<enum>I</enum><header>Federal-Aid Highways</header> <subtitle id="H97E43EA81F2E45FF8742AC86CB23121A"><enum>A</enum><header>Authorizations and Programs</header> <section commented="no" id="HABA5FF79B4F845FAA9B08A8AC47BBD53"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="HD9CCC6304CA14CACA2B219734A1CE7CB"><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="HAAC4B346729E488CB0064A0E18DE687D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal-aid highway program</header><text>For the national highway performance program under section 119 of title 23, United States Code, the surface transportation block grant 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, and to carry out section 134 of that title—</text> <subparagraph id="H820384BAF3DE46B1AC7674D67832337B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$38,419,500,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A4EAAFDA89B40D5AAFC17BA2672FF21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$39,113,500,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H540368FD65944775900F7CC8934428BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$39,927,500,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5E0DE773A5284623B17981D5C117BA8A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$40,764,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H976C75E08FE941AABCE99A102723A8C4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$41,623,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5E6E81FF59164468937EC3587B97DEE2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$42,483,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H71726803977F493BADCBB1783A7130E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program</header><text>For credit assistance under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/6">chapter 6</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8D83EFAF8E845BC8141C6528AD4A635"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation programs</header> <subparagraph id="H7F7232AC1DDF4596A15A0117391380E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text>For the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <clause id="HF89751B0CDFB4EA7BC7165B89BF124B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$465,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="H12CFE1DD057942AD9D8B065C4FD5F5D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$475,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="H74E64722C5254A23AA3E65C9ECE4A20E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$485,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="H3F418DA4707F4AC6A3B78427D727BF2B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$490,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="H012353108A834196943EDF5D75C55191"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$495,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="H7DFB64E0107244EB95D7481B5678FA6A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE75523A3B87480FA8127AEE4BA880D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header> <clause id="H5B9380DCDB06454CA1E69091B2DB3E0D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the Federal lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subclause id="HEC5F1B0611D940C08355A6D37FC1E7C3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$325,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HF5B5344D0A384A1CBEA909F8A2C565C3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$335,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HAD3337518BA0418DAA85F14D728740CD"><enum>(III)</enum><text>$345,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H5A6C01E81C2D45F895096F6001B79176"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>$350,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC17BCE13433041C0874E058F1039C308"><enum>(V)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB20A9CA5D68740A480EC01A763352E0F"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HE0AB2981FC1741DA92DD64A4447AB2D5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Of the amount made available for a fiscal year under clause (i)—</text> <subclause id="H370A53F2BF68494089C6757D2D43A8DB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount for the National Park Service is—</text> <item id="HEA8BC72106224FEEB04905B0DA4B9806"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$260,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></item> <item id="H05F920A54DEF49C1A8E815F8ADAC51DF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>$268,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></item> <item id="HE2136688B4AF44D7A57B660277E71CD8"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>$276,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></item> <item id="HB9A1EFE588E24348BF8391FB206DA824"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>$280,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></item> <item id="H98822364F9644FC195398C9A914163A6"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></item> <item id="HF93CEB17C10D4209B0B0FAF8D0600B1C"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>$320,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H2C1208CF0BC54F6A8C8501BCA1E597E7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H93D8BB3934A14C9A85AE7A92AE6A31A6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount for the United States Forest Service is—</text> <item id="HEFAE68197A0646BD90D908A232D94AEA"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></item> <item id="HCD78E4D41A2B474CA760BF9874D291EA"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>$16,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></item> <item id="H41692AC2713645198E16522DC371BD8E"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>$17,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></item> <item id="HDB8F4E951F7D47E5811543B8C1674DE6"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>$18,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></item> <item id="H46C8B0DDDEAB459B893D4051971F5468"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>$19,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></item> <item id="H5368A343BC90410F9D159D02CA2DA9E2"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H46A531432B3D415AB8A33A940BBC1571"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header><text>For the Federal lands access program under section 204 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <clause id="HF870AE6411784FA5B3E42EBBFA3E1CA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="H3766C42DEA244E8EA25FABDFEB0715B0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$255,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="HF4531460E5884E36A8B2311D58E97E9E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$260,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="H9F21F36C97E24DA3AD5CDE9B0639FBE3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$265,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="HC63713D423914A169401914C25C0DA30"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$270,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC5C7D6546BE54B738034B928BA6EC04E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$275,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H55EE7591FD6A4FC0B3AF81887392EE51"><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, $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA05C658FC68A44CCB206A9FDA7252A14"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nationally significant freight and highway projects</header><text>For nationally significant freight and highway projects under section 117 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph id="H2FDFF2B8612F4610A0804FD228F7DEFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$725,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H391EFB46A78C4AD78E1706E7D77DB694"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$735,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1881471EF96C4B01A8D777CD42510318"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF86F68AE01E54FCD9A9EDD4492BB0EE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disadvantaged business enterprises</header> <paragraph id="HAABCC3E769C64E8C9EE3F25C8243CFB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <subparagraph id="HDE462FE642D6421084AC50A7FB841A45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>while significant progress has occurred due to the establishment of the disadvantaged business enterprise program, discrimination and related barriers continue to pose significant obstacles for minority- and women-owned businesses seeking to do business in federally assisted surface transportation markets across the United States;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF746107466A043CCA1D16CCB98870EBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the continuing barriers described in subparagraph (A) merit the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE8AE7B5934DE49AF863DD7F19534DB29"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Congress has received and reviewed testimony and documentation of race and gender discrimination from numerous sources, including congressional hearings and roundtables, scientific reports, reports issued by public and private agencies, news stories, reports of discrimination by organizations and individuals, and discrimination lawsuits, which show that race- and gender-neutral efforts alone are insufficient to address the problem;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7DF67FAFC64C43F99F95A0E06692E49F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the testimony and documentation described in subparagraph (C) demonstrate that discrimination across the United States poses a barrier to full and fair participation in surface transportation-related businesses of women business owners and minority business owners and has impacted firm development and many aspects of surface transportation-related business in the public and private markets; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85F51A53766C4658A3A273DE6D8914E8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the testimony and documentation described in subparagraph (C) provide a strong basis that there is a compelling need for the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program to address race and gender discrimination in surface transportation-related business.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E8CFD49F8D949369428F96925F50AA1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text> <subparagraph id="H9531A6E174A84621AA693D046347762A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Small business concern</header> <clause id="H813EE9719C0F4B4C9EBF4A3234C7C6C8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>small business concern</term> means a small business concern (as the term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>)).</text></clause> <clause id="H6058AD6FB5A14B41910254BA9F14540F"><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 $23,980,000, as adjusted annually by the Secretary for inflation.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H14E9B81E79624C73A27075E2996CD01F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header><text>The term <term>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given the term in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/637">15 U.S.C. 637(d)</external-xref>) and relevant subcontracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act, except that women shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8AF1585B4164DF3B5D401E6E816A023"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amounts for small business concerns</header><text>Except to the extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under titles I, II, III, and VI 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="H9EA5072AF4634701AED10112DDCB3E30"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises</header><text>Each State shall annually—</text> <subparagraph id="H8E466B2FC9B3448B8AD421B6FBB4BF98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>survey and compile a list of the small business concerns referred to in paragraph (3) in the State, including the location of the small business concerns in the State; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H416535141656498E9010CDEE9A550050"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of the small business concerns that are controlled by—</text> <clause id="HAFDC788F92954D83A5472DC8272BD362"><enum>(i)</enum><text>women;</text></clause> <clause id="HF55FFA6541494D859984D46D00FA8F86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (other than women); and</text></clause> <clause id="H8AD91F592A82462DA7C9797D06853F60"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF83AFFB921446DB9610521DEA202A4D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Uniform certification</header> <subparagraph id="HDE2AE18F57DA4262BC7214D4109E7904"><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="H17F2E9D120904506858C08397995AD8E"><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="H2A708D6876C44A5AB5BD4ADB110440D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on-site visits;</text></clause> <clause id="H4B0FB8BA46E84822B77D34A39C32D195"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>personal interviews with personnel;</text></clause> <clause id="HB432DE2599D64959BA968DBF4C12D78D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issuance or inspection of licenses;</text></clause> <clause id="H13CCAA185EE64EA081768BE4A7C64AAF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>analyses of stock ownership;</text></clause> <clause id="H1307074474FA4F2B84F6278E2BFB471D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>listings of equipment;</text></clause> <clause id="H647231A363EB4CC5A18146EDD912D78F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>analyses of bonding capacity;</text></clause> <clause id="H5C27B2CEC8624F7CAAF0E66F80BB67C6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>listings of work completed;</text></clause> <clause id="H743E60F049B84196B96E78B2CE7EBB0C"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>examination of the resumes of principal owners;</text></clause> <clause id="H73353EEC1F554BF99D27DD208136CD4C"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>analyses of financial capacity; and</text></clause> <clause id="H310A735CB2514BAABD2C0B01B57A44D8"><enum>(x)</enum><text>analyses of the type of work preferred.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H342DBF6B932340F4981D1857E565CA01"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H1E686B5268144553B06AE75B16F77D8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9FA7A248D95E47DCAE204FE70C393C09"><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="HF13CFF986AAD44EC8504D453045135FB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Compliance with court orders</header><text>Nothing in this subsection limits the eligibility of an individual or entity to receive funds made available under titles I, II, III, and VI 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 (3) because a Federal court issues a final order in which the court finds that a requirement or the implementation of paragraph (3) is unconstitutional.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A27EF93EB674D74A9CE9CEDDBAA300E"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Sense of Congress on prompt payment of DBE subcontractors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <subparagraph id="HA48974AC06CA416699C56C35FBE338B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary should take additional steps to ensure that recipients comply with section 26.29 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (the disadvantaged business enterprises prompt payment rule), or any corresponding regulation, in awarding federally funded transportation contracts under laws and regulations administered by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2FAC48CD7351496284D1D05DB563DE58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such additional steps should include increasing the Department’s ability to track and keep records of complaints and to make that information publicly available. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="HEC1D714D28D2437BADEE191B5B2164F6"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Obligation ceiling</header> <subsection id="HFDDC4311DBED455DA83AA58E4C9183E7"><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 commented="no" id="H57B886951D134B46999A3DF96A7071C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$40,867,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H71A7DD2E64D44E76A7E3C874ECC0C2E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$41,599,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0DDA844AEBE14124BB8182459E94B4C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$42,453,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3F9AE9503D71425DB92C41BF1D965BD0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$43,307,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4C2810C82C364A998532BD80134865BF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$44,201,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3629050E23314884BD1BE13D6CF1AB2E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$45,096,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5099BFF25A6A4648806951D3672B1631"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The limitations under subsection (a) shall not apply to obligations under or for—</text> <paragraph id="HF0682A2E330C4FAB9D6A51F091188B44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 125 of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD284C542095D467AB74876DCF8A936F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/144">23 U.S.C. 144</external-xref> note; 92 Stat. 2714);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H30EB24F97D514C6A991AED59844B37D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H498C7DB757924181A571D6AF811849C4"><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="HE3EAAA9977EB4948942D6D13A1145412"><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="HDEC22A6BE917455BAF1E8C734B2709DF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB825F9C20624133812CD5421617371E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5712B9247A22406A8E46879C2E8EE11F"><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="H02ADC9C9C16943D8A4803568C439A6BD"><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="H7CCB0C2632EC4923AF16CFED22CDF019"><enum>(10)</enum><text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD8DDDD981A014CB1A9FB0C0F3AA3A717"><enum>(11)</enum><text>section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/118">23 U.S.C. 118</external-xref> note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE74BEF8BEC4049BC9BE54D46455B6EDC"><enum>(12)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 through 2015, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCAD70B5F37EA475085F1C3C78CE314B5"><enum>(13)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal years 2016 through 2021, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H74F3310416054211A45A3CB9F2D0E371"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of obligation authority</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="HAAFA9D481F4F4E9087C59B6244C45951"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for—</text> <subparagraph id="H3EA15B30C3F846259ACCF664C4EA5D27"><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="HF14E67496A3148459A5679795E3FA02F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C7CE1D620A247E5B093CFFB10B1012C"><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="H72F7790C54F34F2CB0DCB55E56A35C47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3BA37EB4A5F848D7822062F2CA3FB6D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which obligation authority was provided in a previous fiscal year;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D00CDB1FB9A41D4BF4C357A8A364A4C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall determine the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="H9DC416E757B34546BE502A2CD9CFB351"><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="HF25B18FF1636416080CEDC87EA5CA4ED"><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 (12) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for the fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCB1F2AD47FE449E7BA07742659FB025C"><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="H1B57832275324F38A28EA2E8CF063E61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC65EFD27A5334DD79386EA3CABF49B19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for the fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E8F28A06D694ED6A264188957CD2CA7"><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)(13) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="H4378447F73A94BE5814B9A78BB995AB1"><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="H5252F47FB6FC42239C0EEA279949DEB5"><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="H13F7F9B4BFC74B9DA817971F2227C80A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Redistribution of unused obligation authority</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021—</text> <paragraph id="HB5CA8026AC21405386ED1F83A9879072"><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="HCDB580874EFD44DFB0CBE4B856BCE35A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>)) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF2B4515B63E54E86B5DBA1377B280F91"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability of obligation limitations to transportation research programs</header> <paragraph id="H34195F04E03443F5AECC4465DD7B908E"><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="H2B085FCEED4249EF8DEAE3EC0CC4CB52"><enum>(A)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBA5134C38F454C3896D1020C433BA56C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>title VI of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE8FE7EE9F79F4EF0A2AF911394315FDD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H9710A4DAB7DB46C19FD43ED1E25769E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7AF01081BB3245FF94C6651B9C22467D"><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="H29E4AE79F39344B5889DFD9CC54BB072"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Redistribution of certain authorized funds</header> <paragraph id="H8389E2F3425843FFB022707E73313D90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code) that—</text> <subparagraph id="H1F38BB483CAA41FAB31D2E56504BC76C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24D6680AB8B64DDFBBDF24785DB9DE47"><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="HCE120EDB790F48BBAF1C364289156B80"><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="HED75BAAE26DC49CFB98E61E7E5565BBE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB834C6A2026745638A40208ECC9F4A2A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4F622126C5DB4BCAB6787C94BD619356"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (29);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7914E04B93447F0A9DC88FA334B3DB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (28) as paragraphs (16) through (29), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF780393BEBBD484187E0545FC260FA33"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9F25E957CD742BD8EA88CD4545FF8C1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCD98A2D03F624E16B416877F390E4582"><enum>(15)</enum><header>National Highway Freight Network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>National Highway Freight Network</term> means the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section commented="no" id="H736DEBD9B6D845BCA40424A2BE4F0E50"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Apportionment</header> <subsection id="H65AA486390454B268EFAD743BBE01F89"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H473333E0CFD5426D86CD48E787496E54" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H0B34BEDDF0714EBF9048CCF40FB3103E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is 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 $440,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6058BE65375942F3B327E753B714EE19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Division among programs of State’s share of base apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7BBF5425CF9F4AE68635DD0877CBC929"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Division of State Apportionments Among Programs</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Division Among Programs of State’s Share of Base Apportionment</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8FDE76FC8BAF46389FA0F5E721415AF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD092D4B12D4A4ED4BC89477BCC32685F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>of the base apportionment</quote> after <quote>the amount</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C890EDBECE2458B96CB22A7494F8BD3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>surface transportation block grant program</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4277A07728C414991C42DBFBFEFFE11"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H364C0AF4790245CAB40CA464F6CCC44E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Surface transportation program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Surface transportation block grant program</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEC5F03A960964BBE9D11BF77B4747DB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>surface transportation block grant program</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEAE1AD177014421AB27B9637E5B12C35"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of paragraphs (4) and (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>of the base apportionment</quote> after <quote>the amount</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFA3B78B23C03481AA0E320525D5D6B1E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of State amounts</header><text>Section 104(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF8DBD65830F40E79C939BFD48F7F756" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD623F58F101E4F92A68587EC6B8CCE03"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of amounts</header> <paragraph id="H3C978B6285AA4821ACDFC34943935565"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the amount for each State shall be determined as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="H028318FCE68E416A926681E68216837B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial amounts</header><text>The initial amounts for each State shall be determined by multiplying—</text> <clause id="H5E7528E5835F40B4BF7DA385A7622B33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each of—</text> <subclause id="H10A381EC26B04842A45BB1B505A41D59"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the base apportionment;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB91AE43D94E94E92BE639A76977DD0BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h)(1) for the national highway performance program; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA58236929DA74BC1A5565626DE7D5897"><enum>(III)</enum><text>supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h)(2) for the surface transportation block grant program; by</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H1505604ED6304DD3A8C971A5DAC2F8F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the share for each State, which shall be equal to the proportion that—</text> <subclause id="HF784F54EEC544C7F969687C4F7B82450"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of apportionments that the State received for fiscal year 2015; bears to</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC4CDB76ABCA6411FBF67F3345964FED6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount of those apportionments received by all States for that fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H142C0384B89B446EA254E6D8CE70AA9E"><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 each State receives an aggregate apportionment equal to at least 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></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFFEEF1713054547B09633A4377AC39D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State apportionment</header><text>On October 1 of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall apportion the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the national highway performance program under section 119, the surface transportation block grant program under section 133, the highway safety improvement program under section 148, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, and to carry out section 134 in accordance with paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H784EFD0F1C5B4CB09C639613077B937E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Supplemental funds</header><text>Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE29D22A04B2744018F5E857513CC165E" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HC1714088D69B491B9CBA1926DE0623CD"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Supplemental funds</header> <paragraph id="HF7AE56E5A5284CEBA3D6C5C752F981E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Supplemental funds for national highway performance program</header> <subparagraph id="H96EA1DA1A8BC4F45BBDC23924E389B7D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Before making an apportionment for a fiscal year under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reserve for the national highway performance program under section 119 for that fiscal year an amount equal to—</text> <clause id="H6958D19FBA384566AD5E7E0572A00887"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$53,596,122 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="H1A32A8E3E9C84ECA9C057C16B14CB381"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$66,717,816 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC01E519D601F483296F326FC911D09AA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$79,847,397 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8631413C1E77461091899A0775541BF1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Funds reserved under subparagraph (A) and apportioned to a State under subsection (c) shall be treated as if apportioned under subsection (b)(1), and shall be in addition to amounts apportioned under that subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57320AA6BF474FBCA9C14292D7A67F0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supplemental funds for surface transportation block grant program</header> <subparagraph id="HAEE5D813984542BDA00DFBF8467C60D9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making an apportionment for a fiscal year under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reserve for the surface transportation block grant program under section 133 for that fiscal year an amount equal to $819,900,000 pursuant to section 133(h), plus—</text> <clause id="HD7FE4E4DB15B4B288B828BB9C09A0552"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$70,526,310 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="HDFC5D1BBA62D4D8E9B248E399085A78C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$104,389,904 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="H0F185A4DF44749D1BA329FDE641FF8DB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$148,113,536 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="HF77B5377C645432E82B00468DE86CC48"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$160,788,367 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="HA4B195915C614548BA31BA559F887498"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$200,153,448 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4E98D695BF32406CA60F3F1E18DC8F10"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$239,542,191 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8314A35C00314B7BB0D08B732E993C50"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Funds reserved under subparagraph (A) and apportioned to a State under subsection (c) shall be treated as if apportioned under subsection (b)(2), and shall be in addition to amounts apportioned under that subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H55DA5036DBC744DCB540AAEB172B7A27"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Base apportionment defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>base apportionment</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="H0762D8CF339944D5BAC535AEB267018C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the combined amount authorized for appropriation for the national highway performance program under section 119, the surface transportation block grant program under section 133, the highway safety improvement program under section 148, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, and to carry out section 134; minus</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD35E0CF7F824F219187035B4B450609"><enum>(2)</enum><text>supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h) for the national highway performance program and the surface transportation block grant program.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H84C7DF42E71A49A6BA4FEB3D429E37DA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1105.</enum><header>National highway performance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD526BDFDB5B444C2A09D0684CF482982"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(7)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF03803815BDD471CA433E955EB4068CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this paragraph</quote> and inserting <quote>section 150(e)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8FE2476A4C4B4A89BCD868006AF88020"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>under section 150(e)</quote> after <quote>the next report submitted</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6062D2821C704AD780CA235E3A138E94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AB46D9B59BB47F4A53C3FBA2CFBBFA8" style="USC"> <subsection id="H872844E5B049492D8A787CEC49A01082"><enum>(h)</enum><header>TIFIA program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon Secretarial approval of credit assistance under chapter 6, the Secretary, at the request of a State, may allow the State to use funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1) to pay subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide an eligible entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to a project eligible for assistance under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H80A668D17AC14709B3A6F4FDB07B996C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Additional funding eligibility for certain bridges</header> <paragraph id="H2F4858F744444812BF6AB1C0F842B887"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds apportioned to a State to carry out the national highway performance program may be obligated for a project for the reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, or preservation of a bridge not on the National Highway System, if the bridge is on a Federal-aid highway.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H209DF4E855044EEBB0157248DD4382F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State required to make obligations under subsection (f) shall ensure such requirements are satisfied in order to use the flexibility under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H2BB42C16098B468E900B2CA926E63846" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Surface transportation block grant program</header> <subsection id="H81444CB75DBA4F7DAFC9DB700C486060"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="HD5F925C026E2407F87157E0C121BAC27"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the benefits of the surface transportation block grant program accrue principally to the residents of each State and municipality where the funds are obligated;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5915F55E1B594E88AA748C0EFCE5C662"><enum>(2)</enum><text>decisions about how funds should be obligated are best determined by the States and municipalities to respond to unique local circumstances and implement the most efficient solutions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF10CCD4D107B4C47BA2BDE2B7646D043"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reforms of the program to promote flexibility will enhance State and local control over transportation decisions.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H55EF4C2D80FB45A78B37DA1D5EBF1FE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Surface transportation block grant program</header><text>Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HEF8B6651603D47478F0880608927B4A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H2B0D5D5F3446454C84904DC05F388C24" style="USC"> <subsection id="H0ECB4E1F4BB24F90ABF4B936A7BB1FCC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a surface transportation block grant program in accordance with this section to provide flexible funding to address State and local transportation needs.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H07B77798142D43E8AD6D4764C756A59F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(2) for the surface transportation block grant program may be obligated for the following:</text> <paragraph id="H44D617D115D64C399DBFC18AD735376B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Construction of—</text> <subparagraph id="H2611F242027E4B6187865875C8F8112E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>highways, bridges, tunnels, including designated routes of the Appalachian development highway system and local access roads under section 14501 of title 40;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFDB18F7F9E9A43D8BFAF9C91D1D5FD67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ferry boats and terminal facilities eligible for funding under section 129(c);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H601B054A54AC46889E1E0290A3AB78FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transit capital projects eligible for assistance under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H11C2AEC4B8634F81908A60F56B7481C2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB774EC0B5A246BFBF3C4809CEB314A0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/137">23 U.S.C. 137</external-xref> note); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC23011283B5E46A88270F010BFE5C468"><enum>(F)</enum><text>border infrastructure projects eligible for funding under section 1303 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/101">23 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB124CE7357B482F947C937066CA1A0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Operational improvements and capital and operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, and control facilities and programs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H96DBF0A6CE7B4222B6EF0CA8BBDD59BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Environmental measures eligible under sections 119(g), 328, and 329 and transportation control measures listed in section 108(f)(1)(A) (other than clause (xvi) of that section) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7408">42 U.S.C. 7408(f)(1)(A)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H09DF6323569B4F6DB881A8B216FF047A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway and transit safety infrastructure improvements and programs, including railway-highway grade crossings.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H04F433DF80B04A898B400DE023528E35"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Fringe and corridor parking facilities and programs in accordance with section 137 and carpool projects in accordance with section 146.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H71F81D1B252F4C998B276B7F2ED7C2E0"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recreational trails projects eligible for funding under section 206, pedestrian and bicycle projects in accordance with section 217 (including modifications to comply with accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>)), and the safe routes to school program under section 1404 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C. 402</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H935678D80269458DBBBB5BAF39ADDEA1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Planning, design, or construction of boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former Interstate System routes or other divided highways.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC0E553848024816B7AC91BB2CC7E374"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Development and implementation of a State asset management plan for the National Highway System and a performance-based management program for other public roads.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF876D1D35DD4411A91989CADE51BA5B"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection (including painting, scour countermeasures, seismic retrofits, impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events) for bridges (including approaches to bridges and other elevated structures) and tunnels on public roads, and inspection and evaluation of bridges and tunnels and other highway assets.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF1CBAC43B3C04508B0B9474163DBC9B5"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Surface transportation planning programs, highway and transit research and development and technology transfer programs, and workforce development, training, and education under chapter 5 of this title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E5FCAA0954C4064B1DC4E0BD25CC1D4"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Surface transportation infrastructure modifications to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into and out of a port terminal.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE61221542584B3187ABE15003B0E80D"><enum>(12)</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="HF3AC567579EA4739A2F2998F720CADB2"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of a State, and upon Secretarial approval of credit assistance under chapter 6, subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide an eligible entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to a project eligible for assistance under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEEF42FCAEACA4CCCA4EE882A199347B6"><enum>(14)</enum><text>The creation and operation by a State of an office to assist in the design, implementation, and oversight of public-private partnerships eligible to receive funding under this title and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, and the payment of a stipend to unsuccessful private bidders to offset their proposal development costs, if necessary to encourage robust competition in public-private partnership procurements.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB470150D847E47AAA023C27BFD83294E"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Any type of project eligible under this section as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, including projects described under section 101(a)(29) as in effect on such day.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H833BF13BCA7F44EDBD515EC0A58F0812"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Location of projects</header><text>A surface transportation block grant project may not be undertaken on a road functionally classified as a local road or a rural minor collector unless the road was on a Federal-aid highway system on January 1, 1991, except—</text> <paragraph id="HCFF54737DF3E41FDA8C0935C0475AB29"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a bridge or tunnel project (other than the construction of a new bridge or tunnel at a new location);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB3C3C83FBDC4533AE2B2C90965F5DCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for a project described in paragraphs (4) through (11) of subsection (b);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H714DAC36282742A2A006B40FF713DEAE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for a project described in section 101(a)(29), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAAA0AEA2B4646C1BA1CC827A424A3CE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>as approved by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4A4031551AE74CC6A66594B761A4D0E8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocations of apportioned funds to areas based on population</header> <paragraph id="H685C6D8B0494446586A456A381C06ACE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(2) (after the reservation of funds under subsection (h))—</text> <subparagraph id="H242814305B5549CAA67029BB4ECA845C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage specified in paragraph (6) 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="HB634755FD93B420CA242E2BC4E94A532"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population of over 200,000;</text></clause> <clause id="HCE2817AFC98142AC9FE532CF51DF9D1F"><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="H3DF7D4A22B2848A49BC455B284B69DC8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in other areas of the State; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H71782E19D3FB4F3F97B0F5F52D48C748"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remainder may be obligated in any area of the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H90FAFDA7EB9242E6A2F8B7167A51CA74"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Metropolitan areas</header><text>Funds attributed to an urbanized area under paragraph (1)(A)(i) may be obligated in the metropolitan area established under section 134 that encompasses the urbanized area.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H346818191F7D4D889715CD99FDDCD63D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation with regional transportation planning organizations</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(iii), before obligating funding attributed to an area with a population greater than 5,000 and less than 200,000, a State shall consult with the regional transportation planning organizations that represent the area, if any.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F7DA7701209457BB762EF6D4550848A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distribution among urbanized areas of over 200,000 population</header> <subparagraph id="H08D2B0511BD346278B8F49AC8C56CBF1"><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="H43E2081D2EC04D56AD5017ECB77BC3E6"><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> <paragraph id="H3A3E6AE8347D4553B3F88C0E94F54AAB"><enum>(5)</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></paragraph> <paragraph id="H01EB09AE44384D00A3EE8B669E2039AA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Percentage</header><text>The percentage referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is—</text> <subparagraph id="H0FE6D06FDD434A4EB1AEB8C12369745F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2016, 51 percent;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33CF167FF7F744C1B6B9BF45E9EE1ACF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2017, 52 percent;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9DB183B2D1442DE98D49A9581ABBE62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2018, 53 percent;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H67F2FCF09C9944CA8E57E7AC068E93DA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2019, 54 percent;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC2A5172E2E6C492AB9E0BFD4164808F1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2020, 55 percent; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC628FED6F2104674AB5DA69E07FB696F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2021, 55 percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D879F190662435EA06B9C2CAD7DF826"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Surface transportation block grant program</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD0EA0688F9154FB897A40666E3AFE4A7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (e);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC50767D0AB8942EFB17819F499387D12"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HDCF8468730BC4D0FAAA01E67FA954F8B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated by this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H32F8F931847C4984A9C2A76E20CFE0D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D29841D3770481E9455193D5EB187C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal years 2011 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2021</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0AFDCD2325B54BFA8DD21FE2978C2211"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1), as redesignated by this subsection, by striking <quote>under subsection (d)(1)(A)(iii) for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF89CC2D3AAE84A7390DBFED4AD4BC321"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68EA2C4D40024C928AE1A59949DA80D8" style="USC"> <subsection id="H9A1D0BDCA4AB4E1DB0B7619FAA89D72A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>STP Set-Aside</header> <paragraph id="H724A3348FBD84FFC907D7E6CA8F8F6F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve an amount such that—</text> <subparagraph id="H5B0881F96440433A9AB785CA35B5D055"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary reserves a total of $819,900,000 under this subsection; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC72F65E5BA6A4D0DBB06C890EA21A203"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State’s share of that total is determined by multiplying the amount under subparagraph (A) by the ratio that—</text> <clause id="H6D0729C6C6A74AD89DC4E1F76322AD72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State for the transportation enhancements program for fiscal year 2009 under section 133(d)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21; bears to</text></clause> <clause id="H7BF396E1F60A4B0182C983E4588A18B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount of funds apportioned to all States for the transportation enhancements program for fiscal year 2009.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF03A41CDC7D64F4E84FFC137F38B6483"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation within a state</header><text>Funds reserved for a State under paragraph (1) shall be obligated within that State in the manner described in subsection (d), except that, for purposes of this paragraph (after funds are made available under paragraph (5))—</text> <subparagraph id="H5EAE501030E44FC0ADAE4DDF942C035D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for each fiscal year, the percentage referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of that subsection shall be deemed to be 50 percent; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD5353C7D5FBD49259983339A5D5C5ACE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the following provisions shall not apply:</text> <clause id="H5BAF6F7677904C558F79E0AED2AC6624"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Paragraph (3) of subsection (d).</text></clause> <clause id="H06F8CD96574E4375AA788D8E1AA7CCED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Subsection (e).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA1CBD37C404E468DB07A68F867B37C76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds reserved under this subsection may be obligated for projects or activities described in section 101(a)(29) or 213, as such provisions were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C89056CCD7E40A68911AAD248B0CF87"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Access to funds</header> <subparagraph id="H7A0D11C4FF944DD9AFE7B032D700244E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State or metropolitan planning organization required to obligate funds in accordance with paragraph (2) shall develop a competitive process to allow eligible entities to submit projects for funding that achieve the objectives of this subsection. A metropolitan planning organization for an area described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) shall select projects under such process in consultation with the relevant State.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC91FC0C35276461295B80F385623F5A4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible entity defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text> <clause id="HC9BCE0C2F9794A59AB5EC2F523F828CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a local government;</text></clause> <clause id="H5EE51DF07B874933B2C631A60ECC18C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a regional transportation authority;</text></clause> <clause id="HC25622F111BE4CA682F907BEFC7034D3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text></clause> <clause id="H5FB8466376C34BEA919BA632F64ACDD7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a natural resource or public land agency;</text></clause> <clause id="H1E77A501F744459384FBFEC94F3AEE7D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a school district, local education agency, or school;</text></clause> <clause id="H279620BE9A6B48C0B8F3D483908F178D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a tribal government; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD71AB594984144BCAE4F43EF0AFBA1DE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for or oversight of transportation or recreational trails (other than a metropolitan planning organization or a State agency) that the State determines to be eligible, consistent with the goals of this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7DADD99CF8F4322AD6C6DD71042A180"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuation of certain recreational trails projects</header><text>For each fiscal year, a State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H33EB087E06A34F419630FC26C5E6EEFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21, for projects relating to recreational trails under section 206;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H539199A00FEF46DD83C617C5420438C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>return 1 percent of those funds to the Secretary for the administration of that program; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC7022F87120C4C0390E91A7E085B673B"><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 in subsection (d)(3)(A) of that section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC9F1E5F4EE74AC2B81A6BF442963500"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State flexibility</header> <subparagraph id="HF5F24700FEC4462282CB2C51CE0A284B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Recreational trails</header><text>A State may opt out of the recreational trails program under paragraph (5) if the Governor of the State notifies the Secretary not later than 30 days prior to apportionments being made for any fiscal year.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1F35E576E7E4439E866BE72AC2B39B17"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Large urbanized areas</header><text>A metropolitan planning area may use not to exceed 50 percent of the funds reserved under this subsection for an urbanized area described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) for any purpose eligible under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H894827BB68BA4E36AE45E0C0EC3D1E96"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded under this section (excluding those carried out under subsection (h)(5)) shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under this chapter.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H62100384F2294974BB8B2B47E81C6180"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H1160B8DFAF824E70AB0DB7AA9D444D38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 126</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 126(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H259D6692721543B7B3F36827CBED0947"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 213</quote> and inserting <quote>section 133(h)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1AD5CEE521564562BE62EEDB95EB679B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 213(c)(1)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 133(h)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1C42F09F6771434C8DEEE81072FD3246"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 213</header><text>Section 213 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H97F4828E60114218A9294E3EA0BD296C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Section 322</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 322(h)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>surface transportation block grant program</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1478EFFE7D3049F7AF2ED5661B473CCB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Section 504</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 504(a)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H57B3CB117658481F95EBCDD408EE1888"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H21631C1951174A4A8F4C6D827CF31134"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>surface transportation block grant program</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD07D815158A746598C073E716775D015"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chapter 1</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>surface transportation block grant program</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7FEC6A8C46F4452914C119314A38C84"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chapter analyses</header> <subparagraph id="H227366EA5E3444C4AD59A98B50F54B9E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Chapter 1</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 133 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB08C4F14E7FF4C41A304A464832A539F" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">133. Surface transportation block grant program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0E60254F4CAD4EB39BF22C4CBDF6943F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chapter 2</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item relating to section 213 in the analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA6ACAD925164DB6A72FC95276146B84"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Other references</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in any other law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the surface transportation program under section 133 of title 23, United States Code, shall be deemed to be a reference to the surface transportation block grant program under such section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HF064FF7E5DBE4A5F927B71AE45F5AF7A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Railway-highway grade crossings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 130(e)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA78DF43E1A834849A85B64B33AB3A8CD" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H02CB55CC57634E218BCBAA8D5B5B35FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="H912F49AAFA2842348121ED041DBC4BBA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Set aside</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making an apportionment under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside, from amounts made available to carry out the highway safety improvement program under section 148 for such fiscal year, for the elimination of hazards and the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings at least—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H60E43D83D0D642CEAB6939DB3CF5D494"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$225,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H9DB7EA69819A4D3590219030362F737C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$230,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H906A0E6B05F044D69D1A3BA0E6AFC1E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$235,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H033B793EDBB64133BC6E5DA3735CFE54"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$240,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HA59786338BD348A6A46693C67C266CF9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$245,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H5525C6DAE7C140B6A39BDE068783A6B0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0835124D9C59461EBF3FECD12B773A5F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Installation of protective devices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least ½ of the funds set aside each fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be available for the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEED3B2050F6344C59B472CA1ED470431"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Obligation availability</header><text>Sums set aside each fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1) of this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HCB6A8336BF3243D3AAAB75664C2D8448" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header> <subsection id="H11AA9174E6564EC983F03163AE6C3FAB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header> <paragraph id="HE888DCE432A4415081E285FEA0FDC445"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HAB97E3C5B3314A2FBDC17369604396E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)—</text> <clause id="H260A34E2B825439CB98EEC722E201490"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>includes, but is not limited to,</quote> and inserting <quote>only includes</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H32AD41907FC24B0F98350F331B9389A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71A86A3E22314A93B7A5198BFA008448" style="USC"> <clause id="HAF0ACCA7BCAF46BA873FF403374D13C3"><enum>(xxv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment.</text></clause> <clause id="H594A2B1FBD2940D89878678915B166E1"><enum>(xxvi)</enum><text>Pedestrian hybrid beacons.</text></clause> <clause id="HCA9C0D66B05D4C5FAA27F3C1B5836D02"><enum>(xxvii)</enum><text>Roadway improvements that provide separation between pedestrians and motor vehicles, including medians and pedestrian crossing islands.</text></clause> <clause id="HDE0AB3C45B43421DA5B58FB91AB3E8DE"><enum>(xxviii)</enum><text>A physical infrastructure safety project not described in clauses (i) through (xxvii).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H80230252D09C40199C2943A7CC7D7523"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (10); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H55C5FCA93CB64462A1F1418A0A6CF111"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (13) as paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA224EA085BB0415BA2F85EAA988F7FE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H59F43EF4B6D34B8097CE373F7D5B7645"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)(A) by striking <quote>subsections (a)(12)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (a)(11)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4045C08548864E4BAF5683C958F325D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) by striking <quote>subsection (a)(12)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(11)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE7906BE834AF4080AF1EBE1459DF8AFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text>Section 148(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4FA9A4DC43F499FA035B8597EA4807E" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H87A05CC6852F4522A7CCE3E24BC68D3F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a process to allow a State to cease to collect the subset referred to in paragraph (2)(A) for public roads that are gravel roads or otherwise unpaved if—</text> <subparagraph id="H2D8D4FD7248A4891A1128DBD1A224CA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State does not use funds provided to carry out this section for a project on such roads until the State completes a collection of the required model inventory of roadway elements for the roads; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE3181300E3324EFEB4F5A1A33BCF1076"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State demonstrates that the State consulted with affected Indian tribes before ceasing to collect data with respect to such roads that are included in the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17D0E00F20754BE58FAEE35C35133A37"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (3) may be construed to allow a State to cease data collection related to serious injuries or fatalities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H01D1B658CF6B4058A82E11E3CB539250"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rural road safety</header><text>Section 148(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2DE04A020E684764A74DCA9F1AAC4F97"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>If the fatality rate</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H993E3ABBCD754589976A0DF467EF2260" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H5DE79A3D68794A588C6C10A38B4AB13D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the fatality rate</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1ECE16884D0F4360A8C2339C3DE9AFF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC52886EB338B4A8EA4B2CC6C8C8E999A" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="HDC0956676F8D4AF9AFD2FDF91328BFD6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fatalities exceeding the median rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the fatality rate on rural roads in a State, for the most recent 2-year period for which data is available, is more than the median fatality rate for rural roads among all States for such 2-year period, the State shall be required to demonstrate, in the subsequent State strategic highway safety plan of the State, strategies to address fatalities and achieve safety improvements on high risk rural roads.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF8E387C0CEFD49DC95BAD00D5A6AD90C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle safety best practices</header> <paragraph id="H9C51691B8D214018B7114C4BA689E212"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a review of best practices with respect to the implementation of roadway safety infrastructure improvements that—</text> <subparagraph id="HF98CB4BB982D42EF9B6813C74B88FAD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are cost effective; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9624187CFB1741DA830536BA442E3099"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce the number or severity of accidents involving commercial motor vehicles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCED8A0206D334A258821272DFC897CB5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with State transportation departments and units of local government.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A32A3759F5241709EE5137494358F4D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make available on the public Internet Web site of the Department, a report describing the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H24941F9A13754BCFBB3B2E49B14F8B63" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header> <subsection id="H6E721F86DD7446D1B2F387A0BE0DC271"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H606F652615E9426BBD86CA0CDFB5DD4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70A9CC139BEF4BE38F31B2B47DD24D69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60F88D83AA804C95A97F5FF9D3BC864E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43BC4EC5EF9946B08740878123452BE1" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HECCB766B8CF44683BEC32BD942B2C180"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project or program is for the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1BDA0BE9BCFD42D2A936E4B25EB6223A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>States flexibility</header><text>Section 149(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53F57A0561874E6CA7EE7289D4C4DCAF" style="USC"> <subsection id="H1B2E7D3D49B4417D869E14D8498F46C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>States flexibility</header> <paragraph id="HA22736865D8B447B97C60240571461C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>States without a nonattainment area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State does not have, and never has had, a nonattainment area designated under the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>), the State may use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(4) for any project in the State that—</text> <subparagraph id="H9DEC9956AC0A4E97901148EDDB96D499"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would otherwise be eligible under subsection (b) if the project were carried out in a nonattainment or maintenance area; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H864F0E3C77F24EB1AAB5F7B9F4DC4967"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is eligible under the surface transportation block grant program under section 133.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC50A162A92F04FDFBFBD02245561DDC5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States with a nonattainment area</header> <subparagraph id="HD487A3C574EA4B3D9F628AD5F257EF23"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 MAP–21, 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 MAP–21, the State may use, for any project that would otherwise be eligible under subsection (b) if the project were carried out in a nonattainment or maintenance area or is eligible under the surface transportation block grant program under section 133, an amount of funds apportioned to such State under section 104(b)(4) that is equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <clause id="H82264BB3B9154B3AAD79186C93BA5F02"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount apportioned to such State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amounts reserved for obligation under subsection (k)(1)); by</text></clause> <clause id="H120C0F0C18EB46569F3989653948936E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ratio calculated under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3B2245CEC29144AF95A4C7BF065F0669"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ratio</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the ratio shall be calculated as the proportion that—</text> <clause id="H3E18918F5F4041B19F22DBBCB96F1A29"><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 MAP–21, 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 MAP–21; bears to</text></clause> <clause id="H017CDA0A19B24DAD9F22992665EE832C"><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 MAP–21.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3420144D50A64E25BA725ACA197ABE3A"><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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary shall modify, in a manner consistent with the approach that was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21, the amount such State is permitted to obligate in any area of the State for projects eligible under section 133.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HFFAE5821F98D4C398E58FE45777CCFF4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority consideration</header><text>Section 149(g)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE26D64A80B174C95AA7AC38DCEE72523" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H3A4DAF376C2E45AD85967499B22DE2F0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority consideration</header> <subparagraph id="H7E0795D1AF6E452CA287F306AB576618"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In distributing funds received for congestion mitigation and air quality projects and programs from apportionments under section 104(b)(4) in areas designated as nonattainment or maintenance for PM2.5 under the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>) and where regional motor vehicle emissions are not an insignificant contributor to the air quality problem for PM2.5, States and metropolitan planning organizations shall give priority to projects, including diesel retrofits or alternative fuel vehicles, that are proven to reduce direct or indirect emissions of PM2.5.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8570ABF2F5F4D74A6B0B76BFE030A98"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funding</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, funding used in an area described in subparagraph (A) shall be used on the most cost-effective projects and programs that are proven to reduce directly or indirectly emitted fine particulate matter.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HD424DDA99C6846A8B2ADF75770746AED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority for use of funds in PM2.5 areas</header><text>Section 149(k) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3D5F3DF4AAED4E319D5893C2D48E9DB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>such fine particulate</quote> and inserting <quote>directly emitted fine particulate</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FE7EB25B21449F482F5195C2A05EB6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6D0B3A4760449249A53539B04185DE5" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H46A3489C2FFA45A49FFE7FF47D3BD594"><enum>(3)</enum><header>PM2.5 nonattainment and maintenance in low population density States</header> <subparagraph id="HA84439292C274A8ABB90D950BCEE9ED4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>For any State with a population density of 80 or fewer persons per square mile of land area, based on the most recent decennial census, subsection (g)(3) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection do not apply to a nonattainment or maintenance area in the State if—</text> <clause id="H10BBEB17A080418395D57697412B7545"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the nonattainment or maintenance area does not have projects that are part of the emissions analysis of a metropolitan transportation plan or transportation improvement program; and</text></clause> <clause id="H134687B40855443388D6A2037BC125B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>regional motor vehicle emissions are an insignificant contributor to the air quality problem for PM2.5 in the nonattainment or maintenance area.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24D03A2A2B504C5FA40DAB879AF0E494"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>If subparagraph (A) applies to a nonattainment or maintenance area in a State, the percentage of the PM2.5 set aside under paragraph (1) shall be reduced for that State proportionately based on the weighted population of the area in fine particulate matter nonattainment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4760F773EB9F43B29D0D57489449FA42"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Performance plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 149(l)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>emission and congestion reduction</quote> after <quote>achieving the</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H07CB2489C1A841188D7D3E6B36F1505A"><enum>1110.</enum><header>National highway freight policy</header> <subsection id="H4333E38EE35348199ACBA850BE26E867"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H147BC7B067A04A478E024927EBCDF563" style="USC"> <section id="H2FC9163729994A5999FDBE6C5DF0FA4F"><enum>167.</enum><header>National highway freight policy</header> <subsection id="H8672A1D78EFE4F66A53508BF5888D059"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is the policy of the United States to improve the condition and performance of the National Highway Freight Network established under this section to ensure that the Network provides a foundation for the United States to compete in the global economy and achieve the goals described in subsection (b).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC7666A82AADF445C8A2C294DCC4F48AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the national highway freight policy are—</text> <paragraph id="H6FFAA5E6D6EF4BF8B41F6B1DF7C087E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to invest in infrastructure improvements and to implement operational improvements that—</text> <subparagraph id="H251FE37150D54FC3AFCD55ACC1E83418"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthen the contribution of the National Highway Freight Network to the economic competitiveness of the United States;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9243F530CED4EA888D87F93E66E891D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce congestion and bottlenecks on the National Highway Freight Network; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB735B7AFECA14E6188BFDCE09513409E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase productivity, particularly for domestic industries and businesses that create high-value jobs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2867D41CDFF443B8E4C8E50F27BD4C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to improve the safety, security, and resilience of highway freight transportation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA83B18280111438F8C85E335659DDB34"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to improve the state of good repair of the National Highway Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD89E6DD0F37474AA57E13331CC3DB48"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to use innovation and advanced technology to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the National Highway Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93F0FF73414C46E5A84C6F4E4CDB954E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to improve the economic efficiency of the National Highway Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8132D8EDF8C4755A5434CE32FF1D770"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to improve the short and long distance movement of goods that—</text> <subparagraph id="HAD4836A8199A400A8D48D8DA82FC14B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>travel across rural areas between population centers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H56B301D36AFA4AC0A3DDCD3B7AF19058"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travel between rural areas and population centers;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H380CB72E3FE34EBF9425BC311872B5EA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to improve the flexibility of States to support multi-State corridor planning and the creation of multi-State organizations to increase the ability of States to address highway freight connectivity; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF23811A6B094405E82DF72B53D792741"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement on the National Highway Freight Network.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8B8E2FD24DDC4203AF1B42F63FFD0E2C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of National Highway Freight Network</header> <paragraph id="H018C392F941A43A08904F0B9BC7092E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a National Highway Freight Network in accordance with this section to strategically direct Federal resources and policies toward improved performance of the Network.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB02273ABD7C2461493451D81B2EAE74A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Network components</header><text>The National Highway Freight Network shall consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="H980088452E924ED6ABFC7FD9EF0456A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Interstate System;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBBF44770E5E5410681A4EF9655FF3971"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">non-Interstate highway segments on the 41,000-mile comprehensive primary freight network developed by the Secretary under section 167(d) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9964FC8C01604512B173A77DDD548B96"><enum>(C)</enum><text>additional non-Interstate highway segments designated by the States under subsection (d).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2164E2BD31DD4B2B86832E2DD55EBBCE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State additions to network</header> <paragraph id="H3F72F02E54C04F1E8E231D32DB32B28E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, each State, in consultation with the State freight advisory committee, may increase the number of miles designated as part of the National Highway Freight Network by not more than 10 percent of the miles designated in that State under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) if the additional miles—</text> <subparagraph id="HF86BF25314E44C2D8A7BDBB2C5FBDD1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>close gaps between segments of the National Highway Freight Network;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC3F4E698FF814ECB84022D3EAB53C539"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish connections from the National Highway Freight Network to critical facilities for the efficient movement of freight, including ports, freight railroads, international border crossings, airports, intermodal facilities, warehouse and logistics centers, and agricultural facilities; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0AF3797003C14834BF41AC6564AE22A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are part of critical emerging freight corridors or critical commerce corridors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A10ACEF93BC4282BC7853A667890CED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Each State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H92E63687642A4D359F8510A26D46097B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary a list of the additional miles added under this subsection; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H66FB1C42DB3A4C37B47C7D7C0A7A653C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>certify that the additional miles meet the requirements of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H535E42544C0B473D927BA36219C8EB8A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Redesignation</header> <paragraph id="H64741E9A76E9401EBA6564DF1FE1C06B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redesignation by Secretary</header> <subparagraph id="H89A1DB6122B44CF7A55B8D05D45F0DEA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Effective beginning 5 years after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall redesignate the highway segments designated by the Secretary under subsection (c)(2)(B) that are on the National Highway Freight Network.