-a248-4f82-b512-49875feb3819"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 30164—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4cb8774-23ed-497f-adab-736e8461cb66"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by adding <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">; conditions on importation of vehicles and equipment</header-in-text></quote> at the end; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4af7d076-bd3c-4598-84c2-c0dcb8d71944"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b65ccd0-f39e-4785-acdf-670b72c7b4ab" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba0e75a0-b61a-4980-8b16-6c1fb836e0ac"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identifying information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A manufacturer (including an importer) offering a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment for import shall provide such information as the Secretary may, by rule, request including—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f77b2d2-fab0-46ab-ab64-12cc3c521a9d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the product by name and the manufacturer’s address; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8dc93c0d-406d-4621-97d6-397251deb9a0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each retailer or distributor to which the manufacturer directly supplied motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment over which the Secretary has jurisdiction under this chapter.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a96d48b-98a4-4171-b470-7fa08a24576a"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In issuing a rulemaking, the Secretary shall seek to reduce duplicative requirements by coordinating with Department of Homeland Security. The Secretary may issue regulations that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ad2e516-4156-4a5b-93ad-91d6eeb3fd3a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">condition the import of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment on the manufacturer’s compliance with—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id121ab636-3341-49a4-ba1e-a7d2bcb39730"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirements under this section;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2492ae38-7d5a-4e7b-a0f5-7bb1cc3178af"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any rules issued with respect to such requirements; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0647ca4-9d6b-492c-a8fd-f815227375d6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other requirements under this chapter or rules issued with respect to such requirements;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4919a932-7a2f-4e8e-ad3f-ad12a5a2eb7b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an opportunity for the manufacturer to present information before the Secretary’s determination as to whether the manufacturer's imports should be restricted; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1537f1e4-9907-4c3c-b2db-a7003cf499d1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a process by which a manufacturer may petition for reinstatement of its ability to import motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F81BE05B27D4C07AC86243D37E9A53D"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of subsections (c) and (d) shall not apply to original manufacturers (or wholly owned subsidiaries) of motor vehicles that, prior to the date of enactment of the Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98f79838e1e1449b84f45f1c9af662a8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have imported motor vehicles into the United States that are certified to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards,</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc6cc156c2e2e4c92bfd24800936cab34"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have submitted to the Secretary appropriate manufacturer identification information under part 566 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80e5c18c0c664675a62db24d87f21e22"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if applicable, have identified a current agent for service of process in accordance with part 551 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73ce0054-a5a8-4f30-a90f-70e208b7a7a9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31210.<?LEXA-Enum 1211.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Port inspections; samples for examination or testing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166(c)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d60aa96-69ce-473b-9a09-02a1fad4d86a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id364fd3bc-824d-4e4f-8b26-2ad69fd976a8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90d9d9f1-ffc2-48df-859a-cd617fa251c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>(including at United States ports of entry)</quote> after <quote>held for introduction in interstate commerce</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6cbd973-2bd7-4155-96f9-c2ccd534ce2b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id077b1680-bcfb-4f8e-94fa-7daae9ee967b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1687C67E8C94428DA8757947315E3D60" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36EF042AD67B483B97575503A9DDFDB5"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Homeland Security for inspections and sampling of motor vehicle equipment being offered for import to determine compliance with this chapter or a regulation or order issued under this chapter.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idecdb31ee-6ecc-4a06-b5bd-cdcac6c4dc46" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transparency and accountability</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfca22b70-5919-437d-bc2c-3c56c7f8e43c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31301.<?LEXA-Enum 31301.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved National Highway Traffic Safety Administration vehicle safety database</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id602eea24-46bd-4406-8076-d9add387f88f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall improve public accessibility to information on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s publicly accessible vehicle safety databases by—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b149351-308b-493e-b7a7-a60cc52d344e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving organization and functionality, including modern web design features, and allowing for data to be searched, aggregated, and downloaded;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7df1c3c1-b7cb-44e1-a65a-022c4d03dab9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing greater consistency in presentation of vehicle safety issues; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7762ed28-eb88-473e-b792-79498d5c753d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving searchability about specific vehicles and issues through standardization of commonly used search terms.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id353b54e2-febf-43b9-ab64-bb7304c00da1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vehicle recall information</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id675d1576-c5b4-4198-966a-c55d35da7c02"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall require that motor vehicle safety recall information—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6dc082a1-ae2d-4ced-8994-1329b34e730e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is available to the public on the Internet;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba727be2-c824-4c89-80ea-0c8a1bc0d9eb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is searchable by vehicle make and model and vehicle identification number;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11c30417-05d4-4803-9251-317dd000c39d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in a format that preserves consumer privacy; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e095189-3fea-4f08-a271-dd9a72848939"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes information about each recall that has not been completed for each vehicle.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9726d1dd-af0b-440e-ac04-666b9fec6074"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may initiate a rulemaking proceeding to require each manufacturer to provide the information described in paragraph (1), with respect to that manufacturer’s motor vehicles, at no cost on a publicly accessible Internet website.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id522b288d-cc9b-489e-9116-797f6f4f980d"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Database awareness promotion activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other relevant agencies, shall promote consumer awareness of the information made available to the public pursuant to this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3be178d-54a4-41ac-97e9-da5d91451dec" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31302.<?LEXA-Enum 1302.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hotline for manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd9f11ef-751c-4d86-8687-3337595dc001"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a means by which mechanics, passenger motor vehicle dealership personnel, and passenger motor vehicle manufacturer personnel may directly and confidentially contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to report potential passenger motor vehicle safety defects; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cb9d7e0-7b3b-4c55-bf18-494a7a10d8e7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publicize the means for contacting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a manner that targets mechanics, passenger motor vehicle dealership personnel, and manufacturer personnel.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f605718-73fb-44c7-8820-4423e315651d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31303.<?LEXA-Enum 31303.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consumer notice of software updates and other communications with dealers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b67edec-fa90-40ad-8eb9-5b0cffea2464"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Internet accessibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166(f)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id182d4144-e845-4a2a-84fd-d75c1ab26087"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>A manufacturer shall give the Secretary of Transportation</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c0aa75a-94f1-43a2-a89d-92b148710d2c" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5af4da7a-147e-413d-8e34-ea00f9982890"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A manufacturer shall give the Secretary of Transportation, and make available on a publicly accessible Internet website,</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7860ef7d-5483-49d8-95f2-74a57ee06b18"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id621ed823-eb46-4139-ab80-bd2c8f70830b" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a76bb20-6c11-4a07-b168-6546fe95b1c8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Communications required to be submitted to the Secretary and made available on a publicly accessible Internet website under this subsection shall include all notices to dealerships of software upgrades and modifications recommended by a manufacturer for all previously sold vehicles. Notice is required even if the software upgrade or modification is not related to a safety defect or noncompliance with a motor vehicle safety standard. The notice shall include a plain language description of the purpose of the update and that description shall be prominently placed at the beginning of the notice.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8144d23b-51d9-4246-928c-969722963274"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Index</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Communications required to be submitted to the Secretary under this subsection shall be accompanied by an index to each communication, which—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd5e15fc-c785-409a-9757-0a4fca1ed46e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies the make, model, and model year of the affected vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6787090e-e99f-46d5-a45c-8dee1c5c0839"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a concise summary of the subject matter of the communication; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4921126-dd2f-404f-b4aa-290a0c760462"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made available by the Secretary to the public on the Internet in a searchable format.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3370011c-783d-42ab-a99f-b42b592d103d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31304.<?LEXA-Enum 31304.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability of early warning data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166(m)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (4), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f5c7ca2-cf3b-4007-974c-bb49f8399c6b" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe2a78c1-ed6e-490c-aa73-a0138a782987"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9077854-42e3-4696-8922-85a29e02d687"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information provided to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection shall be disclosed publicly unless exempt from disclosure under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552(b)</external-xref> of title 5.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5398193-6e4f-4c76-a7ed-9fccf4ba3582"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Presumption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In administering this subparagraph, the Secretary shall presume in favor of maximum public availability of information.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide89a7211-d543-4ce0-ba4d-d3cce23d89f2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31305.<?LEXA-Enum 31305.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Corporate responsibility for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bdcb26b-e083-49da-91fa-63e78d46f108"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5726bb5e-ba1f-4c4d-835c-c41c3cd4a357" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida020e617-5500-47f4-b8ff-86b850363ae2"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Corporate responsibility for reports</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb531353d-56b4-4d2c-bf3a-7ff18eef9b68"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require a senior official responsible for safety in each company submitting information to the Secretary in response to a request for information in a safety defect or compliance investigation under this chapter to certify that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b378c64-da82-4b6a-aa17-0844940d48b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the signing official has reviewed the submission; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3ab7048-4d70-44d4-a367-26eb3cdcecd0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">based on the official’s knowledge, the submission does not—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11c6b5bd-9278-471b-ad75-cf1c49056adf"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contain any untrue statement of a material fact; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31157b85-4477-4001-838c-12a6e2309834"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made not misleading, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8456ad63-f380-43bc-be13-88f4d85b8b6d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The certification requirements of this section shall be clearly stated on any request for information under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae40dc6e-2a94-4f91-badb-0be04755b36c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165(a)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94e4591b-8ecb-460a-838e-2189ab97aa9d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>A person</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in paragraph (4), a person</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67274a52-ce5c-42c2-9b74-0602b06c60e9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85b06d5b-05a2-4526-98b3-afda2e41a943" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec3b8695-0c4f-415c-8779-9250031c8033"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">False, misleading, or incomplete reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person who knowingly and willfully submits materially false, misleading, or incomplete information to the Secretary, after certifying the same information as accurate and complete under the certification process established pursuant to section 30166(o), shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per day. The maximum penalty under this paragraph for a related series of daily violations is $5,000,000.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf06ea804-8d88-4c6f-8eab-a30d239acc93" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31306.<?LEXA-Enum 31306.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Passenger motor vehicle information program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00b3b2d0-be29-431e-9644-04ea10cb1736"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 32301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff4d6af8-e002-4b7e-9043-7775f1cf97cc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae137205-51bf-40b8-9047-d506d51cb757"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ea94974-0fc5-4c25-b493-2dfe7f4708e2" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefd52ad5-aa9c-4060-a507-f662b279ed99"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><term>crash avoidance</term> means preventing or mitigating a crash;</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida822f0ed-f1a3-4bb2-86b9-8148372297a6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id744968a3-1af6-420d-920d-1487e5b07960"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32302">Section 32302(a)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id564ba8ec-18d7-48e0-8918-e815ac116c91"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>, crash avoidance, and any other areas the Secretary determines will improve the safety of passenger motor vehicles</quote> after <quote>crashworthiness</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e06a55a-bc17-4ec6-990a-250f6d89c749"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48ba7d66-7d04-4545-9938-065fba1f0f6b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31307.<?LEXA-Enum 31307.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Promotion of vehicle defect reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32302">Section 32302</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81fe2a91-07cc-450b-9687-0da6fde3535a" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2076802b-ae81-43d3-a4a8-772329bc6fb7"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor vehicle defect reporting information</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e9b4fd4-956c-4d89-af55-4916f2d79a40"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations that require passenger motor vehicle manufacturers—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fc5c857-1246-4cc2-825b-fa8a27070d6f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to affix, in the glove compartment or in another readily accessible location on the vehicle, a sticker, decal, or other device that provides, in simple and understandable language, information about how to submit a safety-related motor vehicle defect complaint to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d90631f-62c0-4152-b48e-00482d3bae20"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prominently print the information described in subparagraph (A) on a separate page within the owner’s manual; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5aac9175-569c-481b-8d74-9ab8d3f2317e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to not place such information on the label required under section 3 of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1232">15 U.S.C. 1232</external-xref>).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50ff63ac-ba92-41fa-adef-8e757923a1c5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements under paragraph (1) shall apply to passenger motor vehicles manufactured in any model year beginning more than 1 year after the date on which a final rule is published under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14b7c3cf-2f26-40e2-be36-09b902928ecf" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31308.<?LEXA-Enum 31308.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whistleblower protections for motor vehicle manufacturers, part suppliers, and dealership employees</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f8248a3-550b-4d01-bd36-f99fddd90b72"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter IV of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c539ab5-bbe4-478b-9ad0-bba062e0a61b" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id064d1e6e-f99b-4070-a9d1-02d8f77e316b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>30171.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of employees providing motor vehicle safety information</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bbce067-c571-4c4d-a447-8d6d0eaae33a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discrimination against employees of manufacturers, part suppliers, and dealerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No motor vehicle manufacturer, part supplier, or dealership may discharge an employee or otherwise discriminate against an employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the employee (or any person acting pursuant to a request of the employee)—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b271541-f6e4-4701-a081-659dbcc74e06"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided, caused to be provided, or is about to provide (with any knowledge of the employer) or cause to be provided to the employer or the Secretary of Transportation information relating to any motor vehicle defect, noncompliance, or any violation or alleged violation of any notification or reporting requirement of this chapter;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0dffeb70-f155-44cb-8397-365fca626593"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has filed, caused to be filed, or is about to file (with any knowledge of the employer) or cause to be filed a proceeding relating to any violation or alleged violation of any motor vehicle defect, noncompliance, or any violation or alleged violation of any notification or reporting requirement of this chapter;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ac76d4c-6c05-455f-a4c0-c991f212b163"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">testified or is about to testify in such a proceeding;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id379b694e-6c46-498e-bc6e-a4ae9830ea81"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assisted or participated or is about to assist or participate in such a proceeding; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc232ef3f-0e4c-496b-8daa-f13ab4eebd6f"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">objected to, or refused to participate in, any activity that the employee reasonably believed to be in violation of any provision of any Act enforced by the Secretary of Transportation, or any order, rule, regulation, standard, or ban under any such Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ab7eb2c-ff5c-4098-9af1-d0700d78fb95"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complaint procedure</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa669959-c3da-49e1-88a5-a3256fb1f691"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing and notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person who believes that he or she has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of subsection (a) may, not later than 180 days after the date on which such violation occurs, file (or have any person file on his or her behalf) a complaint with the Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this section referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) alleging such discharge or discrimination. Upon receipt of such a complaint, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the person named in the complaint of the filing of the complaint, of the allegations contained in the complaint, of the substance of evidence supporting the complaint, and of the opportunities that will be afforded to such person under paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52c3588e-712f-4774-a374-25158ffbefbb"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investigation; preliminary order</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ee200fa-813b-4b92-ab2b-532199c7d07c"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of a complaint filed under paragraph (1) and after affording the person named in the complaint an opportunity to submit to the Secretary a written response to the complaint and an opportunity to meet with a representative of the Secretary to present statements from witnesses, the Secretary shall conduct an investigation and determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that the complaint has merit and notify, in writing, the complainant and the person alleged to have committed a violation of subsection (a) of the Secretary’s findings. If the Secretary concludes that there is a reasonable cause to believe that a violation of subsection (a) has occurred, the Secretary shall accompany the Secretary’s findings with a preliminary order providing the relief prescribed by paragraph (3)(B). Not later than 30 days after the date of notification of findings under this paragraph, either the person alleged to have committed the violation or the complainant may file objections to the findings or preliminary order, or both, and request a hearing on the record. The filing of such objections shall not operate to stay any reinstatement remedy contained in the preliminary order. Such hearings shall be conducted expeditiously. If a hearing is not requested in such 30-day period, the preliminary order shall be deemed a final order that is not subject to judicial review.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bb6b85f-6ef2-46f4-90a3-92f2e74ef52f"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77f901b0-699a-44f9-b012-8de4dd87e260"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required showing by complainant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall dismiss a complaint filed under this subsection and shall not conduct an investigation otherwise required under subparagraph (A) unless the complainant makes a prima facie showing that any behavior described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) was a contributing factor in the unfavorable personnel action alleged in the complaint.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8f2c436-be29-425b-9a12-4d7761a17905"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Showing by employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding a finding by the Secretary that the complainant has made the showing required under clause (i), no investigation otherwise required under subparagraph (A) shall be conducted if the employer demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that the employer would have taken the same unfavorable personnel action in the absence of that behavior.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99c35015-56ea-4fe2-b2c5-c5f159541816"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria for determination by secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may determine that a violation of subsection (a) has occurred only if the complainant demonstrates that any behavior described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) was a contributing factor in the unfavorable personnel action alleged in the complaint.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80a7f85b-0de5-4d94-8cc7-f6ba6315bc39"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relief may not be ordered under subparagraph (A) if the employer demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that the employer would have taken the same unfavorable personnel action in the absence of that behavior.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d24ca9b-834d-4927-937f-95f8874fc088"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final order</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id001dcd9d-ae74-4280-bb40-2982ce43bc63"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for issuance; settlement agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of conclusion of a hearing under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue a final order providing the relief prescribed by this paragraph or denying the complaint. At any time before issuance of a final order, a proceeding under this subsection may be terminated on the basis of a settlement agreement entered into by the Secretary, the complainant, and the person alleged to have committed the violation.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd219c8d0-a062-4511-af4a-a5893b4c3726"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Remedy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, in response to a complaint filed under paragraph (1), the Secretary determines that a violation of subsection (a) has occurred, the Secretary shall order the person who committed such violation—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5b5c7cb-e346-4a54-8e7a-9d5a486c1ff5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to take affirmative action to abate the violation;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide45cc0f9-240e-4f4d-a8a0-b93c9620f03f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reinstate the complainant to his or her former position together with the compensation (including back pay) and restore the terms, conditions, and privileges associated with his or her employment; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee269e55-0535-4c7a-8555-a839b58d31e6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide compensatory damages to the complainant.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3dc84138-f029-4582-90a1-e2fd34e2dbc0"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attorneys’ fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If such an order is issued under this paragraph, the Secretary, at the request of the complainant, shall assess against the person against whom the order is issued a sum equal to the aggregate amount of all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ and expert witness fees) reasonably incurred, as determined by the Secretary, by the complainant for, or in connection with, bringing the complaint upon which the order was issued.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id898081a0-759c-4e95-9589-99e51e0845d3"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Frivolous complaints</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that a complaint under paragraph (1) is frivolous or has been brought in bad faith, the Secretary may award to the prevailing employer a reasonable attorney’s fee not exceeding $1,000.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida79abd39-3fbb-49fb-b6cb-2161fbcde23a"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">De novo review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a complaint under paragraph (1), if the Secretary of Labor has not issued a final decision within 210 days after the filing of the complaint and if the delay is not due to the bad faith of the employee, the employee may bring an original action at law or equity for de novo review in the appropriate district court of the United States, which shall have jurisdiction over such an action without regard to the amount in controversy, and which action shall, at the request of either party to the action, be tried by the court with a jury. The action shall be governed by the same legal burdens of proof specified in paragraph (2)(B) for review by the Secretary of Labor.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32e55dab-2c26-4807-9017-5a4b0a57c337"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddace4f3-c739-4bda-9364-5944075eebb7"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeal to court of appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person adversely affected or aggrieved by an order issued under paragraph (3) may obtain review of the order in the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the violation, with respect to which the order was issued, allegedly occurred or the circuit in which the complainant resided on the date of such violation. The petition for review shall be filed not later than 60 days after the date of the issuance of the final order of the Secretary. Review shall conform to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 5. The commencement of proceedings under this subparagraph shall not, unless ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the order.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7086c79-87e2-4ba3-a6cb-d5cefb1d752a"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on collateral attack</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An order of the Secretary with respect to which review could have been obtained under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to judicial review in any criminal or other civil proceeding.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd03e4bc6-6dd0-41db-a109-9da709cca30a"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of order by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever any person fails to comply with an order issued under paragraph (3), the Secretary may file a civil action in the United States district court for the district in which the violation was found to occur to enforce such order. In actions brought under this paragraph, the district courts shall have jurisdiction to grant all appropriate relief, including injunctive relief and compensatory damages.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c817cf7-716f-4fe6-8b98-fd817e1d468b"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of order by parties</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id929dca68-5081-42be-94fb-af113bdafedc"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commencement of action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person on whose behalf an order was issued under paragraph (3) may commence a civil action against the person to whom such order was issued to require compliance with such order. The appropriate United States district court shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to enforce such order.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacf2a49e-ebf8-45fb-b19c-48bc97b70983"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attorney fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The court, in issuing any final order under this paragraph, may award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) to any party whenever the court determines such award is appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ebae261-cd5f-4519-90fc-14a43a23b0ca"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandamus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any nondiscretionary duty imposed under this section shall be enforceable in a mandamus proceeding brought under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1361">section 1361</external-xref> of title 28.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd343842c-3444-477a-ba00-67e9f840f66d"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonapplicability To deliberate violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an employee of a motor vehicle manufacturer, part supplier, or dealership who, acting without direction from such motor vehicle manufacturer, part supplier, or dealership (or such person’s agent), deliberately causes a violation of any requirement relating to motor vehicle safety under this chapter.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ba6c96b-4192-46f9-a5bf-e1fce08fa215"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30170 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4aff34d-934b-4390-830b-7a16f1bbe68f" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30171. Protection of employees providing motor vehicle safety information.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id091c1f88-f32e-42a8-953c-c3f9a2ef7a87" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31309.<?LEXA-Enum 31309.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Anti-revolving door</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33363168-6585-4a5d-a53b-3c29143b556d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaa016eb-f3c2-4b3a-beb6-0490cfd89e50" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a11e6f7-7e04-48f0-acba-bf1519881920" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>30107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction on covered motor vehicle safety officials</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29fb9134-e82f-403e-ae0f-13bedaf5aad2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the 2-year period after the termination of his or her service or employment, a covered vehicle safety official may not knowingly make, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any officer or employee of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on behalf of any manufacturer subject to regulation under this chapter in connection with any matter involving motor vehicle safety on which such person seeks official action by any officer or employee of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13e2738c-1414-4c90-a5ae-b4ab92600491"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Manufacturers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is unlawful for any manufacturer or other person subject to regulation under this chapter to employ or contract for the services of an individual to whom subsection (a) applies during the 2-year period commencing on the individual’s termination of employment with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a capacity in which the individual is prohibited from serving during that period.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f9319ca-a0da-44dc-8343-1dafd64b6204"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rule for detailees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, a person who is detailed from 1 department, agency, or other entity to another department, agency, or other entity shall, during the period such person is detailed, be deemed to be an officer or employee of both departments, agencies, or such entities.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd62788e1-62ee-47e9-be39-0e05c515dfd0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to expand, contract, or otherwise affect the application of any waiver or criminal penalties under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/207">section 207</external-xref> of title 18.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6c4a965-948e-4220-88a1-3422ec35bb65"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception for testimony</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent an individual from giving testimony under oath, or from making statements required to be made under penalty of perjury.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c562c8b-dcbb-4567-92d0-8cfbbdae83df"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defined term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered vehicle safety official</term> means any officer or employee of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62994687-9ce9-4ee0-8aa0-7eeb76dc42c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who, during the final 12 months of his or her service or employment with the agency, serves or served in a technical or legal capacity, and whose job responsibilities include or included vehicle safety defect investigation, vehicle safety compliance, vehicle safety rulemaking, or vehicle safety research; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0093a3a2-2b88-4ac9-8603-cc9bcd5da6c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who serves in a supervisory or management capacity over an officer or employee described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb88c7da-2340-4331-a222-9401fde10574"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall apply to covered vehicle safety officials who terminate service or employment with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after the date of enactment of the Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2012.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f9cab51-b010-4678-be17-d575292395cb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165(a)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id544ca99f-3faa-4817-96ac-bf7d10d561e1" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5e0aebe-2d42-4327-8bea-576ba4fb2a3d"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improper influence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who violates section 30107(a) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty, as determined under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/216">section 216(b)</external-xref> of title 18, for an offense under section 207 of that title. A manufacturer or other person subject to regulation under this chapter who violates section 30107(b) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty equal to the sum of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a1f229d-753b-4bcb-8318-7bb89793d66f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount equal to not less than $100,000; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4440bcdd-f992-4a6f-b9aa-84af988f075c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount equal to 90 percent of the annual compensation or fee paid or payable to the individual with respect to whom the violation occurred.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id231bb4b4-d49e-4995-b937-89272613937d"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study of department of transportation policies on official communication with former motor vehicle safety issue employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bc49eec-5172-4409-9e37-896aa908bbdc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the Department of Transportation’s policies and procedures applicable to official communication with former employees concerning motor vehicle safety compliance matters for which they had responsibility during the last 12 months of their tenure at the Department, including any limitations on the ability of such employees to submit comments, or otherwise communicate directly with the Department, on motor vehicle safety issues; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc241f0cd-b919-413a-9101-2be289a6db96"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that contains the Inspector General’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations for strengthening those policies and procedures to minimize the risk of undue influence without compromising the ability of the Department to employ and retain highly qualified individuals for such responsibilities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39457286-4817-40d5-b81c-9e697239859f"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Post-Employment policy study</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54f9689d-327e-49e2-a002-22104ce27120"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall conduct a study of the Department’s policies relating to post-employment restrictions on employees who perform functions related to transportation safety.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a1e76e4-8ba9-4448-b6df-5e5043af373a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1) to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde2557e1-6242-4dcf-8b7a-851e9b7e3847"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d804697-0deb-4842-b434-9c014b61f864"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5c12562-2632-4fd8-97b1-a0738d5f2661"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Transportation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9fc0a923-4c5b-46f8-9f1f-e3360a993183"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of results</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall review the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1) and take whatever action the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91331dc2-2bad-4f0e-a556-7d3f0315a7fb"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30106 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide93eb7e6-2587-49cb-8026-00595530e8cf" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30107. Restriction on covered motor vehicle safety officials.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97f526a5-4e85-4f24-ad09-7da139168365" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31310.<?LEXA-Enum 1310.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study of crash data collection</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6ba1fdb-9abe-49ca-9a62-0f0a96ac1138"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name> regarding the quality of data collected through the National Automotive Sampling System, including the Special Crash Investigations Program.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83f86160-71b5-4655-8799-aa08fc3a011b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (referred to in this section as the <quote>Administration</quote>) shall conduct a comprehensive review of the data elements collected from each crash to determine if additional data should be collected. The review under this subsection shall include input from interested parties, including suppliers, automakers, safety advocates, the medical community, and research organizations.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce38bf1d-d8a4-480b-961f-ab5645c5c3fe"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report issued under this section shall include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bb34ae5-fe84-4329-baac-c6b17c96b75d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the analysis and conclusions the Administration can reach from the amount of motor vehicle crash data collected in a given year;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id881a21af-4713-4897-8c39-82cc78722d39"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the additional analysis and conclusions the Administration could reach if more crash investigations were conducted each year;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4d8a4b5-5c47-4588-b24b-ea5be908abe0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of investigations per year that would allow for optimal data analysis and crash information;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64b8a37f-468a-4615-a2f8-4a3c77e07465"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of the comprehensive review conducted pursuant to subsection (b);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74dc6116-477c-4af8-9323-3fc447259fbb"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for improvements to the Administration’s data collection program; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf19bb6e4-f828-4b8e-b3bf-3d6f5780b6a1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resources needed by the Administration to implement such recommendations.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32fd698e-015a-470d-8cc3-1ea813ba70dc" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31311.<?LEXA-Enum 31311.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Update means of providing notification; improving efficacy of recalls</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc80ecf7b-c4a3-47d7-a956-cd3b2ac22363"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Update of means of providing notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30119">Section 30119(d)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a0dbd65-2216-4255-8ba8-ce7f4894ee76"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking, in paragraph (1), <quote>by first class mail</quote> and inserting <quote>in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7aa87301-3fd0-40b1-b645-b455cb2b5e58"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a0534fa-9730-48ba-a103-02e150d1cd5b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(except a tire) shall be sent by first class mail</quote> and inserting <quote>shall be sent in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0c901bd-1311-44d7-b184-03d503320f4a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the second sentence;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ce7c1be-f5f3-495d-afff-e3285e134058"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfced73a4-1f90-4c7e-bacd-a098bfc6bd4c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the first sentence;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4991494-ff06-4120-b890-1995305c7a00"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>to the notification required under paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote> after <quote>addition</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id259895ca-5a3b-41a0-8ce3-babc90db305e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>by the manufacturer</quote> after <quote>given</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7c14d92-cd37-4c4f-854d-1ddbeb36a5d4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>by certified mail or quicker means if available</quote> and inserting <quote>in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b2cd63e-c7f0-42cf-a52e-9b6a18b9734e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving efficacy of recalls</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30119">Section 30119(e)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6dc545f9-5e29-4caa-b1e2-1cdb0a2b950d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Second</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Additional</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad3365da-927c-4611-9d5d-e14dfdf36f6e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>If the Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaada204e-7dd9-4bbd-af0a-5877cbf31007" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadcee849-4fb8-4092-8969-9f653266a47f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Second notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71eea7dd-fa76-45d3-9690-85b55d7868dd"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88294b63-22f6-4422-9c2c-e2eccfe077ba" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id068bfaef-24d6-4c67-af80-179b59cf7a49"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional notifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines, after considering the severity of the defect or noncompliance, that the second notification by a manufacturer does not result in an adequate number of motor vehicles or items of replacement equipment being returned for remedy, the Secretary may order the manufacturer—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb48ac21-08f0-4b95-a3e4-a4b8d787074e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to send additional notifications in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcae601dd-7645-45a5-b63b-5eb090e8bb52"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to take additional steps to locate and notify each person registered under State law as the owner or lessee or the most recent purchaser or lessee, as appropriate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb76ad58d-041c-411d-b9f6-593b4c78697b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to emphasize the magnitude of the safety risk caused by the defect or noncompliance in such notification.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86899194-31d4-48f9-bc15-16516e18d418" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31312.<?LEXA-Enum 31312.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expanding choices of remedy available to manufacturers of replacement equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30120 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2297c4ea-9feb-47a0-a7bb-b8963a8164ae"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45686874-6796-4b22-a820-3ea4bae0f758" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44f40050-abdd-4dc7-938b-4c7e13768ad8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if replacement equipment, by repairing the equipment, replacing the equipment with identical or reasonably equivalent equipment, or by refunding the purchase price.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7f9b75f-8e7c-47e0-a5c4-9cb45050d78f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading of subsection (i), by adding <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">of new vehicles or equipment</header-in-text></quote> at the end; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0182184-24ff-43ef-b0e5-ae74a78d452d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading of subsection (j), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">replaced</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">replacement</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40c08418-3273-4ca4-aff5-f7a4b78f72ef" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31313.<?LEXA-Enum 31313.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recall obligations and bankruptcy of manufacturer</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea595732-36d6-453d-9d28-0dcf14dc793e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">Chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after section 30120:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id372A299D3E424A9A8D08F2DDCD916E9E" style="USC"> <section id="idACA8DAF709BE4FBF8F93BF4E5D6185FF"><enum>30120A.<?LEXA-Enum 30120A.?></enum><header>Recall obligations and bankruptcy of a manufacturer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A manufacturer’s filing of a petition in bankruptcy under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/11/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 11, does not negate the manufacturer’s duty to comply with section 30112 or sections 30115 through 30120 of this title. In any bankruptcy proceeding, the manufacturer’s obligations under such sections shall be treated as a claim of the United States Government against such manufacturer, subject to subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/37">chapter 37</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, and given priority pursuant to section 3713(a)(1)(A) of such chapter, notwithstanding section 3713(a)(2), to ensure that consumers are adequately protected from any safety defect or noncompliance determined to exist in the manufacturer’s products. This section shall apply equally to actions of a manufacturer taken before or after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy.</text> </section><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f2d2a62-ef3b-46cb-b8ac-081341508452"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chapter analysis of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30120 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9691a83-6678-4670-9033-a85a8823f8fd" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">30120a. Recall obligations and bankruptcy of a manufacturer.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3c1f486-862e-4147-89a7-5e2d7d42abd3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31314.<?LEXA-Enum 31314.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of insurance reports and information provision</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/331">Chapter 331</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d2fa165-07d2-4448-8ef2-c437ef0064c1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the chapter analysis, by striking the item relating to section 33112; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ead643b-7251-44ff-bb3d-b96b507cfe12"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking section 33112.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id769cdcaf-ee1d-4c04-a88c-e0725c0030f4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31315.<?LEXA-Enum 31315.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monroney sticker to permit additional safety rating categories</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(g)(2) of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1232">15 U.S.C. 1232(g)(2)</external-xref>), is amended by inserting <quote>safety rating categories that may include</quote> after <quote>refers to</quote>.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id8a40e2b3-e6be-4d76-bda1-b3daac1988cb" level-type="subsequent"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vehicle Electronics and Safety Standards</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b74f6b1-cef3-49ce-99d6-b77ad14c5faf" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31401.<?LEXA-Enum 31401.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration electronics, software, and engineering expertise</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc05c292f-9353-4e23-85f9-5f7680681ccf"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Council for vehicle electronics, vehicle software, and emerging technologies</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd98602e6-e45a-4639-a2fe-906a90b88cc2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, within the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a Council for Vehicle Electronics, Vehicle Software, and Emerging Technologies (referred to in this section as the <quote>Council</quote>) to build, integrate, and aggregate the Administration’s expertise in passenger motor vehicle electronics and other new and emerging technologies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b0fd234-7912-46b8-8fa2-a08de655f0ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation of roadmap</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall research the inclusion of emerging lightweight plastic and composite technologies in motor vehicles to increase fuel efficiency, lower emissions, meet fuel economy standards, and enhance passenger motor vehicle safety through continued utilization of the Administration’s Plastic and Composite Intensive Vehicle Safety Roadmap (Report No. DOT HS 810 863).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedc930e0-324a-421e-af34-189d23627b78"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intra-agency coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall coordinate with all components of the Administration responsible for vehicle safety, including research and development, rulemaking, and defects investigation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd60b400d-64e7-44d2-9cc2-fadfae6af7be"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Honors recruitment program</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c6ab248-6307-4808-aadc-8519e42b3471"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, within the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an honors program for engineering students, computer science students, and other students interested in vehicle safety that will enable such students to train with engineers and other safety officials for a career in vehicle safety.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2e03187-52d9-4c83-8b12-6d54fefa7ce4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stipend</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to provide a stipend to students during their participation in the program established pursuant to paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcb6f1c9-e2f3-460a-89a2-a0b22470d046"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council, in consultation with affected stakeholders, shall assess the implications of emerging safety technologies in passenger motor vehicles, including the effect of such technologies on consumers, product availability, and cost.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd65a6af-e526-4628-bb22-2f96be146a3b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31402.<?LEXA-Enum 31402.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vehicle stopping distance and brake override standard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a Federal motor vehicle safety standard that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id686ce9e5-2c44-4165-a3e2-af8e7a643e25"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mitigates unintended acceleration in passenger motor vehicles;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab153ab3-b5bf-4d77-a772-0943b8f71548"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishes performance requirements, based on the speed, size, and weight of the vehicle, that enable a driver to bring a passenger motor vehicle safely to a full stop by normal braking application even if the vehicle is simultaneously receiving accelerator input signals, including a full-throttle input signal;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51372a65-d86b-4aea-8c57-b5b21f7da285"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may permit compliance through a system that requires brake pedal application, after a period of time determined by the Secretary, to override an accelerator pedal input signal in order to stop the vehicle;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f446ffb-707d-4e24-ab76-f4114daed599"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires that redundant circuits or other mechanisms be built into accelerator control systems, including systems controlled by electronic throttle, to maintain vehicle control in the event of failure of the primary circuit or mechanism; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb813a536-5691-4bee-9598-740bcbbbee61"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may permit vehicles to incorporate a means to temporarily disengage the function required under paragraph (2) to facilitate operations, such as maneuvering trailers or climbing steep hills, which may require the simultaneous operation of brake and accelerator.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0d5fe4e-e7b4-411a-83ad-60bdbfc9a643" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31403.<?LEXA-Enum 31403.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pedal placement standard</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec89a2cf-cc36-4a42-bfe5-0e131c4868bf"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider a Federal motor vehicle safety standard that would mitigate potential obstruction of pedal movement in passenger motor vehicles, after taking into account—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf67c834f-806a-48df-8b61-63c9dc10062b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">various pedal mounting configurations; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4357ea3-29c0-431a-8f8c-0b33eb90b4be"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">minimum clearances for passenger motor vehicle foot pedals with respect to other pedals, the vehicle floor (including aftermarket floor coverings), and any other potential obstructions to pedal movement that the Secretary determines to be relevant.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e6a4407-1752-4fbc-9e33-93a72509d1e9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaaf09a7-2aa6-4832-9cb0-0a30a1515b1a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue a final rule to implement the safety standard described in subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb3bb911-53c3-4841-b509-76f72a130ad1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that a pedal placement standard does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such standard to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd2210ef-5477-4db3-a8fa-3a2cab99411e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd42d5881-a00c-4937-bb91-0f8459a530d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76c61ce4-4b39-4474-af18-0a3a27a5b7f9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Combined rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may combine the rulemaking proceeding required under subsection (a) with the rulemaking proceeding required under section 31402.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb021be30-77e1-459b-a40d-84f0c491a12d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31404.<?LEXA-Enum 31404.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic systems performance standard</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94734c5d-2ebe-4aa0-8a08-e96cc919bbd9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider prescribing or amending a Federal motor vehicle safety standard that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6c0e08a-e764-4008-a783-edfc3d26b342"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires electronic systems in passenger motor vehicles to meet minimum performance requirements; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d1c751e-a663-43b6-9f0f-c1d37cb3f5ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include requirements for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37cf3ab3-83fa-47cc-8a3e-0b3885ecc5b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electronic components;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id042082fb-cf57-4570-8202-7260faa82d13"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the interaction of electronic components;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8768115f-34ec-49dd-9fb1-ab00a9d733d9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">security needs for those electronic systems to prevent unauthorized access; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dde506e-2e5e-4325-bbeb-a9ade16a2193"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effect of surrounding environments on those electronic systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A899F632E734903BF2FBE3D50F97E46"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68a7401464a84e03add6ecf0b34c5709"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue a final rule to implement the safety standard described in subsection (a) not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3350238920d04c2197df02546514e0b2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that such a standard does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such standard to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff7173331ba14f748888feb976bceae3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc9bdb933b2c3479b91603ee35aa18b1f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b751847-6d4e-44e8-89c6-2dcf969bf3c6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Academy of Sciences</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the rulemaking under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the findings and recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences, if any, pursuant to its study of electronic vehicle controls.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03f6603f-32df-4539-b630-0ce76ead34eb" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31405.<?LEXA-Enum 31405.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pushbutton ignition systems standard</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd5c786a-8477-42ce-9ee3-1fdccf1a7f84"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pushbutton ignition standard</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20ce9bda-a020-4732-a937-f924e0ebbe11"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider a Federal motor vehicle safety standard for passenger motor vehicles with pushbutton ignition systems that establishes a standardized operation of such systems when used by drivers, including drivers who may be unfamiliar with such systems, in an emergency situation when the vehicle is in motion.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id039065a6-84b8-4d72-a977-287052ea818a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other ignition systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the rulemaking proceeding initiated under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include any other ignition-starting mechanism that the Secretary determines should be considered.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43e844c8-6df8-4896-8459-0a4e8d14793b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pushbutton ignition system defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>pushbutton ignition system</term> means a mechanism, such as the push of a button, for starting a passenger motor vehicle that does not involve the physical insertion and turning of a tangible key.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ea3c6f6-df5c-442d-b07c-469f0526f033"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf601609-4686-45f7-896c-d9593de9a320"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue a final rule to implement the standard described in subsection (a) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id778b5ea5-e3f9-42fb-beb7-35de5582de27"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that a standard does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such standard to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53b2bdb0-b585-4f19-8e9f-9b5606fa1957"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8839f6e9-d03e-44e1-ab18-8c4b9e6c61f7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5575d1fd-ebf3-4a4b-bb0e-883fa5886f26" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31406.<?LEXA-Enum 31406.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vehicle event data recorders</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11a59e4e-b28c-41ae-a718-326014e9c68c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory event data recorders</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9dae6526-eb08-4202-a87f-17c0a303c558"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require, beginning with model year 2015, that new passenger motor vehicles sold in the United States be equipped with an event data recorder that meets the requirements under that part.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b573647-6a52-4133-ba70-ea5dd6be216e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The violation of any provision under part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id678b86d4-9048-4a34-9dfe-fb4159e7dc7f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be deemed to be a violation of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30112">section 30112</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id545920f2-ef56-4de6-83d7-757f768d8052"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be subject to civil penalties under section 30165(a) of that title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6bf5084-2f55-4eb9-8eeb-15dd90a6d8f9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not subject a manufacturer (as defined in section 30102(a)(5) of that title) to the requirements under section 30120 of that title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc21c7be-1d72-491d-9812-565de0d025fc"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations on information retrieval</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67d35856-b91e-4b06-b0cd-808d359ecdca"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ownership of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any data in an event data recorder required under part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, regardless of when the passenger motor vehicle in which it is installed was manufactured, is the property of the owner, or in the case of a leased vehicle, the lessee of the passenger motor vehicle in which the data recorder is installed.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd047c40b-9f05-4c23-aa9e-ff34f9a2a9fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Privacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data recorded or transmitted by such a data recorder may not be retrieved by a person other than the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle in which the recorder is installed unless—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24baa7b3-22fd-4752-9c6d-dc7d1fb6acc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a court authorizes retrieval of the information in furtherance of a legal proceeding;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd922671e-1106-4c2a-aa16-77e8e031c6cc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the owner or lessee consents to the retrieval of the information for any purpose, including the purpose of diagnosing, servicing, or repairing the motor vehicle;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ba964f4-e338-405e-8cc1-0af217b6bf39"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the information is retrieved pursuant to an investigation or inspection authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">section 1131(a) or 30166</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, and the personally identifiable information of the owner, lessee, or driver of the vehicle and the vehicle identification number is not disclosed in connection with the retrieved information; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfe99204-2fa1-451b-b1ae-53e8df5fa7a2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the information is retrieved for the purpose of determining the need for, or facilitating, emergency medical response in response to a motor vehicle crash.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD1C0601B7DB4EF6906052EE5FD905FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Two years after the date of implementation of subsection (a), the Secretary shall study the safety impact and the impact on individual privacy of event data recorders in passenger motor vehicles and report its findings to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. The report shall include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20b5c2ca7f24414e872712af2ebdf27c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety benefits gained from installation of event data recorders;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f3d365c86254958ba730e4beab34aef"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recommendations on what, if any, additional data the event data recorder should be modified to record;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11fe763a6e094a77bbf8f4af9367e12c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the additional safety benefit such information would yield;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b09ade092a242bc8a5da5cd1a65e019"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated cost to manufacturers to implement the new enhancements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID117b982a5bb34e9f971869a24c1b3fad"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of how the information proposed to be recorded by an event data recorder conforms to applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements regarding privacy;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac0e0b70ef8b4b6abbc65851ad7697f7"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination of the risks and effects of collecting and maintaining the information proposed to be recorded by an event data recorder;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1db0deaf25e24c3a8159b1d4044a83ae"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an examination and evaluation of the protections and alternative processes for handling information recorded by an event data recorder to mitigate potential privacy risks.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5350707be184932bc886147b7caa8b5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revised requirements for event data recorders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Based on the findings of the study under subsection (c), the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to revise part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The rule—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FDCA7B1F65149D2AB0DACAF4DC2796A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall require event data recorders to capture and store data related to motor vehicle safety covering a reasonable time period before, during, and after a motor vehicle crash or airbag deployment, including a rollover;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48c3a7049be14c9eb7588bd509cd3c26"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall require that data stored on such event data recorders be accessible, regardless of vehicle manufacturer or model, with commercially available equipment in a specified data format;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90fe3fb3f1b04ac98c83a1ce0923c1c0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall establish requirements for preventing unauthorized access to the data stored on an event data recorder in order to protect the security, integrity, and authenticity of the data; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDECA73C277904F0C96BA4AE3F32A5A8B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may require an interoperable data access port to facilitate universal accessibility and analysis.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID475f8433287f4af2aa7dda73d79f7c4f"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of existence and purpose of event data recorder</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rule issued under subsection (d) shall require that any owner’s manual or similar documentation provided to the first purchaser of a passenger motor vehicle for purposes other than resale—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31dae6a64e8f471598d94c7347366802"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclose that the vehicle is equipped with such a data recorder; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d1082d30e0349609e3552c46317033e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">explain the purpose of the data recorder.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfb6b6c16894b4e57994cf985750926e9"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to event data recorders in agency investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30166(c)(3)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, including any electronic data contained within the vehicle's diagnostic system or event data recorder</quote> after <quote>equipment.</quote></text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66655eddeb8e4975a251b0da0fdb56b0"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue a final rule under subsection (d) not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b346563-b1ff-4cde-9051-69047b5c9b10" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31407.<?LEXA-Enum 31407.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on electronic visual entertainment in driver’s view</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b39401a-cdd5-4e4b-a299-7aecd80dfe9d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visual entertainment screens in driver’s view</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule that prescribes a Federal motor vehicle safety standard prohibiting electronic screens from displaying broadcast television, movies, video games, and other forms of similar visual entertainment that is visible to the driver while driving.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3178c3db-5aec-47de-9c1f-ab7f76020395"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The standard prescribed under subsection (a) shall allow electronic screens that display information or images regarding operation of the vehicle, vehicle surroundings, and telematic functions, such as the vehicles navigation and communications system, weather, time, or the vehicle’s audio system.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFCA9092174F041FD8BE31A36F4093637" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31408.<?LEXA-Enum 31408.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle rollover prevention and crash mitigation</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9771F576543F417EA2F74CD8E396A6F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding pursuant to section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, to prescribe or amend a Federal motor vehicle safety standard to reduce commercial motor vehicle rollover and loss of control crashes and mitigate deaths and injuries associated with such crashes for air-braked truck tractors and motorcoaches with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6AD999DC5A84969BC9F5540C25D5626"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required performance standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rulemaking proceeding initiated under subsection (a) shall establish standards to reduce the occurrence of rollovers and loss of control crashes consistent with stability enhancing technologies, such as electronic stability control systems.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id574D492E2A9648F593AA46439113B5C2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule under subsection (a).</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idab1cc953-be84-42c7-bdd9-5fc01a7df2b0" level-type="subsequent"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child Safety Standards</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide72bde63-026f-41ee-84f1-7b4cf002cf66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31501.<?LEXA-Enum 31501.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child safety seats</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcee20aae-5fb2-4a73-b229-cd4da8cc1347"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection for larger children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 to establish frontal crash protection requirements for child restraint systems for children weighing more than 65 pounds.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedc24004-b0f4-474f-bad6-cffc05ac6894"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Side impact crashes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 to improve the protection of children seated in child restraint systems during side impact crashes.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45ca7ccd-e759-4d42-a9f0-e336a8e2eb7f"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Frontal impact test parameters</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d3bd97a-8a2e-467f-ba64-df050450e8ea"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commencement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commence a rulemaking proceeding to amend test parameters under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 to better replicate real world conditions.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8708967d-8d09-4336-8f63-7ad6a84c83c3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule pursuant to paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id363bce2d-1940-4b64-bc98-172d565754ca" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31502.<?LEXA-Enum 31502.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child restraint anchorage systems</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67e5f28b-2f55-4739-afea-82802d2499b6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initiation of rulemaking proceeding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc74dcb4-27af-42af-a023-d451c40b89e6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 225 (relating to child restraint anchorage systems) to improve the visibility of, accessibility to, and ease of use for lower anchorages and tethers in all rear seat seating positions if such anchorages and tethers are feasible; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcca40ba1-56ca-477a-80aa-5ff3f273e4ff"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 (relating to child restraint systems) or Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 225 (relating to child restraint anchorage systems)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id209337c6-c32b-4a0b-917a-7dc590bf89d2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a maximum allowable weight of the child and child restraint for standardizing the recommended use of child restraint anchorage systems in all vehicles; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id988badf1-4d5b-4127-a4fd-83f050400a76"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide the information described in subparagraph (A) to the consumer.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ba7007f-63ec-4b8b-a64f-8c8f899078f7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final rule</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc01836d-43c9-4f88-beca-65e5dd57bd4a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6696a89f-fd6b-47be-80d1-09f3fbaf9082"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that an amendment to the standard referred to in subsection (a) does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section 30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6a1f500-0240-4ff5-a57a-e513c4b1c5b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91612796-c840-4553-b349-dc54cd6a625a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1bb179c-fcd9-40e2-848c-0f4eb4a12b85" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31503.<?LEXA-Enum 31503.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rear seat belt reminders</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95f8d2c8-f7c8-4638-a666-de23bfe5681f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initiation of rulemaking proceeding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 (relating to occupant crash protection) to provide a safety belt use warning system for designated seating positions in the rear seat.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9d2979f-42cb-4859-a08d-72d24cb2e0ac"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final rule</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id820eff8f-2efc-4034-babc-5756245f094b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide528013c-b9a7-4117-86e3-ba1f8c900797"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that an amendment to the standard referred to in subsection (a) does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section 30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43bf77c2-1a12-4aab-a494-8cd1e69df1d5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a39376b-6881-425e-93b0-4f41e96c35df"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b918c38-1c2f-470b-aff4-9472c2fe0d24" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31504.<?LEXA-Enum 31504.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unattended passenger reminders</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3273bf22-8066-4f03-a6f4-f1f22c618138"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety research initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete research into the development of performance requirements to warn drivers that a child or other unattended passenger remains in a rear seating position after the vehicle motor is disengaged.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1f70530-c227-4efd-bea7-caa17e168261"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider performance requirements that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffe81423-6b7f-4cf8-9d35-97eea8f6d5e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sense weight, the presence of a buckled seat belt, or other indications of the presence of a child or other passenger; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b1ae33f-68d8-40d9-8172-3a25e79b6bab"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide an alert to prevent hyperthermia and hypothermia that can result in death or severe injuries.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55fe220d-47da-4f8f-996f-85c1a374637b"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking or report</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf147784-d4a2-485f-981b-3de0f56dc944"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the completion of each research and testing initiative required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to issue a Federal motor vehicle safety standard if the Secretary determines that such a standard meets the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section 30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbebafc6d-9e08-4796-b99d-0b2328940f7c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the standard described in subsection (a) does not meet the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section 30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the reasons for not prescribing such a standard to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb198e626-6db2-4257-b9fd-eef883c60de6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45735b13-9c1c-40fe-8209-0eee7f784e5a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c1a6545-3473-44b5-a5d2-87487817088a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31505.<?LEXA-Enum 31505.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New deadline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that any deadline for issuing a final rule under this Act cannot be met, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5242e5c-1de3-491b-b38a-00e93bc0f4aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name> with an explanation for why such deadline cannot be met; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb014138a-d5f9-458a-8c26-ca1ff5573d02"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a new deadline for that rule.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idB71A6E7F9A354966938C1A498DD86D04" level-type="subsequent"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment </header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB587410586BF4A9496A8E34932F1ABF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31601.<?LEXA-Enum 31601.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking on visibility of agricultural equipment</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4522706D35FD4E50AD98B462A9123C00"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BBEFAF244294EF0AC2535C7B9E7CDBA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>agricultural equipment</term> has the meaning given the term <quote>agricultural field equipment</quote> in ASABE Standard 390.4, entitled <quote>Definitions and Classifications of Agricultural Field Equipment</quote>, which was published in January 2005 by the American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers, or any successor standard.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0292989F0443475AA223A4F3448DC59"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public road</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public road</term> has the meaning given the term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/101">section 101(a)(27)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4723E8817DC343D498BE497E11F5B2B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF70C4F7EDBF4E888CCD8C981F5CD186"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, after consultation with representatives of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers and appropriate Federal agencies, and with other appropriate persons, shall promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27B6760DC8064869BF37A2DF7FD7C085"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rule promulgated pursuant to this subsection shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD70D41AC52ED4BB4818B004797630805"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish minimum lighting and marking standards for applicable agricultural equipment manufactured at least 1 year after the date on which such rule is promulgated; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B005F15FD2A47C3B3460435CBB7AFEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the methods, materials, specifications, and equipment to be employed to comply with such standards, which shall be equivalent to ASABE Standard 279.14, entitled <quote>Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways</quote>, which was published in July 2008 by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, or any successor standard.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBC3169044594AFCA68EE1543E7D6AE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0174C87F976D4FD3AE495782B5F2AB5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the standards established pursuant to subsection (b); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0317CA8D196E45209337B2B527B5DF3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">revise such standards to reflect the revision of ASABE Standard 279 that is in effect at the time of such review.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5C567A89B2C4211A10512E7003B7139"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FA56167AE04482B9B8C17E0651DB9C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with successor standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any rule promulgated pursuant to this section may not prohibit the operation on public roads of agricultural equipment that is equipped in accordance with any adopted revision of ASABE Standard 279 that is later than the revision of such standard that was referenced during the promulgation of the rule.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1998B3C7F2BE47B5A5FBF3A4174582EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No retrofitting required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any rule promulgated pursuant to this section may not require the retrofitting of agricultural equipment that was manufactured before the date on which the lighting and marking standards are enforceable under subsection (b)(2)(A).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C19759EFA324F3F91001B6790689038"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No effect on additional materials and equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any rule promulgated pursuant to this section may not prohibit the operation on public roads of agricultural equipment that is equipped with materials or equipment that are in addition to the minimum materials and equipment specified in the standard upon which such rule is based.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id921e21af-763a-4ec1-b916-200e4719e8a1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32001.<?LEXA-Enum 32001.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e0315e3-c09c-485b-9c4c-01f848356b9b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32002.<?LEXA-Enum 32002.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References to title 49, United States Code</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.</text> </section><subtitle commented="no" id="idc7e52c77-de64-4140-a221-34c45dd5672b" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle registration</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36ae301f-843e-4116-b338-c6e0744c3a13" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32101.<?LEXA-Enum 32101.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration of motor carriers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fdf0f71-8d79-4701-957a-4e79c6789400"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13902(a)(1) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b68146c-c5e2-4cb7-8c1f-c2ffdbac03c5" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id869455cb-94a6-4738-aa86-f24fe46bc15d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of Transportation may not register a person to provide transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 as a motor carrier unless the Secretary determines that the person—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27eb9f36-b879-4fb8-8467-4e71012766cf"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is willing and able to comply with—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83c7ddc8-27bc-4794-b954-2854cc912608"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">this part and the applicable regulations of the Secretary and the Board;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a15da32-6c96-4686-8873-c7f9dc720d46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any safety regulations imposed by the Secretary;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a6d3ef1-f085-45be-8474-75cab11a1df5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the duties of employers and employees established by the Secretary under section 31135;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0661851-c788-4641-a1d6-3a5672b72105"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety fitness requirements established by the Secretary under section 31144;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcabaf14a-da04-4caa-9d1a-f43594c1afbb"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the accessibility requirements established by the Secretary under subpart H of part 37 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for transportation provided by an over-the-road bus; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7ff0656-9e26-446f-b77f-b7ae0d081d2d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the minimum financial responsibility requirements established by the Secretary under sections 13906, 31138, and 31139;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a0000d1-7297-4e40-b655-29f0efccc137"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has submitted a comprehensive management plan documenting that the person has management systems in place to ensure compliance with safety regulations imposed by the Secretary;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99de83e0-3639-4549-a8e8-8e68d1190a47"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has disclosed any relationship involving common ownership, common management, common control, or common familial relationship between that person and any other motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker, or any other applicant for motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker registration, or a successor (as that term is defined under section 31153), if the relationship occurred in the 5-year period preceding the date of the filing of the application for registration; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd03fffc-e3a6-4703-a96d-ead56ebab903"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after the Secretary establishes a written proficiency examination pursuant to section 32101(b) of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title>, has passed the written proficiency examination.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id952f54ae-ccd9-43c7-b00e-97df2bf62bfc"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Written proficiency examination</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30fb974e-d99e-4c9c-88cf-5654d5f5ea63"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a written proficiency examination for applicant motor carriers pursuant to section 13902(a)(1)(D) of title 49, United States Code. The written proficiency examination shall test a person's knowledge of applicable safety regulations, standards, and orders of the Federal government and State government.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05f0caf6-e2ce-43ca-a054-ec30683e1bd9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may assess a fee to cover the expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88e0bf60-f4d9-4677-a859-aa73c0d53b7f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and administering the written proficiency examination; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95a46f8b-5b88-4252-b381-39a3cc606dd7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviewing the comprehensive management plan required under section 13902(a)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d38ce1c-18d5-40bf-8e7a-42109dd717be"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 210(b) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31144 note) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5fe1fbcf-9c86-4bbf-9131-d2414a4160bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, commercial regulations, and provisions of subpart H of part 37 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations</quote> after <quote>applicable safety regulations</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7cb5022-76ff-4646-adaa-d6cbc76a3139"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>consider the establishment of</quote> and inserting <quote>establish</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6A1D818F41BA44A49FEB8498A88F92AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 229(a)(1) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H194CDF99E5704CA893DFAE7DC214F68F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HDD54D04D88D041F4BBFC4096B527445D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations prescribed by the Secretary under sections 31136 and 31502 regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers used by motor carriers shall not apply during planting and harvest periods, as determined by each State, to—</text> <subparagraph id="H72F90172E6434EC38FD71AA6C76D7E54"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drivers transporting agricultural commodities in the State from the source of the agricultural commodities to a location within a 100 air-mile radius from the source;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70321EDDF9674C67B01ACC9FA3CD2606"><enum>(B)</enum><text>drivers transporting farm supplies for agricultural purposes in the State from a wholesale or retail distribution point of the farm supplies to a farm or other location where the farm supplies are intended to be used within a 100 air-mile radius from the distribution point; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7265D7BBA933488DBFD965706AE2444C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>drivers transporting farm supplies for agricultural purposes in the State from a wholesale distribution point of the farm supplies to a retail distribution point of the farm supplies within a 100 air-mile radius from the wholesale distribution point.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fbcf7b5-dfce-48d3-b8b0-9d10052c8297" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32102.<?LEXA-Enum 32102.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety fitness of new operators</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide563d885-36d7-404b-9e24-1058e0296550"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety reviews of new operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(g)(1) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25cca553-148f-4e14-ad70-6a253d6221bc" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63dc1344-837d-42e5-bef6-468f3a95f7ba"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety review</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec1fdae3-6bc5-46fe-9bef-ec6cb4834346"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require, by regulation, each owner and each operator granted new registration under section 13902 or 31134 to undergo a safety review not later than 12 months after the owner or operator, as the case may be, begins operations under such registration.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a8f39f5-4437-46fb-8258-898b576401ac"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providers of motorcoach services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may register a person to provide motorcoach services under section 13902 or 31134 after the person undergoes a pre-authorization safety audit, including verification, in a manner sufficient to demonstrate the ability to comply with Federal rules and regulations, as described in section 13902. The Secretary shall continue to monitor the safety performance of each owner and each operator subject to this section for 12 months after the owner or operator is granted registration under section 13902 or 31134. The registration of each owner and each operator subject to this section shall become permanent after the motorcoach service provider is granted registration following a pre-authorization safety audit and the expiration of the 12 month monitoring period.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75c40d9c-19e5-40a6-93bf-1e784f99b94b"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pre-authorization safety audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require, by regulation, that the pre-authorization safety audit under subparagraph (B) be completed on-site not later than 90 days after the submission of an application for operating authority.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f866f1a-d69e-4ad8-9bef-b77c836dd239"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e77b4d2-2ff7-431f-8b9e-3427b30e109b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32103.<?LEXA-Enum 32103.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reincarnated carriers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97a40430-9291-4fd6-b137-c3c0dc6a7f13"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective periods of registration</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b4c9ea1-8c44-45ab-b691-a7a246be5e55"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspensions, amendments, and revocations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13905(d) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ffec7b1-dd32-44e2-b450-269a63d84f60"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ed114b1-7de3-4672-8aeb-f1b1664592c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F80A19F3AE0471184A0309A91DBE05D" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42fedf59-bca0-46e6-a0c6-b5e696c36b64"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On application of the registrant, the Secretary may amend or revoke a registration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3590649-97aa-43e9-afb6-07a0326b93b3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complaints and actions on secretary's own initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On complaint or on the Secretary's own initiative and after notice and an opportunity for a proceeding, the Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfee33b5-89d7-4788-95c2-e4734306cf48"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">suspend, amend, or revoke any part of the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder for willful failure to comply with—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca403ad8-171e-4dcc-83eb-16105f256138"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">this part;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37168791-4982-4e30-9cb5-75775c0e4e27"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an applicable regulation or order of the Secretary or the Board, including the accessibility requirements established by the Secretary under subpart H of part 37 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for transportation provided by an over-the-road bus; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id794f6aff-bfb5-43d7-9ac6-1b1fd1973c5d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a condition of its registration;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id443392d6-19b2-4014-ad68-1afc6b612cd5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">withhold, suspend, amend, or revoke any part of the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder for failure—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9734bd0-f0c1-4d54-9e52-251c92b89e60"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to pay a civil penalty imposed under chapter 5, 51, 149, or 311;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a3df81c-f473-475d-a0db-377ed2a4aa39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to arrange and abide by an acceptable payment plan for such civil penalty, not later than 90 days after the date specified by order of the Secretary for the payment of such penalty; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd71b96a2-e438-4109-bae3-0b45eba8860b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for failure to obey a subpoena issued by the Secretary;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id502a2a8c-4bbb-40f5-b8c0-e8f601b4764a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">withhold, suspend, amend, or revoke any part of a registration of a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder following a determination by the Secretary that the motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder failed to disclose, in its application for registration, a material fact relevant to its willingness and ability to comply with—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0649405-86f0-44f9-b126-cbca64aff4ce"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">this part;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf130a6df-b6cd-47aa-9c6c-661c915939d8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an applicable regulation or order of the Secretary or the Board; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9775cd3e-5f46-4e48-970f-323eabc7b191"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a condition of its registration; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad9ef34f-5728-40e7-a55c-b7ebc0be3b0d"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">withhold, suspend, amend, or revoke any part of a registration of a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder if the Secretary finds that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id301adce6-4a34-477d-bfd7-dd62617531a4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder is or was related through common ownership, common management, common control, or common familial relationship to any other motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder, or any other applicant for motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder registration that the Secretary determines is or was unwilling or unable to comply with the relevant requirements listed in section 13902, 13903, or 13904; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1401ce89-ecfe-4a9a-875b-d761dc326dff"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person is the successor, as defined in section 31153, to a person who is or was unwilling or unable to comply with the relevant requirements of section 13902, 13903, or 13904.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f962c01-9a00-4103-810c-603eb766dc9c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to a person who is unable to pay a civil penalty because the person is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title 11.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d7442e6-6aa9-4fbe-a949-46ee2c1a9cf5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), as redesignated by section 32103(a)(1)(A) of this Act, by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)(B)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf45471c0-2a45-4c8e-8d9a-6db49ee5cc9c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13905(e) is amended by inserting <quote>or if the Secretary determines that the registrant failed to disclose a material fact in an application for registration in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(C),</quote> after <quote>registrant,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa25df7c-e5b2-412c-b1b0-b72bb21aa2e2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31106(a)(3) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41b70969-db44-452b-85bf-e495f63b5070"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45690a43-c2b3-41c0-99dd-f403fde3c30c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3839d11c-0714-4da4-9d64-c6d7121247d7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60f10ad5-e7e7-4c73-94b1-55bfb11cce62" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d2ddd4f-9c0a-418d-8273-f2abf8894873"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether a person or employer is or was related, through common ownership, common management, common control, or common familial relationship, to any other person, employer, or any other applicant for registration under section 13902 or 31134.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e3c8c34-1364-4884-b43e-97f785fe0ee0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32104.<?LEXA-Enum 32104.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial responsibility requirements</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA608F924EE84BD49217ACA2D31D4A36"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC311CBC00AC4FFE8D7D86D5106808A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue a report on the appropriateness of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3AAF199F4B7D4D27850437154B275083"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current minimum financial responsibility requirements under sections 31138 and 31139 of title 49, United States Code; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE842FA6230474B92AD6F77BA2620E838"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current bond and insurance requirements under section 13904(f) of title 49, United States Code; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C5D5AC0DD47454184A9107DFF8BF494"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the report issued under paragraph (1) to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B70CB9D09B84399B31B5765D21959A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the publication of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4155B1BA5F3A486F9429B9CD9258CBC0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to revise the minimum financial responsibility requirements under sections 31138 and 31139 of title 49, United States Code and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73906E47F03648EEA49D9458503A00EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to revise the bond and insurance requirements under section 13904(f) of such title, as appropriate, based on the findings of the report submitted under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id774fee36-432b-4517-bf99-51122e3056d6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the start of the rulemaking under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idccf6615b-2157-4611-a5bb-7563ff53c4d9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue a final rule; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0159de44-94d3-4998-8a78-3916e7bfd2ab"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that a rulemaking is not required following the Secretary's analysis, submit a report stating the reason for not increasing the minimum financial responsibility requirements to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id723c93df-5200-46e7-96b8-bc02c80be029"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biennial reviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than once every 2 years, the Secretary shall review the requirements prescribed under subsection (b) and revise the requirements, as appropriate.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd99dcbea-94b7-4850-8a32-ee65634c7597" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32105.<?LEXA-Enum 32105.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">USDOT number registration requirement</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77425afd-e3c0-4620-9589-cc8fb057ede3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 311 is amended by inserting after section 31133 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4c38ddb-9de8-49be-b39e-fb3039bb9d89" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5270d420-8c46-41f1-951f-c31b4aea8a0d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31134.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for registration and USDOT number</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id469a2725-13da-464c-bac1-f33143d56a6f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon application, and subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall register an employer or person subject to the safety jurisdiction of this subchapter. An employer or person may operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce only if the employer or person is registered by the Secretary under this section and receives a USDOT number. Nothing in this section shall preclude registration by the Secretary of an employer or person not engaged in interstate commerce. An employer or person subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 of this title shall apply for commercial registration under section 13902 of this title.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84026f52-c87e-4915-8a2e-d08026d02cd6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Withholding registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may withhold registration under subsection (a), after notice and an opportunity for a proceeding, if the Secretary determines that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id910d0dbb-455c-4512-aaa0-c6a3a8c51332"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer or person seeking registration is unwilling or unable to comply with the requirements of this subchapter and the regulations prescribed thereunder and chapter 51 and the regulations prescribed thereunder;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22650f27-e99b-4ba7-af58-77ef9f49af40"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer or person is or was related through common ownership, common management, common control, or common familial relationship to any other person or applicant for registration subject to this subchapter who is or was unfit, unwilling, or unable to comply with the requirements listed in subsection (b)(1); or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id890a8662-df7c-4d74-bf92-dd5e25c67131"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person is the successor, as defined in section 31153, to a person who is or was unfit, unwilling, or unable to comply with the requirements listed in subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id065d37f4-6b0c-49c5-90ed-475e27e79f16"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation or suspension of registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall revoke the registration of an employer or person under subsection (a) after notice and an opportunity for a proceeding, or suspend the registration after giving notice of the suspension to the employer or person, if the Secretary determines that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida581ece4-867b-4fb0-9d5b-316f6c27d57d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer's or person's authority to operate pursuant to chapter 139 of this title would be subject to revocation or suspension under sections 13905(d)(1) or 13905(f) of this title;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id259e625c-8877-4655-b79f-1c63081c3d97"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer or person is or was related through common ownership, common management, common control, or common familial relationship to any other person or applicant for registration subject to this subchapter that the Secretary determines is or was unfit, unwilling, or unable to comply with the requirements listed in subsection (b)(1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8119f7f-c461-4f1e-a0c7-ba5d1449c6a2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person is the successor, as defined in section 31153, to a person the Secretary determines is or was unfit, unwilling, or unable to comply with the requirements listed in subsection (b)(1); or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05fd22c1-8098-466e-871e-8fd4f0f2e531"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer or person failed or refused to submit to the safety review required by section 31144(g) of this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6db914f-b119-43fc-992a-0c4bce6afca5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic registration update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require an employer to update a registration under this section periodically or not later than 30 days after a change in the employer's address, other contact information, officers, process agent, or other essential information, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b7c6139-a948-40dc-8f90-0859a86efe3f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31133 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6b69b8b-a5f4-4760-a232-9237d98126c3" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31134. Requirement for registration and USDOT number.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id832e99a1-0c73-4fd8-b7f6-28612fc22063" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32106.<?LEXA-Enum 32106.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration fee system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13908(d)(1) is amended by striking <quote>but shall not exceed $300</quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65c7fd3e-ef90-45b3-b852-0fd269f02da1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32107.<?LEXA-Enum 32107.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration update</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id216a3044-2ea8-46a9-a802-aae7c83c614a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic motor carrier update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13902 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52851849-53e8-44c7-b968-cdefca3791db" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1567338d-d905-442e-af0b-480bded96115"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Update of registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require a registrant to update its registration under this section periodically or not later than 30 days after a change in the registrant's address, other contact information, officers, process agent, or other essential information, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5304a155-c80e-4d06-a731-fce951812292"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic freight forwarder update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13903 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cfca266-cb08-453e-8012-c6c3dd6d8f54" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05eafb98-1b3d-43de-8001-973e6c32d930"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Update of registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require a freight forwarder to update its registration under this section periodically or not later than 30 days after a change in the freight forwarder's address, other contact information, officers, process agent, or other essential information, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e49f57c-fb7f-4b10-b299-9ffcb1b309ef"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic broker update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13904 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00f1b85c-bf01-4228-8bfd-e19f070feb95" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f2b7998-1c6e-4d17-885d-cad8b3cd0bad"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Update of registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require a broker to update its registration under this section periodically or not later than 30 days after a change in the broker's address, other contact information, officers, process agent, or other essential information, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaaea4ed5-1385-46d5-aacf-f623cf6f1fd5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32108.<?LEXA-Enum 32108.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased penalties for operating without registration</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c00852d-49fb-476e-a6f4-b38d2b6779e0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14901(a) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9edbd09b-f7c2-4e19-8804-067aa519e452"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$500</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82e6c8ca-e330-4fbc-aca4-b0aa91fc5b15"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>who is not registered under this part to provide transportation of passengers,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf97ba589-2483-4dd9-90f4-32788e8694aa"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>with respect to providing transportation of passengers,</quote> and inserting <quote>or section 13902(c) of this title,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5daaa1eb-45d5-4bbd-8d38-ee65fc68118b"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$2,000 for each violation and each additional day the violation continues</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000 for each violation, or $25,000 for each violation relating to providing transportation of passengers</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7493b0ab-f73c-419e-876b-7db4f93c243a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation of hazardous wastes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14901(b) is amended by striking <quote>not to exceed $20,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than $25,000</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3f0ab5a-85f9-45fa-ba3d-32f3a0167b4f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32109.<?LEXA-Enum 32109.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation of registration for imminent hazard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13905(f)(2) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72692dc8-1255-4e6c-b1cd-e024106dafe3" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e7487c8-90a6-45e1-8a94-2b116c15fabc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Imminent hazard to public health</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, the Secretary shall revoke the registration of a motor carrier if the Secretary finds that the carrier is or was conducting unsafe operations that are or were an imminent hazard to public health or property.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ac0b762-00f6-419a-9bb0-1d97e195f9a1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32110.<?LEXA-Enum 32110.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation of registration and other penalties for failure to respond to subpoena</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 525 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ee6c86c-5690-4c82-a59b-f50e8fe4b9bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>subpenas</quote> in the section heading and inserting <quote>subpoenas</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43d33af6-853a-481d-8f66-adcc1ba1e3e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>subpena</quote> and inserting <quote>subpoena</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6772977-a0d3-439d-b991-b4fcb8778c0d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$100</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a4e3856-25cc-4045-97a6-9422bfc0385b"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfdb127f6-4ddf-4413-a8ab-4e0259bf79de"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94635d13-4dd4-40d5-aa0b-f99529447dfe" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8682c8d6-f4a3-445f-9af0-fbfe2571b208"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may withhold, suspend, amend, or revoke any part of the registration of a person required to register under chapter 139 for failing to obey a subpoena or requirement of the Secretary under this chapter to appear and testify or produce records.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dc153fb-10a6-41f3-ba91-101b4d295471" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32111.<?LEXA-Enum 32111.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fleetwide out of service order for operating without required registration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13902(e)(1) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86daba93-57e4-47e0-9167-86eae56dbca4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>motor vehicle</quote> and inserting <quote>motor carrier</quote> after <quote>the Secretary determines that a</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8644ad0e-88d3-4516-853f-57c7b1259826"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>order the vehicle</quote> and inserting <quote>order the motor carrier operations</quote> after <quote>the Secretary may</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8fd155b5-923e-4061-9ec6-e89f84a7e1f4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32112.<?LEXA-Enum 32112.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor carrier and officer patterns of safety violations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31135 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9762beee-7461-4570-87ab-f6fdfbcd5c86"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7fc72e7-bb8f-44a5-a4be-cf0fbea2856f" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8b1c3ac-3949-4877-ab7f-c674a0d76173"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Noncompliance</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida75c10ea-e5c3-4a3b-ae64-11f9398cd68f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor carriers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Two or more motor carriers, employers, or persons shall not use common ownership, common management, common control, or common familial relationship to enable any or all such motor carriers, employers, or persons to avoid compliance, or mask or otherwise conceal non-compliance, or a history of non-compliance, with regulations prescribed under this subchapter or an order of the Secretary issued under this subchapter.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8d89915-8045-4a20-9b7b-8ea499025a2f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pattern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary finds that a motor carrier, employer, or person engaged in a pattern or practice of avoiding compliance, or masking or otherwise concealing noncompliance, with regulations prescribed under this subchapter, the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba8f5b51-d843-4119-b907-88db87ce871c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may withhold, suspend, amend, or revoke any part of the motor carrier's, employer's, or person's registration in accordance with section 13905 or 31134; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbea9ea37-d72d-48d7-a632-c1d5bc8ca3c7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall take into account such non-compliance for purposes of determining civil penalty amounts under section 521(b)(2)(D).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6de7076-001e-4bf5-bbc4-ae297567e11a"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary finds, after notice and an opportunity for proceeding, that an officer of a motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator engaged in a pattern or practice of violating regulations prescribed under this subchapter, or assisted a motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator in avoiding compliance, or masking or otherwise concealing noncompliance, the Secretary may impose appropriate sanctions, subject to the limitations in paragraph (4), including—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c154bb6-0563-4b5d-a086-b1172d01ab73"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">suspension or revocation of registration granted to the officer individually under section 13902 or 31134;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd620402-3a14-4fc4-ba8d-5cfed017a7e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">temporary or permanent suspension or bar from association with any motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator registered under section 13902 or 31134; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc252cac7-b0ad-42b1-b643-bd35e798fee1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any appropriate sanction approved by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45dfbe1d-2e9a-4069-a943-7f20ece3ed28"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The sanctions described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (b)(3) shall apply to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e5aee71-5719-45d7-abfa-f7945c985e3a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">intentional or knowing conduct, including reckless conduct that violates applicable laws (including regulations); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b1c78db-17ea-446a-a0b5-704cfa65735c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">repeated instances of negligent conduct that violates applicable laws (including regulations).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id222a0083-f20b-4893-98e2-ffc988de5851"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0f2458c-93e8-44c0-8388-ef22b1a7aba0" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58dc8798-d184-4869-a6fb-c43384d89d4c"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Avoiding compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, <quote>avoiding compliance</quote> or <quote>masking or otherwise concealing noncompliance</quote> includes serving as an officer or otherwise exercising controlling influence over 2 or more motor carriers where—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida732b2ec-1aa0-4a87-af67-8f6427b44529"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one of the carriers was placed out of service, or received notice from the Secretary that it will be placed out of service, following—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdee2cbe-4149-49b2-a1bd-77b08a476189"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination of unfitness under section 31144(b);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38b9d1af-9ece-418d-a1cd-2f0b1cf8aefd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a suspension or revocation of registration under section 13902, 13905, or 31144(g);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92353363-dd17-4bae-bf67-1c10fb3e0ad9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issuance of an imminent hazard out of service order under section 521(b)(5) or section 5121(d); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f1ea14e-d3eb-498f-9750-1cb11f8ef2e7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notice of failure to pay a civil penalty or abide by a penalty payment plan; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecbd01be-452f-47d9-8ccb-3e8b6a2c799d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one or more of the carriers is the <quote>successor,</quote> as that term is defined in section 31153, to the carrier that is the subject of the action in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id415341e7-2c57-4b20-9493-8d854a643847" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32113.<?LEXA-Enum 32113.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal successor standard</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8dc855b5-d44c-442b-9e70-370f8c903a45"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 311 is amended by adding after section 31152, as added by section 32508 of this Act, the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0b50263-3402-42bb-88eb-03b700ed486a" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2a9c91a-89d6-43f4-ab21-fcb52e5ff2f7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31153.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal successor standard</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20172d40-f2da-4288-a7e7-791f93b97d60"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal successor standard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law, the Secretary may take an action authorized under chapters 5, 51, 131 through 149, subchapter III of chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 31139), or sections 31302, 31303, 31304, 31305(b), 31310(g)(1)(A), or 31502 of this title, or a regulation issued under any of those provisions, against a successor of a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102), a successor of an employer (as defined in section 31132), or a successor of an owner or operator (as that term is used in subchapter III of chapter 311), to the same extent and on the same basis as the Secretary may take the action against the motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcb2052f-b4d7-48c5-a4ca-0e030359644f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Successor defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term <term>successor</term> means a motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator that the Secretary determines, after notice and an opportunity for a proceeding, has 1 or more features that correspond closely with the features of another existing or former motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator, such as—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ac599fe-46df-4cbb-9254-65a199ad4300"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consideration paid for assets purchased or transferred;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id920ec630-c96e-4f89-8bdb-a9d6813294ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dates of corporate creation and dissolution or termination of operations;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1773882-3edc-41e9-934f-b77ec4a70e34"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commonality of ownership;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1baa8cc-e3ff-4563-93b4-c5a0cc62a553"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commonality of officers and management personnel and their functions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcf7a197-3f9f-47c2-9520-4ddec0925a25"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commonality of drivers and other employees;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8172cc2-0447-4fad-8393-46069df27815"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identity of physical or mailing addresses, telephone, fax numbers, or e-mail addresses;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ac1072b-7055-4d1a-b26d-78a3900963cd"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identity of motor vehicle equipment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb740ee72-6d57-4628-9766-6c89757e4994"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continuity of liability insurance policies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b85c341-8981-4dba-adcb-20efd42e21d9"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commonality of coverage under liability insurance policies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89dcd520-f930-497a-acac-656b968914ab"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continuation of carrier facilities and other physical assets;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd583518a-3bd2-4f8a-8110-490858464517"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continuity of the nature and scope of operations, including customers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44c47876-fe16-4d08-a63f-74d265e24095"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commonality of the nature and scope of operations, including customers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54bae46a-3fbd-40d2-92fb-bf3d11cb3355"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advertising, corporate name, or other acts through which the motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator holds itself out to the public;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b6cad69-f97d-4d92-86eb-6c12391d3962"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">history of safety violations and pending orders or enforcement actions of the Secretary; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id241516ea-5a4d-45ac-a86e-29bee97336e8"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional factors that the Secretary considers appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94bd4e0f-9a44-4697-bcb9-62473395e662"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this section shall apply to any action commenced on or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title> without regard to whether the violation that is the subject of the action, or the conduct that caused the violation, occurred before the date of enactment.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide11f493f-2b60-430f-b41a-8476056ce012"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rights not affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall affect the rights, functions, or responsibilities under law of any other Department, Agency, or instrumentality of the United States, the laws of any State, or any rights between a private party and a motor carrier, employer, or owner or operator.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa5958e1-9d7c-4578-b44d-d6daef3accb7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting after the item related to section 31152, as added by section 32508 of this Act, the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide45f316f-ac32-4d69-83d4-145561387c3c" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31153. Federal successor standard.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="iddba7d6e1-ab89-470c-a3f3-bf93893e64d3" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle safety</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4136552a-57cc-4f26-95be-76a09fcf4b4b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32201.<?LEXA-Enum 32201.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of commercial jurisdiction exception for brokers of motor carriers of passengers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0015666a-1fb1-48fd-81d9-79afe84ed49f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13506(a) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b4c75a5-b722-417a-b15b-4373aa97c677"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (13);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38b9b462-7cfc-4e84-bd28-fd4d89f7b01d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (14); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ccb6abf-6dad-499e-bca1-aa13962599ce"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (14).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0db2510c-8f66-4b23-82be-f8a674569b5f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13904(a) is amended by striking <quote>of property</quote> in the first sentence.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6749a23-4370-4cc5-9c49-3630f50867ff" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32202.<?LEXA-Enum 32202.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bus rentals and definition of employer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of section 31132 is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a6be97c-28ba-434e-b19c-1f78ff8da046" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43636d72-4027-4efc-8581-6369a2979c24"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><term>employer</term>—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id580f1716-201f-4f5c-bd69-f4169e6fbdd2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means a person engaged in a business affecting interstate commerce that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id094e2388-2961-4411-b7f8-5b93917c4e16"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle in connection with that business, or assigns an employee to operate the commercial motor vehicle; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb663f478-f52c-4e42-a5fc-f06775ba08aa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offers for rent or lease a motor vehicle designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers, including the driver, and from the same location or as part of the same business provides names or contact information of drivers, or holds itself out to the public as a charter bus company; but</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcdddf6f0-42d8-4cd1-81b5-8010f896d9e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include the Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id609e9b4d-9933-4a72-8cb0-b603609968cf" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32203.<?LEXA-Enum 32203.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crashworthiness standards</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ae657e0-8fa0-483c-80a2-9b2c8af12bb8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive analysis on the need for crashworthiness standards on property-carrying commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds involved in interstate commerce, including an evaluation of the need for roof strength, pillar strength, air bags, and frontal and back wall standards.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd600c1a-a6ba-41d9-b2a3-e091552e5e3b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after completing the comprehensive analysis under subsection (a), the Secretary shall report the results of the analysis and any recommendations to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id987bb584-ff63-4c33-83eb-3c36669b3ad3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32204.<?LEXA-Enum 32204.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Canadian safety rating reciprocity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31144 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff8f11d8-a6dc-4c4c-b8ed-04f009c66973" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cf70673-c91f-47cd-afea-1c84af795cd8"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recognition of Canadian motor carrier safety fitness determinations</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2218a11f-7f04-41e8-bbb5-8fd32d2b4698"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an authorized agency of the Canadian federal government or a Canadian Territorial or Provincial government determines, by applying the procedure and standards prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (b) or pursuant to an agreement under paragraph (2), that a Canadian employer is unfit and prohibits the employer from operating a commercial motor vehicle in Canada or any Canadian Province, the Secretary may prohibit the employer from operating such vehicle in interstate and foreign commerce until the authorized Canadian agency determines that the employer is fit.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf50c89df-96f8-4b58-acf2-7ae36d3a087f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may consult and participate in negotiations with authorized officials of the Canadian federal government or a Canadian Territorial or Provincial government, as necessary, to provide reciprocal recognition of each country's motor carrier safety fitness determinations. An agreement shall provide, to the maximum extent practicable, that each country will follow the procedure and standards prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (b) in making motor carrier safety fitness determinations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1fb1387-9544-43d7-9e5e-9e86d0694b0d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32205.<?LEXA-Enum 32205.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State reporting of foreign commercial driver convictions</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6cc1b09b-26ca-4909-b30f-39cbd8d016ce"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of foreign commercial driver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31301 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4950cf98-1937-46bd-8511-5cdb4adad419"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (14) as paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2bc008e7-3159-4fae-b8ff-8c2c95947034"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91e09f35-a401-4802-b422-d3986a76bee3" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id964ce73f-120d-4f32-bfb3-7554be325603"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><term>foreign commercial driver</term> means an individual licensed to operate a commercial motor vehicle by an authority outside the United States, or a citizen of a foreign country who operates a commercial motor vehicle in the United States.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0500861a-239b-42e3-ad5f-926ee8e9e078"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State reporting of convictions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31311(a) is amended by adding after paragraph (21) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dce27a1-8ed8-4683-8298-87f33cc44535" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee446970-25aa-48dc-bd25-0ba475ce3187"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall report a conviction of a foreign commercial driver by that State to the Federal Convictions and Withdrawal Database, or another information system designated by the Secretary to record the convictions. A report shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50eaaee3-941e-4240-a8b2-96c29627d5fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a driver holding a foreign commercial driver's license—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9229234-8032-425f-b96d-563d3e452a53"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each conviction relating to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93eefb65-4490-430b-9ada-f8abf5a1415b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a non-commercial motor vehicle; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ae67070-f5d1-48d4-861c-5561e7de0652"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an unlicensed driver or a driver holding a foreign non-commercial driver's license, each conviction for operating a commercial motor vehicle.