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4CDF5F8758264E9289EA387188040FA0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In redesignating highway segments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <clause id="HAD51F279087C49D58B88049AECFD0914"><enum>(i)</enum><text>changes in the origins and destinations of freight movements in the United States;</text></clause> <clause id="H6C60A8D39E6C4A73B2A65EC276B60E41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>changes in the percentage of annual average daily truck traffic in the annual average daily traffic on principal arterials;</text></clause> <clause id="H967AA44DFA3347E191B33C95E7A964B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>changes in the location of key facilities;</text></clause> <clause id="HFB67024B43C94291A6206A1A773A9FB5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>critical emerging freight corridors and critical commerce corridors; and</text></clause> <clause id="HF5E09A53AE51451698915E189D1C843A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>network connectivity.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47565C1783A04E79A73DC98C1AD498E8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Each redesignation under subparagraph (A) may increase the mileage on the National Highway Freight Network designated by the Secretary by not more than 3 percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6FE90731D2A48FEA035B5794E21D07B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Redesignation by States</header> <subparagraph id="H3C6BE54154A94F1E86D41B2319E0BC7E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Effective beginning 5 years after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, and every 5 years thereafter, each State may, in consultation with the State freight advisory committee, redesignate the highway segments designated by the State under subsection (c)(2)(C) that are on the National Highway Freight Network.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C50DE3C68CB4338A8E67775DB88A58D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In redesignating highway segments under subparagraph (A), the State shall consider—</text> <clause id="HA1002316EE68476B94F034CF54E07C8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>gaps between segments of the National Highway Freight Network;</text></clause> <clause id="H3986052B97C446A6A6A73DA6FD6666C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>needed connections from the National Highway Freight Network to critical facilities for the efficient movement of freight, including ports, freight railroads, international border crossings, airports, intermodal facilities, warehouse and logistics centers, and agricultural facilities; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD4024E9FF70D4A79A06A155FEA57E426"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">critical emerging freight corridors or critical commerce corridors.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8BC48BD5BAAA45ECA7F62643ABFC059B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Each redesignation under subparagraph (A) may increase the mileage on the National Highway Freight Network designated by the State by not more than 3 percent.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD6C8EBC39B24CE585551BDACE86C042"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Resubmission</header><text>Each State, under the advisement of the State freight advisory committee, shall—</text> <clause id="H6858ADE9AE15410AA27BEA19E87C70C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary a list of the miles redesignated under this paragraph; and</text></clause> <clause id="H44B53C169B804A7CBA57C957D2379B74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certify that the redesignated miles meet the requirements of subsection (d)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6F31A70B1E6C4C068A62613D46C6CAC6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 167 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E35671C6FAB46EF98F41A250DF1A908" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">167. National highway freight policy.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HF20A06BEEE464776B0668D0CFEA5218D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1111.</enum><header>Nationally significant freight and highway projects</header> <subsection id="H4977851A8F1E4690A59A9DB48443E5B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 116 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78E253268A774BBF895711A66D7C1051" style="USC"> <section id="H45308CF808964565BEFF5666F42B1A05"><enum>117.</enum><header>Nationally significant freight and highway projects</header> <subsection id="HD6A3D7F77003484598FE48F2AEB8292E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a nationally significant freight and highway projects program to provide financial assistance for projects of national or regional significance that will—</text> <paragraph id="HFC6F6105A37B4B7E8A805FA4F7643A87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of freight and people;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAFF6FDEDD8445538015A109DEAF0B6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>generate national or regional economic benefits and an increase in the global economic competitiveness of the United States;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C48D397140240B1B9E8F0CBC9BE821E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reduce highway congestion and bottlenecks;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4160E9DB5B15450CB66E856BD748CDD1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>improve connectivity between modes of freight transportation; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H71E0AA5A39094417B905DAA5D5ABF789"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance the resiliency of critical highway infrastructure, including highway infrastructure that supports national energy security.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6C0DE118E42A4DDE95B63510294E6763"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant authority</header><text>In carrying out the program established in subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants, on a competitive basis, in accordance with this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0C4C2CBE0D9E4DAEB52E01892EAA4740"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header> <paragraph id="H76DF0E4BF74F450FB584530F21EF71E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make a grant under this section to the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H1377819145C4473A9E2C3DDD51B8531F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A State or group of States.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E7458FCE0AE4271B331E2B41C3F0D19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) with a population of more than 200,000 individuals.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBA512A7542A84A46873B6A99D119585E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A unit of local government.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFCDB5DB3A5464977ACA4658AFB4AC15D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD5EC32E98E1F4001A3632359C14F3D62"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A Federal land management agency that applies jointly with a State or group of States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A59DE884A0E4B16B97B3199800D4381"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity specified in paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines is appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H67A8DC99D99341AF8D0D22B448408000"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header> <paragraph id="H8A8BE4183D84488CA89AC03D79340213"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (h), the Secretary may make a grant under this section only for a project that—</text> <subparagraph id="H4F72F6AC49BF4023A7874C3720B15C32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is—</text> <clause id="HBA0E920917F44C6B88AD98261E253E32"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a freight project carried out on the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167 of this title;</text></clause> <clause id="H740F390333E647ABB41E5206D884937B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a highway or bridge project carried out on the National Highway System, including—</text> <subclause id="HD9398985414146EEBD3F2358DA17BE05"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a project to add capacity to the Interstate System to improve mobility; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H84B7BEE50FB24E88AA7C3DF5163BCCA5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a project in a national scenic area;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H924BE38E56C243CAA30545224DA8F048"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an intermodal or rail freight project carried out on the National Multimodal Freight Network established under section 70103 of title 49; or</text></clause> <clause id="H87EAAC1E64184880852FE21BE8280E44"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a railway-highway grade crossing or grade separation project; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C03624E196A4BFFBD2905416ADF2BC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of—</text> <clause id="H3786028280364A629AD82BBA0B5E8C42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$100,000,000; or</text></clause> <clause id="HE241BC356BEA4162B0F4C61CF9723FF1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a project—</text> <subclause id="H2CB0EF6D41C94D029D5581D1AC432C6A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>located in 1 State, 30 percent of the amount apportioned under this chapter to the State in the most recently completed fiscal year; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H41E63AAE4ECC4DE5A53CDA88C573D2CC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>located in more than 1 State, 50 percent of the amount apportioned under this chapter to the participating State with the largest apportionment under this chapter in the most recently completed fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H201DCC8D4F2542DCA4EC4B9E2904658D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H43DCB16C0671413183DE472F395D4EAC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than $500,000,000 of the amounts made available for grants under this section for fiscal years 2016 through 2021, in the aggregate, may be used to make grants for projects described in paragraph (1)(A)(iii) and such a project may only receive a grant under this section if—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H83903AA95D7944ACA0060558B2988B1B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project will make a significant improvement to freight movements on the National Highway Freight Network; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H05AF20969C47410E9E4CEC8488EE8924"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal share of the project funds only elements of the project that provide public benefits.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE359DC0A0352455390D09409EE6B82B1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitation under subparagraph (A) shall—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H7C2FE6423221452A8A67D94D9F39A8FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not apply to a railway-highway grade crossing or grade separation project; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HF0DC0CBD693A4F4999EFAA88A7FFF63B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to a multimodal project, shall apply only to the non-highway portion or portions of the project.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5FC55DE7028642C1939742F7B4A5955E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>Grant amounts received for a project under this section may be used for—</text> <paragraph id="HA09C386A34924405A87A4DCCCDA3696B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93216C81CC0A40028426744BE97FA884"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC8F573FD5491416E93FD9E31FA246B91"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Project requirements</header><text>The Secretary may make a grant for a project described under subsection (d) only if the relevant applicant demonstrates that—</text> <paragraph id="H3BB86036881544FCA5AB507B37CC4DFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the project will generate national or regional economic, mobility, or safety benefits;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4CC692D36466421AABC2C1ABDA90D342"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the project will be cost effective;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D7E453489264776BF488057C4C093BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the project will contribute to the accomplishment of 1 or more of the national goals described under section 150 of this title;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H51E5FF7E866E45D190E88EA5612B04CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the project is based on the results of preliminary engineering;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D1903831D004DBEA5BF539B87C22AB9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>with respect to related non-Federal financial commitments—</text> <subparagraph id="H322D15C9CCB548ED9A4A8C93300D9B8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 or more stable and dependable sources of funding and financing are available to construct, maintain, and operate the project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H204105D1CBD0425A983A21BB00BF6D22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contingency amounts are available to cover unanticipated cost increases;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9C126ABB504432D8D9C89BFCC62C988"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the project cannot be easily addressed using other funding available to the project sponsor under this chapter; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F76F656E4FF4CD88F5A8C97DC3EE994"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the project is reasonably expected to begin construction not later than 18 months after the date of obligation of funds for the project.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC061E473602C4A59B9B6B478FD73545A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text>In making a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text> <paragraph id="HDBD3768098094EEDB9ADDE6D161A93B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to which a project utilizes nontraditional financing, innovative design and construction techniques, or innovative technologies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A4887F819BE434284ED18640B1283E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount and source of non-Federal contributions with respect to the proposed project; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C61298B78ED40E892411A2BFD4A3967"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the need for geographic diversity among grant recipients, including the need for a balance between the needs of rural and urban communities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H061F799333A940629D146B953C740414"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reserved amounts</header> <paragraph id="HB7E3C6053DF74B8FA0E8A1DCEFE8F3C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall reserve not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for grants under this section each fiscal year to make grants for projects described in subsection (d)(1)(A) that do not satisfy the minimum threshold under subsection (d)(1)(B).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93DD3A03EEA8477E84A50B4D38FF46C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text>Each grant made under this subsection shall be in an amount that is at least $5,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5E4287311264D92BFB3D70C81DD08B2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project selection considerations</header><text>In addition to other applicable requirements, in making grants under this subsection the Secretary shall consider—</text> <subparagraph id="HED9158BCC9DB485795E91762E9DAB177"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost effectiveness of the proposed project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H52B55A8BA58B478E80FE28E1A6ACCF74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effect of the proposed project on mobility in the State and region in which the project is carried out.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD24F6D7B50D4E82BE020AAF309DA914"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Excess funding</header><text>In any fiscal year in which qualified applications for grants under this subsection will not allow for the amount reserved under paragraph (1) to be fully utilized, the Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to make other grants under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H839E0E944C5E4FDFBBE227DB0B0CE08F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rural areas</header><text>The Secretary shall reserve not less than 20 percent of the amounts made available for grants under this section, including the amounts made available under paragraph (1), each fiscal year to make grants for projects located in rural areas.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEEA1BB3996E74A049824C4B966AF1933"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Federal share</header> <paragraph id="H12E080FDBD3A472E93C833988E685594"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project assisted with a grant under this section may not exceed 50 percent.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50A274A34267403992DE811B33B128A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(1) or 104(b)(2) may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is made under this section so long as the total amount of Federal funding for the project does not exceed 80 percent of project costs.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA5B05993A155471FA77DFEE6B4992633"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Agreements To combine amounts</header><text>Two or more entities specified in subsection (c)(1) may combine, pursuant to an agreement entered into by the entities, any part of the amounts provided to the entities from grants under this section for a project for which the relevant grants were made if—</text> <paragraph id="H32BB643179BC4A2B90FDB192E66856DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the agreement will benefit each entity entering into the agreement; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEAD40AD7AA204DCB88E5AC2098EFCBB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the agreement is not in violation of a law of any such entity.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3E6B9B04B38A4C4ABEA7241C90A9B9B1"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Treatment of freight projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a freight project carried out under this section shall be treated as if the project is located on a Federal-aid highway.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H942D25A0604C4CFEACC4710A7012ADFD"><enum>(l)</enum><header>TIFIA program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of an eligible applicant under this section, the Secretary may use amounts awarded to the entity to pay subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide the entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to the project for which the grant was awarded.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCCB77ECB463542188E9FE4EC2A2E348E"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header> <paragraph id="H8488F74C91B248D6B5A6BF2650DCA6BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least 60 days before making a grant for a project under this section, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the proposed grant. The notification shall include an evaluation and justification for the project and the amount of the proposed grant award.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B6986CF6BA34EDB950495BC93E0DE51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Congressional disapproval</header><text>The Secretary may not make a grant or any other obligation or commitment to fund a project under this section if a joint resolution is enacted disapproving funding for the project before the last day of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H352BE55B83D14D27A6A6EC072A842A4B"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Facilitating commercial waterborne transportation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or rights granted thereunder, and provided that the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) are met, a property owner may develop, construct, operate, and maintain pier, wharf, or other such load-out structures on that property and on or above adjacent beds of the navigable waters of the United States to facilitate the commercial waterborne transportation of domestic aggregate that may supply an eligible project under this section, including salt, sand, and gravel, from reserves located within ten miles of the property.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H20FAD6B67A03415CB002E1BC4BD16718"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/116">section 116</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H116D86EF9C9549C0A2202E903CDD83A4" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">117. Nationally significant freight and highway projects.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5D6FEBDED0E74E85963B3F64EA91EC01"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1301 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/101">23 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H4F0D59BFDFF44698AD3089BFBDABC951" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 165(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC914A9EE76BA47998F24CBD801D2DF78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>$150,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$158,000,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8673A75D95D400EADEA952BF5613A5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>$40,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$42,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H71399D54CE5443EDAF9857C714A02B70" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1113.</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(c)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H348EEE540E2B439FB1DF99FD0EED7F98" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H74D853E1A2EF4F04BEE67D757CB247F3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tribal data collection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the data to be collected under subparagraph (A), not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year, any entity carrying out a project under the tribal transportation program under section 202 shall submit to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, based on obligations and expenditures under the tribal transportation program during the preceding fiscal year, the following data:</text> <clause id="HF7122EC49EC2464089BE2EDE43693B21"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The names of projects and activities carried out by the entity under the tribal transportation program during the preceding fiscal year.</text></clause> <clause id="HE09030E4DB8546D4A5C75EE0486601A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A description of the projects and activities identified under clause (i).</text></clause> <clause id="HFE7C485795DD42C0A5E1786D5AAB261D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The current status of the projects and activities identified under clause (i).</text></clause> <clause id="H4703A1C90FB449E487F14F87F6F0B876"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>An estimate of the number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained by the projects and activities identified under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H8443F7A4AA234D2DB151068A9B44775A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1114.</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(a)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>6 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>5 percent</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H6227C78747FE49ECA74DEB597848FFFB"><enum>1115.</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD1F62E86EA08450D9D143976304A0070"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(B) by striking <quote>operation</quote> and inserting <quote>capital, operations,</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78D28413D22D43F8A96ABDA5E95FF0DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD4089A60D461409ABF84038A2A6265EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)—</text> <clause id="HBEA6F783FF62426697B5B5533CA8114B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H33F10EA8F2D940859185ADB256C67055"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5289CF38C27741049D630B5D127DD2BA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H2DA0006417164D8883DBF1EF8DD0878E" style="OLC"> <clause id="H15C950E8D04647BEB9391E5DB76D8D73"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Bureau of Reclamation; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9EACCB1092964398A4B8ED7037F28B0B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>independent Federal agencies with natural resource and land management responsibilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD384151861F54E94938D6A02C9AAB5D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)—</text> <clause id="H8155ED89317B4B2F8BA21C3C16D2CAE9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting <quote>performance management, including</quote> after <quote>support</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H133A87B4C742440A87955EA2153FE720"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i)(II) by striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC69F729547AD4B9B80B63A680C97D8CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(B) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H49CC23AF35F144858E169775FAF86F41" style="OLC"> <clause id="H85A5640DB7034BD0A2C72DBAE13E8ED1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The Bureau of Reclamation.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H95059FC859494AF6962C24FE0BCB301E"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Tribal transportation self-governance program</header> <subsection id="H8632D88CA40D4A0AB2618D4294BAF64E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">Chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/206">section 206</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H971DE393CC7E49E59D400E0AD24B359C" style="USC"> <section id="H23DD84B4CB5349B6BC717E5C62111A7E"><enum>207.</enum><header>Tribal transportation self-governance program</header> <subsection id="HD1B0CDA132C34F508022C3D85CD26014"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to be known as the tribal transportation self-governance program. The Secretary may delegate responsibilities for administration of the program as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2AD4AE6ADD9F452D93D1F3086C313EB5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="H7C5D852029A54652AD9E362EA95124E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an Indian tribe shall be eligible to participate in the program if the Indian tribe requests participation in the program by resolution or other official action by the governing body of the Indian tribe, and demonstrates, for the preceding 3 fiscal years, financial stability and financial management capability, and transportation program management capability.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE16E2500A7CE4DAFA5E1C10B1654C7B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria for determining financial stability and financial management capacity</header><text>For the purposes of paragraph (1), evidence that, during the preceding 3 fiscal years, an Indian tribe had no uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of the Indian tribe’s self-determination contracts or self-governance funding agreements with any Federal agency shall be conclusive evidence of the required financial stability and financial management capability.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCCCD34DA9BCC46A5A474BD78CDE59A68"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for determining transportation program management capability</header><text>The Secretary shall require an Indian tribe to demonstrate transportation program management capability, including the capability to manage and complete projects eligible under this title and projects eligible under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, to gain eligibility for the program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1C0972570E0D4448B6568CADAC30B035"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compacts</header> <paragraph id="H59D5D6C94ABF4C1CBE8FDA7A55508274"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compact required</header><text>Upon the request of an eligible Indian tribe, and subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written compact with the Indian tribe for the purpose of providing for the participation of the Indian tribe in the program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAA4E8193DCE440E976CCFCCA3C880CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A compact entered into under paragraph (1) shall set forth the general terms of the government-to-government relationship between the Indian tribe and the United States under the program and other terms that will continue to apply in future fiscal years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF78217EB7FFD41398A5CE4CCE83329FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>A compact entered into with an Indian tribe under paragraph (1) may be amended only by mutual agreement of the Indian tribe and the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H96468316C1C8438598F9612EE08ECE66"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual funding agreements</header> <paragraph id="HB80F8F4134D1439A91B5F2FBF67A7236"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funding agreement required</header><text>After entering into a compact with an Indian tribe under subsection (c), the Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written annual funding agreement with the Indian tribe.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86D2B6CD00384E93A1A72B245C6D5C92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header> <subparagraph id="H0323CD1AC1A545B3A75713B379E0C6CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header> <clause id="HDC0D86DBCA91429380ADF63E9559D518"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Formula funding and discretionary grants</header><text>A funding agreement entered into with an Indian tribe shall authorize the Indian tribe, as determined by the Indian tribe, to plan, conduct, consolidate, administer, and receive full tribal share funding, tribal transit formula funding, and funding to tribes from discretionary and competitive grants administered by the Department for all programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) that are made available to Indian tribes to carry out tribal transportation programs and programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) administered by the Secretary that are otherwise available to Indian tribes.</text></clause> <clause id="H238EC26C59264912A81DB72995771BE2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfers of state funds</header> <subclause id="H7B67CEEE9D214E328B80DFAFB3D35A6A"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Inclusion of transferred funds in funding agreement</header><text>A funding agreement entered into with an Indian tribe shall include Federal-aid funds apportioned to a State under chapter 1 if the State elects to provide a portion of such funds to the Indian tribe for a project eligible under section 202(a).</text></subclause> <subclause id="H5C2C52949A5E494589FF9D7DBB371E3A"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Method for transfers</header><text>If a State elects to provide funds described in subclause (I) to an Indian tribe, the State shall transfer the funds back to the Secretary and the Secretary shall transfer the funds to the Indian tribe in accordance with this section.</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA63B79E2B1FD43FFB86398AB5B45B708"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Responsibility for transferred funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a State provides funds described in subclause (I) to an Indian tribe—</text> <item id="H63648661B18A446388994D96D247E79E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the State shall not be responsible for constructing or maintaining a project carried out using the funds or for administering or supervising the project or funds during the applicable statute of limitations period related to the construction of the project; and</text></item> <item id="HB664E8B3281E43679527F76FD7602FEC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Indian tribe shall be responsible for constructing and maintaining a project carried out using the funds and for administering and supervising the project and funds in accordance with this section during the applicable statute of limitations period related to the construction of the project.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF38E62B558CD420B863CBFDC5E32A091"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration of tribal shares</header><text>The tribal shares referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be provided without regard to the agency or office of the Department within which the program, service, function, or activity (or portion thereof) is performed.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H412E793D466D4843A56395D8BF590387"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Flexible and innovative financing</header> <clause id="HF7860976A56D4DB4A325AD9E42D12E42"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A funding agreement entered into with an Indian tribe under paragraph (1) shall include provisions pertaining to flexible and innovative financing if agreed upon by the parties.</text></clause> <clause id="H15E16956BE8E407F8D4A2BB0284F45B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header> <subclause id="HBE31B4CB302B426895EF2D4D2E6ACEF0"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Authority to issue regulations</header><text>The Secretary may issue regulations to establish the terms and conditions relating to the flexible and innovative financing provisions referred to in clause (i).</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC3BD3AD39FA344D3B44D09CC1EC3AD19"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Terms and conditions in absence of regulations</header><text>If the Secretary does not issue regulations under subclause (I), the terms and conditions relating to the flexible and innovative financing provisions referred to in clause (i) shall be consistent with—</text> <item id="H0EC8AEFD668B445FBC8A0C75750D83CF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>agreements entered into by the Department under—</text> <subitem id="HECCE6378A75C488EBBF6098A37639DF6"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>section 202(b)(7); and</text></subitem> <subitem id="HDDFAC2C097DE4729BA65A1E4F5F89B14"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 202(d)(5), as in effect before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>); or</text></subitem></item> <item id="H5A21139D4B40437FA923779B22FD27CE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>regulations of the Department of the Interior relating to flexible financing contained in part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0E9000CC48942D48D2ACF4AE52949AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>A funding agreement shall set forth—</text> <subparagraph id="H48774EFC88B94F0EBE1CDFE88E34AD6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>terms that generally identify the programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) to be performed or administered by the Indian tribe; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDBF639A6D9AD42EC9F3ABA17AD282825"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for items identified in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="HCCC2A8E7D2FD4181AD7AF6F82D8450A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the general budget category assigned;</text></clause> <clause id="H464A163EF13946A4B262F96B64748FBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the funds to be provided, including those funds to be provided on a recurring basis;</text></clause> <clause id="H3207C366D6F94365920BA87AE8494D44"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the time and method of transfer of the funds;</text></clause> <clause id="H393C6003B28045559CD327A536269AD8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the responsibilities of the Secretary and the Indian tribe; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC978436F1A05436FA20E216B86C68446"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any other provision agreed to by the Indian tribe and the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDBDC6347E0424B8BB7B0AF45923B1B40"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Subsequent funding agreements</header> <subparagraph id="HCD03500D89F7468AA5FF497B6CF81C19"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Applicability of existing agreement</header><text>Absent notification from an Indian tribe that the Indian tribe is withdrawing from or retroceding the operation of 1 or more programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) identified in a funding agreement, or unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, each funding agreement shall remain in full force and effect until a subsequent funding agreement is executed.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H91C0B426A2F947F8A1630FB98AE0C408"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective date of subsequent agreement</header><text>The terms of the subsequent funding agreement shall be retroactive to the end of the term of the preceding funding agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D8A35C660904C2486BD2DCB03728D4F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consent of Indian tribe required</header><text>The Secretary shall not revise, amend, or require additional terms in a new or subsequent funding agreement without the consent of the Indian tribe that is subject to the agreement unless such terms are required by Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5DA4AE5537794C8F8979C19053FC9C5B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>General provisions</header> <paragraph id="H23E5EEDFE3F7408EAC9887AA93BCEE88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redesign and consolidation</header> <subparagraph id="H836376218F494567A24C6EAD35C349EE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe, in any manner that the Indian tribe considers to be in the best interest of the Indian community being served, may—</text> <clause id="H1B9C18B2AFDF4905B7BD71781B5AFFC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>redesign or consolidate programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) included in a funding agreement; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA657A048BEEA47268DFCA5B67283DC18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reallocate or redirect funds for such programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof), if the funds are—</text> <subclause id="HCCE9C4E15CC94A5385A346DE08903D0D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>expended on projects identified in a transportation improvement program approved by the Secretary; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8776193E354741838777192A8F185011"><enum>(II)</enum><text>used in accordance with the requirements in—</text> <item id="H1055E481F7894A2A8BA3ED5A9DD6865A"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>appropriations Acts;</text></item> <item id="H0DDDA737BF3C425ABA84DD03AC7218E8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>this title and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49; and</text></item> <item id="H6FE52BFB9E38478A87F6543B5AA7C334"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>any other applicable law.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED03D178E9B94A5DB3BADF68470572AD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if, pursuant to subsection (d), an Indian tribe receives a discretionary or competitive grant from the Secretary or receives State apportioned funds, the Indian tribe shall use the funds for the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H109DBE7AA0E04DCCAFD8AF72AA4BCF53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retrocession</header> <subparagraph id="HE703578A99EC47BB8C0F14F34BB909E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header> <clause id="HB56779568DCC4563B0AE2E4C39EF40C0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authority of Indian tribes</header><text>An Indian tribe may retrocede (fully or partially) to the Secretary programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) included in a compact or funding agreement.</text></clause> <clause id="H686CB969E1BB4EBD9A8EF8138005A855"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reassumption of remaining funds</header><text>Following a retrocession described in clause (i), the Secretary may—</text> <subclause id="H788260FC2C1D47EBB3F100288C351E01"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reassume the remaining funding associated with the retroceded programs, functions, services, and activities (or portions thereof) included in the applicable compact or funding agreement;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC2354E1C5C794E8EB637FAC28A855547"><enum>(II)</enum><text>out of such remaining funds, transfer funds associated with Department of Interior programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out transportation services provided by the Secretary of the Interior; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H500C1D5EF6144FE1BB1FDAB3BA3698D1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>distribute funds not transferred under subclause (II) in accordance with applicable law.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H4061239F81104C7F8D6FD3430D53D5C2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Correction of programs</header><text>If the Secretary makes a finding under subsection (f)(2)(B) and no funds are available under subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall not be required to provide additional funds to complete or correct any programs, functions, services, or activities (or portions thereof).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC94341F3D055496D9056D5065654641D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>Unless the Indian tribe rescinds a request for retrocession, the retrocession shall become effective within the timeframe specified by the parties in the compact or funding agreement. In the absence of such a specification, the retrocession shall become effective on—</text> <clause id="HD46269A7EB4A4440BDCA9D6569A2BC52"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the earlier of—</text> <subclause id="HDDE9F19931194329BCCEED959F6EB56C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 year after the date of submission of the request; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB154FD684CF8400D9C00B22E140F7AD1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date on which the funding agreement expires; or</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H8570E377E1754EF7B046FFE746AAAA53"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such date as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties and, with respect to Department of the Interior programs, functions, services, and activities (or portions thereof), the Secretary of the Interior.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD8B8BE029D864268BA227D4CE018556F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Provisions relating to Secretary</header> <paragraph id="H437E257ED9DD42C397BB6CC17927B090"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Decisionmaker</header><text>A decision that relates to an appeal of the rejection of a final offer by the Department shall be made either—</text> <subparagraph id="HBF25DA6451EF4ECAA1B6E4139ABC1EA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by an official of the Department who holds a position at a higher organizational level within the Department than the level of the departmental agency in which the decision that is the subject of the appeal was made; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0524D497B6D24B67BDF71920BF753A29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by an administrative judge.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCBFE5A50C40C4F2CA6F19A1C44B8B8F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of compact or funding agreement</header> <subparagraph id="H84F0537B64974859899ACEDC8CA7226D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority to terminate</header> <clause id="H73D6459689FA44FEBB664B82F766309C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Provision to be included in compact or funding agreement</header><text>A compact or funding agreement shall include a provision authorizing the Secretary, if the Secretary makes a finding described in subparagraph (B), to—</text> <subclause id="H240CE87023BD4F81A700B5933F1E38B4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>terminate the compact or funding agreement (or a portion thereof); and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD7B8A1DD6A534335804D298795DBDF97"><enum>(II)</enum><text>reassume the remaining funding associated with the reassumed programs, functions, services, and activities included in the compact or funding agreement.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HF3A67629D8A7473C9BC375CA3F270555"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfers of funds</header><text>Out of any funds reassumed under clause (i)(II), the Secretary may transfer the funds associated with Department of the Interior programs, functions, services, and activities (or portions thereof) to the Secretary of the Interior to provide continued transportation services in accordance with applicable law.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H957EAF4BD3334587BE5DAC42741FC6F4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Findings resulting in termination</header><text>The finding referred to in subparagraph (A) is a specific finding of—</text> <clause id="H5534CD705BF04A43AC6A2773E63E5BD2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>imminent jeopardy to a trust asset, natural resources, or public health and safety that is caused by an act or omission of the Indian tribe and that arises out of a failure to carry out the compact or funding agreement, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></clause> <clause id="H5F562C6B111347E8A908BCABC6B5C4BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>gross mismanagement with respect to funds or programs transferred to the Indian tribe under the compact or funding agreement, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department, as appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAFFF92C138DE4D07B489A13C8B68508C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The Secretary shall not terminate a compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) unless—</text> <clause id="H6B0F34ED49084D35AA11A7B95BF5D6AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary has first provided written notice and a hearing on the record to the Indian tribe that is subject to the compact or funding agreement; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB3EFD70DD7B54C8A92CF26DB32905F72"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Indian tribe has not taken corrective action to remedy the mismanagement of funds or programs or the imminent jeopardy to a trust asset, natural resource, or public health and safety.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5A719AD976A74AAAB30FDCD3C0248A36"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Exception</header> <clause id="H41BA832E2D9640B3A27F819ACB97193E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), the Secretary, upon written notification to an Indian tribe that is subject to a compact or funding agreement, may immediately terminate the compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) if—</text> <subclause id="H6936012D56254B559949825F34B6472A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary makes a finding of imminent substantial and irreparable jeopardy to a trust asset, natural resource, or public health and safety; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE94CFCD865A248709A6A02E90C568772"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the jeopardy arises out of a failure to carry out the compact or funding agreement.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HF11DD377BBFC4A3391EAFEF3DE59D326"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>If the Secretary terminates a compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) under clause (i), the Secretary shall provide the Indian tribe subject to the compact or agreement with a hearing on the record not later than 10 days after the date of such termination.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95A862791F1B4A089DB0CE85DD7A8FCF"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Burden of proof</header><text>In any hearing or appeal involving a decision to terminate a compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) under this paragraph, the Secretary shall have the burden of proof in demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence the validity of the grounds for the termination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA9DE41D8C7984F498B70142011D31820"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost principles</header><text>In administering funds received under this section, an Indian tribe shall apply cost principles under the applicable Office of Management and Budget circular, except as modified by section 450j–1 of title 25, other provisions of law, or by any exemptions to applicable Office of Management and Budget circulars subsequently granted by the Office of Management and Budget. No other audit or accounting standards shall be required by the Secretary. Any claim by the Federal Government against the Indian tribe relating to funds received under a funding agreement based on any audit conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of section 450j–1(f) of title 25.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEEF02530104F4E6F8C5866E384B8134A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funds to an Indian tribe under a funding agreement in an amount equal to—</text> <paragraph id="H25D4278EBB0E4059B10E50BE8C6DC35F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the sum of the funding that the Indian tribe would otherwise receive for the program, function, service, or activity in accordance with a funding formula or other allocation method established under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD9BD159C860462D9BB9379C521A59C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4BF4EA6D9FCB477C8297414BD9F4C7BD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Construction programs</header> <paragraph id="H5A32DFE5A1D04681B424325A9DAFD4C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>Construction projects carried out under programs administered by an Indian tribe with funds transferred to the Indian tribe pursuant to a funding agreement entered into under this section shall be constructed pursuant to the construction program standards set forth in applicable regulations or as specifically approved by the Secretary (or the Secretary’s designee).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB412CCEB5E074EC9979B668B176EB875"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>Construction programs shall be monitored by the Secretary in accordance with applicable regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7EAE8656F94445188C8869C7C89C403D"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Facilitation</header> <paragraph id="HC6C2B39BC80747AF96D5A7DDCBEBEDC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretarial interpretation</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary shall interpret all Federal laws, Executive orders, and regulations in a manner that will facilitate—</text> <subparagraph id="H40AA840979894F29845B75F0E2E6C6DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the inclusion of programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) and funds associated therewith, in compacts and funding agreements; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA468D8475144478F857B874AF925447B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the implementation of the compacts and funding agreements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE531329E2B794A5E8E532D1B7BB23C52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulation waiver</header> <subparagraph id="H93A65C3148D4436F9A366F2A009C05E3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe may submit to the Secretary a written request to waive application of a regulation promulgated under this section with respect to a compact or funding agreement. The request shall identify the regulation sought to be waived and the basis for the request.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CFA52992DB04FCB95EDF9328EB214F9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approvals and denials</header> <clause id="H5F8DC2748608498A9C8D45A367A3AE0D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of a written request under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall approve or deny the request in writing.</text></clause> <clause id="H3693C72CF5A046E29316185FF2A21021"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary shall review any application by an Indian tribe for a waiver bearing in mind increasing opportunities for using flexible policy approaches at the Indian tribal level.</text></clause> <clause id="H5079A22817FD4F1E8F842FF002B92E41"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Deemed approval</header><text>If the Secretary does not approve or deny a request submitted under subparagraph (A) on or before the last day of the 90-day period referred to in clause (i), the request shall be deemed approved.</text></clause> <clause id="H9F066AD712FD401BB8C9680F95CF1E1F"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Denials</header><text>If the application for a waiver is not granted, the agency shall provide the applicant with the reasons for the denial as part of the written response required in clause (i).</text></clause> <clause id="HB9A0119583B0468FAAD0614E7A9592CC"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Finality of decisions</header><text>A decision by the Secretary under this subparagraph shall be final for the Department.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3AFA54714A1246918D7CEC271B8F3089"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Disclaimers</header> <paragraph id="H0C1264FB581D4F7DB31B35FAAEA682A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Existing authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the election of an Indian tribe, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H81A0A550E24B469A90915C537F62C1EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain current tribal transportation program funding agreements and program agreements; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE741350E8614161B65BB013EDEE7675"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into new agreements under the authority of section 202(b)(7).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF073857BF6D4476E9D9B92C322134F66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to impair or diminish the authority of the Secretary under section 202(b)(7).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE0CC8027583D4E4D879B9C20860CA26B"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Applicability of Indian self-Determination and education assistance act</header><text>Except to the extent in conflict with this section (as determined by the Secretary), the following provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act shall apply to compact and funding agreements (except that any reference to the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Health and Human Services in such provisions shall be treated as a reference to the Secretary of Transportation):</text> <paragraph id="HC451B04BD42C4941AFFE03A323085981"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Subsections (a), (b), (d), (g), and (h) of section 506 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-5">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–5</external-xref>), relating to general provisions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7709F294C56A4AA18F4ECA88F2B4CA8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subsections (b) through (e) and (g) of section 507 of such Act (25 U.S.C.458aaa–6), relating to provisions relating to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1225A3DC15B9449E9AEBD147F19B522B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), and (k) of section 508 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-7">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–7</external-xref>), relating to transfer of funds.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC23A41F1F3FE44D48ABFE31BCEB8186F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 510 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-9">25 U.S.C. 458aaa-9</external-xref>), relating to Federal procurement laws and regulations.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1DE5637BEA640F8A203AC965A28DFA8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 511 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-10">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–10</external-xref>), relating to civil actions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF0440B51A5694611A204D0C2C80DDCA1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (c) through (f) of section 512 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-11">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–11</external-xref>), relating to facilitation, except that subsection (c)(1) of that section shall be applied by substituting <quote>transportation facilities and other facilities</quote> for <quote>school buildings, hospitals, and other facilities</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5D5E9F391F5341A6B7B5EA7A9E150AF5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Subsections (a) and (b) of section 515 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-14">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–14</external-xref>), relating to disclaimers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H25D5B20A87A24D18AA2B6BB1C4B016D2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Subsections (a) and (b) of section 516 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-15">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–15</external-xref>), relating to application of title I provisions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDEFF2717D1D8445AA501C7CABD763977"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 518 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-17">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–17</external-xref>), relating to appeals.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3DC38CA5A2D4470BA9CEB5E03A7D6A4E"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Definitions</header> <paragraph id="H74FE5182E6EE4E148705EFEB6F00EB2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply (except as otherwise expressly provided):</text> <subparagraph id="HC2D985A6D6F34F90B33198668CBA15B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Compact</header><text>The term <term>compact</term> means a compact between the Secretary and an Indian tribe entered into under subsection (c).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H159E82B78BD64791B19AD09483DF0D37"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Transportation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H05D4FC67E9F44D059E2F1B26887D2ABE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>eligible Indian tribe</term> means an Indian tribe that is eligible to participate in the program, as determined under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBCADFA5DB42B40328921A93670667BAB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Funding agreement</header><text>The term <term>funding agreement</term> means a funding agreement between the Secretary and an Indian tribe entered into under subsection (d).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B4806B42A5249F48FE2C09412DC4B0A"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/479a">25 U.S.C. 479a</external-xref>). In any case in which an Indian tribe has authorized another Indian tribe, an intertribal consortium, or a tribal organization to plan for or carry out programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) on its behalf under this part, the authorized Indian tribe, intertribal consortium, or tribal organization shall have the rights and responsibilities of the authorizing Indian tribe (except as otherwise provided in the authorizing resolution or in this title). In such event, the term <term>Indian tribe</term> as used in this part shall include such other authorized Indian tribe, intertribal consortium, or tribal organization.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4F7157CBFA3403392426CAB26009CA2"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the tribal transportation self-governance program established under this section.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD51C25DDD67D4E8B9C4A61AF3FBF180D"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0ACC1458897C4990808AE8E47354355D"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Transportation programs</header><text>The term <term>transportation programs</term> means all programs administered or financed by the Department under this title and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6BE406F08F8244BFA2E81FE4071610F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of other definitions</header><text>In this section, the definitions set forth in sections 4 and 505 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>; 458aaa) apply, except as otherwise expressly provided in this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H247612B8B40C460F9AD31417D0F4A3D3"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Regulations</header> <paragraph id="H8EDA893019EE4191B5CD715392522DEB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="HD879B94162654F9ABEE209743E648295"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Promulgation</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, the Secretary shall initiate procedures under subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5 to negotiate and promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5A3A28A1FE59400BA5628774F19EBB5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication of proposed regulations</header><text>Proposed regulations to implement this section shall be published in the Federal Register by the Secretary not later than 21 months after such date of enactment.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA98691D4F5CA471A98188CEE54E47E44"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Expiration of authority</header><text>The authority to promulgate regulations under paragraph (1) shall expire 30 months after such date of enactment.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF470F5499984EA38E045ED7C8EABDC7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Extension of deadlines</header><text>A deadline set forth in paragraph (1)(B) or (1)(C) may be extended up to 180 days if the negotiated rulemaking committee referred to in paragraph (2) concludes that the committee cannot meet the deadline and the Secretary so notifies the appropriate committees of Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H907E92668F6D4A59A3E42EED0BEEF0F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Committee</header> <subparagraph id="H195914938622415B9F4DE1D3741087F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A negotiated rulemaking committee established pursuant to section 565 of title 5 to carry out this subsection shall have as its members only Federal and tribal government representatives, a majority of whom shall be nominated by and be representatives of Indian tribes with funding agreements under this title.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HABD92FC173D3436782428588489E9417"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The committee shall confer with, and accommodate participation by, representatives of Indian tribes, inter-tribal consortia, tribal organizations, and individual tribal members.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HABA94BE4FA074541A1AB314C77D2D575"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Adaptation of procedures</header><text>The Secretary shall adapt the negotiated rulemaking procedures to the unique context of self-governance and the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Indian tribes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDF988C5E77F447796E6AA7365261D89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>The lack of promulgated regulations shall not limit the effect of this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE40B430ABCBB461284474AE3F7E02093"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of circulars, policies, manuals, guidance, and rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless expressly agreed to by the participating Indian tribe in the compact or funding agreement, the participating Indian tribe shall not be subject to any agency circular, policy, manual, guidance, or rule adopted by the Department, except regulations promulgated under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H1BB6E6AC221040DDAA986ADEDF79F1C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 206 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H334B75548AF34BA89E59B578C817E3EA" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">207. Tribal transportation self-governance program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H2A103C25F69741AF8AF5BABA1BE308AF"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Emergency relief</header> <subsection id="H2AFBA0C6363B4ECFBC2AD5BAFD841EC3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Section 125(d)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD7DECCF6EC9043F5AC7135EE496D1642"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE82FF7D4F4D465E95CBFDE34B7CD6F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE4FFA5DBB0384D67A67732B37F8E040E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H610F9881C68F427ABF102BFBEB0ED2E1" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HF29FF807FF034AAFAADEBACAA1B1D0A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>projects eligible for assistance under this section located on Federal lands transportation facilities or other federally owned roads that are open to public travel (as defined in subsection (e)).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0E6FA90AE0E945EFAD6FC5DAC89A82AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 125(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H1271CE947B55464591BB853D65B3217D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H2EA0FAE5ADD14D7C80A721CFCD09E1F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text> <subparagraph id="HA95B4878D8A649F082AF25DE271B1C3C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Open to public travel</header><text>The term <term>open to public travel</term> means, with respect to a road, that, except during scheduled periods, extreme weather conditions, or emergencies, the road—</text> <clause id="HECC64A28131942899F39C2A1A28CCEBA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is maintained;</text></clause> <clause id="H1C95278831BF4586A9DEC86AEAF0D69B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is open to the general public; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9DD31080CD23466F92FBF3AD817918D5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>can accommodate travel by a standard passenger vehicle, without restrictive gates or prohibitive signs or regulations, other than for general traffic control or restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22348B13F2D64782A4C3B961DA531B43"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standard passenger vehicle</header><text>The term <term>standard passenger vehicle</term> means a vehicle with 6 inches of clearance from the lowest point of the frame, body, suspension, or differential to the ground.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H964E2E4E37E842FFB49DA4FF8A281E28" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Highway use tax evasion projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 143(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H72CBBDEEE48B47E587159FD105DB06BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DF4128B4A1B45068CC755D79EFF3484" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H737F4DED5B0947AD86FA30980F38B314"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From administrative funds made available under section 104(a), the Secretary may deduct such sums as are necessary, not to exceed $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, to carry out this section.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H98D384DEC2CF4B3EA0E90BF8559378C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading for paragraph (8) by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">block grant</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">surface transportation</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFC0DE05263C4E4CA6E633ED70755CFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (9) by inserting <quote>, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate</quote> after <quote>the Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H2A0CD22FAD0641EE98C200CFB45478BD"><enum>1119.</enum><header>Bundling of bridge projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H90E32B828835440B8F6F36201313C5AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(A) by striking <quote>the natural condition of the bridge</quote> and inserting <quote>the natural condition of the water</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79C3468BB2D84E7CB73DCE32A46E4E12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD165095A997E49E8A0D9C86F853CB796"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (i) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE3C7D5067EC440E2BDD470B23CC3500A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA4D97AF4B2364115B92E5A0FE5D7C8C1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Bundling of bridge projects</header> <paragraph id="HAA910DAE6A0F4F1C948F74F0539A2531"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this subsection is to save costs and time by encouraging States to bundle multiple bridge projects as 1 project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE647FC9434714656909230D5FA225531"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means an entity eligible to carry out a bridge project under section 119 or 133.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H533A577669BA4A7FB9993FD2F0075823"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bundling of bridge projects</header><text>An eligible entity may bundle 2 or more similar bridge projects that are—</text> <subparagraph id="H764064E08F33487C98D632628CEC071E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eligible projects under section 119 or 133;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE06A09447B341FEB47FDDEC030C4227"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">included as a bundled project in a transportation improvement program under section 134(j) or a statewide transportation improvement program under section 135, as applicable; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D4158F2A24D4ABF918E550086D46BDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>awarded to a single contractor or consultant pursuant to a contract for engineering and design or construction between the contractor and an eligible entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H61C77B5D11444E1DB3D6CDE7F7393436"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Itemization</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), a bundling of bridge projects under this subsection may be listed as—</text> <subparagraph id="H7B41DCF2E04240ABBCA1C23A87BD5F80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 project for purposes of sections 134 and 135; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2ACB490BDC6B4D3090B22A9C69D37D82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a single project within the applicable bundle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H560B54E0DEE243219263DDB0929BFF9E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Financial characteristics</header><text>Projects bundled under this subsection shall have the same financial characteristics, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H67E010CE7DDB41E3A99353E9D7746BD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the same funding category or subcategory; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H843A8106AAF84A9F9557FA3741C8F8E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the same Federal share.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB84C82575B1E498AA024E234DA4A2FE4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Engineering cost reimbursement</header><text>The provisions of section 102(b) do not apply to projects carried out under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H948B0215CE7B4EE5B61D5A0219564A84"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(2), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(2)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HE6DA05305D0C480F96E44A2F7F4307FE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1120.</enum><header>Tribal High Priority Projects program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">23 U.S.C. 202</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H136A52898A054FD0B4D793D8E2A4553C"><enum>1121.</enum><header>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>2013 and 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2016 through 2021</quote>.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H936CC474CBFB41A2B2D0ABEFA065303C"><enum>B</enum><header>Planning and Performance Management</header> <section id="H94F258B38FFB468BB7ADD5E69050909D"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HE9C81DF7E8AE4003867DEEA71153BFD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>and bicycle transportation facilities</quote> and inserting <quote>, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D66ABD90C1249A49A769101B94686B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="H555000775CD445228341DC08002FFFC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB4DD4C3E77F34E50908D6C4887EB92C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H5513DE7C561B4C5CBA641702A95CD277" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HD9F34CA60E874BF286D32F175FD78696"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation</header> <subparagraph id="HCFDEFD97A7FE42998705E8356099A97E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Designation or selection of officials or representatives under paragraph (2) shall be determined by the metropolitan planning organization according to the bylaws or enabling statute of the organization.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7EB281DD1A07410F80751386D6DF0563"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public transportation representative</header><text>Subject to the bylaws or enabling statute of the metropolitan planning organization, a representative of a provider of public transportation may also serve as a representative of a local municipality.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H964256FEA3BE439593BE19791ECDB344"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Powers of certain officials</header><text>An official described in paragraph (2)(B) shall have responsibilities, actions, duties, voting rights, and any other authority commensurate with other officials described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H21693F59FDA24BA7A658EC096715332B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) as so redesignated by striking <quote>paragraph (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (6)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F138969BB0D4043B824FAE278D83737"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(4)(B), by striking <quote>subsection (d)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)(6)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0085C2D8AD854FEEB8F97495560F5A56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(3)(A), by inserting <quote>tourism, natural disaster risk reduction,</quote> after <quote>economic development,</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7D420FD17F2428DBB498BE77E100D7C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB15936715283403F9D0106ADE6F1E741"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H3B0BD071327C46AEBE4AAB18CD6F743D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H0EB2827AE06743F485D6A3655F7EB6F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB4949E3F7217461BBE53322C5ACD9B77"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD8F36D6D2DBC4E0CB7081FFBEED5705E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HF83809FB7E6F4EE68A584124B7D06CE4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the reliance and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts of surface transportation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBDE89CEECA244215A90F6CD67E69BB84"><enum>(J)</enum><text>enhance travel and tourism.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED8DF7F4D8734153B084CCFB5BE4C2F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>and in section 5301(c) of title 49</quote> and inserting <quote>and the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B0F78E8E79D42878B343CA318F0006B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE2C0588B498B4C3CB83F4AB245EBF507"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A)(i) by striking <quote>transit,</quote> and inserting <quote>public transportation facilities, intercity bus facilities,</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8349E380C0DE472C9DE8325242C5DDBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(A)—</text> <clause id="HFC5060FB2D4D4C93A69A82730655BA0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>public ports,</quote> before <quote>freight shippers,</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H987640736B42495A8CE0749F4D7D16C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program)</quote> after <quote>private providers of transportation</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22F9C879088142D9BA3E53D0C4D8EAAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>paragraph (2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)(E)</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F669D13F9574901B8BEA6DE9FE83615"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(3)—</text> <subparagraph id="H18614517F6F44BE48DA468C3E768AB28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program), job access projects,</quote> after <quote>reduction</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8754E1D64F974AC8A6059438F7D57C1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD723F0669C5648798C27B1BE73C87246" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HC9EAB252923B4FB39B2732F7B3541880"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Congestion management plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A metropolitan planning organization with a transportation management area may develop a plan that includes projects and strategies that will be considered in the TIP of such metropolitan planning organization. Such plan shall—</text> <clause id="H7513895D9A9D423B8A024947BB0D99D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop regional goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled during peak commuting hours and improve transportation connections between areas with high job concentration and areas with high concentrations of low-income households;</text></clause> <clause id="H552A0A09BBA74D8C8E41F9C12D1C4990"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify existing public transportation services, employer-based commuter programs, and other existing transportation services that support access to jobs in the region; and</text></clause> <clause id="H07B5F96565114AE2AFDA75463569F1B6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify proposed projects and programs to reduce congestion and increase job access opportunities.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H625EA26427BC498D8F421AD64D2DEDAD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>In developing the plan under subparagraph (C), a metropolitan planning organization shall consult with employers, private and nonprofit providers of public transportation, transportation management organizations, and organizations that provide job access reverse commute projects or job-related services to low-income individuals.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4ABAAA7355D645EE8958BBC1ADB6A0E8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB9129EE4E94F414BA03714CB72DBEDF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by adding a period at the end of paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B7215A945C442EDADF12F0A52854223"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D) by striking <quote>of less than 200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>with a population of 200,000 or less</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H790084DE6C714B30A59ACD0881DE42E1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (n)(1) by inserting <quote>49</quote> after <quote>chapter 53 of title</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DD706C43DDB4DDFA7DA0E699992A5C5"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subsection (p) by striking <quote>Funds set aside under section 104(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HA25D65551F50434EBE3BB952425729EC"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H67DBEB2FA9F64F18B71BF2895500A434"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) by striking <quote>and bicycle transportation facilities</quote> and inserting, <quote>, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H039F18F2B39F486BA18852A52253BAE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="HACEC38F0AA4345268404F1A34C04934C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H39936E6DFE3E4FC68E19281B556BA241"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H722B63DF771E479BB8128A589C5AFAF4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause> <clause id="H91BC01F277514E0EB64E1FACA0C5B359"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8B4B995026154FF582019D2E1393027E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H0AA47208B6644E12A67A3A4E163D665B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the reliance and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts of surface transportation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC7CB3B1AD544568B2E0B6A6B258EA65"><enum>(J)</enum><text>enhance travel and tourism.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB0A929F8057643FDA9C6F72D6472FB38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H9DB14E0327864C3AAE6CFF17E44DE457"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and in section 5301(c) of title 49</quote> and inserting <quote>and the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H9D175A3BC35143B49E4E459B52C729DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking <quote>urbanized</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HCC9C51EB808F4B2797DAC0CC503CDBEE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>urbanized</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H305FE43779374759B22BBD769AF85426"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text> <subparagraph id="HAAB6960CC1B14AE9BC8341720B7CE99F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)—</text> <clause id="H88C90E3DF84E443DAEF3BFE99F219D34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>public ports,</quote> before <quote>freight shippers,</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H164C5B0DE03643529E4989F5408DC752"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program)</quote> after <quote>private providers of transportation</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0EBA1DB3FCB44E2B85EA9F104A3FA5F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>should</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H33BEF6A45B114554A3AF1B84113E727D"><enum>C</enum><header>Acceleration of Project Delivery</header> <section id="H2D3D673FE5E24715BAD2A63B53FD62F2"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites</header> <subsection id="H992AB105978548B086677E9D962FAA37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highways</header><text>Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B8ECD62E0BE46718F374A0029BFFF42" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H7B9449BE37394F72ABF6B41FDBEC0C39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites</header> <paragraph id="H4B6A3E0665AA4EB8A6364158AA85A929"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HAF5D464F00AE4EC19E63D6654F1545E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>align, to the maximum extent practicable, with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>) and section 306108 of title 54, including implementing regulations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E50B300CE3544C381D84A7A1ED374FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Executive Director of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Council</quote>) to establish procedures to satisfy the requirements described in subparagraph (A) (including regulations).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9986ADD293E7482AA82E8F9396542448"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Avoidance alternative analysis</header> <subparagraph id="HCAEAB5C58FFA4FE5B973DAA90FEDEF90"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If, in an analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary determines that there is no feasible or prudent alternative to avoid use of a historic site, the Secretary may—</text> <clause id="H979FAFB1F74A49F289CEBE1E4ED51E58"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include the determination of the Secretary in the analysis required under that Act;</text></clause> <clause id="HF1F8BDCF6F204B68BBB20E193C0189D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide a notice of the determination to—</text> <subclause id="H0EE8E8339BD64FED949BE32EE0E0FFC1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each applicable State historic preservation officer and tribal historic preservation officer;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE8BB816376484CA4847D6D6635CAF17A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Council, if the Council is participating in the consultation process under section 306108 of title 54; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H575C50D11EAE449FBC8395C8EC60BF74"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H93A83EC036A2403ABD81A3B06BBA3F1B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>request from the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior a concurrence that the determination is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of subsection (a)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9C927603F52142A09960E315717AFDA6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Concurrence</header><text>If the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior each provide a concurrence requested under subparagraph (A)(iii), no further analysis under subsection (a)(1) shall be required.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H03915D383F5E4C768558DA5266232F0F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>A notice of a determination, together with each relevant concurrence to that determination, under subparagraph (A) shall be—</text> <clause id="H7EBA3F6049C14893AF28E7B386B4A333"><enum>(i)</enum><text>included in the record of decision or finding of no significant impact of the Secretary; and</text></clause> <clause id="H50B94FB1393F435CBA2A3C3C54218CA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>posted on an appropriate Federal Web site by not later than 3 days after the date of receipt by the Secretary of all concurrences requested under subparagraph (A)(iii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H878732F9F96043258F63259BFAFEC5B4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aligning historical reviews</header> <subparagraph id="H2CC9FFE3C87C49BDA6449218E28476BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary, the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior concur that no feasible and prudent alternative exists as described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may provide to the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior notice of the intent of the Secretary to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a)(2) through the consultation requirements of section 306108 of title 54.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1EFF5C13DE0D4BC09DEDBCCCED18B7D4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Satisfaction of conditions</header><text>To satisfy the requirements of subsection (a)(2), each individual described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall concur in the treatment of the applicable historic site described in the memorandum of agreement or programmatic agreement developed under section 306108 of title 54.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5FAC97B430E74E08A6029263CC3E6811"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text>Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36F9036F4BE0400D9B29AA60F34859AC" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H979BF2C67E224B95956D83557D6BC0AE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites</header> <paragraph id="H426374D94C8D495C9155947A64184512"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H3EAE6AB449854412A120C76CCF82F7E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>align, to the maximum extent practicable, the requirements of this section with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>) and section 306108 of title 54, including implementing regulations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H76D1B72E04284CCC8B55D41185FF7261"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Executive Director of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Council</quote>) to establish procedures to satisfy the requirements described in subparagraph (A) (including regulations).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEE741149F8454D3CAB0B1C34798A9F12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Avoidance alternative analysis</header> <subparagraph id="H1E68C0685C2B46F68BB119D9AD1567E3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If, in an analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary determines that there is no feasible or prudent alternative to avoid use of a historic site, the Secretary may—</text> <clause id="H3975305C5AD542C1A6AF9400D0AE958D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include the determination of the Secretary in the analysis required under that Act;</text></clause> <clause id="H1915A77C4BCA4F4D8B5EBA91D7EBBDE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide a notice of the determination to—</text> <subclause id="H34E5EC5F447B48DDABDC84A24715A6CF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each applicable State historic preservation officer and tribal historic preservation officer;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HEDEF864DC198400FA5D1BDAE503E0608"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Council, if the Council is participating in the consultation process under section 306108 of title 54; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD247797E680142C6B08CEFA245AD9DB5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H1E9E3FE4190E466F9D9283D12D6338B4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>request from the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior a concurrence that the determination is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of subsection (c)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6EC137AB87E743F194FDE46FE234F99A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Concurrence</header><text>If the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior each provide a concurrence requested under subparagraph (A)(iii), no further analysis under subsection (a)(1) shall be required.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3298333EA3AE4721BC599261E6F56056"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>A notice of a determination, together with each relevant concurrence to that determination, under subparagraph (A) shall be—</text> <clause id="H7E6714FF2AF84182A81B75BD6290B729"><enum>(i)</enum><text>included in the record of decision or finding of no significant impact of the Secretary; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD8EDAB59239E4FA3A1E2FA5FE84ADBED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>posted on an appropriate Federal Web site by not later than 3 days after the date of receipt by the Secretary of all concurrences requested under subparagraph (A)(iii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2F5BCB2D2AF4D86B5C61DDDCAB39299"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aligning historical reviews</header> <subparagraph id="H9005735AA01A41B592263E7880E1DE10"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary, the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior concur that no feasible and prudent alternative exists as described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may provide to the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior notice of the intent of the Secretary to satisfy the requirements of subsection (c)(2) through the consultation requirements of section 306108 of title 54.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9AEE1E3E662842A9922E5A3C96D2CAED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Satisfaction of conditions</header><text>To satisfy the requirements of subsection (c)(2), the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior shall concur in the treatment of the applicable historic site described in the memorandum of agreement or programmatic agreement developed under section 306108 of title 54.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H0AB0CF5331064602B67DF2C3838F9027"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Treatment of improvements to rail and transit under preservation requirements</header> <subsection id="H41FD7EB6FDC54761936553581FCCA36E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 23 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF5177D634784462A631C5C63AF0427B" style="USC"> <subsection id="HC3A58E5A394F46BA8D790EA7FFE5EBC7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rail and transit</header> <paragraph id="HB42E4FBB74154B438156CBFF002FCB34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Improvements to, or the maintenance, rehabilitation, or operation of, railroad or rail transit lines or elements thereof that are in use or were historically used for the transportation of goods or passengers shall not be considered a use of a historic site under subsection (a), regardless of whether the railroad or rail transit line or element thereof is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50F21F2606F04345B0E1F7B61993AD24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header> <subparagraph id="HE411F6001DAD438088CAA3791A3CA5DE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</text> <clause id="H1F5B712A4A8E42D09082EF77EA1AF92D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>stations; or</text></clause> <clause id="H9D040896430D40899C416348395019F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bridges or tunnels located on—</text> <subclause id="HAC84AC73388041EA92FE52CABC35CBB6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>railroad lines that have been abandoned; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD43AFCAF801446C6BB6BA384F0AA9406"><enum>(II)</enum><text>transit lines that are not in use.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1AF0EF3C429145E2B8CA4FAE0ED047B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clarification with respect to certain bridges and tunnels</header><text>The bridges and tunnels referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) do not include bridges or tunnels located on railroad or transit lines—</text> <clause id="H1DA654BD08B14FE5BA8B21CE693B10A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>over which service has been discontinued; or</text></clause> <clause id="H11BFC216C0834D17835248F06D706D4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that have been railbanked or otherwise reserved for the transportation of goods or passengers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCE80DCF652624A11AB8FB34C5E056B59"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 49 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="H59F7995ABDAE4857A7C4AB519223F5EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (d), (e), and (f)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H636ED64D5DA14D50852A4B39921B83C2"><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="H0C10A3119DE3447089E851E2AF2C42E6" style="USC"> <subsection id="HC4B297BF46D24E08A95A5D43FEE7CCF4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rail and transit</header> <paragraph id="H9FB7099EFC7545F5AD2239F7AD6A3D44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Improvements to, or the maintenance, rehabilitation, or operation of, railroad or rail transit lines or elements thereof that are in use or were historically used for the transportation of goods or passengers shall not be considered a use of a historic site under subsection (c), regardless of whether the railroad or rail transit line or element thereof is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FF9B6BA561E4F2FAB54B9EFAF35E600"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header> <subparagraph id="HC4678CB5F4874EBE93E461DC9A5F375D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</text> <clause id="H738A65C2C4FE47BEB8937046710E5B2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>stations; or</text></clause> <clause id="H10A1D5A8DCB74936BD69496F9CDAC2AA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bridges or tunnels located on—</text> <subclause id="HBE9767AE5A974FDEB4E0E040D902B0F8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>railroad lines that have been abandoned; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC18F7324ABEE4A5F8BC81E2879240548"><enum>(II)</enum><text>transit lines that are not in use.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7616F66254634F5581D4FC0BFFF364ED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clarification with respect to certain bridges and tunnels</header><text>The bridges and tunnels referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) do not include bridges or tunnels located on railroad or transit lines—</text> <clause id="HADA381D125EE46E98C4B494DA2AF7855"><enum>(i)</enum><text>over which service has been discontinued; or</text></clause> <clause id="H1A85A23A6BBC477FAF6BB1B60A4DE4D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that have been railbanked or otherwise reserved for the transportation of goods or passengers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE349AFC5F98C41C8888073B95FF63743"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Clarification of transportation environmental authorities</header> <subsection id="HCC173D29D15E45D28C8BF8B18EE3D6C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 23 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2F832C4FD2247A7ACCD1A66A24DB74E" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H1EAADABAC84740E5995215D5384D2D39"><enum>(e)</enum><header>References to past transportation environmental authorities</header> <paragraph id="H4D1930C8B5E64F30AA117436186BE68E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 4(f) requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this section are commonly referred to as section 4(f) requirements (see section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/670">Public Law 89–670</external-xref>; 80 Stat. 934) as in effect before the repeal of that section).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79159DC7BC1446DE9E115E128E6B5720"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 106 requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of section 306108 of title 54 are commonly referred to as section 106 requirements (see section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/665">Public Law 89–665</external-xref>; 80 Stat. 915) as in effect before the repeal of that section).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCAA82BE846D3427BA05E4CD54C16541A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 49 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC8EDBF913D84DEC9C09BE04B3F51295" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H99DB79426D21424BBF0D88BC23713750"><enum>(g)</enum><header>References to past transportation environmental authorities</header> <paragraph id="H029FF75EFB5F43FFADE18CB5EE6571AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 4(f) requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this section are commonly referred to as section 4(f) requirements (see section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/670">Public Law 89–670</external-xref>; 80 Stat. 934) as in effect before the repeal of that section).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H82738431891A440D94AFA22654103310"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 106 requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of section 306108 of title 54 are commonly referred to as section 106 requirements (see section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/665">Public Law 89–665</external-xref>; 80 Stat. 915) as in effect before the repeal of that section).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H29BE59B020904F97B9C2AF8FFE24CC2F"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Treatment of certain bridges under preservation requirements</header> <subsection id="H2FC580F13D984023979361BD09199F08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 23 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35E39455F5BA4CE0948A4574120C17F8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HC6CC6D8B4D57420292193CC5F2F7B043"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Bridge exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A common post-1945 concrete or steel bridge or culvert that is exempt from individual review under section 306108 of title 54 (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) shall be treated under this section as having a de minimis impact on an area.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H4299ADDC11D24E9493AE6CBF82D8E7EC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 49 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FD85F1856FB47E9B6FF12B12DC98B66" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H7A51334D239F4A3C8ABDA19D97C03989"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Bridge exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A common post-1945 concrete or steel bridge or culvert that is exempt from individual review under section 306108 of title 54 (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) shall be treated under this section as having a de minimis impact on an area.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H0E85F0425E0B4E44BA31787C22869AA6"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking</header> <subsection id="HD126A26432FE42DABE116B334228877A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFDFF6582C45F4F618AB8699DC9A34F28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8FB0FDDF69048F598D08A98154DFEED" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H71E64919ABBD408497BEA8A770499964"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Multimodal project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>multimodal project</term> means a project that requires the approval of more than 1 Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H99E60546B27143AF90E82436BB6269D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB004371DA6D4D1E9F50B6C43948AA6B" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HBEA1836BD519481AB356A72EED6779A5"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Substantial deference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>substantial deference</term> means deference by a participating agency to the recommendations and decisions of the lead agency unless it is not possible to defer without violating the participating agency’s statutory responsibilities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFF0776CDE4BF4FA7950E760B16C9441D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Section 139(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4163312FAB1F4A74BC15D131B960644E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>initiate a rulemaking to</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HACF0662444A24DEEB333F0749A0E072A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19B2E84E5F974E2E97ACD5C396254457" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H4F5EC1F7C08641469733C65C06AD476D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that programmatic reviews—</text> <clause id="HCB626315DAC64C968A1C17FB45F87F70"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote transparency, including the transparency of—</text> <subclause id="H1C9D05F356E74FEEAA32D2DBE972D142"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the analyses and data used in the environmental reviews;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H96013598B89F4D7C81B96A017E7EC97E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the treatment of any deferred issues raised by agencies or the public; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H6B2884830DED406DAAE1911F33AEF833"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the temporal and spatial scales to be used to analyze issues under subclauses (I) and (II);</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H27B8357F1C674026AC36B4BFA76FA1E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use accurate and timely information, including through establishment of—</text> <subclause id="HEFF2CB9DE2014C28B90F1AFDF38CBEBF"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criteria for determining the general duration of the usefulness of the review; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H485B947EC9AC42BD93F4F816B946D0FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a timeline for updating an out-of-date review;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HE936956E2EE34006A5544BD86CB2E5F6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe—</text> <subclause id="H1629868D7DD044C09BEA4104E3C7297C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the relationship between any programmatic analysis and future tiered analysis; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H83EDCB42B57E435F9F5CD546095DB4DE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the role of the public in the creation of future tiered analysis;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H8DDD352081AC43B993D40F2B53E2DD64"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are available to other relevant Federal and State agencies, Indian tribes, and the public; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB3857939B61547E0937A18D40AEC23FB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provide notice and public comment opportunities consistent with applicable requirements.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEB5BE3CE84F040C3B67F14644C20721F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal lead agency</header><text>Section 139(c)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, or an operating administration thereof designated by the Secretary,</quote> after <quote>Department of Transportation</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB80323DFFBFA49FBB2382F6312210EB7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Participating agencies</header> <paragraph id="H75AEC1569F3D4DACB0FC67F7171EFDB0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Invitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>The lead agency shall identify, as early as practicable in the environmental review process for a project,</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 45 days after the date of publication of a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement or the initiation of an environmental assessment, the lead agency shall identify</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H44D9F02E8DF842668789E50759828DE0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Single NEPA document</header><text>Section 139(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2B0328A45784E16BD689AB9E7A48A5D" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H8C4EE0D4EF324F96BD60A003EC9E1F01"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Single NEPA document</header> <subparagraph id="HDA6B229559C6436F92FB94FD53921158"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as inconsistent with paragraph (7), to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with Federal law, all Federal permits and reviews for a project shall rely on a single environment document prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) under the leadership of the lead agency.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4B0546D931DF42AF8D0B915777F5B9E0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of document</header> <clause id="H9EA83060DB10459F8C25B654E187F6C9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the lead agency shall develop an environmental document sufficient to satisfy the requirements for any Federal approval or other Federal action required for the project, including permits issued by other Federal agencies.</text></clause> <clause id="H1A3FDA9AB01B451398A7619C7C70D5DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cooperation of participating agencies</header><text>Other participating agencies shall cooperate with the lead agency and provide timely information to help the lead agency carry out this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H28605F28EDE546639F46B9DA01D657B0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment as participating and cooperating agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Federal agency required to make an approval or take an action for a project, as described in subparagraph (B), shall work with the lead agency for the project to ensure that the agency making the approval or taking the action is treated as being both a participating and cooperating agency for the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H749F0E5CEFDC48F1A8FC6C87AFA40AC3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Project initiation</header><text>Section 139(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE93CD158905D40818833C881D32F455C" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAE0C088C44DF40FBB13AA46B8EA1AB66"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Environmental checklist</header> <subparagraph id="HB572B0B9AB00407584D0E88AFC082F16"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The lead agency for a project, in consultation with participating agencies, shall develop, as appropriate, a checklist to help project sponsors identify potential natural, cultural, and historic resources in the area of the project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E3772AE90FF48CF801205DDDF0BEDAC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the checklist are—</text> <clause id="H1538067446AC4A22870E574DAFDA0C80"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to identify agencies and organizations that can provide information about natural, cultural, and historic resources;</text></clause> <clause id="H3083918A6C704931AC2C8AC12DFD6308"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to develop the information needed to determine the range of alternatives; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4430BF6752AB4C0EBD2DA8FC7588F422"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to improve interagency collaboration to help expedite the permitting process for the lead agency and participating agencies.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HC3F81FCAF56E41B19B29A54162FDCA64"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Purpose and need</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD765826948E64A9AB9CB4030706BDE99"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">; Alternatives Analysis</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Need</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E4F7FB1F12F4E04B718491170235F11"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7FC17AD205A942988A4B495EDA2F8048"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9EFF3C2F02E432A961FBAD90B3E0F52" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H0ECE4938C9244EFF8B28867CC002D729"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Participation</header> <clause id="H2862D3D392E446C0A600954EDC6E408C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As early as practicable during the environmental review process, the lead agency shall seek the involvement of participating agencies and the public for the purpose of reaching agreement early in the environmental review process on a reasonable range of alternatives that will satisfy all subsequent Federal environmental review and permit requirements.</text></clause> <clause id="HE1B0F041F0DB4AC0B9F26ACDD23551C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Comments of participating agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with applicable law, each participating agency receiving an opportunity for involvement under clause (i) shall—</text> <subclause id="HB7A45EEE8B6F4AF9B217927BDD65BD4A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit the agency’s comments to subject matter areas within the agency’s special expertise or jurisdiction; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HED14551895B54A3EB9CA8CCB69BF69CF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">afford substantial deference to the range of alternatives recommended by the lead agency.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HA71FB9C7144F4F9E901E5A76253B5CAF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Effect of nonparticipation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating agency that declines to participate in the development of the purpose and need and reasonable range of alternatives for a project shall be required to comply with the schedule developed under subsection (g)(1)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDC4E6F97329D4A5190929824C8EC09D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="H7CC6A7EA2EA54092B5EDD4332BE00E93"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Following participation under paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7992DDF4365C4DD585A8477A1B806942" style="OLC"> <clause id="H4D92B784AD674E439D3A046D172986A3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Following participation under subparagraph (A)</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause> <clause id="HDA28FDBE1DA84D9AAA554C309D8CF811"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC686F6A5AFD743F88644F8B74F04FC9A" style="OLC"> <clause id="HD6F3E1B16ABA4FC69470105FEB572D4A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with Federal law, the range of alternatives determined for a project under clause (i) shall be used for all Federal environmental reviews and permit processes required for the project unless the alternatives must be modified—</text> <subclause id="H5B3A96CFACF54C3BBB40F2263045B2DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to address significant new information or circumstances, and the lead agency and participating agencies agree that the alternatives must be modified to address the new information or circumstances; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H630A7F1CE9FA4AC5978775211E443FF2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for the lead agency or a participating agency to fulfill its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) in a timely manner.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4E2F85B7B7AA4326A06C69C9A3D8C2B4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Coordination and Scheduling</header> <paragraph id="H54DB9CDB650041A48FB75FF8A259FB7C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H890C1BC7E4D2491093F84848C3510781"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>The lead agency</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 90 days after the date of publication of a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement or the initiation of an environmental assessment, the lead agency</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA5D672E28351495A9427813080C95CB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking <quote>may establish</quote> and inserting <quote>shall establish</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FA9D24DFB9448AD8E1A3783A8ADCA17"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadlines for decisions under other laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(g)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E25385E4C4F4EAE86A9E679E06B26EB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE58EA7C0EA5D49B4BE4D56EAC491720E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadlines for decisions under other laws</header> <subparagraph id="H67D34928061E4A7FAAD2FC09D74F2C37"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In any case in which a decision under any Federal law relating to a project (including the issuance or denial of a permit or license) is required by law, regulation, or Executive order to be made after the date on which the lead agency has issued a categorical exclusion, finding of no significant impact, or record of decision with respect to the project, any such later decision shall be made or completed by the later of—</text> <clause id="HE476C8798C444FB4BF64C6245EA40919"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the lead agency’s final decision has been made; or</text></clause> <clause id="H7656B8B96E4741E3A89D0E6B3E73F124"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date on which a completed application was submitted for the permit or license.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB358CBF31FA48D48798CB8A46158C52"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of delays</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Following the deadline established by subparagraph (A), 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, and publish on the Department’s Internet Web site—</text> <clause id="H0E5067E5A136466D921A4584D1124F18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as soon as practicable after the 180-day period, an initial notice of the failure of the Federal agency to make the decision; and</text></clause> <clause id="H14FBAA6886ED443B9B0EED10653FFC26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>every 60 days thereafter, until such date as all decisions of the Federal agency relating to the project have been made by the Federal agency, an additional notice that describes the number of decisions of the Federal agency that remain outstanding as of the date of the additional notice.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D1CB9C5967143ADB82499819729DA32"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adoption of documents; accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subparagraph id="H52FB9DE5850B4AFA86496C19B0671FC2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 139(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <clause id="H43FC0327C91142708D77200E44FE2D83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text></clause> <clause id="H0A74C083C2454C14ACF96C37C23953BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24407227EC764805A4A40D35117C2629" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H4259334FB66F40E9A4CC98CA7354FC1B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subparagraph id="HCF80186F1BC64374B2D4704FBED99D82"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In preparing a final environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), if the lead agency modifies the statement in response to comments that are minor and are confined to factual corrections or explanations of why the comments do not warrant additional agency response, the lead agency may write on errata sheets attached to the statement instead of rewriting the draft statement, subject to the condition that the errata sheets—</text> <clause id="H6329E2BAEBE3487983CA758201E86370"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cite the sources, authorities, and reasons that support the position of the agency; and</text></clause> <clause id="HCEAFB78E61924A9191DAFB32E87DDE0D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if appropriate, indicate the circumstances that would trigger agency reappraisal or further response.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H832B124E529148CFA34D49E08AC211CC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Single document</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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> <clause id="HF2A86D27BAEF45A6B32610627905CCDF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the final environmental impact statement makes substantial changes to the proposed action that are relevant to environmental or safety concerns; or</text></clause> <clause id="HEDEC3C7F848D4844BC5725D29028BD8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is a significant new circumstance or information relevant to environmental concerns that bears on the proposed action or the impacts of the proposed action.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H81291801764D4C349DF6BC695E48F659"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1319 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332a">42 U.S.C. 4332a</external-xref>), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(c) of that Act, are repealed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4104666E92A547D6B735D44FF5119008"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Issue identification and resolution</header> <paragraph id="H4BF6E93FB4304D3AA96CDBE87FA37D91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Issue resolution</header><text>Section 139(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H933E9DCFA63746D9815BD1DAC47AC91E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C48FFA93CBD4776916F2DE056C79FB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F19A607C09747B288DA2DEB8A9246C9" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE84FD4D3E947423398B945F3A8727293"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Issue resolution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any issue resolved by the lead agency and participating agencies may not be reconsidered unless significant new information or circumstances arise.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAAF31A9A64AC471A9069C065FB53FEA6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to assure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(h)(5)(C) of title 23, United States Code, (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended by striking <quote>paragraph (5) and</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (6)</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4253F05D1AE4D628BDC812F193BDA0B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Accelerated issue resolution and referral</header><text>Section 139(h)(6) of title 23, United States Code, (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6FFA3BBD8494566A1FD24A77D1A83E0" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HFFE2D0A9EED24B6DAC623A53C484B2ED"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Referral to Council on Environmental Quality</header> <clause id="H6D967D0F465840C38699C21E94B75BAF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If issue resolution for a project is not achieved on or before the 30th day after the date of a meeting under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall refer the matter to the Council on Environmental Quality.</text></clause> <clause id="H33B0E86DDD96465D91F9D487F96DCC7A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of a referral from the Secretary under clause (i), the Council on Environmental Quality shall hold an issue resolution meeting with—</text> <subclause id="H81BD727B0A934115B162AFD36E82B51E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the head of the lead agency;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8423910EF0CD40C6BAF8641D6CF0D00F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the heads of relevant participating agencies; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H7EC29529D6A346DBB2F562DFE8871C52"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the project sponsor (including the Governor only if the initial issue resolution meeting request came from the Governor).</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H151E96D5860C4CD0A3532BF50A38A8A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Resolution</header><text>The Council on Environmental Quality shall work with the lead agency, relevant participating agencies, and the project sponsor until all issues are resolved.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B696C5CB81745D18508A233F78B1861"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Financial penalty provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(h)(7)(B)(i)(I) of title 23, United States Code, (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended by striking <quote>under section 106(i) is required</quote> and inserting <quote>is required under subsection (h) or (i) of section 106</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H10BCD52AFFCC41E99FB8B0F2DAC0225C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Assistance to affected State and Federal agencies</header> <paragraph id="H5DC9E67B83B644A0880CDC63D08DE95C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(j)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A59CDBF3DF34CCD99B29D3CE278E1D9" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H1E563062198347019794C0B55FEC41BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="HFCFC269FC8714987B0E0195029C2AE33"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority to provide funds</header><text>The Secretary may allow a public entity receiving financial assistance from the Department of Transportation under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 to provide funds to Federal agencies (including the Department), State agencies, and Indian tribes participating in the environmental review process for the project or program.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3762754912034312854E805F8E4FA60C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds referred to in subparagraph (A) may be provided only to support activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to expediting and improving permitting and review processes, including planning, approval, and consultation processes for the project or program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78E2FFC5011C46FB8E3AD8E8E30A3D5F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities eligible for funding</header><text>Section 139(j)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>activities directly related to the environmental review process,</quote> before <quote>dedicated staffing,</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC898BE606BCB40F7BB48FBC955E2D13A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>Section 139(j)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC49FCD5C1123498DAFD2DAD8A56516D1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H83ADD9391E9A4C199017949D3A876F98"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to providing funds approved by the Secretary for dedicated staffing at an affected agency under paragraphs (1) and (2), the affected agency and the requesting public entity shall enter into an agreement 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></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5B9AE897DF8D4E5BA484049FEA585739"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Implementation of programmatic compliance</header> <paragraph id="HB0B68D4656794DCFA92ED25269EE9A72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a rulemaking to implement the provisions of section 139(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF3A428C3C40A48A6AE1BBAE355C30616"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before initiating the rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with relevant Federal agencies, relevant State resource agencies, State departments of transportation, Indian tribes, and the public on the appropriate use and scope of the programmatic approaches.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD6CE9C0BDB74CC49A1EDE47E0E873C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that the rulemaking meets the requirements of section 139(b)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A7DA0D16F254BFEB66F65CB16B9DBCF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Comment period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H28A2619DC58B4F24BC452ECDC907FC0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allow not fewer than 60 days for public notice and comment on the proposed rule; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA4F8EFF29B8F4D7D88A627C5DB879867"><enum>(B)</enum><text>address any comments received under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HECDF34EA116347CBA144BD65219E8818"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Improving transparency in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H5B0AE62F47D946D7BB699B646C0A74D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>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—</text> <paragraph id="H6EE9C020F4DD42B7B6192A657DEABBBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain and use a searchable Internet Web site—</text> <subparagraph id="H88F9A01FD0C04F62A92A873AFC4E0A31"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make publicly available the status and progress of projects, as defined in section 139 of title 23, United States Code, requiring an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement with respect to compliance with applicable requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and any other Federal, State, or local approval required for such projects; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6F1B1981B464432D888E3BADF2BB6729"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make publicly available the names of participating agencies not participating in the development of a project purpose and need and range of alternatives under section 139(f) of title 23, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E4BAC7136DC4D92BEF7DD2BCE79BCB8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in coordination with agencies described in subsection (b) and State agencies, issue reporting standards to meet the requirements of paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7FA14C4A546940E89C71EFD698295E1A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal, State, and local agency participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Federal, State, or local agency participating in the environmental review or permitting process for a project, as defined in section 139 of title 23, United States Code, shall provide to the Secretary information regarding the status and progress of the approval of the project for publication on the Internet Web site maintained under subsection (a), consistent with the standards established under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA2EF7A766DE14B73AAFD1269DE8BB2F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>States with delegated authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State with delegated authority for responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) pursuant to section 327 of title 23, United States Code, shall be responsible for supplying project development and compliance status to the Secretary for all applicable projects.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H9519D58B9C6646B3BE85025C5605BA81"><enum>1307.</enum><header>Integration of planning and environmental review</header> <subsection id="H9241E47E1EB64C94A94CE1E3E2E75894"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 168(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H803FF951F991402AAE780FDA667A0430"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE3ED315293445F69581969BE2D1708F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HFB1C0F5066F648B8B2421101D6AAD3BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Environmental review process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>environmental review process</term> has the meaning given that term in section 139(a).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7804B764481F44B9BF383EDEC5A2787F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C45B6A5ADFA4A70ADB54C8C592A2836"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCAC9D0946E145FCBA70A66E4DF949DF" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE121BAECD3144CC78A343AEAFC88ED81"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lead agency</term> has the meaning given that term in section 139(a).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0718DA9A5E03494387365DDE5226F5B5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H947AEC6CD0EF4C1F8CA19229BD8581EF" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H0DEA76BBC1BC4D53BFA62C84B7B79AEB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Planning product</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>planning product</term> means a decision, analysis, study, or other documented information that is the result of an evaluation or decisionmaking process carried out by a metropolitan planning organization or a State, as appropriate, during metropolitan or statewide transportation planning under section 134 or section 135, respectively.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1DEC9EE4F86F4C8690723117066781D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adoption of Planning Products for Use in NEPA Proceedings</header><text>Section 168(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HACAA1E50FAC04F5EA4FFE77D2A89659D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">or Incorporation by Reference</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Adoption</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H887123C96291462B8F55E5C2BC5B1A5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>the Federal lead agency for a project may adopt</quote> and inserting <quote>and to the maximum extent practicable and appropriate, the lead agency for a project may adopt or incorporate by reference</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H21FDFB657F104D2D81211068EBF51BFE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF8E6D0175F3C4B25BD32A4252904079C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H880A95BD05A74AF19982ED79882C8625" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3482463B520B46F7BA155F11C2880086"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partial adoption or incorporation by reference of planning products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The lead agency may adopt or incorporate by reference a planning product under paragraph (1) in its entirety or may select portions for adoption or incorporation by reference.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H87DD775F2EDE47348FBA5E35C647B9A4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by inserting <quote>or incorporation by reference</quote> after <quote>adoption</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA04E2E731545482A88C8A5F96E74D915"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header> <paragraph id="H3CFF2A5B515A479FB6A15148EED74331"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Planning decisions</header><text>Section 168(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H4254863B83AE46D1B601DC46EE015B01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>adopted</quote> and inserting <quote>adopted or incorporated by reference by the lead agency</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H357BB38801884337A8D8E4C539F18591"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as subparagraphs (B) through (F), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE79840345F742E9922BB28D602BBB3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA283ACD0085446B38F6AA65BEF23D307" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H9A3EEFDECAB9465EB94E80404FD17867"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project purpose and need;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1716FDC430F649AFAEE4CC9F98E31411"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9769C0B1335A45228507D6DE47ACA854" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H7E9E8561485A43ED9DE12153DAB935DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preliminary screening of alternatives and elimination of unreasonable alternatives;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A5C8E3E93AA489BBC604CF8B80E2E10"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) by inserting <quote>and general travel corridor</quote> after <quote>modal choice</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB38DD10099347B78A5CD0DDD9239A00"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D7460592F57430380EAF3EDD1F6CDC5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated)—</text> <clause id="H27A2F73C881D489AB0B25BAF5921057D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>potential impacts</quote> and all that follows through <quote>resource agencies,</quote> and inserting <quote>potential impacts of a project, including a programmatic mitigation plan developed in accordance with section 169, that the lead agency</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H72A2ECEC26E3487FB11125EB62242C6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC0EFDD3E27C4CD29FB684871FC80AF3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C1C3103D9DF42F69FF6FD6AB593E0BD" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H3EA87D0EDCDA460D9AF314538BA03AF2"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether tolling, private financial assistance, or other special financial measures are necessary to implement the project.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1734AC8FA2D745208FFC8B726947D234"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning analyses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 168(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HE7CE84C7AE634B88998F1CC54A0F18C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>adopted</quote> and inserting <quote>adopted or incorporated by reference by the lead agency</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H88EB2AA2661841B785B4E8C6A607CD43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G)—</text> <clause id="H9F9737F227FA4159A456E23B52A4E03D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>direct, indirect, and</quote> before <quote>cumulative effects</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H539CAFEBFC0E4E1888D0D9739BF59EB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, identified as a result of a statewide or regional cumulative effects assessment</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8CB3ECE27BF40C1925E5D55BB34747E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H)—</text> <clause id="H314F31DEBD074131AED463B2C9B06E1F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>proposed action</quote> and inserting <quote>proposed project</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5C76BD2F60884010B380547157C19F4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federal lead agency</quote> and inserting <quote>lead agency</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD48940C9717E4629BDC4B3A0442C5A71"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Section 168(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2FD7585BA0134064937ED718B8BD99C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>Adoption and use</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Federal lead agency, that</quote> and inserting <quote>The lead agency in the environmental review process may adopt or incorporate by reference and use a planning product under this section if the lead agency determines that</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H49D1298886F643529576A5A8ABD4CFB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>by engaging in active consultation</quote> and inserting <quote>in consultation</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5C6A84B6C144D4BB7790FE967E5C056"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86518F65145043B4BADAD06EF8A38B15" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HC9E3353674104878BDE62CEF266CFD48"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The planning process included public notice that the planning products may be adopted or incorporated by reference during a subsequent environmental review process in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8463B04895954562ABBB1ADE9F7CB7ED"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the environmental review process, but prior to determining whether to rely on and use the planning product, the lead agency has—</text> <subparagraph id="H77220E353C03431A9DE3DBE6C8F005DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made the planning documents available for review and comment by members of the general public and Federal, State, local, and tribal governments that may have an interest in the proposed action;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A1C6BC575CF475AAAA6B434FC86228B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided notice of the lead agency’s intent to adopt the planning product or incorporate the planning product by reference; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5F0E0ADBCDFB418D96C8A397FA5666B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considered any resulting comments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D4893A8F21F4062B65011430CDFA834"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7BA00A19905C4259836BB5DF8A4BCD50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or incorporation by reference</quote> after <quote>adoption</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A3C35E9D29A4893B038174233F2493C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and is sufficient to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>for the project</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F6572A5090E443EA82EF939C7ADC1E6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (10) by striking <quote>not later than 5 years prior to date on which the information is adopted</quote> and inserting <quote>within the 5-year period ending on the date on which the information is adopted or incorporated by reference</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H923833C9E94F4E5F8BBE738C4D4E0A40"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect of adoption or incorporation by reference</header><text>Section 168(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H86291ABAB49C422984DE5DE754B0F30A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">or Incorporation by Reference</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Adoption</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4FE5876BA064274B665B70CBEBE1A26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>adopted by the Federal lead agency</quote> and inserting <quote>adopted or incorporated by reference by the lead agency</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H2044F3C6FC1E4B05A70CC2714B643F18" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1308.</enum><header>Development of programmatic mitigation plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 169(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>may use</quote> and inserting <quote>shall give substantial weight to</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H94B9977BDFA14660A51C98EB777B37FF"><enum>1309.</enum><header>Delegation of authorities</header> <subsection id="HC1673B8C33A54ACCA3FAEBB61BFCA021"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use the authority under section 106(c) of title 23, United States Code, to the maximum extent practicable, to delegate responsibility to the States for project design, plans, specifications, estimates, contract awards, and inspection of projects, on both a project-specific and programmatic basis.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD2F53347538B45C58433CC05AFB7F947"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission of recommendations</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the States, 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 recommendations for legislation to permit the delegation of additional authorities to the States, including with respect to real estate acquisition and project design.</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="H13E286BEB6BA4BA9A40D7330E57E5EE7"><enum>1310.</enum><header>Categorical exclusion for projects of limited Federal assistance</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HCE10B099DEB14BD1AB7461685D1B8F0D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjustment for inflation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1317 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/109">23 U.S.C. 109</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H5F8975EC62DA48F4B951821D881534F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting <quote>(as adjusted annually by the Secretary to reflect any increases in the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Department of Labor)</quote> after <quote>$5,000,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H8E2A1D898758452783D66D996F817588"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting <quote>(as adjusted annually by the Secretary to reflect any increases in the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Department of Labor)</quote> after <quote>$30,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H01FA95C94B8142B2B900A005A20E9458"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Retroactive application</header><text>The first adjustment made pursuant to the amendments made by subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="HD72B2030929D4A40BF9D6C797518AFCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be carried out not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB07F163DE52D4DE6BA955DA369B97674"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reflect the increase in the Consumer Price Index since July 1, 2012.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H3073AF3F122B4B2E83DAE11008904C68"><enum>1311.</enum><header>Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H572306C49732401D8E7E55B9F9FD52AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB7AAC6A8B79647A9A69F1AC33333F86D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H445A3B6A22A34D80B2188BAF1F8ADF31"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>operating authority that</quote> and inserting <quote>operating administration or secretarial office that has expertise but</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1BC8B3F1F3464A36B261746909465150"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>proposed multimodal</quote> after <quote>with respect to a</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD7311790D7EC48A3BD11093B0274D0A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF795641C3A24292AD8987A11EE8F0E8" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H1F5E2EFE24164D18B863BC643FF4CA92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lead authority</term> means a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office that has the lead responsibility for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to a proposed multimodal project.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF32CA4D8892442C8B86EC106F943532A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by inserting <quote>or title 23</quote> after <quote>under this title</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEFACA1655AF748D081875A2D49C7073E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC85C0306642A4219B65CCF5421FCE774" style="USC"> <subsection id="H93A725D663134DA1AB19550E347C28C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application of Categorical Exclusions for Multimodal Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In considering the environmental impacts of a proposed multimodal project, a lead authority may apply categorical exclusions designated under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) in implementing regulations or procedures of a cooperating authority for a proposed multimodal project, subject to the conditions that—</text> <paragraph id="HC25192D25C444137805F5425E7086D37"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the lead authority makes a determination, with the concurrence of the cooperating authority—</text> <subparagraph id="HC44A085A13E949BBAF0E032E1639B5B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the applicability of a categorical exclusion to a proposed multimodal project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCA4809E73FB04A4B8D17A6A30353A83E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the project satisfies the conditions for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and this section;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H486420D71AF14FBC9731155E06C158F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the lead authority follows the cooperating authority’s implementing regulations or procedures under such Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H421EC772F66D474C99E3D32596EC00E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the lead authority determines that—</text> <subparagraph id="H3D4BD5BE6E30484FAC27A3F1E01BF05E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed multimodal project does not individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on the environment; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8027C1267C3D409FA52C68C766A268D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extraordinary circumstances do not exist that merit additional analysis and documentation in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment required under such Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H40C8702FD07E4ECB86EEB603EF61CF51"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H629E625BF95848808CD801DDDBF138A7" style="USC"> <subsection id="H6B1346F0D1E74856A091270FB27AA8BE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperating Authority Expertise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A cooperating authority shall provide expertise to the lead authority on aspects of the multimodal project in which the cooperating authority has expertise.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HF4196AF91C574274A156283A3F36D524"><enum>1312.</enum><header>Surface transportation project delivery program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB4BC44A18EF94A2BBBE4351CA414B323"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii) by striking <quote>(42 U.S.C. 13 4321 et seq.)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C7ED4B8A7CB4687BA63C2F5745FEFD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(4) by inserting <quote>reasonably</quote> before <quote>considers necessary</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H6331E82C58224EEDB6893E55408A2C91"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by inserting <quote>and without further approval of</quote> after <quote>in lieu of</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0A82F85ED5B4D8881E305E5C304494C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0A596D294F4A49EEBFAD3B6EACD213A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3825005614334F0C8715FAC371F21B04" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF8C1B831E55E43049E89C4564360B125"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To ensure compliance by a State with any agreement of the State under subsection (c) (including compliance by the State with all Federal laws for which responsibility is assumed under subsection (a)(2)), for each State participating in the program under this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H3B4A84CDD0494894B2F50152B2983F1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 6 months after execution of the agreement, meet with the State to review implementation of the agreement and discuss plans for the first annual audit;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C47C4DB469E4779A182197C119A767B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct annual audits during each of the first 4 years of State participation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC423D3F117E49E5B160D2B35D4E1BDE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the time period for completing an annual audit, from initiation to completion (including public comment and responses to those comments), does not exceed 180 days.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A8F50297556463BB6CA70200E22663B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H8CEA39A0F7C1462C8FC0A678FFD669F7" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3CD6621D80134F5697E5E3477C6B23DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Audit team</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An audit conducted under paragraph (1) shall be carried out by an audit team determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the State. Such consultation shall include a reasonable opportunity for the State to review and provide comments on the proposed members of the audit team.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD11E1615F4C4B20A0EB90121B904621"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFB197333D6164733A4A684B3FB47B6C8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD04C2210ACDC471D9FDF52E49268B4DF"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Capacity building</header><text>The Secretary, in cooperation with representatives of State officials, may carry out education, training, peer-exchange, and other initiatives as appropriate—</text> <paragraph id="HA2DBE17EB8BB458F94B7207BC6CC77BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to assist States in developing the capacity to participate in the assignment program under this section; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0823080DF4B34084A9A0E85D4E6E065F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote information sharing and collaboration among States that are participating in the assignment program under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0B3A666822A54D1398C53445A37C80F0"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Relationship to locally administered projects</header><text>A State granted authority under this section may, as appropriate and at the request of a local government—</text> <paragraph id="H373E86EB78F64DB79BACB992FB0C7744"><enum>(1)</enum><text>exercise such authority on behalf of the local government for a locally administered project; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0FC964FC90441F69104658447334ECE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide guidance and training on consolidating and minimizing the documentation and environmental analyses necessary for sponsors of a locally administered project to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and any comparable requirements under State law.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HE060B97AEDC8424FB31016E47D9AC032"><enum>1313.</enum><header>Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="HDA4B3535DC26427CBF4AE6ED346703C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to eliminate duplication of environmental reviews and approvals under State and Federal laws.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4B5B5D8422B74ECD9E94A358281CBC38"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/3">Chapter 3</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H483F1570A3C54AFF9BA285FFF56CED85" style="USC"> <section id="H1E64ED63130A4598AE63D76C9A24B844"><enum>330.</enum><header>Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="HCFBFE0A0778E40399264620DA53A9EA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="HE5F4D579B18444A89A6F707A6F3F03D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to authorize States that are approved to participate in the program to conduct environmental reviews and make approvals for projects under State environmental laws and regulations instead of Federal environmental laws and regulations, consistent with the requirements of this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41FEB5CCFD3E47F68D0B224D2AF1D05E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participating States</header><text>The Secretary may select not more than 5 States to participate in the program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H206A34202E48419B98AC6D2E85B8B852"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alternative review and approval procedures</header><text>In this section, the term <term>alternative environmental review and approval procedures</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H500762EFD9854FF0BB98EFCC486FAB31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>substitution of 1 or more State environmental laws for—</text> <clause id="H4D8A7803943A42ECB6321C613E28A634"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause> <clause id="H2A286BA74FF74A1D81280B3CD5D3F82F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such provisions of sections 109(h), 128, and 139 related to the application of that Act that are under the authority of the Secretary, as the Secretary, in consultation with the State, considers appropriate; and</text></clause> <clause id="HFFEBEB92F61F4DEC909DDAC8CBA68944"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>related regulations and Executive orders; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H92E638F9AC33436C8FBB0463141BC6A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>substitution of 1 or more State environmental regulations for—</text> <clause id="HA4942CCD7E95468FBBB890CD152C8A4E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969;</text></clause> <clause id="H0A84EA24E81842BEAE7113E1B9BB250E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such provisions of sections 109(h), 128, and 139 related to the application of that Act that are under the authority of the Secretary, as the Secretary, in consultation with the State, considers appropriate; and</text></clause> <clause id="HF3351300345644A7915C68E22BAC6FC0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>related regulations and Executive orders.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4848E5BB76AB472795A0CF941AF219BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to participate in the program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</text> <paragraph id="HE087B54F7A484DD6AAFFDEE1520CA39D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a full and complete description of the proposed alternative environmental review and approval procedures of the State;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H777D217294CA4BD3ACF77AFB9BB7FAEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each Federal law described in subsection (a)(3) that the State is seeking to substitute;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA2B7D351BF740019BF379716118934D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>each State law and regulation that the State intends to substitute for such Federal law, Federal regulation, or Executive order;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB520196C76A04F8ABACCABEEE3575E34"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an explanation of the basis for concluding that the State law or regulation is substantially equivalent to the Federal law described in subsection (a)(3);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD887F0F34433449EA23D101A5CA27FD2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of the projects or classes of projects for which the State anticipates exercising the authority that may be granted under the program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF44259E271BA43BD809E805DEC9B270F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>verification that the State has the financial resources necessary to carry out the authority that may be granted under the program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F7A93FA440746699C76CD470D82A00A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>evidence of having sought, received, and addressed comments on the proposed application from the public; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17FB746CDB02438B9289043035D6E6E8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>any such additional information as the Secretary, or, with respect to section (d)(1)(A), the Secretary in consultation with the Chair, may require.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H89A8EF766D4D43DAB7558EF3624226CD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of application</header><text>In accordance with subsection (d), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HECA074F5794B4B59AC58464CCE47F320"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review an application submitted under subsection (b);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C1DA923797C46B19F9EF5A33F267AA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>approve or disapprove the application not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the application; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H691A7B78190347B39C9FB0D9C54A3F19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>transmit to the State notice of the approval or disapproval, together with a statement of the reasons for the approval or disapproval.