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1493ca86-b5d6-4d5c-9007-7ac9047c5378" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32206.<?LEXA-Enum 32206.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to disqualify foreign commercial drivers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31310 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd36c1a6-036f-4db4-bbe5-819a0b55ad6c" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide56b076f-d344-460d-a166-9387becf812a"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Foreign commercial drivers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A foreign commercial driver shall be subject to disqualification under this section.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64d15636-dff6-484f-8f31-6a7b45048384" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32207.<?LEXA-Enum 32207.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation of foreign motor carrier operating authority for failure to pay civil penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13905(d)(2), as amended by section 32103(a) of this Act, is amended by inserting <quote>foreign motor carrier, foreign motor private carrier,</quote> after <quote>registration of a motor carrier,</quote> each place it appears.</text> </section><section id="id83e5c338b69f4085b5f4bfd5b30f0f9c"><enum>32208.</enum><header>Rental truck accident study</header> <subsection id="ida6fe183d7b154d6488428443e4a2960d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id4b93261f9a964753b7d20899b0c6bb89"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rental truck</header><text>The term <term>rental truck</term> means a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of between 10,000 and 26,000 pounds that is made available for rental by a rental truck company.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id45e9455bfd7c4ab3a41320a1feab8247"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rental truck company</header><text>The term <term>rental truck company</term> means a person or company that is in the business of renting or leasing rental trucks to the public or for private use.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddaafd22fd3bd4c248004882e84af8b0f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header> <paragraph id="ida5fd7da1f4b645ec9f2793f3fce141fb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study of the safety of rental trucks during the 7-year period ending on December 31, 2011.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2d25392fb711499c9a45687e2ab11fae"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id1335cabc22e64c8ba5583eeb3ca6f80d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate available data on the number of crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving rental trucks and the cause of such crashes, utilizing police accident reports and other sources;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0e0e4c5927b04ad79b244c124fc11ec4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>estimate the property damage and costs resulting from a subset of crashes involving rental truck operations, which the Secretary believes adequately reflect all crashes involving rental trucks;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90bf1618471f4602a9af1f6a53d66767"><enum>(C)</enum><text>analyze State and local laws regulating rental truck companies, including safety and inspection requirements;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4187087bc6984ff59c0ff9ae43796f62"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assess the rental truck maintenance programs of a selection of small, medium, and large rental truck companies, as selected by the Secretary, including the frequency of rental truck maintenance inspections, and compare such programs with inspection requirements for passenger vehicles and commercial motor vehicles;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id616db8cfbf5145fa88e38b456b346dcd"><enum>(E)</enum><text>include any other information available regarding the safety of rental trucks; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideca66d6ce49948198e48dadd0f154ca1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>review any other information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbca288eba87f48f38b229d5b424aa649"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that contains—</text> <paragraph id="id89b2633dc00045a2aad23add9b8737c6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (b); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idcaf99facf7e44cfbaa69b973d5c56278"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any recommendations for legislation that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id455cc380-fc06-4db9-a6dd-b524feaa437d" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver safety</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id756df9bb-ff4f-4c6a-9229-587b7a5161df" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32301.<?LEXA-Enum 32301.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic on-board recording devices</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7683cd5c-1162-4114-9b59-ef0ae4863a92"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31137 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dc39475-77bb-4576-8759-9872c6d1dfae"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending the section heading to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f63bc22-3bd4-4b0e-9583-5f92bd0f3cdc" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82424fdc-ac8c-45fb-9f80-2a5210670627" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31137.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic on-board recording devices and brake maintenance regulations</header> </section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65e63c2b-9fbe-4d8c-9afe-5cc1d3307ffe"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (e); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id529c53f0-b290-4a03-bc29-90bd2e908b98"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending (a) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10f39bae-ca3e-4b56-b371-2bef4cd6fae3" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49026931-33d2-4bd7-80f2-336e9f57009b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic on-Board recording devices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcdf130f4-8efc-447a-8986-989d1e830b78"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring a commercial motor vehicle involved in interstate commerce and operated by a driver subject to the hours of service and the record of duty status requirements under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, be equipped with an electronic on-board recording device to improve compliance by an operator of a vehicle with hours of service regulations prescribed by the Secretary; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9e06e76-6d34-4132-a923-98ccfbeb47ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring that an electronic on-board recording device is not used to harass a vehicle operator.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2de6ad0c-b060-42df-9a0e-a70b9cf045b9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic on-Board recording device requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad5c652d-d4b3-47da-a8ab-3934c79880fd"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc06b62f-7d47-4b72-8c49-c3136473dca9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require an electronic on-board recording device—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06e62de8-019c-4342-ae92-3806f5771919"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accurately record commercial driver hours of service;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bd252f7-9aff-4efd-8782-2f61e8dd6907"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to record the location of a commercial motor vehicle;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61743736-3a84-42e3-a643-b1a1c70fbd29"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be tamper resistant; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddad89f21-7e7b-46cc-b721-908479375807"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be integrally synchronized with an engine's control module;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf3a2336-1c50-43f6-ad78-704911407f26"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow law enforcement to access the data contained in the device during a roadside inspection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0812e22e-ca55-429b-816c-46bf0c10b164"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">apply to a commercial motor vehicle beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date that the regulations are published as a final rule.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b5ae939-9d29-4ccf-82f2-0412e0801550"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance and design standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall establish performance standards—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f7bfeb3-0181-4c01-8c95-4afdaf0dc512"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">defining a standardized user interface to aid vehicle operator compliance and law enforcement review;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76d72e33-68c2-4c7a-bf63-7dfd77826bf9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing a secure process for standardized—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56bc5ba5-10d5-4a14-9f81-0844936fc5ad"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">and unique vehicle operator identification;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id683a9916-021b-4e77-b79d-32b3ad6223ff"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data access;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f5dbaa3-9407-431c-ac01-ffc889ef3166"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data transfer for vehicle operators between motor vehicles;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id713a38b5-29a9-4a72-9b4f-a36f19245efb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data storage for a motor carrier; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00d7b4ac-a6f9-42f6-9ffb-aef6a6f90918"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data transfer and transportability for law enforcement officials;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b0b8008-2211-46db-9546-12e060c05b72"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing a standard security level for an electronic on-board recording device and related components to be tamper resistant by using a methodology endorsed by a nationally recognized standards organization; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id558ca8e7-ce54-4938-a87d-75bb3e381925"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying each driver subject to the hours of service and record of duty status requirements under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29e20bc3-0760-4ea1-9bea-10fd9953a645"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification criteria</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a35cb3d-47dc-4a8f-ab5c-1ab79ef374c3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations prescribed by the Secretary under this section shall establish the criteria and a process for the certification of an electronic on-board recording device to ensure that the device meets the performance requirements under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62028557-ee5a-4ba7-8745-824d44a04621"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of noncertification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An electronic on-board recording device that is not certified in accordance with the certification process referred to in paragraph (1) shall not be acceptable evidence of hours of service and record of duty status requirements under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cad5d4a-796b-412b-bc49-98e447ac5b32"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic on-Board recording device defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>electronic on-board recording device</term> means an electronic device that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id676eb00b-b4aa-4974-b407-68af058ded8d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is capable of recording a driver's hours of service and duty status accurately and automatically; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66f7d4a0-7669-4aaa-908a-bf6afd94315f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets the requirements established by the Secretary through regulation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id651f6f22-db7b-4aea-93d6-014b9cfe603e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30165(a)(1) is amended by striking <quote>or 30141 through 30147</quote> and inserting <quote>30141 through 30147, or 31137</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ce98652-9637-42e3-b5ea-fcbaff795eaa"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 311 is amended by striking the item relating to section 31137 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2759b875-4937-43d3-bac3-cd30f9dcab45" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31137. Electronic on-board recording devices and brake maintenance regulations.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4176fb1-0b12-4419-8441-d6decb272e88" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32302.<?LEXA-Enum 32302.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety fitness</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id869ef2cf-d1ed-4078-bc8e-ebe51854bbb4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety fitness rating methodology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bdf8d84-0467-4faa-bf6c-1ba5c65eab9b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporate into its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program a safety fitness rating methodology that assigns sufficient weight to adverse vehicle and driver performance based-data that elevate crash risks to warrant an unsatisfactory rating for a carrier; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad16d124-f6f6-45ae-87d1-5ef815aee746"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the data to support such assessments is accurate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05bd2ac0-5277-4d2d-b1a0-ddd38af1649c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interim measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 31, 2012, the Secretary shall take interim measures to implement a similar safety fitness rating methodology in its current safety rating system if the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is not fully implemented.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf19bfe7a-460e-4972-930c-9a5770e6ce66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32303.<?LEXA-Enum 32303.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver medical qualifications</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a156bed-bcf0-4022-8ddb-aabb4878eba6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for establishment of national registry of medical examiners</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a national registry of medical examiners in accordance with section 31149(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52952d36-0eb0-49d6-88ca-99a2e0a68fdf"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Examination requirement for national registry of medical examiners</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31149(c)(1)(D) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44da1475-31a1-4c3c-b4ad-632e4a33d5a8" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e754bfd-a78e-4c31-812a-91388db1ed74"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title>, develop requirements for a medical examiner to be listed in the national registry under this section, including—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id274b2bfb-cd1c-44e9-96c3-a8fe6343aa1d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the completion of specific courses and materials;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd52bd291-8b5f-452c-b03b-88a51f677294"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certification, including self-certification, if the Secretary determines that self-certification is necessary for sufficient participation in the national registry, to verify that a medical examiner completed specific training, including refresher courses, that the Secretary determines necessary to be listed in the national registry;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cac4ac2-8568-4c79-8d3f-58ab978f6aa0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an examination that requires a passing grade; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id954229e9-238d-40a5-bce8-5d1b4122d07c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstration of a medical examiner's willingness to meet the reporting requirements established by the Secretary;</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id436d7439-5ec5-4466-bd17-f61448b627ad"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional oversight of licensing authorities</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac697b91-0d04-4d9a-9d5c-bf92eff32fbe"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31149(c)(1) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="idBAC144D9767F4412BD4806199894990E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E4493B8C5AD4107BC7142138368D029" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idFBF6526B29C241D685CBC5785D2153C8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>require medical examiners to transmit electronically, on at least a monthly basis, the name of the applicant, a numerical identifier, and additional information contained on the medical examiner’s certificate for any completed medical examination report required under section 391.43 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to the chief medical examiner;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a618895-f636-4b23-af16-67cdd0decf1b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86964564-ca35-4823-bf1f-afb6a1814071"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c18006b-aa4c-4398-97a5-2cd7aa63d7be" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d095a0e-df95-41e3-b540-7d94aa56c690"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annually review the implementation of commercial driver's license requirements by not fewer than 10 States to assess the accuracy, validity, and timeliness of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bfc073f-6953-4d8a-9eba-0d7632b39e1f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the submission of physical examination reports and medical certificates to State licensing agencies; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88f526be-a945-4492-a856-63608945fcbe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the processing of the submissions by State licensing agencies.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf236aad8-4708-4c95-84c6-13d4fcc56fee"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Internal oversight policy</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id588ed8f7-5eb5-451e-b486-78d73f945f9b"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an oversight policy and procedure to carry out section 31149(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United States Code, as added by section 32303(c)(1) of this Act.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06a85c1e-48c8-47aa-b294-4b18634a0b0c"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by section 32303(c)(1) of this Act shall take effect on the date the oversight policies and procedures are established pursuant to subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id228a856f-0723-4ba2-9dcc-1efc66a4d205"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic filing of medical examination certificates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31311(a), as amended by sections 32205(b) and 32306(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85609387-d862-4938-8b9d-f003edc49ff3" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida551d6a9-36d8-43e0-9709-472fe73e9fae"><enum>(24)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title>, the State shall establish and maintain, as part of its driver information system, the capability to receive an electronic copy of a medical examiner's certificate, from a certified medical examiner, for each holder of a commercial driver's license issued by the State who operates or intends to operate in interstate commerce.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id627b5af8-7170-449d-aefb-eba2dfd4aef2"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c00e38d-9b7e-493b-a62f-896c1cd643ad"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds provided for Data and Technology Grants under section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, there are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary to make grants to States or an organization representing agencies and officials of the States to support development costs of the information technology needed to carry out section 31311(a)(24) of title 49, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph id="id37ae9c39565844869cbd2cebc550eab1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>up to $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id167B22F8DEBC4164A7CB04D37FD12C36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>up to $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9011369b-e576-460f-99f0-a6f11b3743ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts made available under this subsection shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29ef10bd-2696-4eb1-a23e-67f4775b3506" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32304.<?LEXA-Enum 32304.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial driver's license notification system</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id973cc0fb-75c0-48de-a411-63728255def0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31304 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf64f6e3c-953d-475e-9b53-caee4ed7a4f4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>An employer</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4cd096f7-a043-48b8-9809-e636ab006f2d" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida20056bd-30c3-4cf9-bf47-02c42a7a2f42"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c1b6888-e6f9-445e-b3c5-195d8ae2d2c3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id160d3949-f10b-471e-8b9a-ea42c99e0039" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05007c80-f4de-4014-a9e9-ebbb9d520a6b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver violation records</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1682d4c-6c14-40a7-9d04-3b66a7ba28f5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (3), an employer shall ascertain the driving record of each driver it employs—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7ce2569-f0bb-4c94-98b4-10868480bc0d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by making an inquiry at least once every 12 months to the appropriate State agency in which the driver held or holds a commercial driver's license or permit during such time period;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2898891f-9674-42c7-a257-78c5def7a78b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by receiving occurrence-based reports of changes in the status of a driver's record from 1 or more driver record notification systems that meet minimum standards issued by the Secretary; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e83c206-72f4-4ec4-ad05-fd3fadd3540c"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by a combination of inquiries to States and reports from driver record notification systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a80c3b3-6a66-4d1f-9906-2084a6666664"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Record keeping</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A copy of the reports received under paragraph (1) shall be maintained in the driver's qualification file.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id369fa9fd-dd99-455e-9147-304d6842bfa0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions to record review requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a driver employed by an employer who, in any 7-day period, is employed or used as a driver by more than 1 employer—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc50d56f2-bd31-4e60-826d-8d92c514c423"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the employer obtains the driver's identification number, type, and issuing State of the driver's commercial motor vehicle license; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf00467f7-b7c6-45d0-9b48-5f38f95b90a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the information described in subparagraph (A) is furnished by another employer and the employer that regularly employs the driver meets the other requirements under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0597172a-d41f-45df-ad84-21397916cfb7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver record notification system defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>driver record notification system</term> means a system that automatically furnishes an employer with a report, generated by the appropriate agency of a State, on the change in the status of an employee's driver's license due to a conviction for a moving violation, a failure to appear, an accident, driver's license suspension, driver's license revocation, or any other action taken against the driving privilege.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f936833-35b7-4870-82f6-7288e38181a6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards for driver record notification systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue minimum standards for driver notification systems, including standards for the accuracy, consistency, and completeness of the information provided.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b3aa466-10aa-4877-981b-07b1ee3d0d1e"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan for national notification system</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id092da17f-005f-4192-9cb8-8d0d934fb8b3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop recommendations and a plan for the development and implementation of a national driver record notification system, including—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2039c3d8-54c2-4703-bc3d-4e82d9cce8f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the merits of achieving a national system by expanding the Commercial Driver's License Information System; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1d85a05-4409-4b6c-93de-5e7e81ed1205"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of the fees that an employer will be charged to offset the operating costs of the national system.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1628fdb-0c34-4f6a-bf46-ef81af89d401"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the recommendations and plan are developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a report on the recommendations and plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f9ca272-629a-4802-b5c1-0d97d75eb50b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32305.<?LEXA-Enum 32305.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle operator training</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8aba9a56-61ee-46fd-ace0-b8d68cdaaa1b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31305 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7eb58fc0-7f73-471a-981d-9442b1ae5e61" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f44740c-b5bc-42c2-8654-2a1deb9ec1b2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards for training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue final regulations establishing minimum entry-level training requirements for an individual operating a commercial motor vehicle—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2742ba0f-0ead-466d-a0d6-b53f21f99e4f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addressing the knowledge and skills that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcec5fba1-3657-44e3-8ae7-e6573cf7bd33"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are necessary for an individual operating a commercial motor vehicle to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e5e28be-4a7c-4bc8-8ec4-d4ebe1fac486"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">must be acquired before obtaining a commercial driver's license for the first time or upgrading from one class of commercial driver's license to another class;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16df84e9-4fd2-4cae-8377-d69bc4e81b48"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addressing the specific training needs of a commercial motor vehicle operator seeking passenger or hazardous materials endorsements, including for an operator seeking a passenger endorsement training—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida28fe3ef-563d-4d25-bf51-02a902b4483e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to suppress motorcoach fires; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8b802d1-b49a-40c8-8057-2ed6f922563e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to evacuate passengers from motorcoaches safely;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04aaf12c-f35f-4813-aea2-32d20aee7761"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring effective instruction to acquire the knowledge, skills, and training referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2), including classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff5a1561-69a6-45cd-90df-f0f74699eb0f"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring certification that an individual operating a commercial motor vehicle meets the requirements established by the Secretary; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabe19ead-41b5-4f48-803b-cf91707a8631"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring a training provider (including a public or private driving school, motor carrier, or owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle) that offers training that results in the issuance of a certification to an individual under paragraph (4) to demonstrate that the training meets the requirements of the regulations, through a process established by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0349c72-02a9-4587-b21f-446e75d46cd3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial driver's license uniform standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31308(1) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6379b639-61ae-4710-9b8b-65fd72269f5e" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d28af71-7185-4f65-a5cc-55abecb968c8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual issued a commercial driver's license—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida645febf-7ba1-49d1-98e8-b143ef28a96e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pass written and driving tests for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that comply with the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 31305(a); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id081be27f-831f-457d-b5a1-426e6bb9e46c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">present certification of completion of driver training that meets the requirements established by the Secretary under section 31305(c);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae1caa8b-b7e1-4719-80ff-4fad393b808a"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The section heading for section 31305 is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9791DB99D614499DB72262518A679016" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F5E14F8CC4D4C8EAB5AAA2DB11DA85D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General driver fitness, testing, and training</header> </section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbd001bb-d55c-4c39-bb6c-7445a8b4193c"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 313 is amended by striking the item relating to section 31305 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00e37dca-1476-4fba-b2ba-3fd9c5b892f5" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31305. General driver fitness, testing, and training.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb39689d-8336-409e-8535-423fe837e26b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32306.<?LEXA-Enum 32306.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial driver's license program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02d27281-db72-4daf-872e-957c4522c7b6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31309 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e675c74-4c64-4d69-8d5d-fb0273aae702"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(4), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd0509d1-42b3-4101-a80e-2ade5333b0a6" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d92a2c3-067a-42c2-bc3f-f7edd799707d"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall specify—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd8ab2ca-656b-434e-b63a-f54f25a6d97a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a date by which all States shall be operating commercial driver's license information systems that are compatible with the modernized information system under this section; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd00252a2-d4ff-42b9-bd4c-6144a48dbb37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that States must use the systems to receive and submit conviction and disqualification data.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92fbbffd-7b55-4340-baef-4ecb32d6c4a6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f), by striking <quote>use</quote> and inserting <quote>use, subject to section 31313(a),</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9242cb38-7d4b-4089-be55-27516ef3b06a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for State participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31311 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dc1d6a0-023c-4b3a-86ed-03165f86550d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), as amended by section 32205(b) of this Act—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd02f41dc-0814-4cbb-808f-bcc32a440ba2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>At least</quote> and all that follows through <quote>regulation),</quote> and inserting: <quote>Not later than the time period prescribed by the Secretary by regulation,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2893fa36-1e2b-435f-8ed1-c22f1657e93f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28b501c4-eba7-44c2-8388-5db4cc79fe1d" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id674d2175-0342-4ffc-88d1-2a455974f9f0"><enum>(23)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title>, the State shall implement a system and practices for the exclusive electronic exchange of driver history record information on the system the Secretary maintains under section 31309, including the posting of convictions, withdrawals, and disqualifications.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8af3e3c4-6878-4f39-8335-1a6fbcf5f003"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9552f339-3b2d-4904-9392-11f56e5e5357" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52e026c9-ad2b-4c34-8399-f0615450393d"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2553a48c-e2b5-41a4-9fd4-526436b3a629"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of critical requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After reviewing the requirements under subsection (a), including the regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a) and section 31309(e)(4), the Secretary shall identify the requirements that are critical to an effective State commercial driver's license program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3708ec8f-1c34-4778-b13e-3e2f2e5e07a9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue guidance to assist States in complying with the critical requirements identified under paragraph (1). The guidance shall include a description of the actions that each State must take to collect and share accurate and complete data in a timely manner.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3469289c-7ddd-4169-a6ec-1d933a037b63"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State commercial driver's license program plan</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89ad6376-b231-4190-83c6-06edb5fe8665"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the Secretary issues guidance under subsection (d)(2), a State shall submit a plan to the Secretary for complying with the requirements under this section during the period beginning on the date the plan is submitted and ending on September 30, 2016.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7411ee6d-c8e0-47e1-9030-44030b109a9a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan submitted by a State under paragraph (1) shall identify—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb40ade97-756b-4b7d-ba25-b0659cc53a00"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actions that the State will take to comply with the critical requirements identified under subsection (d)(1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id098409a9-d8ae-42da-8058-4e5bfdc67c52"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actions that the State will take to address any deficiencies in the State's commercial driver's license program, as identified by the Secretary in the most recent audit of the program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide14b24a1-1fb4-4b57-a228-9b21d8d2d095"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other actions that the State will take to comply with the requirements under subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb86e6fc7-3931-4db2-a86c-52b600bebf8c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa766fec-af03-4d19-ad03-2c306f0395df"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan submitted by a State under paragraph (1) shall include a schedule for the implementation of the actions identified under paragraph (2). In establishing the schedule, the State shall prioritize the actions identified under paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2bad88a1-250b-4cd2-830e-2b16279c93bc"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for compliance with critical requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan submitted by a State under paragraph (1) shall include assurances that the State will take the necessary actions to comply with the critical requirements pursuant to subsection (d) not later than September 30, 2015.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2c79216-6246-4a16-b746-f0e059d4ac4f"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval and disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe07a4d5-8b25-4e05-8e73-491ee5797d26"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review each plan submitted under paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21d0fab8-25f8-4970-96ad-a1279af6f638"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approve a plan that the Secretary determines meets the requirements under this subsection and promotes the goals of this chapter; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id266ec003-21c9-42fb-b635-86272797b248"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disapprove a plan that the Secretary determines does not meet the requirements or does not promote the goals.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d711316-e459-40bd-b8af-7ce9da672fef"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of disapproved plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary disapproves a plan under paragraph (4)(C), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2926a208-fb0a-49fd-8773-c3bf838db8b2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a written explanation of the disapproval to the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id370ff186-33f9-44e7-8c13-4dcd4903c5a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow the State to modify the plan and resubmit it for approval.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf20c1df6-634b-47c6-a4df-30cf646f6892"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require a State to review and update a plan, as appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b425848-e8bb-4200-9e91-b44cd06166c9"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual comparison of State levels of compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall annually—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab264b31-48fa-43ca-9182-a318486261c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compare the relative levels of compliance by States with the requirements under subsection (a); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7df57740-82a2-4906-bb4f-1e87c00b9389"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the results of the comparison available to the public.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc575f487-2f84-4ed4-9e85-f0b569677a6a"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decertification authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31312 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id290f3388-0c99-43a8-b683-a452a8955ea4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5e10047-15fb-4670-9b9d-e18050687cdf"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1294a337-11b0-4b89-8a05-7da1ce63be06" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id777bd592-8061-4af2-8a50-fa8422499849"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for compliance with critical requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on October 1, 2016, in making a determination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider a State to be in substantial noncompliance with this chapter if the Secretary determines that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e7fceb6-4d8f-4fe9-9e9d-29f244698ca6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State is not complying with a critical requirement under section 31311(d)(1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ca3f13b-bad3-4807-9f9d-7dc12175e333"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sufficient grant funding was made available to the State under section 31313(a) to comply with the requirement.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bb778c4-8c6f-4410-b410-727765ee58d4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32307.<?LEXA-Enum 32307.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial driver's license requirements</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07818122-a335-4158-ae95-f94de42c301b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Licensing standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31305(a)(7) is amended by inserting <quote>would not be subject to a disqualification under section 31310(g) of this title and</quote> after <quote>taking the tests</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide97d4ba2-8b88-45d9-acf2-4564e587bf29"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disqualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31310(g)(1) is amended by deleting <quote>who holds a commercial driver's license and</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25c831e1-f9f6-4178-a309-9b9bdd2d3baa" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32308.<?LEXA-Enum 32308.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle driver information systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31106(c) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fbb994a-a417-457e-b9eb-a9193f206683"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subsection heading and inserting <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id646542f2-3509-458c-bc55-c3cadcb7899b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c51fb28-6fc7-4311-b070-f4f85bd4a367"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07037513-20a4-494b-97a5-0c43586bb420" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a5170c6-7ed0-4796-b056-3df41293021f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require a State, as a condition of an award of grant money under this section, to provide the Secretary access to all State licensing status and driver history records via an electronic information system, subject to section 2721 of title 18.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf57ef35-c7c3-4119-ba98-a1be52c2b7e2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32309.<?LEXA-Enum 32309.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disqualifications based on non-commercial motor vehicle operations</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28793d22-a073-405f-b1f4-1181e4e8c1ad"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">First offense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31310(b)(1)(D) is amended by striking <quote>commercial</quote> after <quote>revoked, suspended, or canceled based on the individual's operation of a,</quote> and before <quote>motor vehicle</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida34c59b7-88c1-4d6c-87e5-5e7d45f45033"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Second offense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31310(c)(1)(D) is amended by striking <quote>commercial</quote> after <quote>revoked, suspended, or canceled based on the individual's operation of a,</quote> and before <quote>motor vehicle</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id181834e5-aba8-4e72-9f58-60bf22ea3e26" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32310.<?LEXA-Enum 32310.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal driver disqualifications</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc850eea4-a8ad-4c5d-99dc-6ca4277fff89"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disqualification defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31301, as amended by section 32205 of this Act, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39e54511-763d-4f2f-af1f-4307ff57182f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (15) as paragraphs (7) through (16), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd28783c5-9f2f-41d8-89fe-4f2d7335efcf"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb43f29a1-392f-4b6b-9ed2-9ea53112fd38" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90f24976-d533-44f2-95b0-ddd76bf9b2bd"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>Disqualification</quote> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40758209-d631-4504-989e-7dbbb48effbf"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a commercial driver's license by the State of issuance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf816aeb-78fe-4bc6-9f9e-97e895005309"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a withdrawal of an individual's privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle by a State or other jurisdiction as the result of a violation of State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, except for a parking, vehicle weight, or vehicle defect violation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8485622a-aadc-4c91-b4b4-797d3c134a50"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination by the Secretary that an individual is not qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe9d1d36-4cb8-4846-9fe4-9f727c208308"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination by the Secretary that a commercial motor vehicle driver is unfit under section 31144(g).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19386b74-6c73-45ce-ae61-5716f3f594c0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial driver's license information system contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31309(b)(1)(F) is amended by inserting after <quote>disqualified</quote> the following: <quote>by the State that issued the individual a commercial driver's license, or by the Secretary,</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a2bbeb3-1d4a-4ecd-a199-836a1871c337"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State action on Federal disqualification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31310(h) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ade2e8d-2fc4-4470-9f30-a44e0d51e243" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id351ce5d4-0bdc-4e9f-8d09-defd9a2186b3"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the State has not disqualified the individual from operating a commercial vehicle under subsections (b) through (g), the State shall disqualify the individual if the Secretary determines under section 31144(g) that the individual is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida083cad0-0070-42ea-9ed0-3eedccc7416b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32311.<?LEXA-Enum 32311.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer responsibilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31304, as amended by section 32304 of this Act, is amended in subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf13f0fcc-5b18-4964-b330-d1d8608cfee3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>knowingly</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61fba295-d010-43e8-8a34-acf6ba450a30"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>in which</quote> and inserting <quote>that the employer knows or should reasonably know that</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F66E1609EF4426A8EB7C4BBB9A622E2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32312.<?LEXA-Enum 32311.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving and expediting safety assessments in the commercial driver's license application process for members and former members of the Armed Forces</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id262FE22CE30F46AE822F21A9595FF512"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22C7DB0279A44E548162696184B720E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, and in consultation with the States and other relevant stakeholders, shall commence a study to assess Federal and State regulatory, economic, and administrative challenges faced by members and former members of the Armed Forces, who received safety training and operated qualifying motor vehicles during their service, in obtaining commercial driver's licenses (as defined in section 31301(3) of title 49, United States Code).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21E3C22D167641A3BBB9886A9777C0E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study under this subsection shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33D356401B2F43EA967BC06A37420646"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify written and behind-the-wheel safety training, qualification standards, knowledge and skills tests, or other operating experience members of the Armed Forces must meet that satisfy the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation for the operation of commercial motor vehicles under section 31305 of title 49, United States Code;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74283AC718344A0CB5C83435D6EFA887"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compare the alcohol and controlled substances testing requirements for members of the Armed Forces with those required for holders of a commercial driver's license;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9826F8B94E74FF68CD05379739D41F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the cause of delays in reviewing applications for commercial driver's licenses of members and former members of the Armed Forces;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49F9499124FF4D7AAFD6AE7F6EA9D637"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify duplicative application costs;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22E2AC7842534FECB9AE14919810D0EF"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify residency, domicile, training and testing requirements, and other safety or health assessments that affect or delay the issuance of commercial driver's licenses to members and former members of the Armed Forces; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC26118E02F47433194ABDD65999A2DA9"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include other factors that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to meet the requirements of the study.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A76A08968104711A4320C6A15FE0BF5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AE0002283A145E78FE40386791FC165"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the commencement of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that contains the findings and recommendations from the study.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA81B0EE2A56146E9987A9D966E0DFBBD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F400B2FFE914F4398F92D1B92D05FA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">findings related to the study requirements under subsection (a)(2);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCBF647349D624DD68B9F9AA94394377F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for the Federal and State legislative, regulatory, and administrative actions necessary to address challenges identified in subparagraph (A); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0A3B278A37142C093CEB2CD9CF859DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan to implement the recommendations for which the Secretary has authority.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEB62B0C35124B3FB956DF846B5F6380"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the completion of the report under subsection (b), the Secretary shall implement the plan described in subsection (b)(2)(C).</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ida592af88-f19d-4689-967e-5f93742c7371" level-type="subsequent"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safe Roads Act of 2012</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida743c05f-c361-4d29-8022-63eec7e1d14d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32401.<?LEXA-Enum 32401.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Safe Roads Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62cf0941-3831-4339-9051-7f7c9dc2f95c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32402.<?LEXA-Enum 32402.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National clearinghouse for controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle operators</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6cc09deb-fb04-4d38-a81e-4cdc76bf2f90"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 313 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3eb90063-b9cc-475d-851f-b636523c7672"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 31306(a), by inserting <quote>and section 31306a</quote> after <quote>this section</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id339e9f72-6bf1-4091-bb95-1b01e71031cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 31306 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebbf18d5-8099-488d-ac3b-11292afd5547" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a6e3d99-17a8-4ead-b00e-0b5105761855" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31306a.<?LEXA-Enum 31306a.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National clearinghouse for controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle operators</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7bb70a4-9cf1-4d27-93c4-dd5b6f84b06a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2d48e8e-ca72-446e-af9d-163c62633654"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Safe Roads Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a national clearinghouse for records relating to alcohol and controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle operators.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6afa40b2-1729-4c10-9391-388dd3ae7fb0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the clearinghouse shall be—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaca1401-f026-41e8-9ffb-dc36b03b9b01"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve compliance with the Department of Transportation's alcohol and controlled substances testing program applicable to commercial motor vehicle operators;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9354ad42-3c10-4ecc-878e-7e821cab956a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to facilitate access to information about an individual before employing the individual as a commercial motor vehicle operator;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf19dc17-0045-4d56-a321-42d6c0fca781"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enhance the safety of our United States roadways by reducing accident fatalities involving commercial motor vehicles; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f8524e6-4014-4cf3-bfd0-26025ece2861"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the number of impaired commercial motor vehicle operators.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91c94094-a759-4a9b-adf7-23ddd657e7fa"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The clearinghouse shall function as a repository for records relating to the positive test results and test refusals of commercial motor vehicle operators and violations by such operators of prohibitions set forth in subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding regulations).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2313964-95ae-49d9-bd29-0140f426273d"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic exchange of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that records can be electronically submitted to, and requested from, the clearinghouse by authorized users.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5350cb97-effb-439c-bab0-6d73e55c93db"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized operator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may authorize a qualified and experienced private entity to operate and maintain the clearinghouse and to collect fees on behalf of the Secretary under subsection (e). The entity shall establish, operate, maintain and expand the clearinghouse and permit access to driver information and records from the clearinghouse in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea471c6d-e845-4b1b-9df2-4bcb61c0c848"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Design of clearinghouse</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a47690f-fb93-4e63-ac9c-85f4e7b0f650"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Federal motor carrier safety administration recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the clearinghouse, the Secretary shall consider—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fe77a8b-d01b-42c8-b009-60a8bbfdbb26"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the findings and recommendations contained in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's March 2004 report to Congress required under section 226 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31306 note); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id805fac0f-bade-461c-8525-f1f421090181"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the findings and recommendations contained in the Government Accountability Office's May 2008 report to Congress entitled <quote>Motor Carrier Safety: Improvements to Drug Testing Programs Could Better Identify Illegal Drug Users and Keep Them off the Road.</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id692ee33c-6312-490f-a3cf-8e46b0cc555c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of secure processes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the clearinghouse, the Secretary shall develop a secure process for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f5d7e62-f766-424d-a3b9-7bba40c64424"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administering and managing the clearinghouse in compliance with applicable Federal security standards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21317310-afbf-43fa-9a82-232f3deb3a77"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">registering and authenticating authorized users of the clearinghouse;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4558556-dc71-43d5-aba3-d83b3e2669ea"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">registering and authenticating persons required to report to the clearinghouse under subsection (g);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5100c996-95a5-416a-a92a-888f83332068"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preventing the unauthorized access of information from the clearinghouse;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d50bf9d-15b4-49da-9899-408d6d3d18f6"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">storing and transmitting data;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dbcc03b-3530-4053-b67d-5a06b41fad72"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">persons required to report to the clearinghouse under subsection (g) to timely and accurately submit electronic data to the clearinghouse;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd7041fe-34bc-43f0-b5a8-1325ef09e686"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">generating timely and accurate reports from the clearinghouse in response to requests for information by authorized users; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida15ec7b0-a8a4-409d-bcdc-2328e4c3b98a"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">updating an individual's record upon completion of the return-to-duty process described in title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0207d012-96de-4c1a-9074-1c5092a5dc76"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer alert of positive test result</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the clearinghouse, the Secretary shall develop a secure method for electronically notifying an employer of each additional positive test result or other noncompliance—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide05aaf18-86ed-4f1a-9eae-f2c47a21f37a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an employee, that is entered into the clearinghouse during the 7-day period immediately following an employer's inquiry about the employee; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebca3b64-3968-4f88-bf7c-b03cfd49e0f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an employee who is listed as having multiple employers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide41e8a87-42b2-4f91-aa4e-dcc9dc49ffc4"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Archive capability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the clearinghouse, the Secretary shall develop a process for archiving all clearinghouse records, including the depositing of personal records, records relating to each individual in the database, and access requests for personal records, for the purposes of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae4fa359-4d66-408d-aeef-9e6e6d0b12d2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">auditing and evaluating the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of data in the clearinghouse; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd871539a-910f-4074-8686-8a07149db3ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">auditing to monitor compliance and enforce penalties for noncompliance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb30fab6b-5c8d-4537-bd6e-76ad8826a1e4"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Future needs</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e3ff325-a4de-4b3d-adb9-54413741cb6b"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interoperability with other data systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the clearinghouse, the Secretary shall consider—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a64d1af-27f2-4d7e-9d45-d5d9df0cc383"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the existing data systems containing regulatory and safety data for commercial motor vehicle operators;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ce2f8c9-53c2-478e-be7c-72864ef4bc7c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efficacy of using or combining clearinghouse data with 1 or more of such systems; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e0e00ad-55e3-4247-a05a-35b0d6c16e8a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential interoperability of the clearinghouse with such systems.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e15cd25-15d7-4a02-aef6-f19dc679ae92"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall determine—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93e907f5-da4c-4a3d-a030-0a56f22a0e91"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the clearinghouse's capability for interoperability with—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a64a519-a288-4a1f-b362-100482ea5bbd"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Driver Register established under section 30302;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc167f066-0fcf-4ea9-a1ee-da4ae49cf10c"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commercial Driver's License Information System established under section 31309;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79084b3b-a0a9-47c3-ab32-3f537ef259ea"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Motor Carrier Management Information System for preemployment screening services under section 31150; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48a142c2-c40f-4f04-8f3d-d6e1bc18a894"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other data systems, as appropriate; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17e3fdf9-8612-4091-9c84-35ba8b53d6e9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any change to the administration of the current testing program, such as forms, that is necessary to collect data for the clearinghouse.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90f8a9a6-34a8-4102-9785-178437424d8e"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standard formats</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop standard formats to be used—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a6b77cf-ba7d-45fd-b838-4dc74f79dc6b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by an authorized user of the clearinghouse to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefc37697-f198-4707-a5f5-75989dbd3ff5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">request a record from the clearinghouse; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f52ca5a-76be-416d-b0ad-fe0891f0aa08"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtain the consent of an individual who is the subject of a request from the clearinghouse, if applicable; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f54f4c6-2bca-4989-b059-266b696da7c6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to notify an individual that a positive alcohol or controlled substances test result, refusing to test, and a violation of any of the prohibitions under subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding regulations), will be reported to the clearinghouse.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66bcc33d-5eec-412c-b960-d089de2d4fee"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Privacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A release of information from the clearinghouse shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dad2b79-3055-473e-942c-a12139eb0bfc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with applicable Federal privacy laws, including the fair information practices under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37116190-8a2b-4a60-b543-9eb5433cee9a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with applicable sections of the <act-name parsable-cite="FCRA">Fair Credit Reporting Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddae8a622-7358-4bd3-a245-3ab352ca13ce"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not be made to any person or entity unless expressly authorized or required by law.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbab6653-5829-49e2-9cb0-e463d40a1e91"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29be2a07-a857-4ea9-827d-d14a75d1ffad"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to collect fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under paragraph (3), the Secretary may collect a reasonable, customary, and nominal fee from an authorized user of the clearinghouse for a request for information from the clearinghouse.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id467e4432-19cf-433e-9a9d-e28a4547e76f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees collected under this subsection shall be used for the operation and maintenance of the clearinghouse.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80aa9bb1-78a0-4321-b833-c42f679343c8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not collect a fee from an individual requesting information from the clearinghouse that pertains to the record of that individual.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide938be98-a540-483f-908e-714a5b1aa156"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad007970-a1d3-4753-b692-15372e9f51b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination concerning use of clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall determine if an employer is authorized to use the clearinghouse to meet the alcohol and controlled substances testing requirements under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id882cedfa-d4bf-432e-b0ef-f4d8b22106be"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of existing requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each employer and service agent shall comply with the alcohol and controlled substances testing requirements under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41b119d1-0e98-4a34-a98f-aeb43c6efaf4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment prohibitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning 30 days after the date that the clearinghouse is established under subsection (a), an employer shall not hire an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the employer determines that the individual, during the preceding 3-year period—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d396ed7-52ff-4315-b901-2679cb03f29c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if tested for the use of alcohol and controlled substances, as required under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bf3af06-be78-49c6-a5b8-b7cf9a5c54e3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">did not test positive for the use of alcohol or controlled substances in violation of the regulations; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4285889-e848-4856-b093-056835ae5bdc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tested positive for the use of alcohol or controlled substances and completed the required return-to-duty process under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e1b113c-121e-47fc-8729-179c67df2751"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ida5aca52a-0940-472e-ba2d-571325c9dc42"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">did not refuse to take an alcohol or controlled substance test under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd373218-6486-4f68-8478-87f71b389ff5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refused to take an alcohol or controlled substance test and completed the required return-to-duty process under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94e9157b-b48e-4316-92de-e4899e55a731"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">did not violate any other provision of subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding regulations).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b13f703-c27f-47f3-844e-63962f37a978"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning 30 days after the date that the clearinghouse is established under subsection (a), an employer shall request and review a commercial motor vehicle operator's record from the clearinghouse annually for as long as the commercial motor vehicle operator is under the employ of the employer.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb113ccf7-892e-4076-b24c-d44a5a28d906"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting of records</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5673895-8eb5-4d42-9413-a98ac54abddc"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning 30 days after the date that the clearinghouse is established under subsection (a), a medical review officer, employer, service agent, and other appropriate person, as determined by the Secretary, shall promptly submit to the Secretary any record generated after the clearinghouse is initiated of an individual who—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3732fb7-4de6-403e-8f28-dafbfa16db23"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refuses to take an alcohol or controlled substances test required under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ec469f2-7fd5-423a-80ab-035289520ca6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tests positive for alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of the regulations; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb72fd3c-26bb-4afd-bf74-472d05276f94"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">violates any other provision of subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding regulations).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cfbebab-a885-4a73-b792-5923fb6439dd"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion of records in clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include in the clearinghouse the records of positive test results and test refusals received under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe34b81b-ca42-4cf3-94ae-b9e465e6e0de"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications and deletions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that a record contained in the clearinghouse is not accurate, the Secretary shall modify or delete the record, as appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5226ac4a-196e-4007-ac02-8dcf979cf57d"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expeditiously notify an individual, unless such notification would be duplicative, when—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f0c9c37-e140-4eb7-917b-c2338773a74b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a record relating to the individual is received by the clearinghouse;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bcf5676-f891-43d9-b9d8-4f35d303f805"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a record in the clearinghouse relating to the individual is modified or deleted, and include in the notification the reason for the modification or deletion; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf514f8df-f84f-482f-bc5c-505cf48a9901"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a record in the clearinghouse relating to the individual is released to an employer and specify the reason for the release.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d88becc-46e0-4f4a-9fb4-9e1e58a4a996"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data quality and security standards for reporting and releasing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish additional requirements, as appropriate, to ensure that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80493a78-bca7-479c-9fd0-867034663e3b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the submission of records to the clearinghouse is timely and accurate;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0cee3f1-726a-4c15-beeb-23628401f8b7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the release of data from the clearinghouse is timely, accurate, and released to the appropriate authorized user under this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39dac7a4-acbc-4d31-ad1c-9f638f3a706b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual with a record in the clearinghouse has a cause of action for any inappropriate use of information included in the clearinghouse.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50660326-1602-423b-8eff-ea93e01cdb9f"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ba8a956-a7cf-4a7b-87fb-c9a76269a1c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retain a record submitted to the clearinghouse for a 5-year period beginning on the date the record is submitted;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4593c691-6ba6-44b6-9be4-6705385ef837"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remove the record from the clearinghouse at the end of the 5-year period, unless the individual fails to meet a return-to-duty or follow-up requirement under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27fd2044-7498-4351-8ad6-4a0fb0c1facb"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retain a record after the end of the 5-year period in a separate location for archiving and auditing purposes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id598767ee-57da-4c5f-91d2-4fb3cffbd936"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized users</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6ebb6fd-3e06-4c1c-b4a8-02a79eeeaab0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a process for an employer to request and receive an individual's record from the clearinghouse.</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33a17e85-4d66-4f45-abc0-534234e40ece"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer may not access an individual's record from the clearinghouse unless the employer—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96aac2f9-235e-4cae-9245-4e72d97aa45d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtains the prior written or electronic consent of the individual for access to the record; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9366fd6b-d047-4d03-bbf2-eb6808702ec0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submits proof of the individual's consent to the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5e25333-0d65-4c50-908d-13e598225ea1"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After receiving a request from an employer for an individual's record under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall grant access to the individual's record to the employer as expeditiously as practicable.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48cb6e06-f24a-47d0-9dde-a367f5b8fb63"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention of record requests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require an employer to retain for a 3-year period—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7815939-f0da-493a-8826-faa8861b9763"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a record of each request made by the employer for records from the clearinghouse; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85d84b93-d1ff-4259-b351-6f0a7065a239"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the information received pursuant to the request.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02ebfd0d-d2cb-4b56-8aa8-226389de5b4e"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer may use an individual's record received from the clearinghouse only to assess and evaluate the qualifications of the individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle for the employer.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7ccdd9f-7ead-4a55-9860-73d8ff2cf556"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of privacy of individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer that receives an individual's record from the clearinghouse under subparagraph (B) shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2188b44-1998-46a2-8f7e-5552db1c9572"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect the privacy of the individual and the confidentiality of the record; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6eeef78-5401-4ebe-9517-8a195f191ff8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that information contained in the record is not divulged to a person or entity that is not directly involved in assessing and evaluating the qualifications of the individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle for the employer.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb9e5e31-7517-4ce0-a85b-531ac5b4a37c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State licensing authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a process for the chief commercial driver's licensing official of a State to request and receive an individual's record from the clearinghouse if the individual is applying for a commercial driver's license from the State.</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bc67a3c-bd85-4946-80a0-bf9b1cc2bb6e"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may grant access to an individual's record in the clearinghouse under this paragraph without the prior written or electronic consent of the individual. An individual who holds a commercial driver's license shall be deemed to consent to such access by obtaining a commercial driver's license.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf659c2d2-13e6-42de-85dd-82e7dcdc7bd0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of privacy of individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A chief commercial driver's licensing official of a State that receives an individual's record from the clearinghouse under this paragraph shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfda83ed3-95ef-47c3-9dbd-213250fa5a99"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect the privacy of the individual and the confidentiality of the record; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ecc1464-4cd9-4e61-bc8f-97edc505bdf7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the information in the record is not divulged to any person that is not directly involved in assessing and evaluating the qualifications of the individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b7f9d53-730c-4a2e-aa7a-57388474464d"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Transportation Safety Board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a process for the National Transportation Safety Board to request and receive an individual's record from the clearinghouse if the individual is involved in an accident that is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5eb4307e-6ec2-4676-a272-6e14354c19cc"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may grant access to an individual's record in the clearinghouse under this paragraph without the prior written or electronic consent of the individual. An individual who holds a commercial driver's license shall be deemed to consent to such access by obtaining a commercial driver's license.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0057fa36-037b-491b-a812-33fe5a16810d"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of privacy of individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An official of the National Transportation Safety Board that receives an individual's record from the clearinghouse under this paragraph shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id154a099c-314c-4de5-9646-28f06c150475"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect the privacy of the individual and the confidentiality of the record; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc11083ae-a3af-406b-a848-ce1b7ae31aa2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unless the official determines that the information in the individual's record should be reported under section 1131(e), ensure that the information in the record is not divulged to any person that is not directly involved with investigating the accident.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a3c1838-2e73-4e35-9871-6c0803c22cf7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional authorized users</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consider whether to grant access to the clearinghouse to additional users. The Secretary may authorize access to an individual's record from the clearinghouse to an additional user if the Secretary determines that granting access will further the purposes under subsection (a)(2). In determining whether the access will further the purposes under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall consider, among other things—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ad4f773-041b-4519-9eaa-6f18f498631f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">what use the additional user will make of the individual's record;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06da4139-2b44-4684-baae-6e4a39bae7d6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs and benefits of the use; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6eb6f31-a435-4bb1-87c2-b8294ab3f575"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how to protect the privacy of the individual and the confidentiality of the record.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88d4461c-7b7d-4528-b457-1c935019cb2f"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to clearinghouse by individuals</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id209adde6-423c-47ab-a32f-13cf6c96385a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a process for an individual to request and receive information from the clearinghouse—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida82d2329-9c12-485a-afc8-14645830bbc2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to determine whether the clearinghouse contains a record pertaining to the individual;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48844f04-4e92-4762-bffb-06ea97d91953"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to verify the accuracy of a record;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e89dad8-9cfa-4d38-a13f-e68ea41ae04b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to update an individual's record, including completing the return-to-duty process described in title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd75119bf-0ca9-45dd-b92c-3a8b3ffd4cef"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to determine whether the clearinghouse received requests for the individual's information.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68c19877-7239-4df5-9ca5-9629beb6ecc4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dispute procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a procedure, including an appeal process, for an individual to dispute and remedy an administrative error in the individual's record.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id523e7ccc-5009-46de-8978-653d533b805f"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41eb4a6e-fd41-4393-9e44-18833f1c79b3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer, employee, medical review officer, or service agent who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to civil penalties under section 521(b)(2)(C) and criminal penalties under section 521(b)(6)(B), and any other applicable civil and criminal penalties, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c67f035-353a-45e4-85df-458519744bc7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violation of privacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish civil and criminal penalties, consistent with paragraph (1), for an authorized user who violates paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(B) of subsection (h).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27749ed8-bd96-4ea2-ad5a-3e540dbde8e9"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compatibility of State and local laws</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1df570d9-5f42-4658-83b6-3212c68b45ec"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under paragraph (2), any law, regulation, order, or other requirement of a State, political subdivision of a State, or Indian tribe related to a commercial driver's license holder subject to alcohol or controlled substance testing under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that is inconsistent with this section or a regulation issued pursuant to this section is preempted.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c3e96b6-7342-4d26-a67d-f4ed523aa172"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The preemption under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b1d7f71-09ea-41d0-a12d-6421ed411d63"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reporting of valid positive results from alcohol screening tests and drug tests;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id384d419a-def9-46a7-9de7-376baf6e3aff"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the refusal to provide a specimen for an alcohol screening test or drug test; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62e30cde-70de-4ce3-a5ab-a2645868d685"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other violations of subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding regulations).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26320d53-c125-4f56-a89f-f14ddad24f46"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A law, regulation, order, or other requirement of a State, political subdivision of a State, or Indian tribe shall not be preempted under this subsection to the extent it relates to an action taken with respect to a commercial motor vehicle operator's commercial driver's license or driving record as a result of the driver's—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8cc17cb-3130-422f-baef-9d1b47e8bb3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">verified positive alcohol or drug test result;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e4ecd16-b62a-4620-96a6-09215f70d5df"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refusal to provide a specimen for the test; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbac1c627-4d7f-4942-8930-8efbd293ad51"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other violations of subpart B of part 382 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any subsequent corresponding regulations).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc640df4e-7150-43f2-9776-dbc669e2d984"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3aa92a8c-1306-42b0-bf25-66dfe52801cd"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized user</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>authorized user</term> means an employer, State licensing authority, National Transportation Safety Board, or other person granted access to the clearinghouse under subsection (h).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2adca3d2-9e7a-4d64-9e34-bba240cc3839"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chief commercial driver's licensing official</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>chief commercial driver</term>s licensing official' means the official in a State who is authorized to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ec95a92-d324-4542-aeee-4adee89861c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain a record about commercial driver's licenses issued by the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84868d4e-0bff-493a-b452-933c203a13e4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take action on commercial driver's licenses issued by the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0bb0012-2ea2-4df6-b038-6a4e5ef42fd2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>clearinghouse</term> means the clearinghouse established under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70538f6b-7ca7-4e0d-a640-56044b6d2fad"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle operator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>commercial motor vehicle operator</term> means an individual who—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bf8196e-ecd7-4df6-bc74-5815f4e19b0d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">possesses a valid commercial driver's license issued in accordance with section 31308; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33f39873-256d-42db-8051-9ee5046a35c6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is subject to controlled substances and alcohol testing under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac9c6def-f3e3-4be6-bbae-24c484f00ea7"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>employer</term> means a person or entity employing, or seeking to employ, 1 or more employees (including an individual who is self-employed) to be commercial motor vehicle operators.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc251a536-871d-4aaa-b786-699c52007ef7"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medical review officer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>medical review officer</term> means a licensed physician who is responsible for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6ba61e5-9fe6-4912-a471-fb0a03880d58"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receiving and reviewing a laboratory result generated under the testing program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide46911ba-7a87-4b2a-a063-6c884a14dcac"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluating a medical explanation for a controlled substances test under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8fd988ab-2884-4354-9462-f14b6c8747e9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interpreting the results of a controlled substances test.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideddf0c89-6b18-4757-b800-0cbc8bbe7419"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb322f94-295a-4564-a772-e7d2c7ceb970"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service agent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>service agent</term> means a person or entity, other than an employee of the employer, who provides services to employers or employees under the testing program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3cf05d78-4b44-4de2-8ce6-e6861be4e707"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Testing program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>testing program</term> means the alcohol and controlled substances testing program required under title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id716520b6-a5b3-45fd-b0cc-a67d838bdd28"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 313 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31306 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8be86cf5-d1fa-41b7-936d-e6d24bba9101" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31306a. National clearinghouse for positive controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle operators.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30fe098f-18c8-4fc7-8264-d424eac5d591" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32403.<?LEXA-Enum 32403.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Drug and alcohol violation sanctions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 313 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32b7ce28-858b-4c90-b149-a3414f69be81"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 31306(f) as 31306(f)(1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb1a6d34-aef0-4ab6-8abe-d94b2203feea"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 31306(f)(1) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d0660e0-c8df-4645-a8a8-afd4d43c46a3" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ee4585f-ae3f-4cbd-bad5-e2e2ff7cfc8e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional sanctions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require a State to revoke, suspend, or cancel the commercial driver's license of a commercial motor vehicle operator who is found, based on a test conducted and confirmed under this section, to have used alcohol or a controlled substance in violation of law until the commercial motor vehicle operator completes the rehabilitation process under subsection (e).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bed8f27-ba61-45c5-93ae-e4f6c30d895e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 31310(d) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38ad501e-9859-4d99-9ca2-bc097f409168" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15253f10-ebb6-4a82-81d2-7433623b6eb6"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Controlled substance violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may permanently disqualify an individual from operating a commercial vehicle if the individual—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86f00633-c532-4755-855b-6019c65bce70"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing a controlled substance, or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5ca80c3-9911-4be9-9067-cea73bdb3c52"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses alcohol or a controlled substance, in violation of section 31306, 3 or more times.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7188258a-f442-433b-8687-19343f1a3165" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32404.<?LEXA-Enum 32404.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">From the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 31104(h) of title 49, United States Code, up to $5,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to develop, design, and implement the national clearinghouse required by section 32402 of this Act.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id9a56ff3e-dff9-43fb-90e9-e864a685c051" level-type="subsequent"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24a2271f-6028-4d5b-93e2-53583bffebc1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32501.<?LEXA-Enum 32501.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspection demand and display of credentials</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7be236e-6e37-48c8-9bef-9573379a2a37"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 504(c) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id052d0356-d421-438b-acce-9040398b58bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, or an employee of the recipient of a grant issued under section 31102 of this title</quote> after <quote>a contractor</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id384c38a0-0955-4a64-a236-8419ba420a1b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, in person or in writing</quote> after <quote>proper credentials</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f484a6b-e242-4163-9ee5-c7dab2dbea6c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 521(b)(2)(E) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id337d3d6b-52b7-468f-ba6a-731a07780ada"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (E)(i); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc024628a-ab49-4351-82e1-5694acb52f7e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab3eb6b2-59b7-4f70-a435-94c8bef93e67" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8855edae-7455-49ed-a0b1-31395790c5b9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Place out of service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may by regulation adopt procedures for placing out of service the commercial motor vehicle of a foreign-domiciled motor carrier that fails to promptly allow the Secretary to inspect and copy a record or inspect equipment, land, buildings, or other property.</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac751331-7aaa-4033-ab0b-e76d55aa5721"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hazardous materials investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5121(c)(2) is amended by inserting <quote>, in person or in writing,</quote> after <quote>proper credentials</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76cb0903-6082-41b0-8bec-f4a21219058d"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14122(b) is amended by inserting <quote>, in person or in writing</quote> after <quote>proper credentials</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id720529d3-8245-47ae-96f7-3e267e350498" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32502.<?LEXA-Enum 32502.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of service penalty for denial of access to records</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(2)(E) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38c0531f-4068-4481-a442-95e066411a71"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after <quote>$10,000.</quote> the following: <quote>In the case of a motor carrier, the Secretary may also place the violator's motor carrier operations out of service.</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecfa6a4b-289a-45b9-a748-ab3ce65a9305"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such penalty</quote> after <quote>It shall be a defense to</quote> and inserting <quote>a penalty</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2119bca3-43cd-49a3-ac0e-a779d9494f23" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32503.<?LEXA-Enum 32503.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for violation of operation out of service orders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1703b700-8934-49b0-8af3-0a3efa511451" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida66aebef-dc40-4e6c-8ef9-0a0d0edf508d"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty for violations relating to out of service orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A motor carrier or employer (as defined in section 31132) that operates a commercial motor vehicle in commerce in violation of a prohibition on transportation under section 31144(c) of this title or an imminent hazard out of service order issued under subsection (b)(5) of this section or section 5121(d) of this title shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d24fad4-e843-4d0a-99a7-fcc4f361ce6d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32504.<?LEXA-Enum 32504.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum prohibition on operation for unfit carriers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id719a4d43-3c7a-42d3-a53a-8c732497172e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(c)(1) is amended by inserting <quote>, and such period shall be for not less than 10 days</quote> after <quote>operator is fit</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d33f5d8-b53a-4a8f-8891-4f28c5c66de4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Owners or operators transporting passengers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(c)(2) is amended by inserting <quote>, and such period shall be for not less than 10 days</quote> after <quote>operator is fit</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb04856f2-becd-4723-8769-764312e3298d"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Owners or operators transporting hazardous material</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(c)(3) is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: <quote>, and such period shall be for not less than 10 days</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24ca23e6-dbec-4a40-869f-757f1c5aa741" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32505.<?LEXA-Enum 32505.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum out of service penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(7) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5042ab8a-e1d8-472e-a2ce-4659f35df2f7" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f23dd19-13db-4c9b-9e67-cc552fc162a6"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The penalties may include a minimum duration for any out of service period, not to exceed 90 days.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde903752-c4f0-4792-a2ba-c8da3f03b034" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32506.<?LEXA-Enum 32506.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Impoundment and immobilization of commercial motor vehicles for imminent hazard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dfd61c3-410b-4dcf-9124-db4c30db1e0f" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id747bb174-b1fc-4067-a2da-21d2ad9946b9"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Impoundment of commercial motor vehicles</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e184e3c-d31e-4c3c-85df-0cbdd5817680"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of imminent hazard out-of-service orders</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d401031-d850-498e-9869-87fdf223a9b2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, or an authorized State official carrying out motor carrier safety enforcement activities under section 31102, may enforce an imminent hazard out-of-service order issued under chapters 5, 51, 131 through 149, 311, 313, or 315 of this title, or a regulation promulgated thereunder, by towing and impounding a commercial motor vehicle until the order is rescinded.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64177544-91d3-4785-8af1-c18e6c208c14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement shall not unreasonably interfere with the ability of a shipper, carrier, broker, or other party to arrange for the alternative transportation of any cargo or passenger being transported at the time the commercial motor vehicle is immobilized. In the case of a commercial motor vehicle transporting passengers, the Secretary or authorized State official shall provide reasonable, temporary, and secure shelter and accommodations for passengers in transit.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf576890a-0c2a-468b-a23b-297a98034821"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary's designee or an authorized State official carrying out motor carrier safety enforcement activities under section 31102, shall immediately notify the owner of a commercial motor vehicle of the impoundment and the opportunity for review of the impoundment. A review shall be provided in accordance with section 554 of title 5, except that the review shall occur not later than 10 days after the impoundment.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64f881d5-0f15-4cd6-84b9-fea5de70708e"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance of regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations on the use of impoundment or immobilization of commercial motor vehicles as a means of enforcing additional out-of-service orders issued under chapters 5, 51, 131 through 149, 311, 313, or 315 of this title, or a regulation promulgated thereunder. Regulations promulgated under this subparagraph shall include consideration of public safety, the protection of passengers and cargo, inconvenience to passengers, and the security of the commercial motor vehicle.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd29a805a-6383-40c5-8d27-3073fbe616fe"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>impoundment</term> or 'impounding' means the seizing and taking into custody of a commercial motor vehicle or the immobilizing of a commercial motor vehicle through the attachment of a locking device or other mechanical or electronic means.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0027c8d2-9d96-427a-9c28-f41d086c8a0f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32507.<?LEXA-Enum 32507.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased penalties for evasion of regulations</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e2f3595-7077-4975-8eb0-ca66fe6d15ee"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 524 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1222a0e7-e4ae-4f3c-a048-d4e11502e051"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>knowingly and willfully</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb133b752-bd3c-4a62-88ee-eefc20f4dbd2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after <quote>this chapter</quote> the following: <quote>, chapter 51, subchapter III of chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 31139) or section 31302, 31303, 31304, 31305(b), 31310(g)(1)(A), or 31502 of this title, or a regulation issued under any of those provisions,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7eda97ac-aa41-4e09-8cc5-8d042995ea16"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$200 but not more than $500</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000 but not more than $5,000</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe7eda42-b70e-47e8-9643-cb5e3d6d57bd"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$250 but not more than $2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,500 but not more than $7,500</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50bf5dc1-c031-44bf-8189-3bc29704aad3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evasion of regulation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14906 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf70a9424-7d16-4893-87a0-762db6c5b9a2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$200</quote> and inserting <quote>at least $2,000</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida234d62b-9102-42bb-927c-d426e64074f7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$250</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb55732fe-3ccb-4f26-88c4-dfdee9a12534"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after <quote>a subsequent violation</quote> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f950842-6f7b-461d-bef3-8f80fa5898d7" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff0ec247-967a-4f62-b879-2628899a58bc"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">, and may be subject to criminal penalties</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f9abd2d-9448-4499-9129-332424b6c6a8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32508.<?LEXA-Enum 32508.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure to pay civil penalty as a disqualifying offense</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b6587b3-430f-4142-ac44-0f18520b2312"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 311 is amended by inserting after section 31151 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80a10973-188d-4e23-a656-6baf9d5422e4" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef30a909-305f-4ab4-8ffa-d53ec27735af" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31152.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disqualification for failure to pay</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An individual assessed a civil penalty under this chapter, or chapters 5, 51, or 149 of this title, or a regulation issued under any of those provisions, who fails to pay the penalty or fails to comply with the terms of a settlement with the Secretary, shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle after the individual is notified in writing and is given an opportunity to respond. A disqualification shall continue until the penalty is paid, or the individual complies with the terms of the settlement, unless the nonpayment is because the individual is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code.</text> </section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b2b19c2-5e7b-4540-81cb-8dad2f4fa2a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31310, as amended by sections 32206 and 32310 of this Act, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9d08663-a02d-4cba-a8de-048c072305af"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (h) through (k) as subsections (i) through (l), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8980c48d-4e47-4a8f-8f93-11a00151a663"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (g) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e0611d5-c5df-4a3d-b157-eea8c23e3540" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad858d73-a27f-4b61-8f0e-99168fed5f2e"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disqualification for failure To pay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle any individual who fails to pay a civil penalty within the prescribed period, or fails to conform to the terms of a settlement with the Secretary. A disqualification shall continue until the penalty is paid, or the individual conforms to the terms of the settlement, unless the nonpayment is because the individual is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02662fa3-a4cd-4d5e-bdb8-a03689ed124a"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i), as redesignated, by striking <quote>Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (g)</quote> and inserting <quote>Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (h)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b63e230-9ae1-4c20-92eb-796712778ad7"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31151 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5de12e29-6a1a-4ff7-9ce9-f3e88ff665cb" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31152. Disqualification for failure to pay.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d874ae4-06d6-43cb-a0d7-7bc252660dd5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32509.<?LEXA-Enum 32509.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violations relating to commercial motor vehicle safety regulation and operators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(b)(2)(D) is amended by striking <quote>ability to pay,</quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc36a3e96-da00-49e6-82cb-5dfd743c331c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32510.<?LEXA-Enum 32510.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency disqualification for imminent hazard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31310(f) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcce1141-e039-4b27-bc69-9515fbd8d449"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>section 521 or</quote> before <quote>section 5102</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d660453-ae00-4ce3-aee8-7ffe65921ab1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>section 521 or</quote> before <quote>section 5102</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81f5be5c-bd20-4811-bca9-1e685d0c61c1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32511.<?LEXA-Enum 32511.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intrastate operations of interstate motor carriers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18f541c1-9790-4233-8107-12227e1e2a75"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibited transportation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 521(b)(5) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbff7a973-3444-4b39-ba27-6538e6fc8822" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide398a0ad-9543-4bda-86e0-49e7a24f833b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an employee, vehicle, or all or part of an employer's commercial motor vehicle operations is ordered out of service under paragraph (5)(A), the commercial motor vehicle operations of the employee, vehicle, or employer that affect interstate commerce are also prohibited.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id789ee3d9-26ef-4611-802c-e0f3e1e55f04"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on operation in interstate commerce after nonpayment of penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 521(b)(8) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8876c2c-d29a-4b93-84b0-dbe166de6e24"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20785e6e-6a59-4c69-a321-78b39ef849e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60f4a765-93c9-4c11-992d-9b78b91ba7f2" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5995e752-a351-43fb-81fd-a35e61068311"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person prohibited from operating in interstate commerce under paragraph (8)(A) may not operate any commercial motor vehicle where the operation affects interstate commerce.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a8ef0eb-34bc-4621-8d4c-8da6bbd8481b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32512.<?LEXA-Enum 32512.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of safety laws and regulations</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd28e411e-7b67-4fda-9a98-a4e7cd3fc913"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of safety laws and regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 311, as amended by sections 32113 and 32508 of this Act, is amended by adding after section 31153 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1fbd500-5b16-4a5d-9a18-eab570ae2477" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0559b160-6563-4670-bd6f-76be0ad798b1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31154.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of safety laws and regulations</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id827b5a51-ea71-47e4-ad24-106837257f7f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may bring a civil action to enforce this part, or a regulation or order of the Secretary under this part, when violated by an employer, employee, or other person providing transportation or service under this subchapter or subchapter I.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e6b5853-c23c-4299-9bf4-cd92920ebef6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Venue</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a civil action under subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25fdbe0e-9c90-41ae-9619-569b5df7573d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">trial shall be in the judicial district in which the employer, employee, or other person operates;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf64776cb-5aeb-47c1-8ced-ec20362a62c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">process may be served without regard to the territorial limits of the district or of the State in which the action is instituted; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9f5a3d1-edc0-4117-bae7-5c8275a850e6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a person participating with a carrier or broker in a violation may be joined in the civil action without regard to the residence of the person.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d1349d4-caf7-4cf3-852b-1f9f55b60a44"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31153 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6294abee-7481-48a0-b93c-f4d5ea3aa821" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31154. Enforcement of safety laws and regulations.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94fa06bd-1416-4cba-9aad-d318e3011d7d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32513.<?LEXA-Enum 32513.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure to State and local law enforcement agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31106(e) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9501d7fe-0dac-4eea-a00b-68a566408e5e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (e)(1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a658a69-f788-44d8-ad07-3b1e48cdb7d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0d574fe-a8a0-4a05-9e14-d3281e060e09" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31044b10-5a3f-4997-83fe-d6b583f5316d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any prohibition on disclosure of information in section 31105(h) or 31143(b) of this title or section 552a of title 5, the Secretary may disclose information maintained by the Secretary pursuant to chapters 51, 135, 311, or 313 of this title to appropriate personnel of a State agency or instrumentality authorized to carry out State commercial motor vehicle safety activities and commercial driver's license laws, or appropriate personnel of a local law enforcement agency, in accordance with standards, conditions, and procedures as determined by the Secretary. Disclosure under this section shall not operate as a waiver by the Secretary of any applicable privilege against disclosure under common law or as a basis for compelling disclosure under section 552 of title 5.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="idEC0BDDF1150C4344A7714E5293CD9C75"><enum>32514.</enum><header>Grade crossing safety regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 112(2) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–311) is amended by striking <quote>315 of such title (relating to motor carrier safety)</quote> and inserting <quote>311 of such title (relating to commercial motor vehicle safety)</quote>.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id1f37c1f0-c89b-482c-8854-178300a5e971" level-type="subsequent"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance, safety, accountability</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00b87324-624a-4598-9f0c-d61774cae998" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32601.<?LEXA-Enum 32601.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance, safety, accountability</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf455b08b-1c96-4abd-b779-1a02459346ce"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31102 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5277a782-83c4-4905-b0d6-52dc25195739"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending the section heading to read:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8250a59-3243-4d1b-8294-1016d5f8e033" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07d633ad-771c-4218-8c9e-1544497cbdd0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance, safety, and accountability grants</header> </section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0ae2d66-cb9c-43d6-a6aa-076b1553d5e9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f14ec75-0d07-49b9-bead-e3f08ef1e138" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64dc2c97-bd4f-493b-a5da-7ed2c10eedd0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall make and administer a compliance, safety, and accountability grant program to assist States, local governments, and other entities and persons with motor carrier safety and enforcement on highways and other public roads, new entrant safety audits, border enforcement, hazardous materials safety and security, consumer protection and household goods enforcement, and other programs and activities required to improve the safety of motor carriers as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall allocate funding in accordance with section 31104 of this title.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86134b9d-e4d2-4717-af13-4de93c2f90cd"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id609c9267-a500-4138-9eef-2c7e63c4893d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending the heading to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18c55540-3edf-4549-8b78-0a9c0cffb23b" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id218e718d-0f7c-4b18-a03b-386dbc612fef"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor carrier safety assistance program</header> </subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73240f0f-9d6e-4eb1-854b-a70bb8f36264"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as (2) through (4), respectively;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77d69c60-6a35-4fbf-aec4-dc8bb238542d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78f9436f-6cb4-4700-a089-87bbb169dce9" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11a40cde-5a3c-460a-9d9a-0c0d2dad3746"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The goal of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program is to ensure that the Secretary, States, local government agencies, and other political jurisdictions work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety to support a safe and efficient surface transportation system by—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3ef8cee-e4a5-46c7-a0c5-69c8a48cc5ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making targeted investments to promote safe commercial motor vehicle transportation, including transportation of passengers and hazardous materials;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id879d91d4-ed6e-46c2-9978-fe4018df1d88"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investing in activities likely to generate maximum reductions in the number and severity of commercial motor vehicle crashes and fatalities resulting from such crashes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f701074-cc33-4c71-889b-c285efffec28"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopting and enforcing effective motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety regulations and practices consistent with Federal requirements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3614bbc4-6c08-4766-9013-9411edf40dec"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing and improving statewide performance by setting program goals and meeting performance standards, measures, and benchmarks.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id386f1199-1c41-4553-82e9-9c791769d8b9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), as redesignated—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03e4fd80-db4a-4389-ba2c-8b2199cb03c1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>make a declaration of</quote> in subparagraph (I) and inserting <quote>demonstrate</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99aa6ac9-25b9-4eac-8ea9-354ed95ecfd4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subparagraph (M) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ffcc76f-7634-45b5-a718-225ec42cdbdb" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fff7419-fb00-4242-a75b-906c0a16f69a"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures participation in appropriate Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration systems and other information systems by all appropriate jurisdictions receiving Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program funding;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f7765e3-3799-4815-a98f-89a5543fff9e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (Q), by inserting <quote>and dedicated sufficient resources to</quote> between <quote>established</quote> and <quote>a program</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b11c3f5-174f-48b9-a3a0-e2785a3099a1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (W), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ece66b5-31e3-4a8c-91fb-cf4a28d79f77"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subparagraph (X) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0711669a-b152-4796-833a-117f4347189e" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32e5afe7-673b-433d-ab32-a2b34eef7225"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except in the case of an imminent or obvious safety hazard, ensures that an inspection of a vehicle transporting passengers for a motor carrier of passengers is conducted at a station, terminal, border crossing, maintenance facility, destination, weigh station, rest stop, turnpike service area, or a location where adequate food, shelter, and sanitation facilities are available for passengers, and reasonable accommodation is available for passengers with disabilities; and</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc2cf436-e4d9-47a3-970c-c803ac4db373"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding after subparagraph (X) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6127ea8f-0c15-45df-aa1f-a3c48f8a85b1" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39c923e0-9c06-4375-a83b-289e4472e991"><enum>(Y)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures that the State will transmit to its roadside inspectors the notice of each Federal exemption granted pursuant to section 31315(b) and provided to the State by the Secretary, including the name of the person granted the exemption and any terms and conditions that apply to the exemption.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd84f742-002d-44cf-8843-e3e111e40233"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (4), as redesignated, to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id395f615a-5127-43d6-a8be-acb77aa23082" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b8fb4cf-402f-46fb-8f38-8dc851a8c75a"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of effort</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56d1e200-6daa-40fb-aa98-adc3cc0d671f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan submitted by a State under paragraph (2) shall provide that the total expenditure of amounts of the lead State agency responsible for implementing the plan will be maintained at a level at least equal to the average level of that expenditure for fiscal years 2004 and 2005.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbe92b39-2b26-43dd-899d-a79b256e857a"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Average level of State expenditures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In estimating the average level of State expenditure under subparagraph (A), the Secretary—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0205034c-59a0-477e-ad79-3c500adb5636"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may allow the State to exclude State expenditures for Government-sponsored demonstration or pilot programs; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29322d56-7a9b-459f-ac35-e4fe0da22c8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall require the State to exclude State matching amounts used to receive Government financing under this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id261b90b7-a159-4e36-b86c-bcdaec4f8d37"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify the requirements of this paragraph for 1 fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that a waiver is equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural disaster or a serious decline in the financial resources of the State motor carrier safety assistance program agency.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id773e2e9a-5ec0-47f6-ae80-eb2740834418"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (h); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a5b3856-40ea-49a3-80f0-dcf5bbdb743a"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf17b5ab-33e0-4193-be64-cfeaa4637d09" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2694308b-ea6a-43b3-819d-651d5e35b10a"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New entrant safety assurance program</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bc2a0b7-7fbb-4dec-b25b-10abfb512cfc"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants to States and local governments for pre-authorization safety audits and new entrant motor carrier audits as described in section 31144(g).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c024dd1-11f7-471a-a025-021adf442831"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants made in support of this program may be provided to States and local governments.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0459f19c-2809-491d-96e3-3be5f96c26e1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of a grant made under this program is 100 percent.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfd8533a-c0c2-44d6-bdf2-0aed8da053e7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible activities will be in accordance with criteria developed by the Secretary and posted in the Federal Register in advance of the grant application period.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcaa8aa2-60e0-4781-82af-760d6fb183bf"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that a State or local government is unable to conduct a new entrant motor carrier audit, the Secretary may use the funds to conduct the audit.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id119e696a-29a8-4e60-b0fb-14a9bacd0bc2"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border enforcement</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id222b96ad-4e1d-4d7f-b97e-3c5e549931f4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ed4bb84-120b-46eb-aea4-040a03fb2b82"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to an entity, State, or other person for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide39b6828-2705-4012-8778-b8fd65257e5b"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall reimburse a grantee at least 100 percent of the costs incurred in a fiscal year for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93913590-34d9-4de5-b911-d80efe7b1107"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible activity will be in accordance with criteria developed by the Secretary and posted in the Federal Register in advance of the grant application period.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb0f3e41-6210-44c9-89a3-a575d6108076"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High priority initiatives</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide794b768-51be-4033-bb75-405b2b2d4579"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants to carry out high priority activities and projects that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations, including activities and projects that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84f4fe53-eca1-4e85-ae87-b7c85a8a7cc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are national in scope;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ba6a426-0c86-4537-8db7-2f4bb268c77f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase public awareness and education;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddba60fa7-ae0f-4431-9df9-5eb609e83db5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">target unsafe driving of commercial motor vehicles and non-commercial motor vehicles in areas identified as high risk crash corridors;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb072d840-c378-48b5-b63d-8a044088ad46"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve consumer protection and enforcement of household goods regulations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e30a36c-dfa3-4c31-8916-18826c1d7690"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the movement of hazardous materials safely and securely, including activities related to the establishment of uniform forms and application procedures that improve the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of commercial motor vehicle safety data reported to the Secretary; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18ecc248-3c5e-4a9d-80aa-7f58d5cf24ad"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate new technologies to improve commercial motor vehicle safety.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05033649-732f-4675-a636-8249102efc54"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may allocate amounts to award grants to State agencies, local governments, and other persons for carrying out high priority activities and projects that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations in accordance with the program goals specified in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd007f7a0-dd01-44e5-b2e7-c6f63defd549"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall reimburse a grantee at least 80 percent of the costs incurred in a fiscal year for carrying out the high priority activities or projects.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8c13a43-ea3b-4060-9d1b-81c01000035d"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible activity will be in accordance with criteria that is—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3001a1a9-8b55-4fc4-8018-50d268676578"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developed by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3bc6d33-582a-422f-ac72-5b3ef11e90b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">posted in the Federal Register in advance of the grant application period.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d7bb3f3-a655-4864-81bf-b847b2530008"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by striking the item relating to section 31102 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id620a5a06-cf99-47e1-868d-1427096b08ee" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31102. Compliance, safety, and accountability grants.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9c4053c-542c-4bfe-a51d-43536885f4a7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32602.<?LEXA-Enum 32602.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance and registration information systems management program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31106(b) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d391eda-8f7f-40cd-a18b-c44e72830134"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (3)(C) to read as follows—</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37328a99-d091-4b60-b8e0-82b37fb2c18e" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4ae9210-ba40-4dbc-81fe-8368091962e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and implement a process—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6f9ee29-036a-4263-b87f-81653fcb84e5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to cancel the motor vehicle registration and seize the registration plates of a vehicle when an employer is found liable under section 31310(j)(2)(C) for knowingly allowing or requiring an employee to operate such a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63a55026-e055-4b0d-88be-9da80ef500ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reinstate the vehicle registration or return the registration plates of the commercial motor vehicle, subject to sanctions under clause (i), if the Secretary permits such carrier to resume operations after the date of issuance of such order.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd46f764-bf27-454a-a564-6efcd5a3b98e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d72a2cd-bf82-4dba-8fe2-d47db0602361" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32603.<?LEXA-Enum 32603.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31101(1) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id717d219f-dd91-4a4b-8c26-2cbaee3146cb" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id448e642d-9667-46c1-a155-d2b6eee11b66"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>commercial motor vehicle</quote> means (except under section 31106) a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in commerce to transport passengers or property, if the vehicle—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfac259c1-5041-458f-9eab-e7b3fe48fae4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86806496-cc12-41f9-b531-1cfd68116044"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers, including the driver, for compensation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6331c768-0292-458d-a016-d6943a567c9b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for compensation; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida53a4953-9192-4668-9afc-de9f05262d4f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under section 5103 and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under section 5103.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd96e99be-77d4-4af9-ade1-22d290403763" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32604.<?LEXA-Enum 32604.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver safety fitness ratings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31144, as amended by section 32204 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id776a3340-b1ee-4dc8-b936-893153a136d4" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0337881d-5def-45ca-93d5-e35e272af174"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle drivers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may maintain by regulation a procedure for determining the safety fitness of a commercial motor vehicle driver and for prohibiting the driver from operating in interstate commerce. The procedure and prohibition shall include the following:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31aea71b-4e9e-47b4-96ec-a4d095c25eb0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific initial and continuing requirements that a driver must comply with to demonstrate safety fitness.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8521dca-0dbe-403b-aca6-f79ab66c9af6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The methodology and continually updated safety performance data that the Secretary will use to determine whether a driver is fit, including inspection results, serious traffic offenses, and crash involvement data.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0cb0e6a-6146-4b1c-96ca-f73c2612a0c9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific time frames within which the Secretary will determine whether a driver is fit.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05862063-eb58-4f78-a0df-3ebef0dca287"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A prohibition period or periods, not to exceed 1 year, that a driver that the Secretary determines is not fit will be prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. The period or periods shall begin on the 46th day after the date of the fitness determination and continue until the Secretary determines the driver is fit or until the prohibition period expires.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea0296b1-8212-4463-ba2b-a7bc0f4972e0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review by the Secretary, not later than 30 days after an unfit driver requests a review, of the driver's compliance with the requirements the driver failed to comply with and that resulted in the Secretary determining that the driver was not fit. The burden of proof shall be on the driver to demonstrate fitness.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3665739c-bbac-442a-af82-1f5f7a4be154"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The eligibility criteria for reinstatement, including the remedial measures the unfit driver must take for reinstatement.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida17fc5aa-60cd-45ad-9b2c-3b0aa20f0da2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32605.<?LEXA-Enum 32605.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniform electronic clearance for commercial motor vehicle inspections</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7baa2e55-8908-4341-a371-1220b5f5d099"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 311 is amended by adding after section 31109 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c7e792f-8786-4ae5-8916-bd48022634ee" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cdd6797-1f3a-4cfc-8f23-a27ef1635fd8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31110.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Withholding amounts for State noncompliance</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5fe48d0e-c630-4410-97bb-ce399ac3b3bd"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">First fiscal year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to criteria established by the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary may withhold up to 50 percent of the amount a State is otherwise eligible to receive under section 31102(b) on the first day of the fiscal year after the first fiscal year following the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title> in which the State uses for at least 180 days an electronic commercial motor vehicle inspection selection system that does not employ a selection methodology approved by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3297e29a-ffb0-40fb-9541-bf68d84d4fe1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Second fiscal year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall withhold up to 75 percent of the amount a State is otherwise eligible to receive under section 31102(b) on the first day of the fiscal year after the second fiscal year following the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title> in which the State uses for at least 180 days an electronic commercial motor vehicle inspection selection system that does not employ a selection methodology approved by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id048c8b4e-a4ba-4e08-aeee-b83eb68ce6c6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent availability of withheld funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make the amounts withheld under subsection (a) or subsection (b) available to the State if the Secretary determines that the State has substantially complied with the requirement described under subsection (a) or subsection (b) not later than 180 days after the beginning of the fiscal year in which amounts were withheld.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5a7be4d-279e-4aed-bb90-4e194d6a24cc"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31109 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id718971f9-4a4d-4c93-966d-3f79e0854c72" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31110. Withholding amounts for State noncompliance.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida48d239f-88a9-4edb-a9dd-2e1e712a3d4a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32606.<?LEXA-Enum 32606.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31104 is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id123f2e0a-9942-44b8-b414-a55eb2a8fcaa" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c554070-2b65-4cc4-a7df-f57de05720df" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of amounts</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b25af86-fae2-4ca1-92f2-052524da7198"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated from Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs the following:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3cf871a0-2b20-48b4-ac62-f74ae3151153"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance, safety, and accountability grants under section 31102</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0db191a-aee2-46db-bb90-ce6c0ec65e3a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$249,717,000 for fiscal year 2012, provided that the Secretary shall set aside not less than $168,388,000 to carry out the motor carrier safety assistance program under section 31102(b); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id429b5b7d-9fbe-45c8-a923-5893c58ce1e0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$253,814,000 for fiscal year 2013, provided that the Secretary shall set aside not less than $171,813,000 to carry out the motor carrier safety assistance program under section 31102(b).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1f27a43-9112-41fd-bdd7-699ca1205557"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data and technology grants under section 31109</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a1990c6-dbdc-4adc-aa18-0165f920801d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id581b8e66-2c72-42c6-9299-2b7dc8549718"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36a792ad-2a3e-4d61-a817-e299ec9f0ac5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver safety grants under section 31313</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66360626-09a6-4ac9-9d54-84a7d1c57ef9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$31,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca04f5ef-e046-44e2-a950-20878b23e8b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$31,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id865a7bb2-aa56-4fe4-83cf-3c22137c3386"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop criteria to allocate the remaining funds under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) for fiscal year 2013 and for each fiscal year thereafter not later than April 1 of the prior fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97bcc912-166e-43a9-8621-2c28bb838d35"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability and reallocation of amounts</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5b9d53a-da91-42ee-8bbe-7d897008bbef"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocations and reallocations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) remain available until expended. Allocations to a State remain available for expenditure in the State for the fiscal year in which they are allocated and for the next fiscal year. Amounts not expended by a State during those 2 fiscal years are released to the Secretary for reallocation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21c7d5ac-daa7-4667-9761-8a7912815454"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redistribution of amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, after August 1 of each fiscal year, upon a determination that a State does not qualify for funding under section 31102(b) or that the State will not expend all of its existing funding, reallocate the State's funding. In revising the allocation and redistributing the amounts, the Secretary shall give preference to those States that require additional funding to meet program goals under section 31102(b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ccbfd6e-da24-488d-837a-46df2a6ff621"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of availability for data and technology grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available under subsection (a)(2) remain available for obligation for the fiscal year and the next 2 years in which they are appropriated. Allocations remain available for expenditure in the State for 5 fiscal years after they were obligated. Amounts not expended by a State during those 3 fiscal years are released to the Secretary for reallocation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0175d57c-5116-4397-8c5a-85e64aa10d4f"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of availability for driver safety grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available under subsection (a)(3) of this section remain available for obligation for the fiscal year and the next fiscal year in which they are appropriated. Allocations to a State remain available for expenditure in the State for the fiscal year in which they are allocated and for the following 2 fiscal years. Amounts not expended by a State during those 3 fiscal years are released to the Secretary for reallocation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb53ef4d-7924-4c27-93fd-ade07966a83e"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reallocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, upon a request by a State, may reallocate grant funds previously awarded to the State under a grant program authorized by section 31102, 31109, or 31313 to another grant program authorized by those sections upon a showing by the State that it is unable to expend the funds within the 12 months prior to their expiration provided that the State agrees to expend the funds within the remaining period of expenditure.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca785509-6c83-4dd0-a325-afb7d1916394"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants as contractual obligations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval by the Secretary of a grant under sections 31102, 31109, and 31313 is a contractual obligation of the Government for payment of the Government's share of costs incurred in developing and implementing programs to improve commercial motor vehicle safety and enforce commercial driver's license regulations, standards, and orders.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafe44fe9-6459-40dc-b0fc-14aa68a0df1c"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deduction for administrative expenses</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5447597-6bc1-4422-8006-8aaf7b3de8e7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On October 1 of each fiscal year or as soon after that as practicable, the Secretary may deduct, from amounts made available under—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id244082ef-4e6c-4f53-bcd1-a9f4d05bdd8c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection (a)(1) for that fiscal year, not more than 1.5 percent of those amounts for administrative expenses incurred in carrying out section 31102 in that fiscal year;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb41d2091-f8d4-433b-98c0-4f225d13b905"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection (a)(2) for that fiscal year, not more than 1.4 percent of those amounts for administrative expenses incurred in carrying out section 31109 in that fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0ce2a0b-2a76-46d9-922f-481bd9f973f2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection (a)(3) for that fiscal year, not more than 1.4 percent of those amounts for administrative expenses incurred in carrying out section 31313 in that fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b947d77-e0e4-4d6b-ab13-138d46ccdf1c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use at least 50 percent of the amounts deducted from the amounts made available under sections (a)(1) and (a)(3) to train non-Government employees and to develop related training materials to carry out sections 31102, 31311, and 31313 of this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00adc6f2-fd1f-499d-9d61-103bb5d6ecdf"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use amounts deducted under paragraph (1) to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with States, local governments, associations, institutions, corporations, and other persons, if the Secretary determines the contracts and cooperative agreements are cost-effective, benefit multiple jurisdictions of the United States, and enhance safety programs and related enforcement activities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a53842c-96ab-4968-af9d-e253a2d40bca"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation criteria and eligibility</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id923d65d1-d8c7-485a-ab21-85cd894e8445"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On October 1 of each fiscal year or as soon as practicable after that date after making the deduction under subsection (d)(1)(A), the Secretary shall allocate amounts made available to carry out section 31102(b) for such fiscal year among the States with plans approved under that section. Allocation shall be made under the criteria prescribed by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d29b048-5423-4a8d-88bc-e1f9a0dcb403"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On October 1 of each fiscal year or as soon as practicable after that date and after making the deduction under subsection (d)(1)(B) or (d)(1)(C), the Secretary shall allocate amounts made available to carry out sections 31109(a) and 31313(b)(1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9aa9393-e359-4a1e-8b63-6af4d9af1f4f"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intrastate compatibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prescribe regulations specifying tolerance guidelines and standards for ensuring compatibility of intrastate commercial motor vehicle safety laws and regulations with Government motor carrier safety regulations to be enforced under section 31102(b). To the extent practicable, the guidelines and standards shall allow for maximum flexibility while ensuring a degree of uniformity that will not diminish transportation safety. In reviewing State plans and allocating amounts or making grants under section 153 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall ensure that the guidelines and standards are applied uniformly.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3fb1113-95b5-4b40-9b68-cda37e99af31"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Withholding amounts for State noncompliance</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7431b15e-fe5a-4a26-b699-2b3b86498c22"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to criteria established by the Secretary, the Secretary may withhold up to 100 percent of the amounts a State is otherwise eligible to receive under section 31102(b) on October 1 of each fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title> and continuing for the period that the State does not comply substantially with a requirement under section 31109(b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d4a63d4-c228-40d5-abf2-8bb905848cb1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent availability of withheld funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make the amounts withheld in accordance with paragraph (1) available to a State if the Secretary determines that the State has substantially complied with a requirement under section 31109(b) not later than 180 days after the beginning of the fiscal year in which the amounts are withheld.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96a48ac6-11d8-4056-814e-ee29104e121c"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative expenses</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31fbe003-1050-4cd2-b6de-424b00247965"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary to pay administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb899e84b-52da-42af-9078-01a993b4c206"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$250,819,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1227ae6-83b8-44e5-98fd-b2548cc23745"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$248,523,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e1febce-6416-480c-bb0f-0deaaefa955a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funds authorized by this subsection shall be used for personnel costs, administrative infrastructure, rent, information technology, programs for research and technology, information management, regulatory development, the administration of the performance and registration information system management, outreach and education, other operating expenses, and such other expenses as may from time to time be necessary to implement statutory mandates of the Administration not funded from other sources.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb308796-2ab5-4f73-8796-8b718c7dbbae"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of funds</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b18697c-ae38-4310-8939-9fc72c749d75"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05e4bb7f-bc68-4934-abdf-aee6140eae18"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial date of availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorizations from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for this section shall be available for obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are authorized, whichever occurs first.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70DBB0CFCA76479D9C47E5C53A807FD3" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id6e380ebb699e4b0f9114a3f0fbba706e"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Payment to recipients of financial assistance for costs</header><text>Each grantee shall submit vouchers to the Secretary for costs the grantee has incurred under sections 31102, 31109, and 31313. The Secretary shall pay the grantee an amount equal to not more than the Government share of costs incurred as of the date on which the vouchers are submitted.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44ddb43c-9433-4148-bfef-306d4c102bb1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32607.<?LEXA-Enum 32607.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High risk carrier reviews</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id386c15c1-4244-4ca9-b2e0-f25d78041bb7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High risk carrier reviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104(h), as amended by section 32606 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e79fa2f-9d65-4f33-b7aa-6e16382e323c" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95f1082e-bee6-443d-843b-e17f0e9079ba"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the funds authorized by this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that a review is completed on each motor carrier that demonstrates through performance data that it poses the highest safety risk. At a minimum, a review shall be conducted whenever a motor carrier is among the highest risk carriers for 2 consecutive months.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f6e021b-0841-428d-a6c5-c56c9871e069"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4138 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31144 note) is repealed.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2f30ec7-37a3-4842-bfd1-30f34594700f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32608.<?LEXA-Enum 32608.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data and technology grants</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3099b847-36c4-4448-aaf6-cf7444db3189"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31109 is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8e53a9b-871c-46e9-b1d4-8e1c8c3ae4e5" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3eaa37f-6a10-4412-9ced-ef8249f05e02" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31109.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data and technology grants</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0cbe603-34dd-4b4c-a128-37eb8c5d3b1f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish and administer a data and technology grant program to assist the States with the implementation and maintenance of data systems. The Secretary shall allocate the funds in accordance with section 31104.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24f874b5-3207-47ca-9b3d-c591378de860"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make a grant to a State to implement the performance and registration information system management requirements of section 31106(b) to develop, implement, and maintain commercial vehicle information systems and networks, and other innovative technologies that the Secretary determines improve commercial motor vehicle safety.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34bd7d1a-d062-416a-90ee-fa710ff8e8a1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant to implement the requirements of section 31106(b), the State shall design a program that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc38f7f7d-ca2e-409c-8ed7-220b7346d19a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">links Federal motor carrier safety information systems with the State's motor carrier information systems;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4afe8747-44d6-4b73-a9f0-c54a4e1b4849"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines the safety fitness of a motor carrier or registrant when licensing or registering the registrant or motor carrier or while the license or registration is in effect; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51a15d55-6018-40e8-a6b1-0a08e01dd295"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">denies, suspends, or revokes the commercial motor vehicle registrations of a motor carrier or registrant that was issued an operations out-of-service order by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide010f7bf-1a47-425f-8807-0f59706d8cfc"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require States that participate in the program under section 31106 to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a3c252d-6d16-4a01-9a49-a5d058dee566"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with the uniform policies, procedures, and technical and operational standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 31106(b);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3add5a6-136a-4a80-b935-4110a77678bf"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">possess or seek the authority to possess for a time period not longer than determined reasonable by the Secretary, to impose sanctions relating to commercial motor vehicle registration on the basis of a Federal safety fitness determination; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida09551dc-14ca-4547-9085-cf081eb7ea5c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and implement a process to cancel the motor vehicle registration and seize the registration plates of a vehicle when an employer is found liable under section 31310(j)(2)(C) for knowingly allowing or requiring an employee to operate such a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out of service order.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd30475d-5be1-4de6-a429-db6818244208"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total Federal share of the cost of a project payable from all eligible Federal sources shall be at least 80 percent.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8bbe3195-5ac8-4d17-9122-6be92cf034f9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by striking the item relating to section 31109 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad3d432e-ede8-4ba6-bec0-026093f1a3a8" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31109. Data and technology grants.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ba9ff21-ac09-48c6-9e97-2d33c9944853" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32609.<?LEXA-Enum 32609.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver safety grants</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id864daf7c-4de6-45ec-900a-c8067b0f08f5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver focused grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31313 is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4089d860-3e00-4682-b57e-b94948016147" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id695c595b-0274-4d54-a35a-2d0c2452f0a5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31313.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Driver safety grants</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4c3d9b4-3020-4763-8dd9-e86a52cbcca9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make and administer a driver focused grant program to assist the States, local governments, entities, and other persons with commercial driver's license systems, programs, training, fraud detection, reporting of violations and other programs required to improve the safety of drivers as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration deems critical. The Secretary shall allocate the funds for the program in accordance with section 31104.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7dee702f-9c50-4aa3-8217-ccb6ed16129b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial driver's license program improvement grants</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda696d0a-d86c-4c98-8f22-258f7805db32"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to a State in a fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7296a1ce-f22d-4896-8662-aa0c15259932"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to comply with the requirements of section 31311;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cb76e0e-c893-47f1-b5e7-8140c1c4568f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a State that is making a good faith effort toward substantial compliance with the requirements of this section and section 31311, to improve its implementation of its commercial driver's license program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6653cb4b-7788-44bc-a4c0-a7aa756de294"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for research, development demonstration projects, public education, and other special activities and projects relating to commercial driver licensing and motor vehicle safety that are of benefit to all jurisdictions of the United States or are designed to address national safety concerns and circumstances;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide87b5016-2a54-43f8-9e8e-83b555c1041f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for commercial driver's license program coordinators;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8894331-35b3-45db-a4c7-d6905b8d9259"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement or maintain a system to notify an employer of an operator of a commercial motor vehicle of the suspension or revocation of the operator's commercial driver's license consistent with the standards developed under section 32304(b) of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title>; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42f49d7a-a158-40ce-ac5d-4ad4152242ac"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to train operators of commercial motor vehicles, as defined under section 31301, and to train operators and future operators in the safe use of such vehicles. Funding priority for this discretionary grant program shall be to regional or multi-state educational or nonprofit associations serving economically distressed regions of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id749e5d60-94fb-4d1f-bcdf-c7d9d86ed16e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall give priority, in making grants under paragraph (1)(B), to a State that will use the grants to achieve compliance with the requirements of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1748), including the amendments made by the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa142297-1925-48be-9d60-e49dbbee9138"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may allocate grants to State agencies, local governments, and other persons for carrying out activities and projects that improve commercial driver's license safety and compliance with commercial driver's license and commercial motor vehicle safety regulations in accordance with the program goals under paragraph (1) and that train operators on commercial motor vehicles. The Secretary may make a grant to a State to comply with section 31311 for commercial driver's license program coordinators and for notification systems.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07dd4026-f9a1-4e34-bd39-2c1aedf0cf0a"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of a grant made under this program shall be at least 80 percent, except that the Federal share of grants for commercial driver license program coordinators and training commercial motor vehicle operators shall be 100 percent.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53281404-e219-49e8-acb5-a3f6cee4064c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis of chapter 313 is amended by striking the item relating to section 31313 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab536680-12b7-413e-b8eb-a6bf9ac7a63b" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31313. Driver safety grants.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d862823-81e1-40dc-9cf7-189ee75ade7f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32610.<?LEXA-Enum 32610.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial vehicle information systems and networks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that includes—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4ddbb18-906d-4c13-bcb0-a7036512ee59"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">established time frames and milestones for resuming the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks Program; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1eda7d7-9f63-4956-8631-3c62e2beef30"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a strategic workforce plan for its grants management office to ensure that it has determined the skills and competencies that are critical to achieving its mission goals.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id32f08e33-86fc-4d53-96b5-75fe9c1ec632" level-type="subsequent"><enum>G</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ee3e712-46b6-47dd-ac96-d8b53fe63fae" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32701.<?LEXA-Enum 32701.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66f49464-651e-4eb6-8380-683cd1e954b2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32702.<?LEXA-Enum 32702.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f4c30fe-77e9-4efb-abb6-3fd2abf4aeae"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced glazing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>advanced glazing</term> means glazing installed in a portal on the side or the roof of a motorcoach that is designed to be highly resistant to partial or complete occupant ejection in all types of motor vehicle crashes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61199413-8158-4282-9781-c2154f61075c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>bus</term> has the meaning given the term in section 571.3(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bc8091a-de04-4be9-9bf2-e9baf6b9dd3c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specified, the term <term>commercial motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given the term in section 31132(1) of title 49, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id353ef4f8-a2a4-4a58-b0f6-d9304d6eea79"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct tire pressure monitoring system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>direct tire pressure monitoring system</term> means a tire pressure monitoring system that is capable of directly detecting when the air pressure level in any tire is significantly under-inflated and providing the driver a low tire pressure warning as to which specific tire is significantly under-inflated.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72deba0f-95bf-4ce6-a7fc-1e1747a30127"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic on-board recorder</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>electronic on-board recorder</term> means an electronic device that acquires and stores data showing the record of duty status of the vehicle operator and performs the functions required of an automatic on-board recording device in section 395.15(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8050f3c-0b8d-4570-aa13-8b619a457c31"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Event data recorder</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>event data recorder</term> has the meaning given that term in section 563.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8feb5a11-9edf-4ff0-b860-7ae6329d422e"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor carrier</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motor carrier</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6be5201d-8343-461b-a376-71fbca86ff1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a motor carrier (as defined in section 13102(14) of title 49, United States Code); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd487719e-ffd0-4614-915d-3f46271c330b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a motor private carrier (as defined in section 13102(15) of that title).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4457994a-dc1b-4805-9d3b-c1720874ca34"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motorcoach</term> has the meaning given the term <term>over-the-road bus</term> in section 3038(a)(3) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note), but does not include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c161751-90c7-49b6-8aed-70568f54b69b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a bus used in public transportation provided by, or on behalf of, a public transportation agency; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d1f58a6-ecfb-42a4-90f4-05f4752b72f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a school bus, including a multifunction school activity bus.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb01430b8-d0b9-4977-9580-2ec7b306dfe7"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motorcoach services</term> means passenger transportation by motorcoach for compensation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1a0ec79-d541-45c7-ae02-b672210b6d06"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multifunction school activity bus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>multifunction school activity bus</term> has the meaning given the term in section 571.3(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id674103bc-f321-404d-9c47-a02a701f4610"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Portal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>portal</term> means any opening on the front, side, rear, or roof of a motorcoach that could, in the event of a crash involving the motorcoach, permit the partial or complete ejection of any occupant from the motorcoach, including a young child.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa1483c9-825b-4c5e-814b-94178d06675e"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provider of motorcoach services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>provider of motorcoach services</term> means a motor carrier that provides passenger transportation services with a motorcoach, including per-trip compensation and contracted or chartered compensation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb24e781-d618-46a5-adcf-8f0d22d7309e"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public transportation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public transportation</term> has the meaning given the term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c27c68f-eeb9-46bb-a0d5-2b29dfae1bde"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety belt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>safety belt</term> has the meaning given the term in section 153(i)(4)(B) of title 23, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95ab94de-1202-4002-abf9-6d7537351ddf"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9a85975-72ca-4600-b95d-5bfe0e6547f0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32703.<?LEXA-Enum 32703.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations for improved occupant protection, passenger evacuation, and crash avoidance</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e579750-c898-4453-a762-5b721f8dbd70"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations required within 1 year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring safety belts to be installed in motorcoaches at each designated seating position.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id050c18b7-e2d3-49ef-abdf-bc787d2073a2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations required within 2 years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe the following commercial motor vehicle regulations:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5670af25-deed-4d1b-b2e4-f9c08d471952"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Roof strength and crush resistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish improved roof and roof support standards for motorcoaches that substantially improve the resistance of motorcoach roofs to deformation and intrusion to prevent serious occupant injury in rollover crashes involving motorcoaches.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63f26530-297b-4677-97d3-a169d5a0bed5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Anti-ejection safety countermeasures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require advanced glazing to be installed in each motorcoach portal and shall consider other portal improvements to prevent partial and complete ejection of motorcoach passengers, including children. In prescribing such standards, the Secretary shall consider the impact of such standards on the use of motorcoach portals as a means of emergency egress.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d781643-23b7-4aba-9767-72f27aa4e8c4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rollover crash avoidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require motorcoaches to be equipped with stability enhancing technology, such as electronic stability control and torque vectoring, to reduce the number and frequency of rollover crashes among motorcoaches.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc69ddfe-735c-41aa-99d0-9cb6f925a1d0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe the following commercial vehicle regulation:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9680fd6-9329-4cd8-a7f7-2d06af30cebe"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require motorcoaches to be equipped with direct tire pressure monitoring systems that warn the operator of a commercial motor vehicle when any tire exhibits a level of air pressure that is below a specified level of air pressure established by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53d08407-1e26-401e-b206-7b3eba8e49a4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulation prescribed by the Secretary under this subsection shall include performance requirements to ensure that direct tire pressure monitoring systems are capable of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32799f87-1c68-4d89-8978-7b3cbeb0aebf"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing a warning to the driver when 1 or more tires are underinflated;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d1d7e72-e6c5-49d3-bb45-f2e193cd1d7e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activating in a specified time period after the underinflation is detected; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ebe5d63-c663-4f7e-9458-cb443fdc977c"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operating at different vehicle speeds.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02912d61-9d2b-4f5d-8b4e-a215c51de0f5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of regulations</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id366166e1-c16a-416c-ad16-b720fcb2ef28"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New motorcoaches</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any regulation prescribed in accordance with subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall apply to all motorcoaches manufactured more than 2 years after the date on which the regulation is published as a final rule.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4624335b-3a20-455d-bffc-a460c7f60205"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retrofit requirements for existing motorcoaches</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea3d2306-d1cf-4d7a-a51b-dfcde22f27bf"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, by regulation, provide for the application of any requirement established under subsection (a) or (b)(2) to motorcoaches manufactured before the date on which the requirement applies to new motorcoaches under paragraph (1) based on an assessment of the feasibility, benefits, and costs of retrofitting the older motorcoaches.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04a3d1fa-078e-4d43-9e95-72741448589a"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall complete an assessment with respect to safety belt retrofits not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and with respect to anti-ejection countermeasure retrofits not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb121f8d9-bdc4-47c7-9732-8e3a578ae5af"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure To meet deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that a final rule cannot be issued before the deadline established under this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ef23a0b-3cd7-4996-ab6d-c564a5a6be8a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that explains why the deadline cannot be met; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf108adfb-94df-4c5f-a315-fee52d7b8e9a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a new deadline for the issuance of the final rule.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0e283db-dedf-4e01-985c-28a9938f7f55" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32704.<?LEXA-Enum 32704.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards for improved fire safety</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id764ea918-c798-40aa-a52c-72c901240e63"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate the following rulemaking proceedings:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bfd5b05-2040-44e9-a33b-1c1cca9add70"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flammability standard for exterior components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish requirements for fire hardening or fire resistance of motorcoach exterior components to prevent fire and smoke inhalation injuries to occupants.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c4ae248-ff83-4a37-8edc-83ced721d500"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Smoke suppression</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 302 (49 C.F.R. 571.302; relating to flammability of interior materials) to improve the resistance of motorcoach interiors and components to burning and permit sufficient time for the safe evacuation of passengers from motorcoaches.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d1c2081-470f-46f8-9a41-3f8701e9d163"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevention of, and resistance to, wheel well fires</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish requirements—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0c4208e-307f-4c00-99d4-fc319870e16a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prevent and mitigate the propagation of wheel well fires into the passenger compartment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id160d0b9f-1a36-458f-a286-153f02005f24"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to substantially reduce occupant deaths and injuries from such fires.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bee45ce-9ea8-44a9-8560-85743fc1277f"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic fire suppression</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish requirements for motorcoaches to be equipped with highly effective fire suppression systems that automatically respond to and suppress all fires in such motorcoaches.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18e7529d-da06-4048-93c1-62f58ecb8974"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Passenger evacuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish requirements for motorcoaches to be equipped with—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53540d53-052a-43e6-ad1b-8d4c344dc155"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved emergency exit window, door, roof hatch, and wheelchair lift door designs to expedite access and use by passengers of motorcoaches under all emergency circumstances, including crashes and fires; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4f00d43-1e8a-4d2c-845a-0bd1905dc3c6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emergency interior lighting systems, including luminescent or retroreflectorized delineation of evacuation paths and exits, which are triggered by a crash or other emergency incident to accomplish more rapid and effective evacuation of passengers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bfc3196-a052-4c20-83cb-60cf73dc558a"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Causation and prevention of motorcoach fires</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall examine the principle causes of motorcoach fires and vehicle design changes intended to reduce the number of motorcoach fires resulting from those principle causes.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f80f78a-08b9-4dbf-b08e-dbc382a35c3f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 42 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8cc77e3-7c56-4678-96a9-1f9029990fe4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue final rules in accordance with subsection (a); or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea6136a7-940f-47ec-af35-ff1274b4d5c2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that any standard is not warranted based on the requirements and considerations set forth in subsection (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, submit a report that describes the reasons for not prescribing such a standard to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43764985-9ef5-4ea5-abc7-f866fa952416"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f6cd8dc-10fe-4cd0-ad60-759114caf60f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1b8f8e8-d633-4e6c-b126-48312d55cc8b"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tire performance standard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e3aa740-21f0-43d4-8043-991e81837b38"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue a final rule upgrading performance standards for tires used on motorcoaches, including an enhanced endurance test and a new high-speed performance test; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2313fd6e-7190-41d0-89bd-12e7f561e1a4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that a standard is not warranted based on the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, submit a report that describes the reasons for not prescribing such a standard to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19831cc9-2380-40d7-8783-703e57b4cdf5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05a44691-b26e-4d7c-a9f1-d0f3eded07b0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida246d1b0-5148-443c-ab8e-58d591f8426b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32705.<?LEXA-Enum 32705.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Occupant protection, collision avoidance, fire causation, and fire extinguisher research and testing</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3212c694-0540-410e-bd1d-08459f01b7ce"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety research initiatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the following research and testing:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3f2ac3f-2d57-4b4e-a402-a6f2fd97fda3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved fire extinguishers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall research and test the need to install improved fire extinguishers or other readily available firefighting equipment in motorcoaches to effectively extinguish fires in motorcoaches and prevent passenger deaths and injuries.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8643bf23-30de-4123-8ee3-955b10f8cf3e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interior impact protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall research and test enhanced occupant impact protection standards for motorcoach interiors to reduce substantially serious injuries for all passengers of motorcoaches.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e60b2c3-bcec-49d7-8d50-9cd0efc70da5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compartmentalization safety countermeasures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require enhanced compartmentalization safety countermeasures for motorcoaches, including enhanced seating designs, to substantially reduce the risk of passengers being thrown from their seats and colliding with other passengers, interior surfaces, and components in the event of a crash involving a motorcoach.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id591d6b61-7f4d-4c95-9642-55b07eb04053"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collision avoidance systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall research and test forward and lateral crash warning systems applications for motorcoaches.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc02f542-e7a5-47d3-a025-144ff2f5e5d2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the completion of each research and testing initiative required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue final motor vehicle safety standards if the Secretary determines that such standards are warranted based on the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0b2a128-0754-444e-9bbb-44f4e2d5a3e8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32706.<?LEXA-Enum 32706.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach registration</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde3dd679-b2cc-45e0-86e7-f4fe027f70c4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13902(b) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69949c28-42ac-4f59-b4a1-5b0dcb0a0710"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id753c0ac3-c039-4238-aa87-9de2f1d90887"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before paragraph (4), as redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c4ff8b4-987b-48e7-9943-681bc6d0bf9b" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida52ba9d8-a797-4222-bdce-bbf96b10007e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional registration requirements for providers or motorcoach services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to meeting the requirements under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may not register a person to provide motorcoach services until after the person—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c2d38ef-1030-44f6-8bbc-4e7752ac8ba6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">undergoes a preauthorization safety audit, including verification, in a manner sufficient to demonstrate the ability to comply with Federal rules and regulations, of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida58f248b-e6e4-47e7-bdc1-0a98a728a2de"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a drug and alcohol testing program under part 40 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61a581de-9afe-47db-ba0c-4ae27b9dbafe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the carrier's system of compliance with hours-of-service rules, including hours-of-service records;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86e92c2d-f69d-4f3f-a05d-5c05c153366f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability to obtain required insurance;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id624b01bb-7755-44b4-a93d-aed3272af3b0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">driver qualifications, including the validity of the commercial driver's license of each driver who will be operating under such authority;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb62347ce-cbfe-4c45-a041-2df13657248a"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclosure of common ownership, common control, common management, common familial relationship, or other corporate relationship with another motor carrier or applicant for motor carrier authority during the past 3 years;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide48df15a-589b-4ff8-b60f-76c2e84c0b36"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">records of the State inspections, or of a Level I or V Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Inspection, for all vehicles that will be operated by the carrier;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35876664-a72e-4901-af9a-56d75d2f5959"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety management programs, including vehicle maintenance and repair programs; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54095925-8d1a-4bcc-9a5d-f4f681d494e1"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), and the Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007 (122 Stat. 2915);</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77f32b02-0972-4705-9c0c-ffc2e46bd2ca"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been interviewed to review safety management controls and the carrier's written safety oversight policies and practices; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id247dbd12-5e62-4e1e-80e4-593d62afa956"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the successful completion of a written examination developed by the Secretary, has demonstrated proficiency to comply with and carry out the requirements and regulations described in subsection (a)(1).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id987077bd-bcd5-41cf-bbf3-254042c822bb"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pre-authorization safety audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pre-authorization safety audit required under paragraph (1)(A) shall be completed on-site not later than 90 days following the submission of an application for operating authority.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dbdab47-6f1b-43c8-b2ee-07c40761f9f2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish, under section 9701 of title 31, a fee of not more than $1,200 for new registrants that as nearly as possible covers the costs of performing a preauthorization safety audit. Amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde7ba679-6fee-463b-8347-35fca6452781"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety reviews of new operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(g)(1) is amended by inserting <quote>transporting property</quote> after <quote>each operator</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96582e52-df25-4f37-aba0-e41dd9233580"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24305(a)(3)(A)(i) is amended by striking <quote>section 13902(b)(8)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 13902(b)(11)(A)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b784261-2bb1-407a-986f-1dce05a067f5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9511ec71-76a6-4730-9096-cc2ccaf45f52" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32707.<?LEXA-Enum 32707.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved oversight of motorcoach service providers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id508BFC1270F34440A6D6DFED4A31E3A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety reviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144, as amended by sections 32204 and 32604 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide946c78f-5f26-4523-8903-1788eb1cb88a" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd72538fb-50b0-4525-a2b1-f2ad7cd8b5e6"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic safety reviews of providers of motorcoach services</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61725274-195e-4905-991f-958e86a71460"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety review</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2d8d1e9-acc9-44b3-92e7-1f0d2068220d"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id467668d2-b66e-4518-b8b3-48bb38f5a45b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the safety fitness of all providers of motorcoach services registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration through a simple and understandable rating system that allows motorcoach passengers to compare the safety performance of motorcoach operators; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d544d2d-d86c-46a8-8d91-8216da91037c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assign a safety fitness rating to each such provider.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9965d89-323c-4ac4-b94d-29f70c1d8b99"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) shall apply—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1622192f-afcc-4b80-858f-3a62ec7adb26"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to any provider of motorcoach services registered with the Administration after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012</short-title> beginning not later than 2 years after the date of such registration; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d739a2a-0188-4bc0-baf4-49c7ea2490c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to any provider of motorcoach services registered with the Administration on or before the date of enactment of that Act beginning not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of that Act.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id344182f3-f620-44e9-9a7e-1fca8a2bebfa"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a process for monitoring the safety performance of each provider of motorcoach services on a regular basis following the assignment of a safety fitness rating, including progressive intervention to correct unsafe practices.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd316946f-5df1-4ca4-be1a-e5f6a0f374b7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement strike forces</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the enhanced monitoring and enforcement actions required under paragraph (2), the Secretary may organize special enforcement strike forces targeting providers of motorcoach services.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id484d9b9d-aa96-4c12-b7ca-db1bb9f00552"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic update of safety fitness rating</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the safety reviews required under this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC507DB4514647F0A09D94201D368B77"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reassess the safety fitness rating of each provider not less frequently than once every 3 years; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id423DA862F2244C5284A8072587C8A83C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annually assess the safety fitness of certain providers of motorcoach services that serve primarily urban areas with high passenger loads.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e5cdf2b-d322-481c-96ff-cc74d162ed5e"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach services defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>provider of motorcoach services</term> has the meaning given such term in section 32702 of the <short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012</short-title>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1EC5BD1920247E3865B327F53999988"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of safety performance ratings of motorcoach services and operations</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43b9adde82b14ad1922009a8db51bf89"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 141 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBB7AF4DBD5D479ABC6570291255AE29" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa869c69a62a41eca33e5d6ffe12f094" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>14105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety performance ratings of motorcoach services and operations</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB5BE799B3CA4EA5AE573042E0883F45"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1311610F6FB4331B14D5B77A8901D3C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ABDA9235CC14F94A852AA740D854DB1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term <term>motorcoach</term> has the meaning given to the term <quote>over-the-road bus</quote> in section 3038(a)(3) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3234E445E7A043D4A859D9B73DEC3520"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motorcoach</term> does not include—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id043CE905163C472D90DA671EBD169617"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a bus used in public transportation that is provided by a State or local government; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id890C370E29374BD285F69526F4D16554"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a school bus (as defined in section 30125(a)(1)), including a multifunction school activity bus.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62B6A892EBDA47C08E954A785E7C54A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcoach services and operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motorcoach services and operations</term> means passenger transportation by a motorcoach for compensation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5741d434be4f4e50b67716af88ff86fa"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Display of motor carrier identification</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id733793DD0A1D4CC1B06C07FF88981D7A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act</short-title>, no person may sell or offer to sell interstate motorcoach transportation services, or provide broker services related to such transportation, unless the person, at the point of sale or provision of broker services, conspicuously displays—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f7c241448de43ec8ad0a7c6821d9c18"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the legal name and USDOT number of the single motor carrier responsible for the transportation and for compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations under parts 350 through 399 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1ba28a099464446b353c68201baca19"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the URL for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s public website where the Administration has posted motor carrier and commercial motor vehicle driver scores in the Safety Measurement System.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id103949E621524360B26AA8D316B6C19D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person who violates paragraph (1) shall be liable for civil penalties to the same extent as a person who does not prepare a record in the form and manner prescribed under section 14901(a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B97FE7905194FD0AA6132C6619111CF"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id320AB83D510F482C98A61DD59DB71DD8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date on which the safety fitness determination rule is implemented, the Secretary shall require, by regulation—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE24E018F83143A1ADB26C6D7853DD63"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each motor carrier that owns or leases 1 or more motorcoaches that transport passengers subject to the Secretary’s jurisdiction under section 13501 to prominently display the safety fitness rating assigned under section 31144(j)(1)(A)(ii)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD816E60DBE246C89D2532D12CD9F07C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each terminal of departure;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC382596B2E14D0E9B67CC4FF287EF92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the motorcoach and visible from a position exterior to the vehicle at the point of departure, if the motorcoach does not depart from a terminal; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F4FBC77DB0A408FA9D596FA552797B0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at all points of sale for such motorcoach services and operations; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id174D5A36C8A94351B3316369660D56A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any person who sells tickets for motorcoach services and operations to display the rating system described in subparagraph (A) at all points of sale for such motorcoach services and operations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70b1cc8f03dd48dd9c441436e3357260"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Items included in the rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In promulgating safety performance ratings for motorcoaches pursuant to the rulemaking required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab976ddc45a340678db8eadc67c83041"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the need and extent to which safety performance ratings should be made available in languages other than English; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc6047b5a98a4eeb98946c7fc89ebce0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">penalties authorized under section 521.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id493197A93A4B45F7B95B024F9B932C34"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Insufficient inspections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any motor carrier for which insufficient safety data is available shall display a label that states that the carrier has sufficiently passed the preauthorization safety audit required under section 13902(b)(1)(A).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd23bc5841e9c4696a92ec4297f90d936"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on State and local law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt a State, or a political subdivision of a State, from enforcing any requirements concerning the manner and content of consumer information provided by motor carriers that are not subject to the Secretary’s jurisdiction under section 13501.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDccd22436701b47279d779da754e1133a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis of chapter 141 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 14104 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fb9520a-becf-4949-9b50-2d6d6096c49d" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" idref="IDaa869c69a62a41eca33e5d6ffe12f094" level="section">14105. Safety performance ratings of motorcoach services and operations.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2a41974-d08c-49c6-8463-372d9c8683bc" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32708.<?LEXA-Enum 32708.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on feasibility, benefits, and costs of establishing a system of certification of training programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives </committee-name>that describes the feasibility, benefits, and costs of establishing a system of certification of public and private schools and of motor carriers and motorcoach operators that provide motorcoach driver training.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44423e37-0552-4183-a973-eac1685f9412" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32709.<?LEXA-Enum 32709.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on driver's license requirements for 9- to 15-passenger vans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2bab03f3-6e7b-48c6-9dac-8d0592c26ef7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that examines requiring all or certain classes of drivers operating a vehicle, which is designed or used to transport not fewer than 9 and not more than 15 passengers (including a driver) in interstate commerce, to have a commercial driver’s license passenger-carrying endorsement and be tested in accordance with a drug and alcohol testing program under part 40 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcee961e7-ca03-4552-a5f7-532d28287e04"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1065847a-fdbd-4a80-b05f-bba9e364069c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety benefits of the requirement described in subsection (a);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc5a39c5-9ede-46be-8626-a89dd9959584"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the scope of the population that would be impacted by such requirement;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5df7d784-b7fa-4c91-8af0-1ce3940708a6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost to the Federal Government and State governments to meet such requirement; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f1669d8-0125-48fc-8117-b4d55a2206e9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact on safety benefits and cost from limiting the application of such requirement to certain drivers of such vehicles, such as drivers who are compensated for driving.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31f734d7-8e45-415b-b3a9-d510c1175a50" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32710.<?LEXA-Enum 32710.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Event data recorders</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05a079f0-ac9e-4b62-82c8-8e7ade1b4254"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after considering the performance requirements for event data recorders for passenger vehicles under part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall complete an evaluation of event data recorders, including requirements regarding specific types of vehicle operations, events and incidents, and systems information to be recorded, for event data recorders to be used on motorcoaches used by motor carriers in interstate commerce.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e19f567-34ea-4286-9f05-d01619563afd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards and regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after completing the evaluation required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue standards and regulations based on the results of that evaluation.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb59aa92-8141-4c47-abca-a4aaa56f8288" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32711.<?LEXA-Enum 32711.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety inspection program for commercial motor vehicles of passengers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to consider requiring States to conduct annual inspections of commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers, including an assessment of—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8ea2806-d897-4dd4-9b8b-aedfc74477f1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the risks associated with improperly maintained or inspected commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc11b2925-b4a9-46b7-b026-4e2fc711e64b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of existing Federal standards for the inspection of such vehicles in—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e0e63cf-83fc-44af-ab5c-8244852110b8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mitigating the risks described in paragraph (1); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b0b369a-fb34-432b-89fc-5ead10e798f6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring the safe and proper operation condition of such vehicles; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id405da429-3747-476a-a58f-8ccd2545713a"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs and benefits of a mandatory State inspection program.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide32308ea-1c8b-45fa-a623-ea4f611ec6a4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32712.<?LEXA-Enum 32712.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distracted driving</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id048417d1-eb9d-4ad5-9216-d8234c13429b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 311, as amended by sections 32113, 32508, and 32512 of this Act, is amended by adding after section 31154 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7dd388c-2f2c-46ed-b0ae-fbaed4bac152" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bf20492-a0fb-4e7b-84e5-3685dd08d20a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31155.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulation of the use of distracting devices in motorcoaches</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id743af714-0481-4a99-be8d-869ddeae64c9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations on the use of electronic or wireless devices, including cell phones and other distracting devices, by an individual employed as the operator of a motorcoach (as defined in section 32702 of that Act).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddca174bf-085b-4bfd-a1cd-d3b841cf4281"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basis for regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall base the regulations prescribed under subsection (a) on accident data analysis, the results of ongoing research, and other information, as appropriate.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20f22587-c6c9-4a10-b1ab-35195b9bf826"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibited use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under subsection (d), the Secretary shall prohibit the use of the devices described in subsection (a) in circumstances in which the Secretary determines that their use interferes with a driver's safe operation of a motorcoach.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11c93d25-c6a3-43c9-8786-d3d0525062ba"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permitted use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may permit the use of a device that is otherwise prohibited under subsection (c) if the Secretary determines that such use is necessary for the safety of the driver or the public in emergency circumstances.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id271ed794-6e16-48b0-b798-f64af762df76"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 311 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31154 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fc81862-02b5-488a-b8f9-3c2a45a472f1" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">31155. Regulation of the use of distracting devices in motorcoaches.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f31af38-7b04-41a9-be00-c47a721abbf3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32713.<?LEXA-Enum 32713.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any standard or regulation prescribed or modified pursuant to the <short-title>Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012</short-title> shall be prescribed or modified in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ida701faa6-3ccf-4a21-81ff-c82d5e1af913" level-type="subsequent"><enum>H</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6538d810-58f2-43f3-9ae8-d85052551fea" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32801.<?LEXA-Enum 32801.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comprehensive truck size and weight limits study</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f21b9b8-a6f7-4b8e-b44f-2263efeadf08"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Truck Size and Weight Limits Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with each relevant State and other applicable Federal agencies, shall commence a comprehensive truck size and weight limits study. The study shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3500a604-8a7e-4298-88ce-c029d75625e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide data on accident frequency and factors related to accident risk of each route of the National Highway System in each State that allows a vehicle to operate with size and weight limits that are in excess of the Federal law and regulations and its correlation to truck size and weight limits;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18f3485b-fd0d-4e44-95ea-bdc6a8114634"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the impacts to the infrastructure of each route of the National Highway System in each State that allows a vehicle to operate with size and weight limits that are in excess of the Federal law and regulations, including—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf919afd4b77e4655afce1830e1061552"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis that quantifies the cost and benefits of the impacts in dollars;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa09a75f66841427aa93b1fe49af8edb9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the percentage of trucks operating in excess of the Federal size and weight limits; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcdcf28f9f6104fde85058988e6b60017"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis that examines the ability of each State to recover the cost for the impacts, or the benefits incurred;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeb2ec6e7ca544021935003a212ed7ece"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the impacts and frequency of violations in excess of the Federal size and weight law and regulations to determine the cost of the enforcement of the law and regulations, and the effectiveness of the enforcement methods;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75743680a9a24446965db42efc31a5f1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine the relationship between truck performance and crash involvement and its correlation to Federal size and weight limits, including the impacts on crashes;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb415463162c546c7a9187e6707ec2bea"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the impacts that truck size and weight limits in excess of the Federal law and regulations have in the risk of bridge failure contributing to the structural deficiencies of bridges or in the useful life of a bridge, including the impacts resulting from the number of bridge loadings;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb91d1478-4ed6-487f-9700-e86d48504f0a"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analyze the impacts on safety and infrastructure in each State that allows a truck to operate in excess of Federal size and weight limitations in truck-only lanes;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf64b242-8484-4aa4-bed4-418dc38ce9e8"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compare and contrast the safety and infrastructure impacts of the Federal limits regarding truck size and weight limits in relation to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f6c2b6e-b4bc-4a25-9421-f3895f72cc30"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">six-axle and other alternative configurations of tractor-trailers; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8692d44-d2cd-452b-b34e-511f91aec0e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety records of foreign nations with truck size and weight limits and tractor-trailer configurations that differ from the Federal law and regulations; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id644C39B0DFEE4E07BBAF97F126AA8F92"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">estimate—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18A71060050A47A1B27E4DEBC703DDF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which freight would be diverted from other surface transportation modes to principal arterial routes and National Highway System intermodal connectors if each covered truck configuration is allowed to operate and the effect that any such diversion would have on other modes of transportation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1669AA68324D40DFA08931A89E12915A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effect that any such diversion would have on public safety, infrastructure, cost responsibilities, fuel efficiency, and the environment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F3C9FC1C05542A3BF6C5AE29CD84A3F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effect on the transportation network of the United States that allowing each covered truck configuration to operate would have; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5B31A85154C43839F92A1CF889243CD"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether allowing each covered truck configuration to operate would result in an increase or decrease in the total number of trucks operating on principal arterial routes and National Highway System intermodal connectors; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8A792F7F3AD4E8AA7E7FE68F704723E"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify all Federal rules and regulations impacted by changes in truck size and weight limits.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5433eb2-1a03-4749-b1f2-604dae8a3c95"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date that the study is commenced under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a final report on the study, including all findings and recommendations, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id476cfceb-912c-410e-bbf8-185e21c22652" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32802.<?LEXA-Enum 32802.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compilation of existing State truck size and weight limit laws</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3173dc69-f75f-49d4-aa94-40a0eb387b7d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall begin to compile—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91e6effe-4379-4e96-aac7-f1dc9706d28a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list for each State, as applicable, that describes each route of the National Highway System that allows a vehicle to operate in excess of the Federal truck size and weight limits that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb262ae4-8582-4ea4-9f5c-328a3bb1e729"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was authorized under State law on or before the date of enactment of this Act; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd9d6a21-7dee-4212-bae9-85739264ec87"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was in actual and lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including seasonal operations) on or before the date of enactment of this Act;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4babe09-68f3-4613-ac2a-f0ff9422cb81"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list for each State, as applicable, that describes—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa1f7495-7360-497a-9edb-a4da12cb8156"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the size and weight limitations applicable to each segment of the National Highway System in that State as listed under paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1b837e8-36fc-4cbd-be40-7527d2b50276"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each combination that exceeds the Interstate weight limit, but that the Department of Transportation, other Federal agency, or a State agency has determined on or before the date of enactment of this Act, could be or could have been lawfully operated in the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf928758a-4dcb-477a-8399-94757297c0e3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each combination that exceeds the Interstate weight limit, but that the Secretary determines could have been lawfully operated on a non-Interstate segment of the National Highway System in the State on or before the date of enactment of this Act; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4daf84d9-5a85-48fc-8e66-cbd4dd5a4b22"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of each State law that designates or allows designation of size and weight limitations in excess of Federal law and regulations on routes of the National Highway System, including nondivisible loads.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83ca80f5-2d58-43cb-8d5f-1d3150686ca5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall specify whether the determinations under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) were made by the Department of Transportation, other Federal agency, or a State agency.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d9a8668-bbd5-4ca7-9fcb-c8a3c1b3598b"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a final report of the compilation under subsection (a) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idcdf08f08-6eba-4e82-a721-e1ebbef25ec1" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous</header> <part commented="no" id="id71787A51F35B4E7F8154A230BF697564" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e54d4e4-f1dd-478d-bfbd-007487dacc08" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32911.<?LEXA-Enum 32911.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention time study</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dc21838-9ddd-43f5-b2cc-675287d82434"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall task the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee to study the extent to which detention time contributes to drivers violating hours of service requirements and driver fatigue. In conducting this study, the Committee shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ea7f222-32b2-416e-b823-75fc97d3f813"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine data collected from driver and vehicle inspections;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a8602ea-f4f8-489b-9143-049e911bb712"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11bee733-1406-4168-b8d1-06222e569868"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">motor carriers and drivers, shippers, and representatives of ports and other facilities where goods are loaded and unloaded;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id228d8e2f-9720-492c-ab9a-72c55da2851f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">government officials; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e6cc254-28b5-418b-be7c-89a84957d26f"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other parties as appropriate; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04ac0042-a03e-4ffd-9d9e-fd82c24b9e99"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide recommendations to the Secretary for addressing issues identified in the study.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f852dc3-f4b6-4f0d-a550-98857dd4fcfc"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that includes recommendations for legislation and for addressing the results of the study.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8cddb8ef-15a4-41ac-ba43-b297e65c443f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32912.<?LEXA-Enum 32912.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of coercion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31136(a) is amended by—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf806cd1-25fb-4627-aefd-8f26fb9e755b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3eedf279-9ad3-4e61-9b71-c7cead45b5bb"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14fbc099-af3e-4618-be8b-e95317ccbce0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adding after subsection (4) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23b4ba2c-9271-4442-8ee3-97995a548da6" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46710c49-7bbf-4b75-8901-8e2ce84dc8e8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an operator of a commercial motor vehicle is not coerced by a motor carrier, shipper, receiver, or transportation intermediary to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a regulation promulgated under this section, or chapter 51 or chapter 313 of this title.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1223bbc-a24b-4c8e-96db-fc027089f90e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32913.<?LEXA-Enum 32913.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor carrier safety advisory committee</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cd62d13-1866-4a07-be72-7bc86718c111"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4144(b)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31100 note), is amended by inserting <quote>nonprofit employee labor organizations representing commercial motor vehicle drivers,</quote> after <quote>industry,</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida627f033-9afa-4fd0-b08e-2ae24d5f75bb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4144(d) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 31100 note), is amended by striking <quote>March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2013</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4c6842f-1831-4832-8b18-af71fe4ed5e7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32914.<?LEXA-Enum 32914.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb492e15b-bee4-4f66-80d4-add4a5b7b211"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31315(a) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d41028a-6e9f-40e7-8134-3fee2664da6a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (2);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd07c8708-9d0a-40af-a709-5c137928bbb6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf79bcb24-a67f-4f54-b443-b5e9297847a7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd65e61f-eaa5-4b54-85d6-ab96dc129908"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemption standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31315(b)(4) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77039f8a-55c3-48ec-8c07-f62a28e06989"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>(or, in the case of a request for an exemption from the physical qualification standards for commercial motor vehicle drivers, post on a web site established by the Secretary to implement the requirements of section 31149)</quote> after <quote>Federal Register</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id133042d8-d2e2-4af8-b929-58567538602a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92b152f4-744a-490d-8e4a-5872f0893082" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5c4c3ba-3e1b-46ee-bae1-a1a8b1c71654"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon granting a request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon granting a request and before the effective date of the exemption, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register (or, in the case of an exemption from the physical qualification standards for commercial motor vehicle drivers, post on a web site established by the Secretary to implement the requirements of section 31149) the name of the person granted the exemption, the provisions from which the person is exempt, the effective period, and the terms and conditions of the exemption.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id536f79b4-fd5f-4f27-b9da-f413ebdbd51c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by inserting <quote>(or, in the case of a request for an exemption from the physical qualification standards for commercial motor vehicle drivers, post on a web site established by the Secretary to implement the requirements of section 31149)</quote> after <quote>Federal Register</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided93eb85-2416-445d-afb4-66008c2bc663"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providing notice of exemptions to State personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31315(b)(7) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6980d1d5-0aae-4c84-ada5-22276233feda" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc86c353f-61a1-451f-b84a-9b0a67cb7722"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification of state compliance and enforcement personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the effective date of an exemption, the Secretary shall notify a State safety compliance and enforcement agency, and require the agency pursuant to section 31102(b)(1)(Y) to notify the State's roadside inspectors, that a person will be operating pursuant to an exemption and the terms and conditions that apply to the exemption.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida44b1199-e498-48f4-a3d9-54b15f2920c8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31315(c)(1) is amended by striking <quote>in the Federal Register</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0684205-4200-4c87-97df-68658d6ab6c0"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31315 is amended by adding after subsection (d) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62c4e2d1-cddc-4d0c-995e-12f9a104487c" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b9655c9-17f3-4a2f-82ba-124a68f3d63f"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives listing the waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs granted under this section, and any impacts on safety.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bca3cb9-d331-4ce7-ac4a-38c98a0f580c"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Web site</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration web site includes a link to the web site established by the Secretary to implement the requirements under sections 31149 and 31315. The link shall be in a clear and conspicuous location on the home page of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration web site and be easily accessible to the public.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFEA69E9BB9E4C32AF9310057B75B262" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32915.<?LEXA-Enum 32915.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration requirements</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5e1be84704e44bad9e479cd7e4f38a19"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13901 is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A001DC606D744728C523222EDF28029" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D86C3226DED4F2BBF39EA3E063E4082" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>13901.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for registration</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID756ae119f57a4a159d6af29fc3c04d32"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person may not provide transportation as a motor carrier subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 or service as a freight forwarder subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III of such chapter, or be a broker for transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of such chapter unless the person is registered under this chapter to provide such transportation or service.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f52f7639a5548cb83bfd9ef8af5be5f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration numbers</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd6c5b4a456de4df68c3a624b5fb31005"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary registers a person under this chapter to provide transportation or service, including as a motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker, the Secretary shall issue a distinctive registration number to the person for each such authority to provide transportation or service for which the person is registered.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99815aeaaade4815bfbdbb01e215bd85"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation or service type indicator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A number issued under paragraph (1) shall include an indicator of the type of transportation or service for which the registration number is issued, including whether the registration number is issued for registration of a motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1bc2a31154b447b1bc8cac58fc28d39a"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specification of authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each agreement to provide transportation or service for which registration is required under this chapter, the registrant shall specify, in writing, the authority under which the person is providing such transportation or service.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7bfba3b5f1b045efa33ea50bd11efb7b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of information</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3094dec34764e99b80aa15114f4bfbe"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 139 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81EC9653EB5841438ECDB585F7F21F4F" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00266d1b695d4da9bdf25959d59dd8d0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>13909.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of information</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall make information relating to registration and financial security required by this chapter publicly available on the Internet, including––</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45FA5D44AEB74E019445AFD63D53FA77"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the names and business addresses of the principals of each entity holding such registration; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E9F0E784812497C8CE0A5E0E83F7921"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the electronic address of the entity’s surety provider for the submission of claims.</text> </paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8899217c66ed4ea386deb338c08d98ff"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 139 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97d75317-0c96-4e65-88da-6585f2d7a099" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" idref="ID00266d1b695d4da9bdf25959d59dd8d0" level="section">13909. Availability of information.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc754fe04229047b69ad5ccbd67e32fbe" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32916.<?LEXA-Enum 32916.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional motor carrier registration requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13902, as amended by sections 32101 and 32107(a) of this Act, is amended––</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id223B0F0BBBDD47D5A0621DA8E9BFA6BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1cf9a421597423a960a186e31b8e948"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>using self-propelled vehicles the motor carrier owns or leases</quote> after <quote>motor carrier</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0649d4f4334049b6b21c4b93c2a8fb94"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70E53EBA9E5046EDB5AE31D45974E502" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52540cc2a2a44e90903a8bf33bd117c7"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separate registration required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A motor carrier may not broker transportation services unless the motor carrier has registered as a broker under this chapter.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID525cdd8e8b4f4032a987c9b1004ad768"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (h) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7A72DC68C3E41609A81E53DA29E0475" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID980dc9268fc84c7a8ca87a53e6280ab6"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration as freight forwarder or broker required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A motor carrier registered under this chapter––</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID163a55be2037422f81129681d02e6d6d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may only provide transportation of property with self-propelled motor vehicles owned or leased by the motor carrier or interchanges under regulations issued by the Secretary if the originating carrier—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DFB3089FE554FB88459DE53A6D130F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">physically transports the cargo at some point; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAFF5622A01AE4B1B9454C46A7410A3C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retains liability for the cargo and for payment of interchanged carriers; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2e374b30daca45758770b1a2ce668658"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not arrange transportation described in paragraph (1) unless the motor carrier has obtained a separate registration as a freight forwarder or broker for transportation under section 13903 or 13904, as applicable.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ded6461d8544f6a904212705588edc9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32917.<?LEXA-Enum 32917.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration of freight forwarders and brokers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42c7bf78cbbe4ffa9bbe12261ce2e1a9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration of freight forwarders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13903, as amended by section 32107(b) of this Act, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73EF7878271740FEBE47BD5288BF3F3E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D8AC11CE3D645198F683849005AEC9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>finds that the person is fit</quote> and inserting the following: “determines that the person––</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFEF2B8DF7344195AD7375DB41485BF3" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID970f28b0f0de4770b5167697ce900e3a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has sufficient experience to qualify the person to act as a freight forwarder; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID246e3a57b33b4a5b862597b0577fbfec"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is fit</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD69178B6A21441C2A1D4CC7B1A71EDA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and the Board</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DE2A11254EC4C14B796B4989263C171"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID536702bf073c4f6cafc3a807817cad90"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A53FFEA961D4F09AE155F20F03438C9" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAF2148790CF48CC8A0AEE22AE608EA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A registration issued under subsection (a) shall only remain in effect while the freight forwarder is in compliance with section 13906(c).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6714d5272f9d41aeb8abe12a7c7c1b3c"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Experience or training requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each freight forwarder shall employ, as an officer, an individual who––</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe9e44980c5a64a79bf296b8a3e9b6fde"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has at least 3 years of relevant experience; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdf327f61691d46c7b1d84758372e4bc3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides the Secretary with satisfactory evidence of the individual’s knowledge of related rules, regulations, and industry practices.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID772c2414d81e41638446a63edcdb85ce"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (d), as redesignated, to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3EAC7340DB34612B4427B7465D67EAB" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48EE5C3127E34EA8B3C88F5496DAA97D"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration as motor carrier required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A freight forwarder may not provide transportation as a motor carrier unless the freight forwarder has registered separately under this chapter to provide transportation as a motor carrier.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5dd01cf3c654d11ab4916234fcff4cd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration of brokers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13904, as amended by section 32107(c) of this Act, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE544DB731C9C45ACB795C4EF1C818A90"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>finds that the person is fit</quote> and inserting the following: “determines that the person––</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id016F2444ADC74C6DA15007CC1B46C517" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0d6db42391e42b1b055f6f4fba00b17"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has sufficient experience to qualify the person to act as a broker for transportation; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb7794fd5f3ad4f1883eb848b02b7819d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is fit</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32C5F00E3A414860983D8185E70B7F74"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37D964F28DA8415E86DD406B1D6374BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0AADE5538C34D23BCA524E0A7F68AA5" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06341a52f5414a76ab38a8286072c79c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A registration issued under subsection (a) shall only remain in effect while the broker for transportation is in compliance with section 13906(b).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc416ede7e86f4e5d93c928438fbbb145"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Experience or training requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each broker shall employ, as an officer, an individual who––</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe4b2250af654351a28e2ebc66fb6bc7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has at least 3 years of relevant experience; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID835a3eb3bb624bbc9badbfab00b7a76b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides the Secretary with satisfactory evidence of the individual’s knowledge of related rules, regulations, and industry practices.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB92DE581710F480AB0153A4A21D0C242"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (d), as redesignated, to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A6DD017730E432A8A947F2A80651850" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f1a5f905f634dc788ade342be110890"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration as motor carrier required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A broker for transportation may not provide transportation as a motor carrier unless the broker has registered separately under this chapter to provide transportation as a motor carrier.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43a56d62d0df4b9888011d9391e43312" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32918.<?LEXA-Enum 32918.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective periods of registration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13905(c) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CA519BAA83349418853EEEA0820EB15" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2e3a158bddd244458825b05b107a69f4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective period</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdccdbf1d665b40109b6047147ee86a41"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this part, each registration issued under section 13902, 13903, or 13904—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1D1FBE95FA348A99523393D6D1D588C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be effective beginning on the date specified by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EFBAFF9EB8540748906C21722266895"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall remain in effect for such period as the Secretary determines appropriate by regulation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ff5a420a4c846119d0cf03ca2c8f2f2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reissuance of registration</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE92ED7DA54CC4D8FAB9F4831AE91D42A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary shall require a freight forwarder or broker to renew its registration issued under this chapter.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E45C6A548AB427D91851F538A6677BE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each registration renewal under subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CA2D82D025A4427B2BF474ADC9E4719"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall expire not later than 5 years after the date of such renewal; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD703804D10E4F65A249C590CEBFE71E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be further renewed as provided under this chapter.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6cbad3ca85594a0494400f8ed17e3859"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require a motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker to update its registration under this chapter periodically or not later than 30 days after any change in address, other contact information, officers, process agent, or other essential information, as determined by the Secretary and published in the Federal Register.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08c539ab8cd945d3af8ce04817dfb9d3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32919.<?LEXA-Enum 32919.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial security of brokers and freight forwarders</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe3d387a87be64526bb253260c8d4c50c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13906 is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE009E345A847467B9C382BF0DE8B6D54" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd1bdbb0917604d92b7dc4f0d09f176f6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Broker financial security requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbf87a010d58e4cf28b69c43806e4e657"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab30312285b146e88c48ffab91baef4f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may register a person as a broker under section 13904 only if the person files with the Secretary a surety bond, proof of trust fund, or other financial security, or a combination thereof, in a form and amount, and from a provider, determined by the Secretary to be adequate to ensure financial responsibility.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84c17b287c71430cbd88681a202c6ca9"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of a group surety bond, trust fund, or other surety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In implementing the standards established by subparagraph (A), the Secretary may authorize the use of a group surety bond, trust fund, or other financial security, or a combination thereof, that meets the requirements of this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57643e33b92e48f798abd273d9c0462f"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surety bonds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A surety bond obtained under this section may only be obtained from a bonding company that has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcd4e8a32529547b2a2b483e7d86ceebe"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proof of trust or other financial security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A), a trust fund or other financial security may be acceptable to the Secretary only if the trust fund or other financial security consists of assets readily available to pay claims without resort to personal guarantees or collection of pledged accounts receivable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbf4ea1e4c7924e9daa108867b7ba0485"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope of financial responsibility</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd5100985bd934436a642a10f6b6abfca"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A surety bond, trust fund, or other financial security obtained under paragraph (1) shall be available to pay any claim against a broker arising from its failure to pay freight charges under its contracts, agreements, or arrangements for transportation subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 if––</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9313e93e8a614abb9dc393d4ab4194b7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to the review by the surety provider, the broker consents to the payment;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa418019139204b4181fef0e11ca48499"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in any case in which the broker does not respond to adequate notice to address the validity of the claim, the surety provider determines that the claim is valid; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa723ec7d4ac47689379f5de73e7b4e2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the claim is not resolved within a reasonable period of time following a reasonable attempt by the claimant to resolve the claim under clauses (i) and (ii), and the claim is reduced to a judgment against the broker.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID325031a853004f808ec43e7f544b3896"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response of surety providers to claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a surety provider receives notice of a claim described in subparagraph (A), the surety provider shall––</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa1068a31a5941d8bf9319ca819bceab"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">respond to the claim on or before the 30th day following the date on which the notice was received; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2eabf36df86543149022748ca3998c82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a denial, set forth in writing for the claimant the grounds for the denial.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7832950cef1c489293b5ad6a89e52714"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs and attorney’s fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any action against a surety provider to recover on a claim described in subparagraph (A), the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs and attorney’s fees.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb92825d0ebe441d5a78022f1c98f7a05"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum financial security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each broker subject to the requirements of this section shall provide financial security of $100,000 for purposes of this subsection, regardless of the number of branch offices or sales agents of the broker.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a0e9c153e584686866060157709fe04"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cancellation notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a financial security required under this subsection is canceled––</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80ac7a2940104e3399b1891e91a24eb9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the holder of the financial security shall provide electronic notification to the Secretary of the cancellation not later than 30 days before the effective date of the cancellation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3411cb1ebe004d6c97f1733f308aaba7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall immediately post such notification on the public Internet Website of the Department of Transportation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe4e1b4950570421da6f8a50cea16d4a9"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall immediately suspend the registration of a broker issued under this chapter if the available financial security of that person falls below the amount required under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID004734743f424f40be06aaf307b0855e"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of claims in cases of financial failure or insolvency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a broker registered under this chapter experiences financial failure or insolvency, the surety provider of the broker shall––</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82ef255774e342c994fdfc55cc16c155"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a notice to cancel the financial security to the Administrator in accordance with paragraph (4);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID198d6c7c89dc4b50be6f1c8f22b5fa41"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publicly advertise for claims for 60 days beginning on the date of publication by the Secretary of the notice to cancel the financial security; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID949eceaa92c843eab0e18a378158710b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pay, not later than 30 days after the expiration of the 60-day period for submission of claims––</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f1e34f627a34bc49c4da8a679eb86ec"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all uncontested claims received during such period; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa17bbf715287456dbe070f136be503fc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a pro rata share of such claims if the total amount of such claims exceeds the financial security available.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabe493416fab4c9a90a4e21475673657"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6a37f746f616410d95e9976992ab20b9"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Either the Secretary or the Attorney General of the United States may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce the requirements of this subsection or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this subsection. The court may award appropriate relief, including injunctive relief.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa6b57646d2645fd87865fed35b2ec6c"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that a surety provider of a broker registered under this chapter has violated the requirements of this subsection or a regulation prescribed under this subsection, the surety provider shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcaa0e1d66aa24323b50c500948992663"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that a surety provider of a broker registered under this chapter has violated the requirements of this subsection or a regulation prescribed under this subsection, the surety provider shall be ineligible to provider broker financial security for 3 years.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04c5ab984e65458eac633303d04a360b"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial security amount assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every 5 years, the Secretary shall review, with public notice and comment, the amount of the financial security required under this subsection to determine whether such amounts are sufficient to provide adequate financial security, and shall be authorized to increase those amounts, if necessary, based upon that determination.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6640fc001dea459e88c52a8d024d5ae2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Freight forwarder financial security requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4c57966f2689435b96e673f0c3665ff2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa626d6286443496381c29f7ac5f8b55d"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may register a person as a freight forwarder under section 13903 only if the person files with the Secretary a surety bond, proof of trust fund, other financial security, or a combination of such instruments, in a form and amount, and from a provider, determined by the Secretary to be adequate to ensure financial responsibility.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ce162cbfe624cba9cd16da03969c448"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of a group surety bond, trust fund, or other financial security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In implementing the standards established under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may authorize the use of a group surety bond, trust fund, other financial security, or a combination of such instruments, that meets the requirements of this subsection.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe9bbfb832ae44080bbed4445bde201a1"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surety bonds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A surety bond obtained under this section may only be obtained from a bonding company that has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd47c17bcf2142c5930ea0d1932e2725"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proof of trust or other financial security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A), a trust fund or other financial security may not be accepted by the Secretary unless the trust fund or other financial security consists of assets readily available to pay claims without resort to personal guarantees or collection of pledged accounts receivable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc00039cb30a42cdb0dcbf9b8dbbdb2b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope of financial responsibility</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2760276143bb438aa72194a47717b841"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A surety bond, trust fund, or other financial security obtained under paragraph (1) shall be available to pay any claim against a freight forwarder arising from its failure to pay freight charges under its contracts, agreements, or arrangements for transportation subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 if––</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38c7de36e8f843e6abea8cfdeaee07d7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to the review by the surety provider, the freight forwarder consents to the payment;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc41df16e03864eaeb9afe8d551e930ef"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case the freight forwarder does not respond to adequate notice to address the validity of the claim, the surety provider determines the claim is valid; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID394c0b30d7c14a2ab4287755254f8a2b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the claim—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17FE7AA156564BD385966F22892F96D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not resolved within a reasonable period of time following a reasonable attempt by the claimant to resolve the claim under clauses (i) and (ii); and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2488313D142747C684ECF50339A7B0CF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is reduced to a judgment against the freight forwarder.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3da2e5341e843e1a5d6712fb06cc916"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response of surety providers to claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a surety provider receives notice of a claim described in subparagraph (A), the surety provider shall––</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3865a705d5d74838ba136c097af7ac2a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">respond to the claim on or before the 30th day following receipt of the notice; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID678b88425ef94c42acaedb3ab620ebec"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a denial, set forth in writing for the claimant the grounds for the denial.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d409a4d1f004c1f8cc4894f7aef36fc"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs and attorney’s fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any action against a surety provider to recover on a claim described in subparagraph (A), the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs and attorney’s fees.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21ddd2ac5c73406aba872234d698da80"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Freight forwarder insurance</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaf4b40e5f6c1495c90abf1051fda4472"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may register a person as a freight forwarder under section 13903 only if the person files with the Secretary a surety bond, insurance policy, or other type of financial security that meets standards prescribed by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6352c6db02b8458497020aef2938f197"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Liability insurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A financial security filed by a freight forwarder under subparagraph (A) shall be sufficient to pay an amount, not to exceed the amount of the financial security, for each final judgment against the freight forwarder for bodily injury to, or death of, an individual, or loss of, or damage to, property (other than property referred to in subparagraph (C)), resulting from the negligent operation, maintenance, or use of motor vehicles by, or under the direction and control of, the freight forwarder while providing transfer, collection, or delivery service under this part.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcace612efa89400b896437d124ae7127"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cargo insurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require a registered freight forwarder to file with the Secretary a surety bond, insurance policy, or other type of financial security approved by the Secretary, that will pay an amount, not to exceed the amount of the financial security, for loss of, or damage to, property for which the freight forwarder provides service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID060569b84dbc4b4691f8ce04c4425219"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum financial security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each freight forwarder subject to the requirements of this section shall provide financial security of $100,000, regardless of the number of branch offices or sales agents of the freight forwarder.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0a9377c0cafb4eaf9a096770caec6e96"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cancellation notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a financial security required under this subsection is canceled––</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79fd3e9207834dd99ea06c465a62e8e4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the holder of the financial security shall provide electronic notification to the Secretary of the cancellation not later than 30 days before the effective date of the cancellation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09997a2979ce4782b8cac4478eb39b34"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall immediately post such notification on the public Internet web site of the Department of Transportation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8dd07aba81a64bb4865ca472a228de4c"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall immediately suspend the registration of a freight forwarder issued under this chapter if its available financial security falls below the amount required under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc812ff8d68f2474ba043ec648e37f758"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of claims in cases of financial failure or insolvency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a freight forwarder registered under this chapter experiences financial failure or insolvency, the surety provider of the freight forwarder shall––</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50169d42ade047c3af03899e9bfd1d04"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a notice to cancel the financial security to the Administrator in accordance with paragraph (5);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2e47aec2634c4f2d81ba7dde0719246b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publicly advertise for claims for 60 days beginning on the date of publication by the Secretary of the notice to cancel the financial security; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb2f5751a1c9141d981b3e1fbf6c02319"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pay, not later than 30 days after the expiration of the 60-day period for submission of claims––</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfce252a6aac544728d8704b27b62743c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all uncontested claims received during such period; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6cbd8349e43949328db7dd9abe2f80be"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a pro rata share of such claims if the total amount of such claims exceeds the financial security available.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa72478d8b469439d9110ca6bea962a26"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDae7ce30952544fbba3dd0e0304c6aa35"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Either the Secretary or the Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce the requirements of this subsection or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this subsection. The court may award appropriate relief, including injunctive relief.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85c336b9143f43559b718a6e3865e830"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that a surety provider of a freight forwarder registered under this chapter has violated the requirements of this subsection or a regulation prescribed under this subsection, the surety provider shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85d3cfac3a4f4b139de5e74a070a6dca"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that a surety provider of a freight forwarder registered under this chapter has violated the requirements of this subsection or a regulation prescribed under this subsection, the surety provider shall be ineligible to provide freight forwarder financial security for 3 years.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID152d5e4c851042bda4b5ff0172aa2ab9"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial security and insurance amount assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FD2DA66E76A4743BCC26810337BFD98"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall review, with public notice and comment, the amount of the financial security and insurance required under this subsection to determine whether such amounts are sufficient to provide adequate financial security; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F56C9AE391748559246BA92C8E837EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may increase such amounts, if necessary, based upon the determination under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8da527dd73c84d878f6fa50cd53adb86"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to implement and enforce the requirements under subsections (b) and (c) of section 13906 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5703de03c25a4b4a9fda4621c3da1a78"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd5e1035c41540eea27b107b9668b01c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32920.<?LEXA-Enum 32920.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlawful brokerage activities</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc16e264314644a0b98c823cac359d672"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 149 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25F0BDEE179247DE84FB0A07FF7C8766" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b935731a6f14effb91e2107ab5b20e5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>14916.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlawful brokerage activities</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb67217d4f048414eb82baa76039cf061"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibited activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person that acts as a broker, other than a non-vessel-operating common carrier (as defined in section 40102(16) of title 46) or an ocean freight forwarder providing brokerage as part of an international through movement involving ocean transportation between the United States and a foreign port, is prohibited from providing interstate brokerage services as a broker unless that person––</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc479bf3c6cbd4f849b1c515d522313d8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is registered under, and in compliance with, section 13903; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe8596e0de01447048b0043f5395fa82e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has satisfied the financial security requirements under section 13904.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6c132d85ee754469890468ba1a7f697a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties and private cause of action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly authorizes, consents to, or permits, directly or indirectly, either alone or in conjunction with any other person, a violation of subsection (a) is liable––</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a558687ebfa4b6ea1276aa8b8aad8f7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the United States Government for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each violation; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID074e994ea3e94526ace3f67bee68a10b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the injured party for all valid claims incurred without regard to amount.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID816d7e9fb7c847d283a6387df91639e5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Liable parties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The liability for civil penalties and for claims under this section for unauthorized brokering shall apply, jointly and severally––</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60a7376c1584467f9e4af7bb3383450e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to any corporate entity or partnership involved; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49626eb85ac743ecb268dbd3f12ccea1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the individual officers, directors, and principals of such entities.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe036dcf5be44e4e9d70e359693fc4f7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 149 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cc24d49-0b53-4814-9c7c-eb0eedd66750" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" idref="ID2b935731a6f14effb91e2107ab5b20e5" level="section">14916. Unlawful brokerage activities.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="id8b8a4e9d-3872-4d3e-9b92-81a38e3283f3" level-type="subsequent"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Household goods transportation</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1cf5a10-1540-4eb0-9bb3-677c5c6f5b5e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32921.<?LEXA-Enum 32921.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional registration requirements for household goods motor carriers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c64c6c7-a2ee-4788-ba5a-0001324a0a27"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13902(a)(2) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida04e2c6b-1435-47dd-8b19-720524c739f3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>section 13702(c);</quote> and inserting <quote>section 13702(c); and</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53f78ede-f1bc-4ed9-b0da-7f8621d3dade"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8b99e2f-1270-476e-927c-1b284516096d" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d0795bc-4ea4-4d23-b2f2-d014279d47a0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates, before being registered, through successful completion of a proficiency examination established by the Secretary, knowledge and intent to comply with applicable Federal laws relating to consumer protection, estimating, consumers' rights and responsibilities, and options for limitations of liability for loss and damage.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2afd09b3-ce71-4890-a9b7-ee69f87bf2e7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (D).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86839c36-e90e-4e83-8892-03d99088958a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance reviews of new household goods motor carriers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(g), as amended by section 32102 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3135014b-642e-444e-8781-e1a965696321" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id399e4fd6-5847-4058-ac85-6f6dc13bb5f8"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional requirements for household goods motor carriers</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1f2d6bf4-b456-4873-853a-1cf8a036a90e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall require, by regulation, each registered household goods motor carrier to undergo a consumer protection standards review not later than 18 months after the household goods motor carrier begins operations under such authority.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02cb8d34-3c5c-4dc7-9390-9864995160e6"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish the elements of the consumer protections standards review, including basic management controls. In establishing the elements, the Secretary shall consider the effects on small businesses and shall consider establishing alternate locations where such reviews may be conducted for the convenience of small businesses.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf94fd379-c22d-4f6c-9637-4b045216b201"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall take effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79d7b6a5-3554-4d2f-a66a-9a5fef3dfcf8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32922.<?LEXA-Enum 32922.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure to give up possession of household goods</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf32516a3-e12c-4a5e-8a61-dd008e7687cb"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Injunctive relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14704(a)(1) is amended by striking <quote>and 14103</quote> and inserting <quote>, 14103, and 14915(c)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08767b28-d38f-4ba4-a555-00ca6ea1f3ab"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14915(a)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f4de494-a90b-4c50-8984-eb4312695ab9" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce387375-b1da-4120-b0f2-36689458383e"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States may assign all or a portion of the civil penalty to an aggrieved shipper. The Secretary of Transportation shall establish criteria upon which such assignments shall be made. The Secretary may order, after notice and an opportunity for a proceeding, that a person found holding a household goods shipment hostage return the goods to an aggrieved shipper.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id703d2898-bfe0-41d9-a03b-08f3b2ee2d8b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32923.<?LEXA-Enum 32923.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Settlement authority</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida68ff46e-5c4e-4c78-af52-0b6af4d74ee7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Settlement of general civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14901 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4fdc2fd-7d37-4f30-98d2-705223f8eae9" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6255ee9-dcc7-4181-bbea-dace68938acb"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Settlement of household goods civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary from accepting partial payment of a civil penalty as part of a settlement agreement in the public interest, or from holding imposition of any part of a civil penalty in abeyance.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebe38967-9c0b-44ee-b927-cf8dadf215ec"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Settlement of household goods civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14915(a) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d7ffd93-fd42-4241-9ddc-85ddb6c58995" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddfb95d0a-be87-44a2-b795-766ef2342f4e"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Settlement authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the Secretary from accepting partial payment of a civil penalty as part of a settlement agreement in the public interest, or from holding imposition of any part of a civil penalty in abeyance.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67693795-2074-4491-b5c7-126397e460c4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32924.<?LEXA-Enum 32924.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Household goods transportation assistance program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a64cfc5-f023-49d4-8fd5-d44d65bd1605"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint assistance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a joint assistance program, through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d654d13-dcf5-457b-ba7a-c390eb711dc0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to educate consumers about the household goods motor carrier industry pursuant to the recommendations of the task force established under section 32925 of this Act;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5800883-93d8-4781-becc-92a9af94a10a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's implementation, monitoring, and coordination of Federal and State household goods enforcement activities;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6068c666-f2ee-4041-a741-a1fdad005623"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist a consumer with the timely resolution of an interstate household goods hostage situation, as appropriate; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef6ea4f6-e255-4953-aa46-cf492cdb1adc"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct other enforcement activities as designated by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf168f118-1112-434d-9326-7fa66c28b928"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint assistance program partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03cbaf53-fdd9-4919-a5f2-5974e96016b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may partner with 1 or more household goods motor carrier industry groups to implement the joint assistance program under subsection (a); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49c182c9-8fab-4e4d-b184-4ee4402a3b64"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall ensure that each participating household goods motor carrier industry group—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37820fbb-7bb3-4688-8bae-50b012f7c445"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implements the joint assistance program in the best interest of the consumer;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1159f9d-fe08-4a3f-9732-c78ffdf14620"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implements the joint assistance program in the public interest;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id397d18ab-8ca0-4c5a-83b4-6ec92655b258"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accurately represents its financial interests in providing household goods mover services in the normal course of business and in assisting consumers resolving hostage situations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ca72418-7b63-40f1-befb-f57ded5d493b"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not hold itself out or misrepresent itself as an agent of the Federal government;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bdb53d3-d7f4-4b86-b85b-9273ce81cb98"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">abides by Federal regulations and guidelines for the provision of assistance and receipt of compensation for household goods mover services; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b38eef9-0637-43b3-ab62-764cca704640"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accurately represents the Federal and State remedies that are available to consumers for resolving interstate household goods hostage situations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e3311d1-9981-4b21-9fe8-a247425ac9ed"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit a report annually to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives providing a detailed description of the joint assistance program under subsection (a).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7252017-5190-4bde-8b41-fc8bf0ebc5bf"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The joint assistance program under subsection (a) may not include the provision of funds by the United States to a consumer for lost, stolen, or damaged items.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46b3b3a5-8d94-408b-9b14-ae8cba17937c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32925.<?LEXA-Enum 32925.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Household goods consumer education program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3db8b4f8-478b-49ee-ab07-d1f9d16942d2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Task force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a task force to develop recommendations to ensure that a consumer is informed of Federal law concerning the transportation of household goods by a motor carrier, including recommendations—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddea4ab88-ff6c-4fa4-87ca-7ba3a35a7cb3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on how to condense publication ESA 03005 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration into a format that can be more easily used by a consumer; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ef3b146-d9ef-43d5-bfc9-3800aac3b9f1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the use of state-of-the-art education techniques and technologies, including the use of the Internet as an educational tool.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2862cfe3-d378-43af-b963-3990d22b057c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Task force members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The task force shall be comprised of—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ff2ca16-b76a-4502-a804-c2c79f7f1678"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individuals with expertise in consumer affairs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddca27b02-a79a-44e4-b639-ef740aa326d2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educators with expertise in how people learn most effectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id552bc8e3-698b-4347-b3d6-07174838de0c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of the household goods moving industry.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde074103-97de-44b5-ac31-b84f392fb663"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the task force shall complete its recommendations under subsection (a). Not later than 1 year after the task force completes its recommendations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue regulations implementing the recommendations, as appropriate.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde562fcb-8d95-4a08-828b-37c925d4667e"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Advisory Committee Act exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The <act-name parsable-cite="FACA">Federal Advisory Committee Act</act-name> (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the task force.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd10feb49-e4bf-4d6f-ac45-6e3a118526ea"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The task force shall terminate 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="id5dbe99c2-3e93-4062-b2c2-d9ce16de7b94" level-type="subsequent"><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical Amendments</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e3fce3a-422e-44c4-9adb-ba2c98c17607" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32931.<?LEXA-Enum 32931.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Update of obsolete text</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id006fb99c-bf23-4b55-82af-e27500ea61fb"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31137(e), as redesignated by section 32301 of this Act, is amended by striking <quote>Not later than December 1, 1990, the Secretary shall prescribe</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall maintain</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id176c10c4-801e-4de6-9315-9493189b8ca1"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31151(a) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76ab9fc6-8307-4a45-856b-2d6b09149314"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac5015dd-cdd7-469f-9204-bd9358e7ea98" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id080d335e-ebd1-4402-adb1-fd39dd2aa0c8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall maintain a program to ensure that intermodal equipment used to transport intermodal containers is safe and systematically maintained.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc956a94-dee3-43d2-a485-bb8099765e54"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9d07b7c-b5d0-4fce-ae13-ecc66a99373e"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31307(b) is amended by striking <quote>Not later than December 18, 1994, the Secretary shall prescribe</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall maintain</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e1d8e55-3ddc-4400-9817-08914b642aec"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31310(g)(1) is amended by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id569e5253-91aa-4a88-8807-151e5c916e87"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4123(f) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1736), is amended by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the </quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f9a526b-aabd-4958-8636-44af839366c0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32932.<?LEXA-Enum 32932.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Correction of interstate commerce commission references</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3cc87767-140a-4811-b992-eba03cbc6ace"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety information and intervention in interstate commerce commission proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 3 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cab45ba-827f-48b5-bfb9-55fcc31ca36b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by repealing section 307;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87b06b95-6f25-42c7-b6e9-7b8fa0a9dbb6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the analysis, by striking the item relating to section 307;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0d758c3-89c8-4288-be0d-abf1e4a968a6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 333(d)(1)(C), by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4118af2b-00f1-4e4a-b716-426a7f390f58"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 333(e)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97a46115-c16d-4d18-950c-c5b32c58c722"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8003a8c-2555-44f2-a628-5d8b58486a6e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Board</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5aaab661-c4d8-4c5c-8d07-fab1c379287a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing and procedure for application to abandon or discontinue</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10903(b)(2) is amended by striking <quote>24706(c) of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>24706(c) of this title before May 31, 1998</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id683fb8ab-5b37-4128-8d33-42efcdd59b3d"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical amendments to Part C of Subtitle V</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59de5569-eec5-46cf-9474-255b5dd3a436"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24307(b)(3) is amended by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7de012ab-3790-4d01-85ac-a7025e228c03"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24311 is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72695376-ad6f-459b-a42a-43db457878a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99a102b9-0b20-4720-b09e-425e8b7443d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Board</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id888EBAD718CA4AF8B35F8A838059866A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commission's</quote> and inserting <quote>Board's</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1140ce8f-6aa1-4182-91e4-6797458eb5c6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24902 is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb7cc614-8f55-4ba5-b8a3-d2449bb40c1d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae86f5a1-ce38-4fb9-8607-fcddc519b819"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Board</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida00f4e24-26ef-44fe-8795-93d31b46c79f"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24904 is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22b7024b-6d06-48a7-863d-d10d73929ec1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id635d3483-4c2b-44c7-aaa7-f3f24f9ba420"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Board</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5cfb2a27-cca5-455a-9364-8d0c9e07a824" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32933.<?LEXA-Enum 32933.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming amendments</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48236883-d079-47a9-8ed5-77ed84ee71ec"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13905(f)(1)(A) is amended by striking <quote>section 13904(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 13904(e)</quote>;</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF8A8BA31F564A649BF85838F4067AED"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14504a(c)(1) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd7e3498-cd73-4e3a-b8d7-a878f721834d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>sections</quote> and inserting <quote>section</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd95d6d4c-8473-4416-971b-e82dac41a27a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47c4dae7-a31b-40b8-a1a7-fcaea884367d"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31103(a) is amended by striking <quote>section 31102(b)(1)(E)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 31102(b)(2)(E)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfeee66e4-b484-4249-9ffd-21055814d548"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31103(b) is amended by striking <quote>authorized by section 31104(f)(2)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cfd063d-5f7b-4e43-9020-cef8ff6557eb"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31309(b)(2) is amended by striking <quote>31308(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>31308(3)</quote>.</text> </subsection></section></part></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act of 2012</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb96cd76fcbff46a5b00a794027ab6fe6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>33001.<?LEXA-Enum 33001.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id517195336A43412387E7C56D34E3E15D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>33002.<?LEXA-Enum 33002.