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H003193827D2645E4AD65B28408C41A39"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval of application</header> <paragraph id="HC7041795AF2645A6A1154D6763535272"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall approve an application submitted under subsection (b) only if—</text> <subparagraph id="H835744A112A841968CE951E844B48E5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Chair, determines that the laws and regulations of the State described in the application are substantially equivalent to the Federal laws that the State is seeking to substitute;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0E96F0C52A76433685390D88CE12AAB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the State has the capacity, including financial and personnel, to assume the responsibility; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H623326F0424C437CAD7F4253251540AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the State has executed an agreement with the Secretary, in accordance with section 327, providing for environmental review, consultation, or other action under Federal environmental laws pertaining to the review or approval of a specific project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H06CD5FDD97DA45C3940B4268B78939C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 shall not apply to a decision by the Secretary to approve or disapprove an application submitted under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDA378AC010C14594822EC7D96F5025CC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Judicial review</header> <paragraph id="H10432A583DAE49D89DCC0A9687D02060"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States district courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action against a State—</text> <subparagraph id="H76E4EB37672D44579BA6D2BED0315468"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for failure of the State to meet the requirements of this section; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5225460FB54845F38EBA4D788B898CAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the action involves the exercise of authority by the State under this section and section 327.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4ED50C927C1148DCA11BAFA8EF7A4594"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State jurisdiction</header><text>A State court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action against a State if the action involves the exercise of authority by the State under this section not covered by paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H20832D87746A497FB917C4C9E62B1A03"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Election</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At its discretion, a State participating in the programs under this section and section 327 may elect to apply the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 instead of the State’s alternative environmental review and approval procedures.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0714F9CD6A994D86B755F9807A0F106D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Treatment of State laws and regulations</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with Federal law, other Federal agencies with authority over a project subject to this section shall use documents produced by a participating State under this section to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0A441EC0B0EB4399AC2647CC3B89EAEC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Relationship to locally administered projects</header> <paragraph id="H8EFB7D9471ED41318BA307EF0185B7FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State with an approved program under this section, at the request of a local government, may exercise authority under that program on behalf of up to 25 local governments for locally administered projects.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E686E9624764E78BC786C0551674F36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>For up to 25 local governments selected by a State with an approved program under this section, the State shall be responsible for ensuring that any environmental review, consultation, or other action required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or the State program, or both, meets the requirements of such Act or program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE13CF9DAA111403FA6CABEA96DC590F7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Review and termination</header> <paragraph id="HA06A8CA1ED1E4E92BDCEFA8518E709FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State program approved under this section shall at all times be in accordance with the requirements of this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEDA1797FA9144019A7B88772E403DFEE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary shall review each State program approved under this section not less than once every 5 years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8637952A7B7E4057BAAA1D690094F7F5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public notice and comment</header><text>In conducting the review process under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity for public comment.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA1666C52F344D0882BA91F58F3F2225"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Withdrawal of approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary, in consultation with the Chair, determines at any time that a State is not administering a State program approved under this section in accordance with the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall so notify the State, and if appropriate corrective action is not taken within a reasonable time, not to exceed 90 days, the Secretary shall withdraw approval of the State program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C37266C9B5849A0BD90F91707F616F8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Extensions and terminations</header><text>At the conclusion of the review process under paragraph (2), the Secretary may extend for an additional 5-year period or terminate the authority of a State under this section to substitute that State’s laws and regulations for Federal laws.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5FF008F9390A463986AEC1035D4E1EDD"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and annually 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 the administration of the program, including—</text> <paragraph id="H039C583E03DE4C92847F0AD6686320EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of States participating in the program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1BC4EA3592F4D86810BB4F4B2695BBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number and types of projects for which each State participating in the program has used alternative environmental review and approval procedures; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A3E36E985F3442BAF93445F77131315"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations for modifications to the program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H604C478E3E074F9788AE254D526D1ED1"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="H37635FB4D8CC4F1DB9A5F08047FBC352"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The term <term>Chair</term> means the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA06FB01723F4A91A3DB234C2C9B193F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multimodal project</header><text>The term <term>multimodal project</term> has the meaning given that term in section 139(a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H44EAA992D7E8468093C55C43C6BFBDA9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the pilot program established under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5641E88CACE4D1C99FA0DD54C0F0B43"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>project</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HADFC431F8B474FF8B07D1B18B34B2DCB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a project requiring approval under this title, chapter 53 of subtitle III of title 49, or subtitle V of title 49; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H23D0DC79051E4033879D4C35D712874B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a multimodal project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HA6F66504A8444724BAFF22F3A7E13600"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header> <paragraph id="H741D108AA28842699C7E8F5A2B564D9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, shall promulgate regulations to implement the requirements of section 330 of title 23, United States Code, as added by this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8004A977EAC54EA89A5BF0684EB61A55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of substantially equivalent</header><text>As part of the rulemaking required under this subsection, the Chair shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H2C474CD3501B4A03AC0D98AEED685B61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish the criteria necessary to determine that a State law or regulation is substantially equivalent to a Federal law described in section 330(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF8ACF64E220946339E1FC3A26614D4EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that such criteria, at a minimum—</text> <clause id="H49477EE015464B5F91FCF8E58889FAD3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide for protection of the environment;</text></clause> <clause id="HB948D1AFE11F4305910472B9902DA1EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide opportunity for public participation and comment, including access to the documentation necessary to review the potential impact of a project; and</text></clause> <clause id="H059EF71C01564B8AB6E9A38CBF3ECACD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensure a consistent review of projects that would otherwise have been covered under Federal law.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H11A6323209504EE3AF4966272D7F621E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H87643DE6356B48B08F9A7D74F00A12C1" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">330. Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H1680AC4488BE48D395C325331FCF4B59"><enum>1314.</enum><header>Assessment of progress on accelerating project delivery</header> <subsection id="H5009AC284F0B44749E75FA3D40914392"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall assess the progress made under this Act, MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>), and SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>), including the amendments made by those Acts, to accelerate the delivery of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction projects and public transportation capital projects by streamlining the environmental review and permitting process.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3135EA1B9FB044E080C1EFD69DFFECEE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The assessment required under subsection (a) shall evaluate—</text> <paragraph id="HE78C7A0AA5DC4912A9CDFF1DA36E3318"><enum>(1)</enum><text>how often the various streamlining provisions have been used;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2DD4BF175EA452D91F1CEDFF27B2456"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which of the streamlining provisions have had the greatest impact on streamlining the environmental review and permitting process;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5D3EF6A53C6D42458EB585BDB0664F6F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>what, if any, impact streamlining of the process has had on environmental protection;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50A9AE72ACA2470FB9F0D2E0A75C8A5D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>how, and the extent to which, streamlining provisions have improved and accelerated the process for permitting under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), and other applicable Federal laws;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D1F7CFFD8294EF1813DFC4D75606F73"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">what impact actions by the Council on Environmental Quality have had on accelerating Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction projects and public transportation capital projects;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5CEF9294A8C44488DF73A0A32985490"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and percentage of projects that proceed under a traditional environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, and the number and percentage of projects that proceed under categorical exclusions;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H34479176DE0E448DBE0DA419A1C9C977"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the extent to which the environmental review and permitting process remains a significant source of project delay and the sources of delays; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8740AF31BB19451A8160B70D7749C0E8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the costs of conducting environmental reviews and issuing permits or licenses for a project, including the cost of contractors and dedicated agency staff.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF02DA402EB9446E4ADA7C9FA7B8E8347"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The assessment required under subsection (a) shall include recommendations with respect to—</text> <paragraph id="H0AD3AE37DB834B1CBA7A6839CF243ACD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional opportunities for streamlining the environmental review process, including regulatory or statutory changes to accelerate the processes of Federal agencies (other than the Department) with responsibility for reviewing Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction projects and public transportation capital projects without negatively impacting the environment; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F097E7E3ABC449D9032BB5FE7645C2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>best practices of other Federal agencies that should be considered for adoption by the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H79502D90765849729F8C7BFF0EE9DF68"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States 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 containing the assessment and recommendations required under this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HBB9B235C461041B8B5454F0482DE9907"><enum>1315.</enum><header>Improving State and Federal agency engagement in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H85127A729B1D434CB9EE653EE6388BF5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 306 the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H332FF72D7591456192852DF4A087D936" style="USC"> <section id="HF755ED0EE6F14B539D1302180CBED458"><enum>307.</enum><header>Improving State and Federal agency engagement in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="HCCA5B4820AC840B7A62018DA6D2C5C36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="HEF40F2B2EA014DF1A56680BA70CE8911"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requests to provide funds</header><text>A public entity receiving financial assistance from the Department of Transportation for 1 or more projects, or for a program of projects, for a public purpose may request that the Secretary allow the public entity to provide funds to Federal agencies, including the Department, State agencies, and Indian tribes participating in the environmental planning and review process for the project, projects, or program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5CD0DE4BAA514A89A34F3FED55910372"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>The funds may be provided only to support activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to expediting and improving permitting and review processes, including planning, approval, and consultation processes for the project, projects, or program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H93B6944D9658424CBC43B406F7CDAE7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities eligible for funding</header><text>Activities for which funds may be provided under subsection (a) include transportation planning activities that precede the initiation of the environmental review process, activities directly related to the environmental review process, dedicated staffing, training of agency personnel, information gathering and mapping, and development of programmatic agreements.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA5F7C39BD2EA40E48D4D35DE12F2119E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amounts</header><text>Requests under subsection (a) may be approved only for the additional amounts that the Secretary determines are necessary for the Federal agencies, State agencies, or Indian tribes participating in the environmental review process to timely conduct their review.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4F2DEF65C8674A23B3E0D0C9434C92CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>Prior to providing funds approved by the Secretary for dedicated staffing at an affected Federal agency under subsection (a), the affected Federal agency and the requesting public entity shall enter into an agreement that establishes a process to identify projects or priorities to be addressed by the use of the funds.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA6CB9CECA6694AA89184FD49EE8CADA0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header> <paragraph id="H9408E1A37E164BD49B870AA2CD87F43F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to implement this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3DEC93ABDF3C4D38AD79BAABAC8BEC80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>As part of the rulemaking carried out under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure—</text> <subparagraph id="H72DADEBF123241B7A1367F97844B2267"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, that expediting and improving the process of environmental review and permitting through the use of funds accepted and expended under this section does not adversely affect the timeline for review and permitting by Federal agencies, State agencies, or Indian tribes of other entities that have not contributed funds under this section;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB6BDF22BAD584E3586D6189DD5CA7D3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the use of funds accepted under this section will not impact impartial decisionmaking with respect to environmental reviews or permits, either substantively or procedurally; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H38C082651B364C50A479FA4D2B1DB612"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that the Secretary maintains, and makes publicly available, including on the Internet, a list of projects or programs for which such review or permits have been carried out using funds authorized under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H44D1841B9BC949E3BCA61F8045CBAA3C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Existing authority</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to conflict with section 139(j) of title 23.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H1AD143DA75774B4A896DE873EDCCDA14"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/306">section 306</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7160A60FAB5543C48E587838664E2D71" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">307. Improving State and Federal agency engagement in environmental reviews.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HA5E56CBD43934581BEC87B4FB0C4FB04"><enum>1316.</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="HBD93809F1D11475597144F2B0B6575C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 304 the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H6C24419FAE9E4B0A8C5DBB34698A3B4E" style="USC"> <section id="H2235A56AE6124662A13FC6B8BC0E8785"><enum>304a.</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H56950428827945EA8C3AFC417B1CCBC9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In preparing a final environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), if the lead agency modifies the statement in response to comments that are minor and are confined to factual corrections or explanations of why the comments do not warrant additional agency response, the lead agency may write on errata sheets attached to the statement, instead of rewriting the draft statement, subject to the condition that the errata sheets—</text> <paragraph id="H9504CE3229EE4B1FAC3A795A60BC0F53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>cite the sources, authorities, and reasons that support the position of the agency; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5FAF0D4CB98D44CEAB3AF22C029FA7B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if appropriate, indicate the circumstances that would trigger agency reappraisal or further response.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBEAC3587D0B9426DA35CF7333EFDDB94"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Single document</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="HA4702B2077F74B13800D66CFA5E0530A"><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="HAA1F3F39196D4B84B1920FD112DDEE03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>there is a significant new circumstance or information relevant to environmental concerns that bears on the proposed action or the impacts of the proposed action.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0DC3F125881640CF8CC43B5F37963BE2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adoption of documents</header> <paragraph id="H0982EF9CCF964EEBA65FBAF33F7F8D15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Avoiding duplication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To prevent duplication of analyses and support expeditious and efficient decisions, the operating administrations of the Department of Transportation shall use adoption and incorporation by reference in accordance with this paragraph.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H83541961CF4F48FAB70094C7151D3F9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adoption of documents of other operating administrations</header><text>An operating administration or a secretarial office within the Department of Transportation may adopt a draft environmental impact statement, an environmental assessment, or a final environmental impact statement of another operating administration for the adopting operating administration’s use when preparing an environmental assessment or final environmental impact statement for a project without recirculating the document for public review, if—</text> <subparagraph id="H04286172F8374BB6B8C31E3AD79262A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the adopting operating administration certifies that its proposed action is substantially the same as the project considered in the document to be adopted;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C34C919AF144228BAF8DC53AF47ECDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the other operating administration concurs with such decision; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF2C88717F69A4CB384DF79A03C22C4A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such actions are consistent with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCBEEE9B9E41043A0BEB2A11C242B6C55"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Incorporation by reference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An operating administration or secretarial office within the Department of Transportation may incorporate by reference all or portions of a draft environmental impact statement, an environmental assessment, or a final environmental impact statement for the adopting operating administration’s use when preparing an environmental assessment or final environmental impact statement for a project if—</text> <subparagraph id="HFE3E1046B4D3476BA2DED52D7F70423A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the incorporated material is cited in the environmental assessment or final environmental impact statement and the contents of the incorporated material is briefly described;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D51A56FC5464FBD9570BDC44856C1C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the incorporated material is reasonably available for inspection by potentially interested persons within the time allowed for review and comment; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H75C23F41B11C48F38C4235DBC86EEF26"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the incorporated material does not include proprietary data that is not available for review and comment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H693DCA1626484CA4869F75E06DBB2EAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/304">section 304</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50B3AAF7009D4AA9970A7C37655A3283" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">304a. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H2E2F27468B394CB0AE7E828380727BC3"><enum>1317.</enum><header>Aligning Federal environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H1AA20FED14134DDC9836A49E9DFB7E04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 309 the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HAF474FDBB4E64D4DBBCD269B1D990CA4" style="USC"> <section id="HAEE40AD08987422FB0028CD54E1B39F1"><enum>310.</enum><header>Aligning Federal environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H7616C6058E7E4E07924553120AF23E36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordinated and concurrent environmental reviews</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the heads of Federal agencies likely to have substantive review or approval responsibilities under Federal law, shall develop a coordinated and concurrent environmental review and permitting process for transportation projects when initiating an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>; in this section referred to as <quote>NEPA</quote>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H603474F576FB4E92A2C6B7D88C79D80B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The coordinated and concurrent environmental review and permitting process shall—</text> <paragraph id="HEED3ED9E86E64108B8ADAADA8B4B75EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that the Department and agencies of jurisdiction possess sufficient information early in the review process to determine a statement of a transportation project’s purpose and need and range of alternatives for analysis that the lead agency and agencies of jurisdiction will rely on for concurrent environmental reviews and permitting decisions required for the proposed project;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H76F98662E486499E91A8CCB8F1982429"><enum>(2)</enum><text>achieve early concurrence or issue resolution during the NEPA scoping process on the Department of Transportation’s statement of a project’s purpose and need, and during development of the environmental impact statement on the range of alternatives for analysis, that the lead agency and agencies of jurisdiction will rely on for concurrent environmental reviews and permitting decisions required for the proposed project absent circumstances that require reconsideration in order to meet an agency of jurisdiction’s obligations under a statute or Executive order; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0C2893FE0084900B73536FA494D92CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>achieve concurrence or issue resolution in an expedited manner if circumstances arise that require a reconsideration of the purpose and need or range of alternatives considered during any Federal agency’s environmental or permitting review in order to meet an agency of jurisdiction’s obligations under a statute or Executive order.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEE23A11C2E1D4FDE8B7BBF987C302A45"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Environmental checklist</header> <paragraph id="HF1282D4197A340FBB43927495A47A58C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation and Federal agencies of jurisdiction likely to have substantive review or approval responsibilities on transportation projects shall jointly develop a checklist to help project sponsors identify potential natural, cultural, and historic resources in the area of a proposed project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C2E25AA8D294F90B925610E0DB5C2F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the checklist shall be to—</text> <subparagraph id="H0A50C13DCE2844F5B9862485BF5C546F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify agencies of jurisdiction and cooperating agencies;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE08E7B52039439E993FE9CC2313F892"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop the information needed for the purpose and need and alternatives for analysis; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9C2C566076804FEF80A3F1349B919660"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve interagency collaboration to help expedite the permitting process for the lead agency and agencies of jurisdiction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEC1484181AB64201AB3808B3D74486B8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency collaboration</header> <paragraph id="H0FA063169E744975BF84422855573B0E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Consistent with Federal environmental statutes, the Secretary shall facilitate annual interagency collaboration sessions at the appropriate jurisdictional level to coordinate business plans and facilitate coordination of workload planning and workforce management.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BAFF052F2FF490EA3FC860B06C933C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose of collaboration sessions</header><text>The interagency collaboration sessions shall ensure that agency staff is—</text> <subparagraph id="H067B8E454CF4469AA4EC422536A8B88A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fully engaged;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H113A8979321D4A028D262FD8E303E999"><enum>(B)</enum><text>utilizing the flexibility of existing regulations, policies, and guidance; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F6DD19A4898470EADABEC69D36F2163"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifying additional actions to facilitate high quality, efficient, and targeted environmental reviews and permitting decisions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F38CBCCC73F4E52B97545510263CD8D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Focus of collaboration sessions</header><text>The interagency collaboration sessions, and the interagency collaborations generated by the sessions, shall focus on methods to—</text> <subparagraph id="HD019702FB38A43E283667955C1BD647C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>work with State and local transportation entities to improve project planning, siting, and application quality; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H51F540E1C5D04F89B9C56D6A6C1DEC50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult and coordinate with relevant stakeholders and Federal, tribal, State, and local representatives early in permitting processes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4C735BDB965D4202AE965459D3D548A5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Performance measurement</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall establish a program to measure and report on progress towards aligning Federal reviews as outlined in this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H25A6A1EDCE8247D8AF31E0E7CC158398"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/309">section 309</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H905CD1D18A5F47319C8E95321AA84B47" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">310. Aligning Federal environmental reviews.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HED24DFF0559F463C8D72F6BD3D662147"><enum>D</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="HCF22C9751AB84A36B785C6B06DB60268"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Tolling; HOV facilities; Interstate reconstruction and rehabilitation</header> <subsection id="H9536A48350374FA29F7D53B9366448CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tolling</header><text>Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0009E1AB366345F79C699B8E0CAF94D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF808A671780D492981799B3069D7AB65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>, bridge, or tunnel</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDDAB4DBE27CB471DAE08DE8E22AD4C9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>, bridge, or tunnel</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC3631E65725C4968B49FCE71D99AB848"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE5EAAF75E784043A48498C1ADBB3A84"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as subparagraphs (G) and (H); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H29A86078AFD84B1F9E430E8EB581B433"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) as redesignated—</text> <clause id="H46BC9EDC0D164CFE82DC3CA5BD559A27"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(HOV)</quote> after <quote>high occupancy vehicle</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9DDA5AAA41B94AFD9376B8FE41091132"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>under section 166 of this title</quote> after <quote>facility</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0CA26159B82E47D680CEEC7A36009334"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="H00738CBB4EF8455DBC779D103C0B1D1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>shall use</quote> and inserting <quote>shall ensure that</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F0A83D79868416C976D65CF82BD1163"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>are used</quote> after <quote>toll facility</quote> the second place it appears; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69062B543C3C46B9B5C6A04037BC19A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD0163BED691F475180DE83E0222452BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>HOV facilities</header><text>Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8D99F6232E6A41E08F2AD9C49ABFEABF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7349C77A0E034EE8857B8D8F3156553E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Authority of public authorities</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H79A76A1F70354E959C41FA923BBA28BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State agency</quote> and inserting <quote>public authority</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42DBA23B1D6144129783C8E17FB6B70B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HFE21A65494FF4524AFD0AC8023B25F17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State agency</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>public authority</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE393E042B54B4EFEB390F3D15E88EE46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause id="HC710D90A95334F0F95364278B3964336"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A);</text></clause> <clause id="HDB4BC1A48C63445F9F9D08F7DCEA68E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HEF2C5A2BA97D407CB28AAF401E72DFE6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H30E77F1A511245D49973C1E492DD31DB" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H40E6E65BACFA48DC8C37374AB627798D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides equal access for all public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF7090338DF5D4A5382FC3839F7E59CF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)—</text> <clause id="HA8B1C295DFDC4C07BC8FDAFD374AAB78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>2017</quote> and inserting <quote>2021</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB8B9A1C3E8ED4748BDA675CEC053A0BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>2017</quote> and inserting <quote>2021</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H241B8990110B4F3E92B7918AD90F4148"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC9DE70CE109942A6A263FEEE7E2436E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDB8206D0CD24C0ABC5ED9B9E9D3E4FB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H63058A50480A42969B32DD9699BC51A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 301, tolls may be charged under paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (b), subject to the requirements of section 129.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E87F480F6164D008CCBEECECCE98689"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD02410BEBE845CC8DDF86A943668690"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE765E95A429D4683875045EC09981A46" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H37B6C47C46CA401882D5786C93D9D445"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exemption from tolls</header><text>In levying tolls on a facility under this section, a public authority may designate classes of vehicles that are exempt from the tolls or charge different toll rates for different classes of vehicles, if equal rates are charged for all public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses, whether publicly or privately owned.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H455FDDAC4C81442E8656C9D4EC54C24A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2C9C94FBABEC469BA447BDBB9B1DE854"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State agency</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>public authority</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC38E046F22C43619F65C3AB2E747F83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H45F0514D76FF438E88261B8A7834DB43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; </text></clause> <clause id="H2E722EDA51F645029DE49B4165B8ABB3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BC7177D0C844680BB1D4D1B89D75473" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H660D164BC65641AEAD0F822BD83B2B76"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation of MPO</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the facility is on the Interstate System and located in a metropolitan planning area established in accordance with section 134, consulting with the metropolitan planning organization for the area concerning the placement and amount of tolls on the facility.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause> <clause id="H027B14FC73C945449681AC56D97709B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), as redesignated—</text> <subclause id="H77DBD9022D6A4E1E94EFDF822A30F5B6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>public authority</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H1A6205ECC6264ED097E138A57175B573"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (E)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H6FA37CEB15954E4AAC9338768A9A9650"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9D3DDC70809D412EA4A96439ED7D4074" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H7B903B9E4A264E3380661650086C4614"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Waiver</header> <clause id="H33DDE550E08540BF8E9429846EB681B6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of a public authority, the Secretary may waive the requirements of subparagraph (E) for a facility, and the corresponding program sanctions under subparagraph (F), if the Secretary determines that—</text> <subclause id="H481408C4772948AEBD40D2A72EBA6FBC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the waiver is in the best interest of the traveling public; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2DE645EBF7524F4A80A48ABE6C32323D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the public authority has made a good faith effort to improve the performance of the facility.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H84861F71ACC84C6E99DE029608FECC36"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Condition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require, as a condition of issuance of a waiver under this subparagraph, that a public authority take additional actions, determined by the Secretary, to improve the performance of the facility.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE382EE5B1C3A4266BA82C7A94BB63EB9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3E56CB99BD654BE093D290CCE0F79DD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)(iii) by striking <quote>State agency</quote> and inserting <quote>public authority</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB1E6CBCAAE746CCBB2ADCC624AA3505"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC71B9BFA472E47A4826C76E3FC69D79F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H5A33EFD2D4E14AD1A330AC32937152D5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Over-the-road bus</header><text>The term <term>over-the-road bus</term> means a vehicle as defined in section 301(5) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12181">42 U.S.C. 12181(5)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC313B16663CF4A8A97717C2AA991D1E4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Public authority</header><text>The term <term>public authority</term> as used with respect to a HOV facility, means a State, interstate compact of States, public entity designated by a State, or local government having jurisdiction over the operation of the facility.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDA2FA6B068C744B59D9177772CD85E2F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interstate system reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program</header><text>Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/178">Public Law 105–178</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBAF88E5F771749EFBEB087B8FFC9E4AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE3EF59168B8E47DD8DE832AE57BF1552"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64E9B35BF2BC4F069E4E53DF33A21204"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4365A4913BA43939FB02E87C3FA42D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HA18BBE2ADDC74DC5B44B36623835C9CE" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HE2BA005425714C7CA4984CFEC621137C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the State has approved enabling legislation required for the project to proceed.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1932AB9B6F7443BA2B0E4037A6137D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D8E3D2298F140FD855091C98485EA19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H17AF38CDA7B7451B986E9F53EF351319" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H6151C14ABD78495F9485AB82CD76B0FD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Requirements for project completion</header> <subparagraph id="HB54183B634E84178BBE02797461AF0AC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>General term for expiration of provisional application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application provisionally approved by the Secretary under this subsection shall expire 3 years after the date on which the application was provisionally approved if the State has not—</text> <clause id="H6C0B4E98783A4F5EA84B9156548929ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submitted a complete application to the Secretary that fully satisfies the eligibility criteria under paragraph (3) and the selection criteria under paragraph (4);</text></clause> <clause id="H0418BE58105D435198215D644B1E7201"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>completed the environmental review and permitting process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) for the pilot project; and</text></clause> <clause id="H804433FF27D643F1BF19D6F989819053"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>executed a toll agreement with the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC2422BEF4CD4A6EAFC95F7DA365EBA8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions to expiration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary may extend the provisional approval for not more than 1 additional year if the State demonstrates material progress toward implementation of the project as evidenced by—</text> <clause id="H508B34C682934429BF141778092C7729"><enum>(i)</enum><text>substantial progress in completing the environmental review and permitting process for the pilot project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969;</text></clause> <clause id="HCC3B277AD9E34DCDA55269AF58A3170C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funding and financing commitments for the pilot project;</text></clause> <clause id="HF91C503977834D4B892C792806C033BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>expressions of support for the pilot project from State and local governments, community interests, and the public; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9939C4F5D45D40FABD6A77CAB063089A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>submission of a facility management plan pursuant to paragraph (3)(D).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9529492726BA486FB92DDEFA232197C1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conditions for previously provisionally approved applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State with a provisionally approved application for a pilot project as of the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 shall have 1 year after such date of enactment to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) or receive an extension from the Secretary under subparagraph (B), or the application will expire.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1FE07C51F9544141902F2F82B54C9FFC"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>provisional approval</term> or <term>provisionally approved</term> means the approval by the Secretary of a partial application under this subsection, including the reservation of a slot in the pilot program.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7200988A57F446B49AA8A2F552D137FC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval of applications</header><text>The Secretary may approve an application submitted under section 1604(c) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 1253) if the application, or any part of the application, was submitted before the deadline specified in section 1604(c)(8) of that Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H9EFA94FBF7FA4538B717438A05B4FF63" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Prohibition on the use of funds for automated traffic enforcement</header> <subsection id="HDF4865EEED4248568395119A73C158C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), for fiscal years 2016 through 2021, funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, may not be used to purchase, operate, or maintain an automated traffic enforcement system.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H69DF5D6C86FF43C0A6636DF70CFE966D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) does not apply to an automated traffic enforcement system located in a school zone.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9A9D3D2910B8437EB353AEDDA999F422"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Automated traffic enforcement system defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>automated traffic enforcement system</term> means any camera that captures an image of a vehicle for the purposes of traffic law enforcement.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HDD568BBF86184ACD8E39C24221E7FD4E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence</header> <subsection id="H68235AF5AA7B456AA8EAD7D37B7C5D66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 164(a)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4D231D103D5640E4AAA3A19C14103541"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>, or a combination of State laws,</quote> after <quote>a State law</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE6ED72D6C7924D19A22E10C4EBC5F82F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC32FDA61A9234ADCA399F6AA0CA4C2A7" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H790747750C154F4FADE91B1C4728B6D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive, for not less than 1 year—</text> <clause id="HC60A9B742396422AB33EF4CCC9847BC2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a suspension of all driving privileges;</text></clause> <clause id="H78A82F73EB8349A4AAAB07528A164E6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a restriction on driving privileges that limits the individual to operating only motor vehicles with an ignition interlock system installed (allowing for limited exceptions for circumstances when the individual is required to operate an employer’s motor vehicle in the course and scope of employment and the business entity that owns the vehicle is not owned or controlled by the individual); or</text></clause> <clause id="H281781F0EC3B462991358C8D9B5B63E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a combination of both clauses (i) and (ii);</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4E3E8BC19A6242E690DBFD7FE779AE42"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA2D2BF89E4F840B7B737DA5F920F67A4"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Highway Trust Fund transparency and accountability</header> <subsection id="HFA2612C7AA1841B9B865B4AFE5470A5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE17FF695B5704E45A7EE89E62DE4448F" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H154D416020E2488088D46E558B84EC4F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Highway Trust Fund transparency and accountability reports</header> <paragraph id="H2B33D32748A44AE983B1FA31BB91185C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compilation of data</header><text>The Secretary shall compile data in accordance with this subsection on the use of Federal-aid highway funds made available under this title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B1AFA3E15F24D0984ACEBC3C4F1181D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the reports required under this subsection are made available in a user-friendly manner on the public Internet Web site of the Department and can be searched and downloaded by users of the Web site.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1DBFC72918F741F4A97E322EF4E18088"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents of reports</header> <subparagraph id="H060F8B6C5C3F4F0B832887630BA814EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Apportioned and allocated programs</header><text>On a semiannual basis, the Secretary shall make available a report on funding apportioned and allocated to the States under this title that describes—</text> <clause id="H3F1373A138C3461B8E3AEC1B6A3F338D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of funding obligated by each State, year-to-date, for the current fiscal year;</text></clause> <clause id="H3014C375DEF94CE4BF10103D4590B077"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of funds remaining available for obligation by each State;</text></clause> <clause id="HE5F9702D47D1468EB9375794818DC1D4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>changes in the obligated, unexpended balance for each State, year-to-date, during the current fiscal year, including the obligated, unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year and current fiscal year expenditures;</text></clause> <clause id="HA4661481E8D44FAA8CC2D40AAB9B0EBB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the amount and program category of unobligated funding, year-to-date, available for expenditure at the discretion of the Secretary;</text></clause> <clause id="HAD2C76D4036248B8B6D4B4D50C989CFD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the rates of obligation on and off the National Highway System, year-to-date, for the current fiscal year of funds apportioned, allocated, or set aside under this section, according to—</text> <subclause id="H862BDA45485D4762AE326628608A6FD9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>program;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H0B4289F727134324B40B5A038B1A3E29"><enum>(II)</enum><text>funding category or subcategory;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB4EC1ED8F5534453AA02928A837B4D8F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>type of improvement;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HFBFFAA340D9F422E8F385A44E0190CA4"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>State; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE85C668A45DD4D64BC9D0441F0BF0E7A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>sub-State geographical area, including urbanized and rural areas, on the basis of the population of each such area; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HF57FC375EFB14DD4B9895B2803A50A32"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the amount of funds transferred by each State, year-to-date, for the current fiscal year between programs under section 126.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22880771E2F749BC8E38BC99E2F89CBF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project data</header><text>On an annual basis, the Secretary shall make available a report that, to the maximum extent possible, provides project-specific data describing—</text> <clause id="H307ADA9828DD4981BA93FEC94E3A0F40"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for all projects funded under this title (excluding projects for which funds are transferred to agencies other than the Federal Highway Administration)—</text> <subclause id="H7E3E1F32C07E4901B6BB3EBCF1B32F48"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the specific location of the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HED4E9FADC7574E559BABC7DB4E7BE336"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the total cost of the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H94D01344C982486C8207C8EFDC716600"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the amount of Federal funding obligated for the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA33398AD99A14036A0BAA524D8CE6387"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the program or programs from which Federal funds have been obligated for the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD279F2FAA0AE4F4D8F0D2C4416B981FF"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the type of improvement being made; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HADD9395D3B3545F497907661923F087F"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the ownership of the highway or bridge; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HBDAD60CAE669462DA07556BAC3DFCC80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any project funded under this title (excluding projects for which funds are transferred to agencies other than the Federal Highway Administration) with an estimated total cost as of the start of construction in excess of $100,000,000, the data specified under clause (i) and additional data describing—</text> <subclause id="HD50B68FAB0B449978752452361C13A47"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whether the project is located in an area of the State with a population of—</text> <item id="HB0497AB2E0AE464CA31FD6D6615A6FC8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>less than 5,000 individuals;</text></item> <item id="H5FCA49F45568410FB1082C706B340427"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>5,000 or more individuals but less than 50,000 individuals;</text></item> <item id="H2183B870F1254FE29D392337FCC2D3DF"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>50,000 or more individuals but less than 200,000 individuals; or</text></item> <item id="HDD4A427A4B5A4929AAB1CD71EF640B98"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>200,000 or more individuals;</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H6826527CDDCA4CD9895DF36DE959CFF4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the estimated cost of the project as of the start of project construction, or the revised cost estimate based on a description of revisions to the scope of work or other factors affecting project cost other than cost overruns; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA785EE99DD8B4617B4E108120E5ECCB0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the amount of non-Federal funds obligated for the project.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H7E0519BE668842EF89190D5C5842E10C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1503 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">23 U.S.C. 104</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (c).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3BBD43EC7EC44AFCB6A3DA34479B9397" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1405.</enum><header>High priority corridors on National Highway System</header> <subsection id="H575E94F90FC143B8859767EBDC9F8412"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification of High Priority Corridors on National Highway System</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1D479FE9AE1144C7B1CDAA2D714DEFA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (13) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1F94E7CA9F14099A1A1677E7C166DB5" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HDF8E88FCCCB44B1AAAF04850396AA651"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor from Raleigh, North Carolina, through Rocky Mount, Williamston, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to Norfolk, Virginia.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E564D5B34AF45248853E51BD63E270D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (18)(D)—</text> <subparagraph id="H13E265200B8F44448F596F8628B76740"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CD9A51251C5485A985A0B71D13C3486"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF9D97EB8E6B498FA0E81775AF998CBF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE4E0816E69E4145BF3AB538D88BDECC" style="USC"> <clause id="H23C135BD54B54832B7813C189893D441"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include Texas State Highway 44 from United States Route 59 at Freer, Texas, to Texas State Highway 358.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE6747050B2EF47DC94C1E1D64E33C044"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (68) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E48B50B2DBC437B9EB92A051DD8D420" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HC37E0C192C584CF487C4B8AC0E37BA64"><enum>(68)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Washoe County Corridor and the Intermountain West Corridor, which shall generally follow—</text> <subparagraph id="HC951829FAC294D5CA886609E7E9CBBDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the Washoe County Corridor, along Interstate Route 580/United States Route 95/United States Route 95A from Reno, Nevada, to Las Vegas, Nevada; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8959ECB8D73A4E45AE6CF47E05B3541B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the Intermountain West Corridor, from the vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada, north along United States Route 95 terminating at Interstate Route 80.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2955060E1634C9FB2FA0233A01E2B56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8591B68237E747489C89AF2CD39175CE" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H4052E6E32F414F8392ECEEBA34E85E6A"><enum>(81)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Route 117/Interstate Route 795 from United States Route 70 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, to Interstate Route 40 west of Faison, Sampson County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA17BD39282DB432CA2A9A286FF1202BA"><enum>(82)</enum><text>United States Route 70 from its intersection with Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake County, North Carolina, to the Port at Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H895596FAE48A4B2CABF0F07731F6BD40"><enum>(83)</enum><text>The Sonoran Corridor along State Route 410 connecting Interstate Route 19 and Interstate Route 10 south of the Tucson International Airport.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24DE35FFFB194FF18DA3974BA04E3B78"><enum>(84)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Central Texas Corridor commencing at the logical terminus of Interstate Route 10, generally following portions of United States Route 190 eastward, passing in the vicinity Fort Hood, Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station, Huntsville, Livingston, and Woodville, to the logical terminus of Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3AFE3A8C45BC48EABC8A34F692861665"><enum>(85)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate Route 81 in New York from its intersection with Interstate Route 86 to the United States-Canadian border.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6CBA9099154C403BBD0AC52EBD7FC6DA"><enum>(86)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate Route 70 from Denver, Colorado, to Salt Lake City, Utah.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D95E847B97341A89A47B169DB05062F"><enum>(87)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Oregon 99W Newberg-Dundee Bypass Route between Newberg, Oregon, and Dayton, Oregon.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7DCC65CDD7A6467A8D2838D0CB81C562"><enum>(88)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate Route 205 in Oregon from its intersection with Interstate Route 5 to the Columbia River.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBAD1E60253894732B415D4A39B4515FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of Certain Route Segments on Interstate System</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H40C2245288884B3E9DAE8925CD1604C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>subsection (c)(13),</quote> after <quote>subsection (c)(9),</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H47B5C19D798147D6A5EA5E481D3068C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsections (c)(18)</quote> and all that follows through <quote>subsection (c)(36)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(18), subsection (c)(20), subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26), subsection (c)(36)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F7BDB37426247CAA64857D3D4C78C68"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and subsection (c)(57)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(57), subsection (c)(68)(B), subsection (c)(81), subsection (c)(82), and subsection (c)(83)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H41C0428AFDAA482592C8CBA86776EB8B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by striking the final sentence and inserting the following: <quote>The routes referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26) and in subsection (c)(68)(B) are designated as Interstate Route I–11. The route referred to in subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I–14.</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFDC017F4C96A44428DA0823749DC90CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Future Interstate designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 119(a) of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 is amended by striking <quote>and, as a future Interstate Route 66 Spur, the Natcher Parkway in Owensboro, Kentucky</quote> and inserting <quote>between Henderson, Kentucky, and Owensboro, Kentucky, and, as a future Interstate Route 65 and 66 Spur, the William H. Natcher Parkway between Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Owensboro, Kentucky</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3A9DFD41F38B4C86A1B00FE95415F4EB"><enum>1406.</enum><header>Flexibility for projects</header> <subsection id="H21E082F8C8224458935A21EC2FACC999"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>With respect to projects eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code, subject to subsection (b) and on request by a State, the Secretary may—</text> <paragraph id="H70A203AB54804D058392CF7AFC36890A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>exercise all existing flexibilities under and exceptions to—</text> <subparagraph id="H6CA754EEBEB54C919ABFF6F50F38F2B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of title 23, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H45905B59E7EA4ABF9A2F8915F74B02C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other requirements administered by the Secretary, in whole or part; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCBBC486386FF4C3F959F7E7D12D5B314"><enum>(2)</enum><text>otherwise provide additional flexibility or expedited processing with respect to the requirements described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H15653134B29741B6AF9FC16B2EADD096"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maintaining protections</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text> <paragraph id="H584A37A0133A4A0A8049B1C724CD5994"><enum>(1)</enum><text>waives the requirements of section 113 or 138 of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D5B8645C0194C869C35F9F2E3203ADB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>supersedes, amends, or modifies—</text> <subparagraph id="H39F63089552A440C97E5803CDC31D219"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) or any other Federal environmental law; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H624ECCD90A0E4880818DFC0AB8D1FE17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any requirement of title 23 or title 49, United States Code; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H103AE386B7A2456CA14950C149D80574"><enum>(3)</enum><text>affects the responsibility of any Federal officer to comply with or enforce any law or requirement described in this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6EF0A46B41584DC2B16AF57CD74A9CAD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1407.</enum><header>Productive and timely expenditure of funds</header> <subsection id="H94DAC59F9A1D40B1AA4E017FE59EF61B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>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 develop guidance that encourages the use of programmatic approaches to project delivery, expedited and prudent procurement techniques, and other best practices to facilitate productive, effective, and timely expenditure of funds for projects eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H86AD8CC0663F46C4944E457873E8B35A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall work with States to ensure that any guidance developed under subsection (a) is consistently implemented by States and the Federal Highway Administration to—</text> <paragraph id="HA4C1C2A18E6D460FB735CA6565B45D98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>avoid unnecessary delays in completing projects;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H75EF861557AF432CB66067A70B1A9468"><enum>(2)</enum><text>minimize cost overruns; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B7283A7848C4DF8B46C4654B5434441"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure the effective use of Federal funding.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HF15336D2AD7942458285C9864D3CF5DE"><enum>1408.</enum><header>Consolidation of programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1519(a) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 574) is amended by striking <quote>From administrative funds</quote> and all that follows through <quote>shall be made available</quote> and inserting <quote>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, before making an apportionment under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall set aside, from amounts made available to carry out the highway safety improvement program under section 148 of such title for the fiscal year, $3,500,000</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HFA2865A0D36D4A55BD1EC2A5227766CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1409.</enum><header>Federal share payable</header> <subsection id="H878EAD2E5F4C4D62ACF2A9CD61870BEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Innovative project delivery methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 120(c)(3)(A)(ii) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>engineering or design approaches,</quote> after <quote>technologies,</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H434D55D2C1BD48AA8F0BE51CDBBEE3EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 120(e)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Federal land access transportation facilities,</quote> and inserting <quote>other federally owned roads that are open to public travel,</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H155B040F769A442590110D49C07CA643"><enum>1410.</enum><header>Elimination or modification of certain reporting requirements</header> <subsection id="HC7EDF31801984275BBD4B79596306194"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fundamental properties of asphalts report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6016(e) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2183) is repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1E37DFD6CDCD4C7A8336F115AB9E26C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Express lanes demonstration program reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1604(b)(7)(B) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/129">23 U.S.C. 129</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HB5B70A144B654C6D8AC7061365F80A81" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1411.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header> <subsection id="H299FCC97DAAC4049A7E1084096038AA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 23</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph id="H7CE0A5A1234247769BC723B2FC6E6ED0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 150(c)(3)(B) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H639D97D1A29541B8B2439D875806F680"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 154(c) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H4089F62DB49842C78C69C79A4ECF34E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A) by striking <quote>transferred</quote> and inserting <quote>reserved</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB4D1D9637014FCDAB2FEAA2302C6318"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text> <clause id="HEFE86D141AA64F1684676D667AB049D6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>or released</quote> after <quote>transferred</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC205B4D747824E8B8BC7DE66D5408A67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>under section 104(b)(l)</quote> and inserting <quote>under section 104(b)(1)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7E876C294DAE4D6CBA77EC8A45851622"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 164(b) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HFE4E3772073C4C3DB11100BD60370515"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A) by striking <quote>transferred</quote> and inserting <quote>reserved</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H854BDCE2AE90452890271F29C5332D74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by inserting <quote>or released</quote> after <quote>transferred</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H546A6248C43B4FC486C26F80057DE66E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>MAP–21</header><text>Effective as of July 6, 2012, and as if included therein as enacted, MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H6297CDAA681B4E84914C48E12C7A3AC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1109(a)(2) (126 Stat. 444) is amended by striking <quote>fourth</quote> and inserting <quote>fifth</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE44E7169DE204D13A06F0C72D0D89189"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1203 (126 Stat. 524) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H30E1338DEFDF4A179409579FF17838E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows</quote> and inserting <quote>Title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 149 the following</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA19A2BDDE5B54FA0917E547FAF3012CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>by striking the item relating to section 150 and inserting</quote> and inserting <quote>by inserting after the item relating to section 149</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC4FBA77E8CB84574B1E90274A360593D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1313(a)(1) (126 Stat. 545) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D85B041B8E3492C9598B2873A427818" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H95CAEBFB9F7E4E499EF59A68465E6B7A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">pilot</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFADA895B0D141B3B7C8648F36449D7F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1314(b) (126 Stat. 549) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HD0625699323944508363654E13897A4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>chapter 3 of</quote> after <quote>analysis for</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9CDD15692A674991A6D2A659D118C0CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting a period at the end of the matter proposed to be inserted.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63B8E0D7FAC940188EFCBFC06F5ABEF0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 1519(c) (126 Stat. 575) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H710B76C732A84D9282D87EC2BD7B6704"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HB5F6F363F62B4BDA8C7894949C1F195D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as paragraphs (3) through (11), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HD134AB60DC884883920951F49431C37D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H86289D7F08D642E3A8BFB8E78E05A002"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of the matter proposed to be struck; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H1AF84C1FB93644A9A647F811BC719356"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding a period at the end; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HAAA2B1332E954C0D803D1FB947D81EE9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8)(A)(i)(I), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking <quote>than rail</quote> in the matter proposed to be struck and inserting <quote>than on rail</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF520F502FC924F5DB5533DBC61E44ED2"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1528 is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HD2FF39B8AED149ED9827166F40727058"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by inserting <quote>(or a lower percentage if so requested by a State with respect to a project)</quote> after <quote>100 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFAC17A5725484691AD586597F2E777AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by inserting <quote>(or a lower percentage if so requested by a State with respect to a project)</quote> after <quote>100 percent</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6CC5CCEFDA004A6E89292FE1B5454C54"><enum>1412.</enum><header>Safety for users</header> <subsection id="H61407EC6211945ADACBBB4E06323F775"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall encourage each State and metropolitan planning organization to adopt standards for the design of Federal surface transportation projects that provide for the safe and adequate accommodation (as determined by the State) in all phases of project planning, development, and operation, of all users of the surface transportation network, including motorized and nonmotorized users.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H18F25343D5E14773BC0B5B8213D7D7DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall make available to the public a report cataloging examples of State law or State transportation policy that provides for the safe and adequate accommodation, in all phases of project planning, development, and operation of all users of the surface transportation network. </text></subsection> <subsection id="HE633E8E3B8144D2A9316A2D59362A1A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Best practices</header><text>Based on the report required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall identify and disseminate examples of best practices where States have adopted measures that have successfully provided for the safe and adequate accommodation of all users of the transportation network in all phases of project development and operation.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H8D61E048A66C448D8FA5E3B30762E025"><enum>1413.</enum><header>Design standards</header> <subsection id="HBF80EBCB3CD04EE0A31DB274CB71479F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1F21FEE20CCF4155A23F2CAB7C53C484"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0B3AEA3CD79E42CAA34A704B6991B98D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H38E4E66BDD384BC7891EFB7B8D83AFD8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>may take into account</quote> and inserting <quote>shall consider</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H057F53594B1C4C9793A8C85C42EDBF5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H1619128F99764D48B3FC5802A89EC0FE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</text></clause> <clause id="HE41D2DC405CA4C819F35259FE11B56A7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94134E206A60406CA53C8AAA9FC3491D" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H3A136A9A2E464063A7CE3B90682A64E5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost savings by utilizing flexibility that exists in current design guidance and regulations; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H51A5DDFD3599425493D8EC75BF27BA79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H094AC93E9E2C42C7B0090647625E0934"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="HB9B5AE3205154C7BB9EBD1450B28EAB6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F); and</text></clause> <clause id="HD610FD6BCD054FF4A2E52169133CE5DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HDA3D4251F39E4EB983453408EB4CF9AD" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H48DA80431FAA4C3F8E1AA34684304DE8"><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="H11964D1B88AB4AF0931C21621E466744"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the publication entitled <quote>Urban Street Design Guide</quote> of the National Association of City Transportation Officials; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H333A35BF570343C5A9AB147350F157FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by inserting <quote>pedestrian walkways,</quote> after <quote>bikeways,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE69CDCBB4BB746108A5689A092E6DCD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Design standard flexibility</header><text>Notwithstanding section 109(o) of title 23, United States Code, a State may allow a local jurisdiction to use a roadway design publication that is different from the roadway design publication used by the State in which the local jurisdiction is located for the design of a project on a roadway under the ownership of the local jurisdiction (other than a highway on the Interstate System) if—</text> <paragraph id="H66F8B86CD08C4EBFB407DC745E72DCC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the local jurisdiction is a direct recipient of Federal funds for the project;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB753207B58E04A7DBE29215FC8BC9A72"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the roadway design publication—</text> <subparagraph id="H4E724B495C65437C80F7D780235CF115"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is recognized by the Federal Highway Administration; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H48EF63F9ED9A433D81EB092BC12566D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is adopted by the local jurisdiction; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1AEE170D7C04D27B38022770C8D1EDE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the design complies with all other applicable Federal laws.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HBFD92B873110492683A4698459A3D6AC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1414.</enum><header>Reserve fund</header> <subsection id="HC60F3BB02D9148E690DE341ECA9AAAB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header> <paragraph id="HE47E83C9BE374827A3959EA566EBF321"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding funding, authorizations of appropriations, and contract authority described in sections 1101, 1102, 3017, 4001, 5101, and 6002 of this Act, including the amendments made by such sections, sections 125 and 147 of title 23, United States Code, and section 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, no funding, authorization of appropriations, and contract authority described in those sections for fiscal years 2019 through 2021 shall exist unless and only to the extent that a subsequent Act of Congress causes additional monies to be deposited in the Highway Trust Fund.