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of a national surface transportation and freight policy</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8c6e2115f7794c1c9ca88eeccaa8846e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 32932 of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f329a557de44d91ba65317dd08a4dbe"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating sections 304 through 306 as sections 307 through 309, respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3D3057D176A47E9979D65DDB1100010"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating sections 308 and 309 as sections 310 and 311, respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f899aca0704440f97ccbcafb8193890"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating sections 303 and 303a as sections 305 and 306, respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfbfe268f2e364f4cbdf1ef58c3d33534"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 302 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF46C593057714C2F96ACFEB79CD49C99" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ff53b7a774b46e78bd41cb791391b85" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National surface transportation policy</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63bef1235c6f4fdb9ead278d73b77f3d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States to develop a comprehensive national surface transportation system that advances the national interest and defense, interstate and foreign commerce, the efficient and safe interstate mobility of people and goods, and the protection of the environment. The system shall be built, maintained, managed, and operated as a partnership between the Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector and shall be coordinated with the overall transportation system of the United States, including the Nation's air, rail, pipeline, and water transportation systems. The Secretary of Transportation shall be responsible for carrying out this policy.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda3c77af407c40c896fb053ef7f35d3d"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The objectives of the policy shall be to facilitate and advance—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDce011210cc794815af1afdaa996772c0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the improved accessibility and reduced travel times for persons and goods within and between nations, regions, States, and metropolitan areas;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2eaf65e826e24478bd4ea322ebb28515"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety of the public;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0b323628e16c4239b94623f6090719bc"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the security of the Nation and the public;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d5e7d0af1e245239a975b0146b404b8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental protection;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6cfe18ca33304f44932ac530b99ffc0f"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy conservation and security, including reducing transportation-related energy use;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc1075e9656454a999e5ac4e832aaa4ca"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">international and interstate freight movement, trade enhancement, job creation, and economic development;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfab2fd5a7ac54783a3cdca726c2dbe92"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">responsible planning to address population distribution and employment and sustainable development;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0462af91ae7f4c9db112ff6586eada84"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preservation and adequate performance of system-critical transportation assets, as defined by the Secretary;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa081b49e98d44e25aac708cef351d077"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reasonable access to the national surface transportation system for all system users, including rural communities;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54386b053d71491f8511d6bfa62e8bc2"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sustainable and adequate financing of the national surface transportation system; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf308d8ecd120497b9364be5b0308d63e"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovation in transportation services, infrastructure, and technology.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcedf509a2d844cb883e8ea821fe254c3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Goals</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd19356832a5d430fa34e7f0b84809b47"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The goals of the policy shall be—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF99EED3C6EE744E8957E3CD70BEDF76E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce average per capita peak period travel times on an annual basis;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7532333015ec4213a077bd14a645741a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce national motor vehicle-related and truck-related fatalities by 50 percent by 2030;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID668e55325d644223808d45d1395abdc3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce national surface transportation delays per capita on an annual basis;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdad489b0729d4fe391447d4e6bdb44bc"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve the access to employment opportunities and other economic activities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe506f20143f94d77af0ff41204b712da"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the percentage of system-critical surface transportation assets, as defined by the Secretary, that are in a state of good repair by 20 percent by 2030;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa51153cfe0104ea4a86c8b01f26d7719"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve access to public transportation, intercity passenger rail services, and non-motorized transportation where travel demand warrants;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5bca5e47af324aa8be0b00186312620f"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce passenger and freight transportation infrastructure-related delays entering into and out of international points of entry on an annual basis;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb449440d45e14c60a80d89bc481711c2"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase travel time reliability on major freight corridors that connect major population centers to freight generators and international gateways on an annual basis;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8da5cd1e640e49a99f89d75fb4939789"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure adequate transportation of domestic energy supplies and promote energy security;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5102854606e548cf92be1e26b887e4e1"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maintain or reduce the percentage of gross domestic product consumed by transportation costs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf800448bdc7e45f69577c7e69c04b4d6"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce transportation-related impacts on the environment and on communities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe0b97e5ae61846d1bd16e86b1ac1ed57"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Baselines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary shall develop baselines for the goals and shall determine appropriate methods of data collection to measure the attainment of the goals.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74ed4dcc5f9b439b89d58eaee0c7c44f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Freight policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 33002(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39A708C64CE44BE58D872EA80306B146" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID871a48c1ab83412f89d46a7c6b758087" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>312.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National freight transportation policy.</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e32e78590314103b79e984c711a6f11"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National freight transportation policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States to improve the efficiency, operation, and security of the national transportation system to move freight by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce, promote economic competitiveness and job creation, improve the safe and efficient mobility of goods, and protect the public health and the environment.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61a51a9cc107423f8e3daca541be7267"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The objectives of the policy are—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa44b53f6083e4d978e9cd160a2f7de11"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to target investment in freight transportation projects that strengthen the economic competitiveness of the United States with a focus on domestic industries and businesses and the creation and retention of high-value jobs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6630e4c51b514070b7e5ebde19805863"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote and advance energy conservation and the environmental sustainability of freight movements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc83352765cad427a95c8797e991b610b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to facilitate and advance the safety and health of the public, including communities adjacent to freight movements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID420cd6b9cc344107aec38c0fabdf3b98"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide for systematic and balanced investment to improve the overall performance and reliability of the national transportation system to move freight, including ensuring trade facilitation and transportation system improvements are mutually supportive;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf9be3e1aed63430299dff394f7a29d75"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote partnerships between Federal, State, and local governments, the private sector, and other transportation stakeholders to leverage investments in freight transportation projects; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6e966e2376a143fd9f33d589413c3612"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage adoption of operational policies, such as intelligent transportation systems, to improve the efficiency of freight-related transportation movements and infrastructure.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93a66ad2767c4174a7dcbcdf3beb4c8d"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82B3733F68EC48CDA1953BC3F69D4AB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 through 306 as sections 307 through 309, respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8070BABC74284EE384BA95957168D082"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the items relating to sections 308 and 309 as sections 310 and 311, respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE31360B104AB40E0AB5C4043590C013A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the items relating to sections 303 and 303a as sections 305 and 306, respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF227DEE718FF44C7ADCA589D59A2273D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after the item relating to section 302 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17EB6A2627EB4457B72425798B0AFCF1" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">303. National surface transportation policy.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5BD6B55AF397475186646FCCABB64426"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after the item relating to section 311 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3E3DB46010F484CAB47755968506764" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">312. National freight transportation policy.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf352ee2641874afb9a27639c5d007a2d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>33003.<?LEXA-Enum 33003.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surface transportation and freight strategic plan</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5b62ef791f314debb6ab0a4d45a8669e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surface transportation and freight strategic plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 33002 of this Act, is amended by inserting after section 303 the following—</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2706F9ABD1AC47519E4FC7579412467C" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3a2d620a07154a2baf3cf0049f56bf92" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National surface transportation and freight strategic performance plan.</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b60e6786abc4284a76f64a0d0ff0785"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and implement a National Surface Transportation and Freight Performance Plan to achieve the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 and 312.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35e49dd9e67546238c4d7fb2286481dd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1bbe1419ece74855816aba71b36d9f8d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the current performance of the national surface transportation system and an analysis of the system's ability to achieve the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 and 312;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32f9e82bd4594e3c9fd29b84ce2ca966"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of emerging and long-term projected trends, including economic and national trade policies, that will impact the performance, needs, and uses of the national surface transportation system, including the system to move freight;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1705bc0925c34117b85a1b8e003aab13"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the major challenges to effectively meeting the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 and 312 and a plan to address such challenges;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3a5d284f1734ccb8a67a4111000daa0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comprehensive strategy and investment plan to meet the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 and 312, including a strategy to develop the coalitions, partnerships, and other collaborative financing efforts necessary to ensure stable, reliable funding and completion of freight corridors and projects;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28c03274213940c6819414dfa1bf9974"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initiatives to improve transportation modeling, research, data collection, and analysis, including those to assess impacts on public health, and environmental conditions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb4310bd6b57244d79d9a82cf305bdd7c"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">guidelines to encourage the appropriate balance of means to finance the national transportation system to move freight to implement the plan and the investment plan proposed under paragraph (4); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45d8d3f8de33424598a9c5941092a812"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of priority freight corridors and gateways to be improved and developed to meet the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in section 312.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe0390484a4e54eb8844be7232d318c2f"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3102fabbb00c408797d215769c9a8230"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with appropriate Federal agencies, local, State, and tribal governments, public and private transportation stakeholders, non-profit organizations representing transportation employees, appropriate foreign governments, and other interested parties;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd5c2d7bca9b64057a3c65bb436daab2a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider on-going Federal, State, and corridor-wide transportation plans;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f8a4a98726849e695706613208df332"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide public notice and hearings and solicit public comments on the plan, and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5beeeb35606b40319a6d6e2d2107fbe0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate, establish advisory committees to assist with developing the plan.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6480e436bdf747b6978b9c8d03138f02"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submittal and publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A780FB1D03C4CA9A64458F55A0B43C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the completed plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA66BAB9C85434F95A296927CF7AF1379"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">post the completed plan on the Department of Transportation's public web site.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5d9c691ecce648f0a05f70b0e473e4db"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Progress reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit biennial progress reports on the implementation of the plan beginning 2 years after the date of submittal of the plan under subsection (d)(1). Each progress report shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b5c29b8da7142c29cf25d5508bc43d0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe progress made toward fully implementing the plan and achieving the policies, objectives, and goals established under sections 303 and 312;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe9512278f6344f468bdedbbb96efa28c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe challenges and obstacles to full implementation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDddab333c005c4171ba346a7fcfebb3fb"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe updates to the plan necessary to reflect changed circumstances or new developments; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3051e8a4a755402ea9948e3fe233a4b4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make policy and legislative recommendations the Secretary believes are necessary and appropriate to fully implement the plan.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc0bc8c7a9fd344cf95520aca8b32c2bb"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have the authority to conduct studies, gather information, and require the production of data necessary to develop or update this plan, consistent with Federal privacy standards.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabee1422969f4671a8ce85c34b8453a0"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5e02072678de42d0a225d292eb4afcec"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop appropriate performance criteria and data collections systems for each Federal surface transportation program consistent with this chapter and the Secretary's statutory authority within these programs to evaluate:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6a1dd8920b5b4bc6949bb7f6803a013d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether such programs are consistent with the policy, objectives, and goals established by sections 303 and 312; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDacb5fdfb27a44b568d44f362952c0b0b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how effective such programs are in contributing to the achievement of the policy, objectives, and goals established by sections 303 and 312;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6d70364dbe7f4f468ee31da34d2385e3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">using the criteria developed under paragraph (1), periodically evaluate each such program and provide the results to the public;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda3c764635ae4d74a303986c3f365b48"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">based on the evaluation performed under paragraph (2), make any necessary changes or improvements to such programs to ensure such consistency and effectiveness consistent with the Secretary's statutory authority within these programs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99323e17673c4d95b6d6d3b1041924f4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement this section in a manner that is consistent with sections 302, 5301, 5503, 10101, and 13101 of this title and section 101 of title 23;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89b437ce1366452cb731ae0405ca7bfc"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review all relevant surface transportation planning requirements to determine whether such regional, State, and local surface transportation planning efforts funded with Federal funds are consistent with the policy, objectives, and goals established by this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc2c3a707be7e4100b6d935b4c26a1baf"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require States and metropolitan planning organizations to report on the use of Federal surface transportation funds, consistent with ongoing reporting requirements, to provide the Secretary with sufficient information to determine—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc939cd18fd27430ab6c4a7770003cccb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which projects and priorities were funded with such funds;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcfad3b2cc0ae4c91b07acb7b5d76cb24"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the rationale and method employed for apportioning such funds to the projects and priorities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID503d90f81b8247e196db2a254c5d0471"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the obligation of such funds is consistent with or advances the policy, objectives, and goals established by sections 303 and 312 and the statutory sections referenced in paragraph (4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54fe1c08a3aa45039f2b04c1b0487203"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id950F9E6659E34B18A64DCF0A327DBAD6" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">304. National surface transportation and freight strategic performance plan.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5adceb70b740426d8ad14531b320cdb1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>33004.<?LEXA-Enum 33004.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation investment data and planning tools</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0de1f6ec9cc340339152997aa196ccd7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95c5c3dd851446a8a93d57a70df27136"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop new tools or improve existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other surface transportation projects. These new or improved tools shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8c76e5a6baf24bd3822c8b1e0e4f01a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a systematic cost-benefit analysis that supports a valuation of modal alternatives;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb05cef38cfe04e828c9d7ac743af5de7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of external effects on congestion, pollution, the environment, and the public health; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd5348fa187d4fd7a74242933586144f"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other elements to assist in effective transportation planning; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6fffa515dbf9410e8f87a7f081eca99d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate the collection of transportation-related data to support a broad range of evaluation methods and techniques such as demand forecasts, modal diversion forecasts, estimates of the effect of proposed investments on congestion, pollution, public health, and other factors, to assist in making transportation investment decisions. At a minimum, the Secretary, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, shall consider any improvements to the Commodity Flow Survey that reduce identified freight data gaps and deficiencies and help evaluate forecasts of transportation demand.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ed8884ef1a944749cdd45ea7a8cb49f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall consult with Federal, State, and local transportation planners to develop, improve, and implement the tools and collect the data under subsection (a).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa4b41aca72eb4eff8987689f357c7120"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of pilot program</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd6afd2f01c54454858f2ac2d5f2a94d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To assist in the development of tools under subsection (a) and to inform the National Surface Transportation and Freight Performance Plan required by section 304 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary shall conduct case studies of States and metropolitan planning organizations that are designed—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f27c7be65714e30bf1fdcdc580ad078"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide more detailed, in-depth analysis and data collection with respect to transportation programs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb29f27029f0943ef9a67372b9a606199"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to apply rigorous methods of measuring and addressing the effectiveness of program participants in achieving national transportation goals.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2212951b6b304e888492982c582b021d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preliminary requirements</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID511f52f5012544bfa5eeacba9d092089"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Solicitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall solicit applications to participate in the pilot program from States and metropolitan planning organizations.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda0597e587434133ba91cc4cd3b6be0e"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or metropolitan planning organization that desires to participate in the pilot program shall notify the Secretary of such desire before a date determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID606baea5f3084136bd600cb58e43e51d"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDafdf390690b54cfaa7da12ea98da1e1e"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Number of program participants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall select to participate in the pilot program—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ab3bf3b5d45459d877a29ff9f8c3676"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not fewer than 3, and not more than 5, States; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc2292f48d24645bb99d01cca0586ad02"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not fewer than 3, and not more than 5, metropolitan planning organizations.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73770857b989446e95bd2037c864e44c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall select program participants not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e52462fa5c44106a35d63f2fb267492"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diversity of program participants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, select program participants that represent a broad range of geographic and demographic areas (including rural and urban areas) and types of transportation programs.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeb0da76ca4f54783baf7ee5539fe22e3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Case studies</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa67a64c1b9b942abac540251da20ebc5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Baseline report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, each program participant shall submit to the Secretary a baseline report that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7fb28363dd0044dfb344d834f7afb7e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the reporting and data collection processes of the program participant for transportation investments that are in effect on the date of the report;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ed3031754b74c2fb49ebb380fc5cd33"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses how effective the program participant is in achieving the national surface transportation goals in section 303 of title 49, United States Code;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc526ecd6c6244dcc93aac83c4267b37d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes potential improvements to the methods and metrics used to measure the effectiveness of the program participant in achieving national surface transportation goals in section 303 of title 49, United States Code, and the challenges to implementing such improvements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86d6fca5db014b298d03ac83c3e0b773"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes an assessment of whether, and specific reasons why, the preparation and submission of the baseline report may be limited, incomplete, or unduly burdensome, including any recommendations for facilitating the preparation and submission of similar reports in the future.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd4b9683cf3f436baed1db93329a23f5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each program participant shall work cooperatively with the Secretary to evaluate the methods and metrics used to measure the effectiveness of the program participant in achieving national surface transportation goals in section 303 of title 49, United States Code, including—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa4c2608104e3434595676523608afa1a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by considering the degree to which such methods and metrics take into account—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80afbbac2bcf412886fdfd30d774f296"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the factors that influence the effectiveness of the program participant in achieving the national surface transportation goals;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6632f1c22de24af78de4e34329bedafd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all modes of transportation; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb89ebc3c5f9e4391b7304797c2a89389"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the transportation program as a whole, rather than individual projects within the transportation program; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc4d6df3ddf145d9a8184a251d20ebcc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by identifying steps that could be used to implement the potential improvements identified under paragraph (1)(C).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28aa7136e64c4f73a5665cf886d39cdc"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, each program participant shall submit to the Secretary a comprehensive final report that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDec5ebefd4f61461faad04cf220fc58f1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains an updated assessment of the effectiveness of the program participant in achieving national surface transportation goals under section 303 of title 49, United States Code; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe33bd14261f436182d451e00a80c711"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the ways in which the performance of the program participant in collecting and reporting data and carrying out the transportation program of the program participant has improved or otherwise changed since the date of submission of the baseline report under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5973310a309043fd88ebfc0af40ef40d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>33005.<?LEXA-Enum 33006.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Port infrastructure development initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 50302(c)(3)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDE5AA4921F84B1CB4CCD30723BCD314" style="USC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd585f8de6d0a40d4b54b1153da870213"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for a marine facility or intermodal facility that includes maritime transportation may be transferred, at the option of the recipient of such amounts, to the Fund and administered by the Administrator as a component of a project under the program.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8063F039DC3A4035A0C111B72A32C7EE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>33006.<?LEXA-Enum 33008.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety for motorized and nonmotorized users</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB4DB4B0E45C4FB38C6EB64F9C1082E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id858F65F92A674022B65461B241992E11" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0E1CA8E70444A51B2F601915A671F0C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>413.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety for motorized and nonmotorized users</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbff490d2242646f28069c5f7ae64dfb6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act of 2012</short-title>, subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish standards to ensure that the design of Federal surface transportation projects provides for the safe and adequate accommodation, in all phases of project planning, development, and operation, of all users of the transportation network, including motorized and nonmotorized users.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16464c35dfb7415cb0bcc5be9bffa2d5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver for State law or policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive the application of standards established under subsection (a) to a State that has adopted a law or policy that provides for the safe and adequate accommodation as certified by the State (or other grantee), in all phases of project planning and development, of users of the transportation network on federally funded surface transportation projects, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82104acc31834d07b81219c3f9e4939a"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6c58f96d55da4846b393ace95a21b247"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State department of transportation shall submit to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall require, a report describing the implementation by the State of measures to achieve compliance with this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8c2942312def4969bb520dbf8c608aea"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination by secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether the applicable State has achieved compliance with this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9CA180A167144DC95F0FE5F3BDD875B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69bd6d97-537a-490b-ac4f-c8dd2f86d7b0" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" idref="idF0E1CA8E70444A51B2F601915A671F0C" level="section">413. Safety for motorized and nonmotorized users.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="idC7DD287E903746EEBFABE36F0E5BAE69"><enum>33007.</enum><header>Buy America waiver requirements</header> <subsection id="idc960bba55b444b648ca1dc742dc3040d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Notice and comment opportunities</header> <paragraph id="id97e726d8684e41b2b3dbe7364f2e0057"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under section 313(b) of title 23, United States Code, or under section 24305(f)(4) or 24405(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall provide notice of, and an opportunity for public comment on, the request not later than 15 days before making a finding based on such request.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9fe244ff4ef2490e8494748d060e3f92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice requirements</header><text>Each notice provided under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id5460b6a673a3419287daa11de95b33f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include the information available to the Secretary concerning the request, including the requestor’s justification for such request; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb7f662c7bf44dbd914894c2f04f068c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be provided electronically, including on the official public Internet website of the Department.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb339343d3fba474d84e168ea537f1630"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication of detailed justification</header><text>If the Secretary issues a waiver pursuant to the authority granted under a provision referenced in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish, in the Federal Register, a detailed justification for the waiver that—</text> <subparagraph id="id6e2d3cb6aca14122a1735dd3199753cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>addresses the public comments received under paragraph (1); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaba76126f38e464db44e0cd87343f3a0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is published before the waiver takes effect.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id02138cd254be46868c200d527c1d913c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consistency with international agreements</header><text>This section shall be applied in a manner that is consistent with United States obligations under relevant international agreements.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idf77355a272cf484c9bb624047eaac2ab"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of nationwide waivers</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act</short-title>, and at least once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall review each standing nationwide waiver issued pursuant to the authority granted under any of the provisions referenced in paragraph (1) to determine whether continuing such waiver is necessary.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idEF00E459B81441E39EAA5F9ED3A1D285"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Buy America reporting</header><text>Section 308 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73056DE1EFE8463BBFE7EE66B50608C5" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id15a70eba12d84525b35a247bdef065b2"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Not later than February 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="id6cd87ea9fa8e4cc19c59ccfcb78e5011"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specifies each highway, public transportation, or railroad project for which the Secretary issued a waiver from a Buy America requirement pursuant to the authority granted under section 313(b) of title 23, United States Code, or under section 24305(f)(4) or 24405(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, during the preceding calendar year;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide0f6c8508d2d43d2ae28e3a8e6f6442e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies the country of origin and product specifications for the steel, iron, or manufactured goods acquired pursuant to each of the waivers specified under paragraph (1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idfccec1d1910c4b08afcf9460d62773c1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>summarizes the monetary value of contracts awarded pursuant to each such waiver.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H0181D93900F84269B82C9D90F960DE65"><enum>33008.</enum><header>Make it in America Initiative</header> <subsection id="HA17CA32B6FA948109DB33154D7B91E82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Memorandum of agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Memorandum of Agreement</quote> means the August 2011 Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce entitled <quote>Development of a Domestic Supply Base for Intermodal Transportation in the U.S.</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H0C254CD8E5E143A2B55D903BEFA8820D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that collaboration between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce can significantly improve the scope and depth of the domestic supply base for transportation infrastructure, particularly for small businesses in the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2624F3DB6BB44356AF1F6959815B934E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header> <paragraph id="id25B39A6B14024693A360F1927F9CBE73"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce shall prioritize the implementation of the Memorandum of Agreement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idAF0020AA5A5C4D098B7213330864AF8C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>The requirement under paragraph (1) may not be construed to require the expenditure of additional funds.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id53d3fdbb36b8475eb97bf840f7276119"><enum>33009.</enum><header>Capacity-building for natural disasters and extreme weather</header> <subsection id="id8b410d220c5540cda08da13c69df08a1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="id5c69b504db954186b712bf2a8aff658c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extreme weather</header><text>The term <term>extreme weather</term> includes severe or unseasonable weather, heavy precipitation, a storm surge, flooding, drought, windstorms (including hurricanes, tornadoes, and associated storm surges), extreme heat, and extreme cold.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2660446de8524bf287e88399a31201ee"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with—</text> <subparagraph id="id6F3DA4467EAF40CA9BBCA6E87B6A4D2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40A56DB0957542FC9E49576F5C7031A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80118DD47ED449079F6DA06A067586BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as appropriate—</text> <clause id="iddfca0066b9c241348a6fa67faf898003"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text> </clause><clause id="idfd892ad7a8a6450e9d79fe235abb7a71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Director of the United States Geological Survey;</text> </clause><clause id="id9ff16346da604332866b1809acda14e1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;</text> </clause><clause id="id976da1ef568c4deb889cc9510d62659c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9555ae59d84b474f803d673c708455eb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the heads of other Federal agencies.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb9b28335c20a44a4bfc615bd9fa2d73c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Data</header><text>The Secretary shall determine and provide to transportation planners appropriate data on the impact on infrastructure of natural disasters and a higher frequency of extreme weather.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id73ecbe05f7c043a7888af9966b5683d7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transportation infrastructure</header> <paragraph id="id3008FBAB9FED444F94029883DFC77D91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue guidance and establish design standards for transportation infrastructure to help States, metropolitan planning organizations, and local governments plan for natural disasters and a greater frequency of extreme weather events in the process of planning, siting, designing, and developing transportation infrastructure by assessing vulnerabilities to a changing climate and the costs and benefits of adaptation measures (including economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idA35CD61CE52A4863BC8A07337A86038C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>If appropriate, guidance and design standards under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be carried out through the coordination mechanism provided under—</text> <subparagraph id="id20FDE6479D284353978B50550244B7B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program established under section 204 of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15703); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8835AF084586425583683ED27E6E66F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program established under section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F8505ADA09143F3B55F9D9E450AF12D"><enum>33010.</enum><header>Toll fairness study</header> <subsection id="id42f837a0a52a4dc1b475c7208e027077"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of toll rate setting practices by selected interstate tolling authorities—</text> <paragraph id="id372B4C6E417348EFB592562DA4724C25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>over any bridge constructed under the Act of March 23, 1906 (33 U.S.C. 491 et seq.) (commonly known as the Bridge Act of 1906), the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.), or the International Bridge Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 535 et seq.); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5CD5EB3411584F0A8D6836F70624A239"><enum>(2)</enum><text>over or through any bridge or tunnel constructed on a Federal-aid highway (as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id17b867668f544985a78c3173fd945c64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The review under subsection (a) shall include an evaluation of—</text> <paragraph id="id18336ba7fb5547c3b1bc996f00165f4e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to which the use of tolling revenue by interstate authorities is consistent with their mandates; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd37f1e4ce1df458faffa7ff76a5e9965"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the transparency and accountability of the funding and management decisions by those authorities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddc88c5f24141475f97e4f69728fb92ec"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that contains—</text> <paragraph id="idF85C5C68986E45359975158FEE259F8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the review conducted under this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE791CFA4D39641CA9112685E2D34C03F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any appropriate recommendations.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2012</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5D543B63EA440E8B8AB6417B4BDCA25" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34001.<?LEXA-Enum 34001.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8439556D16CD43868F4830B91D15E570" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34002.<?LEXA-Enum 34002.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC338A0E9E924D1B8B1B8C64DEB8D08F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34003.<?LEXA-Enum 34003.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References to title 49, United States Code</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4d26f9bd76cc4a65aa96ab722908ae65" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34004.<?LEXA-Enum 34004.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training for emergency responders</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf3264aed0b3b4bb18311d5f2ce05450c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training curriculum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5115 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24D8585C7A5F4B74A3BC20D9C0C0DD78"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking <quote>basic</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD67E0B2D59D422BB3A3F6D745D35609"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>basic</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12EA678C1E024F59828B0E37CA61681F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>basic</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ec8a06d27da4a198ed65e3852ab0810"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operations level training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5116 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5279984262d473095fe5bebf858a076"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the following: <quote>To the extent that a grant is used to train emergency responders, the State or Indian tribe shall provide written certification to the Secretary that the emergency responders who receive training under the grant will have the ability to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material in accordance with existing regulations or National Fire Protection Association standards for competence of responders to hazardous materials.</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5e2150d2427240b7b1550388af6bb878"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (j)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd23db61289204a51a9c520f28d0ca572"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2b8e46bdbd44ad0ad0fbd49716321b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06DF4D3B69D347F8821AE7212EDBBAF9" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31b50450d7e84b2e90377dfab88fc780"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not award a grant to an organization under this subsection unless the organization ensures that emergency responders who receive training under the grant will have the ability to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material in accordance with existing regulations or National Fire Protection Association standards for competence of responders to hazardous materials.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaf1ee32f9be84693af0f83d4fb730b55"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (3), to the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary, a grant awarded by the Secretary to an organization under this subsection to conduct hazardous material response training programs may be used to train individuals with responsibility to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous material.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf1da1db3e00f463f8b71a4f9ec2f839b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD8A8A7F850D410FAFEA2A48BF9ACB84"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>annually</quote> and inserting <quote>an annual report</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7C69D27D3D54F129902436D92E970E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>the report</quote> after <quote>make available</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34EC1BBBA07E46079E06247C1A15837B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>information</quote> and inserting <quote>. The report submitted under this subsection shall include information</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3B61DB591CB45F1A3FC533C87006F66"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The report shall identify</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following: “The report submitted under this subsection shall identify the ultimate recipients of such grants and include—</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6034C2AAD4D5445F91A5507D0DE67B5F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1d9e979d48b84317b73fbf7a656b2e26"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed accounting and description of each grant expenditure by each grant recipient, including the amount of, and purpose for, each expenditure;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID530274b1005341039c5e83bcedbca935"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of persons trained under the grant program, by training level;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1683d1ca40f1414e86478ddab9a44b74"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the efficacy of such planning and training programs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe3addcfa4f8d467bb2108d6df3c8b7d9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations the Secretary may have for improving such grant programs.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc3ce199543ad4ae5aa1702d30090ac46" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34005.<?LEXA-Enum 34005.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paperless Hazard Communications Pilot Program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6bdfe3c906e94b4eacc6b36d6ab6bf1e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may conduct pilot projects to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of using paperless hazard communications systems. At least 1 of the pilot projects under this section shall take place in a rural area.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc138247e84514bfc8a9c721cf29ef06b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting pilot projects under this section, the Secretary—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0b91747c922b4befbd9c76131912289b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not waive the requirements under section 5110 of title 49, United States Code; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7b6b6134f40b46e49a68c8175d36db40"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall consult with organizations representing—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbdc8afb1a0cb4f5c8672e017bbab9780"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fire services personnel;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc83e401f1aef48d4a4cbeb637d36c8dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">law enforcement and other appropriate enforcement personnel;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab869827a716450e862293519070b0d5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other emergency response providers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4f683934868f4595a3daaa2055a22550"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">persons who offer hazardous material for transportation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDafe5fc36b7bb4ad89bdae5f570aa531f"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">persons who transport hazardous material by air, highway, rail, and water; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf0358a956360440680c7b3f2f264f132"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employees of persons who transport or offer for transportation hazardous material by air, highway, rail, and water.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5857daaa6d07404cb6948c44749600fc"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabd756bcc49846708028ec7f1aa270f2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare a report on the results of the pilot projects carried out under this section, including—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8759de1a23134519bd544aed587685bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed description of the pilot projects;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06090cc31dbf49e5a2b7948ef117c3b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of each pilot project, including an evaluation of the performance of each paperless hazard communications system in such project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc63b4ed703ed4ab0afbb4f3d778ccfa4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the safety and security impact of using paperless hazard communications systems, including any impact on the public, emergency response, law enforcement, and the conduct of inspections and investigations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf2f251e19d7947e1bb160f0d121acfbc"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation on whether paperless hazard communications systems should be permanently incorporated into the Federal hazardous material transportation safety program under chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeb41200e021e4b73809b30fed582d7e6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a final report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that contains the results of the pilot projects carried out under this section, including the matters described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID285cfa6c0050439c867041ec4b169fa6"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paperless hazard communications system defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>paperless hazard communications system</term> means the use of advanced communications methods, such as wireless communications devices, to convey hazard information between all parties in the transportation chain, including emergency responders and law enforcement personnel. The format of communication may be equivalent to that used by the carrier.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4711D087A3842B78E06B3BD742DF191" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34006.<?LEXA-Enum 34006.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving data collection, analysis, and reporting</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe3b6841ee5fc4693a9ee3f32ef4307c6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CA4B21390C744EA9BDC6A37DA5DA08C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, as appropriate, shall conduct an assessment to improve the collection, analysis, reporting, and use of data related to accidents and incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID756218b995ae4f908aa8efd4e2661561"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assessment conducted under this subsection shall review the methods used by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (referred to in this section as the <term>Administration</term>) for collecting, analyzing, and reporting accidents and incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material, including the adequacy of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf7bbd681b10b41048318a005e306dee2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information requested on the accident and incident reporting forms required to be submitted to the Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa1c94f7cacfe4fbc830f4c4c11080560"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">methods used by the Administration to verify that the information provided on such forms is accurate and complete;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2e5d44a0bd2a4034a1549af5e1a3ba91"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accident and incident reporting requirements, including whether such requirements should be expanded to include shippers and consignees of hazardous materials;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id999A01A215404BBABBEEF87020782420"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resources of the Administration related to data collection, analysis, and reporting, including staff and information technology; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c211fcd29ec49d2ad5acd39a2ac9d60"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the database used by the Administration for recording and reporting such accidents and incidents, including the ability of users to adequately search the database and find information.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2d094a5e1c5b4cad8f9af76e726cb834"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of action plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop an action plan and timeline for improving the collection, analysis, reporting, and use of data by the Administration, including revising the database of the Administration, as appropriate.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8246dd5971de4b9ebbfa0edee7d74952"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 15 days after the completion of the action plan and timeline under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit the action plan and timeline to the <committee-name committee-id="SSCM00">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31FBF958A75B456CB387B8AAFB8E93D4"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5125(b)(1)(D) is amended by inserting <quote>and other hazardous materials transportation incident reporting to the 9–1–1 emergency system or involving State or local emergency responders in the initial response to the incident</quote> before the period at the end.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdfbe0693fdfb47d6b1196ed9b1fbe132" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34007.<?LEXA-Enum 34007.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loading and unloading of hazardous materials</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id007B864250914887A5E5E8BE4C86E293"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after consultation with the Department of Labor and the Environmental Protection Agency, as appropriate, and after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment shall prescribe regulations establishing uniform procedures among facilities for the safe loading and unloading of hazardous materials on and off tank cars and cargo tank trucks.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id355CC46F466B44A3AC878054EC7886D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may include procedures for equipment inspection, personnel protection, and necessary safeguards.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEF99EA3F1A74E7A89FC2D9D3CA7A78B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In prescribing regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give due consideration to carrier rules and procedures that produce an equivalent level of safety.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb58cbb008882450a817964779225a340" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34008.<?LEXA-Enum 34008.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hazardous material technical assessment, research and development, and analysis program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81090e52cb944014b4d70b2fe9d7af72"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 51 is amended by inserting after section 5117 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74EA762EAA0141AA8D1E427DD7C70E07" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd553cc6dbf0242ae99e1f5a8bcb41cfd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5118.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hazardous material technical assessment, research and development, and analysis program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe0f1d4e7a75b4fcbb033d978812a33ba"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Risk reduction</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A34EBE209354147A9A8371031E26907"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may develop and implement a hazardous material technical assessment, research and development, and analysis program for the purpose of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC99CA4F8DC9945628695F895B250094C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing the risks associated with the transportation of hazardous material; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9AC0570EC3A4109B8FEDE975B2F1305"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying and evaluating new technologies to facilitate the safe, secure, and efficient transportation of hazardous material.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD89FFD084E7B4B52A8124A1D5F6A96AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D5395C4EE3045FB8AF2956393FF1AEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilize information gathered from other modal administrations with similar programs; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33A675AB48A44FA6A886408F3FA54AD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with other modal administrations, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f3864ff681b44968e622fae3441dff9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may work cooperatively with regulated and other entities, including shippers, carriers, emergency responders, State and local officials, and academic institutions.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb81fdab4fbf144478d372246246c380f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chapter analysis for chapter 51 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5117 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f82ac17-3f36-4929-a404-8649bcd3a2a3" style="USC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" idref="IDd553cc6dbf0242ae99e1f5a8bcb41cfd" level="section">5118. Hazardous material technical assessment, research and development, and analysis program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC544456B4DBF4F2F9F899288A206D817" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34009.<?LEXA-Enum 34009.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hazardous Material Enforcement Training Program</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05e683f30fee4850beeeb7a5e40ecb46"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a multimodal hazardous material enforcement training program for government hazardous materials inspectors and investigators—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID321005c067bf4ae297ec18518bde5c80"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop uniform performance standards for training hazardous material inspectors and investigators; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID807ba19ebca6457690160d95ca77b43d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to train hazardous material inspectors and investigators on—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id356D9491D793460181F22DFF147F888D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how to collect, analyze, and publish findings from inspections and investigations of accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9e0c5d63e7414bdfbe3c4dd66db75411"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how to identify noncompliance with regulations issued under chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code, and take appropriate enforcement action.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f978ac16e0c4e6c9a0c91145aa96d66"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards and guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under the program established under this section, the Secretary may develop—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdca61002b71e4125a56e3bfc3a8b3385"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">guidelines for hazardous material inspector and investigator qualifications;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9f97a37f6a3c4b33ad8b98e0bf2d29cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">best practices and standards for hazardous material inspector and investigator training programs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9afa49bfdf2b411e86c37176f9bdb3dd"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standard protocols to coordinate investigation efforts among Federal, State, and local jurisdictions on accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa512e9e135fb4a61911863b1b9916726"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The standards, protocols, and findings of the program established under this section—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf67b9eb1395948abaecc379fce8f679c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be mandatory for—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5216692EF314A4A8CC59622CB07D3CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Transportation’s multimodal personnel conducting hazardous material enforcement inspections or investigations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb13ea805516548eb97b399b799e59f8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State employees who conduct federally funded compliance reviews, inspections, or investigations; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03b8ac8b6a234aba803a2c97326966ed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made available to Federal, State, and local hazardous materials safety enforcement personnel.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE644515CCE3141928C4E5CA11808E5F3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34010.<?LEXA-Enum 34010.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspections</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDafd1a01dca2147b784da151b66f83dee"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of enforcement measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5121(c)(1) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDec20761491804d2bbecedc6356726f40"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb4eb0531e0124240ab1ecef0d5529da1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbab7b3367633452bb5af816cea0db376"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF69CF73CFF24D8B8CD836C075BC1024" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31ac45453f6344949b2e81c84186b704"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall provide to the affected offeror, carrier, packaging manufacturer or tester, or other person responsible for the package reasonable notice of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id518DCBB0789A4046B56D291D00FE6E02"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">his or her decision to exercise his or her authority under paragraph (1);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29E6CAA519404E76A96B9692B088B8C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any findings made; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD79C72483754E97BF1E2ABF1E29F95D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any actions being taken as a result of a finding of noncompliance.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb8fa539fae247ec9a08c529ca888d7a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5121(e) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2A1581917484CCC9A68FBA07D1C30C4" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94dd859acf6341ba9fef1170b7956709"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matters to be addressed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations issued under this subsection shall address—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd581039f7184a918224f340d7f26243"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safe and expeditious resumption of transportation of perishable hazardous material, including radiopharmaceuticals and other medical products, that may require timely delivery due to life-threatening situations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfbccaef0daf84858806f41a5235358c1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the means by which—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CC1D1B0DE0B4506B85A0A3BAB557B57"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">noncompliant packages that present an imminent hazard are placed out-of-service until the condition is corrected; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F521E430FE647DBA98D5E0AD4D40E5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">noncompliant packages that do not present a hazard are moved to their final destination;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28785703827b4800b58923d0c38b1eff"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriate training and equipment for inspectors; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5b1c9916596346b3afebed8769dc3380"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proper closure of packaging in accordance with the hazardous material regulations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe3f9395ddf17463a928c027aa53344c9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants and cooperative agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5121(g)(1) is amended by inserting <quote>safety and</quote> before <quote>security</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1066b0ab62642f0b01ccc7aaf45309c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34011.<?LEXA-Enum 34011.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5123 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8b782eac6e21403a9c1c89c28880720b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0F65F0861DB47C78EA4E053ED048C89"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$50,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$75,000</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF03242AEC79840F4B77FFF19CA40A442"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$175,000</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41B285A626AF4F1FB4D45C97D5C7A76F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4782EF11559741228C9DC9A21DE4E309" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfac9cbce7aef4243baa21f4aa74d14a2"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty for obstruction of inspections and investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may impose a penalty on a person who obstructs or prevents the Secretary from carrying out inspections or investigations under subsection (c) or (i) of section 5121.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a4875043540430c894b2c279c03355b"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on hazardous material operations after nonpayment of penalties</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0caec8b37f84b0f8c6acd05c07b0d73"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under paragraph (2), a person subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary under this chapter who fails to pay a civil penalty assessed under this chapter, or fails to arrange and abide by an acceptable payment plan for such civil penalty, may not conduct any activity regulated under this chapter beginning on the 91st day after the date specified by order of the Secretary for payment of such penalty unless the person has filed a formal administrative or judicial appeal of the penalty.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd75b5844f8554880abcc8d827346e591"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any person who is unable to pay a civil penalty because such person is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title 11.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9743763687e448f88ddc4ae607197291"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, shall issue regulations that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5F0F3530286462CA92FC4F5BF8953E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth procedures to require a person who is delinquent in paying civil penalties to cease any activity regulated under this chapter until payment has been made or an acceptable payment plan has been arranged; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75F64475088A41DDBAD063B7F52358F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures that the person described in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD675BEE2B2DC4C96B1C7239AB2BFBB70"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is notified in writing; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC8D8FFE8B9C4AD89FC0295726DB9157"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is given an opportunity to respond before the person is required to cease the activity.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a88f2e21a23415f919ca1d1e9cbcc44" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34012.<?LEXA-Enum 34012.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting of fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5125(f)(2) is amended by striking <quote>, upon the Secretary’s request,</quote> and inserting <quote>biennially</quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57D57934940C4C07A47F9A7D40C6268C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34013.<?LEXA-Enum 34013.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special permits, approvals, and exclusions</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7cd48ae33234494082fd435c59e60569"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5117 is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB47F3C1AC4C4A89A6D7F4317912F76B" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd5947e772094c528aa59f541a676d32" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5117.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special permits, approvals, and exclusions</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1fa1de3d317b447c8c8c1161cdbe30b5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To issue special permits</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5657bc45c1343888f9fc795cc7d8466"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may issue, modify, or terminate a special permit implementing new technologies or authorizing a variance from a provision under this chapter or a regulation prescribed under section 5103(b), 5104, 5110, or 5112 to a person performing a function regulated by the Secretary under section 5103(b)(1) to achieve—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbf343110e97946188f51fa64fb8de9fc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a safety level at least equal to the safety level required under this chapter; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0bf8fff12dec46538202b75301653608"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a safety level consistent with the public interest and this chapter, if a required safety level does not exist.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09f7ca42741e4d6a9d2e75ab736bd18f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings required</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2cb9b66a9dc84ce2a30e15cb9d15e557"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before issuing, renewing, or modifying a special permit or granting party status to a special permit, the Secretary shall determine that the person is fit to conduct the activity authorized by such permit in a manner that achieves the level of safety required under paragraph (1).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID346f72a3b96745b8be304ae6ac6ed6c1"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making the determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0D01F004FC44694BC4E54548AFDAC4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person’s safety history (including prior compliance history);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB15E26B928214D2AA5E3A1D4B858207E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person’s accident and incident history; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id988D45A2F08E476498089B6006A0805C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information the Secretary considers appropriate to make such a determination.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb33ffb20f9f0438ab178b5ec42337fd6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A special permit issued under this section—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AF71638C2B14F5488F0D5F3410C5E0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be for an initial period of not more than 2 years;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAA94C1AD78842FCB6DA791AC87967C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be renewed by the Secretary upon application—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4240E9E2ED404AEDA2D97977681AE75B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for successive periods of not more than 4 years each; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE51C940E50EF43BEBACC73233223DB6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a special permit relating to section 5112, for an additional period of not more than 2 years.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3048cc5601cd4df6bd79bd0f7045cccc"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd33d88f1211242fdb35453394c0ec7f6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required documentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When applying for a special permit or the renewal or modification of a special permit or requesting party status to a special permit under this section, the Secretary shall require the person to submit an application that contains—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB49DC890DC0C40A5A9A1A99325D961DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed description of the person’s request;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42049CC07106444DB1BA75FE8F98AB72"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a listing of the person’s current facilities and addresses where the special permit will be utilized;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2A35C9EB5274CC2A86A9DDA3D6444B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a safety analysis prescribed by the Secretary that justifies the special permit;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64ED96525881499A8263D2F969D59CCA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">documentation to support the safety analysis;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3AAA318DC1E042ED90388D892E8F24DD"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a certification of safety fitness; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C8AEFDDAD764C4A94D024C54C4BCF59"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proof of registration, as required under section 5108.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID507055d2c5d242ee86bfc9716f284744"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id677F5223D2D241ABA54FDA008C4A7121"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish notice in the Federal Register that an application for a special permit has been filed; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF25F69432214A4BB032FC8444815FA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the public an opportunity to inspect and comment on the application.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c91a0d1888a4fc9b48ba5f013264a0d"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection does not require the release of information protected by law from public disclosure.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb9ea89f90f5407d8ddfd4a2bb9f43ff"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordinate and communicate with modal contact officials</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a0995d6f2f94a7bab58851d3e8064a0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating applications under subsection (b), and making the findings and determinations under subsections (a), (e), and (h), the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall consult, coordinate, or notify the modal contact official responsible for the specified mode of transportation that will be utilized under a special permit or approval before—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCF342DD1B7A44448368A76ABCA99D17"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issuing, modifying, or renewing the special permit;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F56BE029F734DB38F66F7DB745FD215"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granting party status to the special permit; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59CC0C68B3A4442DB8FDCB668A5FC2C9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issuing or renewing the special permit or approval.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5de02a5fd8ea4483af81c71520369f8e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modal contact official defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>modal contact official</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2cf81c41edb4b988e03000fe46ea6be"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79b535269a4740e392ae8a632befbc43"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f72c4b8a61b4b56b89e8e032420d4f3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e02c41d4de04a789ffe0979eb39ac80"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commandant of the Coast Guard.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0d0503f72edc42fab20aa739a58a809f"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications To be dealt with promptly</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D1F739933AC4E99BB2E14F312B61061"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue, modify, renew, or grant party status to a special permit or approval for which a request was filed under this section, or deny the issuance, modification, renewal, or grant, on or before the last day of the 180-day period beginning on the first day of the month following the date of the filing of the request; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03FD333A0D504865AD4F5258922C5354"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish a statement in the Federal Register that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC06C4F0F448849AF8E63A4F05C61B3A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the reason for the delay of the Secretary's decision on the special permit or approval; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6C31469034A4368A7A1D94D56F8A1F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes an estimate of the additional time necessary before the decision is made.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc5c0b08c4b694aeaaae9c6e209b640fe"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency processing of special permits</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa48f093887b34e5b995a700ec2b76183"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not grant a request for emergency processing of a special permit unless the Secretary determines that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a4e451971924aff95bfbe94571849b0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a special permit is necessary for national security purposes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06d5915adfa34295a8926e5b51f6b3cd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">processing on a routine basis under this section would result in significant injury to persons or property; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID922054e2d06c4db48b20db989867b868"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a special permit is necessary to prevent significant economic loss or damage to the environment that could not be prevented if the application were processed on a routine basis.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83f54302192a44b4a159a4b86fe74387"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of fitness test</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive the requirement under subsection (a)(2) for a request for which the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4d130741fdc64de39454148fa4c172cb"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of issuance of a special permit under this subsection, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register of the issuance that includes—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDFA46D3324D4A159690F05770133AB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of the basis for the finding of emergency; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34F4C2EF4E794DC9880FCAD6188484F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the scope and duration of the special permit.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5277e14aab8948e69ebc7e46c9c847e7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A special permit issued under this subsection shall be effective for a period not to exceed 180 days.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27e32b21baeb47d0908c9cc4406a7331"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDed5820cee23844c98b372458f3cc2b93"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall exclude, in any part, from this chapter and regulations prescribed under this chapter—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04c53200c56b44f4b48d839f20823dd1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a public vessel (as defined in section 2101 of title 46);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0b996a5af1e9448e9ebb0ac8a3a1e5e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a vessel exempted under section 3702 of title 46 or from chapter 37 of title 46; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4bd61c0285e34db7abea90528a1c024e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a vessel to the extent it is regulated under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1221, et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcee01d2ead58464fbf905237f38c4ae0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Firearms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This chapter and regulations prescribed under this chapter do not prohibit—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ea13e503382429c9df51865beefd9cf"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">or regulate transportation of a firearm (as defined in section 232 of title 18), or ammunition for a firearm, by an individual for personal use; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDccabc2b76eae48fb99872baa5400aef6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation of a firearm or ammunition in commerce.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2cd6f3f51601409c83dc4f70fbba1fb9"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless the Secretary decides that an emergency exists, a person subject to this chapter may only be granted a variance from this chapter through a special permit or renewal granted under this section.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID735224d709d54f5988bc9e56185c7cf7"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approvals</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeb2065b240754890a424ef62a7278ec2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings required</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID412cb299832743c4b81cae1699c0e4e8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not issue an approval or grant the renewal of an approval pursuant to part 107 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations until the Secretary has determined that the person is fit, willing, and able to conduct the activity authorized by the approval in a manner that achieves the level of safety required under subsection (a)(1).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3bb369980bd4608b7e49772219b3090"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFB1BE0AA13C42319A2AD57D3FDD33F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person’s safety history (including prior compliance history);</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id677ED21637F545A785142CA86F96D02F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person’s accident and incident history; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80E17BD3513F4018813E53E4686CC8E1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information the Secretary considers appropriate to make such a determination.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf43c8c67a09143e0b6a96ab4004ec6db"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required documentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When applying for an approval or renewal or modification of an approval under this section, the Secretary shall require the person to submit an application that contains—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD95C883D01249E78B165A09751BD249"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed description of the person’s request;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0A0FC44CFD148F297633880430C0410"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a listing of the persons current facilities and addresses where the approval will be utilized;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7EACE4E788147CB82850B64575CF11E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a safety analysis prescribed by the Secretary that justifies the approval;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1309BC8DC762497997E9AEE1F62972F8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">documentation to support the safety analysis;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7E492BDEAAA4DE588B001DD5692175F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a certification of safety fitness; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8751708E30B549BEBE32F5F05C64A117"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the verification of registration required under section 5108.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66fda5152bc84843b735fedb45d35996"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require the release of information protected by law from public disclosure.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55c91a7c26f4487695fd08de5212bd36"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Noncompliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may modify, suspend, or terminate a special permit or approval if the Secretary determines that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD924ADE952654936BBB2F13D79F597F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person who was granted the special permit or approval has violated the special permit or approval or the regulations issued under this chapter in a manner that demonstrates that the person is not fit to conduct the activity authorized by the special permit or approval; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA3827E2CA43440581A2E21BF2A22E95"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the special permit or approval is unsafe.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83cd0919e79b467abeaecaa3f88fe84f"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, shall issue regulations that establish—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C377CE9E60B476A9A04880A0A5031FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standard operating procedures to support administration of the special permit and approval programs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC0C705B6B3B47EF97879FD0198A0BFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">objective criteria to support the evaluation of special permit and approval applications.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a44bed840fb437caa63b9a8bcf9a76a"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual review of certain special permits</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf207d39c9ccd46b2879d27ccbc750b15"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct an annual review and analysis of special permits—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5B85E43518C4EFB9270920CBCD4D0EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify consistently used and longstanding special permits with an established safety record; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63728FC6307047739F4EDBCB1F73BB2C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to determine whether such permits may be converted into the hazardous materials regulations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf188188332d24103b8ace9a2386b4f47"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the review and analysis under paragraph (1), the Secretary may consider—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3f3ce1a8cd7403a9e51e90891a83a34"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety record for hazardous materials transported under the special permit;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDca2ea3be0cbd4e328612938cd3880313"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the application of a special permit;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd00b72a4b5d44a5b89f59b00bd327b2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the suitability of provisions in the special permit for incorporation into the hazardous materials regulations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5d2542fbffb14082acc9d60783e314bf"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rulemaking activity in related areas.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd4da077884bd422c84421c2b6694737e"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After completing the review and analysis under paragraph (1) and providing notice and opportunity for public comment, the Secretary shall issue regulations, as needed.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcde9750861714f78bab68ab2f84ca1a8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 51 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5117 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E08F57688B5496E94FFEF25CFAD8185" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">5117. Special permits, approvals, and exclusions.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40757faa736c4306a54cd4c321ea84aa" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34014.<?LEXA-Enum 34014.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway routing disclosures</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b8ab7dda365423f8ea5757d1a284950"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">List of route designations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5112(c) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB1C331667A74522921E2BE3D10300A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>In coordination</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7EB40BFC9D049598494DDD749ED44CE" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3053E8492E514E1AA8940E4D85AD6030"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In coordination</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68CC37E5AB744F2AB16024F1D571C0D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9D350E7FBAD46979B86C19876F1424D" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF85C5C2331E14E888D936205F8B8F626"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State responsibilities</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id293A8F0821BC4D3184F68376AD41BF47"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall submit to the Secretary, in a form and manner to be determined by the Secretary and in accordance with subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4fdda98282f5449aabc6dbb5c3ca3315"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the name of the State agency responsible for hazardous material highway route designations; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7d78cc4383ea4092ad74842f104e0b65"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the State’s currently effective hazardous material highway route designations.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d70c79cd35742e98ab5aa9e6a402f1b"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Frequency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall submit the information described in subparagraph (A)(ii)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEEC20ED17564238A76FDC5573FF432A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least once every 2 years; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba0b14416bae4cc9aa069540de2f5453"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 60 days after a hazardous material highway route designation is established, amended, or discontinued.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5861667cc27849cfac5f6c9b05cb93e2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with section 5112</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5125(c)(1) is amended by inserting <quote>, and is published in the Department’s hazardous materials route registry under section 5112(c)</quote> before the period at the end.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5B44CA325114902B9FF34A0EE01A0D6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>34015.<?LEXA-Enum 34015.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5128 is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69E4DCC963D04EE18472C8322E0AD92C" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa95ae5f5a7fa44dab7c95547eb280d18" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5128.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID881340bc47b0491dbe9587e317c4eb3e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this chapter (except sections 5107(e), 5108(g)(2), 5113, 5115, 5116, and 5119)—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID977b8abec5654e219585f952ea46218e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$42,338,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f94092308634713a01b9b92079eae4d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$42,762,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d1ec69749f441cfb3f4f908c1f723b6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hazardous materials emergency preparedness fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund established under section 5116(i), the Secretary may expend, during each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f0293bd7c494d0bbe96e336e0848e31"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$188,000 to carry out section 5115;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18c50eeed3374fe2b9803d586f2a6cb1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$21,800,000 to carry out subsections (a) and (b) of section 5116, of which not less than $13,650,000 shall be available to carry out section 5116(b);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc75a2ee27874a1b9e264fa4b14f1d97"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$150,000 to carry out section 5116(f);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8fdfdee11ac247a9b7cbaf500768b406"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$625,000 to publish and distribute the Emergency Response Guidebook under section 5116(i)(3); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68605af2e9a44bb6a433b0d5f522353b"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 to carry out section 5116(j).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb217cdfa62134726af7489ccab1903b4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hazardous materials training grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund established pursuant to section 5116(i), the Secretary may expend $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 and 2013 to carry out section 5107(e).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb4545ad120c4444b0a5c77bf3b63252"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credits to appropriations</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd972637a7fd5450c83328e8f9ff34d3d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to amounts otherwise made available to carry out this chapter, the Secretary may credit amounts received from a State, Indian tribe, or other public authority or private entity for expenses the Secretary incurs in providing training to the State, authority, or entity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID057fcb09dbc144f6b55bf011173f6382"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41D29034CD4C4D45BAA9E8EE0532DFBA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35001.<?LEXA-Enum 36001.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id456FEC4E678B4065BEFEC37EA7DBE2DD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35002.<?LEXA-Enum 36002.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References to title 49, United States Code</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.</text> </section><subtitle commented="no" id="IDDF4A9DCE82A24697A584D886CF39B98B" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal and State roles in rail planning and development tools</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5072B7A9E0B84BBA84B626CE31FD1C6C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35101.<?LEXA-Enum 36101.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rail plans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBBFAC4C345740C484C6721C8D5C2B3C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Long-range National Rail Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 103 is amended by amending subsection (j)(2) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEEF317CA02594AE99D0E8AB137708E33" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CBCDDC376A34F3AB221FA4CAC73503F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation, develop and routinely update a long-range national rail plan pursuant to chapter 227;</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID962D6594A0884F3CBAA7828A05E90384"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National rail plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 227 is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD3E31AC28D642D8BFEC0E23872EA859" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69D7D0C6595C43B585D0DD0A676FEC54" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>22701.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Rail Plan</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID205173EA99B54A96996827A5A1D9E8EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39C91497FD144407B507F9C53833C2B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2D5AA2B63894405B495287A9F53CF6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a long-range national rail plan—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC333027DB8E248D4803FCCC3B6E6432D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration and the Surface Transportation Board; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE0BD46AF9044499A52DB1757D447EC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with Amtrak, freight railroads, nonprofit employee labor organizations, and other rail industry stakeholders; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCAC273E50BE4D36B4947E1D19EDF049"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the national rail plan under subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6DC73C32DD64316986FDC52E413EE3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">routinely update the national rail plan—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACC7F0E7871C4A6CA43FA96FDD2C7F6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration and the Surface Transportation Board; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48AAE394E83346B0BA2DF19B1C09ACC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with Amtrak, freight railroads, nonprofit employee labor organizations, and other rail industry stakeholders; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94443B175B0141B9B953F9B41B64ED10"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the updated national rail plan under paragraph (2) at the same time as the President's budget submission.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID844560EEFEDA4FDF9F46BB0A00A90477"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Rail Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The national rail plan shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id930403E8A6174AC8B13C1377898A5625"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be subject to refinement by regional and State rail plans;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60D2A08C7D4F4CC9A749B47E7F73870E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be consistent with the rail needs of the Nation and Federal surface transportation or multi-modal policies and plans, as determined by the Secretary;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E34A6732D394E5B871A66C7AD7CA8A0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote an integrated, cohesive, safe, efficient, and optimized national rail system for the movement of goods and people and to support the national economy and other national needs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE68740F1A7304D288B2450DDA0355425"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contain a specific national intercity passenger rail development plan and a freight rail plan that are consistent with other Federal strategy, planning, and investment efforts.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF774EFB797CA483EBF2F89F91FD6267B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The objectives of the national rail plan are—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBDCD620CFFD468D899DC912C051A5E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement a national policy and strategy to support, preserve, improve, and further develop existing and future high-speed and intercity passenger rail transportation and freight rail transportation; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DA44D4E00F84F8FA4960D1051F58148"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide a national framework to be refined and implemented by regional rail plans under section 22702 and State rail plans under 22703.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1897A733A1F0441D805B834605C527A0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The national rail plan shall include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEB1285A5B0E40D99BD8EFDBE5DF8D83"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conditions under which Federal investments in intercity passenger rail and freight rail are justified, including consideration of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEA662C265E64A72958844C850873579"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">population size and density;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23D4C439BB5B4D988C6CA4FB95B73653"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projected population and economic growth and changing demographic characteristics;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC594C6112B4F4705A824BBC316207011"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">connections to local rail and bus transit, alternative transportation options, and multi-modal freight transportation nodes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID447593804A1145B8A7A84C4A49A922D4"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">economic profile of specific markets;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63EE371E585A42B58A82A281E4F49FF1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">congestion on existing transportation facilities and constraints on future capacity enhancements, in relation to efficient movement of both goods and people;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40B6B404CB1B4032A66AF77CD7B9F6DE"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distances between markets;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8E5C6BFCC6844F3939412F9DCFD6D91"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">geographic characteristics;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13BA084AA0A04F839D4FD5FF2CC492E2"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demand for present and future freight rail transportation services;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB03BAA81B18D4A9FB6321FA66E53FE6D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ability to serve underserved communities and enhance intra-and inter-regional connectivity of mega-regions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21175E600E47438E827E04F9CC82B94F"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation safety data and analyses;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FECDAC8993B43E48CCAC6644D6B33AB"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">travel market size; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D3B51EED23043FDBD8B6FCCB4006623"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">availability and quality of service from other transportation modes within a market;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A5F6378AFCB4F65B250E1ACBFED0410"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a national map with a prioritized designation of existing and developing markets to be served by specific rail routes and services that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A901CE81A8E4A9496E9F00F1CFB7288"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">defined corridor and service categories, including—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00D1F7E4D32E4A06912AEA7912CECBD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">services to be offered;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87FB6C10EFFB495381809183C2245928"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">peak or average speeds to be achieved;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86213CBDEAB0452BA438048D8FC9C9C2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">frequencies to be offered; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF455509DE81E4A0DB99D9030ACD3FF9E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">populations to be served;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6D2FC90D080477E88E84F4F7CBAFB2E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a schedule and strategy for the phased implementation of corridors and services identified in the plan;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06CCA61C0FEE4F2E9DBD02FE04848353"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a discussion of benefits and costs of potential investments in high-speed or intercity passenger rail or freight rail that considers all system user and public benefits and costs from a network perspective, including factors such as potential ridership, travel time reductions and improved reliability, benefits of enhanced mobility of goods and people, environmental benefits, economic development benefits, and other public benefits;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8629287FCA8D474384C7DA4D35408408"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a strategy for investments in passenger stations, including investment in intermodal stations that are linked to local public transportation, other intercity transportation modes, and non-motorized transportation options, and that connect residential areas, commercial areas, and other nearby transportation facilities that support intercity passenger rail and high-speed rail service, and in freight-related facilities, that is consistent with other Federal strategy, planning, and investment efforts;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID198A6ECA9DBE4E4ABBDE03B40EFA5AF2"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance standards for fiscal and operational performance of new and enhanced high-speed and intercity passenger rail services;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF480BC2E7C4549289B6EDA4B7CF4B114"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analysis of the environmental impacts of the national rail plan;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF15CE4C139604628BECF92DC1BD62B50"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for project financing, management and implementation for corridor development, station development, freight capacity development, and similar projects;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6731831F88684EB99ECA689DAD739A81"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for the integration of freight and passenger service in a manner that provides for mutual and complementary growth;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA7037110335461199B7DA6558C8BBD3"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for integrating any proposed new services with existing services;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90A2265F3A74459CA5D62A5DD1309330"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">service design and project execution protocols, including design and construction standards, requirements needed to ensure interoperability, and any other protocols the Secretary deems appropriate; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF34B8FED50194CE78CBC500DD4BA8B34"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional factors that the Secretary deems relevant.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB186FCCF036496BB422F3FA7ACD4489" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>22702.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional rail plans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA88D7E733B38471EACB0912550E008D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8822AA9791F94F45A30C033A1690E8BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a regional rail plan for each region, except the Northeast Corridor, that contains a detailed plan for implementing the national rail plan, including any plans for public investment in projects that contribute to efficient movement and increased capacity for freight by—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC905F822AA184B208791C4A40A8874BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional rail authorities, as defined by the Secretary; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50E86172723548149B8CA54E1D3F14E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any 2 or more States that have entered into interstate compacts, agreements, or organizations for the purpose of developing such plans; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID110016E13CCF476AA17E1F61E3647BB9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in developing each regional rail plan, coordinate with—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70114F6DD97F4C0C97695DE3449ECABC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD247B3ECDDFE45AE80DAD157A4AF4ADB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local communities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E9DB15BF6ED475C81AC40580D43D479"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">railroad infrastructure owners;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68F6515BD9C748979ED6B023578C90AA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional air quality planning agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86B0213BB77C43FC9B8B4FDC90697B4A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81750FD728C54991B54D183F90128984"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">passenger rail service operators;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1FE382EEEFE4B9280495F439793A049"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">freight railroad operators;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4774D5A08FD946B8A17837A117316772"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">metropolitan planning organizations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4716DEF69D7046BD97633BD749C3FB85"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">governing authorities for transit systems or airports;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33F174F505E141F4A5966A286401B25C"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tribal governments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14A84595B3C4492AB279A7457F5735AC"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the general public, including low-income and minority populations, people with disabilities, and older Americans; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDF10EB2C584471CBBFB841159AD77DB"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">non-profit labor employee organizations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFD6101FCCD7498893968F543E5F2A67"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of a regional rail plan shall be to refine and advance the implementation of the national rail plan under section 22701.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1FAD19456DD485CBFF29E022E39CAE2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A regional rail plan shall include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE31FDF4A4A4140DF98D968BACF9B6916"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a map—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96FD7918909641A69C228A4D64FB6C66"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that indicates detailed alignment alternatives for any new corridor identified in the national rail plan under section 22701; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1029AE9EE3A4C12AFB6B11864DEBCDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that identifies the location of each potential new station;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C3F126B039A43968C5FBFC92BB3E0C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a phasing plan for developing or upgrading specific segments of the regional network;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA43DA00E88B48B5BDBC6654AC943FB8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identification of any environmental impact analyses required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or other laws (including regulations);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB297F7F43CB44E7398D9BE8A67680E99"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a full capital cost estimate for developing the regional network;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D94E7590FD348EAAAF588DB55DBB690"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of operating financial forecasts;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID084A0D8B462F4CDD8210BE0B00D3B54D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a benefit-cost analysis for the regional network that considers both user and public benefits and the costs from a network perspective, including factors such as ridership projections, travel time reductions, enhanced mobility benefits, environmental benefits, economic benefits, and other public benefits;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6780A807E55645C6BD2335A49F4F97D5"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of potential land use policies and strategies for areas near high-speed and intercity passenger rail stations;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C7FE89F68FD49A3ABA8967466EB3A93"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential non-Federal funding sources, including a detailed consideration of anticipated private sector participation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D40047E87EF4D33893B1C755EFC0C3E"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a proposal for the institutional and governance structures that will be necessary to develop the regional network;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2186939C28AB42B18F18A2B5F3184D6B"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other project implementation considerations, including an analysis of the readiness of specific corridors to proceed for development;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A9888F0C59B4C6D914962B5E9A72B30"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an examination of multi-modal connections that considers the most cost-effective means for achieving the region's transportation goals and objectives;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D094B61EA484215B449F2DF08D4E709"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of plans for cost-effective, public investment in intercity passenger rail projects that contribute toward the efficient movement and increased capacity for freight rail operations;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB69DAD95FEBD4C83898AC08056543FBA"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of capital projects needed to implement a region's portion of the national rail plan;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92A3F631D6634043A7B5250EC78245D9"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for coordinating service and capital projects with adjacent regions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEF7D7BEFC724F8B8688EAF5A57FDC00"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for crossing international borders, as appropriate;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID823A6EA6327F4B819AE29C085991FE16"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for integrating any proposed new services with existing service; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID784E707CCA114D03B5725EF3FA1728D3"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the regional rail plan refines and advances the implementation of the national rail plan.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF759EEA299B4E0ABFB511F750977BAC"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the publication of the national rail plan under section 22701 and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall update each regional rail plan—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53AD1B423FB64C00B6D732F568A446E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reflect any material changes to the contents under subsection (c); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id609D6D1B4C2A47DF8800C31F5E8F0146"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to include any changes made to the national rail plan under section 22701.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91A1CAD626F347A1BC89767DCFA2F787"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive a content requirement under subsection (c) as necessary to accommodate a unique characteristic or situation in a region.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID598B65182DC94DDB91036C4EF684026E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>22703.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State rail plans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06DA6B96D1364970935A88C837879EC9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may prepare and maintain a State rail plan. A State rail plan shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id808EA87B3F6B46F8967DD2A7E42FC096"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be consistent with the national rail plan under section 22701;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id861871CEB8FB4679AE5C4D874F21E713"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be consistent with the regional rail plans under section 22702;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8B30EB931E542C3BBB52E1C1BA5E8C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with other State transportation planning goals and programs, including the statewide transportation plans under section 135 of title 23, and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7639A6EA13DC427BB08A2DA8C5193219"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth rail transportation's role within the State's transportation system.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id033B0E73DE834B8184ADADE8A91D80D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of a State rail plan shall be to refine and advance the implementation of the national rail plan and relevant regional rail plan under sections 22701 and 22702.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94802495CA10422EA16D08C9C6431221"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The objectives of a State rail plan shall be—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3F03CC5ADF9489D8A67AB36ACD744EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to set forth the State's policy on freight and intercity passenger rail transportation, including commuter rail operations, within the State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CB9C383F4A747E4B02DB3459A1DA2F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish the time period covered by the State rail plan;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD03C8E930CC64DC08B88B32DF4A66D80"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to present the priorities and strategies to enhance rail service within the State that benefits the public; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA1972EE1CC14BCCAE8AA9CEC7358313"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to serve as the basis for Federal and State rail investments within the State.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC6692CC443E4C6D9C3212969B9E6644"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D46228E3C9745D8974E07910FD8CBD7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements, consistent with sections 22701 and 22702, for the preparation and periodic revision of a State rail plan, including—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5408271D25C542C7974E1B0E458EB8DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment or designation of a State rail transportation authority to prepare, maintain, coordinate, and administer the State rail plan;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID180D2AC52C4D4A0098CDE92D63ECD8FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment or designation of a State approval authority to approve the State rail plan;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA0FA5E863C247BFB0683CDF6ADAA5C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the submission of the State's approved State rail plan to the Secretary for review and approval; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA4D059E3D3D441890044EC50405B181"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the revision and resubmittal of a State-approved State rail plan for review and approval by the Secretary not less than once every 5 years.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31337D079217497982CF093178123478"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prescribe procedures for a State to submit a State rail plan for review and approval, including standardized format and data requirements.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD498148938E94F42A0920266C6445674"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall deem a State rail plan to be in compliance with this chapter if the State rail plan—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB12AC5F792D44D78A97DCCEFDD55D94"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is completed before the date of enactment of the National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38C977F6909347599726075EABA5A4F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">substantially meets the requirements of chapter 227 as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3717C7E40280436F8C76647CF4016983"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State rail plan that is deemed in compliance under paragraph (3) shall be updated not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E56A5A34C5746FC98CBB40F889498AE"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State rail plan shall include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB978C604400542A391D371DC56DF18A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an inventory of the existing overall rail transportation system and rail services and facilities within the State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9F864D8D9DB428B8A636A5C5832E64D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the role of rail transportation within the State's surface transportation system;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9804F29157584487BA2509C0217420FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of all rail lines within the State, including any proposed high-speed rail corridors and significant rail line segments not currently in service;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID110C1AC9F98F46819151B7537DF747C4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of the State's passenger rail service objectives, including minimum service levels, for rail transportation routes within the State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F07A04D99DC4250AF93559C6170E52F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a general analysis of rail's transportation, economic, and environmental impacts within the State, including congestion mitigation, trade and economic development, air quality, land-use, energy-use, and community impacts;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50AD4A5FCB1E416589B56B9BF1F51213"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a long-range rail service and investment program for current and future freight and intercity passenger infrastructure within the State that meets the requirements under subsection (f);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF43A2C8D030D49C280717FC8A5565570"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of the public financing issues for rail projects or service within the State, including a list of current and prospective public capital and operating funding resources, public subsidies, State taxation, and other financial policies relating to rail infrastructure development;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5EC4384D10794E91BA6CC591E1DA5168"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identification of rail infrastructure issues within the State, after consulting with relevant stakeholders;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD63AC705447E4A2AA45EDEABAFC2B7D3"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of major passenger and freight intermodal rail connections and facilities within the State, including seaports;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC858EFA296CF48EB85306FF6A071D4BB"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of prioritized options to maximize service integration and efficiency between rail and other modes of transportation within the State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14FC15804A1B43C78D1571FE3E606FF0"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of publicly funded projects within the State to improve rail transportation safety and security, including major projects funded under section 130 of title 23;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE1DEF08CABA44168050495095F6F05E"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a performance evaluation of passenger rail services operating in the State, including possible improvements to those services and a description of strategies to achieve the improvements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F2D38B0AC9C4050A45363893D31AF65"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a compilation of studies and reports on high-speed rail corridor development within the State that were not included in a prior plan under this chapter;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1A36662BDD54EA78E4CB240DB146165"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for funding any recommended development of a high-speed rail corridor within the State; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID750E46282E644713925250E4F841CA90"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement that the State is in compliance with the requirements of section 22102.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BEA7510209C48BBBE7612B0CDA9B2F5"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Long-range rail service and investment program</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33008A5BFB7947A28E111B19F07AA23C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A long-range rail service and investment program under subsection (e)(6) shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF815F1CEFB31456AA3398931D7FD7F2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a prioritized list of any freight or intercity passenger rail capital projects expected to be commenced or supported in whole or in part by the State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB07C6CA71ECB4D458F585FEDB1889C59"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed capital and operating funding plan for each rail capital project under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID091C08458C5B41E598A937BB9A700C93"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rail capital projects list</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB66330633B414C49AB35D14F8DEC45D2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list of rail capital projects under paragraph (1)(A) shall include—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5455B3A59F44E24805BF55EAF6A9AC2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the anticipated public and private benefits of each rail capital project; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D789BB3C46C45368D7035FEF27BB24D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of the correlation between—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5836C5E848C04F649689D59184981A9D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public funding contributions for each rail capital project; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE35E44C58BD1414985442A91597F1E78"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the public benefits.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC02CC0124A6140048B3C5799CAA0488A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State rail transportation authority shall consider, when preparing a list of rail capital projects under this subsection—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89603F8296E748988099A3BC7F31EC0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contributions made by non-Federal and non-State sources through user fees, matching funds, or other private capital involvement;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5080EC07C7E400FA456686858C3981B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rail capacity and congestion effects;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C762B418B7540A28A698DEE37ABC612"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">effects on highway, aviation, and maritime capacity, congestion, and safety;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AB8E7ABFB2640068BEBAAA931D3AAFF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional balance;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4BF571FE0B240DAA3950A71B53DDFDF"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental impact;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID164094AD131C408394BE4DEDFB0BB072"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">economic and employment impacts; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B5B7D94C50F4035A84B102427D85DB8"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projected ridership and other service measures for passenger rail projects.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5E21823B1D148DD81FADE1CAFAE0614"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State shall not be eligible to receive financial assistance under chapter 244 or 261 unless the State completes a State rail plan pursuant to this section.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9AFE3FFC71BA47D1A1DB05B003B76853" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>22704.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transparency and coordination</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5854CD4934B14315B8DF09B137E7E4EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preparation and Review</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92F00A3518EB47238CCF4D3BDE0A2B87"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall provide adequate and reasonable notice and an opportunity for comment to the public, rail carriers, commuter and transit authorities (operating in or affected by rail operations within the region or State), units of local government, and other interested parties when the Secretary prepares or reviews the national rail plan under section 22701 or a regional rail plan under section 22702.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1B8AD7F47624AE191F79A1719ACD0A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State shall provide adequate and reasonable notice and an opportunity for comment to the public, rail carriers, commuter and transit authorities (operating in or affected by rail operations within the region or the State), units of local government, and other interested parties, when the State prepares or reviews a State rail plan under section 22703.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID503E2C9281644433B86CE7BDADB601F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intergovernmental Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDADDDE0941BB4AFBBE2133654B0A99E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the freight and passenger rail service activities and initiatives by regional planning agencies, regional transportation authorities, and municipalities (within the State or within the region in which the State is located) when preparing a State rail plan; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA552B6F83DAB40F7B6916B5D92A49648"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include any recommendations made by the regional planning agencies, regional transportation authorities, and municipalities (within the State or within the region in which the State is located), as deemed appropriate by the State.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB595118CF09E4C07B5286FEDFB818D4E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>22705.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this chapter:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBE2289E9F8D4886A9B0FF09E0027EF3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Private benefit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>private benefit</term> means a benefit—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8CB6775C2C24B71800895D4762EB5CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is determined on a project-by-project basis, based upon an agreement between the parties;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE428B85786354C8DB3D56D446E3B431E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is accrued to a person or private entity, other than Amtrak, that directly improves the economic and competitive condition of the person or private entity through improved assets, cost reductions, service improvements, or other means as defined by the Secretary; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2BF20F7A63A468DACE97815B5A5F235"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is defined by the Secretary, with advice from the States and rail carriers if the Secretary deems such advice necessary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C8F5F5E2B3A4651956EF2444259F332"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public benefit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public benefit</term> means a benefit—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9C8937527D04A618B749A66E019330B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is determined on a project-by-project basis, based upon an agreement between the parties;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77733D9AEB5B45DEA4C2907E13EED748"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is accrued to the public, including Amtrak, in the form of enhanced mobility of people or goods, environmental protection or enhancement, congestion mitigation, enhanced trade and economic development, improved air quality or land use, more efficient energy use, enhanced public safety or security, reduction of public expenditures due to improved transportation efficiency or infrastructure preservation, and any other positive community effects as defined by the Secretary; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C9E58B77D894195A769DF7A25A0BF82"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is defined by the Secretary, with advice from the States and rail carriers if the Secretary deems such advice necessary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE2F5C062D66B4996B3A38411AB38A5B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means any of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC880BBAAFC904F5C9BEB0C8D356ED1CF"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State rail transportation authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State rail transportation authority</term> means the State agency or official responsible under the direction of the Governor of the State or a State law for the preparation, maintenance, coordination, and administration of the State rail plan.</text> </paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2470D17CD514ED39F7BCF552225D7E7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35102.<?LEXA-Enum 36102.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved data on delay</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with Amtrak, freight railroads, and other parties, as appropriate, shall develop guidance for developing improved, including automated, means of measuring on-time performance delays.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9ABC71FF0EE4199A250A94FCF93689E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35103.<?LEXA-Enum 36103.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data and modeling</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80EA98F89856473E9E60BD40557E8FB1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a data needs assessment, in consultation with the Surface Transportation Board, Amtrak, freight railroads, and State and local governments, to support the development of an efficient and effective intercity passenger rail network. The data needs assessment shall, among other things—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE05F89E5C4144C869E80D1502FA28116"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the data needed to conduct cost-effective modeling and analysis for high-speed and intercity passenger rail development programs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C3F3478E24847A091EB2E43A4203B42"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine limitations to the data used for inputs and develop a strategy to address the limitations;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A9A04C0B04F4C039694165CC39D8D02"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify barriers to accessing existing data;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4604F9A606A4A32AFE9ADBC17433993"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include recommendations regarding whether the authorization of additional data collection for intercity passenger rail travel is warranted; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6E8E7659E034C41A60C7048825DBB90"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine which entities will be responsible for generating or collecting needed data.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA150603166ED4448ABC976257E85E0CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modeling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop or improve modeling capabilities to support the development of an efficient and effective intercity passenger rail network, including service development, capacity expansion, cost-effectiveness, and ridership estimates.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7154C8E46E64E719EE64C334AACD38D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Benefit-cost analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall enhance the usefulness of assessments of benefits and costs, for both intercity passenger rail and freight rail projects by—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82E1D2465CA940B0B2B9CB2D463DBCCF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing ongoing guidance and training on developing benefit and cost information for rail projects;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6B05D4E1237408C80A68BC91865D596"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing more direct and consistent requirements for assessing benefits and costs across transportation funding programs, including the appropriate use of discount rates;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC28A081FE7E047D282939DB89D0244A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring an applicant to clearly communicate the methodology that is used to calculate the project benefits and costs, including information on assumptions underlying calculations, strengths and limitations of data used, and the level of uncertainty in estimates of project benefits and costs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID278400B6E4754E91A8407183FB4C4FD1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring that an applicant receives clear and consistent guidance on values to apply for key assumptions used to estimate potential project benefits and costs.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21F11D418C1A44EAAA2F6BDFC4F3DDEA"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidential data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall protect any confidential data from public disclosure and such confidential data shall only be provided on the basis of a voluntary agreement.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF5D041EC04D4BCA9B38869660AD2E29" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35104.<?LEXA-Enum 36104.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Shared-use corridor study</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF6CA309A9264CC08E5B0F3EB2D30B79"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a shared-use corridor study, in consultation with the Surface Transportation Board, Amtrak, freight railroads, States, non-profit employee labor organizations, and other users of the rail system, as appropriate, to evaluate the best means to enhance and support the further development of high-speed and intercity passenger rail service within United States shared-use corridors.