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D283273FE60483898E9B64840BAD23F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitation on funds provided in paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</text> <subparagraph id="HE588BA9046654570A0C43D63A78D5AC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration under sections 104(a) and 608(a)(6) of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED8E665E7F444424975C560E298D8B5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrative expenses of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under section 4001(a)(6) of this Act;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E302BDEBD7040B1B8EF401AF8AFCFEC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under section 5103 of this Act; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HECDBFB0397E840C5B6B63ADFE7949D48"><enum>(D)</enum><text>administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration under section 5338(h) of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5A5F67B405974FDCA98672C279C2524A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustments to contract authority</header> <paragraph id="H31750E080C9D4C8A8B7C2CB5D42D8D39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">section 104</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B66652FD7984CC9B32104AA586123E8" style="USC"> <section id="HCD7D75B7DD8B46F8820490278BEE97D1"><enum>105.</enum><header>Adjustments to contract authority</header> <subsection id="H64CC6FF87F1942F2A42A46D2AC6F63A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Calculation</header> <paragraph id="H56F5B22E20CE423C9D3DBC7F5ED59C6B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President shall include in each of the fiscal year 2017 through 2021 budget submissions to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, for each of the Highway Account and the Mass Transit Account, a calculation of the difference between—</text> <subparagraph id="HEE41E77552D0453DA7BD9A1EA38ED641"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual level of monies deposited in that account for the most recently completed fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB01F1F27D05A469981DDA05E6E7DF173"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the estimated level of receipts for that account for the most recently completed fiscal year, as specified in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5F8779F7D13432DA933F55CCB12BF6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Estimate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The estimated level of receipts specified in this paragraph are—</text> <subparagraph id="H233A0F8B32BE4421B9418FB79DB16E75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the Highway Account—</text> <clause id="HDFBF0C7599D8411293F46039A7761673"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2015, $35,740,259,248;</text></clause> <clause id="H49488B0769AB479FAB1FA50B5291DB3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2016, $35,498,000,000;</text></clause> <clause id="HFE27EBB3889B48B4A2FE0CD259D2B7F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2017, $35,879,000,000;</text></clause> <clause id="H2B3391C4D9334683A4B4856AABA9AFBE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2018, $36,084,000,000; and</text></clause> <clause id="H867849843A8D4DCDB58B5F427A045187"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2019, $36,117,000,000; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F749828D48A4881B0BB6AB7DE5AF5DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the Mass Transit Account—</text> <clause id="H502BD31C6E3840949A9D0468A00662E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2015, $5,048,527,972;</text></clause> <clause id="H3ACACCE8B9B94F669630B83943252A0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2016, $5,020,000,000;</text></clause> <clause id="HFD985CC070574DA28BD508758CD7CDCF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2017, $5,024,000,000;</text></clause> <clause id="HDD50DD0CF51549EB93A1D65308B5D839"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2018, $5,011,000,000; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC7F36826E12D4A10989F299A77F10D55"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2019, $4,981,000,000.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H297373025836463DA1E16002F00840B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term <quote>actual level of monies deposited in that account</quote> shall not include funding of the Highway Trust Fund provided by section 2002 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/41">Public Law 114–41</external-xref>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC426B0EA736F441A91565E2FEBDE62DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustments to contract authority</header> <paragraph id="H3DCAE76078544C5AADAAF8F167853939"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional amounts</header><text>If the difference determined in a budget submission under subsection (a) for a fiscal year for the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account is greater than zero, the Secretary shall on October 1 of the budget year of that submission—</text> <subparagraph id="HFEE31AAE17154FACBC49F8860AB33C26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make available for programs authorized from such account for the budget year a total amount equal to—</text> <clause id="H598CE8D67F7B417C903F98B52D65DF72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for such programs for such budget year; plus</text></clause> <clause id="H652EA9F253AC47D180D2C8AB1268E3B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an amount equal to such difference; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H410F7FB0E9DA4469A14F3915D7648EE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>distribute the additional amount under subparagraph (A)(ii) to each of such programs in accordance with subsection (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2BB65FB85E914E4BA13537F788645568"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>If the difference determined in a budget submission under subsection (a) for a fiscal year for the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account is less than zero, the Secretary shall on October 1 of the budget year of that submission—</text> <subparagraph id="H83521FC82A06443C8777785B8C48FADB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make available for programs authorized from such account for the budget year a total amount equal to—</text> <clause id="H00CAA093FD74432CABE227D4762EE112"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for such programs for such budget year; minus</text></clause> <clause id="HD6BBA056230940659E72F5A55D5AFB44"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an amount equal to such difference; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4FBF04D41DB48C1BDC6A33B0F1DE815"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply the total adjustment under subparagraph (A)(ii) to each of such programs in accordance with subsection (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC3FC333AB6414CC39870F58BA33D2E4B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of adjustment among programs</header> <paragraph id="H13F9828D7E1147CE9008808C01555D03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In making an adjustment for the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account for a budget year under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HD0A8BEB3640749449598758B080D9FA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the ratio that—</text> <clause id="H3049AA99A93C48759095B633CE0E732B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount authorized to be appropriated for a program from the account for the budget year; bears to</text></clause> <clause id="H744515C4FBB746378A14CFAB9BC348F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount authorized to be appropriated for such budget year for all programs under such account;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64A00D54C9C344FAAC9799014ED128D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>multiply the ratio determined under subparagraph (A) by the applicable difference calculated under subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H514FF11FB042405F968FF609668E6A14"><enum>(C)</enum><text>adjust the amount that the Secretary would otherwise have allocated for the program for such budget year by the amount calculated under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A2E7AF973CF4FDA96B073BD9B149C5E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formula programs</header><text>For a program for which funds are distributed by formula, the Secretary shall add or subtract the adjustment to the amount authorized for the program but for this section and make available the adjusted program amount for such program in accordance with such formula.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H571568783EDA4482AA689676C9F9D0B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability for obligation</header><text>Adjusted amounts under this subsection shall be available for obligation and administered in the same manner as other amounts made available for the program for which the amount is adjusted.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE5A3165290EA4A18A90D8A5C921FB0CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exclusion of emergency relief program and covered administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall exclude the emergency relief program under section 125 and covered administrative expenses from—</text> <paragraph id="H1DF5342B8F5649DA848B422D9308F2C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an adjustment of funding under subsection (c)(1); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA341B7ACAD4641BBBF9D01644C2A3803"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any calculation under subsection (b) or (c) related to such an adjustment.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H36767E433AAE43C688C45425E6D2FD00"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated from the appropriate account or accounts of the Highway Trust Fund an amount equal to the amounts calculated under subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFB857524F5F84993B67BA083502E6D84"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Revision to obligation limitations</header> <paragraph id="H1FD8D71B2B2F456CAC1D753F1D4ABF10"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary makes an adjustment under subsection (b) for a fiscal year to an amount subject to a limitation on obligations imposed by section 1102 or 3017 of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015—</text> <subparagraph id="H018108DEDD5F48289D5ECEAD2849E666"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such limitation on obligations for such fiscal year shall be revised by an amount equal to such adjustment; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5EC425A563184E89B851D17FED727826"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary shall distribute such limitation on obligations, as revised under subparagraph (A), in accordance with such sections.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H64C3756A9FE64FD9A1694834C39EB610"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion of covered administrative expenses</header><text>The Secretary shall exclude covered administrative expenses from—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H02B0A8F538B141E4AE3E012377092911"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any calculation relating to a revision of a limitation on obligations under paragraph (1)(A); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H1A1CDE533D7F4E9BA82A8E58D232C545"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any distribution of a revised limitation on obligations under paragraph (1)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9FE166005C254205B030793841152627"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="H37EE4BC6E6C54F12929E063C825BF2CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Budget year</header><text>The term <term>budget year</term> means the fiscal year for which a budget submission referenced in subsection (a)(1) is submitted.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB32DF0B6A7034B5CA265B8B0D8F9C6D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered administrative expenses</header><text>The term <term>covered administrative expenses</term> means the administrative expenses of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF12059D66F7047AF937A46E1D9787ADD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Highway Administration, as authorized under section 104(a);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H50510BD3A87F45ADA79F0F315FF4D5C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as authorized under section 4001(a)(6) of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H80E3818FF0B1417BBFA3BE9033941681"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, as authorized under section 31110 of title 49.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9489AEAB89494F5AB65DB875AC755A55"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highway Account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Highway Account</term> means the portion of the Highway Trust Fund that is not the Mass Transit Account.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H865C0015D9F3439CA309BFEF005AB298"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Mass Transit Account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Mass Transit Account</term> means the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9503">section 9503(e)(1)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5865C55733BE4168AD6B7B52E0605655"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">section 104</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA776E629DE7E452682963BEEAE464D7C" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">105. Adjustments to contract authority.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB6FC649F53C8449EAF46229CC67CF0E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1415.</enum><header>Adjustments</header> <subsection id="H33F0E08DED67453DA1792B0CEBA4B567"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On July 1, 2018, of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned among the States under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, a total of $6,000,000,000 is permanently rescinded.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H16374A537CF242418D3909C5FF1A116F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusions from rescission</header><text>The rescission under subsection (a) shall not apply to funds distributed in accordance with—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7F31774C45DF4DBB9C6CCB3F1FB05C5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sections 104(b)(3) and 130(f) of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBEC1632996A44E3DA9A9386A538E8371"><enum>(2)</enum><text>sections 133(d)(1)(A) of such title;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H609F0CFA64C9471597CC767873A6DFB9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the first sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>);</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HFF6C7A958ED949C598D25A5A1E7AC10A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7D24BDD13E5E46AD80C98C804E887EBF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>section 104(b)(5) of such title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEBC005C4A7FC4849ABCA76F1605F3476"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution among States</header><text>The amount to be rescinded under this section from a State shall be determined by multiplying the total amount of the rescission in subsection (a) by the ratio that—</text> <paragraph id="HA97457838D62421C9CC326C90852ABF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the unobligated balances subject to the rescission as of September 30, 2017, for the State; bears to</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F97BCCC2BCF47E8B50F76E2D27DA759"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the unobligated balances subject to the rescission as of September 30, 2017, for all States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA021678C44F642C89CCC59AABE693263"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Distribution within each State</header><text>The amount to be rescinded under this section from each program to which the rescission applies within a State shall be determined by multiplying the required rescission amount calculated under subsection (c) for such State by the ratio that—</text> <paragraph id="HD4D23D04B4C6472CA1EE37E3556E2BAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the unobligated balance as of September 30, 2017, for such program in such State; bears to</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D1C13FE66154136B177FC2AA61FB518"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the unobligated balances as of September 30, 2017, for all programs to which the rescission applies in such State.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9949705E1F35451CB985F519DF9D5471"><enum>1416.</enum><header>National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors</header> <subsection id="H5B5148DAD7344C90B471FE8DD2A6E717"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/150">section 150</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC6BC49C16804DAE96B0C714D21E38C7" style="USC"> <section id="H7E32F6AE046B48CCB81D0BB43B26912E"><enum>151.</enum><header>National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors</header> <subsection id="HC3ABA80FF6E14F2EA78399B3E60BA539"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, the Secretary shall designate national electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors that identify the near- and long-term need for, and location of, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, hydrogen infrastructure, propane fueling infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure at strategic locations along major national highways to improve the mobility of passenger and commercial vehicles that employ electric, hydrogen fuel cell, propane, and natural gas fueling technologies across the United States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1C5BE5D3752448559F03B584EB28D743"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of corridors</header><text>In designating the corridors under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HC44C6FDB4D974D8ABA9D2118AD2D28C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>solicit nominations from State and local officials for facilities to be included in the corridors;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24198995BE274635910AFF0E821C34D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>incorporate existing electric vehicle charging stations, hydrogen fueling stations, propane fueling stations, and natural gas fueling corridors designated by a State or group of States; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B5D8958F3B74E9392806AC7047DC495"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consider the demand for, and location of, existing electric vehicle charging stations, hydrogen fueling stations, propane fueling stations, and natural gas fueling infrastructure.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7A15E0436E8F4FFBB8DDF7065EB6149E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Stakeholders</header><text>In designating corridors under subsection (a), the Secretary shall involve, on a voluntary basis, stakeholders that include—</text> <paragraph id="H9A2CD06E966C4A26AF23942710F251F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the heads of other Federal agencies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7EEC21FE8594F6BAADF8EC268065724"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State and local officials;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H72A61C4733914851A1CD269C359DBB28"><enum>(3)</enum><text>representatives of—</text> <subparagraph id="H3E355D3BDC994446A4F8CBB7D846D65E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>energy utilities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4B7486904EA244C7AD9281A188529974"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the electric, fuel cell electric, propane, and natural gas vehicle industries;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H74902512F2AF49A4B8F646F335F29185"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the freight and shipping industry;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H929B59FFFB3A401B90D6CDA4F8873A04"><enum>(D)</enum><text>clean technology firms;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF36E662E7F9D4CBA8FA326BEFBEFD161"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the hospitality industry;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H82D72C8C8FC94E4C92C6FF95CBDADA98"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the restaurant industry;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D9D66BED14848E79F6A7147A91EC31A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>highway rest stop vendors; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H35248527B33D46FCB0DF88B42EA00653"><enum>(H)</enum><text>industrial gas and hydrogen manufacturers; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE824A278B9394AD5B375F92932195EAE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such other stakeholders as the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFB393F3D1DCE4DBB815F2FAF46D87328"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of establishment of the corridors under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update and redesignate the corridors.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3447194D9D244331AA924AE78EF12377"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>During designation and redesignation of the corridors under this section, the Secretary shall issue a report that—</text> <paragraph id="HD4B0118AE9F545FFA6C81A21A1E401AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies electric vehicle charging infrastructure, hydrogen infrastructure, propane fueling infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure and standardization needs for electricity providers, industrial gas providers, natural gas providers, infrastructure providers, vehicle manufacturers, electricity purchasers, and natural gas purchasers; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF359D874AD8545398004103186A770C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishes an aspirational goal of achieving strategic deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, hydrogen infrastructure, propane fueling infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure in those corridors by the end of fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6A2058974EB64CE1B66917D0393ABA2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/150">section 150</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CB93AF1875D4D8FA0C6D79A6C36F8CD" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">151. National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H8F54683424A341129DEC9E43680E7456"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Operation of battery recharging stations in parking areas used by Federal employees</header> <paragraph id="H7C285C3B5D6341498DDA4D51D55D2D65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header> <subparagraph id="H55429FAACD6D4128B4662406A5C628D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator of General Services may install, construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis a battery recharging station in a parking area that is in the custody, control, or administrative jurisdiction of the General Services Administration for the use of only privately owned vehicles of employees of the General Services Administration, tenant Federal agencies, and others who are authorized to park in such area to the extent such use by only privately owned vehicles does not interfere with or impede access to the equipment by Federal fleet vehicles.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5187C583CF4E47A49FE7C0C45F878E53"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text>The Administrator of General Services may install, construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis a battery recharging station in a parking area that is in the custody, control, or administrative jurisdiction of another Federal agency, at the request of such agency, or delegate such authority to another Federal agency to the extent such use by only privately owned vehicles does not interfere with or impede access to the equipment by Federal fleet vehicles.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6289D6F105B144328283AB4F94F77F47"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of vendors</header><text>The Administrator of General Services, with respect to subparagraphs (A) and (B), or the head of a Federal agency delegated authority, with respect to subparagraph (B), may carry such subparagraph through a contract with a vendor, under such terms and conditions (including terms relating to the allocation between the Federal agency and the vendor of the costs of carrying out the contract) as the Administrator or the head of the Federal agency, as the case may be, and the vendor may agree to.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H11E5975538A044429F461C928A4F846C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Imposition of fees to cover costs</header> <subparagraph id="H3AEEAB48FFD84CCF9895953B065344A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>The Administrator of General Services or the head of the Federal agency delegated authority under paragraph (1)(B) shall charge fees to the individuals who use the battery recharging station in such amount as is necessary to ensure that the respective agency recovers all of the costs such agency incurs in installing, constructing, operating, and maintaining the station.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8671F13F0D574CFCB44252ACF21C4C34"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deposit and availability of fees</header><text>Any fees collected by the Administrator of General Services or the Federal agency, as the case may be, under this paragraph shall be—</text> <clause id="H366E17D9FC4E47F9ADF32AD599CE4846"><enum>(i)</enum><text>deposited monthly in the Treasury to the credit of the respective agency’s appropriations account for the operations of the building where the battery recharging station is located; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4BD2A74F0B9340929EF102F9D921C673"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>available for obligation without further appropriation during—</text> <subclause id="HC557201773D94F07A4408663D53BE447"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the fiscal year collected; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE2FB51DD877647E6ACB72D123F8D3058"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the fiscal year following the fiscal year collected.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1C5F82EE44744D3CA3A1B0C24880937C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No effect on existing programs for house and senate</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect the installation, construction, operation, or maintenance of battery recharging stations by the Architect of the Capitol—</text> <subparagraph id="H2E223BF2712A4B5BAC8A5564D9D083F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/170">Public Law 112–170</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2171">2 U.S.C. 2171</external-xref>), relating to employees of the House of Representatives and individuals authorized to park in any parking area under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives on the Capitol Grounds; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H240603AB737343CCA5C85F86D345FCB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/167">Public Law 112–167</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2170">2 U.S.C. 2170</external-xref>), relating to employees of the Senate and individuals authorized to park in any parking area under the jurisdiction of the Senate on the Capitol Grounds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H31AC2ECE78DA439C8C3AF82AE5087C77"><enum>(4)</enum><header>No effect on similar authorities</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed as repealing or limiting any existing authorities of a Federal agency to install, construct, operate, or maintain battery recharging stations.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB2C1D86B2EDF4FA7A56BA34077BB5AFC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Annual report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Administrator of General Services shall submit to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works a report describing—</text> <subparagraph id="H19B11AF423FA47F7818CC12502AF6D02"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of battery recharging stations installed by the Administrator on its own initiative under this subsection;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF50CA45A8AA940EE9A4189A45BAE0D71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requests from other Federal agencies to install battery recharging stations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE362F738CC140E1AC5E82B8403C54D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>delegations of authority to other Federal agencies under this subsection; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H75C4AF9244634838800252BD5905FD26"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the status and disposition of requests from other Federal agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FAFD6439C8E4AA38FB5806130B8A4C2" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal agency defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>Federal agency</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C8C60B202414F49AB216928651A4ABE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This subsection shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each succeeding fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HAD6FECA4299442769E6E11E06A1DD6E8"><enum>1417.</enum><header>Ferries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H04718AD9CEA34D03AAAB6CEB5A6A6425" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H4E97C367CFE14B72A753A0BBB4E445D8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Redistribution of unobligated amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H705B320F996944E496D7499E3E613F7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>withdraw amounts allocated to eligible entities under this section that remain unobligated by the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the amounts were allocated; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF939B339F55249108454657C797B8DB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the fiscal year beginning after a fiscal year in which a withdrawal is made under paragraph (1), redistribute the funds withdrawn, in accordance with the formula specified under subsection (d), among eligible entities with respect to which no amounts were withdrawn under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H166348C78FD94BA8BE5A11AFB8B2E31F"><enum>1418.</enum><header>Study on performance of bridges</header> <subsection id="H5A467C6A9FDA4F36991E587ABD397905"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall commission the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on the performance of bridges that are at least 15 years old and received funding under the innovative bridge research and construction program (in this section referred to as the <quote>program</quote>) under section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>) in meeting the goals of that program, which included—</text> <paragraph id="H43BFFB5E66BC461A959236F2CD543944"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development of new, cost-effective innovative material highway bridge applications;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD61ABAC09AE2483EA8786D58E981FBF4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reduction of maintenance costs and lifecycle costs of bridges, including the costs of new construction, replacement, or rehabilitation of deficient bridges;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H75F665AB5A214492BF2BD9F0D811E91A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development of construction techniques to increase safety and reduce construction time and traffic congestion;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7BB64F09B54341E5AD4A332B9A9F0CF7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the development of engineering design criteria for innovative products and materials for use in highway bridges and structures;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3BC978B9C5334C78A660AA251D32F594"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the development of cost-effective and innovative techniques to separate vehicle and pedestrian traffic from railroad traffic;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H810F7E11BA24405D91DE8EEE4FFFF6CF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the development of highway bridges and structures that will withstand natural disasters, including alternative processes for the seismic retrofit of bridges; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60E54323D9A44A59B4FD0326EB12986E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the development of new nondestructive bridge evaluation technologies and techniques.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF718E540EBE643DC8392E6AA895F08CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study commissioned under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HF577E61A29DE41ECA24F83F7BE9FAD4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an analysis of the performance of bridges that received funding under the program in meeting the goals described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1AF5BC5C8A984EA5B75A45EBE7D6489A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of the utility, compared to conventional materials and technologies, of each of the innovative materials and technologies used in projects for bridges under the program in meeting the needs of the United States in 2015 and in the future for a sustainable and low lifecycle cost transportation system;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2BD85E64B99E4F8BAAD875120EB87436"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations to Congress on how the installed and lifecycle costs of bridges could be reduced through the use of innovative materials and technologies, including, as appropriate, any changes in the design and construction of bridges needed to maximize the cost reductions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C1FEBB21D704E22A7C98E106BA2B843"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a summary of any additional research that may be needed to further evaluate innovative approaches to reducing the installed and lifecycle costs of highway bridges.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9F68A7B605974A21B95E13C9599C49BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public comment</header><text>Before commissioning the study under subsection (a), the Administrator shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the study proposal.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1C23FFE51C2B4286B17070C53FC277E7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data from States</header><text>Each State that received funds under the program shall provide to the Transportation Research Board any relevant data needed to carry out the study commissioned under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB468734FE7324A5BB0AB2BC2FEFDA0A9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study commissioned under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H62E5D9B7B28B4A7EBBFD97E130D4748C"><enum>1419.</enum><header>Relinquishment of park-and-ride lot facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A State transportation agency may relinquish park-and-ride lot facilities or portions of park-and-ride lot facilities to a local government agency for highway purposes if authorized to do so under State law if the agreement providing for the relinquishment provides that—</text> <paragraph id="H7FE9EE31F4EE47788F9FC32A740441BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>rights-of-way on the Interstate System will remain available for future highway improvements; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H51D97CA77E494A58AAC85C9CFD9D8CB9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>modifications to the facilities that could impair the highway or interfere with the free and safe flow of traffic are subject to the approval of the Secretary.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H9239C17E80DC47B588B960C358E70096"><enum>1420.</enum><header>Pilot program</header> <subsection id="H2FC186628DC84783B9507E83CC617EEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish a pilot program that allows a State to utilize innovative approaches to maintain the right-of-way of Federal-aid highways within such State.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC11D1AFA83CB415F83557EC7DB38AC8D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A pilot program established under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="H97097697B27647639BDEAFBA604F875E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>terminate after not more than 6 years;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC071EC1747124DE59293F7CEE5A12817"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include not more than 5 States; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9E9EC32A11074300AE669A7342F7C01D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be subject to guidelines published by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2FDCB2910D1F4147B07876323612B361"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If the Secretary establishes a pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, not more than 1 year after the completion of the pilot program, 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 pilot program.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H50A5BD44D47F4752B1C7B731CE379A65"><enum>1421.</enum><header>Innovative project delivery examples</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 120(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5623DF496F074C98A910734FF69C2185"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCB235D441B6E4B02B57E0B83E22B5023"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C9D9AFB16A848EE9AFD69C8CEC103A5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iv) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HE0DF6BCC34E54183A46A116CF35A5C88" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HEBE9D90065354EF79DAA90722A2010BA"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative pavement materials that have a demonstrated life cycle of 75 or more years, are manufactured with reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce construction-related congestion by rapidly curing; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H4ED0359FB3E549029CF895383353EE45"><enum>1422.</enum><header>Administrative provisions to encourage pollinator habitat and forage on transportation rights-of-way</header> <subsection id="H0D528ECDE76E40C6B0C096E8BC28B51F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 319 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H36DC01D3FD31491AB5B917B1EE506047"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by inserting <quote>(including the enhancement of habitat and forage for pollinators)</quote> before <quote>adjacent</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0ED116C2FF0A4A3A9E0CF28742FA3796"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HEC9C0CACABFC45E199E6A07CEDE9B138" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H8941D0185DDA43E18185B45EB7B1CD07"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Encouragement of pollinator habitat and forage development and protection on transportation rights-of-Way</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out any program administered by the Secretary under this title, the Secretary shall, in conjunction with willing States, as appropriate—</text> <paragraph id="H60E5491700664284B4DCBBF88D278F28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encourage integrated vegetation management practices on roadsides and other transportation rights-of-way, including reduced mowing; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H041E48F71F2C46F29329C19C703C7F0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encourage the development of habitat and forage for Monarch butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey bees through plantings of native forbs and grasses, including noninvasive, native milkweed species that can serve as migratory way stations for butterflies and facilitate migrations of other pollinators.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCFDEBF7DE372473D936151AD0975D34E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provision of habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for monarch butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey bees</header><text>Section 329(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>provision of habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for Monarch butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey bees,</quote> before <quote>and aesthetic enhancement</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H6367547C67704F7EA91B1E7854563BF1"><enum>1423.</enum><header>Milk products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H8E6199B45F8C49A18B0A0A2562F600DD" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H444DBE24C5EF4969B722281EDF842902"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Milk products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vehicle carrying fluid milk products shall be considered a load that cannot be easily dismantled or divided.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HB6DFA0676942407A88D487D57BC3769A"><enum>1424.</enum><header>Interstate weight limits for emergency vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HED1F148B481B43DAAEC6076DE71819CA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H478DE29E105B4ADCA41BC2AC785A63CB"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Emergency vehicles</header> <subparagraph id="H00C9B4943100468FA1E650DB2776B40C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With respect to an emergency vehicle, the following weight limits shall apply in lieu of the maximum and minimum weight limits specified in this subsection:</text> <clause id="HE5291AC43C2B4A65A48ADDD1095CF1A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">24,000 pounds on a single steering axle.</text></clause> <clause id="H365A70EBE5C240A4A315158404BE092D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>33,500 pounds on a single drive axle.</text></clause> <clause id="H0AD9452F7FCD49A8AC567ABE71749F28"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>62,000 pounds on a tandem axle.</text></clause> <clause id="HC354D3EF7B304781997A53C97E9004B1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A maximum gross vehicle weight of 86,000 pounds.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F3752B861604B61B870071159EA1413"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Emergency vehicle defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <quote>emergency vehicle</quote> means a vehicle designed—</text> <clause id="H11FC65AB309B47A9B71866DBB2579717"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to be used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment; and</text></clause> <clause id="H2E81B7CAD0574C019246F90C99DA5C7C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HFAE87D2B1B3B4014BA4FBD09DC196F41"><enum>1425.</enum><header>Vehicle weight limitations—Interstate System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEABB06BF7AF049AC8918CA758B245175" style="USC"> <subsection id="H271C1698971E4D25884AFA13CECA3A63"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Covered heavy-Duty tow and recovery vehicles</header> <paragraph id="HD64993467672473DA6DC87EFA0DE3672"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The vehicle weight limitations set forth in this section do not apply to a covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1062F41A373E4C0CB7DDB1A9C26CF00B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle</term> means a vehicle that—</text> <subparagraph id="HE175275B36444B4FB1E5EFC69E20C945"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is transporting a disabled vehicle from the place where the vehicle became disabled to the nearest appropriate repair facility; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4DEDE4169484376A457460DBF61B018"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight that is equal to or exceeds the gross vehicle weight of the disabled vehicle being transported.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB99B185DA8FB4DCAB0374E307049A93B"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Operation of vehicles on certain Texas highways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any segment in Texas of United States Route 59, United States Route 77, United States Route 281, United States Route 84, Texas State Highway 44, or another roadway is designated as Interstate Route 69, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H377B3B2719A3411C9467FF3551142F9E"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Certain logging vehicles in Wisconsin</header> <paragraph id="H1731E2FF73934DB3904212189EBEDB70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall waive, with respect to a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBCBBC551FE047FD8C82905BD1C82761"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered logging vehicle defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>covered logging vehicle</term> means a vehicle that—</text> <subparagraph id="H04F05F2987FE4ED694FB9290D2C11D7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H827917A59097407FB285579F4926090D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight of not more than 98,000 pounds;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA36CC11036064D6CBF4CCCCF4C605F78"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has not less than 6 axles; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC348F2B808040C5BFF560AA7D9B4D09"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is operating on a segment of Interstate Route 39 in Wisconsin from mile marker 175.8 to mile marker 189.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HCE56BB7481594A1B8DB2F8983125963F"><enum>1426.</enum><header>New national goal, performance measure, and performance target</header> <subsection id="H5D61CBE99F884FF9BC1B2ABA200E701A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 150(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="HC18314C625D64996821F6E3B96DA9110" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H27FF86F921464F12A5E1001285BA13AE"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Integrated economic development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To improve road conditions in economically distressed urban communities and increase access to jobs, markets, and economic opportunities for people who live in such communities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5B2DB1B1318742AEA57EA3B3C41F8A24"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Performance measure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 150(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49A2D867E99D445F8A9BAC53CBB43027" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE014A1A3718C4399A0FBEEBA704B287B"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Integrated economic development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish measures for States to use to assess the conditions, accessibility, and reliability of roads in economically distressed urban communities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H34FF04DBD34B41F1BCD645953F4A013A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Performance target</header><text>Section 150(d)(1) of such title is amended by striking <quote>and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6), and (7)</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H613385B0318A40BF9CA169C72DCCD17A"><enum>1427.</enum><header>Service club, charitable association, or religious service signs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 131 of title 23, United States Code, and part 750 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), a State may allow the maintenance of a sign of a service club, charitable association, or religious service that was erected as of the date of enactment of this Act and the area of which is less than or equal to 32 square feet, if the State notifies the Federal Highway Administration.</text></section> <section id="H13420B5AC3264F3691CA1C78EE596561"><enum>1428.</enum><header>Work zone and guard rail safety training</header> <subsection id="HEAC8C710A134420AAC6F9181578EF813"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1409 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/401">23 U.S.C. 401</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB0134916ED3D495DA2987A07097392A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Work zone and guard rail safety training</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0EB48E36AAAA4BB7853BC45B745682C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5B58399A20844B578B856826BB4C1FC6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H5B1666A881C841A18A4F795488BBF83E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development, updating, and delivery of training courses on guard rail installation, maintenance, and inspection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9BBFF89ED1AC4770A034C35620A00D73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 1409 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H02E87E520CFC464AA652CF59DFBE10A7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1409. Work zone and guard rail safety training.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CEF22AB702D4B82997D4B2327FA1DA7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1429.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcyclist advisory council</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA2E61AD0C1F4178B67067F65C1352B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and in consultation with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, shall appoint a Motorcyclist Advisory Council to coordinate with and advise the Administrator on infrastructure issues of concern to motorcyclists, including—</text> <paragraph id="HBB8926DEF07942E9BB25DAF7B903A1C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>barrier design;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD9C230D29FD444CB177035F72301728"><enum>(2)</enum><text>road design, construction, and maintenance practices; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2716124F9294C00B15304295279A66B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the architecture and implementation of intelligent transportation system technologies.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFDA3D1F4E5646119A6219B366B08FE4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Council shall consist of not more than 10 members of the motorcycling community with professional expertise in national motorcyclist safety advocacy, including—</text> <paragraph id="H713859B4E8884FC69C60F2526BC2C9E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at least—</text> <subparagraph id="HED6E8DBF8DF44F918B0B723D187A43CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 member recommended by a national motorcyclist association;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E141984CDD64D839835482FD3A5C278"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 member recommended by a national motorcycle riders foundation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H556B96653E4646DD9DF899C38823E735"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 representative of the National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0EC99561E44E4ADBAC7195EDCD4D72E7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>2 members of State motorcyclists' organizations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D1B6115B6C6415CAB20B8BFC1EEA764"><enum>(E)</enum><text>1 member recommended by a national organization that represents the builders of highway infrastructure;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1F3C8BC75AB4A9BBC6BB30A9007CFD0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>1 member recommended by a national association that represents the traffic safety systems industry; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H079D266C14B443F3BFD2AD7C1D86C9FF"><enum>(G)</enum><text>1 member of a national safety organization; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC69F7DC27FC84E0CB661A39CA8AE3DD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at least 1, but not more than 2, motorcyclists who are traffic system design engineers or State transportation department officials.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H4C7E9E99390C41858DE2BF3033ACD83E"><enum>1430.</enum><header>Improvement of data collection on child occupants in vehicle crashes</header> <subsection id="H0E72B6DE12894795B05E7386D7C6745F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise the crash investigation data collection system of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to include the collection of the following data in connection with vehicle crashes whenever a child restraint system was in use in a vehicle involved in a crash:</text> <paragraph id="H8263F07225454976A40415E41CF768CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The type or types of child restraint systems in use during the crash in any vehicle involved in the crash, including whether a five-point harness or belt-positioning booster.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB3F34AF8A09E426CBF93C5173F58281E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If a five-point harness child restraint system was in use during the crash, whether the child restraint system was forward-facing or rear-facing in the vehicle concerned.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H70BB1F65952049878F742D5A47DDD50D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In implementing subsection (a), the Secretary shall work with law enforcement officials, safety advocates, the medical community, and research organizations to improve the recordation of data described in subsection (a) in police and other applicable incident reports.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4088D749E0464174893DB431F162BE80"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on child occupant crash data collection in the crash investigation data collection system of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to the revision required by subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA89A8B05BB05426F906E323BDA917E43"><enum>1431.</enum><header>Highway work zones</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Highway Administration should—</text> <paragraph id="HCA6E254FEB3642E286ABE520A0FFD581"><enum>(1)</enum><text>do all within its power to protect workers in highway work zones; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB2B8FEDC64C459C932CFBBF12571DDE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>move rapidly to finalize regulations, as directed in section 1405 of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 560), to protect the lives and safety of construction workers in highway work zones from vehicle intrusions.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H28186030833148D08D6309EB67225094"><enum>1432.</enum><header>Study on State procurement of culvert and storm sewer materials</header> <subsection id="HCEA2190913F7476A98EB27ABD5123C80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall evaluate the methods in which States procure culvert and storm sewer materials and the impact of those methods on project costs, including the extent to which such methods take into account environmental principles, engineering principles, and the varying needs of projects based on geographic location.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC70D2753502648408D82DCD006A04391"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year 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 findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H211CE7FC320044808E2CBF9EDE2A184A"><enum>1433.</enum><header>Use of durable, resilient, and sustainable materials and practices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall encourage the use of durable, resilient, and sustainable materials and practices, including the use of geosynthetic materials and other innovative technologies, in carrying out the activities of the Federal Highway Administration.</text></section> <section id="HB926FEE5AAEE40DA8103B57835F9430C"><enum>1434.</enum><header>Strategy to address structurally deficient bridges</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive strategy to address structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges, as defined by the National Bridge Inventory, to identify the unique challenges posed by bridges in each of these respective categories, and to address such separate challenges and improve the condition of such bridges. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a report containing initial recommendations to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. Not later than 1 year after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall transmit to such committees the final strategy required by this section.</text></section> <section id="H08BE455F25C84A28B1FA8F93556ED12B"><enum>1435.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Nation’s engineering industry continues to provide critical technical expertise, innovation, and local knowledge to Federal and State agencies in order to efficiently deliver surface transportation projects to the public, and Congress recognizes the valuable contributions made by the Nation’s engineering industry and urges the Secretary to reinforce those partnerships by encouraging State and local agencies to take full advantage of engineering industry capabilities to strengthen project performance, improve domestic competitiveness, and create jobs.</text></section> <section id="H7B3A4DCE3AB3430295466C8056755D59"><enum>1436.</enum><header>Identification of roadside highway safety hardware devices</header> <subsection id="H620E3D81F10F401EBF88B2BEA906C020"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study on methods for identifying roadside highway safety hardware devices to improve the data collected on the devices, as necessary for in-service evaluation of the devices.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6CC4750728524DF3AFE4B906D334924D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study, the Secretary shall evaluate identification methods based on the ability of the method to—</text> <paragraph id="H2551F3C83FA64FC1BC47B95F1EC398DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>convey information on the devices, including manufacturing date, factory of origin, product brand, and model;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE489151FD1BC463D9EA76A0CE83DE3B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>withstand roadside conditions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E5B710676FB48FDBDD315F48A194222"><enum>(3)</enum><text>connect to State and regional inventories of similar devices.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6A1E20B8B3C041458C56002DD7C33FB0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identification methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The identification methods to be studied under this section include stamped serial numbers, radio-frequency identification, and such other methods as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEF8E486D5EBA4A9A920116977228752B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HDDE4C926D898431BA11211FB316806F1"><enum>1437.</enum><header>Use of modeling and simulation technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Department should utilize, to the fullest and most economically feasible extent practicable, modeling and simulation technology to analyze highway and public transportation projects authorized by this Act to ensure that these projects—</text> <paragraph id="HB9EC53ADCC7740109C31F108AF372F08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>will increase transportation capacity and safety, alleviate congestion, and reduce travel time and environmental impacts; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0EE68CED53649EE98A662642463752C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are as cost effective as practicable. </text></paragraph></section> <section id="HECBA75ABC17343D09DB8338938AEA629"><enum>1438.</enum><header>National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure</header> <subsection id="HF309CDD3006B4A65A50D509D5C2F28F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="H2D33594A0770484889DF73D8974618E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>1 out of every 9 jobs in the United States depends on travel and tourism, and the industry supports 15,000,000 jobs in the United States;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H136B992966134EA794F0C7FB5A37D8AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the travel and tourism industry employs individuals in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and all of the territories of the United States;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE117E9D830EB42BCAC8B49C8528BC821"><enum>(3)</enum><text>international travel to the United States is the single largest export industry in the Nation, generating a trade surplus balance of approximately $74,000,000,000;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42017C61DCD7410482B6FE89CCC0E948"><enum>(4)</enum><text>travel and tourism provide significant economic benefits to the United States by generating nearly $2,100,000,000,000 in annual economic output; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6ABF4FD30D749C6B7267F28A92AE72C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the United States intermodal transportation network facilitates the large-scale movement of business and leisure travelers, and is the most important asset of the travel industry.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB3A20C62B07B4EFFB3FF2FB279B525DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure (in this section referred to as the <quote>Committee</quote>) to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to the role of intermodal transportation in facilitating mobility related to travel and tourism activities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDE3ED78C55E5469DB78E764C304C2A49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Committee shall—</text> <paragraph id="HA5E85DEAC0E948C9A3180AAEC7D8772C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be composed of members appointed by the Secretary for terms of not more than 3 years; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59BC3FF9AA8546FBBA52F6DD3778F173"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include a representative cross-section of public and private sector stakeholders involved in the travel and tourism industry, including representatives of—</text> <subparagraph id="HF9EB7E68A7EA4E0AA0B88849713276A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the travel and tourism industry, product and service providers, and travel and tourism-related associations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF3F3C38A9A1C4C648279752B5B82AD4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travel, tourism, and destination marketing organizations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB70D760A76BE459CA804791B6FDBBA6F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the travel and tourism-related workforce;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF5550F4C6CFF428280D2BB9411A0E5A3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>State tourism offices;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H03F9D5CAF3F84CF5AEB3F1683A384B6E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Sate departments of transportation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFACFEA25C99A4E82A812E3C45BAA1215"><enum>(F)</enum><text>regional and metropolitan planning organizations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7724CFE14E134693BD10C29DFC5D5936"><enum>(G)</enum><text>local governments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC19901CB9645443CA1A57B2D99DA0487"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Role of committee</header><text>The Committee shall—</text> <paragraph id="HD331FE75CF884FF6AA03AAF782361398"><enum>(1)</enum><text>advise the Secretary on current and emerging priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs related to the use of the Nation’s intermodal transportation network to facilitate travel and tourism;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3F3208CCBD04239A3BA9798E1DCF5C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve as a forum for discussion for travel and tourism stakeholders on transportation issues affecting interstate and interregional mobility of passengers;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C33FBAC8C5F415BB79C25177E4EF376"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on transportation issues impacting travel and tourism;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB31B98019284D2CA3593B43FB90DE92"><enum>(4)</enum><text>gather information, develop technical advise, and make recommendations to the Secretary on policies that improve the condition and performance of an integrated national transportation system that is safe, economical, and efficient, and that maximizes the benefits to the Nation generated through the United States travel and tourism industry;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A56149F15E94A51BEC841C9106F0B18"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify critical transportation facilities and corridors that facilitate and support the interstate and interregional transportation of passengers for tourism, commercial, and recreational activities;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC75C851A81C4809BF90D365572DB23D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide for development of measures of condition, safety, and performance for transportation related to travel and tourism;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H234957B5C7864A89B98F95D897BF9DDD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide for development of transportation investment, data, and planning tools to assist Federal, State, and local officials in making investment decisions relating to transportation projects that improve travel and tourism; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD070E4C0F71447AEA190EA28BE30071B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>address other issues of transportation policy and programs impacting the movement of travelers for tourism and recreational purposes, including by making legislative recommendations.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H53227FFE4D9340E298EC8E44A964A502"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan</header> <paragraph id="H2D610FE9AF5F43209E827048659879F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial development of national travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Committee, State departments of transportation, and other appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders, develop and post on the Department’s public Internet Web site a national travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="H7269E4DF4D7F486FB025D61B8208000C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the condition and performance of the national transportation network;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H30EE22B51C8D4A3FB6B33C7FA40534C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an identification of the issues on the national transportation network that create significant congestion problems and barriers to long-haul passenger travel and tourism,</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H446FE169B3834251AD10C7AA5F12CEC2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>forecasts of long-haul passenger travel and tourism volumes for the 20-year period beginning in the year during which the plan is issued;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H409FCAC51228469C99295EFF0F13E153"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an identification of the major transportation facilities and corridors for current and forecasted long-haul travel and tourism volumes, the identification of which shall be revised, as appropriate, in subsequent plans;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H444B9D9D19274C148B8C0B92E2E251E7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an assessment of statutory, regulatory, technological, institutional, financial, and other barriers to improved long-haul passenger travel performance (including opportunities for overcoming the barriers);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9CAE76391E8949A8B97E62FA47A7F16A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>best practices for improving the performance of the national transportation network; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H977A989221484256A79BD09DFB93D255"><enum>(G)</enum><text>strategies to improve intermodal connectivity for long-haul passenger travel and tourism.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H064DDF48A58447EA83515C5D55FB85C5"><enum>1439.</enum><header>Regulation of motor carriers of property</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14501(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>the price of</quote> and all that follows through <quote>transportation is</quote> and inserting <quote>the regulation of tow truck operations</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H7344D9DD69144EC8B418CB44CFF782AF"><enum>1440.</enum><header>Emergency exemptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any road, highway, railway, bridge, or transit facility that is damaged by an emergency that is declared by the Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary of Homeland Security or declared as an emergency by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>) and that is in operation or under construction on the date on which the emergency occurs—</text> <paragraph id="H54F05D412F9148D384AD2E2C209CCDB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may be reconstructed in the same location with the same capacity, dimensions, and design as before the emergency; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07E1421A849448B386EA25E2A9408373"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be exempt from any environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under—</text> <subparagraph id="HFAFFD23F37BE46A3B23E304E1E27EA91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5FBB21CA48BF49348ADF6F43426C5B44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342</external-xref>, 1344);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9AB7C2DEB9DD46698E515856B58E243F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H66016941DE0A497B91DE2388A3186118"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/703">16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HADA0FEC2689D493DA7400050132E6F42"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1271">16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H942A52BE40E44B79BD9963D358D0386A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/661">16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE8FD095A434544529116FB3518846701"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), except when the reconstruction occurs in designated critical habitat for threatened and endangered species;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3937434343004DFF83B8B55212C39F8E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Executive Order 11990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> note; relating to the protection of wetland); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF24CD11BD561432394008346CF47C8F3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any Federal law (including regulations) requiring no net loss of wetland.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H6D3CE93BB69F41E9B7A4CFA8CB446F58"><enum>1441.</enum><header>Program to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver’s licenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall fully implement the recommendations contained in the report submitted under section 32308 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31301">49 U.S.C. 31301</external-xref> note).</text></section> <section id="H7019D79761464F5F86652009DCC13922"><enum>1442.</enum><header>Operation of certain specialized vehicles on certain highways in the State of Arkansas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any segment of United States Route 63 between the exits for highways 14 and 75 in the State of Arkansas is designated as part of the Interstate System, the single axle weight, tandem axle weight, gross vehicle weight, and bridge formula limits under section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, and the width limitation under section 31113(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to that segment with respect to the operation of any vehicle that may have legally operated on that segment before the date of the designation.</text></section> <section id="H290700F233894AEA85A16FB82697A9BC"><enum>1443.</enum><header>Projects for public safety relating to idling trains</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 130(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and the relocation of highways to eliminate grade crossings</quote> and inserting <quote>the relocation of highways to eliminate grade crossings, and projects to eliminate hazards posed by blocked grade crossings due to idling trains</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HFD22AD1F30B24EF2BC55F1A51FC4C51F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1444.</enum><header>Exemptions from requirements for certain welding trucks used in pipeline industry</header> <subsection id="HCBDB445591E64AB6B9505F7CA29AC742"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Covered motor vehicle defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>covered motor vehicle</quote> means a motor vehicle that—</text> <paragraph id="HCF78629AFD514EC58DA50D0C47D863AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is traveling in the State in which the vehicle is registered or another State;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA0AD3147AEC42C7829557048AD2CDB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is owned by a welder;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA107E71CBEDF420690119784CEAC986B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is a pick-up style truck;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFFB4CA77E704179A60480EDB51D27EB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is equipped with a welding rig that is used in the construction or maintenance of pipelines; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E4B013E9D0A444DBA06ACB6B96EA429"><enum>(5)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight and combination weight rating and weight of 15,000 pounds or less.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H256CCEF44EA1477E9A4CDC613F55253D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text>A covered motor vehicle, including the individual operating such vehicle and the employer of such individual, shall be exempt from the following:</text> <paragraph id="H4A0689948C924D3684921897A5F09DF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to registration as a motor carrier, including the requirement to obtain and display a Department of Transportation number, established under chapters 139 and 311 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5A4264FE39944D55A890B4CA810FE71A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to driver qualifications established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/311">chapter 311</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD015E55865D4A69BEB0FF5E7ED14512"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to driving of commercial motor vehicles established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/311">chapter 311</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8631136A19C49F7B941BCC39B890798"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to parts and accessories and inspection, repair, and maintenance of commercial motor vehicles established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/311">chapter 311</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE1895A8A69634E90A0BBA937C27A002B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to hours of service of drivers, including maximum driving and on duty time, established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/315">chapter 315</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H3558AC235C11440982FA81FFAF7691F3"><enum>1445.</enum><header>Waiver</header> <subsection id="HFCF3FA48238A45FEAE545575FCBB30EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall waive, for a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under section 127 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF0F00C564FAB4676811B757CA44AFC0E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered logging vehicle defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered logging vehicle</term> means a vehicle that—</text> <paragraph id="H86896851BB3A486BB6E7DCEFEE28CFBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C7ED7AF7A604BA3AFC8D8E3C24FB04A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight of not more than 99,000 pounds;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD580A4F54F7432E952BF71BFDF42DCE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>has not less than 6 axles; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89AAAA5FC51D4DEF8156DA9680925399"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is operating on a segment of Interstate Route 35 in Minnesota from mile marker 235.4 to mile marker 259.552.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HBB4B8D439E0C40FCBDB139724F24FA57" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1446.</enum><header>Federal authority</header> <subsection id="H276CBAFBA914428DAD0B0E784583E413"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H46DF8739C4B34D1991AABBC8441381BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (3) and (4)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE22E73EC1D8498186E2F346D8E90FD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6) respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB04F0214C44849B789DC9A3A7CFF25E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4132054D563E4AB3AAAE230D74B2AEF2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H4CEBDECC7F444509BAC062D9D26F59B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional limitations</header> <subparagraph id="H138EF4C2F009460B8959419FEFE8F6A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of 2 or more States may not enact or enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law prohibiting employees whose hours of service are subject to regulation by the Secretary under section 31502 from working to the full extent permitted or at such times as permitted under such section, or imposing any additional obligations on motor carriers if such employees work to the full extent or at such times as permitted under such section, including any related activities regulated under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFF619B0D2AB843A880A65425D3489A61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of 2 or more States may not enact or enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law that requires a motor carrier that compensates employees on a piece-rate basis to pay those employees separate or additional compensation, provided that the motor carrier pays the employee a total sum that when divided by the total number of hours worked during the corresponding work period is equal to or greater than the applicable hourly minimum wage of the State, political subdivision of the State, or political authority of 2 or more States.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5BE336D78EF14E7A86E909F28DE7FFCC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the provisions of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4DFCF17C1B34C0D920A0915CD79678D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) (as redesignated) by striking <quote>Paragraph (1)—</quote> and inserting <quote>Paragraphs (1) and (2)—</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC7A2A8D03CB41C38B2A0D9A34865BD3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(A) (as redesignated) by striking <quote>Paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>Paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H487EF536675948FFBA1E0975CECF5DFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall have the force and effect as if enacted on the date of enactment of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/305">Public Law 103–305</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section></subtitle>