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9728D4343CB740CA8B001C28EE44A3D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the shared-use corridor study, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CC35CB1C86A42FEA3F63C9F9FF6576F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">survey the access arrangements for high-speed and intercity passenger rail service for use of rail infrastructure, assets and facilities owned by freight railroads, commuter authorities, or other entities, and standard processes for the resolution of disputes relating to such access;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50FDD6D4F74E4E2581DD9F55479908F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the roles and responsibilities of high-speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, and commuter rail service providers and infrastructure owners in complying with Federal, State, and local applicable requirements within United States shared-use corridors;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FBEB4AFE32441A5A3232B8E3D3955E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the roles and responsibilities of Federal, State, and local governments, infrastructure owners, and high speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, and commuter rail service providers in supporting both the preservation and expansion of high-speed and intercity passenger rail service, freight transportation, and commuter transportation on shared infrastructure or rights-of-way;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7543263F73EB40519F398A602D8F2A2D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the roles and responsibilities of high-speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, and commuter rail service providers in achieving satisfactory on time performance for passenger and freight rail services in shared use corridors; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3361000A5ADD4F34968A78273D408E73"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate other issues identified by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71B1FFDF090D44A1A2F05DF907CD47DA"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date the shared-use corridor study is completed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C25599C4B984940BC4DA334A1D270E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report the results of the shared-use corridor study to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE40C02D5E28149908E5911C2FC02A0E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the shared-use corridor study available to the public on the Department of Transportation's website.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID356C0ACD83A948918BAEC5726D320154" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35105.<?LEXA-Enum 36105.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative equipment pool</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E4DBA75FB1D4AF3A98EC30F7A02C28E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool Committee established under section 305 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note) shall continue to implement its authorized functions, as appropriate, and shall maintain and update, as needed, the specifications created by the Committee.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F894DE6328C467D88E1B58CC503001C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Equipment Pooling Entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 305 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCE27F989D76438A9341F4883492D184" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67327AEFD12F4E04B4458517C273C8C3"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Equipment Pooling Entity</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A494DB2953E4D6D80CC2DB25BF8F43D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012, the Committee shall create an equipment pooling entity that includes—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0C69D6788B948CF8A88C552C22A7EE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id124C6253C49645B389C9D2F319CE6A40"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States that purchase, with Federal funds, intercity passenger rail rolling stock and equipment that is built in accordance with the specifications created by the Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool Committee; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC13B2D8300047FF994A05BB7BA005B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other States and entities, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1346F1361AE9469190C9443A4478D6C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The equipment pooling entity—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22C5947E48794CB193BC4EE7F0887FE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5526E3D899614FA6BAECD3641F78BCA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be a corporation or other cooperative entity; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id502F114794CF46D4A881DCF62B25D4F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be owned or jointly-owned by Amtrak, a participating State, or other entity; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD820EA22F6414220A46C5D1D2ABE05D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be authorized to—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C484C76D47040C08A00450D2DB21A65"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lease or acquire intercity passenger rail rolling stock and equipment used in State-supported corridor services on routes that are not more than 750 miles between end points, including by entering into agreements for the funding, financing, procurement, remanufacture, ownership, and disposal of the intercity passenger rail rolling stock and equipment;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE796015BD34A412986315548616AB34B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain, manage, and allocate intercity passenger rail rolling stock and equipment for use in State-supported corridor services, including by charging appropriate amounts for the use (including depreciation and financing costs) of the intercity passenger rail rolling stock and equipment; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB8B234F092A4DA194DF1BCA38F02419"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure adequate quantity and quality of appropriate intercity passenger rail rolling stock and equipment to support the State-supported corridor services' needs as identified in the national rail plan, regional rail plans, or State rail plans under chapter 227.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36C9EBF46CC346289FFC76ECB87D9578"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of Equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak, after consultation with the Secretary, may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer equipment currently owned or leased by Amtrak to the equipment pooling entity. The operation and utilization of any equipment transferred to the equipment pooling entity shall be covered by section 24405(b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA206ED46736C4735A916C3A12DCBCA72"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State shall sell, lease, or otherwise transfer equipment built in accordance with the specifications created by the Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool Committee and purchased with Federal funds to the equipment pooling entity unless the Secretary exempts a State from this requirement.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76311C2FED4F4F78BC31E843B5FF99B4"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A capital project to carry out this section shall be eligible for grants under chapter 244. The equipment pooling entity shall be an eligible grant recipient under chapter 244.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2059005950704059A7B138789B4E0CC9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35106.<?LEXA-Enum 36106.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project management oversight and planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(d) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4908) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F07E0ACF0644192A18C4AD394A5B8D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>½ of</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id482D4A13F77141E89B25EBB6CD46EA8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and joint capital planning</quote> after <quote>oversight</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE6B28FEB29443D199F7232E669F468A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35107.<?LEXA-Enum 36107.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improvements to the Capital Assistance Programs</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04C135A29A7943DB90A8EED8197A8B82"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments to Chapter 244</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 244 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4868354D32164D95B735F734B876C6DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 24401(1)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA9A0AD8C749408E8AD2D8014C6D72D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or</quote> the first place it appears; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88CBAB072D864CEAB66F4417673A86F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>service.</quote> and inserting <quote>service, or Amtrak.</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACCFF25D9DA34C9792884790FE13B99F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 24402(b) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AB682C658144011A5C1725E990200CB" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID070E41DBDC734A97AEF4ECD807171F93"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project as part of the national rail plan, regional rail plans, or State rail plans</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F325A102858465684BBCF1A10444B8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not approve a grant for a project under this section unless the Secretary finds that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68EDFC1E6DB44EA3B2C39A5E8C48EC3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project is part of the national rail plan, a regional rail plan, or a State rail plan under chapter 227; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FE5ABF56B4A4D8B95602E96FF966304"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project is part of the capital spending plan under section 211 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24902 note); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id855EDDEF1935402DB52A583961B103C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant or recipient has or will have directly or through appropriate agreements with other entities, as approved by the Secretary—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8618590306F4D38AF59C6A5AC2E873D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the legal, financial, and technical capacity to carry out the project;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id284F249F121E41D898E29A83CB1008D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satisfactory continuing control over the use of the equipment or facilities; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20046CDB89104070A54F91C6AC943169"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capability and willingness to maintain the equipment or facilities.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47CDEA5A31F644E890C52BA1DD923171"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An applicant or recipient shall provide sufficient information for the Secretary to make the required findings under this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92043D865A694A46AD4B7613CBB97D41"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Justification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An applicant or recipient, except for Amtrak, that did not select the proposed operator of its service competitively shall provide written justification to the Secretary substantiating—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D3D6A7518664C92AF26E00A69DF0E44"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">why the proposed operator is the best, taking into account price and other factors; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E770619421D4EA5B491AD1B77E71AAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the use of the proposed operator will not unnecessarily increase the cost of the project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3147C18ED91D437C95275C8EEAF882E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 24402(c)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID657DA8FFBD7E4D418E7B34B7EA4183BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1)(A) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF6685AF303145248CDCF3B268A12553" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68376BE78E3F4EEE94C8A9A1114402C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the project be part of the national rail plan, a regional rail plan, or a State rail plan under chapter 227, or the capital spending plan under section 211 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24902 note);</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B2C868245684E7ABA10F427F117E2AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting <quote>, except for Amtrak,</quote> after <quote>an applicant</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9624043ACD64EC39B479BCCE8E8AC80"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1)(F) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB25CB0F5E02C4F99898EFF515284B51B" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AAB458501C346E1910FFE75CA84282B"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that each project be compatible with and operate in conformance with plans developed pursuant to the requirements of section 135 of title 23, United States Code;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EE835123D024D9F903D16A256F1CFB1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(C), by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96E2235128A24C05AC51BC9C63DA1497"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(B)(iii), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID962295AFF8444DE5B15CFCA752C1C7E9"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA70234D6A39C4628AA13AFBE4C7756EC" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D7BE9CFBC4A4935909B32E09F00FE36"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieve the appropriate mix of projects selected for funding to ensure the advancement of the national rail plan, including both the development of new or expanded routes and services and the maintenance and improvement of the current rail system.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0309A88DA0D94255BC38760A9219C347"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 24402(d) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F5A598048E7447AADEFE51C71416890" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB89A32E0993442F69029E4E056BBF397"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State rail plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State rail plans completed before the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4907) that substantially meet the requirements of chapter 227 as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012, shall be deemed by the Secretary to have met the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(A) of this section.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEFA547A5428244DEA9B8818F434AAF17"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 24402(e) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1258C0542AF64088A1E778860880219F" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5413EE6A90074B6A8FA59777064B5EB3"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may permit a recipient under this section to enter into a cooperative agreement to transfer the grant and related responsibilities and requirements to Amtrak to expedite, enhance, or otherwise facilitate the completion of the project and any such transfer shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A0CF52BFED140059BE26D511139B9EE"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading of section 24402(f), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">and Early Systems Work Agreements</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07DA9A98045740048B966F6C62D1769D"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 24402(f)(1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F13CFDD8A06474EADF7E73C4C5A0154" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID022314555EA6444BA21FEB218BC5D99F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In implementing this section, the Secretary may issue a letter of intent to an applicant announcing an intention to obligate, for a major capital project under this section, an amount from future available budget authority specified in law that is not more than the amount stipulated as the financial participation of the Secretary in the project.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8B2B2F570B4404ABF223B081BD1D4B4"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 24402(g) by—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C54A2F0057D45D0A7D431D80AB269CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB46CE5D799BD41448CC72B8E4AFD30D4" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B84BA476D7142D093A8A9D545FFAD86"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DF6F8CFA6BD45EEB69A2A56DDE86347"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a project designated as part of a priority corridor or service by the national rail plan and scheduled within the national rail plan to be implemented within a time frame consistent with the grant application shall not exceed 80 percent of the project net capital cost;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A06E0FD12CA4B599FA9773896ECB141"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a project to implement a performance improvement plan under section 24710 shall not exceed 100 percent of the net project capital cost; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A2C27ED4F91423BAA331A4705065076"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any other project shall not exceed 50 percent of the net project capital cost.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB225047233947078ECF2E48E0B6DB5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8CA7A5E35C645A2ACB5F4B4090AC08E" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F3CBE07053A4DAEAE555FE195129363"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When Amtrak is an applicant under this chapter, it may use ticket and other revenues generated from its operations and other sources to satisfy the non-Federal share requirements under this subsection, except that Amtrak may not use Federal funds authorized under subsections (a) or (c) of section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4908).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D1F7F04E73E4B07A59314276DB5B7D1"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 24402(h), by striking <quote>2</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>3</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED2D313E79F240D09BB350BCE6BFB536"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 24402(i)(1), by striking <quote>A metropolitan planning organization, State transportation department, or other project sponsor</quote> and inserting <quote>An applicant</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62E14FCDE4F24380950E8F8668E06652"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 24402(k) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AE218B423874446A304A03CFBB25044" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45DAA22284564BC2A7B9D86BEFCC980A"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Small Capital Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make not less than 5 percent annually available from the amounts appropriated under section 24406 beginning in fiscal year 2009 for grants for capital projects eligible under this section not exceeding $10,000,000, including costs eligible under section 209(d) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note). For grants awarded under this subsection, the Secretary may waive one or more of the requirements of this section, including State rail plan requirements, or of section 24405(c)(1)(B), as appropriate.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID391F593D557F4FAEAE229FBCB632B471"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 24403(b) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID529D9046C28D45258B8BE6A532CC001F" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFDA9A858A9F4F609CAA3C91457FA66D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretarial oversight and participation</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID396B4EEB29924D8EA64E2DDD7057D012"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of amounts made available in a fiscal year for capital projects under this chapter to participate in the planning, management, and oversight of the development and implementation of any such projects.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E6AB3F14E10403FB7E7A06EE5CE2315"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use amounts available under paragraph (1) to directly undertake or make contracts for project planning and design participation or safety, procurement, management, and financial compliance reviews and audits of a recipient of grants awarded under this chapter.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF20CC545178C4197975FD1FC884A6361"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Government shall pay the entire cost of carrying out a contract under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6182A3069DB4A29BDE92EC15644F12A"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 24405 by adding <quote>or between Amtrak and the railroad</quote> after <quote>railroad</quote> in subsection (c)(1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD66EE6DFF9ED4F458E075F178D4301FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 244 Grant Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule establishing grant procedures, as required by section 24402(a) of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8948B3D14454861AAFB88AD0F1BE00B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments to Chapter 261</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 261 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id712AC2B784E34624B00502DF0A9CD26A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 26106—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB4A1F8BD53B45CC979F4C7B0188F2F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4DF90CD6F404A758E30FB39E1792245" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFA54CCB5B05449A9FEC1823AD684B2D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish and implement a high-speed rail corridor program consistent with the national rail plan, regional rail plans, and State rail plans required by chapter 227 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CE46C0C8DE24DFD8E031BE3A3EBC037"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF43B5ACBB1414CF7B0FD35254BAD8B01" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28B46A0B1D7F4124837029B9594A303D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Corridor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>corridor</term> means—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0496A51E77B249B8BBF7870A850EDF9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a corridor designated by the Secretary pursuant to section 104(d)(2) of title 23; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9295347D25E34987A38053B890DD8E0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a corridor expected to achieve high-speed service pursuant to section 22701 of title 49.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C26F0CC96B54417A543B699DAE67B70"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(2)(A)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44A9A61333644E16899CBA741041C2A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>, directly or through appropriate agreements with other entities,</quote> after <quote>have</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08675D859B0D45C8B49E993A2688338C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (v), by inserting <quote>, except for Amtrak,</quote> after <quote>applicant</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20428A06E24D4DB09AE19AD1FFDD2BF8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vi), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68D9EBFFC66B4ACAAEC62EF5B62402A2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vii)(II), by striking <quote>(if it is available)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9377F9ED544E44D5B8DA0FBEB3B45366"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F97A0908B15469D8CC0A96AE85B00C6" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD4594D5B7134F6CBEFE937F23B59F8D"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the project and the high-speed rail services it supports are coordinated and integrated with existing and planned conventional intercity passenger rail services;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7349FD79B4D3476795D9F59492293955"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the Secretary, and Amtrak at the Secretary's request, are permitted to participate in the planning, design, management, and delivery of the project, as necessary to ensure project success and promote interstate commerce; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C88ABF1A2054E8883FCF36640AD2589"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the Federal government is accorded an appropriate participation, oversight, ownership, or control in the project commensurate with the level of Federal investment as determined by the Secretary;</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD81FB6CF8A694753A72718DCC18B55D2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(4), by striking <quote>pursuant to section 22506 of this title</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB22C764DA90424C9529BE0399D691D7"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congestion Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24105 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52166EAC85004C1D89D3C9E20E7AD8CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8EA97B049A1458ABE7E3F655CB65619"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>in cooperation with States</quote> and <quote>high priority rail corridor</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1204C774E164FCFA6BF75AD3F2672CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>congestion</quote> and inserting <quote>freight or commuter railroad congestion that impacts intercity passenger trains, enhance route performance, preserve service,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82B57FA5A3E34217910ED6ADE231A5C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period and inserting <quote>on routes defined under section 24102(5)(C).</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE956395673C44E509548401A54B6B0BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5940041211EC4CB495F8EC1899C9A4E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or the Federal Railroad Administration</quote> after <quote>Amtrak</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC26831DA40FC4353A135B663D9A168D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>congestion</quote> and inserting <quote>freight or commuter railroad congestion that impacts intercity passenger trains, enhance route performance, preserve service,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF088C9FF06C544818F19921187194C6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BEA105E3FC043F593522C6279D17FBB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48F84E3C4F0644638BF394A1012876F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>80</quote> and inserting <quote>100</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCECECE1DB50D456C83F0B63B7B6DB927"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>, except that the Secretary may waive the requirements of section 24405(c)(1)(B), as appropriate, for grants totaling less than $10,000,000</quote> after <quote>title</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6D8828250DE4B48A3299EE49F4F27FF"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional High-Speed Rail Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4907) is amended by striking section 502.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4203FAC9E36245E48643C70D58852805" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35108.<?LEXA-Enum 36108.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Liability</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B1AD919E83645AEB55D9F4D9EF613B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarification of commuter rail liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 28103 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF372B2F3604F48A2BEE05428877A142E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2), by inserting, <quote>, including commuter rail passengers,</quote> after <quote>rail passengers,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID163A0C2C79CE4460AA6FD9784F682BA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B89C9B4160E4E399AB4F9A2D0C02221" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BBA4F996A9A479580E3D9A83DA00330"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contractual obligations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A provider of rail passenger transportation may enter into contracts that allocate financial responsibility for claims. Such contracts shall be enforceable notwithstanding any other provision of law, common law, or public policy, or the nature of the conduct giving rise to the damages or liability.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB779DB22976A409F9804FBE779B8E4F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id808488A776A04C1DBC48CE7A25B97B34"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (2);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DBD381A37084CE280B53CE616864ACD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C447DE5A47443C3B87CD6911114CD48"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB00E79778F094E96BFD012E32431447D" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15404E2142F34178A0B7B53C82661408"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>rail passenger transportation</term> includes commuter rail transportation.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9630F92679B34715B21018C5B0BF8DFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70B5C8B2C7254D7DBE17DDB324636133"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study regarding options for clarifying and improving passenger rail liability requirements and arrangements, including those related to environmental liability, necessary for supporting the continued development and improvement of the national passenger rail system and the furtherance of the national rail plan under chapter 227 of title 49, United States Code. The study shall consider—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9097D3BB111444D8A41C1B52DDC7AE2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether to expand statutory liability limits to third parties; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1E97A90DAA3487398AE876563AFB035"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether to revise the current statutory liability limits based on inflation or other methods to improve the certainty of liability coverage.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9220E1F02F9C4576B74E4FF68FF125BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of completion of the study, the Secretary shall submit the results of the study and any associated recommendations to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id091AEBB48BAF4445A34FDFA6F0A77E50" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35109.<?LEXA-Enum 36109.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disadvantaged business enterprises</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B4F4E24F9EE494397D6DBAD154658E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id003E1B7484434E3BBE46D48BF35B50AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BFEF24AF46E479FAFCD236251AA2E1C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Small business concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>small business concern</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), except the term does not include any concern or group of concerns that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD11A42CB302B4B888E653BAC54C454D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are controlled by the same socially and economically disadvantaged individual or individuals; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B5256BC4F5C495DAEE4E98096A1307A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have average annual gross receipts over the preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of $22,410,000, as adjusted annually by the Secretary for inflation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F1226C075DE4112AA5F7AF86356C6C7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B6674FA94CD4524A25F9F74548F4CE7"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB81721EA38BF4D5E8C18A38FF4B81ADF"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Socially disadvantaged individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>socially disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given the term in section 8(a)(5)of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(5)), and relevant subcontracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83EA3A8337EF4B67A25F62F918B4AA82"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economically disadvantaged individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>economically disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given the term in section 8(a)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(6)), and relevant subcontracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD08D35E726B647A78C047B73965AF373"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, women shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id141E56C17CCB4682AB6DBFDCB6683906"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except to the extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under chapter 244, section 24105, or section 26106 of title 49, United States Code, shall be expended through a small business concern owned and controlled by 1 or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC79ED760D8434AB49739CA2097378C19"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual Listing of Disadvantaged Small Business Concerns</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall annually—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id050EF055BF0344068C05F156A0CCE740"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">survey each small business concern in the State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8073A91732744F6B323B13BACF39EF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compile a list of all of the small business concerns in the State, including the location of each small business concern in the State; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9C16A2148BC41568EFAA8F84BBE2FF1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of the small business concerns that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00D25DE9D00E457C94BAD4AF30B1146A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are controlled by women;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5A23421DB594547B3B4B183874D801F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (except for women); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEC520507BC74C668E6D761461D2A023"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are controlled by individuals who are women and who are socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id123A9B805F5D449589041FDE7401A359"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniform Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish minimum uniform criteria for State governments to use in certifying whether a small business concern qualifies under this section. The minimum uniform criteria shall include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92FB0E641D6F405AB3F18C823585EDC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an on-site visit;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id846543130D734FE69713E862F85A96F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a personal interview;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45BA35B743F64412976E5F4598739DDF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a license;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E5751EED9B043D29C6AA613B3A0B149"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of stock ownership;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24A23BCEE12A4D23A19313A7DD715F21"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of bonding capacity;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76CD031230834868A7FF57183ED9C199"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the listing of equipment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8ADDA90BBE646F6988539195DFEECCE"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the listing of work completed; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id962F2BA4B033426CAF50CBFFCE96AE46"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a resume of each principal owner, the financial capacity, and the type of work preferred.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5B853A4C9E84633AF612B07CAED87B9"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for State governments to use in reporting to the Secretary information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements, and such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate for the proper monitoring of the disadvantaged business enterprise program.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9FAC94A486E47E3925CAE5ACE529AEA"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with court orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall limit the eligibility of a person to receive funds made available under chapter 244, section 24105, or section 26106 of title 49, United States Code, if the person is prevented, in whole or in part, from complying with subsection (b) because a Federal court issues a final order in which the court finds that the requirement of subsection (b) or the program established under subsection (b) is unconstitutional.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58762C94A84C4FDA8D0D752402852927" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35110.<?LEXA-Enum 36110.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall, in consultation with the States, local governments, Amtrak, freight railroad, and non-profit employee labor organizations—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1578E36C36C3430D9F7007F7B1DBF6B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete a study regarding workforce development needs in the passenger and freight rail industry, including what knowledge and skill gaps in planning, financing, engineering, and operating passenger and freight rail systems exist, to assist in creating programs to help improve the rail industry;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CD80B885C874F84A0BE94BD3B349C55"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations based on the results of the study; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29620EDADA474EA49010F2D35A97E052"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report the findings and recommendations to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA29DB61A4F3049E2B5C6E3C649D34AA1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35111.<?LEXA-Enum 36111.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Veterans employment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11042A8C02534C0482DC68DFD35813D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study to evaluate the best means for providing a preference to veterans in the awarding of contracts and subcontracts using amounts made available under chapter 244, and sections 24105 and 26104 of title 49, United States Code;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F153C63429C43E49909C1C3B6226AA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations based on the results of the study; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9DAAE47FD4D42219B02226C4BF20EF3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report the findings and recommendations to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID5B9993DDAD224A8896E2AF63EE213258" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3DB0310201CE49F9AE4F24689CB84023" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35201.<?LEXA-Enum 36201.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State-supported routes</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID641297965F654B42A2F844F34FA99C21"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the uses permitted under section 209(d) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note), a State may use funds provided under section 24406 of title 49, United States Code, to temporarily pay Amtrak some or all of the operating costs for services identified under section 24102(5)(D) of title 49, United States Code, determined under the methodology established pursuant to section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note), that exceed—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id003300BC67A842FA9B3EA5E2F8AA89C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the operating costs (adjusted for inflation) that the State paid Amtrak for the same services in the year prior to the implementation of section 209 of that Act; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5718F459E8B04150B8E100210A66F187"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the services were not fully State-supported in that year, the full cost the State would have paid Amtrak under the State-supported service costing methodology then in effect.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5836193FE6724D34A59D601EAC512830"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transition assistance guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the Surface Transportation Board determines the appropriate methodology pursuant to section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note), the Secretary shall develop a transition assistance guidance that includes—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3ECF98F56B84A9CB8C91610F8ACE24E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criteria for phasing-out the temporary operating assistance under this section not later than October 1, 2017;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD308619E8AC246A6BAA1ADA97BCF66A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a grant application process that permits—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44D5207CDF814F4988B3379E9E3FC094"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States to apply for such funds individually or collectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id892DE3029E40401F9B591F6E649EA711"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak to be considered the grant recipient of such funds upon an agreement between a State or States and Amtrak; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3449BCCF92614893B09F499190B45BB1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policies governing financial terms, repayment conditions, and other terms of financial assistance.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID629D93FEBAF9463F98C19AB760AA14E8"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for Federal transition assistance, an intercity passenger rail service shall provide high-speed or intercity passenger rail revenue operation on routes that are subject to section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C4598F1362D4A17991B7ADC62E39C95"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of grants under this paragraph for eligible costs may be up to 100 percent of the total costs under subsection (a).</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B89A8B676714E44A374BABFCBF48E9A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35202.<?LEXA-Enum 36202.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast corridor infrastructure and operations advisory commission</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1C198775C414B74AA467908DFFEE242"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast corridor infrastructure and operations advisory commission improvements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24905 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21E50A4717174A27B31B8578C81FFCA2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending the section heading to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id901B34EE789A43A3ABA0D81E7796C8C0" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA0A0E1D957A4B73ABBC8D3477C1EBCB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24905.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast corridor infrastructure and operations advisory commission improvements</header> </section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52504153DE0942AF94A16A134EDC15FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB1C7CB3759044DDA627D5F8C97CE131"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (f) and inserting before subsection (g), as redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DEDA81A1DB7445B9E7B0370D65266C7" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF058B7A68C6345DF85FBFBB015A7D1BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id586E3DB8A65F41098EF57FD4ABCCD5D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission (referred to in this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>) to foster the creation and implementation of a unified, regional, long-term investment strategy for the Northeast Corridor and to promote mutual cooperation and planning pertaining to the capital investment, rail operations and related activities of the Northeast Corridor. The Commission shall be made up of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC65482CFF9B403B81C0B2A45BC70B66"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">members representing Amtrak;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7CA5F1F08834F8CA762D549574C5967"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">members representing the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Railroad Administration and the Office of the Secretary;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FF1E502CB5B45238320DE21195D5B9C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 member from each of the States (including the District of Columbia) that constitute the Northeast Corridor as defined in section 24102, designated by, and serving at the pleasure of, the chief executive officer thereof; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C8A985605E242F6BA74A8979373DE42"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">non-voting representatives of freight railroad carriers using the Northeast Corridor selected by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E5C9A5B246149AAB78FE978BEA7F445"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the membership belonging to any of the groups enumerated under paragraph (1) shall not constitute a majority of the Commission's memberships.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22ABF124DCD74791B7FDBF3FFEF3C75D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC893ED11EE2444C089072A97EA88C275"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a schedule and location for convening meetings;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83EB032FF6CD4B78B1A5193CEFFE325C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet not less than 4 times per fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id345088444DD147C8A4DC0140185FB2A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop rules and procedures to govern the Commission's proceedings.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id814AB6B8F05F4E3FB2C2B8FDCA510107"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB58F1D6525204CBA93FF4E7DC2332BE2"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members shall serve without pay but shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5208D5AE6CB04D0AABD3F670FB4ED35D"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by the members.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id201D6063402C4762AC53A523C028A826"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as the Commission considers appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id887106416AD049039C27D128481C8181"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detailees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon request of the Commission, the head of any department or agency of the United States may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id568586501CC949E8B6BCD556602C0AB1"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91F7536FA33D483CA8A765EE9023B797"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation with other entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall consult with other entities as appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7900A1027AEC4BC1AB55E1B7FCC06100"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statement of Goals and Recommendations</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C6294F7257542078D03FB37D6FE230C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statement of goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall develop a statement of goals concerning the future of Northeast Corridor rail infrastructure and operations based on achieving expanded and improved intercity, commuter, and freight rail services operating with greater safety and reliability, reduced travel times, increased frequencies, and enhanced intermodal connections designed to address airport and highway congestion, reduce transportation energy consumption, improve air quality, and increase economic development of the Northeast Corridor region.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEE8490063534775BE1024E85DEB9785"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall develop recommendations based on the statement of goals developed under this section addressing, as appropriate—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC54FC6B4A34C461E961DFD55D1E89264"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">short-term and long-term capital investment needs beyond those specified in the state-of-good-repair plan under section 211 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24902 note);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D32322DD77B4F89AEF1F019AD916517"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">future funding requirements for capital improvements and maintenance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3AF8B128471456E86982B5591183DEF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operational improvements of intercity passenger rail, commuter rail, and freight rail services;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AB2DB9E4ED4405F839599200437E866"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opportunities for additional non-rail uses of the Northeast Corridor;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FF0966DFC764BCE8BA2AB45D8B07F7F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">scheduling and dispatching;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF1D2038B4F441049F76F812E08385B7"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety and security enhancements;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D5B0DC3EF52400385852A8E032B5E02"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipment design;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F432662C55946128666A60E3017C927"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">marketing of rail services;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA61483EBA7BE46B19CA5AF210EA7FF81"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">future capacity requirements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE4478D4717E74591889EA9BCDC52EFFA"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential funding and financing mechanisms for projects of corridor-wide significance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB713E1978F644C969A6E623429A48C31"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast Corridor High Speed and Intercity Service Development Plan</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id983FB271DF5945CBA36FBC47356C1D81"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Long-range Northeast Corridor Service Development Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Railroad Administration, in coordination with the Commission, Amtrak, the States, and other corridor users, shall complete a long-range Northeast Corridor Service Development Plan not later than December 31, 2014.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00CF07C819E64F52850BB671B45D995B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collaboration and cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The parties comprising the Commission, acting separately and collectively, shall collaborate and cooperate to the maximum extent permitted by law in—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7BE604DACBD44C6AD48EF37604502EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preparation of the service development plan;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DBB8DBCDC304B15A80C663B88BACBCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the programmatic environmental review process; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C8E080F2C134062AB415FFBB5937F6E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the subsequent requirements required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including the development of supporting documentation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id789EB3EA83D44AB194663F523BC8FF56"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comprehensive Long-Range Northeast Corridor Strategy</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22836060F51742C0A6C54842207AE520"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after completion of the service development plan under subsection (c), the Commission shall develop a comprehensive long-range strategy for the future high-speed, intercity, commuter, and freight rail utilization of the Northeast Corridor that considers—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45DDC5B7486E40869AF7EF17540FBB6A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the statement of goals developed under subsection (b)(1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB5D3C325E2E4601AC9578FEF78E49BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recommendations developed under subsection (b)(2);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05570DE7098E4C02B60E9027E2C5FBE6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the economic development report under subsection (h);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id817FDBB7DEA94579A1C0060A51B694C8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the service development plan and related alternatives developed through the programmatic environmental review for the Northeast Corridor;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id538A829C0F694FDCB8CE00C2E12DD9DC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capital and operating plans of all entities operating on the Northeast Corridor;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42FCE2064640423EA78B9152FB6F69DC"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improvement programs and service initiatives planned by corridor owners and users;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id988766BA534C4FFF9AD4B228787F10E8"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant local, State, and Federal transportation plans; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75E590C38864486088D7C9F9C4BFE8D8"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other plans, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E6CEEF6B3EE44589F88C5F1457D5C96"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategy components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The comprehensive long-range strategy shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id448056B2D7FE4C3AA1A472529BDC14A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comprehensive program containing a description and the planned phasing of all Northeast Corridor improvement programs, investments, and other anticipated changes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A31AEDF90F44FF5B94EB88BB7EF853A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impacts of the comprehensive program on:</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4172937D5D78446FA02E7FD6E080FFA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">highway and aviation congestion;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53CE6A98B1F54FFCB5F0964177888E48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">economic development;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB52FCDCBCD64C84A7B2809F4C845DC4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">job creation; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF0864354335474580254D89D551A6C2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the environment;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EA1B46F71604215A640D238EE8740FF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential financing sources for the comprehensive program, including Federal, State, local, and private sector sources;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id344C6EB2AD48402AB7F0773FB8082D6B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new institutional or other structures necessary to implement the comprehensive program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE23B82BBF1CF47BABC4BBFF48BA2BE7E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the types of collaboration, participation, arrangements, and support between Amtrak and the Federal Government, the State and local governments in the Northeast Corridor, the commuter rail authorities and freight railroads that utilize the Northeast Corridor, the private sector, and others, as appropriate, that are necessary to achieve the comprehensive program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id875D6A7BC9AD4ADFB1539713F94A582D"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any regulatory or statutory changes necessary to efficiently advance the comprehensive program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2A80677F87841ECA62BAE25C3A13B4C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access Costs</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4953B052D4545C7B934E9ABC080DB91"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of standardized formula</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2013, the Commission shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id997EB6BB1EE145CC9CADF431C7900AAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a standardized formula for determining and allocating costs, revenues, and compensation for Northeast Corridor commuter rail passenger transportation (as defined in section 24102) on the Northeast Corridor main line between Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, District of Columbia, and the Northeast Corridor branch lines connecting to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Spuyten Duyvil, New York, that use Amtrak facilities or services or that provide such facilities or services to Amtrak that ensures that—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27466832F9E1444ABDAFA5C211B8FB26"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is no cross-subsidization of commuter rail passenger, intercity rail passenger, or freight rail transportation;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB205AFC6CDC44CC48A9F9E2A2DB1E377"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each service is assigned the costs incurred only for the benefit of that service, and a proportionate share, based upon factors that reasonably reflect relative use, of costs incurred for the common benefit of more than 1 service; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id620F0212D4FC4D9D84FBB65A84A7E4BA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all financial contributions made by an operator of a service that benefit an infrastructure owner other than the operator are considered, including any capital infrastructure investments and in-kind services;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01B6449C4B3D469598882BE2172093C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a proposed timetable for implementing the formula not later than December 31, 2014;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C758C04F78C4DF5B9B428EB2EBB8992"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transmit the proposed timetable to the Surface Transportation Board; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79D1B5906BFF4DB09FA28307CF6390DB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the request of a Commission member, petition the Surface Transportation Board to appoint a mediator to assist the Commission members through non-binding mediation to reach an agreement under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA938DC548DE54F4DB9736AA53A8583B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak and public authorities providing commuter rail passenger transportation on the Northeast Corridor shall implement new agreements for usage of facilities or services based on the standardized formula under paragraph (1) in accordance with the timetable established therein. If the entities fail to implement the new agreements in accordance with the timetable, the Commission shall petition the Surface Transportation Board to determine the appropriate compensation amounts for such services under section 24904(c). The Surface Transportation Board shall enforce its determination on the party or parties involved.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E940C31E3C64D2BA38B27B00972D117"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may make necessary revisions to the standardized formula developed under paragraph (1), including revisions based on Amtrak's financial accounting system developed under section 203 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2553B3A8CC94188890AE5051C2A5199"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transmission of Statement of Goals, Recommendations, and Plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id694A7F1490A8402AAAFD6C7789ADA533"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012, the statement of goals under subsection (b);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75C954666AAF4C9A97E52B3169386FCB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annually beginning on December 31, 2012, the recommendations under subsection (b)(2) and the standardized formula and timetable under subsection (e)(1); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DDDD1E4C28F405E9135AB291450E5CE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the comprehensive long-range strategy under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1BEE4B2236C480CA7D575AB69E742C5"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (g), as redesignated, the following</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B86CAEA9F644A329056B534A4B5A5F2" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8F2BE97BB244676916100C5FB856206"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on Northeast Corridor Economic Development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2013, the Commission shall transmit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the role of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service between Washington, District of Columbia, and Boston, Massachusetts, in the economic development of the Northeast Corridor region. The report shall examine how to enhance the utilization of the Northeast Corridor for greater economic development, including—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51A59230F1B244729BD048A8930573CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving real estate utilization;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64A3EE419C9442AF8F07EE3074485750"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved intercity, commuter, and freight services; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33827A8024A74C19A48898C8DE7CACF2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving optimum utility utilization.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55B79C2687BF42DABBC972435DD6B9C5"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast Corridor Safety Committee</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF34F8E05D8D4F2694BAF41B1F6711C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a Northeast Corridor Safety Committee composed of members appointed by the Secretary. The members shall be representatives of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7807FE15C87D4BB781071F92B3A13EE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Railroad Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id718DB4EE22E34FBF9ADC5F4D20EA7F27"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50E1CBED4C5845968FDA11713E8507F9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">freight carriers operating more than 150,000 train miles a year on the main line of the Northeast Corridor;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id270AB579403E407A94AD921046A27261"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commuter rail agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74C2B0DDB1CB498A9C58716BEBC307C7"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rail passengers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BADD35502334F47AF101CC8D386DC8B"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rail labor; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C13331BF59449518F7B86832DFB3AFC"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other individuals and organizations the Secretary decides have a significant interest in rail safety or security.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ACD1407F7C648239B3C83EB3CB9391E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Function; meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consult with the Committee about safety and security improvements on the Northeast Corridor main line. The Committee shall meet not less than 2 times per year to consider safety and security matters on the main line.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68AF3970108C4A4DA798DA4A90A643D4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the beginning of the first session of each Congress, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Commission and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the status of efforts to improve safety and security on the Northeast Corridor main line. The report shall include the safety and security recommendations of the Committee and the comments of the Secretary on those recommendations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9AC1843FFAC4A6DB44B7A3218735AA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for chapter 249 is amended by striking the item relating to section 24905 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAE719BAE86E46A6B581585D99685EE1" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">24905. Northeast corridor infrastructure and operations advisory commission improvements.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67D9FE90A4DA411581E063763E9B486B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35203.<?LEXA-Enum 36203.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast corridor high-speed rail improvement plan</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBEA49CFA7B14BA2A73780472E18F58D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA05115445D84FBA920514D0D5D94D4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete a refined vision for an integrated program of improvements on the Northeast Corridor that will result in, by 2040—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14E2DA581910497C800919A5AE513FD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development and operation of a new high-speed rail system capable of high capacity, 200 mile-per-hour or greater operation between Washington, District of Columbia and Boston, Massachusetts;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0486DA1F020D47289D659F33BECF7919"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the completion of the improvements identified in the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Master Plan published by Amtrak on May 19, 2010; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25B351C1A9904B68A80474BD5A0FDDEA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the continued operation of existing and currently planned intercity, commuter, and freight services utilizing the Northeast Corridor during the implementation of the program; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id169312F095C94AA3982276A5C0AC3A77"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete a business and financing plan to achieve the program under paragraph (1) that identifies the estimated—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id370AC23F31BC4FEBA456ABBDF7E34EDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">benefits and costs of the program, including ridership, revenues, capital and operating costs, and cash flow projections;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5513E38BB74842B8AAD199355CCC6A03"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementation schedule, including the phasing of the program into achievable segments that maximize the benefits and support the ultimate completion of the program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65CC04ADA4974E63A70CBFEF1762E8D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential financing sources for the program, including Federal, State, local, and private sector sources; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61FCAB80A6B5434AB81C56B0D163C02F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">organization changes, new institutional or corporate arrangements, partnerships, procurement techniques, and other structures necessary to implement the program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B512595D21440229C5C09D4CDCAA86D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall provide appropriate support, assistance, oversight, and guidance to Amtrak during the preparation of the plans under subsection (a).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DB8CE3829734DB3B618ECEE186BDBBC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak shall submit the refined vision and an appropriate elements of the business and financing plan to the Federal Railroad Administration and the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission for use in the development of the Northeast Corridor High Speed and Intercity Service Development Plan and the Comprehensive Long-Range Northeast Corridor Strategy.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE10DAF5340D841E3868B89E22EE17D92"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-speed rail equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall not preclude the use of Federal funds made available to purchase rolling stock to purchase any equipment used for <quote>high-speed rail</quote> (as defined in section 26106(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code) that otherwise complies with all applicable Federal standards.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE69CA27775BB4A5ABFC109FE32AFBE44" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35204.<?LEXA-Enum 36204.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast corridor environmental review process</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID455BB7A82BF946E1AB5C2961A31416FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast Corridor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a plan and a schedule for the completion of the programmatic environmental review for the Northeast Corridor. The schedule shall require the completion of the programmatic environmental review for the Northeast Corridor not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C7BAF4269004D0CB5B86539647108DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Railroad Administration shall closely coordinate the programmatic environmental review process with the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id081D5C262A524A40973AC952192E732B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35205.<?LEXA-Enum 36205.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Delegation authority</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0429AE25481049F396968155656B6A2D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Delegation of Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out programmatic or project level environmental reviews for high speed and intercity passenger rail programs, projects, or services, the Secretary may delegate to Amtrak any or all of the Secretary’s authority and responsibility under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470f), section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 934), section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), and section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536), and may provide to Amtrak any related funding provided to the Secretary for such purposes as the Secretary deems necessary if—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0BB11B26D2F649ECAE578103129A8275"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak agrees in writing to assume the delegated authority and responsibility;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCEE37CBC0C164A7589E2FF7D27C60C5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak has or can obtain sufficient resources or the Secretary provides such resources to Amtrak to appropriately carry out such authority or responsibility; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F6E35A2131B4797B7D3E1CC3F22A3D2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delegating the authority and responsibility will improve the quality or timeliness of the environmental review.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2ACDBC0954C4CA997A88A9E7B730D4C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35206.<?LEXA-Enum 36206.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak inspector general</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21E135AAFE744E92924861CC44FD9EBB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 243 is amended by adding after section 24316 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0304751C289A495C939EE344FA8EDD13" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID698FD5E3E95744A19150BB480A2F4491" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24317.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspector general</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E65701DED6742FA8A510F0C5C67DD05"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of Amtrak the following amounts:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD320F667827C4E36925014484789A288"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2009, $20,000,000.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9C006B2AD1941EEB5D333610EAC3123"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2010, $21,000,000.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36ED40B04BFF4909AA3C634747A8E57B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2011, $22,000,000.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E004647C1224DDE94DB04C0F9FD5DC7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2012, $22,000,000.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43E8EEBAB0804FC3977D95FC8CEBAAB5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2013, $23,000,000.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8a266286d17642c79049aa2034c51aa5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority</header> <paragraph id="idE34C2C119C2B4A70AE5EA0312A092931"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Inspector General of Amtrak shall have the authority available to other Inspectors General, as necessary in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate any alleged violation of sections 286, 287, 371, 641, 1001, 1002 and 1516 of title 18.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE48B2FE744E0417FBC8B6079AE2EF380"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>Solely for purposes of sections 286, 287, 371, 641, 1001, 1002, and 1516 of title 18, Amtrak and the Amtrak Office of the Inspector General, shall be considered a corporation in which the United States has a proprietary interest as set forth in section 6 of such title.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE545169143AB4463AF41D7335D6DFA92"><enum>(c)</enum><header>False claims</header><text>Claims made or presented to Amtrak shall be considered as claims under section 3729(b)(2)(A)(ii) of title 31. Statements made or presented to Amtrak shall be considered as statements under subparagraphs (B) and (G) of section 3729(a)(1) of such title.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idFFC2777E86344FE484695B194EDE8B1B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Subsections (b) and (c) shall be effective only with respect to a fiscal year for which Amtrak receives a Federal subsidy.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id73329FB53D044689937702A48EABC35C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Qualified immunity</header><text></text> <paragraph id="id7a0bfd1c26ef4936a25fb8bb8dcd75df"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An employee of the Amtrak Office of Inspector General shall enjoy the same personal qualified immunity from lawsuit or liability as the employees of the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General with respect to the performance of investigative, audit, inspection, or evaluation functions authorized under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) that are carried out for the Amtrak Office of Inspector General.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id10d97cec136c4cb2a3f70efaa66040e6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal government liability</header><text>No liability of any kind shall attach to or rest upon the United States for any damages from or by any actions of the Amtrak Office of Inspector General, its employees, agents, or representatives.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFCA67497FE664372878FFE4B6B783098"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Services</header><text>Amtrak and the Inspector General of Amtrak may obtain services under sections 502(a) and 602 of title 40, including travel programs, from the Administrator of General Services. The Administrator of General Services shall provide services under sections 502(a) and 602 of title 40, to Amtrak and the Inspector General.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00304923371248CB87C10706967F7ACE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Management Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24310 is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID322E620C6B7A4362BFE935F322DD2615" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26B9DC1331BE4EF8A6BC5F1CF18E6435"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4907) and 2 years thereafter—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB71DC104622D4612B4324DF31F9675DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall complete an overall assessment of the progress made by the Department of Transportation in implementing the provisions of that Act; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDECB5AD782FB4BD5B084B1C1FDD0B2F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Inspector General of Amtrak shall complete an overall assessment of the progress made by Amtrak management in implementing the provisions of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4907).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BE40BA3E7414E06AC88A60B57FA1A78"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The management assessment by the Amtrak Inspector General may include a review of—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID462F1096428840679733217290569FCF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness in improving annual financial planning;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9858776EEF8A4488AFC885FE9591E27E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness in improving financial accounting;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B19D3F9A6CB405997072E54F4FFDD4B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak management's efforts to implement minimum train performance standards;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3195BB4E6E8540BBA4FC13E46A774C14"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amtrak management's progress toward maximizing revenues, minimizing Federal subsidies, and improving financial results; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5184469BDF4B4EE4892D373782FC7F6B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other aspect of Amtrak operations that the Amtrak Inspector General finds appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C7DDBDE7C7D45E9814ADF620DD85F96"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspector general policies and procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Amtrak Inspector General and Amtrak shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id647195FD5A4E4AEC8B4FADF8C0A33A4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continue to follow the policies and procedures for interacting with one another in a manner that is consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as approved by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19BC0AA02B6B4DFEAD2CCB4CE36AA9AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work toward establishing proper protocols and firewalls to maintain the Amtrak Inspector General's independence, as appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9949B364DC54648B901960256B8FFFA"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improvements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Amtrak Inspector General and Amtrak shall identify any funding needs and authority improvements necessary to effectuate the policies, procedures, protocols, and firewalls under subsection (c) and submit a report of the necessary funding and authority improvements as part of their annual budget requests.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DBAB0351C73495DAD626E2CA1B360D7"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4907), is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C3A12B85B974DE7A1616FEDDEC1FA5C" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id653F1EA10EFE4D2E83643A89ACEF7BE8"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">[Reserved].</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID870E372F67894818B44E78AD67F33385"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for chapter 243 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C07C86129214B66934D8EF56750879A" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">24317. Inspector General.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E1F17BB17BE4D598B00FFFD31B9E5BC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35207.<?LEXA-Enum 36207.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation for private-sector use of Federally-funded assets</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If capital assets that are owned by a public entity or Amtrak built or improved with Federal funds authorized under subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, are made available for exclusive use by a for-profit entity, except for an entity owned or controlled by the Department of Transportation, for the purpose of providing intercity passenger rail service, the Secretary may require, as appropriate, that the for-profit entity provide adequate compensation, as determined by the Secretary, to the United States for the use of the capital assets in an amount that reflects the benefit of the Federal funding to the for-profit entity.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBED77CF542E443FA930378359F8D484F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35208.<?LEXA-Enum 36208.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">On-time performance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Where the on time performance of any intercity passenger train averages less than 80 percent for any 2 consecutive calendar quarters and the failure to meet such performance levels is solely the responsibility of the host railroad, Amtrak shall not pay the host railroad any incentive payments for on time performance of the subject intercity passenger train during such calendar quarters.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE541EE3CFA9A4BF99B9F68D94FAAD8E3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35209.<?LEXA-Enum 36209.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Board of directors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24302(a)(3) is amended by striking <quote>5</quote> the second place it appears and inserting <quote>4</quote>.</text> </section><section id="H9C22414161C94004B85E444FAC555BE8"><enum>35210.</enum><header>Amtrak</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24305(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE18068E47D1E4A47932ED0EBE50D8FF9" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H9F0CE67F54384A168F1F3BE5EAE171A5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements under this subsection shall apply to all contracts eligible for assistance under this chapter for a project carried out within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least 1 contract for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out this chapter.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID0F804118238D46C78E860695D22CD94F" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rail safety improvements</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87F81BF93A3C4554B13320657019525E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35301.<?LEXA-Enum 36301.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Positive train control</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA56609C71C947808511D28114147D1D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20157(c) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8041055C56974700B50B08D40EFF352D" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A9C0BA78809418FA6F6CAAC54BE8FCA"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and approval</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC58F35B837B54E4E89A2124EE9091691"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the Secretary receives a proposed plan, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove it. If a proposed plan is not approved, the Secretary shall notify the affected railroad carrier or other entity as to the specific deficiencies in the proposed plan. The railroad carrier or other entity shall correct the deficiencies not later than 30 days after receipt of the written notice.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AEB9ABDD4B34687A2C3E4BACDE12546"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall review any amendments to a plan in the time frame required by section (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F0D48F5C61D4BE1BACC3FA8765407A8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct an annual review to ensure that each railroad carrier and entity is complying with its plan, including a railroad carrier or entity that elects to fully implement a positive train control system prior to the required deadline.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3AA4D00719641EEB7729CD4FA967F36"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20157(d) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD8CA8E347E545E4AA7D11D970645EEF" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB4A0F307E604AC687CC2DE3D9DB464F"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than June 30, 2012, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the progress of the railroad carriers in implementing the positive train control systems, including—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35743A881C7844EF874FB485838264E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the likelihood that each railroad will meet the December 31, 2015 deadline;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C3DD4D758A74F32B27B6550AB32FE52"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the obstacles to each railroad's successful implementation, including the obstacles identified in the General Accountability Office's report issued on December 15, 2010, and titled <quote>Rail Safety: Federal Railroad Administration Should Report on Risks to Successful Implementation of Mandated Safety Technology</quote> (GAO–11–133); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9EE2624A327847A1A4AAF279D3A54CCD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actions that Congress, railroads, relevant Federal entities, and other stakeholders can take to mitigate obstacles to successful implementation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id927E1135E25A41959499FBB3F9045FA2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extension authority</header><text>Section 20157 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id463BBFBB7E6F4B2A9F39BF643604EB17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id170D68FB286D4623AAC1211A65CAA70B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (g) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F29D38F86384EA0A5037CD08B95CF77" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idDB1668501C9549A7A544E63A5047F174"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Extension</header> <paragraph id="id98EC353234D94CF8B34752054882CC2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After completing the report under subsection (d), the Secretary may extend in 1 year increments, upon application, the implementation deadline, if the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="id157AECF692144DA6BC455050EEB7BAE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determines that—</text> <clause id="id14FE59B2466A4369A2C143A776748496"><enum>(i)</enum><text>full implementation will likely be infeasible due to circumstances beyond the control of the applicant, including funding availability, spectrum acquisition, resource and technology availability, and interoperability standards;</text> </clause><clause id="idc5536940d59a41a79762f0a01b6c7d21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicant has demonstrated good faith in its positive train control implementation;</text> </clause><clause id="id99b8ef1fb36a400785a6233f5e86afd2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the applicant has presented a revised positive train control implementation plan indicating how it will fully implement positive train control as soon as feasible, and not later than December 31, 2018; and</text> </clause><clause id="id4385AF7CF2934681BD99B1B8B80F5255"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>such extension will not extend beyond December 31, 2018; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id989E726F96FB4C12B13A93D595AEAD1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>takes into consideration—</text> <clause id="id4D90D83B157446D882F86A35887FDCE1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether the affected areas of track have been identified as areas of greater risk to the public and railroad employees in the applicant’s positive train control implementation plan under section 236.1011(a)(4) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text> </clause><clause id="id25B59BE7A69C4C3DB42BA57194FAF132"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the risk of operational failure to the affected service areas and the applicant.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB9E44B6FAB4740B7B80D8FD42A3DDC8A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application review</header><text>The Secretary shall review an application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and approve or disapprove the application not later than 10 days after the application is received.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1294BF028524EBFAD7C39AC7CA203D8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20157 is amended by striking <quote>transported;</quote> in subsection (a)(1)(B) and inserting <quote>transported on or after December 31, 2015;</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75CE20BF4D4B4FDAA1CF98119EC9DA7D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35302.<?LEXA-Enum 36302.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional eligibility for railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16B7AE420D2F47CDA56C5A4F0A758B5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Positive train control systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(b)(1) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(b)(1)), is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57EAF5E50B7B40EF85C15DE875ECE02E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>or</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF783C621DD8C4DFF8952FFDD0E3FAC66"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>facilities.</quote> and inserting <quote>facilities; or</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82210F43FBF04FA4B3B86878FE857C28"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id520715E296A149A6971691EEC8EC92AD" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0DECAF76E9C4CECA656FD4938E4F389"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement a positive train control system, as required by section 20157 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9C5AAED664C4F2C896BD65B39068505"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Positive train control collateral</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(h)(2) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(h)(2)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBFC6DFB39ED4B1BA153E25054C36C64" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF11EE3B55923446281D4AE5339B70152"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of making a finding under subsection (g)(4) for a loan for positive train control, the total cost of the labor and materials associated with installing positive train control shall be deemed to be equal to the collateral value of that asset.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53CA11F955134302AEE6DD1B5F5A7E75" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35303.<?LEXA-Enum 36303.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">FCC study of spectrum availability</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FCA2864AB61473F99ED2FDE06BDB6FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spectrum needs assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission shall coordinate to assess spectrum needs and availability for implementing positive train control systems, as defined in section 20157 of title 49, United States Code. In conducting the spectrum needs assessment, the Secretary and the Chairman shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53F2BB3B2DB94DDB9045BD7FDEB77A93"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the information provided in the Federal Communications Commission WT–11–79 proceeding;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BC35BDECFDC4F23B395A8C813B5BC90"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the positive train control implementations plans and any subsequent amendments or waivers to those plans provided to the Federal Railroad Administration; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AD54B5A10EB4BA5AFA95CBAEF75004E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate individual railroad spectrum demand studies.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33896C0D5654453A98ED001338BEDA44"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the completion of the spectrum needs assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Chairman shall submit a plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, for approximate resolution to any issues that may prevent railroad carriers or entities from complying with the December 31, 2015, positive train control implementation deadline.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDFA47185462B6435F8A25DA0E6E934BA5" level-type="subsequent"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Freight rail</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23D8248BA16E453CA011C74056F28114" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35401.<?LEXA-Enum 36401.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rail line relocation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20154 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCFAEEE928B94865AE3BF9104C5D2059"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D03F99BDD084BEEAE8AF9762A3232BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>either</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id771CFBB12D7A462887BDCB31FA0260D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA02B7DF4A5D4AE2937DB63908723EAF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A76EBCCFB804B0A8FFAE08BDB86246F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A2E87E6494D491FA5C65C3AC5942268" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49FD2735CC014B3AA9EDBB3DDAF429EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">involves a lateral or vertical relocation of any portion of a road.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4515BCE5A7B64A6EA24200D852D0B2DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>10</quote> and inserting <quote>20</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB7D78E4537E4384BD4238545D4C0D14"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h)(3), by inserting <quote>a public agency,</quote> after <quote>of a State,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6BF9603CFC54863BAA3C042DEDB62B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35402.<?LEXA-Enum 36402.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compilation of complaints</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A4FD2E2564C49BE823C5D80021CD76E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 704 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78B4AA90A5F74FA9B15843D97C3DB5A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section heading and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA66DF1DC4BA54D02974B9CCB8C42BFF9" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36A622CE30F2495290209DCA64BCD78C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>704.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header> </section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67FBF3DBF67D4651A51478BCB1464C91"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Annual Report</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>The Board</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID212706E4ACC042698C2CC2C05EB66791"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFC92ABD1D0B042AA94E300AC39D23999" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6C11D82C95C47B6A0D1C3B64DEAA526"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complaints</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DD088A6A34F44468B8FF8659006DF47"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall establish and maintain a database of complaints received by the Board.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE721CA65D42E404E88DDBF2B96EB1B95"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quarterly report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall post a quarterly report of formal and informal service complaints received by the Board during the previous quarter that includes—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47E064D16BAC457B91AB29A77BB9DFF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the type of each complaint;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77CF0C8C82874321B90BC05349E4A89D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the geographic region of the complaint; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72B03F71098449269887B6E0D4602D60"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resolution of the complaint, if appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9A63B0C460A482B90BD07097C42F9CF"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Written consent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The quarterly report may identify a complainant that submitted an informal complaint only upon the written consent of the complainant.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94B396A74BA44E9BB38A00862295003D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Website posting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report shall be posted on the Board's public website.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46E33E04768B4A7BB4337800BAFBFFB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for chapter 7 is amended by striking the item relating to section 704 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15527506A9DC4CE2873FC3E0A7C2CF69" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">704. Reports.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CA5C543EF2445F68E546F71861238B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35403.<?LEXA-Enum 36403.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum relief in certain rate cases</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7151B7977FBA40D7A708E3EFA28C59E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Surface Transportation Board shall revise the maximum amount of rate relief available to railroad shippers in cases brought pursuant to the method developed under section 10701(d)(3) of title 49, United States Code, as that section existed as of the date of enactment of this Act, to be as follows:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID700CECFCE97B4ADC8E71D143149CE0BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,500,000 in a rate case brought using the Surface Transportation Board's <quote>three-benchmark</quote> procedure.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99033A4255CC49CDB8C50DA60BE808D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000 in a rate case brought using the Surface Transportation Board's <quote>simplified stand-alone cost</quote> procedure.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE430F98FB4644207A96684934373B19C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall periodically review the amounts established by subsection (a) and revise the amounts, as appropriate.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID405A87B456CE4FDA8AB52650F280B24C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35404.<?LEXA-Enum 36404.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rate review timelines</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In stand-alone cost rate challenges, the Surface Transportation Board shall comply with the following timelines unless it extends them, after a request from any party or in the interest of due process:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD837494D64E547B098677E1EA366DF56"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For discovery, 150 days after the date on which the challenge is initiated.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77FB3D39ABF7496D94EDEEAA14C1DAAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For development of the evidentiary record, 155 days after that date.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBFD6743BF2E4C8B921B2E58C30267E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For submission of parties' closing briefs, 60 days after that date.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID812C44CD56354F5E9C1CD553C616E349"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a final Board decision, 180 days after the date on which the parties submit closing briefs.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53180DF2B7B8470C9D3F90AFC2BCFF60" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35405.<?LEXA-Enum 36405.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenue adequacy study</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2700E187FC7E4DB3845110334840BB14"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenue adequacy study</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FB5A55CA41A4605B32670D4E25D0551"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Surface Transportation Board shall initiate a study to provide further guidance on how it will apply its revenue adequacy constraint.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE3DD7CB63CC34F35A476CE55DCA79722"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study, the Surface Transportation Board shall consider whether to apply the revenue adequacy constrain using replacement costs to value the assets of rail facilities and equipment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE5D9B9F780845299B3CE3A1ADB3F1F6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Surface Transportation Board shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC19894AF547A46648DE8382829F34ACA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide public notice;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB04EC96DEBBE454FAF59496E38FF6065"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an opportunity for comment; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAF37E7DE5944328B4F8DE660F6F3A7B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct 1 or more public hearings.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB979E9BE00BD4E398E76B7E79A989C69"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the study under subsection (a) is complete, the Surface Transportation Board shall submit the findings of the study to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee of the Senate and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the House of Representatives.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDAA8A5959C084E298A7C7D2E2E7FB609" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35406.<?LEXA-Enum 36406.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quarterly reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Surface Transportation Board shall provide quarterly reports to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee of the Senate and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the House of Representatives on the Surface Transportation Board's progress toward addressing issues raised in unfinished regulatory proceedings, regardless of whether a proceeding is subject to a statutory or regulatory deadline.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id374BCDB8380C4D1693ECE08D1A102F25" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35407.<?LEXA-Enum 36407.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workforce review</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91D16AD53ED547FBA09CBF4F7E0BDA6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall conduct a review of the Surface Transportation Board workforce to assist in the development of a comprehensive, long-term human capital improvement plan.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8194C0E82BF74F6B9E1F52A5221F4CEA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the review under subsection (a) is complete, the Chairman shall develop a comprehensive, long-term human capital improvement plan for Surface Transportation Board personnel to identify—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6253E250C90846749258DA099CE6AB69"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the optimal workforce size of the Surface Transportation Board to address its current and future program needs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5BB78FDC3E44482E92DFB9944F36CEE8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the hiring, training, managing, and compensation needs to recruit and retain qualified personnel, including experts to assess long-standing and emerging railroad industry trends;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC36EC2BE9AC4E65859ED6BFBB6FDB74"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the means for improving the current organizational structure and workforce to most efficiently execute the Surface Transportation Board’s mission; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE73A00650E5A4A2CAEF65109D950E33C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations for potential coordination with colleges, universities, or other non-profit organizations for training programs to support workforce development.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id728833BBD08B4E9A865A8CFCBC96472C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairman shall submit the plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2B427D6ED364BBBB85A64808EEEFB9A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35408.<?LEXA-Enum 36408.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E6CCCBB1099422BA27BC955382F2DF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions of Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(h)(2) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(h)(2)), as amended by section 36302 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78393E1E9BC442E9B2D0EDC4FCB86D7D" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id600DD236A9B442F09DBC963A5AC60AFF"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall accept, for the purpose of making a finding with regard to adequate collateral for a public entity, the net present value on a future stream of State or local subsidy income or a dedicated revenue as collateral offered to secure a loan.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AB2066885AF4BADA29E100418499D83"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(b)(1) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(b)(1)), as amended by section 36302 of this Act, is further amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99B0336E1C3E4A988222B15C5503929E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2744797B0AB4612AAD27DCC3468AFD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC38B9924C6E24124993C43B8EB2EAE75"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A62604FBA5C40B1A2E39C504A9F0007" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01B4F86115AD4AA1A110DC1C6B0692FF"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct preliminary engineering, environmental review, permitting, or other pre-construction activities.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0005F15BBFF44B938979E04D2941877D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives detailing recommendations for improving the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing program administration, including timely processing of applications, expansion of eligibilities, and other issues that impede passenger and rail carriers from utilizing the program.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDCE62254715204E8DAF75D04167C14767" level-type="subsequent"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical corrections</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ED6BCF3DEB642189E37FAF5E59F16BA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35501.<?LEXA-Enum 36501.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical corrections</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17C5A24BEE88463A96D77F4B7D37F095"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0D29376A4FD439DB15F3E8ECBEA68F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4848) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA70412B429A84D128570F44A0568BD7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section 201 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12A80821F69F47888C31A8322C31BB53" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 201. Pedestrian safety at or near railroad passenger stations.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID148FC2CB42D7452C859F0893214995CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section 403 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD6AD223034847EBAE417736991F706C" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 403. Study and rulemaking on track inspection time; rulemaking on concrete crossties.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA50814D801545E0B97107A4986FE3CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(a)(1) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20102 note), is amended by inserting a comma after <quote>railroad tracks at grade</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDAC6C523E4F540B4B44BB015AB7385DB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 102(a) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20101 note), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCCB73C1B147484F8B6D4B5E2A8CF902"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, at a minimum,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87373F64B93B4B299C383B267F29AC09"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after <quote>railroads</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01BE18133EF1446D9C690EA09A747D6A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAE85BC59D2349B782E913EDA9D79AB4" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CB97B1C7D8A4960A54E2BCC7608B638"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving the safety of railroad bridges, tunnels, and related infrastructure to prevent accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities caused by catastrophic and other failures of such infrastructure.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID785AE2A4B13E46AA82237C034FD98791"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 108(f)(1) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 21101 note), is amended by striking <quote>requirements for recordkeeping and reporting for Hours of Service of Railroad Employees</quote> and inserting <quote>requirements for record keeping and reporting for hours of service of railroad employees</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0D8D79BF1234C9DA32F3CBDBA8AC799"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20134 note), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA81EAE36EEE04FAAAD3CC60074F30259"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Pedestrian crossing safety.</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Pedestrian safety at or near railroad passenger stations.</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FA383DA24964729A7028CEB1F370956"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>strategies and methods to prevent pedestrian accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities at or near passenger stations, including</quote> and inserting <quote>strategies and methods to prevent train-related accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities that involve a pedestrian at or near a railroad passenger station, including</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D620E96AF4C49ED9A297331BF73D95B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>at railroad passenger stations</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D9BBAF6705A444DB8A8DBCD7DA1E4C7"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 206(a) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 22501 note), is amended by striking <quote>Public Service Announcements</quote> and inserting <quote>public service announcements</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE96915DC8DF74B7D9683CE2392CEB1A6"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 403 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20142 note), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29DC4FE88B604B378791A197DDD38171"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Track inspection time study.</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Study and rulemaking on track inspection time; rulemaking on concrete crossties.</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97CB0191B7954B42A4DC5EA62A08ADAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F7F68A1B8CB46CDAA5778586698150B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Cross ties</header-in-text></quote> in the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Crossties</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49377D5E5DD048BAB667E025D65C4DFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>cross ties</quote> and inserting <quote>crossties</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CA0A8B34D8540308F2E47E3DDA59141"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>cross tie</quote> and inserting <quote>crosstie</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50B5394BFD8D4DAB87FF55FBF26914F4"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 405 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20103 note), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72F4FB39FC4549E280B87DBDB5E0585B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>cell phones</quote> and inserting <quote>cellular telephones</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCEBB0F5E98F4D509CF025A89E64BFF3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD15E0DC4FD7848A8BD62B2C208074132"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>of Transportation</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73016DF365F34A3A8609F61275131E18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>cell phones</quote> and inserting <quote>cellular telephones</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C3D1B425D464D68859C3E01206774E0"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 411(a) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 5103 note), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4D7DA59DD35481198797B149049313C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking “5101(a)” and inserting <quote>5105(a)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7AFF387DBEF428F871F40F8EF92D23E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>5101(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>5105(b)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0459A459C31B45D39443F9271EB2361E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 412 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20140 note), is amended by striking <quote>of Transportation</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5422652F5B644F219D474BD79FBA9281"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 414(2) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20103 note), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A8DEF8F13C24EBB8C260EB1D1B32C9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>parts</quote> and inserting <quote>sections</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E785B602E4C4F60B738657AC8F5B97A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>part</quote> and inserting <quote>section</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE90FD68BD0314BDFB75904EAB8B0FC7C"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 416 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20107 note), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFECC06D4DDB482BBD4037C735FB7B40"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>of Transportation</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02A71A2655D9499CB696753C4D25EFD9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking <quote>Federal Railroad Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA7C0A7AC7D194DE48FA23DFA4EA39B31"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>section</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88060EA81DB54C39907F5F401456FF03"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 417(c) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20103 note), is amended by striking <quote>each railroad</quote> and inserting <quote>each railroad carrier</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE6511006ED24432680ACC6513EBC234F"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 503 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 1139 note), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C09FDEA50254B66B4B8BF0D4ABC7CF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>rail accidents</quote> and inserting <quote>rail passenger accidents</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31697C84B0104BD9A68E0B5BCF3D2163"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB787B049F445484BB61DE13091EDBE66"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>passenger rail accidents</quote> and inserting <quote>rail passenger accidents</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73EA4B0022284C2081F2A42E2557FBA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>passenger rail accident</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>rail passenger accidents</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4246D48E8E94F45AAAD9D890A3217C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ED3AB08F5E74F629C8F836DB70C8D7B" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A7E214BCE0844088B8C0C31778F0412"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the terms <term>passenger</term>, <term>rail passenger accident</term>, and <term>rail passenger carrier</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 1139 of title 49, United States Code.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5EF9F65704254063B10B871C653779A9" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61B5232B89484057B52466666CC004E2"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 20117(a)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, there shall be made available to the Secretary of Transportation $500,000 for fiscal year 2009 to carry out this section. Amounts made available pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA41EAC276D56457382E0988D14691406"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66934D0AFD5E47499DEFA1747BD19456"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 206(a) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note), is amended by inserting <quote>of this division</quote> after <quote>302</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B00524718ED43E08019C2496BC3CDA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 211 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 24902 note), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID902FB89124684FB8993CCB1EE5A2176F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>of this division</quote> after <quote>101(c)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8643BFDB65804AA984D9C21D897BAB53"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e), by inserting <quote>of this division</quote> after <quote>101(d)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9FB0E9FD319B4B36B2F4EFF41796C3FC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 49 of the United State Code</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD62ED3C9AA6F43D287BEE092F0F5BE26"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1139 is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID506D43E850C9420D93859A485A936FAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>phone number</quote> and inserting <quote>telephone number</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7844FF6A78EA402D8998740C1AB40AC8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2), by striking <quote>post trauma</quote> and inserting <quote>post-trauma</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3310ACC7F60048E58110132A86D97D5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsections (h)(1)(A) and (h)(2)(A)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0735C85176374EEBA221B3EC1B63F00B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>interstate</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52B52EFD30F84F5FA541833F69BD9039"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such term is</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6FDDA293B6247E28EAFA5DDA545CD28"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(1), by striking <quote>board</quote> in the heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Board</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF654023CD2944F759C6E3E9C94CEF504"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsections (h)(1)(B) and (h)(2)(B)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id156878908DCD476AA7642D32AACF6709"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>interstate or intrastate</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02FEEC5231384EA0A3B84BCDFB15157E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such term is</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB2E15295FA14CCBA1385515630199CB"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (j)(1)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC30F2183A66F4C8AB1A5C65F07881F96"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(other than subsection (g))</quote> and inserting <quote>(except for subsections (g) and (k))</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA50FD1D3114D4E61BFFF5A050704999F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>railroad passenger accident</quote> and inserting <quote>rail passenger accident</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0C645C5268143CABF01F601A7630DA9"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (j)(2), by striking <quote>railroad passenger accident</quote> and inserting <quote>rail passenger accident</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29C842BB7A5E44CE8AAF8F8E6A66C57E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10909(b) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C1A365CC101430EA3F69DC4349371A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Railroad</quote> and inserting <quote>Railroads</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD89D0C20CE034CF68E5F780F637F2506"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting a comma after <quote>comment</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC3A17F4D6F84788832467CCE889252D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20109 is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID644BB5BD3888482DB0805BA0DEE6FAFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>the railroad shall promptly arrange</quote> and inserting <quote>the railroad carrier shall promptly arrange</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9289E4E22914E50B9C7C890482ECF79"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(2)(A)(i), by striking <quote>(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph</quote> after <quote>under</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15DBAD511400409391A8ED80DA34FDD4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii), by inserting <quote>section</quote> after <quote>set forth in</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB7C83603B504D4687CA322657CB061B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(4)(i), by striking <quote>must</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98F6A3A1A6E6430BAD131A192DC3BD23"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20120(a) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53877FA44B574AF38BA6871D6F936921"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">In general</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote>Not</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65972715729C4819B1BC1416F97AF868"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(G), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B5E292D636C4FD78AEF49972E3CEDAF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>provide</quote> and inserting <quote>provides</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA629BD86DC29486ABE50E04BC5702ED7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)(B), by striking <quote>Administrative Hearing Officer or Administrative Law Judge</quote> and inserting <quote>administrative hearing officer or administrative law judge</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ABC6F9FD6DC4366BB038C7198E75449"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>its</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary's or the Federal Railroad Administrator's</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B379A083C73473B9BC0F2CDA8C8513E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20151(d)(1) is amended by striking <quote>to drive around a grade crossing gate</quote> and inserting <quote>to drive through, around, or under a grade crossing gate</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25E0D06AFEAD4801819BAD325ED962E8"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20152(b) is amended by striking <quote>rail carriers</quote> and inserting <quote>railroad carriers</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BBFB5E14EC7431DB4A6EEA6844DD27B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20156 is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE36B7C7D2D1247BC8FE04BA49D2C7273"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by inserting a comma after <quote>In developing its railroad safety risk reduction program</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90FDB69CCD954FB9981AD334FBDCC5A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(1), by striking <quote>non-profit</quote> and inserting <quote>nonprofit</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ADC0AE7DE014646B736FA8E5368CB68"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20157(a)(1) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE134096C2DBB4823A56C07FBA2BAB5C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Class I railroad carrier</quote> and inserting <quote>Class I railroad</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA3771A6DF1E4DED8711F36CEE29AD15"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>parts</quote> and inserting <quote>sections</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB51B69E44CB41FE8BD7D50E9D10D451"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20158(b)(3) is amended by striking <quote>20156(e)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>20156(e)</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FD77CEE3DCB468F9E8E86B8E5469071"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20159 is amended by inserting <quote>of Transportation</quote> after <quote>the Secretary</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF332C51D95B44211AC6CD75BB9DD7584"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20160 is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE4B84A1926348A7A9CE630C46DDD458"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>or with respect to</quote> and inserting <quote>with respect to</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3793B0DE28B8493BB07ADA02C0284BB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>On a periodic basis beginning not</quote> and inserting <quote>Not</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CFE4210177B4E5D8BBF9206172707B2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking <quote>or with respect to</quote> and inserting <quote>with respect to</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E0940776035435EBB076F35F44B6603"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20162(a)(3) is amended by striking <quote>railroad compliance with Federal standards</quote> and inserting <quote>railroad carrier compliance with Federal standards</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7FD8663CFAB0411780FA6913751F662E"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20164(a) is amended by striking <quote>Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008</quote> and inserting <quote>Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id111E63091302464DB8437C211B4ED608"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 21102(c)(4) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCCB8C29233DB4646AA25630499246A11"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 22106(b) is amended by striking <quote>interest thereof</quote> and inserting <quote>interest thereon</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF47CB55D64224EF884EA53722C1FE2AE"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24101(b) is amended by striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14DA61A84F3849F4901DAD7AE406AE62"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24316 is amended by striking subsection (g).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1565F875DB646C29FB084A666F4B024"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item relating to section 24316 in the table of contents for chapter 243 is amended by striking <quote>assist</quote> and inserting <quote>address needs of</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2B6BED476F2480F98E456ED07021136"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24702(a) is amended by striking <quote>not included in the national rail passenger transportation system</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9C18A01166145A1B3370B09695BC8AE"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24706 is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2558ABE6FB5A473D84293515E49DE856"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>a discontinuance under section 24704 or or</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74EE1D84DA534B87A8A7D0385652F2AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2), by striking <quote>section 24704 or</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A78DE299ABC43419C3C50E77EAAAF91"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking <quote>section 24704 or</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69E4C05A279C453F9B1BBBA0D11913CF"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24709 is amended by striking <quote>The Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General,</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary of Homeland Security,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48D24FF4BF27487B849AB8AAA5B06D6C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35502.<?LEXA-Enum 36502.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Condemnation authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 24311(c) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9954B9EAE774F53AC5C327DE0C1C2ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Interstate Commerce Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Surface Transportation Board</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D4C9F74AC604267B009A07B973561A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>Commission's</quote> and inserting <quote>Board's</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID975340511F114946A3614FB0542A3B43"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commission</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Board</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDAE44F8F42E5B422D828B3DE6FADB11B3" level-type="subsequent"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Licensing and insurance requirements for passenger rail carriers</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68ECCCCF026A443F80D9D9E3D366A297" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>35601.<?LEXA-Enum 36601.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification of passenger rail carriers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72C780C880C94EB6AFB668C34C290E37"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10901 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID089E74B48F7A4EEA81893C8109FA6E2E" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA379622BF33E459898A98642098A7EA0"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Rail System Preservation, Expansion, and Development Act of 2012</short-title>, the Board shall establish a certification process to authorize a person to provide passenger rail transportation over a railroad line that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Board, except that such certification shall not be required for or apply to a freight railroad providing or hosting passenger rail transportation over its own railroad line.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3117DB8A80BD43A2B51C7B8CB8C6909A"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the certification process is established under subsection (e), no person may provide passenger rail transportation over a railroad line subject to the jurisdiction of the Board unless the person is granted a certificate under subsection (e).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id519A4F24938E402D9DF90DF949B339AE"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The certification process under subsection (e) shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF6EC1DF5BA649DB8C7A4486313F55AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permit a person to initiate a proceeding for a certificate by filing an application with the Board; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A59BAF5D6964BD1A4257A4C9684C596"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require the Board to provide reasonable public notice that a proceeding was initiated, including notice to the Governor of any affected State, not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB5D149A1A93450D86174DDDE57C708A"><enum>(h)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board may grant a certificate under subsection (e) if the Board determines after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as appropriate, that the applicant—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34E99509ECD6498CAF382226E094BB91"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has or will have in effect a voluntary agreement with the infrastructure owner over which the passenger rail transportation will be provided or contractual or statutory authority that provides for access to such infrastructure;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id370BDD5E37CA480E85BCBAAB2835F037"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates sufficient financial capacity and operating experience to provide passenger rail transportation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D527B8244E44D26846FF1DA1B467DBF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets all applicable safety and security requirements under the law;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED4915AE4C1347CEAE56DC7D45FD072D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintains a total minimum liability coverage for claims through insurance and self-insurance of not less than the amount required by section 28103(a)(2) per accident or incident; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3979B272B25741DA82067C73E3F85DC6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complies with any additional requirements the Board determines are appropriate, including reporting requirements to ensure continued compliance with this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E51F9F5D87F43FE802BE229DEE1589D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certificate granted under subsection (e) shall specify the person to provide or authorized to provide passenger rail transportation, if different from the applicant.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D84DCF8850A4D70BD97A431975A4758"><enum>(j)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board may promulgate regulations—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08C030F70E78469D8D48AF1646EF4096"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for determining the adequacy of liability insurance coverage, including self-insurance; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE7B37B635524F9DABD152A5A8255A78"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for suspending or canceling a certificate if the person to provide or authorized to provide passenger rail transportation fails to comply with subsection (h).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2246C0D5B78743BABF81B61CEE4E77B7"><enum>(k)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not apply to tourist, historical, or excursion passenger rail transportation or other rail carrier that has already obtained construction or operating authority from the Board.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BFB2CF4AF9B4BBBBAAB9C3BF04E1A1F"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24301(c) is amended by adding <quote>10901(e),</quote> after <quote>sections</quote> in the first sentence.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AFB53F5BCA2492088073C67D07FEA55"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10501(c)(3)(A) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB41B4451B6F4795B11D7643F3C31E59"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A010D516DFD4CD581D4BA7689002F70"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote> ; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6D977C5C3814189AA04654B2BFA97F5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1D28488ADDC492AB4D81D79420C7AA1" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7AA43521FD24F3BA3112A4EE72E58DE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 10901(e).</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11190F4A7BD84917806EF5C753F92660"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14901 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC924657733E94D5DA29919038B044479"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AEEA728B1C34E2DA641666422ABF70B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (e) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11C14D51CA31447BB6F9B47D7B687FEE" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID785AFE10CEA2467CA24E5256E4919D44"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification Required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person shall be subject to a penalty of $300 for each passenger transported if the person—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE27C75C208324AD6B9814D3AB989CFCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides passenger rail transportation subject to jurisdiction under section 10501(a); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB2A2D76742C4FF48142FA893AEC88F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not hold a certificate required under section 10901(e).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA4077FB5987490A8D5AA3BD37C60E99"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g), as redesignated, by striking <quote>through (e)</quote> and inserting <quote>through (f)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4FF6B4A63E54C21B376E9B9F25E239B"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10502(g) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8145B1C913545F1AA5EB7503226B186" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F8845B0516943CAB0634020C2D97322"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board may not exercise its authority under this section to relieve a rail carrier of its obligation to protect the interests of employees as required by this part, or of the requirements of section 10901(g).</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2012</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id468be32d9e5c406c8e8cabbe5016f76c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>36001.<?LEXA-Enum 37001.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote>Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2012</quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7408d6cd998146f99b2d0eca6b448a5d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>36002.<?LEXA-Enum 37002.?></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment of Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa9f883ffbdc48fd824b6f755160289b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>of fiscal years 2006 through 2011 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year through 2013,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd006f35f0f624d36aca44347e9d0e407"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking <quote>of fiscal years 2006 through 2011 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year through 2013,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="idEC07D27EE28F4DA1865D057A6E457EF7"><enum>37001.</enum><header>Aircraft noise abatement</header> <subsection id="id07F003834BB446BCB7912916C54EDB8F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 3(b)(2) of Public Law 100–91 (16 U.S.C. 1a–1 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>The plan shall not apply to or otherwise affect the regulation of flights over the Grand Canyon at altitudes above the Special Flight Rules Area for the Grand Canyon in effect as of the date of the enactment of the MAP–21, or as subsequently modified by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the Administrator.</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id0C2B366A81B5475F98DB46B7B0674ABD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Savings provisions</header> <paragraph id="id3CACDF5467704B76BB39CC7C0748DE36"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Jurisdiction of national airspace</header><text>None of the recommendations required under section 3(b)(1) of Public Law 100–91 (16 U.S.C. 1a–1 note), including recommendations to raise the flight-free zone altitude ceilings, shall adversely affect the national airspace system, as determined by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. If the Administrator determines that implementing the recommendations would adversely affect the national airspace system, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior to eliminate the adverse effects.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idD7F14B6ABE5D4460A4B522D0478AD339"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of NEPA determinations</header><text>None of the environmental thresholds, analyses, impact determinations, or conditions prepared or used by the Secretary to develop recommendations regarding the substantial restoration of natural quiet and experience for the Grand Canyon National Park required under section 3(b)(1) of Public Law 100–91 shall have broader application or be given deference with respect to the Administrator’s compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act for proposed aviation actions and decisions. Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the ability of the National Park Service to use its own methods of analysis and impact determinations for air tour management planning within its purview under the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (title VIII of Public Law 106–181).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFC356C797EC5449391F0E2D66474B889"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conversion to quiet technology aircraft</header> <paragraph id="ide7f3c66e8d2c4c2199e81878bc5848a9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, all commercial air tour aircraft operating in the Grand Canyon National Park Special Flight Rules Area shall be required to fully convert to quiet aircraft technology (as determined in accordance with regulations in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0b81a37e280d460f96f9edc206e05b5c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conversion incentives</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall provide incentives for commercial air tour operators that convert to quiet aircraft technology (as determined in accordance with the regulations in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) before the date specified in paragraph (1), such as increasing the flight allocations for such operators on a net basis consistent with section 804(c) of the National Park Air Tours Management Act of 2000 (title VIII of Public Law 106–181), provided that the cumulative impact of such operations does not increase noise at Grand Canyon National Park.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>D