114 HR 22 EAH: Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 U.S. House of Representatives 2015-11-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

114th CONGRESS1st Session

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

November 5, 2015

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:

That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to the title of the bill (H.R. 22) entitled An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. and be it further

That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the aforementioned bill, with the following

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, insert the following:

Surface Transportation

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015

. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Division A—Surface Transportation

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

Sec. 3. Effective date.

Sec. 4. References.

Title I—Federal-Aid Highways

Subtitle A—Authorizations and Programs

Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling.

Sec. 1103. Definitions.

Sec. 1104. Apportionment.

Sec. 1105. National highway performance program.

Sec. 1106. Surface transportation block grant program.

Sec. 1107. Railway-highway grade crossings.

Sec. 1108. Highway safety improvement program.

Sec. 1109. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.

Sec. 1110. National highway freight policy.

Sec. 1111. Nationally significant freight and highway projects.

Sec. 1112. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program.

Sec. 1113. Federal lands and tribal transportation program.

Sec. 1114. Tribal transportation program.

Sec. 1115. Federal lands transportation program.

Sec. 1116. Tribal transportation self-governance program.

Sec. 1117. Emergency relief.

Sec. 1118. Highway use tax evasion projects.

Sec. 1119. Bundling of bridge projects.

Sec. 1120. Tribal High Priority Projects program.

Sec. 1121. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.

Subtitle B—Planning and Performance Management

Sec. 1201. Metropolitan transportation planning.

Sec. 1202. Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning.

Subtitle C—Acceleration of Project Delivery

Sec. 1301. Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites.

Sec. 1302. Treatment of improvements to rail and transit under preservation requirements.

Sec. 1303. Clarification of transportation environmental authorities.

Sec. 1304. Treatment of certain bridges under preservation requirements.

Sec. 1305. Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking.

Sec. 1306. Improving transparency in environmental reviews.

Sec. 1307. Integration of planning and environmental review.

Sec. 1308. Development of programmatic mitigation plans.

Sec. 1309. Delegation of authorities.

Sec. 1310. Categorical exclusion for projects of limited Federal assistance.

Sec. 1311. Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects.

Sec. 1312. Surface transportation project delivery program.

Sec. 1313. Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews.

Sec. 1314. Assessment of progress on accelerating project delivery.

Sec. 1315. Improving State and Federal agency engagement in environmental reviews.

Sec. 1316. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews.

Sec. 1317. Aligning Federal environmental reviews.

Subtitle D—Miscellaneous

Sec. 1401. Tolling; HOV facilities; Interstate reconstruction and rehabilitation.

Sec. 1402. Prohibition on the use of funds for automated traffic enforcement.

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

Sec. 1404. Highway Trust Fund transparency and accountability.

Sec. 1405. High priority corridors on National Highway System.

Sec. 1406. Flexibility for projects.

Sec. 1407. Productive and timely expenditure of funds.

Sec. 1408. Consolidation of programs.

Sec. 1409. Federal share payable.

Sec. 1410. Elimination or modification of certain reporting requirements.

Sec. 1411. Technical corrections.

Sec. 1412. Safety for users.

Sec. 1413. Design standards.

Sec. 1414. Reserve fund.

Sec. 1415. Adjustments.

Sec. 1416. National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors.

Sec. 1417. Ferries.

Sec. 1418. Study on performance of bridges.

Sec. 1419. Relinquishment of park-and-ride lot facilities.

Sec. 1420. Pilot program.

Sec. 1421. Innovative project delivery examples.

Sec. 1422. Administrative provisions to encourage pollinator habitat and forage on transportation rights-of-way.

Sec. 1423. Milk products.

Sec. 1424. Interstate weight limits for emergency vehicles.

Sec. 1425. Vehicle weight limitations—Interstate System.

Sec. 1426. New national goal, performance measure, and performance target.

Sec. 1427. Service club, charitable association, or religious service signs.

Sec. 1428. Work zone and guard rail safety training.

Sec. 1429. Motorcyclist advisory council.

Sec. 1430. Improvement of data collection on child occupants in vehicle crashes.

Sec. 1431. Highway work zones.

Sec. 1432. Study on State procurement of culvert and storm sewer materials.

Sec. 1433. Use of durable, resilient, and sustainable materials and practices.

Sec. 1434. Strategy to address structurally deficient bridges.

Sec. 1435. Sense of Congress.

Sec. 1436. Identification of roadside highway safety hardware devices.

Sec. 1437. Use of modeling and simulation technology.

Sec. 1438. National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure.

Sec. 1439. Regulation of motor carriers of property.

Sec. 1440. Emergency exemptions.

Sec. 1441. Program to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver’s licenses.

Sec. 1442. Operation of certain specialized vehicles on certain highways in the State of Arkansas.

Sec. 1443. Projects for public safety relating to idling trains.

Sec. 1444. Exemptions from requirements for certain welding trucks used in pipeline industry.

Sec. 1445. Waiver.

Sec. 1446. Federal authority.

Title II—Innovative Project Finance

Sec. 2001. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 amendments.

Sec. 2002. State infrastructure bank program.

Sec. 2003. Availability payment concession model.

Sec. 2004. Streamlined application process.

Title III—Public Transportation

Sec. 3001. Short title.

Sec. 3002. Definitions.

Sec. 3003. Metropolitan and statewide transportation planning.

Sec. 3004. Urbanized area formula grants.

Sec. 3005. Fixed guideway capital investment grants.

Sec. 3006. Formula grants for enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities.

Sec. 3007. Formula grants for rural areas.

Sec. 3008. Public transportation innovation.

Sec. 3009. Technical assistance and workforce development.

Sec. 3010. Bicycle facilities.

Sec. 3011. General provisions.

Sec. 3012. Public transportation safety program.

Sec. 3013. Apportionments.

Sec. 3014. State of good repair grants.

Sec. 3015. Authorizations.

Sec. 3016. Bus and bus facility grants.

Sec. 3017. Obligation ceiling.

Sec. 3018. Innovative procurement.

Sec. 3019. Review of public transportation safety standards.

Sec. 3020. Study on evidentiary protection for public transportation safety program information.

Sec. 3021. Mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities.

Sec. 3022. Improved transit safety measures.

Sec. 3023. Paratransit system under FTA approved coordinated plan.

Sec. 3024. Report on potential of Internet of Things.

Sec. 3025. Report on parking safety.

Sec. 3026. Appointment of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

Sec. 3027. Effectiveness of public transportation changes and funding.

Sec. 3028. Increase support for Growing States.

Title IV—Highway Safety

Sec. 4001. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 4002. Highway safety programs.

Sec. 4003. Highway safety research and development.

Sec. 4004. High-visibility enforcement program.

Sec. 4005. National priority safety programs.

Sec. 4006. Prohibition on funds to check helmet usage or create related checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger.

Sec. 4007. Marijuana-impaired driving.

Sec. 4008. National priority safety program grant eligibility.

Sec. 4009. Data collection.

Sec. 4010. Technical corrections.

Title V—Motor Carrier Safety

Subtitle A—Motor Carrier Safety Grant Consolidation

Sec. 5101. Grants to States.

Sec. 5102. Performance and registration information systems management.

Sec. 5103. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 5104. Commercial driver's license program implementation.

Sec. 5105. Extension of Federal motor carrier safety programs for fiscal year 2016.

Sec. 5106. Motor carrier safety assistance program allocation.

Sec. 5107. Maintenance of effort calculation.

Subtitle B—Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Reform

Part I—Regulatory Reform

Sec. 5201. Notice of cancellation of insurance.

Sec. 5202. Regulations.

Sec. 5203. Guidance.

Sec. 5204. Petitions.

Part II—Compliance, Safety, Accountability Reform

Sec. 5221. Correlation study.

Sec. 5222. Beyond compliance.

Sec. 5223. Data certification.

Sec. 5224. Interim hiring standard.

Subtitle C—Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

Sec. 5301. Implementing safety requirements.

Sec. 5302. Windshield mounted safety technology.

Sec. 5303. Prioritizing statutory rulemakings.

Sec. 5304. Safety reporting system.

Sec. 5305. New entrant safety review program.

Sec. 5306. Ready mixed concrete trucks.

Subtitle D—Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

Sec. 5401. Opportunities for veterans.

Sec. 5402. Drug-free commercial drivers.

Sec. 5403. Certified medical examiners.

Sec. 5404. Graduated commercial driver’s license pilot program.

Sec. 5405. Veterans expanded trucking opportunities.

Subtitle E—General Provisions

Sec. 5501. Minimum financial responsibility.

Sec. 5502. Delays in goods movement.

Sec. 5503. Report on motor carrier financial responsibility.

Sec. 5504. Emergency route working group.

Sec. 5505. Household goods consumer protection working group.

Sec. 5506. Technology improvements.

Sec. 5507. Notification regarding motor carrier registration.

Sec. 5508. Report on commercial driver’s license skills test delays.

Sec. 5509. Covered farm vehicles.

Sec. 5510. Operators of hi-rail vehicles.

Sec. 5511. Electronic logging device requirements.

Sec. 5512. Technical corrections.

Sec. 5513. Automobile transporter.

Sec. 5514. Ready mix concrete delivery vehicles.

Sec. 5515. Safety study regarding double-decker motorcoaches.

Sec. 5516. Transportation of construction materials and equipment.

Sec. 5517. Commercial delivery of light- and medium-duty trailers.

Sec. 5518. GAO Review of school bus safety.

Title VI—Innovation

Sec. 6001. Short title.

Sec. 6002. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 6003. Advanced transportation and congestion management technologies deployment.

Sec. 6004. Technology and innovation deployment program.

Sec. 6005. Intelligent transportation system goals.

Sec. 6006. Intelligent transportation system program report.

Sec. 6007. Intelligent transportation system national architecture and standards.

Sec. 6008. Communication systems deployment report.

Sec. 6009. Infrastructure development.

Sec. 6010. Departmental research programs.

Sec. 6011. Research and Innovative Technology Administration.

Sec. 6012. Office of Intermodalism.

Sec. 6013. University transportation centers.

Sec. 6014. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Sec. 6015. Surface transportation system funding alternatives.

Sec. 6016. Future interstate study.

Sec. 6017. Highway efficiency.

Sec. 6018. Motorcycle safety.

Sec. 6019. Hazardous materials research and development.

Sec. 6020. Web-based training for emergency responders.

Sec. 6021. Transportation technology policy working group.

Sec. 6022. Collaboration and support.

Sec. 6023. Prize competitions.

Sec. 6024. GAO report.

Sec. 6025. Intelligent transportation system purposes.

Sec. 6026. Infrastructure integrity.

Sec. 6027. Transportation research and development 5-year strategic plan.

Sec. 6028. Traffic congestion.

Sec. 6029. Rail safety.

Sec. 6030. Study and report on reducing the amount of vehicles owned by certain Federal departments and increasing the use of commercial ride-sharing by those departments.

Title VII—Hazardous Materials Transportation

Sec. 7001. Short title.

Sec. 7002. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 7003. National emergency and disaster response.

Sec. 7004. Enhanced reporting.

Sec. 7005. Wetlines.

Sec. 7006. Improving publication of special permits and approvals.

Sec. 7007. GAO study on acceptance of classification examinations.

Sec. 7008. Improving the effectiveness of planning and training grants.

Sec. 7009. Motor carrier safety permits.

Sec. 7010. Thermal blankets.

Sec. 7011. Comprehensive oil spill response plans.

Sec. 7012. Information on high-hazard flammable trains.

Sec. 7013. Study and testing of electronically controlled pneumatic brakes.

Sec. 7014. Study on the efficacy and implementation of the European Train Control System.

Sec. 7015. Phase-out of all tank cars used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids.

Sec. 7016. Track safety: Vertical Track Deflection.

Sec. 7017. Minimum requirements for top fittings protection for class DOT–117R tank cars.

Sec. 7018. Hazardous materials endorsement exemption.

Sec. 7019. Hazardous materials by rail liability study.

Title VIII—Multimodal Freight Transportation

Sec. 8001. Multimodal freight transportation.

Title IX—National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau

Sec. 9001. National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau.

Sec. 9002. Council on Credit and Finance.

Title X—Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety

Sec. 10001. Allocations.

Sec. 10002. Recreational boating safety.

Division B—Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015

Title XXIV—Highway and motor vehicle safety

Subtitle A—Vehicle safety

Sec. 24101. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 24102. Inspector General recommendations.

Sec. 24103. Improvements in availability of recall information.

Sec. 24104. Recall process.

Sec. 24105. Pilot grant program for State notification to consumers of motor vehicle recall status.

Sec. 24106. Recall obligations under bankruptcy.

Sec. 24107. Dealer requirement to check for open recall.

Sec. 24108. Extension of time period for remedy of tire defects.

Sec. 24109. Rental car safety.

Sec. 24110. Increase in civil penalties for violations of motor vehicle safety.

Sec. 24111. Electronic odometer disclosures.

Sec. 24112. Corporate responsibility for NHTSA reports.

Sec. 24113. Direct vehicle notification of recalls.

Sec. 24114. Unattended children warning.

Sec. 24115. Tire pressure monitoring system.

Sec. 24116. Availability of certain information on motor vehicle equipment.

Subtitle B—Research and development and vehicle electronics

Sec. 24201. Report on operations of the Council for Vehicle Electronics, Vehicle Software, and Emerging Technologies.

Sec. 24202. Cooperation with foreign governments.

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous provisions

Part I—Driver Privacy Act of 2015

Sec. 24301. Short title.

Sec. 24302. Limitations on data retrieval from vehicle event data recorders.

Sec. 24303. Vehicle event data recorder study.

Part II—Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015

Sec. 24321. Short title.

Sec. 24322. Passenger motor vehicle information.

Part III—Tire Efficiency, Safety, and Registration Act of 2015

Sec. 24331. Short title.

Sec. 24332. Tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards.

Sec. 24333. Tire registration by independent sellers.

Sec. 24334. Tire recall database.

Part IV—Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Sec. 24341. Regulation parity for electric and natural gas vehicles.

Subtitle D—Additional Motor Vehicle Provisions

Sec. 24401. Required reporting of NHTSA agenda.

Sec. 24402. Application of remedies for defects and noncompliance.

Sec. 24403. Retention of safety records by manufacturers.

Sec. 24404. Nonapplication of prohibitions relating to noncomplying motor vehicles to vehicles used for testing or evaluation.

Sec. 24405. Treatment of low-volume manufacturers.

Sec. 24406. No liability on the basis of NHTSA motor vehicle safety guidelines.

Division C—Finance

Sec. 30001. Short title.

Title XXXI—Highway trust fund and related taxes

Subtitle A—Extension of trust fund expenditure authority and related taxes

Sec. 31101. Extension of trust fund expenditure authority.

Sec. 31102. Extension of highway-related taxes.

Subtitle B—Additional transfers to Highway Trust Fund

Sec. 31201. Further additional transfers to trust fund.

Sec. 31202. Transfer to Highway Trust Fund of certain motor vehicle safety penalties.

Sec. 31203. Appropriation from Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.

Title XXXII—Offsets

Subtitle A—Tax provisions

Sec. 32101. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain unpaid taxes.

Sec. 32102. Reform of rules relating to qualified tax collection contracts.

Sec. 32103. Special compliance personnel program.

Subtitle B—Fees and receipts

Sec. 32201. Adjustment for inflation of fees for certain customs services.

Sec. 32202. Elimination of surplus funds of Federal reserve banks.

Sec. 32203. Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown and sale.

Subtitle C—Outlays

Sec. 32301. Interest on overpayment.

Division D—Miscellaneous

Title XLI—Federal Permitting Improvement

Sec. 41001. Definitions.

Sec. 41002. Federal Permitting Improvement Council.

Sec. 41003. Permitting process improvement.

Sec. 41004. Interstate compacts.

Sec. 41005. Coordination of required reviews.

Sec. 41006. Delegated State permitting programs.

Sec. 41007. Litigation, judicial review, and savings provision.

Sec. 41008. Report to Congress.

Sec. 41009. Funding for governance, oversight, and processing of environmental reviews and permits.

Sec. 41010. Application.

Sec. 41011. GAO Report.

Title XLII—Additional provisions

Sec. 42001. Determination of certain spending and tax burdens by State.

Sec. 42002. GAO report on refunds to registered vendors of kerosene used in noncommercial aviation.

Title XLIII—Requirements regarding rule makings

Sec. 43001. Requirements regarding rule makings.

Division E—Export-Import Bank of the United States

Sec. 50001. Short title.

Title LI—Taxpayer protection provisions and increased accountability

Sec. 51001. Reduction in authorized amount of outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance.

Sec. 51002. Increase in loss reserves.

Sec. 51003. Review of fraud controls.

Sec. 51004. Office of Ethics.

Sec. 51005. Chief Risk Officer.

Sec. 51006. Risk Management Committee.

Sec. 51007. Independent audit of bank portfolio.

Sec. 51008. Pilot program for reinsurance.

Title LII—Promotion of small business exports

Sec. 52001. Increase in small business lending requirements.

Sec. 52002. Report on programs for small and medium-sized businesses.

Title LIII—Modernization of operations

Sec. 53001. Electronic payments and documents.

Sec. 53002. Reauthorization of information technology updating.

Title LIV—General provisions

Sec. 54001. Extension of authority.

Sec. 54002. Certain updated loan terms and amounts.

Title LV—Other matters

Sec. 55001. Prohibition on discrimination based on industry.

Sec. 55002. Negotiations to end export credit financing.

Sec. 55003. Study of financing for information and communications technology systems.

Division F—Energy Security

Sec. 61001. Emergency preparedness for energy supply disruptions.

Sec. 61002. Resolving environmental and grid reliability conflicts.

Sec. 61003. Critical electric infrastructure security.

Sec. 61004. Strategic Transformer Reserve.

Sec. 61005. Energy security valuation.

Division G—Financial Services

Title LXXI—Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies

Sec. 71001. Filing requirement for public filing prior to public offering.

Sec. 71002. Grace period for change of status of emerging growth companies.

Sec. 71003. Simplified disclosure requirements for emerging growth companies.

Title LXXII—Disclosure Modernization and Simplification

Sec. 72001. Summary page for form 10–K.

Sec. 72002. Improvement of regulation S–K.

Sec. 72003. Study on modernization and simplification of regulation S–K.

Title LXXIII—Bullion and Collectible Coin Production Efficiency and Cost Savings

Sec. 73001. Technical corrections.

Sec. 73002. American Eagle Silver Bullion 30th Anniversary.

Title LXXIV—SBIC Advisers Relief

Sec. 74001. Advisers of SBICs and venture capital funds.

Sec. 74002. Advisers of SBICs and private funds.

Sec. 74003. Relationship to State law.

Title LXXV—Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion

Sec. 75001. Exception to annual privacy notice requirement under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

Title LXXVI—Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises

Sec. 76001. Exempted transactions.

Title LXXVII—Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity

Sec. 77001. Distributions and residual receipts.

Sec. 77002. Future refinancings.

Sec. 77003. Implementation.

Title LXXVIII—Tenant Income Verification Relief

Sec. 78001. Reviews of family incomes.

Title LXXIX—Housing Assistance Efficiency

Sec. 79001. Authority to administer rental assistance.

Sec. 79002. Reallocation of funds.

Title LXXX—Child Support Assistance

Sec. 80001. Requests for consumer reports by State or local child support enforcement agencies.