Finance

40001.

Short title

This division may be cited as the

Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012

<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of Highway Trust Fund Expenditure Authority and Related Taxes</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DC8E0C1405C40329DD960582F1EEE3A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of trust fund expenditure authority</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B8EDB95EBC0467892C4B41E1738CD1C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19FF36D1A44E46C2A3BBE11BE97C47BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> in subsections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting <quote>October 1, 2013</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD298D096C1B746D18C0D015535B9783E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II</quote> in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting <quote><short-title>Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act</short-title></quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E1C89A970CE4905BE555A8DEBEB4A87"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF9C0E48006C48E897855ACC1800106B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II</quote> each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting <quote><short-title>Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act</short-title></quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2044AD17AC704FB289FDBFE527A5FD7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> in subsection (d)(2) and inserting <quote>October 1, 2013</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD863108034E47B4A0296822CBE94A66"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of section 9508(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2013</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E540ACB09B149F393320E966735475A"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of solvency account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id332B8F30F1274EEFB802B3486B9EF259" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28DA79A76A3645F1BB732D5526AC0873"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of Solvency Account</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BCEA9A6578D4842B5361F27B762A70E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Creation of account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Highway Trust Fund a separate account to be known as the <term>Solvency Account</term> consisting of such amounts as may be transferred or credited to the Solvency Account as provided in this section or section 9602(b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6D532A987164D8D82B6628F78D12A99"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers to Solvency Account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Solvency Account the excess of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id502B4B2C5B134AE8B3DAF9E26CF94A62"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any amount appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund before October 1, 2013, by reason of the provisions of, and amendments made by, the <short-title>Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012</short-title>, over</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F0F9BF9B58D4B91A07EC96F09D5E732"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount necessary to meet the required expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund under subsection (c) for the period ending before October 1, 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF9A4099F1F24C348A856028C02D654C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenditures from account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Solvency Account shall be available for transfers to the Highway Account (as defined in subsection (e)(5)(B)) and the Mass Transit Account in such amounts as determined necessary by the Secretary to ensure that each account has a surplus balance of $2,800,000,000 on September 30, 2013.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF425E9AF33EC4F1299FA71EDFFEE2A3A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Solvency Account shall terminate on September 30, 2013, and the Secretary shall transfer any remaining balance in the Account on such date to the Highway Trust Fund.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA777A0EED76949E9B90ACCF9BF89CD95"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall take effect on April 1, 2012.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AC17D075FB9407F85F7B856204FC4E4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of highway-related taxes</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60BD2068C7B34DE68A5348151A50C3F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A06EC5948CB47FA8A010797F1906B5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each of the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>March 31, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFCF85AF9F2F4466940824F113412862"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H247950CCF2014ABCAFF6F421941389D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4041(m)(1)(B).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A67E54FAF1A4C48B7434836EFB5E42D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4081(d)(1).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC07159D9AF9B49F4B4EAF9CDCBA4F382"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each of the following provisions of such Code is amended by striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2015</quote>:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE89E96BFD704438D97637C40C836D592"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4041(m)(1)(A).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62F4D5D4B17748EB827A52DEF3A889D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4051(c).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DC9CB3612994F19B12BFF5D9906FAC0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4071(d).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55CF2FD97A564D0898429E35414447D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4081(d)(3).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H368A1B74B99040DBAF4F29D76EFF041E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of tax, etc., on use of certain heavy vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each of the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE68AD8AA23854B69870D9CD9D2271576"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4481(f).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C52A2C1F8B1416D94699DF72D814E83"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 4482.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBFC0474C67A47D2B26F4CD5815ABAEA"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Floor stocks refunds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6412(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B287F053C104F82B7712F8F2615AAA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>October 1, 2015</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C2DCB0234874EA4997EF2B16C27F8B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>September 30, 2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>March 31, 2016</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C7E41A87BD348AE8053CDB3AC7374A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>July 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2016</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB7D9265DC4947CF83F6537058A213AF"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of certain exemptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 4221(a) and 4483(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB77E93DC06940E4991E807D85C1BDC7"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of transfers of certain taxes</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0572554C41F64C33A8CC5632A750E0CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF814FCD09CB479EBA558A3FA877A703"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68DFEB28E0C141F498FDCA79029C70EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting <quote>October 1, 2015</quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A9F944B4B89444A8D0CF27130621B81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">April 1, 2012</header-in-text></quote> in the heading of paragraph (2) and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">October 1, 2015</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7E3EE41F850415DABE8BCCDBE19CA9A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>March 31, 2012</quote> in paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>September 30, 2015</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D1E24571D1E473B822D227D3154847D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>January 1, 2013</quote> in paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>July 1, 2016</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1C705B517074ABA836D824BA9CBFBE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>January 1, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>July 1, 2016</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01B1ACA6E99D4A42B2478E0D832A9434"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax transfers</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6B74709CA934995BB4108135112C5F8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (3)(A)(i) and (4)(A) of section 9503(c) of such Code are each amended by striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2015</quote>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC26B8CC33908442CBAB069AA1A240C7D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments to land and water conservation fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–11(b)) is amended—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCE265EDEC2E4F5295060F0EE02E60E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>April 1, 2013</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>October 1, 2016</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF21210929C7546FCA5FDF65C9B3541A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>April 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2015</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC36DC8D92C0D474F97EA0EC2F1FBE0ED"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall take effect on April 1, 2012.</text> </subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other provisions</header> <section id="HA4A8284089AB437586EE8BD15E5900CD"><enum>40201.</enum><header>Temporary increase in small issuer exception to tax-exempt interest expense allocation rules for financial institutions</header> <subsection id="H24E3CE9AF8534028B85944E81F65259D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (G) of section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id8E020EC7ED394DCA963F9607D2363ACB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2009 or 2010</quote> each place it appears in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) and inserting <quote>2009, 2010, or the period beginning after June 30, 2012, and before July 1, 2013</quote>, and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id569A357AC6944EE9938E07CAEB1EFF86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">2009 and 2010</header-in-text></quote> in the heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC25762BFB5664506ABAA5DA542056F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after June 30, 2012.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0CBBE3BEF0647AEA7B7A6AB9C4FEDE8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary modification of alternative minimum tax limitations on tax-exempt bonds</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID516637e6bdfa4b13a8dcc445e3861440"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interest on private activity bonds not treated as tax preference items</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (vi) of section 57(a)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDacf5cada49e54f02b266cf4918ba185b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I) by inserting <quote>, or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012</short-title> and before January 1, 2013</quote> after <quote>January 1, 2011</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76025D0BA6714EC98FDAF48C71016C23"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III) by inserting <quote>before January 1, 2011</quote> after <quote>which is issued</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfe4d48c8a87b48369bbf227d96bf4e66"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">and</header-in-text> 2010</quote> in the heading and inserting <quote>, 2010, <header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">and portions of</header-in-text> 2012</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05e95968b8b14bd1842b406c9a8f29b5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No adjustment to adjusted current earnings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (iv) of section 56(g)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd9e2dadae6d49f2b93074a16fb645db"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I) by inserting <quote>, or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012</short-title> and before January 1, 2013</quote> after <quote>January 1, 2011</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD76EDB16DBE0492F88F6745B3421D7E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III) by inserting <quote>before January 1, 2011</quote> after <quote>which is issued</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id544889F8FD10467481358E4E010F3384"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">and</header-in-text> 2010</quote> in the heading and inserting <quote>, 2010, <header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">and portions of </header-in-text> 2012</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59927b608b3d48c690fba42034b29c68"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6F882ACAC90494884FCFA63739DFA81" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance of TRIP bonds by State infrastructure banks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 610(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A04D83E0DF8494DA3C9FCA3008260F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively,</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB692A58A936C49178CF58A500533988C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE079FADBB6D4A678B1611164A11ED49" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F9422DE66E245FC9CF7A434AB39502B"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TRIP bond account</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90E7B23C3F084F14A7C95B3F1512FB40"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, through a State infrastructure bank, may issue TRIP bonds and deposit proceeds from such issuance into the TRIP bond account of the bank.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8898D03510BB473AA8DB15637FDA4590"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TRIP bond</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term <term>TRIP bond</term> means any bond issued as part of an issue if—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB400B16D4FA948A6BD94624B18654A84"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">100 percent of the available project proceeds of such issue are to be used for expenditures incurred after the date of the enactment of this paragraph for 1 or more qualified projects pursuant to an allocation of such proceeds to such project or projects by a State infrastructure bank,</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE7AA652F2D948498C5163B480673D23"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the bond is issued by a State infrastructure bank and is in registered form (within the meaning of section 149(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986),</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB79849BA2A2647C59D6E389D00B55C81"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State infrastructure bank designates such bond for purposes of this section, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB94A68136F14E56A17DFC99C6BE2A06"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term of each bond which is part of such issue does not exceed 30 years.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26F6F021C847446FB09DD2BCFB5A01DC"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subparagraph, the term <term>qualified project</term> means the capital improvements to any transportation infrastructure project of any governmental unit or other person, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways proposed and approved by a State infrastructure bank, but does not include costs of operations or maintenance with respect to such project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>,</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90241B8976E244A7A7909DB1A785C228"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end of paragraph (5), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14F78A8414EE4A50832E87A9C60E2890" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB550E0330CA84AE4A5E45D1E6B4FA36A"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TRIP bond account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds deposited into the TRIP bond account shall constitute for purposes of this section a capitalization grant for the TRIP bond account of the bank.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>, and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFCCFE82ED3F84744869D49928CED2E8E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01DD3C5A848B49958BA40290041552C7" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7DE91958EFC4E9DACDB0AC59C2F0CDF"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rules for TRIP bond account funds</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id345E9B05B2CD4131998B22AD23393737"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall develop a transparent competitive process for the award of funds deposited into the TRIP bond account that considers the impact of qualified projects on the economy, the environment, state of good repair, and equity.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2D92821741345DBB448C106D66ECD0B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of federal law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of any Federal law, including this title and titles 40 and 49, which would otherwise apply to projects to which the United States is a party or to funds made available under such law and projects assisted with those funds shall apply to—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEC86572C97142A48A0CADB7B8BF2791"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funds made available under the TRIP bond account for similar qualified projects, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFDBE52C9FD24A7591B9F7930D02BCF0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">similar qualified projects assisted through the use of such funds.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C3EC3C4747747E1A27121017B7B5F7A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of parity for exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id417CC18BC0C44122919233C3570B15CF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of section 132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>January 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2013</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9754F66E0E9A4859A5DB2B414270E687"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall apply to months after December 31, 2011.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4420C32B04242FCA29500AA554E5E4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exempt-facility bonds for sewage and water supply facilities</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8ADC1C389E1405D829B6B184C5D138E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bonds for water and sewage facilities temporarily exempt from volume cap on private activity bonds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (g) of section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51557598CC4C46E0B59A4A0832C8C3D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3),</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95D814BDFC94417DBAC9D3B98DBAA74B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F4458A040A24C488C0396F67A458AE5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5F4399684EC4F10B077B5448434C3B0" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA85BDEA3DEF14EEF917AEA0EA3663A44"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any exempt facility bonds issued before January 1, 2018, as part of an issue described in paragraph (4) or (5) of section 142(a).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H386BE22C772846308B39B7F6D18B7300"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming change</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (2) and (3)(B) of section 146(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are both amended by striking <quote>paragraph (4), (5), (6), or (10) of section 142(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (4) or (5) of section 142(a) with respect to bonds issued after December 31, 2017, or paragraph (6) or (10) of section 142(a)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D49E8AE01F54C059DBDF505B976FD8D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenue provisions</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85302C8AEA764AB69041C57CB77B2255" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer from Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund to Highway Trust Fund</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B11CA71AAD8442583E26558F3E5E7C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of section 9508 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D0EB8D0BE164657B3864FE830D2625F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Amounts</quote> and inserting:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31786E5C2D5D40BFB8DC7078DF753EF4" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC91E509F5743459089FC6DBB93617E52"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), amounts</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>, and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF60EF1B103A242D68FBC11C0371FFA81"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB061015E70D74041AFE0C9B6E8CA7D2D" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB855ED6171D42088E0F59C5012662D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer to highway trust fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of amounts in the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund there is hereby appropriated $3,000,000,000 to be transferred under section 9503(f)(3) to the Highway Trust Fund.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC877A1718AC3404DBA411B88E08C2585"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer to Highway Trust Fund</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA69F70DC930144799A520A6E4D724697"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (f) of section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA70B75D9A7CA46B09E005AF88644D66C" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7775A74CEBDE43CA8E48741D5126D797"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in fund balance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby transferred to the Highway Trust Fund amounts appropriated from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund under section 9508(c)(2).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0BC6DDF318B4E36A5EB5A020B787D6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (4) of section 9503(f) of such Code is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id913EA24043644D91AF1BED14F039F507"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or transferred</quote> after <quote>appropriated</quote>, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id792F5EEC4BBF4896BD55BC6D3457C8F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">appropriated</header-in-text></quote> in the heading thereof.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAD77F517FDB4E59A3FCC51855229F5C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Portion of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate transferred to Highway Trust Fund</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA2138C9FDCF4E7E856C842B1053EC8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC60C2C517CF9462E8EC902C6221402F3" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A78835E267C4FA18BCB8AA14FB3FAD6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Portion of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are hereby appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund amounts equivalent to one-third of the taxes received in the Treasury under—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b05fa814078456790d392b6e8117169"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 4041(d) (relating to additional taxes on motor fuels),</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ed66252a25f4979998ab2c81c442f13"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 4081 (relating to tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene) to the extent attributable to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate under such section, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd9cd32c9a0084355822d3aca81ffcbab"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 4042 (relating to tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways) to the extent attributable to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate under such section.</text> </subparagraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">For purposes of this paragraph, there shall not be taken into account the taxes imposed by sections 4041 and 4081 on diesel fuel sold for use or used as fuel in a diesel-powered boat.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DC694C24338458ABA0A2A9E34C6C6CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC34A41566814357A5F9B86CC9388607"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 9508(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by inserting <quote>two-thirds of the</quote> before <quote>taxes</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDBBAF4E4321464C9209102EF4A25C90"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (4) of section 9503(b) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id133686B24C8E4A718124CE7C8F74560B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxes received after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB39B5E368DE4BA4AE8CF2BDA286B58E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of gas guzzler taxes to Highway Trust Fund</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E5C132DA8F941BEB9E01FB3ABDD08A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 9503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id535AA328532B4A19A4586B97D374473F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF9C02AAA0E84CCD8AEC80A7AE1106A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 4064 (relating to gas guzzler tax),</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE5D05B8CBE04BB8AD24C17F3B9F8FA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxes received after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF241F8F8245140AD9769A8EA23A6049E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain unpaid taxes</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6BF9371AD80484BB05CFF8B073629F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44B694C18C024097AAA258C72F37634B" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id824831D0E598441693AA907A148266D4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7345.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain tax delinquencies</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4741F6E44C944414A4495B318F22AF78"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary receives certification by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that any individual has a seriously delinquent tax debt in an amount in excess of $50,000, the Secretary shall transmit such certification to the Secretary of State for action with respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport pursuant to section 4 of the Act entitled <quote>An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes</quote>, approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the <quote>Passport Act of 1926</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF41C1DFA48D4064877360AF8D04418E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seriously delinquent tax debt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term <term>seriously delinquent tax debt</term> means an outstanding debt under this title for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records pursuant to section 6323 or a notice of levy has been filed pursuant to section 6331, except that such term does not include—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9A62037814045398ADA4E165C372C57"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement under section 6159 or 7122, and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17F64B132B7B4A8885C24394E1E1D0F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a debt with respect to which collection is suspended because a collection due process hearing under section 6330, or relief under subsection (b), (c), or (f) of section 6015, is requested or pending.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ADE745F01144E27B49D85C4F1A98E9C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment for inflation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a calendar year beginning after 2012, the dollar amount in subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount equal to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58541a1ef6d44322bbbb88c3eba4e97f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such dollar amount, multiplied by</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35abcd7d99e54966942ecbc3aa162dd3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined by substituting <quote>calendar year 2011</quote> for <quote>calendar year 1992</quote> in subparagraph (B) thereof.</text> </paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next highest multiple of $1,000.</continuation-text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id782FDB23DDC247AA831AE2E3A4813CDA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id407991c9-25d7-4f98-96fc-83012ff6e4fa" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" idref="id824831D0E598441693AA907A148266D4" level="section">Sec. 7345. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain tax delinquencies.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4368CBE7F3E046D599B5366D88FE6258"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority for information sharing</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id866EEFDDBD0C4DF8B87C55C6EC8F4B5A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF93A9E4FCD4B4D11AB271761812FD68B" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7AED0CEE296486196764B88C1D42A62"><enum>(23)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of return information to Department of State for purposes of passport revocation under section 7345</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA149FF0DDD214FE6852421D61A7762C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, upon receiving a certification described in section 7345, disclose to the Secretary of State return information with respect to a taxpayer who has a seriously delinquent tax debt described in such section. Such return information shall be limited to—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13AFDA4576104EF6999665D8D4049E60"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the taxpayer identity information with respect to such taxpayer, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECFFD14E8DBC4238A18F493E313A6AC5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of such seriously delinquent tax debt.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6AC648BE07F541D2A0713B630877A002"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction on disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Return information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be used by officers and employees of the Department of State for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary in, carrying out the requirements of section 4 of the Act entitled <quote>An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes</quote>, approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the <quote>Passport Act of 1926</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id040B6C66CC9B40209E1FEB1EFC568DE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>or (22)</quote> each place it appears in subparagraph (F)(ii) and in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting <quote>(22), or (23)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4C3E4A9FAE441A59E67175DB75861C1"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Act entitled <quote>An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes</quote>, approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the <quote>Passport Act of 1926</quote>, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91D686F856624F389F1B6D81BD81654F" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDed012caa07284c758ecdcd796eec5c0d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to deny or revoke passport</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbde087a533044cdf8f2bcfdbac960606"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98ebbc8a2ed84ae495de355d214bc767"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under subsection (b), upon receiving a certification described in section 7345 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 from the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State may not issue a passport or passport card to any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt described in such section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID971ba9ecca6543abaaa13172a0527022"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall revoke a passport or passport card previously issued to any individual described in subparagraph (A).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd827f08c71b6424298e3336e71cbfbd7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID405049336be84662a21e9760224c2f1f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency and humanitarian situations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of State may issue a passport or passport card, in emergency circumstances or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described in subsection (a)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc370eb7253534d11b758a42d42390f78"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation for return to united states</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of State, before revocation, may—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D5EE8DDBAA94DCB84CBBE4D105C4008"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit a previously issued passport or passport card only for return travel to the United States; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A5C1EAE794A41A0A6F622FD566C6421"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue a limited passport or passport card that only permits return travel to the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4628AF272E16408EB989F7F30ADB2ECC"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2013.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDCB7B6F69934B54BD06B87C9D14C6B8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">100 percent continuous levy on payments to Medicare providers and suppliers</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id347ABDD6B1D74000B48FC7A6B6558000"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of section 6331(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, or to a Medicare provider or supplier under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDC520DDD75F4C59A45C35AB8AB5861B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall apply to payments made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7C7B5480B05466C84D4DC5F107883BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of amounts attributable to certain duties on imported vehicles into the Highway Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D53DC5C66994C6C85174A2F08150228" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF2B2FB8D84F4EEBB4DDCD3324ED0270"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain duties on imported vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are hereby appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the amounts received in the Treasury that are attributable to duties collected on or after October 1, 2011, and before October 1, 2016, on articles classified under subheading 8703.22.00 or 8703.24.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE365A2D907FF4A3C913CA1A574A2BFDC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40307.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of securities of a controlled corporation exchanged for assets in certain reorganizations</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38354D349D124469A2674E0F3BEB93ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 361 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H021F6DA2EFFD459FA2DDA2A8692E9234" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37EC9EAF0685455A94C94C31D11B5E04"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rules for transactions involving section 355 distributions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(D) with respect to which stock or securities of the corporation to which the assets are transferred are distributed in a transaction which qualifies under section 355—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H631D8D3DABB14637B7F375F81D5BC1E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">this section shall be applied by substituting <quote>stock other than nonqualified preferred stock (as defined in section 351(g)(2))</quote> for <quote>stock or securities</quote> in subsections (a) and (b)(1), and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F9B832FFCF04252A070051F06765AF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the first sentence of subsection (b)(3) shall apply only to the extent that the sum of the money and the fair market value of the other property transferred to such creditors does not exceed the adjusted bases of such assets transferred (reduced by the amount of the liabilities assumed (within the meaning of section 357(c))).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23C47E3C593141BAB8C8E4C4B29DDF37"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of section 361(b) is amended by striking the last sentence.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H959B18D152274FF59B50CECE1FF2FD19"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A008B7C52AE4746A8802AB2CAE0460E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to exchanges after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E6F26FF5A264F56A913F5C912363307"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transition rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to a transaction which is—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41BD6D7D45AA4F79A93C3279A330B300"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made pursuant to a written agreement which was binding on February 6, 2012, and at all times thereafter;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAAD1F038BE0465BB69FFE34A42655DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">described in a ruling request submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on or before February 6, 2012; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34D2D1FA5DD94110A154221FAEF32D15"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">described on or before February 6, 2012, in a public announcement or in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4F8E45E9944433DABA7D35E030784BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40308.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Internal Revenue Service levies and Thrift Savings Plan Accounts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8437(e)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, the enforcement of a Federal tax levy as provided in section 6331 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,</quote> after <quote>(42 U.S.C. 659)</quote>.</text> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2FF4BFC86B2A4AC99C14491ADAD00105" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40309.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Depreciation and amortization rules for highway and related property subject to long-term leases</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E1AE098EB414F81B80B28E1F11CD644"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accelerated cost recovery</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1145896BC12642819FF2F44EEFDA7CFB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 168(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (D), by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F), and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id836D93B02DBD478B8E1678EF8FE4BFAF" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1B7A34BEF324CFE9A6A33B35C801E8D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any applicable leased highway property,</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA29E213CBBBF45DCB400D31C3CBEA1C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recovery period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table contained in subparagraph (C) of section 168(g)(2) of such Code is amended by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v) and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF1964C74A554C0EADE0058CA0779845" style="OLC"> <table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.0" table-template-name="Generic: 1 text" table-type=""> <tgroup cols="2" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="0.10.12"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colnum="0" colwidth="198pts" min-data-value="195" rowsep="0"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column2" colnum="1" colwidth="127pts" min-data-value="125" rowsep="0"></colspec> <tbody> <row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr-bottom" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">(iv) Applicable leased highway property</entry><entry colname="column2">45 years.</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup></table> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id571C4AEB2B3749B8913129A45B1DEB37"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable leased highway property defined</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EE1BAFB5BAF4B1F82886621F9E7AC40"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 168(g) of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3816284D09AC423CAC9BB80FB7540B6B" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7E9A528702C4549A5A464E5577BCB47"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable leased highway property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph (1)(E)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF7BCF0F877441AFB41D36EF53602100"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>applicable leased highway property</term> means property to which this section otherwise applies which—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id728733D65249452E8B03CDCEC8213ED8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is subject to an applicable lease, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC3F9411C39A4EB2B69BDAC74DE63398"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is placed in service before the date of such lease.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8B29BE577004DFF99BEEFEB438EBAA0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable lease</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>applicable lease</term> means a lease or other arrangement—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE57C42F8B7E04433B7F57CE27C9D86D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which is between the taxpayer and a State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of either, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2160317FD09B4DF8A668E669387249C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under which the taxpayer—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92BDAA44D92B4EF29F45298438F36D6E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leases a highway and associated improvements,</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id099520961BB94D0A894C0FFAD96ECEBE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives a right-of-way on the public lands underlying such highway and improvements, and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB5A165C107649A1B220D1087676AB53"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives a grant of a franchise or other intangible right permitting the taxpayer to receive funds relating to the operation of such highway.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE662E2CA3A464465BED54D6D99131631"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (F) of section 168(g)(1) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>paragraph (7)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (8)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93DF4B822C9144F0A5E6E7EB3B71DA49"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amortization of intangibles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 197(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62327D7EC9B8462A923DF5E19B970C5C" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC01CAD30476D4B83BF916B6ADE227E29"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intangibles relating to applicable leased highway property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of any amortizable section 197 intangible property which is acquired in connection with an applicable lease (as defined in section 168(g)(7)(B)), the amortization period under this section shall not be less than the term of the applicable lease. For purposes of the preceding sentence, rules similar to the rules of section 168(i)(3)(A) shall apply in determining the term of the applicable lease.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83F33CF99A6B40DAB8A22BFE341B9D3D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No private activity bond financing of applicable leased highway property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 147(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting <quote>, or to finance any applicable leased highway property (as defined in section 168(g)(7)(A))</quote> after <quote>premises</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF451DC37C2D54048A9A8A39ECC195E48"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective dates</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD73A93B6902A4DDE9753E61134A4B9D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to leases entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB701E153ECDE431499B6B9BFDF3D4751"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No private activity bond financing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (c) shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A0A8F6602CC426DACCA889E5EBEE085" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40310.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension for transfers of excess pension assets to retiree health accounts</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1917E1A1129446E9B9720BD6CCE422C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (5) of section 420(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2021</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D5500147806486F95F75E80AD317DA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming ERISA amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE387853483CE418CB70DDBAA4343A1AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 101(e)(3), 403(c)(1), and 408(b)(13) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 are each amended by striking <quote>Pension Protection Act of 2006</quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AC951A39384423088E22FDB07D9AC7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 408(b)(13) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1108(b)(13)) is amended by striking <quote>January 1, 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2022</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H383F1F391BE94CFC950982A2958E37FA"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73A3D9B96109477DB0F101FF8834B0CC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40311.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of excess pension assets to retiree group term life insurance accounts</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EC830BFB9494B51A0EA4ED2151B893B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting <quote>, or an applicable life insurance account,</quote> after <quote>health benefits account</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE72BBF91E904022A04040816E6E7869"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable life insurance account defined</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13FDFEFD45034D82A80F8500CBA48CF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e) of section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A025034C07A412FAEEC4050AD581D68" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5935FE13BC04C648B5B21A3AFB2348F"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable life insurance account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>applicable life insurance account</term> means a separate account established and maintained for amounts transferred under this section for qualified current retiree liabilities based on premiums for applicable life insurance benefits.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3A1D19CA31A40EA95713FD67D4B54D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable life insurance benefits defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 420(e) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3431ABA2F7B4C47A6BA4E3CA45CA4FD" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H476B5ABBAE3147DF8D98291A6F7CC06C"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable life insurance benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>applicable life insurance benefits</term> means group-term life insurance coverage provided to retired employees who, immediately before the qualified transfer, are entitled to receive such coverage by reason of retirement and who are entitled to pension benefits under the plan, but only to the extent that such coverage is provided under a policy for retired employees and the cost of such coverage is excludable from the retired employee’s gross income under section 79.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FD697CD92F042608107FD7391987B81"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collectively bargained life insurance benefits defined</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B599D9B0D8143DBAA0E68C045246043"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (6) of section 420(f) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC93D18AE448487AA0A5002BFEC1F6FB" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E1DDCE72AF646A0AA71E0A9DF15F199"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collectively bargained life insurance benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>collectively bargained life insurance benefits</term> means, with respect to any collectively bargained transfer—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76D1FDA093A3480E85D37977FF1275F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applicable life insurance benefits which are provided to retired employees who, immediately before the transfer, are entitled to receive such benefits by reason of retirement, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00105CC93B784BDD8942D57E6C925F36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if specified by the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement governing the transfer, applicable life insurance benefits which will be provided at retirement to employees who are not retired employees at the time of the transfer.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1AE1120A42D04F0E85E51CCBE6EB4D6B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB394F2377E64FE29D8345656C261FC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (i) of section 420(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>upon retirement</quote> and inserting <quote>by reason of retirement</quote>.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD76FA7BCAE14E5B988ACF18A2F2BB25"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (C) of section 420(f)(6) of such Code is amended—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C2062435FFF4575A16881F7B6673449"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>which are provided to</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i),</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id626A7CEC8BFA4E06B930C3D21E530DC2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>which are provided to</quote> before <quote>retired employees</quote> in clause (i),</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65A547E54AB54A05B7F3391DA17E4942"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>upon retirement</quote> in clause (i) and inserting <quote>by reason of retirement</quote>, and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id730B5FC56C4E49CBA0E2857A323477A4"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>active employees who, following their retirement,</quote> and inserting <quote>which will be provided at retirement to employees who are not retired employees at the time of the transfer and who</quote>.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id115A2A81DB104C9EAFA23C74607F008C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of effort</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40F8351277844F018D2BD372C246B4F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of section 420(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting <quote>, and each group-term life insurance plan under which applicable life insurance benefits are provided,</quote> after <quote>health benefits are provided</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97752E826B7445119C585E586EC8E7C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE437BF17FD34FF7B8F9418AB26AD3C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (B) of section 420(c)(3) of such Code is amended—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB18840C50CAE43C28631829D4D350401"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) as subclauses (II) and (III) of such clause, respectively, and by inserting before subclause (II) of such clause, as so redesignated, the following new subclause:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29B83DD2DD4544C1AB6C76A24A43D55B" style="OLC"> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88EBDAD3665D48ED9D65A3B5DA8F7FB8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">separately with respect to applicable health benefits and applicable life insurance benefits,</text> </subclause><after-quoted-block>, and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F53BC0976E744CFA3F3B5A02EC6797E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>for applicable health benefits</quote> and all that follows in clause (ii) and inserting <quote>was provided during such taxable year for the benefits with respect to which the determination under clause (i) is made.</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30725750DBC7405D8307B00902640C7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (C) of section 420(c)(3) of such Code is amended—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id544BEBB6AB4F4017A69B455FD161B256"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>for applicable health benefits</quote> after <quote>applied separately</quote>, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id237608E6F6C34E53A1F05F180989E09B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, and separately for applicable life insurance benefits with respect to individuals age 65 or older at any time during the taxable year and with respect to individuals under age 65 during the taxable year</quote> before the period.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FF589EE2B67417481408BB7D26B5D9F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (E) of section 420(c)(3) of such Code is amended—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5407A6E3A4964D3C943FAA89B7ECB3A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by inserting <quote>or retiree life insurance coverage, as the case may be,</quote> after <quote>retiree health coverage</quote>, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C9C0FE69BFA402190CAF38F53FC19C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">for retiree health coverage</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">cost reductions</header-in-text></quote> in the heading thereof, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7530BE279D88465882339E507D86A910"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)(II), by inserting <quote>with respect to applicable health benefits</quote> after <quote>liabilities of the employer</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FC2A4855041405286342B418B8320D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of section 420(f) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>collectively bargained retiree health liabilities</quote> each place it occurs and inserting <quote>collectively bargained retiree liabilities</quote>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9F4B184F9BF487AAC12E2FBDF73FED3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (i) of section 420(f)(2)(D) of such Code is amended—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0745DEB60834ADA9184B3A04AD92812"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, and each group-term life insurance plan or arrangement under which applicable life insurance benefits are provided,</quote> in subclause (I) after <quote>applicable health benefits are provided</quote>,</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF804FC50E51C4A278D1E616D6598CA17"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or applicable life insurance benefits, as the case may be,</quote> in subclause (I) after <quote>provides applicable health benefits</quote>,</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03E93C8B170D4D32AF87B19E3F98042B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>group health</quote> in subclause (II), and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4107537DADDE4125A6BFD4B7705EB6DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or collectively bargained life insurance benefits</quote> in subclause (II) after <quote>collectively bargained health benefits</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21783FEBFB6548C294DA6974114AD4DF"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (ii) of section 420(f)(2)(D) of such Code is amended—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01C74C2EAA5D4D7B80984D66217174F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>with respect to applicable health benefits or applicable life insurance benefits</quote> after <quote>requirements of subsection (c)(3)</quote>, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H005F1AE948AA448E9DAE61AB5797891F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: <quote>Such election may be made separately with respect to applicable health benefits and applicable life insurance benefits. In the case of an election with respect to applicable life insurance benefits, the first sentence of this clause shall be applied as if subsection (c)(3) as in effect before the amendments made by such Act applied to such benefits.</quote></text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6043F14BD08467EAD33389FD4654095"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (iii) of section 420(f)(2)(D) of such Code is amended—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF0F902A5DEB4CDD9284A3A3878042AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>retiree</quote> each place it occurs, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B4A1ED272DE49278C728B87F689A979"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, collectively bargained life insurance benefits, or both, as the case may be,</quote> after <quote>health benefits</quote> each place it occurs.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11FB199F0FE942B5BC120A431FC190C3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with section <enum-in-header>79</enum-in-header></header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 79 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE3B700BC5054D8DB7EFD9FFF221A62E" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3AB3AD8A15A415BB645FF924010D204"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception for life insurance purchased in connection with qualified transfer of excess pension assets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(3) and section 72(m)(3) shall not apply in the case of any cost paid (whether directly or indirectly) with assets held in an applicable life insurance account (as defined in section 420(e)(4)) under a defined benefit plan.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF7FB4F908E347988E21F858F2D3BCB5"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CA2100D9AE64923946A4C596E47F9D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>qualified current retiree health liabilities</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>qualified current retiree liabilities</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAA615097FB54E49A86DC3D61E1DFFDA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 420 of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>, or an applicable life insurance account,</quote> after <quote>a health benefits account</quote> each place it appears in subsection (b)(1)(A), subparagraphs (A), (B)(i), and (C) of subsection (c)(1), subsection (d)(1)(A), and subsection (f)(2)(E)(ii).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0C363CE0EFF47A4A04E3E5374D5AAF6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 420(b) of such Code is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id244719361EA14EA7B21117979E58098D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding the following at the end of paragraph (2)(A): <quote>If there is a transfer from a defined benefit plan to both a health benefits account and an applicable life insurance account during any taxable year, such transfers shall be treated as 1 transfer for purposes of this paragraph.</quote>, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32CE3CF11C1F49DD9A5C52382E93D0A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>to an account</quote> after <quote>may be transferred</quote> in paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H783EBA999B2C4BF2BF7BC6DA4BFFBCCE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading for section 420(c)(1)(B) of such Code is amended by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">or life insurance</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">health benefits</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61C202CE6CD740A19C95EA55BA934362"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 420(e) of such Code is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCDF92AECAAF4DFBA3CEBA499E4CA313"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and applicable life insurance benefits</quote> in subparagraph (A) after <quote>applicable health benefits</quote>, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60B4F6FC9C9C4400BD4013F0E2C04548"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">health</header-in-text></quote> in the heading thereof.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34B623BA272D4A38BEB0696B31127DCA"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (B) of section 420(e)(1) of such Code is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E2C9450E7D74F37AA1E5568CCFB08D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>(determined separately for applicable health benefits and applicable life insurance benefits)</quote> after <quote>shall be reduced by the amount</quote>,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF103DB2471AD495E81B811DF5089E0D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by inserting <quote>or applicable life insurance accounts</quote> after <quote>health benefit accounts</quote>, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DF3A7600A764E9596E7FBF81CBF3DB0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>qualified current retiree health liability</quote> and inserting <quote>qualified current retiree liability</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94B700065EEC41C5AF504928AE6F73A7"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading for subsection (f) of section 420 of such Code is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">health</header-in-text></quote> each place it occurs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A15D735C5514FDEB9DF66F5403C50AD"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subclause (II) of section 420(f)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>or applicable life insurance account, as the case may be,</quote> after <quote>health benefits account</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1AFE40784844841A6C7CD365238A718"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subclause (III) of section 420(f)(2)(E)(i) of such Code is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C1CA01CB23D4C66AC12965B7CEEFB0D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>defined benefit</quote> before <quote>plan maintained by an employer</quote>, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D39209F85C04D6197DF189A9694571E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>health</quote> before <quote>benefit plans maintained by the employer</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF16A506CE55A4A998E52D8D713A5DDA1"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (4) and (6) of section 420(f) of such Code are each amended by striking <quote>collectively bargained retiree health liabilities</quote> each place it occurs and inserting <quote>collectively bargained retiree liabilities</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B59E54374034D40B8239F186B63B45C"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of section 420(f)(6) of such Code is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35139F1CD37F4054A476592102D39746"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clauses (i) and (ii), by inserting <quote>, in the case of a transfer to a health benefits account,</quote> before <quote>his covered spouse and dependents</quote>, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA949C177DE5451E903596BD202A48F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>health plan</quote> and inserting <quote>plan</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE9CEC948DAB4CA69ADE160BD9BC8EA2"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (B) of section 420(f)(6) of such Code is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D2D1F3402FC402DA7DFB474CC9B6FED"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by inserting <quote>, and collectively bargained life insurance benefits,</quote> after <quote>collectively bargained health benefits</quote>,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA463C82E0D5B4C888ED7B87B509CFA58"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3ADF96B49E64B758B8B547DA1C826E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: <quote>The preceding sentence shall be applied separately for collectively bargained health benefits and collectively bargained life insurance benefits.</quote>, and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3FBE1E79431452AAEC1EE3ECF877C42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, applicable life insurance accounts,</quote> after <quote>health benefit accounts</quote>, and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H630C8FACE2FF49A1AC5F309EA93ADEA3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">health</header-in-text></quote> in the heading thereof.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CB20EDE45524707861F94B8FB6CB901"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (E) of section 420(f)(6) of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D2D00A3701944B29396003E3BF85E02"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>bargained health</quote> and inserting <quote>bargained</quote>,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4C81BCFDA5748AA9728A2B8A38C7129"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, or a group-term life insurance plan or arrangement for retired employees,</quote> after <quote>dependents</quote>, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46EFCE6C471C4A4C98DB8B2AAFCF2A6A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">health</header-in-text></quote> in the heading thereof.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H428C4EAC8EFE4D32BB240439399F7B10"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(e)) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA9922C77E5446E8A58BBE69902526C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting <quote>or applicable life insurance account</quote> after <quote>health benefits account</quote> each place it appears, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC403A4DF3B294891BBF3E38EA126CD9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>or applicable life insurance benefit liabilities</quote> after <quote>health benefits liabilities</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ADF9C4525194FD8BD2753A91ED55C68"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (iii) of section 420(f)(6)(B) is amended by striking <quote>416(I)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>416(i)(1)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6F94BB8A47F43428822B0D5224246F7"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of deadwood</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DD003348BD841DAAF5A91E5F4553192"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of section 420(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1990</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB473AFE5E5EB4387A097B391C1EBC5F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 420 of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraph (5), as amended by this Act, as paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1996EB224267472695B1ED40BE0D58A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of section 420(b) of such Code, as amended by this section, is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74F3C6FE0C084E5D84A886EEB6DC3697"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B), and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A93CC49BD744823A00D241B1BA60F70"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">per year.—</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>No more than</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">per year.—</header-in-text>No more than</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05115CAB38144D38ACAACDF43B7155D7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of section 420(c) of such Code is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H856D49EE2135407BACFD731992AF26DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B),</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F29AA12AA194095891A9E3F552BB655"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by moving subparagraph (A) two ems to the left, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72D3E62656F44B03BF24F62A6AE818C9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">before transfer.—</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>The requirements of this paragraph</quote> and inserting the following: <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">before transfer.—</header-in-text>The requirements of this paragraph</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31D106ABB6D44B5193666E8D3DB6121B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of section 420(d) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>after December 31, 1990</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03E9F6D5128A4C49A5E7285ED4E9BFF4"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD060A04620F46DFAB37F354B880F558"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id078DC6D7153C434FAF8119A61EF76709"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments relating to Pension Protection Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsections (b)(3)(B) and (f) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 841(a) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id73608D45E5D74D4BAAB0EF71B27A03DB"><enum>40312.</enum><header>Pension funding stabilization</header> <subsection id="ID372e7107d52d42579038cd83391b3a17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986</header> <paragraph id="IDc38fffd1d1ea4d1fa7d1ad36426454f1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subparagraph (C) of section 430(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EEF239776F2496F915ED91CAA4201C0" style="OLC"> <clause id="ID80f589bcb2e848aba0eb1c92c29f4074"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Segment rate stabilization</header> <subclause id="id38B504222D554A2183D9710D8637A88F"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a segment rate described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) with respect to any applicable month (determined without regard to this clause) is less than the applicable minimum percentage, or more than the applicable maximum percentage, of the average of the segment rates described in such clause for years in the 25-year period ending with September 30 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the plan year begins, then the segment rate described in such clause with respect to the applicable month shall be equal to the applicable minimum percentage or the applicable maximum percentage of such average, whichever is closest. The Secretary shall determine such average on an annual basis and may prescribe equivalent rates for years in any such 25-year period for which the rates described in any such clause are not available.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id135DD8A3B0FC49218512B12AB7BF6D83"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Applicable minimum percentage; applicable maximum percentage</header><text>For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable minimum percentage and the applicable maximum percentage for a plan year beginning in a calendar year shall be determined in accordance with the following table:</text> <table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="1" frame="topbot" line-rules="hor-ver" rowsep="0" rule-weights="4.4.4.0.0.0" table-template-name="Generic: 1 text, 2 num" table-type=""> <tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="202pts" min-data-value="180"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column2" colwidth="56pts" min-data-value="10"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column3" colwidth="56pts" min-data-value="10" rowsep="0"></colspec> <thead> <row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="1">If the calendar year is:</entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="1">The applicable minimum percentage is:</entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3" rowsep="1">The applicable maximum percentage is:</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2012</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">90%</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" rowsep="0">110%</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2013</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">85%</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" rowsep="0">115%</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2014</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">80%</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" rowsep="0">120%</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2015</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">75%</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" rowsep="0">125%</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">After 2015</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">70%</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" rowsep="0">130%.</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup></table> </subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfaf197c2c39946669aa2c67b7f35dbd3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <subparagraph id="id494DAC920FBF47E9BAF6C095CC4515C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Paragraph (6) of section 404(o) of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>(determined by not taking into account any adjustment under clause (iv) of subsection (h)(2)(C) thereof)</quote> before the period.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a92d83f1acb4aa881dd2c2aca735bd6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Subparagraph (F) of section 430(h)(2) of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>and the averages determined under subparagraph (C)(iv)</quote> after <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDad1c0bdf6c33461b8f579615a63f408a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 417(e)(3) of such Code are each amended by striking <quote>section 430(h)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 430(h)(2)(C) (determined by not taking into account any adjustment under clause (iv) thereof)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe151418851a746dd90f053a9b435cc88"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974</header> <paragraph id="IDf6ae8fa1633e4c54b2cbf5238d925d50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subparagraph (C) of section 303(h)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1083(h)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE055DC27507B4377989C5D800CCCAEA6" style="OLC"> <clause id="id82DE2EF7AA4C472F8AE3377C04A7D63F"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Segment rate stabilization</header> <subclause id="id59C326038ABD4E42852C48FAADE0FF36"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a segment rate described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) with respect to any applicable month (determined without regard to this clause) is less than the applicable minimum percentage, or more than the applicable maximum percentage, of the average of the segment rates described in such clause for years in the 25-year period ending with September 30 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the plan year begins, then the segment rate described in such clause with respect to the applicable month shall be equal to the applicable minimum percentage or the applicable maximum percentage of such average, whichever is closest. The Secretary of the Treasury shall determine such average on an annual basis and may prescribe equivalent rates for years in any such 25-year period for which the rates described in any such clause are not available.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3654D2C1EBC54A95ADA86DAE13FCE3C5"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Applicable minimum percentage; applicable maximum percentage</header><text>For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable minimum percentage and the applicable maximum percentage for a plan year beginning in a calendar year shall be determined in accordance with the following table:</text> <table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="1" frame="topbot" line-rules="hor-ver" rowsep="0" rule-weights="4.4.4.0.0.0" table-template-name="Generic: 1 text, 2 num" table-type=""> <tgroup cols="3" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="202pts" min-data-value="180"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column2" colwidth="56pts" min-data-value="10"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column3" colwidth="56pts" min-data-value="10" rowsep="0"></colspec> <thead> <row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="1">If the calendar year is:</entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="1">The applicable minimum percentage is:</entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3" rowsep="1">The applicable maximum percentage is:</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2012</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">90%</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" rowsep="0">110%</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2013</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">85%</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" rowsep="0">115%</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2014</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">80%</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" rowsep="0">120%</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2015</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">75%</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" rowsep="0">125%</entry> </row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">After 2015</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">70%</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" rowsep="0">130%.</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup></table> </subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID66898c2f1e044f2fb36c114af04c9891"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <subparagraph id="IDf3096fa60baf44f894ad7cbe8e1c3c20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subparagraph (F) of section 303(h)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1083(h)(2)) is amended by inserting <quote>and the averages determined under subparagraph (C)(iv)</quote> after <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID62fd5979bd794c92b34c04c1f826f517"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 205(g)(3)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1055(g)(3)(B)) are each amended by striking <quote>section 303(h)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 303(h)(2)(C) (determined by not taking into account any adjustment under clause (iv) thereof)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID96c0f1d0464b4fe698563f8c0db9cba0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Clause (iv) of section 4006(a)(3)(E) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)(E)) is amended by striking <quote>section 303(h)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 303(h)(2)(C) (notwithstanding any regulations issued by the corporation, determined by not taking into account any adjustment under clause (iv) thereof)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd576375339ea44da87d17d93ff2c37dd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header> <paragraph id="idCFCCB671E88C43F680A829DAD8E51AB0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2011.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9EBBB389882A42ADA3045E53F602B22C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A plan sponsor may elect not to have the amendments made by this section apply to any plan year beginning on or before the date of the enactment of this Act solely for purposes of determining the adjusted funding target attainment percentage under sections 436 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 206(g) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 for such plan year. A plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of sections 411(d)(6) of such Code and 204(g) of such Act solely by reason of an election under this paragraph.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id845033E6AADA409C8BB085E29F15DA2F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>40313.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional transfers to Highway Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (f) of section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id227902C326DB4028AE5ED7F4B998EABB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id70DF14FA559C4D87A0B26999BC9ADD7E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional appropriations to trust fund</header><text>Out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund—</text> <subparagraph id="idFA5A820F53314E3C80631BE4B1FE1C58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2012, $2,183,000,000,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC7B606D36E7049E58CEB8A7AA5479F92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2013, $2,277,000,000, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8FBA67A4450540688DD269C0820F248C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2014, $510,000,000.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HBE87DCBC152449698ECB4057CA30BBF9"><enum>40314.</enum><header>Transfers to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated—</text> <paragraph id="idCE1ACDF3DD96421C9C4F1CE6E20054FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2012, $27,000,000, and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB2FE64416FFE42DFBEE555B82AE2A172"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2014, $82,000,000,</text> </paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="section">to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401). The Secretary of the Treasury shall allocate such amounts between such Trust Funds in the ratio in which amounts are appropriated to such Trust Funds under clause (3) of section 201(a) and clause (1) of section 201(b) of such Act.</continuation-text></section>E

Research and education

50001.

Short title

This division may be cited as the

Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012

<enum>I</enum><header>Funding</header> <section id="idC0D1418CBC7E4973911A2A6B01F0CD79"><enum>51001.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="idc918b8350bf1485682e42fe354aa18ad"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text> <paragraph id="idd2c346ca5d364ca8bd125d9206b28074"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Highway research and development program</header><text>To carry out sections 503(b), 503(d), and 509 of title 23, United States Code, $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0aa42da5e0df48a1a088eca7d3e46f06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technology and innovation deployment program</header><text>To carry out section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide840e7ab9f09415385961c2baad95417"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Training and education</header><text>To carry out section 504 of title 23, United States Code, $24,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf69359a4870c4e7f8b02e178e34cc1bf"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Intelligent transportation systems program</header><text>To carry out sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United States Code, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idb7edab07204548d69177237b10389446"><enum>(5)</enum><header>University transportation centers program</header><text>To carry out section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide76d3c983ca943a4bb160afaee767954"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Bureau of transportation statistics</header><text>To carry out chapter 65 of title 49, United States Code, $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2bfbc4344bff41c38df042b34b75f0c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability of title 23, united states code</header><text>Funds authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="id9df8bb64d2264dd2a555c72c827ed112"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be available for obligation in the same manner as if those funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of a project or activity carried out using those funds shall be 80 percent, unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act (including the amendments by this Act) or otherwise determined by the Secretary; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4581d67906ee4db796b679697871eb30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>remain available until expended and not be transferable.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Research, technology, and education</header> <section id="idfc644b57397445a6a84585aa5b9a7902"><enum>52001.</enum><header>Research, technology, and education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id2b74279f3daf4d828d355f374938d156"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (8);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9a830ec7832b44a8b7e56ced5c0fa0f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32d8837ffbc346c6bd0e253bd5f66337" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idc161f045413e48a7a586dffabdfe4dfb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incident</header><text>The term <term>incident</term> means a crash, natural disaster, workzone activity, special event, or other emergency road user occurrence that adversely affects or impedes the normal flow of traffic.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3c4626470a8740238e0fa4a5fbcc0434"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Innovation lifecycle</header><text>The term <term>innovation lifecycle</term> means the process of innovating through—</text> <subparagraph id="ide1a32552c41441edb011ed2312a3588d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the identification of a need;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a2a9f9532204e58ac6e7bceb7234947"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment of the scope of research to address that need;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20207e1c4bab4a7ea0a0c491ae5603a3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>setting an agenda;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93af6a190fd8401d92c26e7c02d58f70"><enum>(D)</enum><text>carrying out research, development, deployment, and testing of the resulting technology or innovation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4111061f9bfb46a0a2b8e9288cf8808a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carrying out an evaluation of the impact of the resulting technology or innovation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idba67ddf6e81943b39930c82ce9a1f8fa"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Intelligent transportation infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>intelligent transportation infrastructure</term> means fully integrated public sector intelligent transportation system components, as defined by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idb4cd2469d99a4b85ae06e1a95cc15d99"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Intelligent transportation system</header><text>The terms <term>intelligent transportation system</term> and <quote>ITS</quote> mean electronics, photonics, communications, or information processing used singly or in combination to improve the efficiency or safety of a surface transportation system.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf47c567833b149819657d4781a85bc18"><enum>(6)</enum><header>National architecture</header><text>For purposes of this chapter, the term <term>national architecture</term> means the common framework for interoperability that defines—</text> <subparagraph id="idfeeefe8785344173abb218997dbed0fb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the functions associated with intelligent transportation system user services;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida56cb806276f43b3855ced4f9c3cbb3c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the physical entities or subsystems within which the functions reside;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac61e5f40fdf4ca48f57eecb790198ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the data interfaces and information flows between physical subsystems; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id363e10b5b3374faba74ad0be70483dd0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the communications requirements associated with the information flows.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id719d254683ac4283927cb50c7cad7655"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The term <term>project</term> means an undertaking to research, develop, or operationally test intelligent transportation systems or any other undertaking eligible for assistance under this chapter.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id40278a9ca35b44cc99803dbff51b5dfb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68e417311b734bf4973dd5b1d33acd92" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id2e5a6ed2e5704c90af9f6ffc9a3917fb"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Standard</header><text>The term <term>standard</term> means a document that—</text> <subparagraph id="id1898dff8e72245b3b8ec4c3f8fe8fd5e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contains technical specifications or other precise criteria for intelligent transportation systems that are to be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions of characteristics so as to ensure that materials, products, processes, and services are fit for the intended purposes of the materials, products, processes, and services; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9063e3cad8ba43009db403fdfb5b06f9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may support the national architecture and promote—</text> <clause id="idbb3f6cdca6e94d8b8330aee544ad0e24"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the widespread use and adoption of intelligent transportation system technology as a component of the surface transportation systems of the United States; and</text> </clause><clause id="id26d77ddf21e24bb786bf825659a33d30"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>interoperability among intelligent transportation system technologies implemented throughout the States.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="id546ef7ae22ac46238675751f4fd70464"><enum>52002.</enum><header>Surface transportation research, development, and technology</header> <subsection id="id1bea25a8301a4c6f82dc67bc8e8581f2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Surface transportation research, development, and technology</header><text>Section 502 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id285f0867a4d64bbc86a91ea93ca3b8a1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by inserting <quote>, development, and technology</quote> after <quote>surface transportation research</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id33729cb14f0344d887d7e95ee1ca0540"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="id0cc0bded55a44ba980800dd51a5247ec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ba0f83e809e46adbd3376a0651d2bfd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4daac3b2b6b04c95b8f0a134cc7e065c" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="iddb04c7b1639749a794cfa5c0297a4304"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The research, development, and technology provisions of this section shall apply throughout this chapter.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b8e22a5fc52438b96e76c7bce5dc18d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A))—</text> <clause id="id072eda735c6c4b188f38f7350352542a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>within the innovation lifecycle</quote> after <quote>activities</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id03f18f654a934a45a8992503c0a7feae"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>marketing and communications, impact analysis,</quote> after <quote>training,</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd73ee9fbf47e4f8b8041f2d9dd89c00a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A))—</text> <clause id="iddf16943d99624f9b9dfb785fde5897ce"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>supports research in which there is a clear public benefit and</quote> and inserting <quote>delivers a clear public benefit and occurs where</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="ide967bab722d944299750e0aa5943ddf7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </clause><clause id="ida43dcc2559394f28badc024e9494e8f3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (H); and</text> </clause><clause id="id6302dbb60ddc433689cbc8b1adc969a6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b5db12dbd384313a94c80c4245f4c75" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idcd2f3639a1244aa98c68c65a81e342c5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>meets and addresses current or emerging needs;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc95339c3fd464c88be9ec76b89ab977b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>presents the best means to align resources with multiyear plans and priorities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb834ef8b17e84c72a85564ac59abfe2f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>ensures the coordination of highway research and technology transfer activities, including through activities performed by university transportation centers;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0378690decec4116abb12109cbbe7e64"><enum>(G)</enum><text>educates current and future transportation professionals; or</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcbbfb0585a3a436885b094360b141215"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (D) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b2a6fbf288d42c5a29cf710a51acf00" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idfdb074f600b54497b31ae11957f35ebf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>partner with State highway agencies and other stakeholders as appropriate, including international entities, to facilitate research and technology transfer activities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8674239898b14fc8a9b8e65499d71c0b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>communicate the results of ongoing and completed research;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b84154c2d7d466da47fc2a5d538070b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>lead efforts to coordinate national emphasis areas of highway research, technology, and innovation deployment;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3c8b134361649d08cbb9b7e60b5ad4d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>leverage partnerships with industry, academia, and international entities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15987b57627945748a178bf2252fc546"><enum>(F)</enum><text>conduct, facilitate, and support training and education of current and future transportation professionals.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idffee84a606c048ae9ee93f61bb3fe55d"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(C) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) by striking <quote>policy and planning</quote> and inserting <quote>all highway objectives seeking to improve the performance of the transportation system</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id192ee25c82a34ba7b38bc782f77f14e8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) in the second sentence, by inserting <quote>tribal governments,</quote> after <quote>local governments,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad6a06b50b2c4320bd622f80c1cbbdfd"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A))—</text> <clause id="id8d46bfa2834d45aea6e01ef9e2d4fbf9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>To the maximum</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idace1f3a6ef144ced80248f227ddab127" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id18e652a296874aeab945635fcf13edf6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the maximum</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="id19df6f547b4f445f8bb9eef15b92ad79"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Performance measures</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf01f9af6f2344af690bd51a3305cf4fd" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id3d7a6cbce4804e10bb5619871b95920d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Performance measures</header><text>Performance measures</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="id6b3b7c4e7222463f873fbf2e5c3ef4d9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the third sentence, by striking <quote>All evaluations</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb97397d9eb8c4b5d96df99ab1cb0ec79" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idedafa0f8437d4f4baa57649ea39253f6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Availability of evaluations</header><text>All evaluations under this paragraph</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="id6b66091b7f2e4c52b56b1b84da11a923"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb56550af77404919b1561833b0696598" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idba45964939494545b82d3d557bb24101"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Program plan</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, each program pursued under this chapter shall be part of a data-driven, outcome-oriented program plan.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id93694e07f0a14051b17e4f65666b2b59"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="idd21f61022b21445a9e9adcbec5273a9d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>surface transportation research and technology development strategic plan developed under section 508</quote> and inserting <quote>the transportation research and development strategic plan of the Secretary</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id607f21d9e3db453b91ffb091a1f5b1cd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking <quote>section</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>chapter</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b9c284a933a4413914cfd6838214654"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0549479c7ee44aca076a3fc7bb8e6f8" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id470e6abe01ed4a499c9ca3cf32cd655c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transfer of amounts among states or to federal highway administration</header><text>The Secretary may, at the request of a State, transfer amounts apportioned or allocated to that State under this chapter to another State or the Federal Highway Administration to fund research, development, and technology transfer activities of mutual interest on a pooled funds basis.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3087fe6143a41a482156994dac0f519"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Transfer of obligation authority</header><text>Obligation authority for amounts transferred under this subsection shall be disbursed in the same manner and for the same amount as provided for the project being transferred.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e9b49773a74462885f1165cee0d497e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3698dd6ec146461cbc70a31b9aec9193" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idd7510a5d23674c308e8ab91d3443ec71"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Prize competitions</header> <subparagraph id="idb5438f0671f740e793dc996d3217cb55"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may carry out prize competitions to award competitive prizes for surface transportation innovations that have the potential for application to the research and technology objectives and activities of the Federal Highway Administration to improve system performance.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0fd69ff898243d3a7b03bd3b7e23f9f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <clause id="idd4dbad0b01584e8aafb77a555fec1086"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall use a competitive process for the selection of prize recipients and shall widely advertise and solicit participation in prize competitions under this paragraph.</text> </clause><clause id="id2e12140fb4d646e2bfac2ab47e1d2e18"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Registration required</header><text>No individual or entity shall participate in a prize competition under this paragraph unless the individual or entity has registered with the Secretary in accordance with the eligibility requirements established by the Secretary under clause (iii).</text> </clause><clause id="id9869eac69679462785dd37ff922e0333"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Minimum requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall establish eligibility requirements for participation in each prize competition under this paragraph, which, at a minimum, shall—</text> <subclause id="id8fc40b01e51c49cfb7a569f827cb9618"><enum>(I)</enum><text>limit participation in the prize competition to—</text> <item id="id615c24c7bdc64b669223b02ab95059a3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>individuals who are citizens of the United States;</text> </item><item id="id55e41ad5b014455e95ac6d3d820488e5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>entities organized or existing under the laws of the United States or of a State; and</text> </item><item id="idb61128ed20364b5ea915c922d73f630c"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>entities organized or existing under the laws of a foreign country, if the controlling interest, as defined by the Secretary, is held by an individual or entity described in item (aa) or (bb);</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id7610f22c6c674c7f8fdd4978d737e1f0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>require any individual or entity that registers for a prize competition—</text> <item id="idbdbaac96b51449cfb07b46d9ddc0d984"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to assume all risks arising from participation in the competition; and</text> </item><item id="id69b0c8d252254b75b81524ed16881e2b"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to waive all claims against the Federal Government for any damages arising out of participation in the competition, including all claims, whether through negligence or otherwise, except in the case of willful misconduct, for—</text> <subitem id="id7bdf3f5c21674742843726e583996dfc"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>injury, death, damage, or loss of property; or</text> </subitem><subitem id="idda8986790dd44915ab7d9489ef44df6a"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>loss of revenue or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential; and</text> </subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="ide9cb9d8cebc74fdea83fa1ec4a1888ff"><enum>(III)</enum><text>require any individual or entity that registers for a prize competition to waive all claims against any non-Federal entity operating or managing the prize competition, such as a private contractor managing competition activities, to the extent that the Secretary believes is necessary to protect the interests of the Federal Government.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida94382326b874472b222958cf1dfed72"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Relationship to other authority</header><text>The Secretary may exercise the authority in this section in conjunction with, or in addition to, any other authority of the Secretary to acquire, support, or stimulate innovations with the potential for application to the Federal highway research technology and education program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6c3d3e6c8a604877ba8eee37edf9e776"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="id40f879db544045958a04f6ca444ab095"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text> <clause id="idb49f9113f8ab44249bef35db54bf4949"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id8d182088918c43b3bdc711b1365c4e86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>50</quote> and inserting <quote>80</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e2308e4b4314ddb9a6cf1bafc6e330e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2f0ab5a4cac141e28caf7fc701d1c9e2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsections (d) through (j).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9144d659d4f24aa4a6d3041628885e7c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 502 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA546BBE222704FD2B940A39237DB0732" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">502. Surface transportation research, development, and technology.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id096556aa966b4508a930589a8a4e26e9"><enum>52003.</enum><header>Research and technology development and deployment</header> <subsection id="id8a8d08768f494457a1e1f723007ee099"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id208ca930f743488e8d2742b6b34c9edb" style="USC"> <section id="id74835d61c7fd4afcbee184ffbf8a6460"><enum>503.</enum><header>Research and technology development and deployment</header> <subsection id="idb390af61643f43e9997a329c702c0b34"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="id80628a7db7cc450aa296ea882646184a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out research, development, and deployment activities that encompass the entire innovation lifecycle; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id175e604150194c62abf66369d94f10ba"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that all research carried out under this section aligns with the transportation research and development strategic plan of the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3ca98434b00b47c3bb1517a3ac3cb720"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Highway research and development program</header> <paragraph id="idbfe288b977ba41a9bf6942a7cbdc6844"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>In carrying out the highway research and development program, the Secretary, to address current and emerging highway transportation needs, shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idec286b9bc07247b2825ec00d6c56068c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify research topics;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47d1b70e33ee4874a72caca157b168f0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate domestic and international research and development activities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id046390f21a7743d6906fa4e50e7a8305"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carry out research, testing, and evaluation activities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7325b9aae22f46aea99c26033d8604d2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide technology transfer and technical assistance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id08ee311d01ee4c05bf83f537f1601c4d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Research and development activities carried out under this section may include any of the following activities:</text> <subparagraph id="id5d4154d636ef45e6ad760442440ef632"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Improving highway safety</header> <clause id="id3c2d1da3b6d743ec800add2cccd5b833"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out research and development activities from an integrated perspective to establish and implement systematic measures to improve highway safety.</text> </clause><clause id="id7e4e7b7177cd42c2808af4396889e66b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>In carrying out this subparagraph the Secretary shall carry out research and development activities—</text> <subclause id="id46d0ff2717664afa844064303a26e42a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to achieve greater long-term safety gains;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id965548bd7fb447e4b5f38876545fe33e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries on public roads;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4c46afcf95ca4be3bb7d53783c1d7e54"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to fill knowledge gaps that limit the effectiveness of research;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idf4342938d3a543fa9f1dc2e7e9678b9c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to support the development and implementation of State strategic highway safety plans;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0e4e2ae952e44ebdb11ff061e7d49ed0"><enum>(V)</enum><text>to advance improvements in, and use of, performance prediction analysis for decisionmaking; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4d2bb11f06504342996c33c39eddff0b"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>to expand technology transfer to partners and stakeholders.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id7cfeef4be726421cb8caab7fcca7a31b"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Research and technology activities carried out under this subparagraph may include—</text> <subclause id="id32f1c116fdbd4de7bf350bc91112e331"><enum>(I)</enum><text>safety assessments and decisionmaking tools;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida40eb77ade954316a7f2a7f9a1462b9f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>data collection and analysis;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idd9e0f562ab7b450e8f18b2c1952a070a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>crash reduction projections;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idfaa1831f0622446793e917113de3381e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>low-cost safety countermeasures;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id683082774a114f9ab198867966eab766"><enum>(V)</enum><text>innovative operational improvements and designs of roadway and roadside features;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idb3027721992648bda4ae13b38bc99e3e"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>evaluation of countermeasure costs and benefits;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id74ad89da6fb0479d90bfed0ea93a47e3"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>development of tools for projecting impacts of safety countermeasures;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id45a02a40fabf4ff1a6390c5d6868af0d"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>rural road safety measures;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idf2f8ccfb6f3e49f9b843d1a48dcec151"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>safety measures for vulnerable road users, including bicyclists and pedestrians;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id33a479366abf442ab8f14a84f4ede3fc"><enum>(X)</enum><text>safety policy studies;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id94748fead03c4c0385bd8c7771e0a211"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>human factors studies and measures;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id56a0b0255ab340dca35dc5097c141656"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>safety technology deployment;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id68b8dab5f9764b6b9b9cf0e7f8686ff8"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>safety workforce professional capacity building initiatives;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idb9fd45e10dde444096a9c0467aeebbbd"><enum>(XIV)</enum><text>safety program and process improvements; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id44adecfabdc84cbdafcd6dd45c8ac6a1"><enum>(XV)</enum><text>tools and methods to enhance safety performance, including achievement of statewide safety performance targets.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idce149711fbd842818cbe7b7e6534ccc7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Improving infrastructure integrity</header> <clause id="id597ed3c5053144a0baeacc248074f8f0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out and facilitate highway and bridge infrastructure research and development activities—</text> <subclause id="id3ff62c59809a415fa85d7e6d77bd1695"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to maintain infrastructure integrity;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2cb1ed328b1b417ca953403e6d3cbc63"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to meet user needs; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id47bc1e9bbbd041a1affc65eca6321984"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to link Federal transportation investments to improvements in system performance.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id6adcacd7735a44b5a5bd02187aad6726"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>In carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary shall carry out research and development activities—</text> <subclause id="ide4f0b96760a54bf881b78124cccba79b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to reduce the number of fatalities attributable to infrastructure design characteristics and work zones;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5c3ffb1653c74a7f9495232277583410"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to improve the safety and security of highway infrastructure;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide74f7abe97974caf9d9c47f801492eb4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to increase the reliability of lifecycle performance predictions used in infrastructure design, construction, and management;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idaa12801db3594e3ca6a79856e2b71ae5"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to improve the ability of transportation agencies to deliver projects that meet expectations for timeliness, quality, and cost;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id56668d36474f4fd99b9afa396fa08b9c"><enum>(V)</enum><text>to reduce user delay attributable to infrastructure system performance, maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idd985a80b1c854956b502adb66c7490f6"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>to improve highway condition and performance through increased use of design, materials, construction, and maintenance innovations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3a3018d9533540e2983fc1158c638b9c"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>to reduce the lifecycle environmental impacts of highway infrastructure through innovations in design, construction, operation, preservation, and maintenance; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0da48bd2149c47d9925acdf53c6fbc2c"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>to study vulnerabilities of the transportation system to seismic activities and extreme events and methods to reduce those vulnerabilities.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idf880672da16647879fa9c1112b53145f"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Research and technology activities carried out under this subparagraph may include—</text> <subclause id="id25b224eab8af4e658b3eb859ba26a0da"><enum>(I)</enum><text>long-term infrastructure performance programs addressing pavements, bridges, tunnels, and other structures;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2bd99fb525e14dc281b56319e80e006a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>short-term and accelerated studies of infrastructure performance;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3253d27800d34cc7b9dfa414aee98fc7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>research to develop more durable infrastructure materials and systems;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id07fcbe58b6bd47dd81ab1f60ca836ca7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>advanced infrastructure design methods;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5befaffb371a4e989cdd53d6594e8fe4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>accelerated highway and bridge construction;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idaada5ebc56be46e891a8cac3541fae4b"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>performance-based specifications;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idd14e993e13144becafebbb667d157a52"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>construction and materials quality assurance;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idf566fae8498846faa3b9d1215e41e154"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>comprehensive and integrated infrastructure asset management;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2636cc0c2e334827b44ddb79cdc3cd34"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>infrastructure safety assurance;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide9f33b3aed954b8588bbf64eacd1d266"><enum>(X)</enum><text>highway infrastructure security;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idea43ce4b64114b158bda2b8239345147"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>sustainable infrastructure design and construction;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id487d2dee88554d01a7dce08d16919bb2"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>infrastructure rehabilitation and preservation techniques, including techniques to rehabilitate and preserve historic infrastructure;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide7e559e4dcaa471cacbf454a0874980a"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>hydraulic, geotechnical, and aerodynamic aspects of infrastructure;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idd3541314ed9c4916868492bd15a91462"><enum>(XIV)</enum><text>improved highway construction technologies and practices;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide30bd20d71fe48b49cd59e2ace3efa54"><enum>(XV)</enum><text>improved tools, technologies, and models for infrastructure management, including assessment and monitoring of infrastructure condition;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idbf4acc13524748dc8b58031e34041aef"><enum>(XVI)</enum><text>studies to improve flexibility and resiliency of infrastructure systems to withstand climate variability;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idb9c1f1a25ff64f68aa4c8832af2adf14"><enum>(XVII)</enum><text>studies on the effectiveness of fiber-based additives to improve the durability of surface transportation materials in various geographic regions;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4915080d9a1c4b4d8d07ba6f837cd86c"><enum>(XVIII)</enum><text>studies of infrastructure resilience and other adaptation measures;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc8a49bf3f3ee4bd5b88edb2008eb3946"><enum>(XIX)</enum><text>maintenance of seismic research activities, including research carried out in conjunction with other Federal agencies to study the vulnerability of the transportation system to seismic activity and methods to reduce that vulnerability; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id01e209be6f6f45e5a5c1c3e053ff268d"><enum>(XX)</enum><text>technology transfer and adoption of permeable, pervious, or porous paving materials, practices, and systems that are designed to minimize environmental impacts, stormwater runoff, and flooding and to treat or remove pollutants by allowing stormwater to infiltrate through the pavement in a manner similar to predevelopment hydrologic conditions.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idbe0ed5dff242417ea1f833029a682af7"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Lifecycle costs analysis study</header> <subclause id="id0cb0799934534ccdae9e5651875e08b3"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this clause, the term <term>lifecycle costs analysis</term> means a process for evaluating the total economic worth of a usable project segment by analyzing initial costs and discounted future costs, such as maintenance, user, reconstruction, rehabilitation, restoring, and resurfacing costs, over the life of the project segment.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id97502db6c1c241e2bb0bc4c0e82b7050"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the best practices for calculating lifecycle costs for federally funded highway projects. At a minimum, this study shall include a thorough literature review and a survey of current lifecycle cost practices of State departments of transportation.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idf019194e4fa946709e54ea0d51695657"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out this study, the Comptroller shall consult with, at a minimum—</text> <item id="id2591eecb7b18451290e9567c36fddd80"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials;</text> </item><item id="idbe278d2857194a1482b465163d5409e9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>appropriate experts in the field of lifecycle cost analysis; and</text> </item><item id="id255a637d9831467fa1be8257a11b9e6e"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>appropriate industry experts and research centers.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id6c2f92729c54419d81dc61e56fecc306"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012, the Comptroller General 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 results of the study which shall include, but is not limited to—</text> <item id="idd597fd1b733c4e09bc571c140a269b26"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a summary of the latest research on lifecycle cost analysis; and</text> </item><item id="id11d27b62a5c94d5e84fbff3547d84b06"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>recommendations on the appropriate—</text> <subitem id="idb53ec13a3dd6479ba6c04e2852e2928d"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>period of analysis;</text> </subitem><subitem id="idda6d0658a80e4d93a65e5857b222c35f"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>design period;</text> </subitem><subitem id="id39d1453593824d659e68724f4079fccb"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>discount rates; and</text> </subitem><subitem id="idc9ea900916164b9abe13feca58abb5b6"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>use of actual material life and maintenance cost data.</text> </subitem></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9b9afcc31e942318a2225e3f6cd8e38"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Strengthening transportation planning and environmental decisionmaking</header> <clause id="idcf0c61bb53fc44cd9f5686ae83194241"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out research—</text> <subclause id="ided9f84d4f1904d7d83a02db7ed3b5a14"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to improve transportation planning and environmental decisionmaking processes; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id19c4add06db3403b9a7f63071e0ca8fd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to minimize the impact of surface transportation on the environment and quality of life.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ida671d8d35f994865829e49f56af3a320"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>In carrying out this subparagraph the Secretary shall carry out research and development activities—</text> <subclause id="id3f152103f7aa40a09f1a864c3e68e3e1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to reduce the impact of highway infrastructure and operations on the natural and human environment;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idd5d1f217bf634acbb8cdf4b557c8379b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to advance improvements in environmental analyses and processes and context sensitive solutions for transportation decisionmaking;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id25539db688df4a07bc62a0c8bb5d4d56"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to improve construction techniques;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida30b59136f8340b5881633374b6c4a55"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to accelerate construction to reduce congestion and related emissions;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8fd2e8f9efa84881bae2343dae6f4e1c"><enum>(V)</enum><text>to reduce the impact of highway runoff on the environment;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idbf1c7f18fa64483f8a3ac712b8d97d20"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>to maintain sustainability of biological communities and ecosystems adjacent to highway corridors;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3090d71c1c7149059ed0dc041e45cde2"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>to improve understanding and modeling of the factors that contribute to the demand for transportation;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idac52a237464b43209e7bbb548fc15a0b"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>to improve transportation planning decisionmaking and coordination; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id636f447ef6814058b64f07274014171b"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id6e19f74b396245f1b2edacedc0894d71"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Research and technology activities carried out under this subparagraph may include—</text> <subclause id="idb252197dd1cc45dd88995204a72b8cfc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>creation of models and tools for evaluating transportation measures and transportation system designs;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7071aa0dc7f848f995536940223357d7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>congestion reduction efforts;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9791fd347ee44ebb96708f41a1771baa"><enum>(III)</enum><text>transportation and economic development planning in rural areas and small communities;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ided7361364615446d9cb8d6b711fec79d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>improvement of State, local, and tribal capabilities relating to surface transportation planning and the environment;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id46a16575f312458b978ee02632087a26"><enum>(V)</enum><text>environmental stewardship and sustainability activities;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idcf2cd54830e34d3a9397f878f6c987e8"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>streamlining of project delivery processes;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id41da4192e62947eabe1a801a41c241e7"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>development of effective strategies and techniques to analyze and minimize impacts to the natural and human environment and provide environmentally beneficial mitigation;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc841e0f811424e409ea74ad5f1ca073f"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>comprehensive multinational planning;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5830cab922e543efb97f69332baea54a"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>multistate transportation corridor planning;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id94b34de934ce4a87b94b1485544bb6f2"><enum>(X)</enum><text>improvement of transportation choices, including walking, bicycling, and linkages to public transportation;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc898e4065a6b4d599721c0757ecb9395"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>ecosystem sustainability;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7c1c16ad4eaf47b0b0caf46364cdfb83"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>wildlife and plant population connectivity and interaction across and along highway corridors;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6ac18029699b41b496a503c84e4c82ec"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>analysis, measurement, and reduction of air pollution from transportation sources;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0aadb84172d9488faccc1be638bde610"><enum>(XIV)</enum><text>advancement in the understanding of health impact analyses in transportation planning and project development;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id670fa523d628433a8bbdcbe053c8a688"><enum>(XV)</enum><text>transportation planning professional development;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1ecfd50886ac48db94dd443794c917cb"><enum>(XVI)</enum><text>research on improving the cooperation and integration of transportation planning with other regional plans, including land use, energy, water infrastructure, economic development, and housing plans;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idC6CC7114A9A041DFB802829D18935F3E"><enum>(XVII)</enum><text>reducing the environmental impacts of freight movement; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idBB9C390F62444F09A6206716B5BE9C2F"><enum>(XVIII)</enum><text>alternative transportation fuels research.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6606611e41414b32aaaec55c582aa027"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reducing congestion, improving highway operations, and enhancing freight productivity</header> <clause id="id72a383d141c3441eb05b5b21be3dbc46"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out research under this subparagraph with the goals of—</text> <subclause id="idceae193d01b744b49ce16796b8c82b7d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>addressing congestion problems;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id93c0ba3331344209ba57526c32df3199"><enum>(II)</enum><text>reducing the costs of congestion;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4f36552aeb084e27921f3ac99db39a13"><enum>(III)</enum><text>improving freight movement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8c2dfaed14c04f30828cda22311871de"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>increasing productivity; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4596e20e13544ee3a146ce0dd3aa2d9a"><enum>(V)</enum><text>improving the economic competitiveness of the United States.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id038100c7e8144d3ca479fc3c7c47232a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>In carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary shall carry out research and development activities to identify, develop, and assess innovations that have the potential—</text> <subclause id="id4f995d3db2ad4ad191ee80667f42ec55"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to reduce traffic congestion;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id23fae3d74dd34482ad6cb2402fcec5bd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to improve freight movement; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4e2eb42b6f9b4247af5ac026ce25e85b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to reduce freight-related congestion throughout the transportation network.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id8465612ffcff418b94a5a954fb55a72e"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Research and technology activities carried out under this subparagraph may include—</text> <subclause id="idf9a8422e54e54d53ba700d6bc8b1e704"><enum>(I)</enum><text>active traffic and demand management;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc77585f1196f40158d5c502cbc6f8894"><enum>(II)</enum><text>acceleration of the implementation of Intelligent Transportation Systems technology;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idfdd45b1eb22c4503b1279adf955c24ef"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advanced transportation concepts and analysis;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id97f7e790f91745b59cf8d1d5c07cc2b3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>arterial management and traffic signal operation;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2849218efeaa4d28a9195143ae0b7b13"><enum>(V)</enum><text>congestion pricing;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc902674321614151932f5a863415cb50"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>corridor management;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id49615449248544819a38ec20e4e65ede"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>emergency operations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6304eb621ab14b349862d656057720db"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>research relating to enabling technologies and applications;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idecacfd38d07e4198a048f45482310554"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>freeway management;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4d4c3b6556c9471c85521fe1645b8d74"><enum>(X)</enum><text>evaluation of enabling technologies;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide7a9b1aaee1b468abe9cfc99d2bb3c7c"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>freight industry professional development;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide6fe2d9e6ae649e598bb9f76caac454b"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>impacts of vehicle size and weight on congestion;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8dcdd883106644b78799c8f87cbec741"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>freight operations and technology;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idb8589ca58b6a4336a03446b274d04117"><enum>(XIV)</enum><text>operations and freight performance measurement and management;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idb93d09550607420ca247596f5db19a85"><enum>(XV)</enum><text>organization and planning for operations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idee5d08b7b32c4fcf85383455da3ace42"><enum>(XVI)</enum><text>planned special events management;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id166f5f37c5574612bb7873ef46ea6e2d"><enum>(XVII)</enum><text>real-time transportation information;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id48c4be5d36674b419a90ccd3fc757f0e"><enum>(XVIII)</enum><text>road weather management;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id69af1d7f1d5e4e23a9c910e796db9090"><enum>(XIX)</enum><text>traffic and freight data and analysis tools;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idb014b9e86c98491898eac5d2f0e8cd41"><enum>(XX)</enum><text>traffic control devices;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2b0b19701a054aacb5337141a613b0a5"><enum>(XXI)</enum><text>traffic incident management;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idcf822c4bf08a41229cba131b58321c17"><enum>(XXII)</enum><text>work zone management;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8e3dc451fc404a858dfbcd39b7e669b1"><enum>(XXIII)</enum><text>communication of travel, roadway, and emergency information to persons with disabilities; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1ca061ae02104c00b6213b9e027e8b0b"><enum>(XXIV)</enum><text>research on enhanced mode choice and intermodal connectivity.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4aa5da361540440e9df43aec4ecbb6ce"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Assessing policy and system financing alternatives</header> <clause id="idcf28ae01e1534c7687b424ba3787173a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out research and technology on emerging issues in the domestic and international transportation community from a policy perspective.</text> </clause><clause id="id531a5be42beb46f9a645ebde2ef27a0d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>Research and technology activities carried out under this subparagraph shall provide information to policy and decisionmakers on current and emerging transportation issues.</text> </clause><clause id="id3260533119e6425e875e3ebe667f1569"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Research activities</header><text>Activities carried out under this subparagraph shall include—</text> <subclause id="idc1874f40ff904d8a99a340e7ed15dbac"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the planning and integration of a coordinated program related to the possible design, interoperability, and institutional roles of future sustainable transportation revenue mechanisms;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id871868e768974f869e64ceead0565d48"><enum>(II)</enum><text>field trials to research potential alternative revenue mechanisms, and the Secretary may partner with individual States, groups of States, or other entities to implement such trials; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4c8b2203dbe540e89dcdfa7b9b820058"><enum>(III)</enum><text>other activities to study new methods which preserve a user-fee structure to maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id99588c45bdee473e95204c919f859ecf"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Research and technology activities carried out under this subparagraph may include—</text> <subclause id="id488347f358594b89ac85efc694c6f75e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>highway needs and investment analysis;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4ede050bdd4248f6a5bc91db527a86ca"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a motor fuel tax evasion program;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9c97df82095c4b51a3ad3139bfbdceb2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advancing innovations in revenue generation, financing, and procurement for project delivery;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idf1b34d6b461c4b7aaecb4c4f1e6fe0e9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>improving the accuracy of project cost analyses;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide8a4d2c7f58048df9b3bb6b38fc14a1f"><enum>(V)</enum><text>highway performance measurement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1963aadda2a948f4ac078c6e5e7e035d"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>travel demand performance measurement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idbcab70d846034b98af57c1fad6429eae"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>highway finance performance measurement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id971d876e8137420abb91be78c87a9561"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>international technology exchange initiatives;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0ee3090d31e14e1dbfc66cb1ad16bc1b"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>infrastructure investment needs reports;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id48b7fd6abcbc4ba79b2a2afa10e6fab2"><enum>(X)</enum><text>promotion of the technologies, products, and best practices of the United States; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idcc2e5771aef6494787594eb015cab0af"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>establishment of partnerships among the United States, foreign agencies, and transportation experts.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id3360d6ec1a4a4a638a2a6bb37ff12ed5"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the funds authorized to carry out this subsection, no less than 50 percent shall be used to carry out clause (iii).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9b2ef63aeb17459d82a743ccc6a0d425"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Infrastructure investment needs report</header> <clause id="id45d5853d383a4c5fbe3e8a01becf179e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than July 31, 2012, and July 31 of every second year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes estimates of the future highway and bridge needs of the United States and the backlog of current highway and bridge needs.</text> </clause><clause id="idb8c907165a964559987772aa798e185e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Comparisons</header><text>Each report under clause (i) shall include all information necessary to relate and compare the conditions and service measures used in the previous biennial reports to conditions and service measures used in the current report.</text> </clause><clause id="idd6a3a4ef6fbb41509081124a47104b2c"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Each report under clause (i) shall provide recommendations to Congress on changes to the Highway Performance Monitoring System that address—</text> <subclause id="idb15af3e10d2940feab2e904756e58b53"><enum>(I)</enum><text>improvements to the quality and standardization of data collection on all functional classifications of Federal-aid highways for accurate system length, lane length, and vehicle-mile of travel; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4a88a32d45004a40aad845c2dd08e333"><enum>(II)</enum><text>changes to the reporting requirements authorized under section 315, to reflect recommendations under this paragraph for collection, storage, analysis, reporting, and display of data for Federal-aid highways and, to the maximum extent practical, all public roads.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5a0eb34af2744f5296ce7863a5fcbc6a"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Exploring next generation solutions and capitalizing on the highway research center</header> <clause id="id543fcbb2e10f4b94bad770849480f897"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out research and development activities relating to exploratory advanced research—</text> <subclause id="ide37546f678a04291b4fba522e29b6c9a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to leverage the targeted capabilities of the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center to develop technologies and innovations of national importance; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2a241f9be6b9421e952bf3ced9b6b858"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to develop potentially transformational solutions to improve the durability, efficiency, environmental impact, productivity, and safety aspects of highway and intermodal transportation systems.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id0c43ce1c45814f919c7f71e11b78d013"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Research and technology activities carried out under this subparagraph may include—</text> <subclause id="id9dca218e826948859838744ee40edf98"><enum>(I)</enum><text>long-term, high-risk research to improve the materials used in highway infrastructure;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2ac8c574bfb04a12b006afd2c6546652"><enum>(II)</enum><text>exploratory research to assess the effects of transportation decisions on human health;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7d54c52cc7974695a38e28a4c8296ef2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advanced development of surrogate measures for highway safety;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida32e831e8241471ea485714e333bad23"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>transformational research to affect complex environmental and highway system relationships;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id133982b42eac404282aa392f6586452d"><enum>(V)</enum><text>development of economical and environmentally sensitive designs, efficient and quality-controlled construction practices, and durable materials;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idbc8251d59959443e939bf0232edcde35"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>development of advanced data acquisition techniques for system condition and performance monitoring;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idcd74ea14ad3e495681dbc0fbf25a7228"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>inclusive research for hour-to-hour operational decisionmaking and simulation forecasting;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id07bc63b84c24416fadbb29a98a88d5b0"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>understanding current and emerging phenomena to inform next generation transportation policy decisionmaking; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide366c19f13394d47a33f7a5291e74eb8"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>continued improvement and advancement of the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebd796e20c704ac19a83aaa2649bfe8d"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Aligning national challenges and disseminating information</header> <clause id="idf05906972af744b6aa253d6ca0314479"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct research and development activities—</text> <subclause id="id81293b3bfdbc4157b681b944f44026d8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to establish a nationally coordinated highway research agenda that—</text> <item id="id6ac51ec19d3b4e36999c9ad7f63f9081"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>focuses on topics of national significance;</text> </item><item id="id15b0c7bf680942ec90b175527c4a771c"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>addresses current gaps in research;</text> </item><item id="id1a5e4bfbad524fc3ad3bf11bfed19269"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>encourages collaboration;</text> </item><item id="idae73cd01213e472ead3ab44afd933281"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>reduces unnecessary duplication of effort; and</text> </item><item id="id8d4093f4f6de4befa04f0b07d844fbad"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>accelerates innovation delivery; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="idc27b6617fa914a1382bd33b5f9603153"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to provide relevant information to researchers and highway and transportation practitioners to improve the performance of the transportation system.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id935ee04fc97a4534a48f7dbec3511ad8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Research and technology activities carried out under this subparagraph may include—</text> <subclause id="id5869d6dd2bfa49b38777e8bacfddf0e5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>coordination, development, and implementation of a national highway research agenda;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idaaa21e3b3d4647ab98c6632a196d0c2f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>collaboration on national emphasis areas of highway research and coordination among international, Federal, State, and university research programs;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id78b9750f32374dee9b10e43c772269ef"><enum>(III)</enum><text>development and delivery of research reports and innovation delivery messages;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida06475c0a389470e9e691ef3ddfb6393"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>identification of market-ready technologies and innovations; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida759692040e5460caad7318c19590565"><enum>(V)</enum><text>provision of access to data developed under this subparagraph to the public, including researchers, stakeholders, and customers, through a publicly accessible Internet site.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id389dcf95cd1440f7b2b15eaf5ff09f52"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technology and innovation deployment program</header> <paragraph id="idd658ed03efae43d6aca06619afd2a56d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a technology and innovation deployment program relating to all aspects of highway transportation, including planning, financing, operation, structures, materials, pavements, environment, construction, and the duration of time between project planning and project delivery, with the goals of—</text> <subparagraph id="id60a4741dccf442c3b3af7ef514b7f448"><enum>(A)</enum><text>significantly accelerating the adoption of innovative technologies by the surface transportation community;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36255b35a10d42e1853504359e470747"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing leadership and incentives to demonstrate and promote state-of-the-art technologies, elevated performance standards, and new business practices in highway construction processes that result in improved safety, faster construction, reduced congestion from construction, and improved quality and user satisfaction;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe2210253be34af4b265ec4219183dbb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>constructing longer-lasting highways through the use of innovative technologies and practices that lead to faster construction of efficient and safe highways and bridges;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5798595aa1284c20ad6301c4656d2462"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improving highway efficiency, safety, mobility, reliability, service life, environmental protection, and sustainability; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd572eb8876764c32af0224a8c8e22b92"><enum>(E)</enum><text>developing and deploying new tools, techniques, and practices to accelerate the adoption of innovation in all aspects of highway transportation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8ceb539106914eeda01c809056c45bc4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation</header> <subparagraph id="idd18e5103c0924094b5e6cef309e2e11b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall promote, facilitate, and carry out the program established under paragraph (1) to distribute the products, technologies, tools, methods, or other findings that result from highway research and development activities, including research and development activities carried out under this chapter.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba07682dae1e4e9fab490d9448692075"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Accelerated innovation deployment</header><text>In carrying out the program established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="id7500d243c1314fb6ad9c1f49c4408896"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish and carry out demonstration programs;</text> </clause><clause id="idc090f7cd988f46d1a40952edc923b399"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide incentives, technical assistance, and training to researchers and developers; and</text> </clause><clause id="id27b68c835aa443989ff7190f08dc0d7b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>develop improved tools and methods to accelerate the adoption of proven innovative practices and technologies as standard practices.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46c051244c384020b5f8cb3fceac63dc"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Implementation of future strategic highway research program findings and results</header> <clause id="id11f75ad56d964f7281f503ab2fd5789c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, shall implement the findings and recommendations developed under the future strategic highway research program established under section 510.</text> </clause><clause id="ide5f5d46eeea442a1b26694aa6634b0a8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Basis for findings</header><text>The activities carried out under this subparagraph shall be based on the report submitted to Congress by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences under section 510(e).</text> </clause><clause id="id2aaab02dc7a4457d950b70813300e333"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text>The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out this subsection for administrative costs under this subparagraph, which funds shall be used in addition to any other funds made available for that purpose.</text> </clause><clause id="id06ba0e24ea3744e6bf6cdd8fe64bb776"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Fees</header> <subclause id="id5a52049950f74146991e8cf3910f2640"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may impose and collect fees to recover costs associated with special data or analysis requests relating to safety naturalistic driving databases developed under the future of strategic highway research program.</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2240d63a3b654bd59cbc42563e4bf1dc"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Use of fee amounts</header> <item id="id3cfd1a6d9672484c9cf89448409e2dd0"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any fees collected under this clause shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out this section and shall remain available for expenditure until expended.</text> </item><item id="idffc3b44a3e6446f6aaf1b9d36d9ff46e"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Supplement, not supplant</header><text>Any fee amounts collected under this clause shall supplement, but not supplant, amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out this title.</text> </item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbdd9f35a70044fcf88aac204f7792fc7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Accelerated implementation and deployment of pavement technologies</header> <subparagraph id="id406BC862533D4189AEDD68750F922EC8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a program under the technology and innovation deployment program to promote, implement, deploy, demonstrate, showcase, support, and document the application of innovative pavement technologies, practices, performance, and benefits.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0854f5d5349b43148600bd41bdc4b67f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the accelerated implementation and deployment of pavement technologies program shall include—</text> <clause id="id7dc01d2a231c4402be65929e2465a8f0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the deployment of new, cost-effective designs, materials, recycled materials, and practices to extend the pavement life and performance and to improve user satisfaction;</text> </clause><clause id="id477c92e14c70495c8f7b5120cfbad289"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the reduction of initial costs and lifecycle costs of pavements, including the costs of new construction, replacement, maintenance, and rehabilitation;</text> </clause><clause id="id30667d35faa540fc876b8c7a482e15fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the deployment of accelerated construction techniques to increase safety and reduce construction time and traffic disruption and congestion;</text> </clause><clause id="id5031df32ddeb41118b4ad5465070fd0c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the deployment of engineering design criteria and specifications for new and efficient practices, products, and materials for use in highway pavements;</text> </clause><clause id="id5184254d053d4c499b0adb2be788ea08"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the deployment of new nondestructive and real-time pavement evaluation technologies and construction techniques; and</text> </clause><clause id="id26608d0e297d4ef1a760ff343a9e9fdd"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>effective technology transfer and information dissemination to accelerate implementation of new technologies and to improve life, performance, cost effectiveness, safety, and user satisfaction.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id096aed4703f04d7ca00a5da6830be331"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary shall obligate for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013 from funds made available to carry out this subsection—</text> <clause id="idDD9642F1154348FAB1BF8AAD07333A9F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$6,000,000 to accelerate the deployment and implementation of asphalt pavement technology; and</text> </clause><clause id="id02D041DD35024D0A916062645F06715F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$6,000,000 to accelerate the deployment and implementation of concrete pavement technology used in highways on the national highway system.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide02dd2aa67214a889977c6c8d7144f20"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Administration</header> <clause id="id561b533ffdb64349b01614a976eb716b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The implementation and deployment activities to be carried out under this paragraph shall be identified and conducted in collaboration with industry, State departments of transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the National Academy of Sciences, and other appropriate entities, using the respective road maps (the Concrete Pavement Road Map and National Asphalt Roadmap) as a guide.</text> </clause><clause id="id85c24f9ae5ed41c383dc5f892e011366"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>The Federal Highway Administration shall collaborate with organizations that have a proven track record of effective technology deployment on a national scale, stakeholder involvement, and leveraging of public sector investment.</text> </clause><clause id="id75f163c015aa4c28a360757c0df8e922"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Advisory committee</header><text>A pavement technology implementation advisory committee comprised of key stakeholders, including the Federal Highway Administration, State departments of transportation, and the pavement industry, shall be established to oversee and advise the program efforts.</text> </clause><clause id="id4eb4223b43d64d828add467df62bf013"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall annually 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 details the progress and results of the activities carried out under this paragraph.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb3b8d08586ee4bfaa5ade9cb37625607"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Air quality and congestion mitigation measure outcomes assessment research</header> <paragraph id="ida9b0f244ad144e88951e230f358c3753"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall carry out a research program to examine the outcomes of actions funded under the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program since the enactment of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id29def51817474fa1856cd495c5c79634"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the program shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="idb115218383db4c1abcc07b13fb4e735d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the assessment and documentation, through outcomes research conducted on a representative sample of cases, of—</text> <clause id="id68a1f5f20e9d41e4961bde10a7dcdfea"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the emission reductions achieved by federally supported surface transportation actions intended to reduce emissions or lessen traffic congestion; and</text> </clause><clause id="id027cb57708334ccbb4208640aff28791"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the air quality and human health impacts of those actions, including potential unrecognized or indirect consequences, attributable to those actions;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26af773df85144318f062dedf2ec1737"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an expanded base of empirical evidence on the air quality and human health impacts of actions described in paragraph (1); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd97afefe3a404e39a8be8ce7cd39497c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an increase in knowledge of—</text> <clause id="idff7f1311cdf64d398c7656ba58a6ddde"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the factors determining the air quality and human health changes associated with transportation emission reduction actions; and</text> </clause><clause id="idbc9c5d08345e4c86b96424448761e855"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other information to more accurately understand the validity of current estimation and modeling routines and ways to improve those routines.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id63a814c81aea49f9ac023465cbada22a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administrative elements</header><text>To carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idf0cf428fe6374170af97cda6c488c732"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make a grant for the coordination, selection, management, and reporting of component studies to an independent scientific research organization with the necessary experience in successfully conducting accountability and other studies on mobile source air pollutants and associated health effects;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8df891caf1cb4811a2567fe5b1b20667"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that case studies are identified and conducted by teams selected through a competitive solicitation overseen by an independent committee of unbiased experts; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2992509a6146487ca7f5ea22f0f1270c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that all findings and reports are peer-reviewed and published in a form that presents the findings together with reviewer comments.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7130d671448d40559db1bb1009895ba4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="idd3cf2ad5c35d4d5c9f88397f726fad5f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, and for the following year, a report providing an initial scoping and plan, and status updates, respectively, for the program under this subsection; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ebd04cdf4844580a19e149cd440e7b5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, a final report that describes the findings of, and recommendations resulting from, the program under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id03bf31847c014ccd9ec01965dc01d706"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this subsection not more than $1,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id407aaf70a9664753a4029e4fecfad1ea"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 503 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52C540F5FC104BFAB95FF3A170B4CB03" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">503. Research and technology development and deployment.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id3239767846004eeba9b0d3917dbb1a2b"><enum>52004.</enum><header>Training and education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id94d4a93abdbb4a7696281302db33144c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="id80a016f194b946a0b2980e2d7f43b98a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting <quote>and the employees of any other applicable Federal agency</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id398c397d71324505b7f7dc13f5c06342"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(V) by striking <quote>expediting</quote> and inserting <quote>reducing the amount of time required for</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide35a2a1c0b974960a98d8d07fcb10b56"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67bee78a3a4544c8b3b77b820dfe6aac"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1022c74966e405c8fd74346f88be2f5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) (as redesignated by subparagraph (D)) by striking <quote>paragraph (7)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (6)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd2444517b98a459896d5ffef64c2d4bb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef1a47b287054b4fae658f98950e66c7" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idc14fc1bd0bbb40d298d4a175d3bba1e3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal share</header> <subparagraph id="id66a913f4384f46e0ae33f77e0ab40ac9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Local technical assistance centers</header> <clause id="idb937788c46874a92844f9b45c8bc6799"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out by a local technical assistance center under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be 50 percent.</text> </clause><clause id="id429b82a896f84ca2bce23d7562005085"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of an activity described in clause (i) may consist of amounts provided to a recipient under subsection (e) or section 505, up to 100 percent of the non-Federal share.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id983381240ff24fbcb586a4c332eca089"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal technical assistance centers</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out by a tribal technical assistance center under paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall be 100 percent.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6364b4094b324f218427257030e9ca8e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="id9ac6066ac87b42278c62237b16cdf10b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3480eee2d5aa45329afe4284eb6c62d2" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idb052b98f5aa148e5a3036d976e929704"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf11331aa05534d9ba2866499872ab4cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as designated by subparagraph (A)) by striking <quote>. The program</quote> and inserting <quote>, which program</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3c415844b19949f08974b2df0bdb1863"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide00bf8829bd1407097ee3be308badde7" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idfdff357b44754191851ce3d1b44e1c9b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of amounts</header><text>Amounts provided to institutions of higher education to carry out this paragraph shall be used to provide direct support of student expenses.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcbfdfd9cb8bd40b696abf75b42fe3d3a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id58abbd380122425888d8152cced7c23c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), 104(b)(4), and 144(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 104(b)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec1facab6b394da89bd3549aedc261a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1fc2938d31840bba11e4f573c490f3a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6bef48f4539c4ffa9ac07a0e2236a049"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide47ccaf48dba4729823e8e1fd2c32137" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id9abefaf4efa24b0db56c86cbd204d4e9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>meetings of transportation professionals that include education and professional development activities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1ba08a45c294a7bb585c1e3f0568280"><enum>(G)</enum><text>activities carried out by the National Highway Institute under subsection (a); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb666c2b949da4e55b926ff52a142f760"><enum>(H)</enum><text>local technical assistance programs under subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f2f6b531941459ca34e41ae973a0e12"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f) in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">pilot</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id71b19322c8e244f3889ef3301d7702fa"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(4)(F) by striking <quote>excellence</quote> and inserting <quote>stewardship</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id99bd56dc4093479291b61cfcb47f3e48"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc7c15615b3d4cd68c4fdf289f066aa4" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id8fe7282496434deab2906f050834aad8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Centers for surface transportation excellence</header> <paragraph id="id8ca57cab485d4ada92e6523b7f43fad1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under this section to establish and maintain centers for surface transportation excellence.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id305ae90c02b242a3a8047c8f1cac695c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of a center referred to in paragraph (1) shall be to promote and support strategic national surface transportation programs and activities relating to the work of State departments of transportation in the areas of environment, surface transportation safety, rural safety, and project finance.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="id8bc97a0e959a496a89b2dc2085e90000"><enum>52005.</enum><header>State planning and research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 505 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ide7cd615d032547ab92786b72616b828f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="idf8ace1df5d274a7581601d539efb144b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>section 104 (other than sections 104(f) and 104(h)) and under section 144</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95d31654f95f47b7b825564dc4822d05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>under section 303</quote> and inserting <quote>, plans, and processes under sections 119, 148, 149, and 167</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8401cb86cc9c445686cdab1f4985a93d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="id5d4ba1305ac041f3ba693c7632603961"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>25</quote> and inserting <quote>24</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f079d6fd8a9444cb2119583eb45ca28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>75 percent of the funds described in paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>70 percent of the funds described in subsection (a)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida1d6eb862ce044eda50f7c26c0068a25"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idb9984d4258bd471b9f7265aa8b73d07e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0505ba7d97934539aacf8833d1ce11c4" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id696f7c22463e42398cc1589a0923de33"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation of future strategic highway research program findings and results</header> <paragraph id="id505ca33c59184892a0430f438cb8301e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funds</header><text>Not less than 6 percent of the funds subject to subsection (a) that are apportioned to a State for a fiscal year shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out section 503(c)(2)(C).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida2e94b385cc9417f9509abcb2350dd97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Funds expended under paragraph (1) shall not be considered to be part of the extramural budget of the agency for the purpose of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id577d59c4b4f949b08893424179447ead"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (e) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>section 118(b)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 118(b)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id7fe6bc46f0a540d4b5c67097b218a1eb"><enum>52006.</enum><header>International highway transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 506 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text> </section><section id="id8105e3a1023a42d79eb4ec9ce14c9e2c"><enum>52007.</enum><header>Surface transportation environmental cooperative research program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 507 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text> </section><section id="iddc83b8eb1d18493db171956c502ca36c"><enum>52008.</enum><header>National cooperative freight research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 509(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="idbc525104a76c43e2803dfb58c2388ebb" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id8320d4d8937e472eb4827fa044491046"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Coordination of cooperative research</header><text>The National Academy of Sciences shall coordinate research agendas, research project selections, and competitions across all transportation-related cooperative research programs carried out by the National Academy of Sciences to ensure program efficiency, effectiveness, and the dissemination of research findings.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="id2b35147b222142518f6b1bcd8160454f"><enum>52009.</enum><header>Prize authority</header> <subsection id="id4841076a8ecf4350892e73aec1d250b8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 336 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4980c5dd3fbc4612871912c275161fd1" style="USC"> <section id="id5a2e99ace1014015a7013963944f4d66"><enum>335.</enum><header>Prize authority</header> <subsection id="ida7c62fcc4a8c4876a3b47f070d1feb6c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation may carry out a program, in accordance with this section, to competitively award cash prizes to stimulate innovation in basic and applied research, technology development, and prototype demonstration that have the potential for application to the national transportation system.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id70235e3fbf1c46d1a72da945219193f2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Topics</header><text>In selecting topics for prize competitions under this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="idccc699ca919440d49d47275401157499"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with a wide variety of Government and nongovernment representatives; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id989bef9a3a7446b5966111658344e4c0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>give consideration to prize goals that demonstrate innovative approaches and strategies to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the national transportation system.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida29440c019a449f4becfef4e1854b684"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advertising</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage participation in the prize competitions through extensive advertising.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id486790b052384c0daf2164605c130288"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements and registration</header><text>For each prize competition, the Secretary shall publish a notice on a public website that describes—</text> <paragraph id="id76c7fa510fe845b08c11578e84fe6789"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the subject of the competition;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id70ecf89239ed48aeb9a26d2b786f8dd3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the eligibility rules for participation in the competition;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id241b2d766b5a4056af86d2123ce387f7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the amount of the prize; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8c1b3398b3bc4e02ba58cdf54365aad9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the basis on which a winner will be selected.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddba07dee70264c50a3622e90c6d8f56b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>An individual or entity may not receive a prize under this section unless the individual or entity—</text> <paragraph id="id4a0ea77ce34940d68e2ac8bc0a6ada54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has registered to participate in the competition pursuant to any rules promulgated by the Secretary under this section;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6f1cd131f30b4b32bc6800f8145fc4c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has complied with all the requirements under this section;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0d02a2b1dead4fd793b160f617755ae4"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idAD5E90BE91904E7AB88BC399C77926C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a private entity, is incorporated in, and maintains a primary place of business in, the United States; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfad2807b8e45461399f59897e8f4023a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf97ab879d41a4bd184ca0e7d81faeb63"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is not a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of his or her employment.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5344b4ee63524d0e9060d091886eca5f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Liability</header> <paragraph id="id6cd6a64a855844c4ba7922bb5e85e413"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assumption of risk</header> <subparagraph id="id0916b1cf47cb4692aa85563de2a68365"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A registered participant shall agree to assume any and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from participation in a competition, whether such injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc62ad78f7873481ea6a10b2e1a6ea3ed"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Related entity</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>related entity</term> means a contractor, subcontractor (at any tier), supplier, user, customer, cooperating party, grantee, investigator, or detailee.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9464c4673d9145eb98a23c85f1c951c2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial responsibility</header><text>A participant shall obtain liability insurance or demonstrate financial responsibility, in amounts determined by the Secretary, for claims by—</text> <subparagraph id="id6ac487d947ad435785d07d7df070065a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a third party for death, bodily injury, or property damage, or loss resulting from an activity carried out in connection with participation in a competition, with the Federal Government named as an additional insured under the registered participant’s insurance policy and registered participants agreeing to indemnify the Federal Government against third party claims for damages arising from or related to competition activities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id502ae8e7b08d4945a2df4d853312e960"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal Government for damage or loss to Government property resulting from such an activity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id10e3aa87f81c4fe6abb5371e467d2d4c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Judges</header> <paragraph id="idd1a86f922d2f47efac249ecb0db20807"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>For each prize competition, the Secretary, either directly or through an agreement under subsection (h), shall assemble a panel of qualified judges to select the winner or winners of the prize competition on the basis described in subsection (d). Judges for each competition shall include individuals from outside the Administration, including the private sector.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idb6527444dc2644769528b4fbbeca3193"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>A judge selected under this subsection may not—</text> <subparagraph id="id8101b4928397417894591fb6042aa02c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have personal or financial interests in, or be an employee, officer, director, or agent of, any entity that is a registered participant in a prize competition under this section; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id257af974bc524618b3b7a7954c04b803"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have a familial or financial relationship with an individual who is a registered participant.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id670f8a315ccb4aca91b33169a09fb1f4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administering the competition</header><text>The Secretary may enter into an agreement with a private, nonprofit entity to administer the prize competition, subject to the provisions of this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id79c55e3515654b7f9fb5cacf9987e505"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="id4f8b599e14384123a0cc228a5c97833d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Private sector funding</header><text>A cash prize under this section may consist of funds appropriated by the Federal Government and funds provided by the private sector. The Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and metropolitan planning organizations for the cash prizes. The Secretary may not give any special consideration to any private sector entity in return for a donation under this paragraph.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id32f93fa6aa7f4eccb58027471be940c3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated for prize awards under this section—</text> <subparagraph id="id43d386112bf9409393d91bb86340b453"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall remain available until expended; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7f00bcfe09044ec58b19dd5ac90596a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may not be transferred, reprogrammed, or expended for other purposes until after the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds were originally appropriated.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idaa4552b7229541fea32e8d8c29362a9a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to permit the obligation or payment of funds in violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida01de684fec44810af51e83c8a7a73f2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prize announcement</header><text>A prize may not be announced under this section until all the funds needed to pay out the announced amount of the prize have been appropriated or committed in writing by a private source.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf2bf7ecd27d844f598de32a716ec0b99"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prize increases</header><text>The Secretary may increase the amount of a prize after the initial announcement of the prize under this section if—</text> <subparagraph id="id4f69365a5c2442c781469de717e41af2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notice of the increase is provided in the same manner as the initial notice of the prize; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b5d1f7dfb0c43b6ac93861af61cc520"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the funds needed to pay out the announced amount of the increase have been appropriated or committed in writing by a private source.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id587c98f554504e9da69102a3c9d50bc6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header><text>A prize competition under this section may offer a prize in an amount greater than $1,000,000 only after 30 days have elapsed after written notice has been transmitted to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc7f8daef477e4e18b13599bf8c091144"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Award limit</header><text>A prize competition under this section may not result in the award of more than $25,000 in cash prizes without the approval of the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd7174dcefbb142828990085cc55e05ba"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Use of department name and insignia</header><text>A registered participant in a prize competition under this section may use the Department’s name, initials, or insignia only after prior review and written approval by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id120fc060e00b44239bdd1d1058a14fa2"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Compliance with existing law</header><text>The Federal Government shall not, by virtue of offering or providing a prize under this section, be responsible for compliance by registered participants in a prize competition with Federal law, including licensing, export control, and non-proliferation laws, and related regulations.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id2066c845a11b47b8b068c3b8df46cc72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 336 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id779315F4F4BE4AEABADD541A8C162CDF" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">335. Prize authority</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id8070ad5723f34f1189534827d2168785"><enum>52010.</enum><header>University transportation centers program</header> <subsection id="id6d7c1a00dfbe450c8c48503a96f73178"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idded980179170409091714ea58c17be9d" style="USC"> <section id="id3cdd4a5a79d14925bb5d76451a04cd7a"><enum>5505.</enum><header>University transportation centers program</header> <subsection id="id7f4fde16bf274423aa1bdd34335c5995"><enum>(a)</enum><header>University transportation centers program</header> <paragraph id="ide767a4a41e0b4713b457d921246dfb8e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment and operation</header><text>The Secretary shall make grants under this section to eligible nonprofit institutions of higher education to establish and operate university transportation centers.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id76e6360c3dae4f6ca95d5c8057dd4af7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Role of centers</header><text>The role of each university transportation center referred to in paragraph (1) shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="id50594634c33548a8b4bfd4082e8067e5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to advance transportation expertise and technology in the varied disciplines that comprise the field of transportation through education, research, and technology transfer activities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e131d74500f416f91fe42bd9316fbf9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide for a critical transportation knowledge base outside of the Department of Transportation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida9a98a5963d2406bbeb9ed184171c099"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to address critical workforce needs and educate the next generation of transportation leaders.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id113f2fea4b814aab90bf6cc005d40ada"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive selection process</header> <paragraph id="id4c66eec219cf46e0a950befcf40640de"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher education shall submit to the Secretary an application that is in such form and contains such information as the Secretary may require.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1780012026e74b7db1d3ef0ef700219f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>Institutions may not apply for both a national transportation center and a regional transportation center.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id376e4581e644413fbb7ac4063ae38280"><enum>(3)</enum><header>General selection criteria</header> <subparagraph id="idac74fd2912b34c6faff1ab9d2c03f807"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by this section, the Secretary shall award grants under this section in nonexclusive candidate topic areas established by the Secretary that address the research priorities identified in section 503 of title 23.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id320b24b86332489482fe8d026b3fcde8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, shall select each recipient of a grant under this section through a competitive process based on the assessment of the Secretary relating to—</text> <clause id="id536b6b2391e040e2a488404df61d22ee"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the demonstrated ability of the recipient to address each specific topic area described in the research and strategic plans of the recipient;</text> </clause><clause id="idf47c36f133f24163adf2859170e10e16"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the demonstrated research, technology transfer, and education resources available to the recipient to carry out this section;</text> </clause><clause id="ida36113a765e74701891c4855ca5d476a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the ability of the recipient to provide leadership in solving immediate and long-range national and regional transportation problems;</text> </clause><clause id="idfdf41aed939b41c79bbb07478a4c0b52"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the ability of the recipient to carry out research, education, and technology transfer activities that are multimodal and multidisciplinary in scope;</text> </clause><clause id="id2921ddcf44ec4090a110c9cfb4057998"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the demonstrated commitment of the recipient to carry out transportation workforce development programs through—</text> <subclause id="id94c0942cf029423f8061cef3dff3e390"><enum>(I)</enum><text>degree-granting programs;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1f1a0dd16f50446198de075ff81b2edb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>training seminars for practicing professionals;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idb0aae554261545498605cc06b3ea7f11"><enum>(III)</enum><text>outreach activities to attract new entrants into the transportation field, including women, minorities, and persons from disadvantaged communities; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id89b7b80f91bb4dd2b9d6984251c68a91"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>primary and secondary school transportation workforce outreach;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id4bc31ceb4fb7447e98180ca866784f2e"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the demonstrated ability of the recipient to disseminate results and spur the implementation of transportation research and education programs through national or statewide continuing education programs;</text> </clause><clause id="id21b0a4742517428a809ecb226e225bd1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the demonstrated commitment of the recipient to the use of peer review principles and other research best practices in the selection, management, and dissemination of research projects;</text> </clause><clause id="id8038cdba78db4eab973aca992d1dc343"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the strategic plan submitted by the recipient describing the proposed research to be carried out by the recipient and the performance metrics to be used in assessing the performance of the recipient in meeting the stated research, technology transfer, education, and outreach goals; and</text> </clause><clause id="idb4edc7f44e324b0b8214991f33946247"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the ability of the recipient to implement the proposed program in a cost-efficient manner, such as through cost sharing and overall reduced overhead, facilities, and administrative costs.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfe3d46222e3840afbd11152eb82d9647"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header> <paragraph id="idcd7013c836e840788f98c9a2851f2442"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012, the Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, shall select grant recipients under subsection (b) and make grant amounts available to the selected recipients.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id155457a2c7c9437e9c059a1b3cbeca39"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National transportation centers</header> <subparagraph id="id1134e67c46e84983a2d0914a842391e6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall provide grants to 5 recipients that the Secretary determines best meet the criteria described in subsection (b)(3).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1703927214454a1bba24c9fa4c7c94de"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restrictions</header> <clause id="id6bcbd189023d4880be85d27804262ad3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, a grant made available under this paragraph shall not exceed $3,250,000 per recipient.</text> </clause><clause id="ide7991a1ff47340b286b79a22d2478ff8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Focused research</header><text>The grant recipients under this paragraph shall focus research on national transportation issues, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57a108631320434c9e4bc32748cd81e6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header> <clause id="idafb8053732ea477fb19e292c4798577e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As a condition of receiving a grant under this paragraph, a grant recipient shall match 100 percent of the amounts made available under the grant.</text> </clause><clause id="ida3b654223c3c4288825bd0a9c95d3857"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Sources</header><text>The matching amounts referred to in clause (i) may include amounts made available to the recipient under—</text> <subclause id="id539d3c9e900844698ca5ebe19aab0f24"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 504(b) or 505 of title 23; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6ba7d0b1f2794fd3bcaa0356d643eb8d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a transportation-related grant from the National Science Foundation subject to prior approval by the Secretary.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id55b138e4ccaa47a8a015fd36ad38d73f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regional university transportation centers</header> <subparagraph id="id4366d15c97cd45aa903e9214ba0f2daf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Location of regional centers</header><text>One regional university transportation center shall be located in each of the 10 Federal regions that comprise the Standard Federal Regions established by the Office of Management and Budget in the document entitled <quote>Standard Federal Regions</quote> and dated April, 1974 (circular A–105).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id704eaf7916df4b959c0d633516c12fcb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In conducting a competition under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide grants to 10 recipients on the basis of—</text> <clause id="id26d3fd84b7734702922a9fc110cd5f21"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the criteria described in subsection (b)(3);</text> </clause><clause id="id116e09ee66914340ba4335f4bb1e0698"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the location of the center within the Federal region to be served; and</text> </clause><clause id="ide4edd049a0a84d4faa0fea81d2f7ec3f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the institution (or, in the case of consortium of institutions, the lead institution) demonstrates that the institution has a well-established, nationally recognized program in transportation research and education, as evidenced by—</text> <subclause id="id214b49727bff40b991dc76ff7ed86b6b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recent expenditures by the institution in highway or public transportation research;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idb83e50fc343c477a892071a355c3fefa"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a historical track record of awarding graduate degrees in professional fields closely related to highways and public transportation; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ideb349057ea8d443b87358a350e87be5d"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an experienced faculty who specialize in professional fields closely related to highways and public transportation.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb82f73e3badf43c2804f87a1b169f5f4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>For each fiscal year, a grant made available under this paragraph shall not exceed $2,750,000 for each recipient.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1afeff075d3c43e4bc5a01abf2ef304a"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Matching requirements</header> <clause id="ide3ba3f0448ae455198ae7276ce7cdc0e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As a condition of receiving a grant under this paragraph, a grant recipient shall match 100 percent of the amounts made available under the grant.</text> </clause><clause id="id6733b3569eb24feda692c409bc22d09b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Sources</header><text>The matching amounts referred to in the clause (i) may include amounts made available to the recipient under—</text> <subclause id="id7eb66f901ecf405a9a8538dfa4766990"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 504(b) or 505 of title 23; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida11cb16cb212425583aed4fa3b603651"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a transportation-related grant from the National Science Foundation subject to prior approval by the Secretary.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id55e0c4afce6940079026e467ad7e870a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Tier 1 university transportation centers</header> <subparagraph id="id4612bd94854c48db811281d5684aef4d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the Secretary shall provide grants of not more than $1,500,000 each to not more than 20 recipients to carry out this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0da3425063094926ab03732b4f7f5dae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>A grant recipient under paragraph (2) or (3) shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc2d049078fe54851a0d73635fbe41201"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header> <clause id="idb20277ae2fd142b4b6f8ff978e74dd1f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (iii), as a condition of receiving a grant under this paragraph, a grant recipient shall match 50 percent of the amounts made available under the grant.</text> </clause><clause id="id4863a55ad62d4bcd9e800322bcc81423"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Sources</header><text>The matching amounts referred to in clause (i) may include amounts made available to the recipient under—</text> <subclause id="id7ef779a617bc4daabe15352235de86e3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 504(b) or 505 of title 23; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idb9da2cd3c0d949838b27b69fcf2628ab"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a transportation-related grant from the National Science Foundation subject to prior approval by the Secretary.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id38F7FD16F04F4E088BA6110B281813FD"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>This subparagraph shall not apply on a demonstration of financial hardship by the applicant institution.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id169c115a3353494684021c1e6da45076"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Focused research</header> <clause id="id6662f2fa3a92473890bfad80f826aaf0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In awarding grants under this paragraph, consideration shall be given to minority institutions, as defined by section 365 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k), or consortia that include such institutions that have demonstrated an ability in transportation-related research.</text> </clause><clause id="id9421ed9f96974593bb83c562633dcc58"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public transportation issues</header><text>At least 2 of the recipients awarded a grant under this paragraph shall have expertise in, and focus research on, public transportation issues.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd37e865ac1ae45e896c203cf8fd05fa6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Program coordination</header> <paragraph id="idba8074def8d14a5b90c226f24993d513"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idfcac73a4225b484e97793a40bab39e2f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate the research, education, and technology transfer activities carried out by grant recipients under this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57b59b420a6f42678de97bddb79f088e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disseminate the results of that research through the establishment and operation of an information clearinghouse.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id872ce6205adc45dcaad47514855a06c5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual review and evaluation</header><text>Not less frequently than annually, and consistent with the plan developed under section 508 of title 23, the Secretary shall review and evaluate the programs carried out under this section by grant recipients.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id34203ff61656409bba7d7e840a58c224"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program evaluation and oversight</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the Secretary shall expend not more than 1<fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of the amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out this section for any coordination, evaluation, and oversight activities of the Secretary under this section and section 5506.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id93380a0dc3f2494e8daaa61ce1eb5155"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on availability of amounts</header><text>Amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out this section shall remain available for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are appropriated.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id363de0db8bce474190b347ea2b146a4f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Information collection</header><text>Any survey, questionnaire, or interview that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out reporting requirements relating to any program assessment or evaluation activity under this section, including customer satisfaction assessments, shall not be subject to chapter 35 of title 44.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id6da3185f7f304478b9359cdfa9d145c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 5505 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF35101883E3F424FB026E8D52B62E15D" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 5505. University transportation centers program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="idb95852f357af425ba67dce6849b8ac6b"><enum>52011.</enum><header>Bureau of transportation statistics</header> <subsection id="id0250053ce0d94d9cbc2697e678e97210"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab939b0f-a633-4969-a26b-7984ee2e1ce3" style="USC"> <chapter id="id3704650675c94c06be742ab422149893"><enum>63</enum><header>Bureau of transportation statistics</header> <toc> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="idfcaee795b1a0428fb8253e6326d8cddf" level="section">6301. Definitions.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="id5ed7409505714c13b0d7a114524f1a61" level="section">6302. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="id4cfffa64151e4c56a710eb1d53354853" level="section">6303. Intermodal transportation database.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="id2f6eb40c7847456ab3dd3c7dea0e8c38" level="section">6305. Advisory council on transportation statistics.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="id87e7031a0df04e37a8d0c3c5b425feb2" level="section">6306. Transportation statistical collection, analysis, and dissemination.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="id2227611803aa4d3ba6a747402365df4a" level="section">6307. Furnishing of information, data, or reports by Federal agencies.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="id576f31b6c1be403e8f6b553807136b86" level="section">6308. Proceeds of data product sales.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="idb7f50b7f2fb34442a9260b041c681ecb" level="section">6309. Information collection.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="idec8c862399a1458382197d59937a95e6" level="section">6310. National transportation atlas database.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="id2dfea48306d342b995232a51634223bf" level="section">6311. Limitations on statutory construction.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="idf839d8d9b669461f9860d5a536454ba8" level="section">6312. Research and development grants.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="idb6a9d69dec23443cb9754c3e73c78503" level="section">6313. Transportation statistics annual report.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="id9f56026b38c14661b2f16f8f0c79df23" level="section">6314. Mandatory response authority for freight data collection.</toc-entry> </toc> <section id="idfcaee795b1a0428fb8253e6326d8cddf"><enum>6301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this chapter, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="ida4a841c3005449f18bdfc89dc4b317e3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bureau</header><text>The term <term>Bureau</term> means the Bureau of Transportation Statistics established by section 6302(a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7c665b5fff184b39b9862d933b73ab88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Transportation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida775322e22134f888de863159cccb0d7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the Bureau.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id219198bdf2e54872aa50931a4da72056"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Library</header><text>The term <term>Library</term> means the National Transportation Library established by section 6304(a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idda2d63fca2f84a92b8f33f95e4487763"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id5ed7409505714c13b0d7a114524f1a61"><enum>6302.</enum><header>Bureau of Transportation Statistics</header> <subsection id="idd8d4a9248f8b426f8f944c95123707cd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Research and Innovative Technology Administration the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.</text> </subsection><subsection id="iddd121287ae36439eb1869fba557dc242"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header> <paragraph id="id0813e2b2660c49d3941d4ed8c671dbe0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Bureau shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id13f4797ffc5247969d0bd672e27b7410"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The Director shall be appointed from among individuals who are qualified to serve as the Director by virtue of their training and experience in the collection, analysis, and use of transportation statistics.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd74f715d426b42c99b26e6b3ed868f36"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header> <subparagraph id="id49ccb782801f45d5bf3c36cfa8e5237c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall—</text> <clause id="id1ca70bc44d1c44baafc104c973c9e4ea"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serve as the senior advisor to the Secretary on data and statistics; and</text> </clause><clause id="id376049db62fb48e4be0dd7243269c3fb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be responsible for carrying out the duties described in subparagraph (B).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1d4d49ec3eb4280afe196e03f70f3e8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Director shall—</text> <clause id="idc8500a4ec3fa47bd83249b4cfb05b949"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure that the statistics compiled under clause (vi) are designed to support transportation decisionmaking by—</text> <subclause id="id14dac1d49a3b40cc84182b858d0d91ef"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal Government;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id66f87d247bba49faa9021d2ed777a43e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>State and local governments;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id86cc0f69fa234bcc8abf98b8b239af6e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id99c91bc568884755b4769ef425d552f1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>transportation-related associations;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idac14b182285841fa83e68ccd42c27aed"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the private sector, including the freight community; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idded48550472c4df998668c59cc6d7807"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the public;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id37cc29d3e0c5427c8a335e9178335cf2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish on behalf of the Secretary a program—</text> <subclause id="id28b6a04b8a9447f2aa7fb5f48a178e3a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to effectively integrate safety data across modes; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id40fb87900066437e8463916b601765d8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to address gaps in existing safety data programs of the Department;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id772cb1ba94434bd4bd96bee70199702a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>work with the operating administrations of the Department—</text> <subclause id="id66e4eb30ae764fdc9b8eef99f4279051"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to establish and implement the data programs of the Bureau; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida777b75bb5d84733979b55a78869ec6a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to improve the coordination of information collection efforts with other Federal agencies;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id3d3b272d0b81432a98c261e885c5c002"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>continually improve surveys and data collection methods of the Department to improve the accuracy and utility of transportation statistics;</text> </clause><clause id="idc2ac74ba35754c4294691a6c6fe42d3e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>encourage the standardization of data, data collection methods, and data management and storage technologies for data collected by—</text> <subclause id="id349222aac4cb4b82bc6645f82c02bc16"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Bureau;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id57ffc18059ed4128a180a60321c9d96b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the operating administrations of the Department;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3a5a510c30ad46248a96116de51b08cc"><enum>(III)</enum><text>State and local governments;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id37ed78b93ba84e48803613056a8ec29a"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>metropolitan planning organizations; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idcb060105c46447fe800e28bdfd512288"><enum>(V)</enum><text>private sector entities;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id03f33c889c3e44d9a39234559c788d4a"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>collect, compile, analyze, and publish a comprehensive set of transportation statistics on the performance and impacts of the national transportation system, including statistics on—</text> <subclause id="id96fed680d2e24d379cbe0f4a6af131d7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>transportation safety across all modes and intermodally;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide881114c467a4a0b839bb8694c2dfdcd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the state of good repair of United States transportation infrastructure;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idc22b1d2ff19d46c0be262fc647aea39b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the extent, connectivity, and condition of the transportation system, building on the national transportation atlas database developed under section 6310;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id19a83c8ff7584a0789c2a823af785b4e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>economic efficiency across the entire transportation sector;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idd8cc6d9457e44b7db9b3c663e76dc13a"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the effects of the transportation system on global and domestic economic competitiveness;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id43677eb59b2f4488933039a2c95107be"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>demographic, economic, and other variables influencing travel behavior, including choice of transportation mode and goods movement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6ffd138807d444019c360eaaf3b1f97a"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>transportation-related variables that influence the domestic economy and global competitiveness;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9dd327a2986f4db7a143f1569bd24db5"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>economic costs and impacts for passenger travel and freight movement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ide7d80619a86141b6be99155b36321532"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>intermodal and multimodal passenger movement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9c067c1fd723445aaa858b8c4c128dc5"><enum>(X)</enum><text>intermodal and multimodal freight movement; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id813bf95412354f2882af96f630030da1"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>consequences of transportation for the human and natural environment;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id13d0615e2cf94e9d8c20f1a60046ffd3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>build and disseminate the transportation layer of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure developed under Executive Order 12906 (59 Fed. Reg. 17671) (or a successor Executive Order), including by coordinating the development of transportation geospatial data standards, compiling intermodal geospatial data, and collecting geospatial data that is not being collected by other entities;</text> </clause><clause id="idc650f1d57ca545829cc325e53ca531a5"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>issue guidelines for the collection of information by the Department that the Director determines necessary to develop transportation statistics and carry out modeling, economic assessment, and program assessment activities to ensure that such information is accurate, reliable, relevant, uniform, and in a form that permits systematic analysis by the Department;</text> </clause><clause id="id5684feabfa434cf49baea4f4c7828c7c"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>review and report to the Secretary on the sources and reliability of—</text> <subclause id="id014ecedf6cb94a979169b22b0aacbca6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the statistics proposed by the heads of the operating administrations of the Department to measure outputs and outcomes as required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–62;107 Stat. 285); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id888bf59b4955427c8cb3740ececbe15b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at the request of the Secretary, any other data collected or statistical information published by the heads of the operating administrations of the Department; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id1e94cc55b9f54ab5a54ccc8225e1d1f0"><enum>(x)</enum><text>ensure that the statistics published under this section are readily accessible to the public, consistent with applicable security constraints and confidentiality interests.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idae6ba025f39a4df9a1060d922057be3e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access to federal data</header><text>In carrying out subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii), the Director shall be given access to all safety data that the Director determines necessary to carry out that subsection that is held by the Department or any other Federal agency upon written request and subject to any statutory or regulatory restrictions.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id4cfffa64151e4c56a710eb1d53354853"><enum>6303.</enum><header>Intermodal transportation database</header> <subsection id="id73d944438e9d45d7ac7c0ac53b8d0ff6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In consultation with the Under Secretary Transportation for Policy, the Assistant Secretaries of the Department, and the heads of the operating administrations of the Department, the Director shall establish and maintain a transportation database for all modes of transportation.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idf8a0dd43dd2d4efb8230059cc293618b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use</header><text>The database established under this section shall be suitable for analyses carried out by the Federal Government, the States, and metropolitan planning organizations.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idd5b723bd22514df78c444c3299ec5a15"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The database established under this section shall include—</text> <paragraph id="id74c54db84b144f3c8113cc50c864f2fd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information on the volumes and patterns of movement of goods, including local, interregional, and international movement, by all modes of transportation, intermodal combinations, and relevant classification;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idcda3d1611cc94b9780ef1f6ea1318fff"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information on the volumes and patterns of movement of people, including local, interregional, and international movements, by all modes of transportation (including bicycle and pedestrian modes), intermodal combinations, and relevant classification;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idb93a57fb76fb45c3aed1e97fe00a4832"><enum>(3)</enum><text>information on the location and connectivity of transportation facilities and services; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idebb6fb6e120d4e119d6f654051ed976f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a national accounting of expenditures and capital stocks on each mode of transportation and intermodal combination.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idf4a6bb5f28d84f6f80e26df6d9bd2b70"><enum>6304.</enum><header>National transportation library</header> <subsection id="idff00e55b8d264820a7c52c313d94c531"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose and establishment</header><text>To support the information management and decisionmaking needs of transportation officials at the Federal, State, and local levels, there is established in the Bureau a National Transportation Library which shall—</text> <paragraph id="id64e26060054943d9ace48ae11b1498e6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be headed by an individual who is highly qualified in library and information science;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id950ea9adcdea45e093e43f2af80662b5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>acquire, preserve, and manage transportation information and information products and services for use by the Department, other Federal agencies, and the general public;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6da5c2f7b78e40cf88879b50dc1b29c2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide reference and research assistance;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id65b4334069e64fb8abd2a5b620801998"><enum>(4)</enum><text>serve as a central depository for research results and technical publications of the Department;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4153f0e57d9940ffa4e0732125f33965"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide a central clearinghouse for transportation data and information of the Federal Government;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd654456c90b8442483a358c1dc1e3b0a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>serve as coordinator and policy lead for transportation information access;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida5fde5756ef94bba91e68bf5baa03a45"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide transportation information and information products and services to—</text> <subparagraph id="id26e0970e3da84fc0bc8370bf62daa7d7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3b6b4569e1c4bfb838a8495fee3ff5f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other Federal agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f023cdeb37b49bcb3e8b8c9f104576e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>public and private organizations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id339301367b70468a9dc1c66bbc381de0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>individuals, within the United States and internationally;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3d1047c27c7b410ba3d71cc2f557f011"><enum>(8)</enum><text>coordinate efforts among, and cooperate with, transportation libraries, information providers, and technical assistance centers, in conjunction with private industry and other transportation library and information centers, with the goal of developing a comprehensive transportation information and knowledge network that supports the activities described in section 6302(b)(3)(B)(vi); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4152b496f2334aedb224baedb44376f2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>engage in such other activities as the Director determines to be necessary and as the resources of the Library permit.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcacd8c9806de463796266bbc6552b3ef"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The Director shall publicize, facilitate, and promote access to the information products and services described in subsection (a), to improve the ability of the transportation community to share information and the ability of the Director to make statistics and other information readily accessible as required under section 6302(b)(3)(B)(x).</text> </subsection><subsection id="idd86423fe1c084167859c9fd51aefb532"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agreements</header> <paragraph id="id7d48c87dc91f4308b0a5e7d5884e1e67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To carry out this section, the Director may enter into agreements with, award grants to, and receive amounts from, any—</text> <subparagraph id="id6dd56956f2b142bb9937b7d0e8c36c69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State or local government;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50b280c9c0c142cbb51c81bedc1f5d9a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>organization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida076631d955f42dd9d9fea88b37fb78d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>business; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd5ddef630354173a4b9b5e0add154f2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>individual.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd2acdb6e6f1f4ea88a1cb01844170673"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts, grants, and agreements</header><text>The Library may initiate and support specific information and data management, access, and exchange activities in connection with matters relating to the Department’s strategic goals, knowledge networking, and national and international cooperation, by entering into contracts or other agreements or awarding grants for the conduct of such activities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id49547bdf43294f6485f92808845065c3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amounts</header><text>Any amounts received by the Library as payment for library products and services or other activities shall be made available to the Director to carry out this section, deposited in the Research and Innovative Technology Administration’s general fund account, and remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2f6eb40c7847456ab3dd3c7dea0e8c38"><enum>6305.</enum><header>Advisory council on transportation statistics</header> <subsection id="idbbe4bfa167214a7ba521138d5ada3ccc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall establish and consult with an advisory council on transportation statistics.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idaa5dc30a9a5b4d289bbb5039520cbe8b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Function</header><text>The advisory council established under this section shall advise the Director on—</text> <paragraph id="idb6165ea1aba74594bd42058f10f1eb26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the quality, reliability, consistency, objectivity, and relevance of transportation statistics and analyses collected, supported, or disseminated by the Bureau and the Department; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id537480f21e4c499683ba4ed8d2d453cb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>methods to encourage cooperation and interoperability of transportation data collected by the Bureau, the operating administrations of the Department, States, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and private sector entities.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idce94f4f0c53c4d7b9306ca05e6d0365a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header> <paragraph id="idd4b33db4783a4b6da27946fc5c54adb5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The advisory council shall be composed of not fewer than 9 and not more than 11 members appointed by the Director.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idfc21aa42c26a44699e7643b0b4ed2cbb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>In selecting members for the advisory council, the Director shall appoint individuals who—</text> <subparagraph id="id08ace5272f4a4f3993ec1e679f082a65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are not officers or employees of the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idde08ae81085e4c63a5acc9a551bc3cfb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>possess expertise in—</text> <clause id="id338a450793c34775a8b0431906a63b8f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transportation data collection, analysis, or application;</text> </clause><clause id="ida2770a64255a4644be8008f1e25a4c26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>economics; or</text> </clause><clause id="idcf0b7394359b45f6885c9f7720d5e1e2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>transportation safety; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c5fc1e05de147d7b73c295d3e834c30"><enum>(C)</enum><text>represent a cross section of transportation stakeholders, to the greatest extent possible.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0deed141bf8644e7ba162a1da2de9e0b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Terms of appointment</header> <paragraph id="idaee426291e574d7fa241afc140c5629b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the advisory council shall be appointed to staggered terms not to exceed 3 years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3112c43d41f5486bbaf582cae98b1815"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional terms</header><text>A member may be renominated for 1 additional 3-year term.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida3a0a531990249d8ac04e9eb646113f8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Current members</header><text>A member serving on an advisory council on transportation statistics on the day before the date of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012 shall serve until the end of the appointed term of the member.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2c0eb84bf173401c8f4ca62e358c80ae"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability of federal advisory committee act</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the advisory council established under this section, except that section 14 of that Act shall not apply.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id87e7031a0df04e37a8d0c3c5b425feb2"><enum>6306.</enum><header>Transportation statistical collection, analysis, and dissemination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To ensure that all transportation statistical collection, analysis, and dissemination is carried out in a coordinated manner, the Director may—</text> <paragraph id="id51ebe0157a754fcb81508b51d72af78f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use the services, equipment, records, personnel, information, and facilities of other Federal agencies, or State, local, and private agencies and instrumentalities, subject to the conditions that the applicable agency or instrumentality consents to that use and with or without reimbursement for such use;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2dc1ddcee6c940ce905612c6f3f79227"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enter into agreements with the agencies and instrumentalities described in paragraph (1) for purposes of data collection and analysis;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id112970c9f39c416ea5c918f0c4787c50"><enum>(3)</enum><text>confer and cooperate with foreign governments, international organizations, and State, municipal, and other local agencies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idad68370a2d414533a5d996d7794fe581"><enum>(4)</enum><text>request such information, data, and reports from any Federal agency as the Director determines necessary to carry out this chapter;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1129f43f6f094ca28a2a7dd618a88319"><enum>(5)</enum><text>encourage replication, coordination, and sharing of information among transportation agencies regarding information systems, information policy, and data; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide548e25df6af4f11bc6073362784d72b"><enum>(6)</enum><text>confer and cooperate with Federal statistical agencies as the Director determines necessary to carry out this chapter, including by entering into cooperative data sharing agreements in conformity with all laws and regulations applicable to the disclosure and use of data.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id2227611803aa4d3ba6a747402365df4a"><enum>6307.</enum><header>Furnishing of information, data, or reports by Federal agencies</header> <subsection id="ida7ad82c5d7314abfbd87d29c19c38fdf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), a Federal agency requested to furnish information, data, or reports by the Director under section 6302(b)(3)(B) shall provide the information to the Director.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idd8bfb404e805456a9fd0512e7e64f4b5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on certain disclosures</header> <paragraph id="id8b6288a9667e4a23a31960d6b0d97232"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An officer, employee, or contractor of the Bureau may not—</text> <subparagraph id="id541f7ae1e6fa4e179c859a79b241e530"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make any disclosure in which the data provided by an individual or organization under section 6302(b)(3)(B) can be identified;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id247afc8424cb4d8187f1cf0c454099c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use the information provided under section 6302(b)(3)(B) for a nonstatistical purpose; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id136d62cee40a4bc4a080640c1bd4dd7d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>permit anyone other than an individual authorized by the Director to examine any individual report provided under section 6302(b)(3)(B).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb02a8204887b40978b17f0ce82b8fba7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Copies of reports</header> <subparagraph id="id9a788d1b3c074da99761ba6d317ccbe8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No department, bureau, agency, officer, or employee of the United States (except the Director in carrying out this chapter) may require, for any reason, a copy of any report that has been filed under section 6302(b)(3)(B) with the Bureau or retained by an individual respondent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id304e0f4fad3e4590938ff1832a3a2904"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation on judicial proceedings</header><text>A copy of a report described in subparagraph (A) that has been retained by an individual respondent or filed with the Bureau or any of the employees, contractors, or agents of the Bureau—</text> <clause id="idcd9b6e69f6814b7fa1abbc71b9db6009"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be immune from legal process; and</text> </clause><clause id="idc0bd46477fe34391b753ea2e55b6468b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not, without the consent of the individual concerned, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in any action, suit, or other judicial or administrative proceedings.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37815aa4a3294596bd20cd4cad6fff37"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This paragraph shall apply only to reports that permit information concerning an individual or organization to be reasonably determined by direct or indirect means.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id21ad64c4df94431d8aa37dd8a5801614"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Informing respondent of use of data</header><text>If the Bureau is authorized by statute to collect data or information for a nonstatistical purpose, the Director shall clearly distinguish the collection of the data or information, by rule and on the collection instrument, in a manner that informs the respondent who is requested or required to supply the data or information of the nonstatistical purpose.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbe24852bdfa24e0384d97cedcf7b8627"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transportation and transportation-related data access</header><text>The Director shall be provided access to any transportation and transportation-related information in the possession of any Federal agency, except—</text> <paragraph id="id1878b195a56c4a3db14874beddee5243"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information that is expressly prohibited by law from being disclosed to another Federal agency; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idcd1a35ae99ca436096794c577feec8ea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information that the agency possessing the information determines could not be disclosed without significantly impairing the discharge of authorities and responsibilities which have been delegated to, or vested by law, in such agency.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id576f31b6c1be403e8f6b553807136b86"><enum>6308.</enum><header>Proceeds of data product sales</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, amounts received by the Bureau from the sale of data products for necessary expenses incurred may be credited to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for those expenses.</text> </section><section id="idb7f50b7f2fb34442a9260b041c681ecb"><enum>6309.</enum><header>Information collection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As the head of an independent Federal statistical agency, the Director may consult directly with the Office of Management and Budget concerning any survey, questionnaire, or interview that the Director considers necessary to carry out the statistical responsibilities of this chapter.</text> </section><section id="idec8c862399a1458382197d59937a95e6"><enum>6310.</enum><header>National transportation atlas database</header> <subsection id="idd324979aa3b84c81bd98a4839452403d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall develop and maintain a national transportation atlas database that is comprised of geospatial databases that depict—</text> <paragraph id="idfed306254e724c35b05babdc6bb61d0b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>transportation networks;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8e0a1a82c8a7410d83fad049d036310f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>flows of people, goods, vehicles, and craft over the transportation networks; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6e0c88a10e2c48fca65eced9ce4d7eb7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>social, economic, and environmental conditions that affect or are affected by the transportation networks.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3e57de5b0cec4b799067e39b0e351515"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Intermodal network analysis</header><text>The databases referred to in subsection (a) shall be capable of supporting intermodal network analysis.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id2dfea48306d342b995232a51634223bf"><enum>6311.</enum><header>Limitations on statutory construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this chapter—</text> <paragraph id="id0d3c40f87df644e684f2647ad1caa3dd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorizes the Bureau to require any other Federal agency to collect data; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id42fcdaeaf61c408cbfef9617094fc25e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>alters or diminishes the authority of any other officer of the Department to collect and disseminate data independently.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="idf839d8d9b669461f9860d5a536454ba8"><enum>6312.</enum><header>Research and development grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, public and nonprofit private entities (including State transportation departments, metropolitan planning organizations, and institutions of higher education) for—</text> <paragraph id="id3e79a05ce972444b831be343b5a7f115"><enum>(1)</enum><text>investigation of the subjects described in section 6302(b)(3)(B)(vi);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0546b87c9cc9406b8e45be7187a92137"><enum>(2)</enum><text>research and development of new methods of data collection, standardization, management, integration, dissemination, interpretation, and analysis;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="iddd26ed3129a04b6c9c8e5b95b3757cc3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>demonstration programs by States, local governments, and metropolitan planning organizations to coordinate data collection, reporting, management, storage, and archiving to simplify data comparisons across jurisdictions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id749ad3ec57d74d0c85dedb60bd4da14e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>development of electronic clearinghouses of transportation data and related information, as part of the Library; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6f06b781000342a79f76c38573855cf7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>development and improvement of methods for sharing geographic data, in support of the database under section 6310 and the National Spatial Data Infrastructure developed under Executive Order 12906 (59 Fed. Reg. 17671) (or a successor Executive Order).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="idb6a9d69dec23443cb9754c3e73c78503"><enum>6313.</enum><header>Transportation statistics annual report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director shall submit to the President and Congress a transportation statistics annual report, which shall include—</text> <paragraph id="id4d21242423d04578af865f79060a6b16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information on the progress of the Director in carrying out the duties described in section 6302(b)(3)(B);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc2e33fb4141e44b3848ba83e726a8484"><enum>(2)</enum><text>documentation of the methods used to obtain and ensure the quality of the statistics presented in the report; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id398bc34bb9a84dae8540de295baeef53"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations of the Director for improving transportation statistical information.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id9f56026b38c14661b2f16f8f0c79df23"><enum>6314.</enum><header>Mandatory response authority for freight data collection</header> <subsection id="id5cfeab14f5744c4f8552acf30b9c4146"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Freight data collection</header> <paragraph id="id3d9b5c73140844d584d01216040e0eba"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An owner, official, agent, person in charge, or assistant to the person in charge of a freight corporation, company, business, institution, establishment, or organization described in paragraph (2) shall be fined in accordance with subsection (b) if that individual neglects or refuses, when requested by the Director or other authorized officer, employee, or contractor of the Bureau to submit data under section 6302(b)(3)(B)—</text> <subparagraph id="id7d91b5ab21024236ae3e07c8e8021c5c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to answer completely and correctly to the best knowledge of that individual all questions relating to the corporation, company, business, institution, establishment, or other organization; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11dd6ae55bc7465a8d59190ac6e23435"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to make available records or statistics in the official custody of the individual.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idaec3a64660364477862ff72c2e9a09bb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of entities</header><text>A freight corporation, company, business, institution, establishment, or organization referred to in paragraph (1) is a corporation, company, business, institution, establishment, or organization that—</text> <subparagraph id="id3262036fc6a84166bb124007349f55f4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receives Federal funds relating to the freight program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a58b902bb56467c8369304e9ecfe341"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has consented to be subject to a fine under this subsection on—</text> <clause id="iddf1dade42b154eb89433e9d4a2aac3ea"><enum>(i)</enum><text>refusal to supply any data requested; or</text> </clause><clause id="id5334c3a7499e4fe18f1e110438593230"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>failure to respond to a written request.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id279165df15294ddcb3212abede3c4f69"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fines</header> <paragraph id="id0514e42d81a84b999cb49f79bf77b0d9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), an individual described in subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $500.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3599ca21bb8740a3a4150ee4545966dd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Willful actions</header><text>If an individual willfully gives a false answer to a question described in subsection (a)(1), the individual shall be fined not more than $10,000.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id9232f7c30dbd453f8fc59b7bfdff84b7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rules of construction</header><text>If the provisions of section 111 of title 49, United States Code, are transferred to chapter 63 of that title, the following rules of construction apply:</text> <paragraph id="id660569a80c5348e39618ea7119487a77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For purposes of determining whether 1 provision of law supersedes another based on enactment later in time, a chapter 63 provision is deemed to have been enacted on the date of enactment of the corresponding section 111 provision.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7b443d98ce4e41598aad2cceb40d31ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A reference to a section 111 provision, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding chapter 63 provision.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idea511b13c6724bcda77c6e885c5c4516"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A regulation, order, or other administrative action in effect under a section 111 provision continues in effect under the corresponding chapter 63 provision.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id50b6f09c2af444009aca7b6dcf714a91"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An action taken or an offense committed under a section 111 provision is deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding chapter 63 provision.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfc7829a318a542a78b45cf600ca07680"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="ide1bf45526c85479f94316619a9a437e3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 111 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed, and the item relating to section 111 in the analysis for chapter 1 of that title is deleted.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8d414c02a3484effa4ddc5876ae49ea7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>analysis for subtitle iii</header><text>The analysis for subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the items for chapter 61 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47AD3CDB190A401CA7B47B69A3BF743D" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Chapter 63. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="iddb6356cfc9a24f928abd2dcdd8d18ae6"><enum>52012.</enum><header>Administrative authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 112 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id949017158dde458698752c6c8b5608f9" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ide220c2839af943899aad4769a0337dba"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Promotional authority</header><text>Amounts authorized to be appropriated for the administration and operation of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration may be used to purchase promotional items of nominal value for use by the Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration in the recruitment of individuals and promotion of the programs of the Administration.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idcda69e09c5924490b875a7f5a938862b"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Program evaluation and oversight</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the Administrator is authorized to expend not more than 1 <fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for necessary expenses for administration and operations of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration for the coordination, evaluation, and oversight of the programs administered by the Administration.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id7a08a3ecfbf64aeb8d263f16e390b369"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Collaborative research and development</header> <paragraph id="id49e8c4b6301f4f549b27b16b614ade32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To encourage innovative solutions to multimodal transportation problems and stimulate the deployment of new technology, the Administrator may carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development with—</text> <subparagraph id="ide55143b363554ab79b696509cccc71cf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>non-Federal entities, including State and local governments, foreign governments, institutions of higher education, corporations, institutions, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and trade associations that are incorporated or established under the laws of any State;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id129eeb126df94e2f9dda6be16b5693c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal laboratories; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfa813aa3ad174ad8b1fb28a98c44f566"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other Federal agencies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1e722c32aefb4da3935fdc2ee34fbbf8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperation, grants, contracts, and agreements</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may directly initiate contracts, grants, cooperative research and development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a)), and other agreements to fund, and accept funds from, the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, State departments of transportation, cities, counties, institutions of higher education, associations, and the agents of those entities to carry out joint transportation research and technology efforts.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id003198cf216441938036de0c522bf819"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal share</header> <subparagraph id="idf8b2502f4e3d4600af82690cbfecec3d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under paragraph (2) shall not exceed 50 percent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7cddb4d58e34018b91fe5c35bcac263"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the activity is of substantial public interest or benefit, the Secretary may approve a greater Federal share.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2fa7d2b0b494fdd8bb757cb4f5222e0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header><text>All costs directly incurred by the non-Federal partners, including personnel, travel, facility, and hardware development costs, shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id82b8a2a8f0d349a69cd9301c92785c7c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of technology</header><text>The research, development, or use of a technology under a contract, grant, cooperative research and development agreement, or other agreement entered into under this subsection, including the terms under which the technology may be licensed and the resulting royalties may be distributed, shall be subject to the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id93e552c1f54a41ee9b879544c3c9ef93"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Waiver of advertising requirements</header><text>Section 6101 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply to a contract, grant, or other agreement entered into under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="id7b9bd4bc613b4ce6a346cefb586bac39"><enum>52013.</enum><header>Transportation research and development strategic planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id7a95397e0fc54534ba049bdd2c753575"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>SAFETEA–LU</quote> and inserting <quote>Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf826b10344b44ba084972c4a4603d1fb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8b0560495914a9897282724ced29111" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ide5e25437f3cf4c8db9bd0fe2b24fd362"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the primary purposes of the transportation research and development program, which shall include, at a minimum—</text> <clause id="id98a7c253700d478fbbb865593f60a5ea"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promoting safety;</text> </clause><clause id="id6180b19c1c3543c9ae32d2263f208b3e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reducing congestion and improving mobility;</text> </clause><clause id="ided36c893c6204fbc9f758dc83e09a316"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>protecting and enhancing the environment;</text> </clause><clause id="id35077e9ed2c24240b4d4311dd61ee51a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>preserving the existing transportation system;</text> </clause><clause id="id4602a902f6004dd1b2b4ad80d423f0f0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>improving the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure; and</text> </clause><clause id="idd9926c2755ed498b8e5670d57f39693e"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>improving goods movement;</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Intelligent transportation systems research</header> <section id="id4b916e932ebd4ecb8bff2661dce04d08"><enum>53001.</enum><header>Use of funds for its activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 513 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id927d1d861ebb4acca61e9306d566122b" style="USC"> <section id="id295af86f59144343b9b784bb9bc719d5"><enum>513.</enum><header>Use of funds for ITS activities</header> <subsection id="idc6f5520460b440aebcff9283120ef4fc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="id43deddcb5f16468fbbb8f7317218dbf4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a State or local government, tribal government, transit agency, public toll authority, metropolitan planning organization, other political subdivision of a State or local government, or a multistate or multijurisdictional group applying through a single lead applicant.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3a39ce1291914ff7aea599a8409d3bb9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multijurisdictional group</header><text>The term <term>multijurisdictional group</term> means a combination of State governments, local governments, metropolitan planning agencies, transit agencies, or other political subdivisions of a State that—</text> <subparagraph id="idc2e7cf32040841388b5aa7417c3fb90a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have signed a written agreement to implement an activity that meets the grant criteria under this section; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb01a4a997444f1e88222d9e7e9ce1e6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is comprised of at least 2 members, each of whom is an eligible entity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf6ecec18289f4c7f9cad064bda7fe49f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to develop, administer, communicate, and promote the use of products of research, technology, and technology transfer programs.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id1c3c72a1e7954b6f80caeefe1d606344"><enum>(c)</enum><header>ITS deployment incentives</header> <paragraph id="idfb24439a1ee14064b014d3b2925a9719"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph id="id94f265cb74534b388497ae26dc653100"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and implement incentives to accelerate the deployment of ITS technologies and services within all funding programs authorized by the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ba3be29e0574d53b0492b484f3d1e69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for each fiscal year, use amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out intelligent transportation systems outreach, including through the use of websites, public relations, displays, tours, and brochures.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8a4eef29997749419162810d36bf01a6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comprehensive plan</header><text>To carry out this section, the Secretary shall develop a detailed and comprehensive plan that addresses the manner in which incentives may be adopted, as appropriate, through the existing deployment activities carried out by surface transportation modal administrations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6c4f1c2597ea427c91e0a89a175f3995"><enum>(d)</enum><header>System operations and ITS deployment grant program</header> <paragraph id="idb77bdb9357354e8f80262a9a64fb7d80"><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="idb86f094c7fa74886a559105f0a5ce3e8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to measure and improve the performance of the surface transportation system;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8d78feb365242c9a525e1d92ea7e801"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reduce traffic congestion and the economic and environmental impacts of traffic congestion;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id059bea3ad3f149eabfcd10802e48085a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to minimize fatalities and injuries;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5509cde8c844447fa51e211be19c42dc"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to enhance mobility of people and goods;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc5952e1403f4872b36807d60c21b143"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to improve traveler information and services; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe20104a8c774a3a9fc793a43131f49a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to optimize existing roadway capacity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id43e5a3061a2d4d44b4a9b15d0dfedd9b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be considered for a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="idf1aec393bceb43e3b198c168bcb93d44"><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="idcd256ae02e3d44b5829bbaad7a14298a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>real-time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation information;</text> </clause><clause id="id86c5e22eec29432c99bb6f7d4bfac621"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>advanced traffic, freight, parking, and incident management systems;</text> </clause><clause id="idef5534857585493da8611e235d95e84c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>advanced technologies to improve transit and commercial vehicle operations;</text> </clause><clause id="id630219a3d8084ad2b2e483e672b57de6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>synchronized, adaptive, and transit preferential traffic signals;</text> </clause><clause id="id9d78accf23b0461da0f8fa66f2d19a29"><enum>(v)</enum><text>advanced infrastructure condition assessment technologies; and</text> </clause><clause id="ide91217ae450449e08bb9bf7dc4be580a"><enum>(vi)</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="id5976830ab90f437cbca828e7e752454d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>quantifiable system performance improvements, including—</text> <clause id="ide21dc2a951764912b7cec83eca4f8c8f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reductions in traffic-related crashes, congestion, and costs;</text> </clause><clause id="id171086dd5d5d438c844e2bb71f173e3f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>optimization of system efficiency; and</text> </clause><clause id="ide6ecead8907f4425b5867dce3d4a2beb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improvement of access to transportation services;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1a8df9c2f9514f7c8f6c7620f96b0946"><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 transportation system efficiency and reduce traffic congestion in the region;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7a0a710ad01456ab71f427439f73224"><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="id2208bd8766d2404e928f88cd6bd80483"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a plan to leverage and optimize existing local and regional ITS investments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id743347a61e27474fb130b97caad3ceb6"><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="id094103609adf443880a6a074c88f47d8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection</header> <subparagraph id="id195be36bec9c4af2ade3f80ef4d8ab77"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012, the Secretary may provide grants to eligible entities under this section.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42953ac97e0c45f285aa337efe06d4d5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Geographic diversity</header><text>In awarding a grant under this section, 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="id6fa66d44cf774ce88b8f02eca9c08a1d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header><text>In awarding a grant under the section, 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="id27089f9fcea04c88a81b68af01a27f8c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text>Projects for which grants awarded under this section may be used include—</text> <subparagraph id="id411381ae420047f386758020e9d16629"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the establishment and implementation of ITS and ITS-enabled operations strategies that improve performance in the areas of—</text> <clause id="id60b6e4e1551e41fa8ee8f40fb32eec53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>traffic operations;</text> </clause><clause id="idaec397da44784d90a3d9d50a2bb3dffc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>emergency response to surface transportation incidents;</text> </clause><clause id="id4f3f8261b717446a885f007887dbb8e9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>incident management;</text> </clause><clause id="idd2bd7b2c1a444d9b9d840d29d2cc06dc"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>transit and commercial vehicle operations improvements;</text> </clause><clause id="id6fb28fa15d2e4b66ba8c8058aa7d352a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>weather event response management by State and local authorities;</text> </clause><clause id="id7de36f9d6bb74c61a3e53d19c3684530"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>surface transportation network and facility management;</text> </clause><clause id="id55253ec7ed5d4c9a8264ebfa8878b7e7"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>construction and work zone management;</text> </clause><clause id="id44ca9ecba8f042f7bbdb3f882cfd237d"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>traffic flow information;</text> </clause><clause id="id316b97e391cd4b1c9552df719e34f2d1"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>freight management; and</text> </clause><clause id="id2c3475555d444abd921864f70ce47a97"><enum>(x)</enum><text>congestion management;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id282bfc077fdd4680ab67937cb3b89d24"><enum>(B)</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="idaa19b31db7cf411da183e14ff8e7e4f5"><enum>(C)</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="ide9bbd363b3d34558b26e387f1b21c260"><enum>(D)</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="id963992aba2654ea2b4cbe37012240001"><enum>(E)</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="id6ee162e4c1b343dd9a65e38453c9cf5c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>carrying out multimodal and crossjurisdictional planning and deployment of regional transportation systems operations and management approaches; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbc10b0f9904044e8bc705c2b6180e876"><enum>(G)</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="id8cfac32dec3b42bca609d1d5d3692c98"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report to secretary</header><text>For each fiscal year that an eligible entity receives a grant under this section, not later than 1 year after receiving that grant, each recipient shall submit a report to the Secretary that describes how the project has met the expectations projected in the deployment plan submitted with the application, including—</text> <subparagraph id="id59dd32b5f43a48e1a8804954e9be59c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>data on how the program has helped reduce traffic crashes, congestion, costs, and other benefits of the deployed systems;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad26ba42fd13413cace549c46b29ce88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>data on the effect of measuring and improving transportation system performance through the deployment of advanced technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4bf922637a494c14a9bf96f97e0f5350"><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="ida837b159604a40509a84b6d2a02395e3"><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="id136e48a156e5496d82bdadd2e81c2dfc"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report to congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after date on which the first grant is awarded under this section and annually thereafter for each fiscal year for which grants are awarded under this section, 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="id12ed7e449a14450dbd9267cab5a8d099"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduced traffic-related fatalities and injuries;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf2f604376074ed4affecd327ff3d7c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduced traffic congestion and improved travel time reliability;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd74ae329a5c4895acd3419b00af0fe5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reduced transportation-related emissions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a5535943b9e419fa3fff34a9dc9a066"><enum>(D)</enum><text>optimized multimodal system performance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10c5ec501af14ab9ad2b4b1f1025b3f1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improved access to transportation alternatives;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcbfb6c4eebf84b4581a62f898f1bf080"><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="id8c24ccc08b0d418c89a63ab065f8201b"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provided cost savings to transportation agencies, businesses, and the traveling public; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb8e301c0a8a14bbb95f3cff8a677d285"><enum>(H)</enum><text>provided other benefits to transportation users and the general public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id240efff8a5544533a137f541b4fe4893"><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="id560abfe25ec04c20bf4270cd787bcc79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cease payment to the recipient of any remaining grant amounts; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9370a14bfbb4e7aaf358b7042814f15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>redistribute any remaining amounts to other eligible entities under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc9816cb47d8f4566acb6d3cc388f6503"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header><text>The Federal share of a grant under this section shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id47199e951f574809abcc160fc099bc5c"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Grant limitation</header><text>The Secretary may not award more than 10 percent of the amounts provided under this section to a single grant recipient in any fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id93e62899034643b49d9a4ab798e665b6"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Multiyear grants</header><text>Subject to availability of amounts, the Secretary may provide an eligible entity with grant amounts for a period of multiple fiscal years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1422e252a63c4c659ca905671d523a33"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out the intelligent transportation system program under sections 512 through 518, not less than 50 percent of such funds shall be used to carry out this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="id86db0e5aa9b14f6fb53be2b584b4ffe0"><enum>53002.</enum><header>Goals and purposes</header> <subsection id="id7dcb3a2aacda4acdbe5be7488f22def3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 513 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67453c2a6f8240699024016c1f99ab87" style="USC"> <section id="id78e5ac6d81c44a9fbaa77b9411e1bc28"><enum>514.</enum><header>Goals and purposes</header> <subsection id="idc2f53b79fb9d42b39382265007556d3d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the intelligent transportation system program include—</text> <paragraph id="id7cfb98f2be2847dca434c710c63225bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enhancement of surface transportation efficiency and facilitation of intermodalism and international trade to enable existing facilities to meet a significant portion of future transportation needs, including public access to employment, goods, and services and to reduce regulatory, financial, and other transaction costs to public agencies and system users;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id615286ca70b24f8fb26b7ce919c3f079"><enum>(2)</enum><text>achievement of national transportation safety goals, including enhancement of safe operation of motor vehicles and nonmotorized vehicles and improved emergency response to collisions, with particular emphasis on decreasing the number and severity of collisions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3d3367db7a06429a8f4ef3ef7c8faf09"><enum>(3)</enum><text>protection and enhancement of the natural environment and communities affected by surface transportation, with particular emphasis on assisting State and local governments to achieve national environmental goals;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida2844c0400bc4c54a2c4c6f149de2034"><enum>(4)</enum><text>accommodation of the needs of all users of surface transportation systems, including operators of commercial motor vehicles, passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians (including individuals with disabilities); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id476f6ba178b94d1e945c3fdade83e661"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enhancement of national defense mobility and improvement of the ability of the United States to respond to security-related or other manmade emergencies and natural disasters.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id39bf5b5c45b6483484fb46a47062aaf2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The Secretary shall implement activities under the intelligent transportation system program, at a minimum—</text> <paragraph id="id4c0d3c597be54a66a30854cf0601ff24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to expedite, in both metropolitan and rural areas, deployment and integration of intelligent transportation systems for consumers of passenger and freight transportation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4382fcfb8d9642d2bcd5116dec1150eb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure that Federal, State, and local transportation officials have adequate knowledge of intelligent transportation systems for consideration in the transportation planning process;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0f82d714118245d2bc26433e61ee0d7c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to improve regional cooperation and operations planning for effective intelligent transportation system deployment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9ea5c7b73909411f97dbb33672072ed8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to promote the innovative use of private resources in support of intelligent transportation system development;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida705a334398f4a73b5d5020acd2a6b00"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to facilitate, in cooperation with the motor vehicle industry, the introduction of vehicle-based safety enhancing systems;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc0f61cb646b440cb96d16d6d538f6a8d"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to support the application of intelligent transportation systems that increase the safety and efficiency of commercial motor vehicle operations;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7999bf25bb5847f48a32da20c2b8f97b"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to develop a workforce capable of developing, operating, and maintaining intelligent transportation systems;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8b5ac69a38db445594033237bd636ba6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to provide continuing support for operations and maintenance of intelligent transportation systems; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idfefb6c7c66944263abf42acc914eeee7"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to ensure a systems approach that includes cooperation among vehicles, infrastructure, and users.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="idb433d37c3b5946a3a81e717b6ae57e6e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 513 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9380A73785E444F2B705AC005D835E49" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">514. Goals and purposes.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id2f58ee6dcfb7449ba03accb6d4ccfb48"><enum>53003.</enum><header>General authorities and requirements</header> <subsection id="idb0eeb42f3de647cfa96df97184225ca9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 514 (as added by section 53002) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2294fb03e30c43f2a659bb19f57b9ba1" style="USC"> <section id="id82b18ab3b4c640638e24aa84af9fa2f3"><enum>515.</enum><header>General authorities and requirements</header> <subsection id="idf1f5c3b4ab504f7db081a20392dbc459"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the Secretary shall conduct an ongoing intelligent transportation system program—</text> <paragraph id="ide792490057d84fd9a0e3316c0021d87d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to research, develop, and operationally test intelligent transportation systems; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3b846d57c858455ba747188d8cbfd9ed"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide technical assistance in the nationwide application of those systems as a component of the surface transportation systems of the United States.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id600d80a4d56740baa95224ea5d1e39e2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>Intelligent transportation system research projects and operational tests funded pursuant to this chapter shall encourage and not displace public-private partnerships or private sector investment in those tests and projects.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id50c459730c38492db6cbe2f5b0f29da4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cooperation with governmental, private, and educational entities</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the intelligent transportation system program in cooperation with State and local governments and other public entities, the private sector firms of the United States, the Federal laboratories, and institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges and universities and other minority institutions of higher education.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idac375f8a6b2b414e84ae43335eda4b22"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation with federal officials</header><text>In carrying out the intelligent transportation system program, the Secretary shall consult with the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idec8deb26301945548a3cd64d0cd6dd0f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical assistance, training, and information</header><text>The Secretary may provide technical assistance, training, and information to State and local governments seeking to implement, operate, maintain, or evaluate intelligent transportation system technologies and services.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id3c8e9932653445f995fe238bd517cd29"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transportation planning</header><text>The Secretary may provide funding to support adequate consideration of transportation systems management and operations, including intelligent transportation systems, within metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id0c581e42d59545929aed55d08480235c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Information clearinghouse</header> <paragraph id="idfb1b4f0c68f54c46a0f040506037d1da"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idff07c701ceb24e9fb4abab2b89d2876d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain a repository for technical and safety data collected as a result of federally sponsored projects carried out under this chapter; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id699c75e010aa457e86d06abe966ef19f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make, on request, that information (except for proprietary information and data) readily available to all users of the repository at an appropriate cost.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id43c992509cc2467ea08fcd8fa5095f4d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreement</header> <subparagraph id="id3c96acf20b4f4a658da65f64001247fb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may enter into an agreement with a third party for the maintenance of the repository for technical and safety data under paragraph (1)(A).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide0e0055702ee4b58860cb50ab20d513c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal financial assistance</header><text>If the Secretary enters into an agreement with an entity for the maintenance of the repository, the entity shall be eligible for Federal financial assistance under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0d1d2be821ea4741a7d10172209e7d99"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of information</header><text>Information in the repository shall not be subject to sections 552 and 555 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc4fdb20b3f1c4cff9754da94aacc3e23"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Advisory committee</header> <paragraph id="id96caf844dbdb43f3962d0d8dc9e249bf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on carrying out this chapter.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0bdba45c9c154009892fdd059488b557"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall have no more than 20 members, be balanced between metropolitan and rural interests, and include, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="id6bbc1afc555445ada604d3839a7a3df0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a representative from a State highway department;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5673c89535af4d23b05a2f59b9a44622"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a representative from a local highway department who is not from a metropolitan planning organization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide5fcde16d8404d55baa3e132ce70328a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a representative from a State, local, or regional transit agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c541e9cbf3e4aa798eead90aa2fc208"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a representative from a metropolitan planning organization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id745d4310f85b45c5959a0ff568f5e359"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a private sector user of intelligent transportation system technologies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idff1acf7474494223a4d731a4029a9161"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an academic researcher with expertise in computer science or another information science field related to intelligent transportation systems, and who is not an expert on transportation issues;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c7e2ef74ba242008d107cd4d227df64"><enum>(G)</enum><text>an academic researcher who is a civil engineer;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b985e18bfdc429e9cd90490df3addd8"><enum>(H)</enum><text>an academic researcher who is a social scientist with expertise in transportation issues;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb92bfd9cb16b4f20b61f4063b282de2e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a representative from a nonprofit group representing the intelligent transportation system industry;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef0d01470aa24475842e168501310632"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a representative from a public interest group concerned with safety;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb23e5b59678546128c3160742a983ae2"><enum>(K)</enum><text>a representative from a public interest group concerned with the impact of the transportation system on land use and residential patterns; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61c4732622eb464abc7cc41c60e57dac"><enum>(L)</enum><text>members with expertise in planning, safety, telecommunications, utilities, and operations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id995ef41d16c74b3889db6621accec4ae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall, at a minimum, perform the following duties:</text> <subparagraph id="id653eeb8ce1994b4881ff30c527ea3a26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Provide input into the development of the intelligent transportation system aspects of the strategic plan under section 508.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75b6a4946a2c44159bfdeac3c4aa505c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Review, at least annually, areas of intelligent transportation systems research being considered for funding by the Department, to determine—</text> <clause id="id010587cc20c74df58b1eb3b2dd113680"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether these activities are likely to advance either the state-of-the-practice or state-of-the-art in intelligent transportation systems;</text> </clause><clause id="id3602caa2f7d24706897df676538af011"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the intelligent transportation system technologies are likely to be deployed by users, and if not, to determine the barriers to deployment; and</text> </clause><clause id="idc760a8e21a1443eebe8146d50dcd678c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the appropriate roles for government and the private sector in investing in the research and technologies being considered.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida652b7e55df7402e80cc0ffbd0bd5433"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than February 1 of each year after the date of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="ida449d76a81da4798a121c981c9c9fc76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all recommendations made by the Advisory Committee during the preceding calendar year;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a633f3209fe48bd992ce41752a0cd9b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an explanation of the manner in which the Secretary has implemented those recommendations; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73eeec3131f045cd8a7d14ec45ee0f8c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for recommendations not implemented, the reasons for rejecting the recommendations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9887e9591fc748779c363529432f324d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Applicability of federal advisory committee act</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47100d8d961b45f78999801cb075a856"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reporting</header> <paragraph id="ide739110370004a1884b91c10d87313e6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidelines and requirements</header> <subparagraph id="ida9fc3552e9284fd0976c2ccc3f0a3e02"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue guidelines and requirements for the reporting and evaluation of operational tests and deployment projects carried out under this chapter.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e55290874354b9d923aeb0b21be0e70"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Objectivity and independence</header><text>The guidelines and requirements issued under subparagraph (A) shall include provisions to ensure the objectivity and independence of the reporting entity so as to avoid any real or apparent conflict of interest or potential influence on the outcome by parties to any such test or deployment project or by any other formal evaluation carried out under this chapter.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec5bd6dd3da84c69aadc9df4c2eae20d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The guidelines and requirements issued under subparagraph (A) shall establish reporting funding levels based on the size and scope of each test or project that ensure adequate reporting of the results of the test or project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id899862f52a904e01b94038924e81ba6b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>Any survey, questionnaire, or interview that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the reporting of any test, deployment project, or program assessment activity under this chapter shall not be subject to chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id0c15aa3f8754441693ddb3514c72aefe"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 514 (as added by section 53002) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CA3C12747244EE2A51E2CEB5C04213C" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">515. General authorities and requirements.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id3cfa512577644ba2b4e02fc2f7d627cb"><enum>53004.</enum><header>Research and development</header> <subsection id="idaf9f7ad9995c4d03bab7e08faa3c4d85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 515 (as added by section 53003) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f58b504c7bf449a9e527fa88cce2d27" style="USC"> <section id="id6c56ef77a46c493db923805ffda8726e"><enum>516.</enum><header>Research and development</header> <subsection id="id0f066d6c6eb4475982c3065569b5baa8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a comprehensive program of intelligent transportation system research and development, and operational tests of intelligent vehicles, intelligent infrastructure systems, and other similar activities that are necessary to carry out this chapter.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idbe8148514c3c4fe9ae786c758688a7c7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority areas</header><text>Under the program, the Secretary shall give higher priority to funding projects that—</text> <paragraph id="idfbdc5df7b72f4f79a9f451bdb731ee3c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enhance mobility and productivity through improved traffic management, incident management, transit management, freight management, road weather management, toll collection, traveler information, or highway operations systems and remote sensing products;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0193fa76469744869892501269da6158"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use interdisciplinary approaches to develop traffic management strategies and tools to address multiple impacts of congestion concurrently;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7983e21bf6be4e0497320b4641399a27"><enum>(3)</enum><text>address traffic management, incident management, transit management, toll collection traveler information, or highway operations systems;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide6e52d26df6546b6a6cde9a2eab85c93"><enum>(4)</enum><text>incorporate research on the impact of environmental, weather, and natural conditions on intelligent transportation systems, including the effects of cold climates;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4c1a6167781243d98c12089a83cd70ed"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enhance intermodal use of intelligent transportation systems for diverse groups, including for emergency and health-related services;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idbe9c38f6ecc2434389e3ec24a0fa9225"><enum>(6)</enum><text>enhance safety through improved crash avoidance and protection, crash and other notification, commercial motor vehicle operations, and infrastructure-based or cooperative safety systems; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id37bd857c51d143d5921305a5fa63acb8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>facilitate the integration of intelligent infrastructure, vehicle, and control technologies.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf56ebfd38f0f4c3dbebe239bed06235e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share payable on account of any project or activity carried out under subsection (a) shall not exceed 80 percent.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id23f32109d98d4b87b3f4aa07f330e490"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 515 (as added by section 53004) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BE5E67458664E9B9E447BD9E6221271" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">516. Research and development.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="id3fb4e23c52ed44d7b602dedd86833bff"><enum>53005.</enum><header>National architecture and standards</header> <subsection id="idc534d8dfd417490d964a59efc1eada0a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 516 (as added by section 53004) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11d910dbbd724aa9a4a9a61d61957c77" style="USC"> <section id="idcc84e23ed2ec49aaa84c984c0d8a0956"><enum>517.</enum><header>National architecture and standards</header> <subsection id="idbb0d6acd2baf453c9c9c2df916f22822"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="idfa4b13e36b9f4ce78788b943190d580c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development, implementation, and maintenance</header><text>In accordance with section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; 110 Stat. 783; 115 Stat. 1241), the Secretary shall develop and maintain a national ITS architecture and supporting ITS standards and protocols to promote the use of systems engineering methods in the widespread deployment and evaluation of intelligent transportation systems as a component of the surface transportation systems of the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id194ac6c6762143cea55b345582179a22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interoperability and efficiency</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the national ITS architecture and supporting ITS standards and protocols shall promote interoperability among, and efficiency of, intelligent transportation systems and technologies implemented throughout the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id025c37de5c6540b9a49adefeea793de9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of standards development organizations</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall support the development and maintenance of standards and protocols using the services of such standards development organizations as the Secretary determines to be necessary and whose memberships are comprised of, and represent, the surface transportation and intelligent transportation systems industries.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3c335c5e6e5440f2ac9fd160697216ff"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standards for national policy implementation</header><text>If the Secretary finds that a standard is necessary for implementation of a nationwide policy relating to user fee collection or other capability requiring nationwide uniformity, the Secretary, after consultation with stakeholders, may establish and require the use of that standard.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id2f2e35a9eb704bc5acabf66c8c2c98ef"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Provisional standards</header> <paragraph id="idacf2be47c2e4488fa66bdbfd06147c73"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary finds that the development or balloting of an intelligent transportation system standard jeopardizes the timely achievement of the objectives described in subsection (a), the Secretary may establish a provisional standard, after consultation with affected parties, using, to the maximum extent practicable, the work product of appropriate standards development organizations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idec979d6f76764792bb18ffa83fb8701c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of effectiveness</header><text>A provisional standard established under paragraph (1) shall be published in the Federal Register and remain in effect until the appropriate standards development organization adopts and publishes a standard.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2968b1f568624265b8d89050702a3016"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conformity with national architecture</header> <paragraph id="idbe0e20e7f1f94bd9a4b35d77241b5d51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall ensure that intelligent transportation system projects carried out using amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund, including amounts made available to deploy intelligent transportation systems, conform to the appropriate regional ITS architecture, applicable standards, and protocols developed under subsection (a) or (c).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6cb578b97e774a8f9a507949e0ac789f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Discretion of the secretary</header><text>The Secretary, at the discretion of the Secretary, may offer an exemption from paragraph (1) for projects designed to achieve specific research objectives outlined in the national intelligent transportation system program plan or the surface transportation research and development strategic plan developed under section 508.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id52116006468149cfbc915aa915b92a15"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 516 (as added by section 53004) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85E015C7C5A3473E9B16D1FEBE742B86" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">517. National architecture and standards.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ida6c0da85f1994aaca0eb0c367c0cb394"><enum>53006.</enum><header>Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications systems deployment</header> <subsection id="idcc4edf466f1541b1bde9171fad36aa50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 517 (as added by section 53005) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id758d203ca3a8444bb79cfe5e07073208" style="USC"> <section id="id390c7e733dad4a8889fa71e35ff35c55"><enum>518.</enum><header>Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications systems deployment</header> <subsection id="id8e6a7ee23490486a8b0c1530d35927ce"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives that—</text> <paragraph id="id988f205d7e85458086a335c9e94f5a2d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>defines a recommended implementation path for dedicated short-range communications technology and applications;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idec9f1b3aa81a45529eb38be548231ad3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes guidance on the relationship of the proposed deployment of dedicated short-range communications to the National ITS Architecture and ITS Standards; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4937946f0c4e4787bc3281b4ce49517c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensures competition by not preferencing the use of any particular frequency for vehicle to infrastructure operations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf43dfac5c8cf4c5b854ad1ebc3cda282"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report review</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into agreements with the National Research Council and an independent third party with subject matter expertise for the review of the report described in subsection (a).</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="id91fdbd1d0baf4e8bbf8052d5688b56c3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 517 (as added by section 53005) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F7FE20FE49D42C887F5391C8CBC5F6C" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">518. Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications systems deployment.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>F