Title LXXXI—Private Investment in Housing

Sec. 81001. Budget-neutral demonstration program for energy and water conservation improvements at multifamily residential units.

Title LXXXII—Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions

Sec. 82001. Privately insured credit unions authorized to become members of a Federal home loan bank.

Sec. 82002. GAO Report.

Title LXXXIII—Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform

Sec. 83001. Smaller institutions qualifying for 18-month examination cycle.

Title LXXXIV—Small Company Simple Registration

Sec. 84001. Forward incorporation by reference for Form S–1.

Title LXXXV—Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization

Sec. 85001. Registration threshold for savings and loan holding companies.

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.

Effective date

Except as otherwise provided, this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, takes effect on October 1, 2015.

References

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in this division shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this division.

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display-inline="yes-display-inline">$260,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></item> <item id="H05F920A54DEF49C1A8E815F8ADAC51DF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>$268,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></item> <item id="HE2136688B4AF44D7A57B660277E71CD8"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>$276,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></item> <item id="HB9A1EFE588E24348BF8391FB206DA824"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>$280,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></item> <item id="H98822364F9644FC195398C9A914163A6"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></item> <item id="HF93CEB17C10D4209B0B0FAF8D0600B1C"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>$320,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H2C1208CF0BC54F6A8C8501BCA1E597E7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H93D8BB3934A14C9A85AE7A92AE6A31A6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount for the United States Forest Service is—</text> <item id="HEFAE68197A0646BD90D908A232D94AEA"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></item> <item id="HCD78E4D41A2B474CA760BF9874D291EA"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>$16,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></item> <item id="H41692AC2713645198E16522DC371BD8E"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>$17,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></item> <item id="HDB8F4E951F7D47E5811543B8C1674DE6"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>$18,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></item> <item id="H46C8B0DDDEAB459B893D4051971F5468"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>$19,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></item> <item id="H5368A343BC90410F9D159D02CA2DA9E2"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H46A531432B3D415AB8A33A940BBC1571"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Federal lands access program</header><text>For the Federal lands access program under section 204 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <clause id="HF870AE6411784FA5B3E42EBBFA3E1CA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="H3766C42DEA244E8EA25FABDFEB0715B0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$255,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="HF4531460E5884E36A8B2311D58E97E9E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$260,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="H9F21F36C97E24DA3AD5CDE9B0639FBE3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$265,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="HC63713D423914A169401914C25C0DA30"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$270,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC5C7D6546BE54B738034B928BA6EC04E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$275,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H55EE7591FD6A4FC0B3AF81887392EE51"><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, $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA05C658FC68A44CCB206A9FDA7252A14"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nationally significant freight and highway projects</header><text>For nationally significant freight and highway projects under section 117 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph id="H2FDFF2B8612F4610A0804FD228F7DEFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$725,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H391EFB46A78C4AD78E1706E7D77DB694"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$735,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1881471EF96C4B01A8D777CD42510318"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF86F68AE01E54FCD9A9EDD4492BB0EE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disadvantaged business enterprises</header> <paragraph id="HAABCC3E769C64E8C9EE3F25C8243CFB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <subparagraph id="HDE462FE642D6421084AC50A7FB841A45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>while significant progress has occurred due to the establishment of the disadvantaged business enterprise program, discrimination and related barriers continue to pose significant obstacles for minority- and women-owned businesses seeking to do business in federally assisted surface transportation markets across the United States;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF746107466A043CCA1D16CCB98870EBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the continuing barriers described in subparagraph (A) merit the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE8AE7B5934DE49AF863DD7F19534DB29"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Congress has received and reviewed testimony and documentation of race and gender discrimination from numerous sources, including congressional hearings and roundtables, scientific reports, reports issued by public and private agencies, news stories, reports of discrimination by organizations and individuals, and discrimination lawsuits, which show that race- and gender-neutral efforts alone are insufficient to address the problem;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7DF67FAFC64C43F99F95A0E06692E49F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the testimony and documentation described in subparagraph (C) demonstrate that discrimination across the United States poses a barrier to full and fair participation in surface transportation-related businesses of women business owners and minority business owners and has impacted firm development and many aspects of surface transportation-related business in the public and private markets; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85F51A53766C4658A3A273DE6D8914E8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the testimony and documentation described in subparagraph (C) provide a strong basis that there is a compelling need for the continuation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program to address race and gender discrimination in surface transportation-related business.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E8CFD49F8D949369428F96925F50AA1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text> <subparagraph id="H9531A6E174A84621AA693D046347762A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Small business concern</header> <clause id="H813EE9719C0F4B4C9EBF4A3234C7C6C8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>small business concern</term> means a small business concern (as the term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>)).</text></clause> <clause id="H6058AD6FB5A14B41910254BA9F14540F"><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 $23,980,000, as adjusted annually by the Secretary for inflation.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H14E9B81E79624C73A27075E2996CD01F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header><text>The term <term>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given the term in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/637">15 U.S.C. 637(d)</external-xref>) and relevant subcontracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act, except that women shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8AF1585B4164DF3B5D401E6E816A023"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amounts for small business concerns</header><text>Except to the extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under titles I, II, III, and VI 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="H9EA5072AF4634701AED10112DDCB3E30"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises</header><text>Each State shall annually—</text> <subparagraph id="H8E466B2FC9B3448B8AD421B6FBB4BF98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>survey and compile a list of the small business concerns referred to in paragraph (3) in the State, including the location of the small business concerns in the State; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H416535141656498E9010CDEE9A550050"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of the small business concerns that are controlled by—</text> <clause id="HAFDC788F92954D83A5472DC8272BD362"><enum>(i)</enum><text>women;</text></clause> <clause id="HF55FFA6541494D859984D46D00FA8F86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (other than women); and</text></clause> <clause id="H8AD91F592A82462DA7C9797D06853F60"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF83AFFB921446DB9610521DEA202A4D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Uniform certification</header> <subparagraph id="HDE2AE18F57DA4262BC7214D4109E7904"><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="H17F2E9D120904506858C08397995AD8E"><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="H2A708D6876C44A5AB5BD4ADB110440D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on-site visits;</text></clause> <clause id="H4B0FB8BA46E84822B77D34A39C32D195"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>personal interviews with personnel;</text></clause> <clause id="HB432DE2599D64959BA968DBF4C12D78D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issuance or inspection of licenses;</text></clause> <clause id="H13CCAA185EE64EA081768BE4A7C64AAF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>analyses of stock ownership;</text></clause> <clause id="H1307074474FA4F2B84F6278E2BFB471D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>listings of equipment;</text></clause> <clause id="H647231A363EB4CC5A18146EDD912D78F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>analyses of bonding capacity;</text></clause> <clause id="H5C27B2CEC8624F7CAAF0E66F80BB67C6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>listings of work completed;</text></clause> <clause id="H743E60F049B84196B96E78B2CE7EBB0C"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>examination of the resumes of principal owners;</text></clause> <clause id="H73353EEC1F554BF99D27DD208136CD4C"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>analyses of financial capacity; and</text></clause> <clause id="H310A735CB2514BAABD2C0B01B57A44D8"><enum>(x)</enum><text>analyses of the type of work preferred.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H342DBF6B932340F4981D1857E565CA01"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for use by State governments in reporting to the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H1E686B5268144553B06AE75B16F77D8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9FA7A248D95E47DCAE204FE70C393C09"><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="HF13CFF986AAD44EC8504D453045135FB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Compliance with court orders</header><text>Nothing in this subsection limits the eligibility of an individual or entity to receive funds made available under titles I, II, III, and VI 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 (3) because a Federal court issues a final order in which the court finds that a requirement or the implementation of paragraph (3) is unconstitutional.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A27EF93EB674D74A9CE9CEDDBAA300E"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Sense of Congress on prompt payment of DBE subcontractors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <subparagraph id="HA48974AC06CA416699C56C35FBE338B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary should take additional steps to ensure that recipients comply with section 26.29 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (the disadvantaged business enterprises prompt payment rule), or any corresponding regulation, in awarding federally funded transportation contracts under laws and regulations administered by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2FAC48CD7351496284D1D05DB563DE58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such additional steps should include increasing the Department’s ability to track and keep records of complaints and to make that information publicly available. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="HEC1D714D28D2437BADEE191B5B2164F6"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Obligation ceiling</header> <subsection id="HFDDC4311DBED455DA83AA58E4C9183E7"><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 commented="no" id="H57B886951D134B46999A3DF96A7071C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$40,867,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H71A7DD2E64D44E76A7E3C874ECC0C2E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$41,599,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0DDA844AEBE14124BB8182459E94B4C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$42,453,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3F9AE9503D71425DB92C41BF1D965BD0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$43,307,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4C2810C82C364A998532BD80134865BF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$44,201,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3629050E23314884BD1BE13D6CF1AB2E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$45,096,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5099BFF25A6A4648806951D3672B1631"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The limitations under subsection (a) shall not apply to obligations under or for—</text> <paragraph id="HF0682A2E330C4FAB9D6A51F091188B44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 125 of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD284C542095D467AB74876DCF8A936F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/144">23 U.S.C. 144</external-xref> note; 92 Stat. 2714);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H30EB24F97D514C6A991AED59844B37D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H498C7DB757924181A571D6AF811849C4"><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="HE3EAAA9977EB4948942D6D13A1145412"><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="HDEC22A6BE917455BAF1E8C734B2709DF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB825F9C20624133812CD5421617371E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5712B9247A22406A8E46879C2E8EE11F"><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="H02ADC9C9C16943D8A4803568C439A6BD"><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="H7CCB0C2632EC4923AF16CFED22CDF019"><enum>(10)</enum><text>section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD8DDDD981A014CB1A9FB0C0F3AA3A717"><enum>(11)</enum><text>section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/118">23 U.S.C. 118</external-xref> note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE74BEF8BEC4049BC9BE54D46455B6EDC"><enum>(12)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 through 2015, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCAD70B5F37EA475085F1C3C78CE314B5"><enum>(13)</enum><text>section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal years 2016 through 2021, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H74F3310416054211A45A3CB9F2D0E371"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of obligation authority</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="HAAFA9D481F4F4E9087C59B6244C45951"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for the fiscal year for—</text> <subparagraph id="H3EA15B30C3F846259ACCF664C4EA5D27"><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="HF14E67496A3148459A5679795E3FA02F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C7CE1D620A247E5B093CFFB10B1012C"><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="H72F7790C54F34F2CB0DCB55E56A35C47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3BA37EB4A5F848D7822062F2CA3FB6D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which obligation authority was provided in a previous fiscal year;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D00CDB1FB9A41D4BF4C357A8A364A4C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall determine the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="H9DC416E757B34546BE502A2CD9CFB351"><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="HF25B18FF1636416080CEDC87EA5CA4ED"><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 (12) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for the fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCB1F2AD47FE449E7BA07742659FB025C"><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="H1B57832275324F38A28EA2E8CF063E61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC65EFD27A5334DD79386EA3CABF49B19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for the fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E8F28A06D694ED6A264188957CD2CA7"><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)(13) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that—</text> <subparagraph id="H4378447F73A94BE5814B9A78BB995AB1"><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="H5252F47FB6FC42239C0EEA279949DEB5"><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="H13F7F9B4BFC74B9DA817971F2227C80A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Redistribution of unused obligation authority</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021—</text> <paragraph id="HB5CA8026AC21405386ED1F83A9879072"><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="HCDB580874EFD44DFB0CBE4B856BCE35A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>)) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF2B4515B63E54E86B5DBA1377B280F91"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability of obligation limitations to transportation research programs</header> <paragraph id="H34195F04E03443F5AECC4465DD7B908E"><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="H2B085FCEED4249EF8DEAE3EC0CC4CB52"><enum>(A)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBA5134C38F454C3896D1020C433BA56C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>title VI of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE8FE7EE9F79F4EF0A2AF911394315FDD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H9710A4DAB7DB46C19FD43ED1E25769E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7AF01081BB3245FF94C6651B9C22467D"><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="H29E4AE79F39344B5889DFD9CC54BB072"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Redistribution of certain authorized funds</header> <paragraph id="H8389E2F3425843FFB022707E73313D90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code) that—</text> <subparagraph id="H1F38BB483CAA41FAB31D2E56504BC76C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24D6680AB8B64DDFBBDF24785DB9DE47"><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="HCE120EDB790F48BBAF1C364289156B80"><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="HED75BAAE26DC49CFB98E61E7E5565BBE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB834C6A2026745638A40208ECC9F4A2A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4F622126C5DB4BCAB6787C94BD619356"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (29);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7914E04B93447F0A9DC88FA334B3DB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (28) as paragraphs (16) through (29), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF780393BEBBD484187E0545FC260FA33"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9F25E957CD742BD8EA88CD4545FF8C1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCD98A2D03F624E16B416877F390E4582"><enum>(15)</enum><header>National Highway Freight Network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>National Highway Freight Network</term> means the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section commented="no" id="H736DEBD9B6D845BCA40424A2BE4F0E50"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Apportionment</header> <subsection id="H65AA486390454B268EFAD743BBE01F89"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H473333E0CFD5426D86CD48E787496E54" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H0B34BEDDF0714EBF9048CCF40FB3103E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is 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 $440,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6058BE65375942F3B327E753B714EE19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Division among programs of State’s share of base apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7BBF5425CF9F4AE68635DD0877CBC929"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Division of State Apportionments Among Programs</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Division Among Programs of State’s Share of Base Apportionment</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8FDE76FC8BAF46389FA0F5E721415AF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD092D4B12D4A4ED4BC89477BCC32685F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>of the base apportionment</quote> after <quote>the amount</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C890EDBECE2458B96CB22A7494F8BD3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>surface transportation block grant program</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4277A07728C414991C42DBFBFEFFE11"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H364C0AF4790245CAB40CA464F6CCC44E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Surface transportation program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Surface transportation block grant program</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEC5F03A960964BBE9D11BF77B4747DB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>surface transportation block grant program</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEAE1AD177014421AB27B9637E5B12C35"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of paragraphs (4) and (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>of the base apportionment</quote> after <quote>the amount</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFA3B78B23C03481AA0E320525D5D6B1E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of State amounts</header><text>Section 104(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF8DBD65830F40E79C939BFD48F7F756" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD623F58F101E4F92A68587EC6B8CCE03"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of amounts</header> <paragraph id="H3C978B6285AA4821ACDFC34943935565"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State share</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the amount for each State shall be determined as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="H028318FCE68E416A926681E68216837B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial amounts</header><text>The initial amounts for each State shall be determined by multiplying—</text> <clause id="H5E7528E5835F40B4BF7DA385A7622B33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each of—</text> <subclause id="H10A381EC26B04842A45BB1B505A41D59"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the base apportionment;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB91AE43D94E94E92BE639A76977DD0BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h)(1) for the national highway performance program; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA58236929DA74BC1A5565626DE7D5897"><enum>(III)</enum><text>supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h)(2) for the surface transportation block grant program; by</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H1505604ED6304DD3A8C971A5DAC2F8F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the share for each State, which shall be equal to the proportion that—</text> <subclause id="HF784F54EEC544C7F969687C4F7B82450"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of apportionments that the State received for fiscal year 2015; bears to</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC4CDB76ABCA6411FBF67F3345964FED6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount of those apportionments received by all States for that fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H142C0384B89B446EA254E6D8CE70AA9E"><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 each State receives an aggregate apportionment equal to at least 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></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFFEEF1713054547B09633A4377AC39D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State apportionment</header><text>On October 1 of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall apportion the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the national highway performance program under section 119, the surface transportation block grant program under section 133, the highway safety improvement program under section 148, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, and to carry out section 134 in accordance with paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H784EFD0F1C5B4CB09C639613077B937E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Supplemental funds</header><text>Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE29D22A04B2744018F5E857513CC165E" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HC1714088D69B491B9CBA1926DE0623CD"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Supplemental funds</header> <paragraph id="HF7AE56E5A5284CEBA3D6C5C752F981E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Supplemental funds for national highway performance program</header> <subparagraph id="H96EA1DA1A8BC4F45BBDC23924E389B7D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Before making an apportionment for a fiscal year under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reserve for the national highway performance program under section 119 for that fiscal year an amount equal to—</text> <clause id="H6958D19FBA384566AD5E7E0572A00887"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$53,596,122 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="H1A32A8E3E9C84ECA9C057C16B14CB381"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$66,717,816 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC01E519D601F483296F326FC911D09AA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$79,847,397 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8631413C1E77461091899A0775541BF1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Funds reserved under subparagraph (A) and apportioned to a State under subsection (c) shall be treated as if apportioned under subsection (b)(1), and shall be in addition to amounts apportioned under that subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57320AA6BF474FBCA9C14292D7A67F0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supplemental funds for surface transportation block grant program</header> <subparagraph id="HAEE5D813984542BDA00DFBF8467C60D9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making an apportionment for a fiscal year under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reserve for the surface transportation block grant program under section 133 for that fiscal year an amount equal to $819,900,000 pursuant to section 133(h), plus—</text> <clause id="HD7FE4E4DB15B4B288B828BB9C09A0552"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$70,526,310 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="HDFC5D1BBA62D4D8E9B248E399085A78C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$104,389,904 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="H0F185A4DF44749D1BA329FDE641FF8DB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$148,113,536 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="HF77B5377C645432E82B00468DE86CC48"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$160,788,367 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="HA4B195915C614548BA31BA559F887498"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$200,153,448 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4E98D695BF32406CA60F3F1E18DC8F10"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$239,542,191 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8314A35C00314B7BB0D08B732E993C50"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of funds</header><text>Funds reserved under subparagraph (A) and apportioned to a State under subsection (c) shall be treated as if apportioned under subsection (b)(2), and shall be in addition to amounts apportioned under that subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H55DA5036DBC744DCB540AAEB172B7A27"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Base apportionment defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>base apportionment</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="H0762D8CF339944D5BAC535AEB267018C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the combined amount authorized for appropriation for the national highway performance program under section 119, the surface transportation block grant program under section 133, the highway safety improvement program under section 148, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, and to carry out section 134; minus</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD35E0CF7F824F219187035B4B450609"><enum>(2)</enum><text>supplemental funds reserved under subsection (h) for the national highway performance program and the surface transportation block grant program.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H84C7DF42E71A49A6BA4FEB3D429E37DA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1105.</enum><header>National highway performance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD526BDFDB5B444C2A09D0684CF482982"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(7)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF03803815BDD471CA433E955EB4068CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this paragraph</quote> and inserting <quote>section 150(e)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8FE2476A4C4B4A89BCD868006AF88020"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>under section 150(e)</quote> after <quote>the next report submitted</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6062D2821C704AD780CA235E3A138E94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AB46D9B59BB47F4A53C3FBA2CFBBFA8" style="USC"> <subsection id="H872844E5B049492D8A787CEC49A01082"><enum>(h)</enum><header>TIFIA program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon Secretarial approval of credit assistance under chapter 6, the Secretary, at the request of a State, may allow the State to use funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1) to pay subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide an eligible entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to a project eligible for assistance under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H80A668D17AC14709B3A6F4FDB07B996C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Additional funding eligibility for certain bridges</header> <paragraph id="H2F4858F744444812BF6AB1C0F842B887"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds apportioned to a State to carry out the national highway performance program may be obligated for a project for the reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, or preservation of a bridge not on the National Highway System, if the bridge is on a Federal-aid highway.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H209DF4E855044EEBB0157248DD4382F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State required to make obligations under subsection (f) shall ensure such requirements are satisfied in order to use the flexibility under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H2BB42C16098B468E900B2CA926E63846" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Surface transportation block grant program</header> <subsection id="H81444CB75DBA4F7DAFC9DB700C486060"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="HD5F925C026E2407F87157E0C121BAC27"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the benefits of the surface transportation block grant program accrue principally to the residents of each State and municipality where the funds are obligated;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5915F55E1B594E88AA748C0EFCE5C662"><enum>(2)</enum><text>decisions about how funds should be obligated are best determined by the States and municipalities to respond to unique local circumstances and implement the most efficient solutions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF10CCD4D107B4C47BA2BDE2B7646D043"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reforms of the program to promote flexibility will enhance State and local control over transportation decisions.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H55EF4C2D80FB45A78B37DA1D5EBF1FE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Surface transportation block grant program</header><text>Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HEF8B6651603D47478F0880608927B4A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H2B0D5D5F3446454C84904DC05F388C24" style="USC"> <subsection id="H0ECB4E1F4BB24F90ABF4B936A7BB1FCC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a surface transportation block grant program in accordance with this section to provide flexible funding to address State and local transportation needs.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H07B77798142D43E8AD6D4764C756A59F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(2) for the surface transportation block grant program may be obligated for the following:</text> <paragraph id="H44D617D115D64C399DBFC18AD735376B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Construction of—</text> <subparagraph id="H2611F242027E4B6187865875C8F8112E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>highways, bridges, tunnels, including designated routes of the Appalachian development highway system and local access roads under section 14501 of title 40;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFDB18F7F9E9A43D8BFAF9C91D1D5FD67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ferry boats and terminal facilities eligible for funding under section 129(c);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H601B054A54AC46889E1E0290A3AB78FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transit capital projects eligible for assistance under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H11C2AEC4B8634F81908A60F56B7481C2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems capital improvements;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB774EC0B5A246BFBF3C4809CEB314A0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>truck parking facilities eligible for funding under section 1401 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/137">23 U.S.C. 137</external-xref> note); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC23011283B5E46A88270F010BFE5C468"><enum>(F)</enum><text>border infrastructure projects eligible for funding under section 1303 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/101">23 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB124CE7357B482F947C937066CA1A0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Operational improvements and capital and operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, and control facilities and programs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H96DBF0A6CE7B4222B6EF0CA8BBDD59BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Environmental measures eligible under sections 119(g), 328, and 329 and transportation control measures listed in section 108(f)(1)(A) (other than clause (xvi) of that section) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7408">42 U.S.C. 7408(f)(1)(A)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H09DF6323569B4F6DB881A8B216FF047A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway and transit safety infrastructure improvements and programs, including railway-highway grade crossings.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H04F433DF80B04A898B400DE023528E35"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Fringe and corridor parking facilities and programs in accordance with section 137 and carpool projects in accordance with section 146.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H71F81D1B252F4C998B276B7F2ED7C2E0"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recreational trails projects eligible for funding under section 206, pedestrian and bicycle projects in accordance with section 217 (including modifications to comply with accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>)), and the safe routes to school program under section 1404 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C. 402</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H935678D80269458DBBBB5BAF39ADDEA1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Planning, design, or construction of boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former Interstate System routes or other divided highways.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC0E553848024816B7AC91BB2CC7E374"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Development and implementation of a State asset management plan for the National Highway System and a performance-based management program for other public roads.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF876D1D35DD4411A91989CADE51BA5B"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection (including painting, scour countermeasures, seismic retrofits, impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events) for bridges (including approaches to bridges and other elevated structures) and tunnels on public roads, and inspection and evaluation of bridges and tunnels and other highway assets.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF1CBAC43B3C04508B0B9474163DBC9B5"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Surface transportation planning programs, highway and transit research and development and technology transfer programs, and workforce development, training, and education under chapter 5 of this title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E5FCAA0954C4064B1DC4E0BD25CC1D4"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Surface transportation infrastructure modifications to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into and out of a port terminal.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE61221542584B3187ABE15003B0E80D"><enum>(12)</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="HF3AC567579EA4739A2F2998F720CADB2"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of a State, and upon Secretarial approval of credit assistance under chapter 6, subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide an eligible entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to a project eligible for assistance under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEEF42FCAEACA4CCCA4EE882A199347B6"><enum>(14)</enum><text>The creation and operation by a State of an office to assist in the design, implementation, and oversight of public-private partnerships eligible to receive funding under this title and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, and the payment of a stipend to unsuccessful private bidders to offset their proposal development costs, if necessary to encourage robust competition in public-private partnership procurements.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB470150D847E47AAA023C27BFD83294E"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Any type of project eligible under this section as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, including projects described under section 101(a)(29) as in effect on such day.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H833BF13BCA7F44EDBD515EC0A58F0812"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Location of projects</header><text>A surface transportation block grant project may not be undertaken on a road functionally classified as a local road or a rural minor collector unless the road was on a Federal-aid highway system on January 1, 1991, except—</text> <paragraph id="HCFF54737DF3E41FDA8C0935C0475AB29"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a bridge or tunnel project (other than the construction of a new bridge or tunnel at a new location);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB3C3C83FBDC4533AE2B2C90965F5DCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for a project described in paragraphs (4) through (11) of subsection (b);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H714DAC36282742A2A006B40FF713DEAE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for a project described in section 101(a)(29), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAAA0AEA2B4646C1BA1CC827A424A3CE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>as approved by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4A4031551AE74CC6A66594B761A4D0E8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocations of apportioned funds to areas based on population</header> <paragraph id="H685C6D8B0494446586A456A381C06ACE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(2) (after the reservation of funds under subsection (h))—</text> <subparagraph id="H242814305B5549CAA67029BB4ECA845C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage specified in paragraph (6) 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="HB634755FD93B420CA242E2BC4E94A532"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area population of over 200,000;</text></clause> <clause id="HCE2817AFC98142AC9FE532CF51DF9D1F"><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="H3DF7D4A22B2848A49BC455B284B69DC8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in other areas of the State; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H71782E19D3FB4F3F97B0F5F52D48C748"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remainder may be obligated in any area of the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H90FAFDA7EB9242E6A2F8B7167A51CA74"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Metropolitan areas</header><text>Funds attributed to an urbanized area under paragraph (1)(A)(i) may be obligated in the metropolitan area established under section 134 that encompasses the urbanized area.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H346818191F7D4D889715CD99FDDCD63D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation with regional transportation planning organizations</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(iii), before obligating funding attributed to an area with a population greater than 5,000 and less than 200,000, a State shall consult with the regional transportation planning organizations that represent the area, if any.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F7DA7701209457BB762EF6D4550848A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distribution among urbanized areas of over 200,000 population</header> <subparagraph id="H08D2B0511BD346278B8F49AC8C56CBF1"><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="H43E2081D2EC04D56AD5017ECB77BC3E6"><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> <paragraph id="H3A3E6AE8347D4553B3F88C0E94F54AAB"><enum>(5)</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></paragraph> <paragraph id="H01EB09AE44384D00A3EE8B669E2039AA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Percentage</header><text>The percentage referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is—</text> <subparagraph id="H0FE6D06FDD434A4EB1AEB8C12369745F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2016, 51 percent;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33CF167FF7F744C1B6B9BF45E9EE1ACF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2017, 52 percent;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9DB183B2D1442DE98D49A9581ABBE62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2018, 53 percent;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H67F2FCF09C9944CA8E57E7AC068E93DA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2019, 54 percent;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC2A5172E2E6C492AB9E0BFD4164808F1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2020, 55 percent; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC628FED6F2104674AB5DA69E07FB696F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2021, 55 percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D879F190662435EA06B9C2CAD7DF826"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Surface transportation block grant program</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD0EA0688F9154FB897A40666E3AFE4A7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (e);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC50767D0AB8942EFB17819F499387D12"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HDCF8468730BC4D0FAAA01E67FA954F8B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated by this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H32F8F931847C4984A9C2A76E20CFE0D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D29841D3770481E9455193D5EB187C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal years 2011 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2021</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0AFDCD2325B54BFA8DD21FE2978C2211"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1), as redesignated by this subsection, by striking <quote>under subsection (d)(1)(A)(iii) for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF89CC2D3AAE84A7390DBFED4AD4BC321"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68EA2C4D40024C928AE1A59949DA80D8" style="USC"> <subsection id="H9A1D0BDCA4AB4E1DB0B7619FAA89D72A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>STP Set-Aside</header> <paragraph id="H724A3348FBD84FFC907D7E6CA8F8F6F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve an amount such that—</text> <subparagraph id="H5B0881F96440433A9AB785CA35B5D055"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary reserves a total of $819,900,000 under this subsection; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC72F65E5BA6A4D0DBB06C890EA21A203"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State’s share of that total is determined by multiplying the amount under subparagraph (A) by the ratio that—</text> <clause id="H6D0729C6C6A74AD89DC4E1F76322AD72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount apportioned to the State for the transportation enhancements program for fiscal year 2009 under section 133(d)(2), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21; bears to</text></clause> <clause id="H7BF396E1F60A4B0182C983E4588A18B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount of funds apportioned to all States for the transportation enhancements program for fiscal year 2009.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF03A41CDC7D64F4E84FFC137F38B6483"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation within a state</header><text>Funds reserved for a State under paragraph (1) shall be obligated within that State in the manner described in subsection (d), except that, for purposes of this paragraph (after funds are made available under paragraph (5))—</text> <subparagraph id="H5EAE501030E44FC0ADAE4DDF942C035D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for each fiscal year, the percentage referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of that subsection shall be deemed to be 50 percent; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD5353C7D5FBD49259983339A5D5C5ACE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the following provisions shall not apply:</text> <clause id="H5BAF6F7677904C558F79E0AED2AC6624"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Paragraph (3) of subsection (d).</text></clause> <clause id="H06F8CD96574E4375AA788D8E1AA7CCED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Subsection (e).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA1CBD37C404E468DB07A68F867B37C76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Funds reserved under this subsection may be obligated for projects or activities described in section 101(a)(29) or 213, as such provisions were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C89056CCD7E40A68911AAD248B0CF87"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Access to funds</header> <subparagraph id="H7A0D11C4FF944DD9AFE7B032D700244E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State or metropolitan planning organization required to obligate funds in accordance with paragraph (2) shall develop a competitive process to allow eligible entities to submit projects for funding that achieve the objectives of this subsection. A metropolitan planning organization for an area described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) shall select projects under such process in consultation with the relevant State.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC91FC0C35276461295B80F385623F5A4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible entity defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text> <clause id="HC9BCE0C2F9794A59AB5EC2F523F828CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a local government;</text></clause> <clause id="H5EE51DF07B874933B2C631A60ECC18C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a regional transportation authority;</text></clause> <clause id="HC25622F111BE4CA682F907BEFC7034D3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a transit agency;</text></clause> <clause id="H5FB8466376C34BEA919BA632F64ACDD7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a natural resource or public land agency;</text></clause> <clause id="H1E77A501F744459384FBFEC94F3AEE7D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a school district, local education agency, or school;</text></clause> <clause id="H279620BE9A6B48C0B8F3D483908F178D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a tribal government; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD71AB594984144BCAE4F43EF0AFBA1DE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for or oversight of transportation or recreational trails (other than a metropolitan planning organization or a State agency) that the State determines to be eligible, consistent with the goals of this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7DADD99CF8F4322AD6C6DD71042A180"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuation of certain recreational trails projects</header><text>For each fiscal year, a State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H33EB087E06A34F419630FC26C5E6EEFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21, for projects relating to recreational trails under section 206;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H539199A00FEF46DD83C617C5420438C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>return 1 percent of those funds to the Secretary for the administration of that program; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC7022F87120C4C0390E91A7E085B673B"><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 in subsection (d)(3)(A) of that section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC9F1E5F4EE74AC2B81A6BF442963500"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State flexibility</header> <subparagraph id="HF5F24700FEC4462282CB2C51CE0A284B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Recreational trails</header><text>A State may opt out of the recreational trails program under paragraph (5) if the Governor of the State notifies the Secretary not later than 30 days prior to apportionments being made for any fiscal year.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1F35E576E7E4439E866BE72AC2B39B17"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Large urbanized areas</header><text>A metropolitan planning area may use not to exceed 50 percent of the funds reserved under this subsection for an urbanized area described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) for any purpose eligible under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H894827BB68BA4E36AE45E0C0EC3D1E96"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded under this section (excluding those carried out under subsection (h)(5)) shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under this chapter.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H62100384F2294974BB8B2B47E81C6180"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H1160B8DFAF824E70AB0DB7AA9D444D38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 126</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 126(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H259D6692721543B7B3F36827CBED0947"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 213</quote> and inserting <quote>section 133(h)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1AD5CEE521564562BE62EEDB95EB679B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 213(c)(1)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 133(h)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1C42F09F6771434C8DEEE81072FD3246"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 213</header><text>Section 213 of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H97F4828E60114218A9294E3EA0BD296C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Section 322</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 322(h)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>surface transportation block grant program</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1478EFFE7D3049F7AF2ED5661B473CCB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Section 504</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 504(a)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H57B3CB117658481F95EBCDD408EE1888"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H21631C1951174A4A8F4C6D827CF31134"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> and inserting <quote>surface transportation block grant program</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD07D815158A746598C073E716775D015"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chapter 1</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>surface transportation program</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>surface transportation block grant program</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7FEC6A8C46F4452914C119314A38C84"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chapter analyses</header> <subparagraph id="H227366EA5E3444C4AD59A98B50F54B9E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Chapter 1</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 133 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB08C4F14E7FF4C41A304A464832A539F" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">133. Surface transportation block grant program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0E60254F4CAD4EB39BF22C4CBDF6943F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chapter 2</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item relating to section 213 in the analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA6ACAD925164DB6A72FC95276146B84"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Other references</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in any other law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the surface transportation program under section 133 of title 23, United States Code, shall be deemed to be a reference to the surface transportation block grant program under such section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HF064FF7E5DBE4A5F927B71AE45F5AF7A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Railway-highway grade crossings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 130(e)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA78DF43E1A834849A85B64B33AB3A8CD" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H02CB55CC57634E218BCBAA8D5B5B35FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="H912F49AAFA2842348121ED041DBC4BBA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Set aside</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making an apportionment under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside, from amounts made available to carry out the highway safety improvement program under section 148 for such fiscal year, for the elimination of hazards and the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings at least—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H60E43D83D0D642CEAB6939DB3CF5D494"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$225,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H9DB7EA69819A4D3590219030362F737C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$230,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H906A0E6B05F044D69D1A3BA0E6AFC1E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$235,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H033B793EDBB64133BC6E5DA3735CFE54"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$240,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HA59786338BD348A6A46693C67C266CF9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$245,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H5525C6DAE7C140B6A39BDE068783A6B0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0835124D9C59461EBF3FECD12B773A5F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Installation of protective devices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least ½ of the funds set aside each fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be available for the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEED3B2050F6344C59B472CA1ED470431"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Obligation availability</header><text>Sums set aside each fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1) of this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HCB6A8336BF3243D3AAAB75664C2D8448" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Highway safety improvement program</header> <subsection id="H11AA9174E6564EC983F03163AE6C3FAB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header> <paragraph id="HE888DCE432A4415081E285FEA0FDC445"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 148(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HAB97E3C5B3314A2FBDC17369604396E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)—</text> <clause id="H260A34E2B825439CB98EEC722E201490"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>includes, but is not limited to,</quote> and inserting <quote>only includes</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H32AD41907FC24B0F98350F331B9389A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71A86A3E22314A93B7A5198BFA008448" style="USC"> <clause id="HAF0ACCA7BCAF46BA873FF403374D13C3"><enum>(xxv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment.</text></clause> <clause id="H594A2B1FBD2940D89878678915B166E1"><enum>(xxvi)</enum><text>Pedestrian hybrid beacons.</text></clause> <clause id="HCA9C0D66B05D4C5FAA27F3C1B5836D02"><enum>(xxvii)</enum><text>Roadway improvements that provide separation between pedestrians and motor vehicles, including medians and pedestrian crossing islands.</text></clause> <clause id="HDE0AB3C45B43421DA5B58FB91AB3E8DE"><enum>(xxviii)</enum><text>A physical infrastructure safety project not described in clauses (i) through (xxvii).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H80230252D09C40199C2943A7CC7D7523"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (10); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H55C5FCA93CB64462A1F1418A0A6CF111"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (13) as paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA224EA085BB0415BA2F85EAA988F7FE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H59F43EF4B6D34B8097CE373F7D5B7645"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)(A) by striking <quote>subsections (a)(12)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (a)(11)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4045C08548864E4BAF5683C958F325D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) by striking <quote>subsection (a)(12)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(11)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE7906BE834AF4080AF1EBE1459DF8AFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text>Section 148(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4FA9A4DC43F499FA035B8597EA4807E" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H87A05CC6852F4522A7CCE3E24BC68D3F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a process to allow a State to cease to collect the subset referred to in paragraph (2)(A) for public roads that are gravel roads or otherwise unpaved if—</text> <subparagraph id="H2D8D4FD7248A4891A1128DBD1A224CA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State does not use funds provided to carry out this section for a project on such roads until the State completes a collection of the required model inventory of roadway elements for the roads; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE3181300E3324EFEB4F5A1A33BCF1076"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State demonstrates that the State consulted with affected Indian tribes before ceasing to collect data with respect to such roads that are included in the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17D0E00F20754BE58FAEE35C35133A37"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (3) may be construed to allow a State to cease data collection related to serious injuries or fatalities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H01D1B658CF6B4058A82E11E3CB539250"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rural road safety</header><text>Section 148(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2DE04A020E684764A74DCA9F1AAC4F97"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>If the fatality rate</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H993E3ABBCD754589976A0DF467EF2260" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H5DE79A3D68794A588C6C10A38B4AB13D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the fatality rate</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1ECE16884D0F4360A8C2339C3DE9AFF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC52886EB338B4A8EA4B2CC6C8C8E999A" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="HDC0956676F8D4AF9AFD2FDF91328BFD6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fatalities exceeding the median rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the fatality rate on rural roads in a State, for the most recent 2-year period for which data is available, is more than the median fatality rate for rural roads among all States for such 2-year period, the State shall be required to demonstrate, in the subsequent State strategic highway safety plan of the State, strategies to address fatalities and achieve safety improvements on high risk rural roads.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF8E387C0CEFD49DC95BAD00D5A6AD90C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle safety best practices</header> <paragraph id="H9C51691B8D214018B7114C4BA689E212"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a review of best practices with respect to the implementation of roadway safety infrastructure improvements that—</text> <subparagraph id="HF98CB4BB982D42EF9B6813C74B88FAD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are cost effective; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9624187CFB1741DA830536BA442E3099"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce the number or severity of accidents involving commercial motor vehicles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCED8A0206D334A258821272DFC897CB5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with State transportation departments and units of local government.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A32A3759F5241709EE5137494358F4D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make available on the public Internet Web site of the Department, a report describing the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H24941F9A13754BCFBB3B2E49B14F8B63" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program</header> <subsection id="H6E721F86DD7446D1B2F387A0BE0DC271"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H606F652615E9426BBD86CA0CDFB5DD4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70A9CC139BEF4BE38F31B2B47DD24D69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60F88D83AA804C95A97F5FF9D3BC864E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43BC4EC5EF9946B08740878123452BE1" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HECCB766B8CF44683BEC32BD942B2C180"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project or program is for the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1BDA0BE9BCFD42D2A936E4B25EB6223A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>States flexibility</header><text>Section 149(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53F57A0561874E6CA7EE7289D4C4DCAF" style="USC"> <subsection id="H1B2E7D3D49B4417D869E14D8498F46C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>States flexibility</header> <paragraph id="HA22736865D8B447B97C60240571461C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>States without a nonattainment area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State does not have, and never has had, a nonattainment area designated under the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>), the State may use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(4) for any project in the State that—</text> <subparagraph id="H9DEC9956AC0A4E97901148EDDB96D499"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would otherwise be eligible under subsection (b) if the project were carried out in a nonattainment or maintenance area; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H864F0E3C77F24EB1AAB5F7B9F4DC4967"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is eligible under the surface transportation block grant program under section 133.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC50A162A92F04FDFBFBD02245561DDC5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States with a nonattainment area</header> <subparagraph id="HD487A3C574EA4B3D9F628AD5F257EF23"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 MAP–21, 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 MAP–21, the State may use, for any project that would otherwise be eligible under subsection (b) if the project were carried out in a nonattainment or maintenance area or is eligible under the surface transportation block grant program under section 133, an amount of funds apportioned to such State under section 104(b)(4) that is equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <clause id="H82264BB3B9154B3AAD79186C93BA5F02"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount apportioned to such State under section 104(b)(4) (excluding the amounts reserved for obligation under subsection (k)(1)); by</text></clause> <clause id="H120C0F0C18EB46569F3989653948936E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ratio calculated under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3B2245CEC29144AF95A4C7BF065F0669"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ratio</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the ratio shall be calculated as the proportion that—</text> <clause id="H3E18918F5F4041B19F22DBBCB96F1A29"><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 MAP–21, 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 MAP–21; bears to</text></clause> <clause id="H017CDA0A19B24DAD9F22992665EE832C"><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 MAP–21.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3420144D50A64E25BA725ACA197ABE3A"><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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary shall modify, in a manner consistent with the approach that was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21, the amount such State is permitted to obligate in any area of the State for projects eligible under section 133.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HFFAE5821F98D4C398E58FE45777CCFF4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority consideration</header><text>Section 149(g)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE26D64A80B174C95AA7AC38DCEE72523" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H3A4DAF376C2E45AD85967499B22DE2F0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority consideration</header> <subparagraph id="H7E0795D1AF6E452CA287F306AB576618"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In distributing funds received for congestion mitigation and air quality projects and programs from apportionments under section 104(b)(4) in areas designated as nonattainment or maintenance for PM2.5 under the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>) and where regional motor vehicle emissions are not an insignificant contributor to the air quality problem for PM2.5, States and metropolitan planning organizations shall give priority to projects, including diesel retrofits or alternative fuel vehicles, that are proven to reduce direct or indirect emissions of PM2.5.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8570ABF2F5F4D74A6B0B76BFE030A98"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funding</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, funding used in an area described in subparagraph (A) shall be used on the most cost-effective projects and programs that are proven to reduce directly or indirectly emitted fine particulate matter.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HD424DDA99C6846A8B2ADF75770746AED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority for use of funds in PM2.5 areas</header><text>Section 149(k) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3D5F3DF4AAED4E319D5893C2D48E9DB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>such fine particulate</quote> and inserting <quote>directly emitted fine particulate</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FE7EB25B21449F482F5195C2A05EB6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6D0B3A4760449249A53539B04185DE5" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H46A3489C2FFA45A49FFE7FF47D3BD594"><enum>(3)</enum><header>PM2.5 nonattainment and maintenance in low population density States</header> <subparagraph id="HA84439292C274A8ABB90D950BCEE9ED4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>For any State with a population density of 80 or fewer persons per square mile of land area, based on the most recent decennial census, subsection (g)(3) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection do not apply to a nonattainment or maintenance area in the State if—</text> <clause id="H10BBEB17A080418395D57697412B7545"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the nonattainment or maintenance area does not have projects that are part of the emissions analysis of a metropolitan transportation plan or transportation improvement program; and</text></clause> <clause id="H134687B40855443388D6A2037BC125B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>regional motor vehicle emissions are an insignificant contributor to the air quality problem for PM2.5 in the nonattainment or maintenance area.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24D03A2A2B504C5FA40DAB879AF0E494"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>If subparagraph (A) applies to a nonattainment or maintenance area in a State, the percentage of the PM2.5 set aside under paragraph (1) shall be reduced for that State proportionately based on the weighted population of the area in fine particulate matter nonattainment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4760F773EB9F43B29D0D57489449FA42"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Performance plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 149(l)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>emission and congestion reduction</quote> after <quote>achieving the</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H07CB2489C1A841188D7D3E6B36F1505A"><enum>1110.</enum><header>National highway freight policy</header> <subsection id="H4333E38EE35348199ACBA850BE26E867"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H147BC7B067A04A478E024927EBCDF563" style="USC"> <section id="H2FC9163729994A5999FDBE6C5DF0FA4F"><enum>167.</enum><header>National highway freight policy</header> <subsection id="H8672A1D78EFE4F66A53508BF5888D059"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is the policy of the United States to improve the condition and performance of the National Highway Freight Network established under this section to ensure that the Network provides a foundation for the United States to compete in the global economy and achieve the goals described in subsection (b).