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<enum>I</enum><header>Reauthorization of certain programs</header> <subtitle id="idEB262CCD286D4775889640F373CCC375"><enum>A</enum><header>Secure rural schools and community self-determination program</header> <section id="idED92678EBA214F6E9D7543C7CD4BEA8A"><enum>100101.</enum><header>Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program</header> <subsection id="id5E0917697AF04CD39831E0605C9DCFAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idA6BC7125A20748479AAD4726721DCA89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 3(11)—</text> <subparagraph id="id63741FB216BE4EE297493169683BCBD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17AECF131C1349FC8D60BDA856D30F29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="idC582C5B491114C83977963D54AD99387"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idF3A1031F15B549E08444538A512EC992"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF66501F073364C46A97086505E1287EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2819D4B3471748A38CB948E75E31275B" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id247295DA09B64484A4665BD5AE909909"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount that is equal to 95 percent of the full funding amount for the preceding fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7FA472C7BD374306AAB61D572A381648"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in sections 101, 102, 203, 207, 208, 304, and 402, by striking <quote>2011</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2012</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idA372120D6CB8442393C814F4612D157F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 102—</text> <subparagraph id="idBCD9F87C500741C2BFAF19C8746442F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2008</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2012</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB619DA579B1746EB80CCA3CB3B67DD8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting <quote>in 2012</quote> before <quote>, the election</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6759F93075A74D5EA9E47F156B8E23F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <clause id="id83E518FF77FD4E2DA043642DDC1418D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>paragraph (3)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="idDAE60F47EE41436F831E7AB09CA71884"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subclause id="id2A1B304AF4874A96BD2ADAECDD162503"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3830BDAA1844739ADCAD80E49A4E406" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id48A2D49C93AD4B80B75D6270E11242B0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The Governor of each eligible State shall notify the Secretary concerned of an election by an eligible county under this subsection not later than September 30, 2012, and each September 30 thereafter for each succeeding fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subclause><subclause id="idD84BA8B31656477E9A79C8633D4E9D85"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D) and moving the subparagraph so as to appear at the end of paragraph (1) of subsection (d); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id6DFF2A740B24485F90F0F4784C8170EE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7558F19E3FC4755896AFFEDFA8CE3F6" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idC0D91DF393DE4500AE3F25E704462AC8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to elect</header><text>If the Governor of an eligible State fails to notify the Secretary concerned of the election for an eligible county by the date specified in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="id0C85ED8D5E8F422B8ED62F5E3ABC4BEC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the eligible county shall be considered to have elected to expend 80 percent of the funds in accordance with paragraph (1)(A); and</text> </clause><clause id="idA3EE16B21334451AA12B7E3106D3AB60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the remainder shall be available to the Secretary concerned to carry out projects in the eligible county to further the purpose described in section 202(b).</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD424D2EF37A440EEB221FFFAE4CD8B37"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 103(d)(2), by striking “fiscal year 2011” and inserting “each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012”;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2F58D9F0FEFD457497D9986948C4E95B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 202, by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B4924C9656E40A8A0FF954B7EC747B8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idE4519D0106C249EBB13CA7062ABAB422"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>A resource advisory committee may, in accordance with section 203, propose to use not more than 10 percent of the project funds of an eligible county for any fiscal year for administrative expenses associated with operating the resource advisory committee under this title.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF3AB3135855F4CEA968ABAD0EC9E86AD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section 204(e)(3)(B)(iii), by striking <quote>and 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>through 2012</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2B4BDAEBB4E6428894BA04321BC6BF3A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in section 205(a)(4), by striking <quote>2006</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2011</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id41A393648C5947D38D4923F1849A2142"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in section 208(b), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8968C2144C2549308D9F878E1D8D687B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in section 302(a)(2)(A), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF91ED5A1F2144AFD977B1760FC5315F3"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in section 304(b), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF55CC7501D314920AB7285FF34F0FF36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Failure To make election</header><text>For each county that failed to make an election for fiscal year 2011 in accordance with section 102(d)(3)(A) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(3)(A)), there shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out projects to further the purpose described in section 202(b) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 7122(b)), from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount that is equal to 15 percent of the total share of the State payment that otherwise would have been made to the county under that Act for fiscal year 2011.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id7B774A8141B44003B2BB2FF5E6BA604F"><enum>B</enum><header>Payment in lieu of taxes program</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd0672214d4dc40ad90bd0f0541d66932" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>100111.</enum><header>Payments in lieu of taxes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="id30277770444A49368312BE2A28413A88"><enum>C</enum><header>Offsets</header> <section id="id64FC2758BCD84C38B9C2E1860750FB4F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>100112.</enum><header>Tax reporting for life settlement transactions</header> <subsection id="id73B673B5B7F9406B9D80180D95D2D62E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F58F96D04044A078AD0E8856C9BB3C0" style="OLC"> <section id="ID20c7a9f2cbfb4db8aed305f67f99c56a"><enum>6050X.</enum><header>Returns relating to certain life insurance contract transactions</header> <subsection id="IDdc62a7347e954a22b23590830c503264"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement of reporting of certain payments</header> <paragraph id="idDECE529DEE4C4C988705116E13274C17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Every person who acquires a life insurance contract or any interest in a life insurance contract in a reportable policy sale during any taxable year shall make a return for such taxable year (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth—</text> <subparagraph id="ID651cf20e5a0c4982a8de5db2035d6d02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name, address, and TIN of such person,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDed719ed1dc9243d8b3c333335013dd49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name, address, and TIN of each recipient of payment in the reportable policy sale,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4F67AA4F51F248C18064886465AA935C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the date of such sale,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID378adbb6806d49d8beffb954491a980e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the name of the issuer of the life insurance contract sold and the policy number of such contract, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID38059663038d4e6084aa71a6e94b28d0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the amount of each payment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID032075294465413ab60830a3ca46c17f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statement to be furnished to persons with respect to whom information is required</header><text>Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—</text> <subparagraph id="id276D5D73DAF74719A1C9CC4799C80A27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person required to make such return, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD49A983919CF4C87ADF7FD775E432BD5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the information required to be shown on such return with respect to such person, except that in the case of an issuer of a life insurance contract, such statement is not required to include the information specified in paragraph (1)(E).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf55660c9e7234b658a264de850957a4c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement of reporting of seller's basis in life insurance contracts</header> <paragraph id="id859C1DEE71A84EAE81045F8352823A63"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon receipt of the statement required under subsection (a)(2) or upon notice of a transfer of a life insurance contract to a foreign person, each issuer of a life insurance contract shall make a return (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth—</text> <subparagraph id="idBEA0356FFEAA4F4E93FEA2C0D8FD9190"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name, address, and TIN of the seller who transfers any interest in such contract in such sale,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id827A864C76B0416A91085A991C60FC58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the investment in the contract (as defined in section 72(e)(6)) with respect to such seller, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id454BFE1919A1470EA5B0AE684A7E3239"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the policy number of such contract.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF80FDC185F304437A73D0DB3DA18E668"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statement to be furnished to persons with respect to whom information is required</header><text>Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—</text> <subparagraph id="idBC0531A906304C4099BE418D8DBE8273"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person required to make such return, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D4D82AB321B4C699459E90035558F4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the information required to be shown on such return with respect to each seller whose name is required to be set forth in such return.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID779a34e04b974cc58d53f4bcc31e5e65"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement of reporting with respect to reportable death benefits</header> <paragraph id="id0CBA91646B18438F92705955A3B77579"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Every person who makes a payment of reportable death benefits during any taxable year shall make a return for such taxable year (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth—</text> <subparagraph id="ID3c521fa0faa64067a70d7be4f780d80a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name, address, and TIN of the person making such payment,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfff14c2df8954794be3a91ae784f17d2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name, address, and TIN of each recipient of such payment,</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id608FAC2C8B1B4A738A01A4372767AAD0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the date of each such payment, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9392aa250b8043ab9d83ce8648c35262"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the amount of each such payment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id90C324034AD84977A7CD44AFF8CB409B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statement to be furnished to persons with respect to whom information is required</header><text>Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing—</text> <subparagraph id="idF55FC9F5BD1F44B7BBB4E31ABA207067"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person required to make such return, and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA95392B4854F4D6BB13A770F9C46B953"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the information required to be shown on such return with respect to each recipient of payment whose name is required to be set forth in such return.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3869b62f4f184f28b640af1b81120f84"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDef39b3417cee4b859ce3e0b99bd6f0c8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payment</header><text>The term <term>payment</term> means the amount of cash and the fair market value of any consideration transferred in a reportable policy sale.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6601202ff7a641958fd06c6569e6d26e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reportable policy sale</header><text>The term <term>reportable policy sale</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(3)(B).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID000a52c8c39e4364a877b1ea5701640b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Issuer</header><text>The term <term>issuer</term> means any life insurance company that bears the risk with respect to a life insurance contract on the date any return or statement is required to be made under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4927df567d274c16855371cb51955519"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reportable death benefits</header><text>The term <term>reportable death benefits</term> means amounts paid by reason of the death of the insured under a life insurance contract that has been transferred in a reportable policy sale.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="idC1134EFA8AE143B9BB1061199F78A0DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6050W the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDF5323AC3004FFAB9859F35A769A315" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 6050X. Returns relating to certain life insurance contract transactions.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="idF4CE0DE6236942D1B256D18FEABE8B71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="id6C94E5323522467A9DAEEDC2BE74492A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Subsection (d) of section 6724 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="id2CAE9AA210E84DB2A72D51D3DE29EEA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of clause (xxiv) of paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (xxv) of such paragraph and inserting <quote>or</quote>, and by inserting after such clause (xxv) the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" id="id646C2695886645C4A6C62890BF187952" style="OLC"> <clause id="idD1405BB6DCE045B7B4DB511A1652B4A7"><enum>(xxvi)</enum><text>section 6050X (relating to returns relating to certain life insurance contract transactions), and</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>, and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBD1F8CF7BF004A0C8A7EFE6770BB93A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph (GG) of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (HH) of such paragraph and inserting <quote>, or</quote>, and by inserting after such subparagraph (HH) the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" id="id9DA2D6B0E5D24DAD9630750AD669B93F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id55AED68EC42A4C098F30591A4BB1D80A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>subsection (a)(2), (b)(2), or (c)(2) of section 6050X (relating to returns relating to certain life insurance contract transactions).</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1815E32F43604F54B4FD82AC84352056"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 6047 of such Code is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="id38F54972F91543DD87EABDF7553E2375"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h),</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE4D582BD3D54FECA7A977A67453D8AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" id="idF7F747AF0E8D4DD19C6CD2D71B19BBB3" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idD773DF5662C54830A25CC694ACB3CA09"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Information relating to life insurance contract transactions</header><text>This section shall not apply to any information which is required to be reported under section 6050X.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>, and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id095F6597E9F14BC3AD751650EA5B1593"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end of subsection (h), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" id="id196ED5C1EEE94E12B3B7F75A2FFD08BA" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id6D1FDBCF583A4DFD8E210C4F65BE7057"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For provisions requiring reporting of information relating to certain life insurance contract transactions, see section 6050X.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb717c0f642db43dc9451c086d059095e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to—</text> <paragraph id="ID671a24a8e40542f98f3ecc4f4b683aa7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reportable policy sales after December 31, 2012, and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbd75a621f3b94345992a2f9d0f89654c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reportable death benefits paid after December 31, 2012.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id5827A62006BD4D3097693E48076EA646"><enum>100113.</enum><header>Clarification of tax basis of life insurance contracts</header> <subsection id="id7946A14607644B1CB759FF69D706436D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clarification with respect to adjustments</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 1016(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and all that follows and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7D57F0C35C445BD88393CCC1A1ACB84" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id1D586BB8A0ED4886AF5D3CEC16E0E652"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for—</text> <clause id="id5CDD53F69CF141E39C56E2D7EAF10FA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>taxes or other carrying charges described in section 266; or</text> </clause><clause id="id990D2C3077C64914A0722CF6CB90F3C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>expenditures described in section 173 (relating to circulation expenditures),</text> </clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">for which deductions have been taken by the taxpayer in determining taxable income for the taxable year or prior taxable years; or</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id120123BE46AD4CA0B3724C04C4B7F29C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for mortality, expense, or other reasonable charges incurred under an annuity or life insurance contract;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id028594E0621841959712B321BAAAA877"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to transactions entered into after August 25, 2009.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A580BDF489E487A8BA880844B936DA4"><enum>100114.</enum><header>Exception to transfer for valuable consideration rules</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7AE6196683244A6DB31FB6AFDE2424EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 101 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" id="id990AAC65A3234228982BC31A2873A205" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idFBFBCFE744364DC7BB8AF9C798D1F7FE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception to valuable consideration rules for commercial transfers</header> <subparagraph id="id92AC157F1F3845C7BC1E1A9990A15D56"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The second sentence of paragraph (2) shall not apply in the case of a transfer of a life insurance contract, or any interest therein, which is a reportable policy sale.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85FD7AC1D1124237AE6D036464D5FC8B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reportable policy sale</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>reportable policy sale</term> means the acquisition of an interest in a life insurance contract, directly or indirectly, if the acquirer has no substantial family, business, or financial relationship with the insured apart from the acquirer's interest in such life insurance contract. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term <term>indirectly</term> applies to the acquisition of an interest in a partnership, trust, or other entity that holds an interest in the life insurance contract.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D4B9F204DAD42A29DAE23700C5056AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 101(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id342DD3E5F0244A9994C4DDA81D3EC0A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers after December 31, 2012.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id262d68cc47cb4d8f869aa342f892dd55"><enum>100115.</enum><header>Phased retirement authority</header> <subsection id="ida4fa186d4d6f40ada181fe7f356e199b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>CSRS</header><text>Chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id19f3a52416824fa1b817d9ecf8a020d6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 8331—</text> <subparagraph id="id5b831b486976402e88fd5802eb0f7ad1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (30) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc397b75fac2d442da398adb1bdaf9c8f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (31) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0e59d8b3b7e4b4fadee1007c495b5c6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5b5e5001b924f2b9447ed4d231ec88f" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ida4b9fad3a0f444f6974f564dc67e55a3"><enum>(32)</enum><text><quote>Director</quote> means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id626c8a768ca2460e9a0b3ead41815c13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 8336 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5D96F18D5914B72AEB18231CCBE637D" style="USC"> <section id="id87a11822ea784cd7950d075c48a7acb9"><enum>8336a.</enum><header>Phased retirement</header> <subsection id="id6754386158364dca8532735cc2b2b36c"><enum>(a)</enum><text>For the purposes of this section—</text> <paragraph id="id0427a19036db410980fab86fbe0b70a0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <quote>composite retirement annuity</quote> means the annuity computed when a phased retiree attains full retirement status;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3c438ad649b7436da289064b307d8ab6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <quote>full retirement status</quote> means that a phased retiree has ceased employment and is entitled, upon application, to a composite retirement annuity;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idfbe9f435ad90438584c66ef5278a150d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased employment</quote> means the less-than-full-time employment of a phased retiree;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idCE63E006BD38441E83AD3068AF23381F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased retiree</quote> means a retirement-eligible employee who—</text> <subparagraph id="idEEFFEF2CBF5C485EACF049F4203BF826"><enum>(A)</enum><text>makes an election under subsection (b); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF5762D6377B4C01B8429DFAD0FBFFEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has not entered full retirement status;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD384EF74E00A4704863EE3AAEC201F2B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased retirement annuity</quote> means the annuity payable under this section before full retirement;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id362DD7157ACC40FA92F900F699C180DA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased retirement percentage</quote> means the percentage which, when added to the working percentage for a phased retiree, produces a sum of 100 percent;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id42344c7514dd4fe5b8c695a9d7614634"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased retirement period</quote> means the period beginning on the date on which an individual becomes entitled to receive a phased retirement annuity and ending on the date on which the individual dies or separates from phased employment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc74c02b650b447318258307d3c11f57a"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased retirement status</quote> means that a phased retiree is concurrently employed in phased employment and eligible to receive a phased retirement annuity;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id67f00f1447094d0a98c6516e386641dd"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the term <quote>retirement-eligible employee</quote>—</text> <subparagraph id="id3DDE3892232F4886A1B51DC4A593AE71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means an individual who, if the individual separated from the service, would meet the requirements for retirement under subsection (a) or (b) of section 8336; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7991A631B15D456D8BF365C1CC9E2FB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include—</text> <clause id="idA8E3C3EA51714D47817D865A7C3AAB5F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an individual who, if the individual separated from the service, would meet the requirements for retirement under subsection (c), (e), (m), or (n) of section 8336; or</text> </clause><clause id="id316B36F6F7EE43D2A9F3811F42236CA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a law enforcement officer, firefighter, nuclear materials courier, air traffic controller, customs and border protection officer, or member of the Capitol Police or Supreme Court Police; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6efb659f074142f590f3ad5317b39a29"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the term <quote>working percentage</quote> means the percentage of full-time employment equal the quotient obtained by dividing—</text> <subparagraph id="idab51883c16214cbab96e5f5bcf284917"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of hours per pay period to be worked by a phased retiree as scheduled in accordance with subsection (b)(2); by</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e5f35800713415db88b5f7d613abf3e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of hours per pay period to be worked by an employee serving in a comparable position on a full-time basis.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc7322f46f72840ad83af1a0c0bd42764"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE4C20191964F44948F5778FC9B357992"><enum>(1)</enum><text>With the concurrence of the head of the employing agency, and under regulations promulgated by the Director, a retirement-eligible employee who has been employed on a full time basis for not less than the 3-year period ending on the date on which the retirement-eligible employee makes an election under this subsection may elect to enter phased retirement status.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idaa40785ea3bb4bb6bfe9a4d7837ed7b4" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5C0BBA5E68C04B0996513CB705B8AA43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), at the time of entering phased retirement status, a phased retiree shall be appointed to a position for which the working percentage is 50 percent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba1929e26c9a46c7b8ad4200e3086dd2" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Director may, by regulation, provide for working percentages different from the percentage specified under subparagraph (A), which shall be not less than 20 percent and not more than 80 percent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f2a3c3ba77247d3ad1fc0018cda416d" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The working percentage for a phased retiree may not be changed during the phased retiree’s phased retirement period.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1eb451c1f2e4710bd400a3a61e12868" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2B907F98C6AD4BF0AEF5047F447603B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not less than 20 percent of the hours to be worked by a phased retiree shall consist of mentoring.</text> </clause><clause id="id1de7d0b62f5b43a4a4996e1e42655c30" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Director may, by regulation, provide for exceptions to the requirement under clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7f4cf811018d49149df585316eb5f9ef" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A phased retiree—</text> <subparagraph id="idA0319E3CF5AE4FCDAC2BC656575CD83F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not be employed in more than one position at any time; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idABFE70C9CA79433ABFF90691453E7020"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may transfer to another position in the same or a different agency, if the transfer does not result in a change in the working percentage.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb089e59779914fc880796ff72436ea2a" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A retirement-eligible employee may make only one election under this subsection during the retirement-eligible employee's lifetime.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idd27a949a341a455d88c629f09d773a47" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A retirement-eligible employee who makes an election under this subsection may not make an election under section 8343a.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id83b521af20374ca49f884b717f3aa1c6"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1F9141AAEB054C34B598002628831278"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, the phased retirement annuity for a phased retiree is the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subparagraph id="id3899d6f405994f8f88d332caf199bc65" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of an annuity computed under section 8339 that would have been payable to the phased retiree if, on the date on which the phased retiree enters phased retirement status, the phased retiree had separated from service and retired under section 8336(a) or (b); by</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd42bd9254f224027b16fbcb87e7a8121" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the phased retirement percentage for the phased retiree.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id04b42ee5f9224de9903e10d3648dfb38" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A phased retirement annuity shall be paid in addition to the basic pay for the position to which a phased retiree is appointed during phased employment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4c2ded5bf55944b884e4f35ff7bf01bd" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A phased retirement annuity shall be adjusted in accordance with section 8340.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id64d7e9fff1004cc68ebf69ee4b288c2d" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3853E46C795C4860B55262D51314C5B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A phased retirement annuity shall not be subject to reduction for any form of survivor annuity, shall not serve as the basis of the computation of any survivor annuity, and shall not be subject to any court order requiring a survivor annuity to be provided to any individual.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF2CAEF75FDA4CDD93B007CD934C178B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A phased retirement annuity shall be subject to a court order providing for division, allotment, assignment, execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process on the same basis as other annuities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id025d4671c62e495986f62bb6893c7c37" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any reduction of a phased retirement annuity based on an election under section 8334(d)(2) shall be applied to the phased retirement annuity after computation under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc2a709e9df954e16abae8892fd1e2923" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idAD6D96BBA1284FB890207BCE9DB8E547"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any deposit, or election of an actuarial annuity reduction in lieu of a deposit, for military service or for creditable civilian service for which retirement deductions were not made or refunded shall be made by a retirement-eligible employee at or before the time the retirement-eligible employee enters phased retirement status. No such deposit may be made, or actuarial adjustment in lieu thereof elected, at the time a phased retiree enters full retirement status.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0493cf712ac4f97a2480946bc357680" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a phased retiree does not make such a deposit and dies in service as a phased retiree, a survivor of the phased retiree shall have the same right to make such deposit as would have been available had the employee not entered phased retirement status and died in service.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc0546954b46f4137b975a10fb0be3999" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If a phased retiree makes an election for an actuarial annuity reduction under section 8334(d)(2) and dies in service as a phased retiree, the amount of any deposit upon which such actuarial reduction shall have been based shall be deemed to have been fully paid.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idce9b6208d4694b6f8bdcbe0f937702fb" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A phased retirement annuity shall commence on the date on which a phased retiree enters phased employment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide7bbe694024841fbb36f900bc11c191a" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>No unused sick leave credit may be used in the computation of the phased retirement annuity.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFC9260D3B8104915BF313AB49B201E76"><enum>(d)</enum><text>All basic pay not in excess of the full-time rate of pay for the position to which a phased retiree is appointed shall be deemed to be basic pay for purposes of section 8334.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ida99b70f809654a928471cf85f588e5df"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Under such procedures as the Director may prescribe, a phased retiree may elect to enter full retirement status at any time. Upon making such an election, a phased retiree shall be entitled to a composite retirement annuity.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id837ecb87c63046c6af0ef7459bbacfd9"><enum>(f)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id797F65BE0F9B4F7282F8B46153AAA794"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided otherwise under this subsection, a composite retirement annuity is a single annuity computed under regulations prescribed by the Director, equal to the sum of—</text> <subparagraph id="id6bd33adf0e734ed5b94be5870c6c3b61" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of the phased retirement annuity as of the date of full retirement, before any reduction based on an election under section 8334(d)(2), and including any adjustments made under section 8340; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ebedc8773cc4edf8102912819510621" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <clause id="id6a655e4be8a542c1a350525cd5ba6c55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of an annuity computed under section 8339 that would have been payable at the time of full retirement if the individual had not elected a phased retirement and as if the individual was employed on a full-time basis in the position occupied during the phased retirement period and before any reduction for survivor annuity or reduction based on an election under section 8334(d)(2); by</text> </clause><clause id="id772d6a5d35414f66a1cc9cbbf4379ff9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the working percentage.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbd9779e928564ce59d5b90dbd0e1bfd7" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>After computing a composite retirement annuity under paragraph (1), the Director shall adjust the amount of the annuity for any applicable reductions for a survivor annuity and any previously elected actuarial reduction under section 8334(d)(2).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id614A014782274EA6AA7C4C2707AC54FF" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A composite retirement annuity shall be adjusted in accordance with section 8340, except that subsection (c)(1) of that section shall not apply.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id17d0f1ac96dc431aa0a32c9aaac7f2b7" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In computing a composite retirement annuity under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the unused sick leave to the credit of a phased retiree at the time of entry into full retirement status shall be adjusted by dividing the number of hours of unused sick leave by the working percentage.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id257a766e52344849972c33a17095dc0c"><enum>(g)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEF584EBEC12C488C8AA6D39F5FA19D4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Under such procedures and conditions as the Director may provide, and with the concurrence of the head of the employing agency, a phased retiree may elect to terminate phased retirement status and return to a full-time work schedule.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id168818ebbc6d44f2838b13d777b1c6fc" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Upon entering a full-time work schedule based upon an election under paragraph (1), the phased retirement annuity of a phased retiree shall terminate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd88d2be8e09f4629abae011666c55b74" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>After the termination of a phased retirement annuity under this subsection, the individual’s rights under this subchapter shall be determined based on the law in effect at the time of any subsequent separation from service. For purposes of this subchapter or chapter 84, at time of the subsequent separation from service, the phased retirement period shall be treated as if it had been a period of part-time employment with the work schedule described in subsection (b)(2).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idceb4582ea79d43e597d27b4d510262a2"><enum>(h)</enum><text>For purposes of section 8341—</text> <paragraph id="idbeaeb3fff69b45be8c333efe44aa4fd5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the death of a phased retiree shall be deemed to be the death in service of an employee; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0becb00fe8e44fee81cf156d18f43bd7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the phased retirement period shall be deemed to have been a period of part-time employment with the work schedule described in subsection (b)(2).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id97e63527f9d64c1abcf9b2404d405e34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Employment of a phased retiree shall not be deemed to be part-time career employment, as defined in section 3401(2).</text> </subsection><subsection id="idecf1a1c1be654f299589b90d9510fd00"><enum>(j)</enum><text>A phased retiree is not eligible to apply for an annuity under section 8337.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idd07bdb89e46c4f1985bbf83674a76101"><enum>(k)</enum><text>For purposes of section 8341(h)(4), retirement shall be deemed to occur on the date on which a phased retiree enters into full retirement status.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id537bc382ca09461a8e3edeb862c8033d"><enum>(l)</enum><text>For purposes of sections 8343 and 8351, and subchapter III of chapter 84, a phased retiree shall be deemed to be an employee.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id4CB2F99C10FF40A0B3621FFD441D352A"><enum>(m)</enum><text>A phased retiree is not subject to section 8344.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idB417C32705B542948DAF2E6F11E73845"><enum>(n)</enum><text>For purposes of chapter 87, a phased retiree shall be deemed to be receiving basic pay at the rate of a full-time employee in the position to which the phased retiree is appointed.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id832dd120cd51482991d7509f2086efea"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the table of sections by inserting after the item relating to section 8336 the following:</text> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section"><quote>8336a. Phased retirement.</quote>. </toc-entry> </toc> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0a682dbf862647bc892f956b24922fb5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>FERS</header><text>Chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id7536ed8f87224472bec28ecc9618f598"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after section 8412 the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id195E2FCD735F4E168C1E2DC829341E59" style="USC"> <section id="id606174dc2a67477b90bd2976bd3fc727"><enum>8412a.</enum><header>Phased retirement</header> <subsection id="idc6b3343afbe541d28ce882a05117c7f9"><enum>(a)</enum><text>For the purposes of this section—</text> <paragraph id="id40e401f36ffa4c4c872e10096ab7fcb1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <quote>composite retirement annuity</quote> means the annuity computed when a phased retiree attains full retirement status;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida6c1a61ebfad4fa08b8e6eb202bad7a2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <quote>full retirement status</quote> means that a phased retiree has ceased employment and is entitled, upon application, to a composite retirement annuity;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf3dd4cec6e484aa0b6e2e12e499e1620"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased employment</quote> means the less-than-full-time employment of a phased retiree;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4AC1C5F5E8D1464A805AA5CFFFAE34B5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased retiree</quote> means a retirement-eligible employee who—</text> <subparagraph id="id3B4889C6922A4E2F96AF2C41E6E40FA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>makes an election under subsection (b); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11448AB1B3004D61ABA00909C52EF6F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has not entered full retirement status;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id50FE582D88CF4C6E8C435FC57514BBF8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased retirement annuity</quote> means the annuity payable under this section before full retirement;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0F7B524D78F84CAEBD9F7E718C422C3B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased retirement percentage</quote> means the percentage which, when added to the working percentage for a phased retiree, produces a sum of 100 percent;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc4b11084a81443428047e2a9d2c6b350"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased retirement period</quote> means the period beginning on the date on which an individual becomes entitled to receive a phased retirement annuity and ending on the date on which the individual dies or separates from phased employment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0030666dbe2e4cc194cf816507385d15"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the term <quote>phased retirement status</quote> means that a phased retiree is concurrently employed in phased employment and eligible to receive a phased retirement annuity;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc2ed568c29bf4faab94e15d59928962f"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the term <quote>retirement-eligible employee</quote>—</text> <subparagraph id="id37E1E14DF1894AF1B44DF064486AC5C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means an individual who, if the individual separated from the service, would meet the requirements for retirement under subsection (a) or (b) of section 8412; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE1BBE73C3168448BA0CDF77FE2833C65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include—</text> <clause id="idD71347DF4EDE4CF79AB384917F82B5DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an individual who, if the individual separated from the service, would meet the requirements for retirement under subsection (d) or (e) of section 8412; or</text> </clause><clause id="idF75C091873374AE9A6B49AFFC0261B5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a law enforcement officer, firefighter, nuclear materials courier, air traffic controller, customs and border protection officer, or member of the Capitol Police or Supreme Court Police; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id36a8f90b5adf43508fba4d00fb93ee44"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the term <quote>working percentage</quote> means the percentage of full-time employment equal to the quotient obtained by dividing—</text> <subparagraph id="id5A0331F969F84A15A2710F336BE0674E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of hours per pay period to be worked by a phased retiree as scheduled in accordance with subsection (b)(2); by</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB67D0E9469E341B1AC7E4B26EDB544F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of hours per pay period to be worked by an employee serving in a comparable position on a full-time basis.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id74ab96dbcc0c48fb875c7fb701ecc0eb"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4ED527AB8A144ABC8FFB5687814A8E60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>With the concurrence of the head of the employing agency, and under regulations promulgated by the Director, a retirement-eligible employee who has been employed on a full time basis for not less than the 3-year period ending on the date on which the retirement-eligible employee makes an election under this subsection may elect to enter phased retirement status.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idca995b30d58b4697804e657491b9e0f4" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id23DEF9E31D7C45F783BFC1090F1334C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), at the time of entering phased retirement status, a phased retiree shall be appointed to a position for which the working percentage is 50 percent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id180d0f04a37c4dcd9dcd501c1e7e7ea4" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Director may, by regulation, provide for working percentages different from the percentage specified under subparagraph (A), which shall be not less than 20 percent and not more than 80 percent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51822b58a0414a49b89415a36d62ad02" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The working percentage for a phased retiree may not be changed during the phased retiree’s phased retirement period.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd6be5c920d19404e84d6b5af6b1de93b" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD7041A1D083544CCAD5EE5F5CE05D313"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not less than 20 percent of the hours to be worked by a phased retiree shall consist of mentoring.</text> </clause><clause id="id37e8a5d29f974061bcd6d255a2794c29" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Director may, by regulation, provide for exceptions to the requirement under clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8f674ba7d0b847b793957540bf532bdd" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A phased retiree—</text> <subparagraph id="id2969FB82BAB24E9491422B50E8F05DAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not be employed in more than one position at any time; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11C8CA55B4A54025BC16BA7076684578"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may transfer to another position in the same or a different agency, if the transfer does not result in a change in the working percentage.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c971b2b82b44086b7fec655f51d16a3" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A retirement-eligible employee may make only one election under this subsection during the retirement-eligible employee's lifetime.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id83e97d74215247b29175fd563a2496a6" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A retirement-eligible employee who makes an election under this subsection may not make an election under section 8420a.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0d1a0f68740641f4aa06056cc3ad87bc"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id84F374FF1D1F4BDEBC17472637B96F77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, the phased retirement annuity for a phased retiree is the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subparagraph id="id1b5ce306af73444ba5b7daec48187d82" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of an annuity computed under section 8415 that would have been payable to the phased retiree if, on the date on which the phased retiree enters phased retirement status, the phased retiree had separated from service and retired under section 8412 (a) or (b); by</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8882c715b084418ea922f0b1110181f3" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the phased retirement percentage for the phased retiree.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2bd9ee9abc7a4ef3a1067cedd590476e" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A phased retirement annuity shall be paid in addition to the basic pay for the position to which a phased retiree is appointed during the phased employment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idbe5e028f65264a7cb57d2ca09c3d46b2" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A phased retirement annuity shall be adjusted in accordance with section 8462.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id86791992273041afaffad81751b9e366" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD95F6544B8DD441898F384BB10909294"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A phased retirement annuity shall not be subject to reduction for any form of survivor annuity, shall not serve as the basis of the computation of any survivor annuity, and shall not be subject to any court order requiring a survivor annuity to be provided to any individual.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id726011BA6EE54977AB4D9EB2620F3FD8" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A phased retirement annuity shall be subject to a court order providing for division, allotment, assignment, execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process on the same basis as other annuities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idddade8e4933043bf81df37105b0e14c0" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4B3896CA451F4D0291D9AB82611295E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any deposit, or election of an actuarial annuity reduction in lieu of a deposit, for military service or for creditable civilian service for which retirement deductions were not made or refunded, shall be made by a retirement-eligible employee at or before the time the retirement-eligible employee enters phased retirement status. No such deposit may be made, or actuarial adjustment in lieu thereof elected, at the time a phased retiree enters full retirement status.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc41ef7bb04294d2a90bf29340b112206" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a phased retiree does not make such a deposit and dies in service as a phased retiree, a survivor of the phased retiree shall have the same right to make such deposit as would have been available had the employee not entered phased retirement status and died in service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id87d6dea8c1814b39930c54871a489f54" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A phased retirement annuity shall commence on the date on which a phased retiree enters phased employment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0AD10A6521A64D5DA0F512EB31ED17FD" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>No unused sick leave credit may be used in the computation of the phased retirement annuity.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7F3DA54CCD4D48AF86C9F7F101BBD38F"><enum>(d)</enum><text>All basic pay not in excess of the full-time rate of pay for the position to which a phased retiree is appointed shall be deemed to be basic pay for purposes of section 8422 and 8423.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idb377d39db35443d1a8df23cbe516616e"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Under such procedures as the Director may prescribe, a phased retiree may elect to enter full retirement status at any time. Upon making such an election, a phased retiree shall be entitled to a composite retirement annuity.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id5fbac10233464bbd898aa7df97764c78"><enum>(f)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF017023B550E4302A2AA88FB0E6F8F6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided otherwise under this subsection, a composite retirement annuity is a single annuity computed under regulations prescribed by the Director, equal to the sum of—</text> <subparagraph id="id50FB158F738A4B15ACB0DD1EAD86EC7B" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of the phased retirement annuity as of the date of full retirement, including any adjustments made under section 8462; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBF5A80FF155B459B9808E24478037E7E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <clause id="idd29172d549ec442c81383271ab66669c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of an annuity computed under section 8412 that would have been payable at the time of full retirement if the individual had not elected a phased retirement and as if the individual was employed on a full-time basis in the position occupied during the phased retirement period and before any adjustment to provide for a survivor annuity; by</text> </clause><clause id="ide1877dbc15ae4385bf19410cdeff8aec"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the working percentage;</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id663E2E699ADD407B94E29C43CDA5E576" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>After computing a composite retirement annuity under paragraph (1), the Director shall adjust the amount of the annuity for any applicable reductions for a survivor annuity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id067A42E0D6084D969D4FB667EBE63F90" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A composite retirement annuity shall be adjusted in accordance with section 8462, except that subsection (c)(1) of that section shall not apply.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idbf7ce692422f420f867eee806220c9c1" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In computing a composite retirement annuity under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the unused sick leave to the credit of a phased retiree at the time of entry into full retirement status shall be adjusted by dividing the number of hours of unused sick leave by the working percentage.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id620c1d2246254d4abfd0444d5b659b77"><enum>(g)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA9C621483F9F43CFB5AF05EDE3176BFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Under such procedures and conditions as the Director may provide, and with the concurrence of the head of employing agency, a phased retiree may elect to terminate phased retirement status and return to a full-time work schedule.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id75c01e9a3d244b6c821593fcf85093e0" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Upon entering a full-time work schedule based on an election under paragraph (1), the phased retirement annuity of a phased retiree shall terminate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida51404daf2ad4c54a343141f828fa924" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>After termination of the phased retirement annuity under this subsection, the individual’s rights under this chapter shall be determined based on the law in effect at the time of any subsequent separation from service. For purposes of this chapter, at the time of the subsequent separation from service, the phased retirement period shall be treated as if it had been a period of part-time employment with the work schedule described in subsection (b)(2).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0f2c867774af4417a7ea3e8005331303"><enum>(h)</enum><text>For purposes of subchapter IV—</text> <paragraph id="idd7ce5698524e49dfb1cfd6213ebcdefb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the death of a phased retiree shall be deemed to be the death in service of an employee;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idaf2995e37ea9436e86b75aea46a2d701"><enum>(2)</enum><text>except for purposes of section 8442(b)(1)(A)(i), the phased retirement period shall be deemed to have been a period of part-time employment with the work schedule described in subsection (b)(2) of this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id53C7B9612DB649AFB86510AF15FA8F85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for purposes of section 8442(b)(1)(A)(i), the phased retiree shall be deemed to have been at the full-time rate of pay for the position occupied.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5948c9dce8524f72b003e23304d5e13f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Employment of a phased retiree shall not be deemed to be part-time career employment, as defined in section 3401(2).</text> </subsection><subsection id="id74270834ce0645b0afc2bea8111fd877"><enum>(j)</enum><text>A phased retiree is not eligible to receive an annuity supplement under section 8421.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idfb4f3af518424246a8b50431194c7544"><enum>(k)</enum><text>For purposes of subchapter III, a phased retiree shall be deemed to be an employee.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id3b895da605e1494fa8dbee2babffb818"><enum>(l)</enum><text>For purposes of section 8445(d), retirement shall be deemed to occur on the date on which a phased retiree enters into full retirement status.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idaef4ba5b84f040f2a03b74d878b6c386"><enum>(m)</enum><text>A phased retiree is not eligible to apply for an annuity under subchapter V.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id7a05f7f44dbd4ed1b0f6e3b0f9890997"><enum>(n)</enum><text>A phased retiree is not subject to section 8468.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idda68e1f6a74d4afebc297fa7ca6db9fa"><enum>(o)</enum><text>For purposes of chapter 87, a phased retiree shall be deemed to be receiving basic pay at the rate of a full-time employee in the position to which the phased retiree is appointed.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idfe28c58a2a4349d1a7ad73cb5df4d0bf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the table of sections by inserting after the item relating to section 8412 the following:</text> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section"><quote>8412a. Phased retirement.</quote>. </toc-entry> </toc> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida5db422af7a54951879f82c80c302c14"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the effective date of the implementing regulations issued by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF8E134E2E344B6FAC42B716405DE006"><enum>100116.</enum><header>Roll-your-own cigarette machines</header> <subsection id="ID88fb3098ce3a4efc947a3ade3e698d19"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection (d) of section 5702 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDAA3249074D4B1CA2A3303224DE260A" style="OLC"> <quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subsection">Such term shall include any person who for commercial purposes makes available for consumer use (including such consumer’s personal consumption or use under paragraph (1)) a machine capable of making cigarettes, cigars, or other tobacco products. A person making such a machine available for consumer use shall be deemed the person making the removal as defined by subsection (j) with respect to any tobacco products manufactured by such machine.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID69b4e947c8a14707a03669ae9c8d6fab"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to articles removed after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Stop tax haven abuse</header> <section id="IDdf2b3e396bee44d684191b1289a8bfc2"><enum>100201.</enum><header>Authorizing special measures against foreign jurisdictions, financial institutions, and others that significantly impede United States tax enforcement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5318A of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID5cbe1da25ef1421c937d60cbfca80fbf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the section heading and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE368511390454F75A281CFD8FD5FFFA3" style="USC"> <section id="ID32487884cc1447cea62e77c8b64e3dd6"><enum>5318A.</enum><header>Special measures for jurisdictions, financial institutions, or international transactions that are of primary money laundering concern or significantly impede United States tax enforcement</header> </section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID65ab8392c6734adc992e5a1526e8bc31"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking the subsection heading and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8EF3AD54E0FC4D2ABF4886CCAD6D441A" style="USC"> <subsection id="ID2c73ca8476cd4d459e429950cef1f358"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special measures To counter money laundering and efforts to significantly impede United States tax enforcement</header> </subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID076e1d61a48a4e289ffaa35cd70997bd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="idA7A67EA7E52647ED905D9913A03B4F51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection heading and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFCEB75EAAEE846019BC7B064C6B71B12" style="USC"> <subsection id="ID9cc02aef71d247f9a4c3d6872f36e0dc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultations and information To be considered in finding jurisdictions, institutions, types of accounts, or transactions To be of primary money laundering concern or To be significantly impeding United States tax enforcement</header> </subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC31F3A23DB3E45D59DA9426C3021312A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting at the end of paragraph (2) thereof the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id247DB39BC01B4365932B4AC67FECC721" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id9DAFBFB871844215984F35E9DBAFC443"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other considerations</header><text>The fact that a jurisdiction or financial institution is cooperating with the United States on implementing the requirements specified in chapter 4 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may be favorably considered in evaluating whether such jurisdiction or financial institution is significantly impeding United States tax enforcement.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf99910e2fa34a7fa142571b7c341396"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by inserting <quote>or is significantly impeding United States tax enforcement</quote> after <quote>primary money laundering concern</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6506091cf0e49e7b04a22bb9c0526b5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(4)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID54c4f8874fc24541a4cf4e692007915a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="idEF033E382EFD47A5AD8F150D919CA660"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>in matters involving money laundering,</quote> before <quote>shall consult</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id6A2489F97B0744C983CB82E938759659"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0176cc1eb5bd4a21b9526b4ab0b82f61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf62f7cbb461b4da3a2bfaabc8e0d080d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36CFDE144671439CA3529C317B5568F3" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="IDe47300dc9b694e84a533cd38df06af7a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in matters involving United States tax enforcement, shall consult with the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General of the United States, and in the sole discretion of the Secretary, such other agencies and interested parties as the Secretary may find to be appropriate; and</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb6d1d717783448b89866daa23de74744"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in each of paragraphs (1)(A), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b), by inserting <quote>or to be significantly impeding United States tax enforcement</quote> after <quote>primary money laundering concern</quote> each place that term appears;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d608ec65a974b08baf382e41b3b00ed"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5D16C9DBFEF4C1DA40AC48C2BF92D7E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID0a88186761f24679881e7d89535231b0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prohibitions or conditions on opening or maintaining certain correspondent or payable-through accounts or authorizing certain payment cards</header><text>If the Secretary finds a jurisdiction outside of the United States, 1 or more financial institutions operating outside of the United States, or 1 or more classes of transactions within or involving a jurisdiction outside of the United States to be of primary money laundering concern or to be significantly impeding United States tax enforcement, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General of the United States, and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, may prohibit, or impose conditions upon—</text> <subparagraph id="id9B952E95E92A443093A4C7A3D9D149E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or payable-through account; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA2B67B9A2115436A9CC3750BACD1B8E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the authorization, approval, or use in the United States of a credit card, charge card, debit card, or similar credit or debit financial instrument by any domestic financial institution, financial agency, or credit card company or association, for or on behalf of a foreign banking institution, if such correspondent account, payable-through account, credit card, charge card, debit card, or similar credit or debit financial instrument, involves any such jurisdiction or institution, or if any such transaction may be conducted through such correspondent account, payable-through account, credit card, charge card, debit card, or similar credit or debit financial instrument.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID28618d2e4bdc4898bbbc78393a4a1a5a"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by inserting <quote>or is significantly impeding United States tax enforcement</quote> after <quote>primary money laundering concern</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID86dbdfe122b84e87a1135e0f6f62df75"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID4ef4f503ec80424eb9a2258886eb2dfb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>bank secrecy or special regulatory advantages</quote> and inserting <quote>bank, tax, corporate, trust, or financial secrecy or regulatory advantages</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35d33d81d87c458a87e4ddf0a6b4a449"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>supervisory and counter-money</quote> and inserting <quote>supervisory, international tax enforcement, and counter-money</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb203e2a51a8a48b190c74d4b41aa690b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>banking or secrecy</quote> and inserting <quote>banking, tax, or secrecy</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDda37cd63cbb24dabbae016ef56cdaeaa"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (vi), by inserting <quote>, tax treaty, or tax information exchange agreement</quote> after <quote>treaty</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1463ef4358c5498f809990b837767ed0"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(B)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDca2e7bf466ec43899a0919ff867ec7d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>or tax evasion</quote> after <quote>money laundering</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c748c057b5f4f1c9b0494ece8cd8e36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by inserting <quote>, tax evasion,</quote> after <quote>money laundering</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID335c118640d3402ea98b43021c1cb1aa"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>involving money laundering, and shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives of any such action involving United States tax enforcement</quote> after <quote>such action</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section>G

Air transportation

100301.

Technical corrections relating to overflights of National Parks

(a)

In general

Section 40128 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

40128.

Overflights of national parks

(a)

In general

(1)

General delineation of responsibilities

(A)

Authority of Director

The Director has the authority to establish air tour management plans, issue air tour permits for commercial air tour operations conducted in accordance with an air tour management plan, enter into a voluntary agreement with a commercial air tour operator, and issue interim operating permits under subsection (c). (B)

Authority of Administrator

The Administrator has the authority to ensure that any action taken under this section does not adversely affect aviation safety or the management of the national airspace system. (2)

General requirements

A commercial air tour operator may not conduct commercial air tour operations over a national park or tribal lands, as defined by this section, except— (A)in accordance with this section; (B)in accordance with conditions and limitations prescribed for that operator; and (C)in accordance with any applicable air tour management plan or voluntary agreement developed under subsection (b) for the park or tribal lands. (3)

Application for operating authority

(A)

Application required

Before commencing commercial air tour operations over a national park or tribal lands, a commercial air tour operator shall apply to the Director for authority to conduct the operations over the park or tribal lands. (B)

Number of operations authorized

In determining the number of authorizations to issue to provide commercial air tour operations over a national park, the Director shall take into consideration the provisions of the air tour management plan, the number of existing commercial air tour operators and current level of service and equipment provided by any such operators, and the financial viability of each commercial air tour operation. (C)

Consultation with FAA

Before granting an application under this paragraph, the Director, in consultation with the Administrator, shall develop an air tour management plan in accordance with subsection (b) and implement such plan. (D)

Time limit on response to ATMP applications

The Director shall make every effort to act on any application under this paragraph and issue a decision on the application not later than 24 months after it is received or amended. (E)

Priority

In acting on applications under this paragraph to provide commercial air tour operations over a national park, the Director shall give priority to an application under this paragraph in any case in which a new entrant commercial air tour operator is seeking operating authority with respect to that national park. (4)

Exception

Notwithstanding paragraph (2), commercial air tour operators may conduct commercial air tour operations over a national park under part 91 of the title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, if— (A)such activity is permitted under part 119 of such title; (B)the total number of operations under this exception is limited to not more than five flights in any 30-day period over a particular park; and (C)the operator complies with the conditions under which the operations will be conducted as established by the Director, in consultation with the Administrator. (5)

Special rule for safety requirements

Before receiving a permit issued under this section, a commercial air tour operator shall have obtained the appropriate operating authority as required by the Administrator under part 119, 121, or 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to conduct operations under this section. (6)

Exemption for national parks with 50 or fewer flights each year

(A)

In general

A national park that has 50 or fewer commercial air tour operations over the park each year shall be exempt from the requirements of this section, except as provided in subparagraph (B). (B)

Withdrawal of exemption

If the Director determines that an air tour management plan or voluntary agreement is necessary to protect park resources and values or park visitor use and enjoyment, the Director shall withdraw the exemption of a park under subparagraph (A). (C)

List of parks

The Director shall maintain a list each year of national parks that are covered by the exemption provided under this paragraph. (b)

Air tour management plans

(1)

Establishment

(A)

In general

The Director, in consultation with the Administrator, shall establish an air tour management plan for any national park or tribal land for which such a plan is not in effect whenever a person applies for authority to conduct a commercial air tour operation over the park. The air tour management plan shall be developed by means of a public process in accordance with paragraph (4). (B)

Objective

The objective of any air tour management plan shall be to develop acceptable and effective measures to mitigate or prevent the significant adverse impacts, if any, of commercial air tour operations upon the natural and cultural resources, visitor experiences, and tribal lands. (C)

Exception

An application to begin commercial air tour operations at Crater Lake National Park may be denied without the establishment of an air tour management plan by the Director of the National Park Service if the Director determines that such operations would adversely affect park resources or visitor experiences. (2)

Environmental determination

In establishing an air tour management plan and issuing a permit for a commercial air tour operator under this section, the Director shall comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Any environmental thresholds, analyses, impact determinations, and conditions prepared or used by the Director to establish an air tour management plan or issue a permit under this section shall have no broader application or be given deference beyond this section. (3)

Contents

An air tour management plan for a national park— (A)may prohibit commercial air tour operations over a national park in whole or in part; (B)may establish conditions for the conduct of commercial air tour operations over a national park, including commercial air tour routes, maximum or minimum altitudes, time-of-day restrictions, restrictions for particular events, maximum number of flights per unit of time, intrusions on privacy on tribal lands, and mitigation of noise, visual, or other impacts; (C)shall apply to all commercial air tour operations over a national park that are also within 1/2 mile outside the boundary of a national park; (D)shall include incentives (such as preferred commercial air tour routes and altitudes, relief from caps and curfews) for the adoption of quiet aircraft technology by commercial air tour operators conducting commercial air tour operations over a national park when practicable; (E)shall provide for the initial allocation of opportunities to conduct commercial air tour operations over a national park if the plan includes a limitation on the number of commercial air tour operations for any time period; (F)may not have been found to have adverse effects on aviation safety or the management of the national airspace system by the Administrator; and (G)shall justify and document the need for measures taken pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (F). (4)

Procedure

In establishing an air tour management plan for a national park or tribal lands, the Director shall— (A)hold at least one public meeting with interested parties to develop the air tour management plan; (B)publish a notice of availability of the proposed plan in the Federal Register for notice and comment and make copies of the proposed plan available to the public; (C)comply with the regulations set forth in parts 1500 through 1508 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; (D)solicit the participation of any Indian tribe whose tribal lands are, or may be, overflown by aircraft involved in a commercial air tour operation over the park or tribal lands to which the plan applies, as a cooperating agency under the regulations referred to in subparagraph (C); and (E)consult with the Administrator with respect to effects on aviation safety and the management of the national airspace system. (5)

Judicial review

An air tour management plan developed under this subsection shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code. (6)

Amendments and revocations

The Director may make amendments to an air tour management plan and any permits issued pursuant to an air tour management plan, and may revoke permits. The Director shall consult with the Administrator to ensure that any such amendments or revocations will not adversely affect aviation safety or the management of the national airspace system. Any such amendments and revocations shall be published in the Federal Register for notice and comment. A request for amendment of an air tour management plan or permit shall be made in such form and manner as the Director may prescribe. (7)

Voluntary agreements

(A)

In general

As an alternative to an air tour management plan, the Director may enter into a voluntary agreement with a commercial air tour operator (including a new entrant commercial air tour operator and an operator that has an interim operating permit) that has applied to conduct commercial air tour operations over a national park to manage commercial air tour operations over such national park. (B)

Park protection

A voluntary agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall protect the national park resources, values, and visitor experience without compromising aviation safety or the management of the national airspace system and may— (i)include provisions such as those included in the content of an air tour management plan; (ii)include provisions to ensure the stability of, and compliance with, the voluntary agreement; and (iii)provide for fees for such operations. (C)

Public review

The Director shall provide an opportunity for public review of a proposed voluntary agreement under this paragraph and shall consult with any Indian tribe whose tribal lands are, or may be, flown over by a commercial air tour operator under a voluntary agreement under this paragraph. After such opportunity for public review and consultation, the voluntary agreement may be implemented without further administrative or environmental process beyond that described in this subsection. (D)

Termination

(i)

In general

A voluntary agreement under this paragraph may be terminated at any time at the discretion of— (I)the Director, if the Director determines that the agreement is not adequately protecting park resources or visitor experiences; or (II)the Administrator, if the Administrator determines that the agreement is adversely affecting aviation safety or the national airspace system. (ii)

Effect of termination

If a voluntary agreement with respect to a national park is terminated under this subparagraph, the operators shall conform to the requirements for an interim operating permit under subsection (c) until an air tour management plan for the park is in effect. (c)

Interim operating authority

(1)

In general

Interim operating authority granted by the Administrator under this subsection, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, shall, on and after such date of enactment, be known as an interim operating permit and be administered by the Director in accordance with the conditions of this subsection. (2)

Requirements and limitations

An interim operating permit— (A)shall maintain the same annual authorizations as provided for interim operating authority under this subsection, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act; and (B)may not provide for an increase in the number of commercial air tour operations over a national park conducted during any time period by the commercial air tour operator above the number that the air tour operator was granted unless such an increase is approved by the Director in consultation with the Administrator; (C)may be revoked by the Director for cause; (D)shall terminate 180 days after the date on which an air tour management plan is established for the park or tribal lands; (E)shall promote protection of national park resources, visitor experiences, and tribal lands; (F)shall promote safe commercial air tour operations; (G)shall promote the adoption of quiet technology, as appropriate; and (H)may allow for modifications of the interim operating permit without further environmental review beyond that described in this subsection, if— (i)adequate information regarding the existing and proposed operations of the operator under the interim operating permit is provided to the Director; (ii)the Director agrees with the modification, based on the professional expertise of the Director regarding the protection of the resources, values, and visitor use and enjoyment of the park; and (iii)the Director receives advice in writing from the Administrator that there would be no adverse impact on aviation safety or the national airspace system. (3)

Modifications and revocations

Any modification or revocation of an interim operating permit shall be published in the Federal Register to provide notice and opportunity for comment. (4)

New entrant air tour operators

(A)

In general

The Director, in consultation with the Administrator, may grant an interim operating permit under this paragraph to an air tour operator for a national park or tribal lands for which that operator is a new entrant air tour operator without further environmental process beyond that described in this paragraph, if— (i)adequate information on the proposed operations of the operator is provided to the Director by the operator making the request; (ii)the Director agrees, based on the Director's professional expertise regarding the protection of park resources and values and visitor use and enjoyment; and (iii)the Director receives advice in writing from the Administrator that there would be no adverse impact on aviation safety or the national airspace system. (B)

Safety limitation

The Director may not grant an interim operating permit under subparagraph (A) if the Administrator determines that it would create a safety problem at the park or on the tribal lands, or the Director determines that it would create a noise problem at the park or on the tribal lands. (d)

Commercial air tour operator reports

(1)

Report

Each commercial air tour operator conducting a commercial air tour operation over a national park under an interim operating permit granted under subsection (c) or in accordance with an air tour management plan or voluntary agreement under subsection (b) shall submit to the Director a report regarding the number of commercial air tour operations over each national park that are conducted by the operator and such other information as the Director may request in order to facilitate administering the provisions of this section. (2)

Report submission

The Director shall issue a request for reports under this subsection. The reports shall be submitted to the Director with a frequency and in a format prescribed by the Director. (e)

Collection of fees from air tour operations

(1)

In general

The Director shall determine and assess a fee under paragraph (2) on a commercial air tour operator conducting commercial air tour operations over a national park, including the Grand Canyon National Park. (2)

Amount of fee

In determining the amount of the fee assessed under paragraph (1), the Director shall collect sufficient revenue, in the aggregate, to pay for the expenses incurred by the Federal Government to develop and enforce air tour management plans for national parks. (3)

Effect of failure to pay fee

The Director may assess a civil penalty against or revoke the interim operating permit or air tour permit, whichever is applicable, of a commercial air tour operator conducting commercial air tour operations over any national park, including the Grand Canyon National Park, that has not paid the fee assessed by the Director under paragraph (1) by the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Director determines the fee shall be paid. (4)

Funding for air tour management plans

The Director shall use the amounts collected to develop and enforce air tour management plans for the national parks the Director determines would most benefit from such a plan. (f)

Civil penalties

(1)

In general

Any person who violates any provision of this section or any regulation or permit issued under this section may be assessed a civil penalty by the Director of not more than $25,000 for each such violation. (2)

Knowing violations

Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this section or any regulation or permit issued under this section may be assessed a civil penalty by the Director of not more than $50,000 for each violation. (3)

Procedures

A penalty may not be assessed under this subsection on a person unless the person is given notice and opportunity for a hearing with respect to the violation for which the penalty is assessed. Each violation of this section or a regulation or permit issued under this section shall be a separate offense. Any civil penalty assessed under this subsection may be remitted or mitigated by the Director. Upon any failure by a person to pay a penalty assessed under this subsection, the Director may request the Attorney General to institute a civil action in a district court of the United States for any district in which the person is found, resides, or transacts business to collect the penalty and such court shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide any such action. The court shall hear such action on the record made before the Director and shall sustain his action if it is supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole. (4)

Administrative proceedings

Hearings held during proceedings for the assessment of civil penalties under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The Director may issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, and documents, and administer oaths. Witnesses summoned shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the United States. In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena served upon any person pursuant to this paragraph, the district court of the United States for any district in which such person is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the United States and after notice to the person, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring the person to appear and give testimony before the Director or to appear and produce documents before the Director, or both, and any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. (g)

Enforcement

The provisions of this section and any regulations or permits issued under this section may be enforced by the Director or the Administrator, as appropriate. The Director may utilize by agreement, with or without reimbursement, the personnel, services, and facilities of any other Federal agency or any State agency for purposes of enforcing this section. The decisions of the Director under this subsection shall not have broader application or be given deference beyond this section. The Administrator shall retain enforcement authority over matters involving the safety and efficiency of the national airspace system. (h)

Exemptions

This section shall not apply to— (1)the Grand Canyon National Park; or (2)tribal lands within or abutting the Grand Canyon National Park. (i)

Lake mead

This section shall not apply to any air tour operator while flying over or near the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, solely as a transportation route, to conduct an air tour over the Grand Canyon National Park. For purposes of this subsection, an air tour operator flying over the Hoover Dam in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area en route to the Grand Canyon National Park shall be deemed to be flying solely as a transportation route. (j)

Severable services contracts for periods crossing fiscal years

(1)

In general

For purposes of this section, the Director may enter into a contract for procurement of severable services for a period that begins during one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if (without regard to any option to extend the period of the contract) the period of the contract does not exceed 1 year. (2)

Obligation of funds

Funds made available for a fiscal year may be obligated for the total amount of a contract entered into under the authority of paragraph (1). (k)

Responsibilities and authorities of Administrator

(1)

In general

The Administrator shall advise the Director in writing of any adverse effects on aviation safety and or management of the national airspace system for any proposed action taken under this section. (2)

Amendments to authorization for commercial air tour operators

The Administrator, in consultation with the Director, may amend any authorization for a commercial air tour operator to include conditions set forth in any permit issued under this section or to address any adverse effect on aviation safety. (3)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or abrogate the Administrator’s authority to ensure the safety and efficiency of the national airspace system. (l)

Definitions

In this section, the following definitions apply: (1)

Commercial air tour operator

The term commercial air tour operator means any person who conducts a commercial air tour operation over a national park. (2)

Existing commercial air tour operator

The term existing commercial air tour operator means a commercial air tour operator that was actively engaged in the business of providing commercial air tour operations over a national park at any time during the 12-month period ending on the date of the enactment of this section. (3)

New entrant commercial air tour operator

The term new entrant commercial air tour operator means a commercial air tour operator that— (A)applies for an interim operating permit or air tour permit as a commercial air tour operator for a national park or tribal lands; and (B)has not engaged in the business of providing commercial air tour operations over the national park or tribal lands in the 12-month period preceding the application. (4)

Commercial air tour operation over a national park

(A)

In general

The term commercial air tour operation over a national park means any flight, conducted for compensation or hire in a powered aircraft where a purpose of the flight is sightseeing over a national park, within 1/2 mile outside the boundary of any national park (except the Grand Canyon National Park), or over tribal lands (except those within or abutting the Grand Canyon National Park), during which the aircraft flies— (i)below a minimum altitude, determined by the Administrator in cooperation with the Director, above ground level (except solely for purposes of takeoff or landing, or necessary for safe operation of an aircraft as determined under the rules and regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration requiring the pilot-in-command to take action to ensure the safe operation of the aircraft); or (ii)less than 1 mile laterally from any geographic feature within the park (unless more than 1/2 mile outside the boundary). (B)

Factors to consider

In making a determination of whether a flight is a commercial air tour operation over a national park for purposes of this section, the Administrator may consider— (i)whether there was a holding out to the public of willingness to conduct a sightseeing flight for compensation or hire; (ii)whether a narrative that referred to areas or points of interest on the surface below the route of the flight was provided by the person offering the flight; (iii)the area of operation; (iv)the frequency of flights conducted by the person offering the flight; (v)the route of flight; (vi)the inclusion of sightseeing flights as part of any travel arrangement package offered by the person offering the flight; (vii)whether the flight would have been canceled based on poor visibility of the surface below the route of the flight; and (viii)any other factors that the Administrator and the Director consider appropriate. (5)

National park

The term national park means any unit of the National Park System. (6)

Tribal lands

(A)

In general

The term tribal lands means Indian country (as that term is defined in section 1151 of title 18) that is within or abutting a national park. (B)

Abutting

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term abutting means lands within 1/2 mile outside the boundary of a national park. (7)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. (8)

Director

The term Director means the Director of the National Park Service. (9)

Air tour permit

The term air tour permit means a permit issued by the Director, in accordance with this section, to a commercial operator to conduct commercial air tour operations over a national park or tribal lands.

(b)

Amendments to National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000

(1)

Advisory group

Section 805 of the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (49 U.S.C. 40128 note) is amended— (A)by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

(a)

In general

The Director of the National Park Service may retain the advisory group established pursuant to this section, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, to provide continuing advice and counsel with respect to commercial air tour operations over and near national parks.

;

(B)in subsection (b)— (i)in paragraph (1)(A)(iv), by inserting or Native Hawaiians after Indian tribes; and (ii)by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:

(3)

Chairperson

The representative of the National Park Service shall serve as chairperson of the advisory group.

; and

(C)in subsection (d)(2), by striking The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service shall jointly and inserting The National Park Service shall. (2)

Reports

Section 807 of the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (49 U.S.C. 40128 note) is repealed. (3)

Methodologies used to assess air tour noise

Section 808 of the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (49 U.S.C. 40128 note) is amended by striking a Federal agency and inserting the Director of the National Park Service.

Budgetary effects

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Budgetary effects

(a)

PAYGO scorecard

The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b)

Senate PAYGO scorecard

The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be recorded on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).

Passed the Senate March 14, 2012.

Secretary