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC7666A82AADF445C8A2C294DCC4F48AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The goals of the national highway freight policy are—</text> <paragraph id="H6FFAA5E6D6EF4BF8B41F6B1DF7C087E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to invest in infrastructure improvements and to implement operational improvements that—</text> <subparagraph id="H251FE37150D54FC3AFCD55ACC1E83418"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthen the contribution of the National Highway Freight Network to the economic competitiveness of the United States;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9243F530CED4EA888D87F93E66E891D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce congestion and bottlenecks on the National Highway Freight Network; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB735B7AFECA14E6188BFDCE09513409E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase productivity, particularly for domestic industries and businesses that create high-value jobs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2867D41CDFF443B8E4C8E50F27BD4C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to improve the safety, security, and resilience of highway freight transportation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA83B18280111438F8C85E335659DDB34"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to improve the state of good repair of the National Highway Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD89E6DD0F37474AA57E13331CC3DB48"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to use innovation and advanced technology to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the National Highway Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93F0FF73414C46E5A84C6F4E4CDB954E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to improve the economic efficiency of the National Highway Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8132D8EDF8C4755A5434CE32FF1D770"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to improve the short and long distance movement of goods that—</text> <subparagraph id="HAD4836A8199A400A8D48D8DA82FC14B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>travel across rural areas between population centers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H56B301D36AFA4AC0A3DDCD3B7AF19058"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travel between rural areas and population centers;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H380CB72E3FE34EBF9425BC311872B5EA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to improve the flexibility of States to support multi-State corridor planning and the creation of multi-State organizations to increase the ability of States to address highway freight connectivity; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF23811A6B094405E82DF72B53D792741"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement on the National Highway Freight Network.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8B8E2FD24DDC4203AF1B42F63FFD0E2C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of National Highway Freight Network</header> <paragraph id="H018C392F941A43A08904F0B9BC7092E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a National Highway Freight Network in accordance with this section to strategically direct Federal resources and policies toward improved performance of the Network.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB02273ABD7C2461493451D81B2EAE74A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Network components</header><text>The National Highway Freight Network shall consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="H980088452E924ED6ABFC7FD9EF0456A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Interstate System;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBBF44770E5E5410681A4EF9655FF3971"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">non-Interstate highway segments on the 41,000-mile comprehensive primary freight network developed by the Secretary under section 167(d) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9964FC8C01604512B173A77DDD548B96"><enum>(C)</enum><text>additional non-Interstate highway segments designated by the States under subsection (d).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2164E2BD31DD4B2B86832E2DD55EBBCE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State additions to network</header> <paragraph id="H3F72F02E54C04F1E8E231D32DB32B28E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, each State, in consultation with the State freight advisory committee, may increase the number of miles designated as part of the National Highway Freight Network by not more than 10 percent of the miles designated in that State under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) if the additional miles—</text> <subparagraph id="HF86BF25314E44C2D8A7BDBB2C5FBDD1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>close gaps between segments of the National Highway Freight Network;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC3F4E698FF814ECB84022D3EAB53C539"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish connections from the National Highway Freight Network to critical facilities for the efficient movement of freight, including ports, freight railroads, international border crossings, airports, intermodal facilities, warehouse and logistics centers, and agricultural facilities; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0AF3797003C14834BF41AC6564AE22A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are part of critical emerging freight corridors or critical commerce corridors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A10ACEF93BC4282BC7853A667890CED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Each State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H92E63687642A4D359F8510A26D46097B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary a list of the additional miles added under this subsection; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H66FB1C42DB3A4C37B47C7D7C0A7A653C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>certify that the additional miles meet the requirements of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H535E42544C0B473D927BA36219C8EB8A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Redesignation</header> <paragraph id="H64741E9A76E9401EBA6564DF1FE1C06B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redesignation by Secretary</header> <subparagraph id="H89A1DB6122B44CF7A55B8D05D45F0DEA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Effective beginning 5 years after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall redesignate the highway segments designated by the Secretary under subsection (c)(2)(B) that are on the National Highway Freight Network.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4CDF5F8758264E9289EA387188040FA0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In redesignating highway segments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—</text> <clause id="HAD51F279087C49D58B88049AECFD0914"><enum>(i)</enum><text>changes in the origins and destinations of freight movements in the United States;</text></clause> <clause id="H6C60A8D39E6C4A73B2A65EC276B60E41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>changes in the percentage of annual average daily truck traffic in the annual average daily traffic on principal arterials;</text></clause> <clause id="H967AA44DFA3347E191B33C95E7A964B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>changes in the location of key facilities;</text></clause> <clause id="HFB67024B43C94291A6206A1A773A9FB5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>critical emerging freight corridors and critical commerce corridors; and</text></clause> <clause id="HF5E09A53AE51451698915E189D1C843A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>network connectivity.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47565C1783A04E79A73DC98C1AD498E8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Each redesignation under subparagraph (A) may increase the mileage on the National Highway Freight Network designated by the Secretary by not more than 3 percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6FE90731D2A48FEA035B5794E21D07B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Redesignation by States</header> <subparagraph id="H3C6BE54154A94F1E86D41B2319E0BC7E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Effective beginning 5 years after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, and every 5 years thereafter, each State may, in consultation with the State freight advisory committee, redesignate the highway segments designated by the State under subsection (c)(2)(C) that are on the National Highway Freight Network.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C50DE3C68CB4338A8E67775DB88A58D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In redesignating highway segments under subparagraph (A), the State shall consider—</text> <clause id="HA1002316EE68476B94F034CF54E07C8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>gaps between segments of the National Highway Freight Network;</text></clause> <clause id="H3986052B97C446A6A6A73DA6FD6666C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>needed connections from the National Highway Freight Network to critical facilities for the efficient movement of freight, including ports, freight railroads, international border crossings, airports, intermodal facilities, warehouse and logistics centers, and agricultural facilities; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD4024E9FF70D4A79A06A155FEA57E426"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">critical emerging freight corridors or critical commerce corridors.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8BC48BD5BAAA45ECA7F62643ABFC059B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Each redesignation under subparagraph (A) may increase the mileage on the National Highway Freight Network designated by the State by not more than 3 percent.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD6C8EBC39B24CE585551BDACE86C042"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Resubmission</header><text>Each State, under the advisement of the State freight advisory committee, shall—</text> <clause id="H6858ADE9AE15410AA27BEA19E87C70C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary a list of the miles redesignated under this paragraph; and</text></clause> <clause id="H44B53C169B804A7CBA57C957D2379B74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certify that the redesignated miles meet the requirements of subsection (d)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6F31A70B1E6C4C068A62613D46C6CAC6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 167 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E35671C6FAB46EF98F41A250DF1A908" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">167. National highway freight policy.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HF20A06BEEE464776B0668D0CFEA5218D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1111.</enum><header>Nationally significant freight and highway projects</header> <subsection id="H4977851A8F1E4690A59A9DB48443E5B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 116 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78E253268A774BBF895711A66D7C1051" style="USC"> <section id="H45308CF808964565BEFF5666F42B1A05"><enum>117.</enum><header>Nationally significant freight and highway projects</header> <subsection id="HD6A3D7F77003484598FE48F2AEB8292E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a nationally significant freight and highway projects program to provide financial assistance for projects of national or regional significance that will—</text> <paragraph id="HFC6F6105A37B4B7E8A805FA4F7643A87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of freight and people;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAFF6FDEDD8445538015A109DEAF0B6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>generate national or regional economic benefits and an increase in the global economic competitiveness of the United States;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C48D397140240B1B9E8F0CBC9BE821E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reduce highway congestion and bottlenecks;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4160E9DB5B15450CB66E856BD748CDD1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>improve connectivity between modes of freight transportation; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H71E0AA5A39094417B905DAA5D5ABF789"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance the resiliency of critical highway infrastructure, including highway infrastructure that supports national energy security.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6C0DE118E42A4DDE95B63510294E6763"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant authority</header><text>In carrying out the program established in subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants, on a competitive basis, in accordance with this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0C4C2CBE0D9E4DAEB52E01892EAA4740"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header> <paragraph id="H76DF0E4BF74F450FB584530F21EF71E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make a grant under this section to the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H1377819145C4473A9E2C3DDD51B8531F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A State or group of States.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E7458FCE0AE4271B331E2B41C3F0D19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A metropolitan planning organization that serves an urbanized area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) with a population of more than 200,000 individuals.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBA512A7542A84A46873B6A99D119585E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A unit of local government.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFCDB5DB3A5464977ACA4658AFB4AC15D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD5EC32E98E1F4001A3632359C14F3D62"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A Federal land management agency that applies jointly with a State or group of States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A59DE884A0E4B16B97B3199800D4381"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity specified in paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines is appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H67A8DC99D99341AF8D0D22B448408000"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header> <paragraph id="H8A8BE4183D84488CA89AC03D79340213"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (h), the Secretary may make a grant under this section only for a project that—</text> <subparagraph id="H4F72F6AC49BF4023A7874C3720B15C32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is—</text> <clause id="HBA0E920917F44C6B88AD98261E253E32"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a freight project carried out on the National Highway Freight Network established under section 167 of this title;</text></clause> <clause id="H740F390333E647ABB41E5206D884937B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a highway or bridge project carried out on the National Highway System, including—</text> <subclause id="HD9398985414146EEBD3F2358DA17BE05"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a project to add capacity to the Interstate System to improve mobility; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H84B7BEE50FB24E88AA7C3DF5163BCCA5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a project in a national scenic area;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H924BE38E56C243CAA30545224DA8F048"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an intermodal or rail freight project carried out on the National Multimodal Freight Network established under section 70103 of title 49; or</text></clause> <clause id="H87EAAC1E64184880852FE21BE8280E44"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a railway-highway grade crossing or grade separation project; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C03624E196A4BFFBD2905416ADF2BC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of—</text> <clause id="H3786028280364A629AD82BBA0B5E8C42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$100,000,000; or</text></clause> <clause id="HE241BC356BEA4162B0F4C61CF9723FF1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a project—</text> <subclause id="H2CB0EF6D41C94D029D5581D1AC432C6A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>located in 1 State, 30 percent of the amount apportioned under this chapter to the State in the most recently completed fiscal year; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H41E63AAE4ECC4DE5A53CDA88C573D2CC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>located in more than 1 State, 50 percent of the amount apportioned under this chapter to the participating State with the largest apportionment under this chapter in the most recently completed fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H201DCC8D4F2542DCA4EC4B9E2904658D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H43DCB16C0671413183DE472F395D4EAC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than $500,000,000 of the amounts made available for grants under this section for fiscal years 2016 through 2021, in the aggregate, may be used to make grants for projects described in paragraph (1)(A)(iii) and such a project may only receive a grant under this section if—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H83903AA95D7944ACA0060558B2988B1B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project will make a significant improvement to freight movements on the National Highway Freight Network; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H05AF20969C47410E9E4CEC8488EE8924"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal share of the project funds only elements of the project that provide public benefits.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE359DC0A0352455390D09409EE6B82B1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitation under subparagraph (A) shall—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H7C2FE6423221452A8A67D94D9F39A8FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not apply to a railway-highway grade crossing or grade separation project; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HF0DC0CBD693A4F4999EFAA88A7FFF63B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to a multimodal project, shall apply only to the non-highway portion or portions of the project.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5FC55DE7028642C1939742F7B4A5955E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text>Grant amounts received for a project under this section may be used for—</text> <paragraph id="HA09C386A34924405A87A4DCCCDA3696B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93216C81CC0A40028426744BE97FA884"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to the land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and operational improvements.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC8F573FD5491416E93FD9E31FA246B91"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Project requirements</header><text>The Secretary may make a grant for a project described under subsection (d) only if the relevant applicant demonstrates that—</text> <paragraph id="H3BB86036881544FCA5AB507B37CC4DFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the project will generate national or regional economic, mobility, or safety benefits;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4CC692D36466421AABC2C1ABDA90D342"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the project will be cost effective;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D7E453489264776BF488057C4C093BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the project will contribute to the accomplishment of 1 or more of the national goals described under section 150 of this title;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H51E5FF7E866E45D190E88EA5612B04CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the project is based on the results of preliminary engineering;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D1903831D004DBEA5BF539B87C22AB9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>with respect to related non-Federal financial commitments—</text> <subparagraph id="H322D15C9CCB548ED9A4A8C93300D9B8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 or more stable and dependable sources of funding and financing are available to construct, maintain, and operate the project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H204105D1CBD0425A983A21BB00BF6D22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contingency amounts are available to cover unanticipated cost increases;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9C126ABB504432D8D9C89BFCC62C988"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the project cannot be easily addressed using other funding available to the project sponsor under this chapter; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F76F656E4FF4CD88F5A8C97DC3EE994"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the project is reasonably expected to begin construction not later than 18 months after the date of obligation of funds for the project.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC061E473602C4A59B9B6B478FD73545A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text>In making a grant under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text> <paragraph id="HDBD3768098094EEDB9ADDE6D161A93B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to which a project utilizes nontraditional financing, innovative design and construction techniques, or innovative technologies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A4887F819BE434284ED18640B1283E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount and source of non-Federal contributions with respect to the proposed project; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C61298B78ED40E892411A2BFD4A3967"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the need for geographic diversity among grant recipients, including the need for a balance between the needs of rural and urban communities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H061F799333A940629D146B953C740414"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reserved amounts</header> <paragraph id="HB7E3C6053DF74B8FA0E8A1DCEFE8F3C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall reserve not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for grants under this section each fiscal year to make grants for projects described in subsection (d)(1)(A) that do not satisfy the minimum threshold under subsection (d)(1)(B).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93DD3A03EEA8477E84A50B4D38FF46C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text>Each grant made under this subsection shall be in an amount that is at least $5,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5E4287311264D92BFB3D70C81DD08B2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project selection considerations</header><text>In addition to other applicable requirements, in making grants under this subsection the Secretary shall consider—</text> <subparagraph id="HED9158BCC9DB485795E91762E9DAB177"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost effectiveness of the proposed project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H52B55A8BA58B478E80FE28E1A6ACCF74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effect of the proposed project on mobility in the State and region in which the project is carried out.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD24F6D7B50D4E82BE020AAF309DA914"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Excess funding</header><text>In any fiscal year in which qualified applications for grants under this subsection will not allow for the amount reserved under paragraph (1) to be fully utilized, the Secretary shall use the unutilized amounts to make other grants under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H839E0E944C5E4FDFBBE227DB0B0CE08F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rural areas</header><text>The Secretary shall reserve not less than 20 percent of the amounts made available for grants under this section, including the amounts made available under paragraph (1), each fiscal year to make grants for projects located in rural areas.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEEA1BB3996E74A049824C4B966AF1933"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Federal share</header> <paragraph id="H12E080FDBD3A472E93C833988E685594"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project assisted with a grant under this section may not exceed 50 percent.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50A274A34267403992DE811B33B128A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>Funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(1) or 104(b)(2) may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is made under this section so long as the total amount of Federal funding for the project does not exceed 80 percent of project costs.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA5B05993A155471FA77DFEE6B4992633"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Agreements To combine amounts</header><text>Two or more entities specified in subsection (c)(1) may combine, pursuant to an agreement entered into by the entities, any part of the amounts provided to the entities from grants under this section for a project for which the relevant grants were made if—</text> <paragraph id="H32BB643179BC4A2B90FDB192E66856DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the agreement will benefit each entity entering into the agreement; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEAD40AD7AA204DCB88E5AC2098EFCBB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the agreement is not in violation of a law of any such entity.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3E6B9B04B38A4C4ABEA7241C90A9B9B1"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Treatment of freight projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a freight project carried out under this section shall be treated as if the project is located on a Federal-aid highway.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H942D25A0604C4CFEACC4710A7012ADFD"><enum>(l)</enum><header>TIFIA program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of an eligible applicant under this section, the Secretary may use amounts awarded to the entity to pay subsidy and administrative costs necessary to provide the entity Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 with respect to the project for which the grant was awarded.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCCB77ECB463542188E9FE4EC2A2E348E"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header> <paragraph id="H8488F74C91B248D6B5A6BF2650DCA6BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least 60 days before making a grant for a project under this section, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of the proposed grant. The notification shall include an evaluation and justification for the project and the amount of the proposed grant award.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B6986CF6BA34EDB950495BC93E0DE51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Congressional disapproval</header><text>The Secretary may not make a grant or any other obligation or commitment to fund a project under this section if a joint resolution is enacted disapproving funding for the project before the last day of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H352BE55B83D14D27A6A6EC072A842A4B"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Facilitating commercial waterborne transportation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or rights granted thereunder, and provided that the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) are met, a property owner may develop, construct, operate, and maintain pier, wharf, or other such load-out structures on that property and on or above adjacent beds of the navigable waters of the United States to facilitate the commercial waterborne transportation of domestic aggregate that may supply an eligible project under this section, including salt, sand, and gravel, from reserves located within ten miles of the property.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H20FAD6B67A03415CB002E1BC4BD16718"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/116">section 116</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H116D86EF9C9549C0A2202E903CDD83A4" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">117. Nationally significant freight and highway projects.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5D6FEBDED0E74E85963B3F64EA91EC01"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1301 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/101">23 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H4F0D59BFDFF44698AD3089BFBDABC951" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 165(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC914A9EE76BA47998F24CBD801D2DF78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>$150,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$158,000,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8673A75D95D400EADEA952BF5613A5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>$40,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$42,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H71399D54CE5443EDAF9857C714A02B70" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1113.</enum><header>Federal lands and tribal transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(c)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H348EEE540E2B439FB1DF99FD0EED7F98" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H74D853E1A2EF4F04BEE67D757CB247F3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tribal data collection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the data to be collected under subparagraph (A), not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year, any entity carrying out a project under the tribal transportation program under section 202 shall submit to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, based on obligations and expenditures under the tribal transportation program during the preceding fiscal year, the following data:</text> <clause id="HF7122EC49EC2464089BE2EDE43693B21"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The names of projects and activities carried out by the entity under the tribal transportation program during the preceding fiscal year.</text></clause> <clause id="HE09030E4DB8546D4A5C75EE0486601A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A description of the projects and activities identified under clause (i).</text></clause> <clause id="HFE7C485795DD42C0A5E1786D5AAB261D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The current status of the projects and activities identified under clause (i).</text></clause> <clause id="H4703A1C90FB449E487F14F87F6F0B876"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>An estimate of the number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained by the projects and activities identified under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H8443F7A4AA234D2DB151068A9B44775A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1114.</enum><header>Tribal transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(a)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>6 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>5 percent</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H6227C78747FE49ECA74DEB597848FFFB"><enum>1115.</enum><header>Federal lands transportation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD1F62E86EA08450D9D143976304A0070"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(B) by striking <quote>operation</quote> and inserting <quote>capital, operations,</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78D28413D22D43F8A96ABDA5E95FF0DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD4089A60D461409ABF84038A2A6265EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)—</text> <clause id="HBEA6F783FF62426697B5B5533CA8114B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H33F10EA8F2D940859185ADB256C67055"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (v) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5289CF38C27741049D630B5D127DD2BA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H2DA0006417164D8883DBF1EF8DD0878E" style="OLC"> <clause id="H15C950E8D04647BEB9391E5DB76D8D73"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Bureau of Reclamation; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9EACCB1092964398A4B8ED7037F28B0B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>independent Federal agencies with natural resource and land management responsibilities.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD384151861F54E94938D6A02C9AAB5D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)—</text> <clause id="H8155ED89317B4B2F8BA21C3C16D2CAE9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting <quote>performance management, including</quote> after <quote>support</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H133A87B4C742440A87955EA2153FE720"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i)(II) by striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC69F729547AD4B9B80B63A680C97D8CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(B) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H49CC23AF35F144858E169775FAF86F41" style="OLC"> <clause id="H85A5640DB7034BD0A2C72DBAE13E8ED1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The Bureau of Reclamation.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H95059FC859494AF6962C24FE0BCB301E"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Tribal transportation self-governance program</header> <subsection id="H8632D88CA40D4A0AB2618D4294BAF64E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/2">Chapter 2</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/206">section 206</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H971DE393CC7E49E59D400E0AD24B359C" style="USC"> <section id="H23DD84B4CB5349B6BC717E5C62111A7E"><enum>207.</enum><header>Tribal transportation self-governance program</header> <subsection id="HD1B0CDA132C34F508022C3D85CD26014"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to be known as the tribal transportation self-governance program. The Secretary may delegate responsibilities for administration of the program as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2AD4AE6ADD9F452D93D1F3086C313EB5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="H7C5D852029A54652AD9E362EA95124E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an Indian tribe shall be eligible to participate in the program if the Indian tribe requests participation in the program by resolution or other official action by the governing body of the Indian tribe, and demonstrates, for the preceding 3 fiscal years, financial stability and financial management capability, and transportation program management capability.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE16E2500A7CE4DAFA5E1C10B1654C7B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria for determining financial stability and financial management capacity</header><text>For the purposes of paragraph (1), evidence that, during the preceding 3 fiscal years, an Indian tribe had no uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of the Indian tribe’s self-determination contracts or self-governance funding agreements with any Federal agency shall be conclusive evidence of the required financial stability and financial management capability.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCCCD34DA9BCC46A5A474BD78CDE59A68"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for determining transportation program management capability</header><text>The Secretary shall require an Indian tribe to demonstrate transportation program management capability, including the capability to manage and complete projects eligible under this title and projects eligible under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, to gain eligibility for the program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1C0972570E0D4448B6568CADAC30B035"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compacts</header> <paragraph id="H59D5D6C94ABF4C1CBE8FDA7A55508274"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compact required</header><text>Upon the request of an eligible Indian tribe, and subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written compact with the Indian tribe for the purpose of providing for the participation of the Indian tribe in the program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAA4E8193DCE440E976CCFCCA3C880CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A compact entered into under paragraph (1) shall set forth the general terms of the government-to-government relationship between the Indian tribe and the United States under the program and other terms that will continue to apply in future fiscal years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF78217EB7FFD41398A5CE4CCE83329FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>A compact entered into with an Indian tribe under paragraph (1) may be amended only by mutual agreement of the Indian tribe and the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H96468316C1C8438598F9612EE08ECE66"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual funding agreements</header> <paragraph id="HB80F8F4134D1439A91B5F2FBF67A7236"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funding agreement required</header><text>After entering into a compact with an Indian tribe under subsection (c), the Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written annual funding agreement with the Indian tribe.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86D2B6CD00384E93A1A72B245C6D5C92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header> <subparagraph id="H0323CD1AC1A545B3A75713B379E0C6CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header> <clause id="HDC0D86DBCA91429380ADF63E9559D518"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Formula funding and discretionary grants</header><text>A funding agreement entered into with an Indian tribe shall authorize the Indian tribe, as determined by the Indian tribe, to plan, conduct, consolidate, administer, and receive full tribal share funding, tribal transit formula funding, and funding to tribes from discretionary and competitive grants administered by the Department for all programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) that are made available to Indian tribes to carry out tribal transportation programs and programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) administered by the Secretary that are otherwise available to Indian tribes.</text></clause> <clause id="H238EC26C59264912A81DB72995771BE2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfers of state funds</header> <subclause id="H7B67CEEE9D214E328B80DFAFB3D35A6A"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Inclusion of transferred funds in funding agreement</header><text>A funding agreement entered into with an Indian tribe shall include Federal-aid funds apportioned to a State under chapter 1 if the State elects to provide a portion of such funds to the Indian tribe for a project eligible under section 202(a).</text></subclause> <subclause id="H5C2C52949A5E494589FF9D7DBB371E3A"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Method for transfers</header><text>If a State elects to provide funds described in subclause (I) to an Indian tribe, the State shall transfer the funds back to the Secretary and the Secretary shall transfer the funds to the Indian tribe in accordance with this section.</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA63B79E2B1FD43FFB86398AB5B45B708"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Responsibility for transferred funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a State provides funds described in subclause (I) to an Indian tribe—</text> <item id="H63648661B18A446388994D96D247E79E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the State shall not be responsible for constructing or maintaining a project carried out using the funds or for administering or supervising the project or funds during the applicable statute of limitations period related to the construction of the project; and</text></item> <item id="HB664E8B3281E43679527F76FD7602FEC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Indian tribe shall be responsible for constructing and maintaining a project carried out using the funds and for administering and supervising the project and funds in accordance with this section during the applicable statute of limitations period related to the construction of the project.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF38E62B558CD420B863CBFDC5E32A091"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration of tribal shares</header><text>The tribal shares referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be provided without regard to the agency or office of the Department within which the program, service, function, or activity (or portion thereof) is performed.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H412E793D466D4843A56395D8BF590387"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Flexible and innovative financing</header> <clause id="HF7860976A56D4DB4A325AD9E42D12E42"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A funding agreement entered into with an Indian tribe under paragraph (1) shall include provisions pertaining to flexible and innovative financing if agreed upon by the parties.</text></clause> <clause id="H15E16956BE8E407F8D4A2BB0284F45B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header> <subclause id="HBE31B4CB302B426895EF2D4D2E6ACEF0"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Authority to issue regulations</header><text>The Secretary may issue regulations to establish the terms and conditions relating to the flexible and innovative financing provisions referred to in clause (i).</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC3BD3AD39FA344D3B44D09CC1EC3AD19"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Terms and conditions in absence of regulations</header><text>If the Secretary does not issue regulations under subclause (I), the terms and conditions relating to the flexible and innovative financing provisions referred to in clause (i) shall be consistent with—</text> <item id="H0EC8AEFD668B445FBC8A0C75750D83CF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>agreements entered into by the Department under—</text> <subitem id="HECCE6378A75C488EBBF6098A37639DF6"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>section 202(b)(7); and</text></subitem> <subitem id="HDDFAC2C097DE4729BA65A1E4F5F89B14"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 202(d)(5), as in effect before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>); or</text></subitem></item> <item id="H5A21139D4B40437FA923779B22FD27CE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>regulations of the Department of the Interior relating to flexible financing contained in part 170 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0E9000CC48942D48D2ACF4AE52949AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>A funding agreement shall set forth—</text> <subparagraph id="H48774EFC88B94F0EBE1CDFE88E34AD6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>terms that generally identify the programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) to be performed or administered by the Indian tribe; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDBF639A6D9AD42EC9F3ABA17AD282825"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for items identified in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="HCCC2A8E7D2FD4181AD7AF6F82D8450A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the general budget category assigned;</text></clause> <clause id="H464A163EF13946A4B262F96B64748FBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the funds to be provided, including those funds to be provided on a recurring basis;</text></clause> <clause id="H3207C366D6F94365920BA87AE8494D44"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the time and method of transfer of the funds;</text></clause> <clause id="H393C6003B28045559CD327A536269AD8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the responsibilities of the Secretary and the Indian tribe; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC978436F1A05436FA20E216B86C68446"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any other provision agreed to by the Indian tribe and the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDBDC6347E0424B8BB7B0AF45923B1B40"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Subsequent funding agreements</header> <subparagraph id="HCD03500D89F7468AA5FF497B6CF81C19"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Applicability of existing agreement</header><text>Absent notification from an Indian tribe that the Indian tribe is withdrawing from or retroceding the operation of 1 or more programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) identified in a funding agreement, or unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, each funding agreement shall remain in full force and effect until a subsequent funding agreement is executed.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H91C0B426A2F947F8A1630FB98AE0C408"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective date of subsequent agreement</header><text>The terms of the subsequent funding agreement shall be retroactive to the end of the term of the preceding funding agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D8A35C660904C2486BD2DCB03728D4F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consent of Indian tribe required</header><text>The Secretary shall not revise, amend, or require additional terms in a new or subsequent funding agreement without the consent of the Indian tribe that is subject to the agreement unless such terms are required by Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5DA4AE5537794C8F8979C19053FC9C5B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>General provisions</header> <paragraph id="H23E5EEDFE3F7408EAC9887AA93BCEE88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redesign and consolidation</header> <subparagraph id="H836376218F494567A24C6EAD35C349EE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe, in any manner that the Indian tribe considers to be in the best interest of the Indian community being served, may—</text> <clause id="H1B9C18B2AFDF4905B7BD71781B5AFFC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>redesign or consolidate programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) included in a funding agreement; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA657A048BEEA47268DFCA5B67283DC18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reallocate or redirect funds for such programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof), if the funds are—</text> <subclause id="HCCE9C4E15CC94A5385A346DE08903D0D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>expended on projects identified in a transportation improvement program approved by the Secretary; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8776193E354741838777192A8F185011"><enum>(II)</enum><text>used in accordance with the requirements in—</text> <item id="H1055E481F7894A2A8BA3ED5A9DD6865A"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>appropriations Acts;</text></item> <item id="H0DDDA737BF3C425ABA84DD03AC7218E8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>this title and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49; and</text></item> <item id="H6FE52BFB9E38478A87F6543B5AA7C334"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>any other applicable law.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED03D178E9B94A5DB3BADF68470572AD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if, pursuant to subsection (d), an Indian tribe receives a discretionary or competitive grant from the Secretary or receives State apportioned funds, the Indian tribe shall use the funds for the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H109DBE7AA0E04DCCAFD8AF72AA4BCF53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retrocession</header> <subparagraph id="HE703578A99EC47BB8C0F14F34BB909E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header> <clause id="HB56779568DCC4563B0AE2E4C39EF40C0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authority of Indian tribes</header><text>An Indian tribe may retrocede (fully or partially) to the Secretary programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) included in a compact or funding agreement.</text></clause> <clause id="H686CB969E1BB4EBD9A8EF8138005A855"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reassumption of remaining funds</header><text>Following a retrocession described in clause (i), the Secretary may—</text> <subclause id="H788260FC2C1D47EBB3F100288C351E01"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reassume the remaining funding associated with the retroceded programs, functions, services, and activities (or portions thereof) included in the applicable compact or funding agreement;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC2354E1C5C794E8EB637FAC28A855547"><enum>(II)</enum><text>out of such remaining funds, transfer funds associated with Department of Interior programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out transportation services provided by the Secretary of the Interior; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H500C1D5EF6144FE1BB1FDAB3BA3698D1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>distribute funds not transferred under subclause (II) in accordance with applicable law.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H4061239F81104C7F8D6FD3430D53D5C2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Correction of programs</header><text>If the Secretary makes a finding under subsection (f)(2)(B) and no funds are available under subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall not be required to provide additional funds to complete or correct any programs, functions, services, or activities (or portions thereof).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC94341F3D055496D9056D5065654641D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>Unless the Indian tribe rescinds a request for retrocession, the retrocession shall become effective within the timeframe specified by the parties in the compact or funding agreement. In the absence of such a specification, the retrocession shall become effective on—</text> <clause id="HD46269A7EB4A4440BDCA9D6569A2BC52"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the earlier of—</text> <subclause id="HDDE9F19931194329BCCEED959F6EB56C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 year after the date of submission of the request; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB154FD684CF8400D9C00B22E140F7AD1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date on which the funding agreement expires; or</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H8570E377E1754EF7B046FFE746AAAA53"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such date as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties and, with respect to Department of the Interior programs, functions, services, and activities (or portions thereof), the Secretary of the Interior.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD8B8BE029D864268BA227D4CE018556F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Provisions relating to Secretary</header> <paragraph id="H437E257ED9DD42C397BB6CC17927B090"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Decisionmaker</header><text>A decision that relates to an appeal of the rejection of a final offer by the Department shall be made either—</text> <subparagraph id="HBF25DA6451EF4ECAA1B6E4139ABC1EA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by an official of the Department who holds a position at a higher organizational level within the Department than the level of the departmental agency in which the decision that is the subject of the appeal was made; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0524D497B6D24B67BDF71920BF753A29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by an administrative judge.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCBFE5A50C40C4F2CA6F19A1C44B8B8F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of compact or funding agreement</header> <subparagraph id="H84F0537B64974859899ACEDC8CA7226D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority to terminate</header> <clause id="H73D6459689FA44FEBB664B82F766309C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Provision to be included in compact or funding agreement</header><text>A compact or funding agreement shall include a provision authorizing the Secretary, if the Secretary makes a finding described in subparagraph (B), to—</text> <subclause id="H240CE87023BD4F81A700B5933F1E38B4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>terminate the compact or funding agreement (or a portion thereof); and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD7B8A1DD6A534335804D298795DBDF97"><enum>(II)</enum><text>reassume the remaining funding associated with the reassumed programs, functions, services, and activities included in the compact or funding agreement.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HF3A67629D8A7473C9BC375CA3F270555"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfers of funds</header><text>Out of any funds reassumed under clause (i)(II), the Secretary may transfer the funds associated with Department of the Interior programs, functions, services, and activities (or portions thereof) to the Secretary of the Interior to provide continued transportation services in accordance with applicable law.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H957EAF4BD3334587BE5DAC42741FC6F4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Findings resulting in termination</header><text>The finding referred to in subparagraph (A) is a specific finding of—</text> <clause id="H5534CD705BF04A43AC6A2773E63E5BD2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>imminent jeopardy to a trust asset, natural resources, or public health and safety that is caused by an act or omission of the Indian tribe and that arises out of a failure to carry out the compact or funding agreement, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></clause> <clause id="H5F562C6B111347E8A908BCABC6B5C4BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>gross mismanagement with respect to funds or programs transferred to the Indian tribe under the compact or funding agreement, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department, as appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAFFF92C138DE4D07B489A13C8B68508C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The Secretary shall not terminate a compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) unless—</text> <clause id="H6B0F34ED49084D35AA11A7B95BF5D6AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary has first provided written notice and a hearing on the record to the Indian tribe that is subject to the compact or funding agreement; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB3EFD70DD7B54C8A92CF26DB32905F72"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Indian tribe has not taken corrective action to remedy the mismanagement of funds or programs or the imminent jeopardy to a trust asset, natural resource, or public health and safety.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5A719AD976A74AAAB30FDCD3C0248A36"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Exception</header> <clause id="H41BA832E2D9640B3A27F819ACB97193E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), the Secretary, upon written notification to an Indian tribe that is subject to a compact or funding agreement, may immediately terminate the compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) if—</text> <subclause id="H6936012D56254B559949825F34B6472A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary makes a finding of imminent substantial and irreparable jeopardy to a trust asset, natural resource, or public health and safety; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE94CFCD865A248709A6A02E90C568772"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the jeopardy arises out of a failure to carry out the compact or funding agreement.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HF11DD377BBFC4A3391EAFEF3DE59D326"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>If the Secretary terminates a compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) under clause (i), the Secretary shall provide the Indian tribe subject to the compact or agreement with a hearing on the record not later than 10 days after the date of such termination.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95A862791F1B4A089DB0CE85DD7A8FCF"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Burden of proof</header><text>In any hearing or appeal involving a decision to terminate a compact or funding agreement (or portion thereof) under this paragraph, the Secretary shall have the burden of proof in demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence the validity of the grounds for the termination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA9DE41D8C7984F498B70142011D31820"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost principles</header><text>In administering funds received under this section, an Indian tribe shall apply cost principles under the applicable Office of Management and Budget circular, except as modified by section 450j–1 of title 25, other provisions of law, or by any exemptions to applicable Office of Management and Budget circulars subsequently granted by the Office of Management and Budget. No other audit or accounting standards shall be required by the Secretary. Any claim by the Federal Government against the Indian tribe relating to funds received under a funding agreement based on any audit conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of section 450j–1(f) of title 25.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEEF02530104F4E6F8C5866E384B8134A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funds to an Indian tribe under a funding agreement in an amount equal to—</text> <paragraph id="H25D4278EBB0E4059B10E50BE8C6DC35F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the sum of the funding that the Indian tribe would otherwise receive for the program, function, service, or activity in accordance with a funding formula or other allocation method established under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD9BD159C860462D9BB9379C521A59C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4BF4EA6D9FCB477C8297414BD9F4C7BD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Construction programs</header> <paragraph id="H5A32DFE5A1D04681B424325A9DAFD4C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>Construction projects carried out under programs administered by an Indian tribe with funds transferred to the Indian tribe pursuant to a funding agreement entered into under this section shall be constructed pursuant to the construction program standards set forth in applicable regulations or as specifically approved by the Secretary (or the Secretary’s designee).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB412CCEB5E074EC9979B668B176EB875"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>Construction programs shall be monitored by the Secretary in accordance with applicable regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7EAE8656F94445188C8869C7C89C403D"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Facilitation</header> <paragraph id="HC6C2B39BC80747AF96D5A7DDCBEBEDC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretarial interpretation</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary shall interpret all Federal laws, Executive orders, and regulations in a manner that will facilitate—</text> <subparagraph id="H40AA840979894F29845B75F0E2E6C6DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the inclusion of programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) and funds associated therewith, in compacts and funding agreements; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA468D8475144478F857B874AF925447B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the implementation of the compacts and funding agreements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE531329E2B794A5E8E532D1B7BB23C52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulation waiver</header> <subparagraph id="H93A65C3148D4436F9A366F2A009C05E3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe may submit to the Secretary a written request to waive application of a regulation promulgated under this section with respect to a compact or funding agreement. The request shall identify the regulation sought to be waived and the basis for the request.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CFA52992DB04FCB95EDF9328EB214F9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approvals and denials</header> <clause id="H5F8DC2748608498A9C8D45A367A3AE0D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of a written request under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall approve or deny the request in writing.</text></clause> <clause id="H3693C72CF5A046E29316185FF2A21021"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary shall review any application by an Indian tribe for a waiver bearing in mind increasing opportunities for using flexible policy approaches at the Indian tribal level.</text></clause> <clause id="H5079A22817FD4F1E8F842FF002B92E41"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Deemed approval</header><text>If the Secretary does not approve or deny a request submitted under subparagraph (A) on or before the last day of the 90-day period referred to in clause (i), the request shall be deemed approved.</text></clause> <clause id="H9F066AD712FD401BB8C9680F95CF1E1F"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Denials</header><text>If the application for a waiver is not granted, the agency shall provide the applicant with the reasons for the denial as part of the written response required in clause (i).</text></clause> <clause id="HB9A0119583B0468FAAD0614E7A9592CC"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Finality of decisions</header><text>A decision by the Secretary under this subparagraph shall be final for the Department.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3AFA54714A1246918D7CEC271B8F3089"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Disclaimers</header> <paragraph id="H0C1264FB581D4F7DB31B35FAAEA682A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Existing authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the election of an Indian tribe, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H81A0A550E24B469A90915C537F62C1EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain current tribal transportation program funding agreements and program agreements; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE741350E8614161B65BB013EDEE7675"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into new agreements under the authority of section 202(b)(7).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF073857BF6D4476E9D9B92C322134F66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to impair or diminish the authority of the Secretary under section 202(b)(7).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE0CC8027583D4E4D879B9C20860CA26B"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Applicability of Indian self-Determination and education assistance act</header><text>Except to the extent in conflict with this section (as determined by the Secretary), the following provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act shall apply to compact and funding agreements (except that any reference to the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Health and Human Services in such provisions shall be treated as a reference to the Secretary of Transportation):</text> <paragraph id="HC451B04BD42C4941AFFE03A323085981"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Subsections (a), (b), (d), (g), and (h) of section 506 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-5">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–5</external-xref>), relating to general provisions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7709F294C56A4AA18F4ECA88F2B4CA8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subsections (b) through (e) and (g) of section 507 of such Act (25 U.S.C.458aaa–6), relating to provisions relating to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1225A3DC15B9449E9AEBD147F19B522B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), and (k) of section 508 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-7">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–7</external-xref>), relating to transfer of funds.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC23A41F1F3FE44D48ABFE31BCEB8186F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 510 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-9">25 U.S.C. 458aaa-9</external-xref>), relating to Federal procurement laws and regulations.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1DE5637BEA640F8A203AC965A28DFA8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 511 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-10">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–10</external-xref>), relating to civil actions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF0440B51A5694611A204D0C2C80DDCA1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (c) through (f) of section 512 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-11">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–11</external-xref>), relating to facilitation, except that subsection (c)(1) of that section shall be applied by substituting <quote>transportation facilities and other facilities</quote> for <quote>school buildings, hospitals, and other facilities</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5D5E9F391F5341A6B7B5EA7A9E150AF5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Subsections (a) and (b) of section 515 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-14">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–14</external-xref>), relating to disclaimers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H25D5B20A87A24D18AA2B6BB1C4B016D2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Subsections (a) and (b) of section 516 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-15">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–15</external-xref>), relating to application of title I provisions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDEFF2717D1D8445AA501C7CABD763977"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 518 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458aaa-17">25 U.S.C. 458aaa–17</external-xref>), relating to appeals.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3DC38CA5A2D4470BA9CEB5E03A7D6A4E"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Definitions</header> <paragraph id="H74FE5182E6EE4E148705EFEB6F00EB2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply (except as otherwise expressly provided):</text> <subparagraph id="HC2D985A6D6F34F90B33198668CBA15B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Compact</header><text>The term <term>compact</term> means a compact between the Secretary and an Indian tribe entered into under subsection (c).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H159E82B78BD64791B19AD09483DF0D37"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Transportation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H05D4FC67E9F44D059E2F1B26887D2ABE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>eligible Indian tribe</term> means an Indian tribe that is eligible to participate in the program, as determined under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBCADFA5DB42B40328921A93670667BAB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Funding agreement</header><text>The term <term>funding agreement</term> means a funding agreement between the Secretary and an Indian tribe entered into under subsection (d).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B4806B42A5249F48FE2C09412DC4B0A"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/479a">25 U.S.C. 479a</external-xref>). In any case in which an Indian tribe has authorized another Indian tribe, an intertribal consortium, or a tribal organization to plan for or carry out programs, services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) on its behalf under this part, the authorized Indian tribe, intertribal consortium, or tribal organization shall have the rights and responsibilities of the authorizing Indian tribe (except as otherwise provided in the authorizing resolution or in this title). In such event, the term <term>Indian tribe</term> as used in this part shall include such other authorized Indian tribe, intertribal consortium, or tribal organization.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4F7157CBFA3403392426CAB26009CA2"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the tribal transportation self-governance program established under this section.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD51C25DDD67D4E8B9C4A61AF3FBF180D"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0ACC1458897C4990808AE8E47354355D"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Transportation programs</header><text>The term <term>transportation programs</term> means all programs administered or financed by the Department under this title and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6BE406F08F8244BFA2E81FE4071610F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of other definitions</header><text>In this section, the definitions set forth in sections 4 and 505 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>; 458aaa) apply, except as otherwise expressly provided in this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H247612B8B40C460F9AD31417D0F4A3D3"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Regulations</header> <paragraph id="H8EDA893019EE4191B5CD715392522DEB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="HD879B94162654F9ABEE209743E648295"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Promulgation</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, the Secretary shall initiate procedures under subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5 to negotiate and promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5A3A28A1FE59400BA5628774F19EBB5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication of proposed regulations</header><text>Proposed regulations to implement this section shall be published in the Federal Register by the Secretary not later than 21 months after such date of enactment.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA98691D4F5CA471A98188CEE54E47E44"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Expiration of authority</header><text>The authority to promulgate regulations under paragraph (1) shall expire 30 months after such date of enactment.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF470F5499984EA38E045ED7C8EABDC7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Extension of deadlines</header><text>A deadline set forth in paragraph (1)(B) or (1)(C) may be extended up to 180 days if the negotiated rulemaking committee referred to in paragraph (2) concludes that the committee cannot meet the deadline and the Secretary so notifies the appropriate committees of Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H907E92668F6D4A59A3E42EED0BEEF0F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Committee</header> <subparagraph id="H195914938622415B9F4DE1D3741087F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A negotiated rulemaking committee established pursuant to section 565 of title 5 to carry out this subsection shall have as its members only Federal and tribal government representatives, a majority of whom shall be nominated by and be representatives of Indian tribes with funding agreements under this title.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HABD92FC173D3436782428588489E9417"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The committee shall confer with, and accommodate participation by, representatives of Indian tribes, inter-tribal consortia, tribal organizations, and individual tribal members.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HABA94BE4FA074541A1AB314C77D2D575"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Adaptation of procedures</header><text>The Secretary shall adapt the negotiated rulemaking procedures to the unique context of self-governance and the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Indian tribes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDF988C5E77F447796E6AA7365261D89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>The lack of promulgated regulations shall not limit the effect of this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE40B430ABCBB461284474AE3F7E02093"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of circulars, policies, manuals, guidance, and rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless expressly agreed to by the participating Indian tribe in the compact or funding agreement, the participating Indian tribe shall not be subject to any agency circular, policy, manual, guidance, or rule adopted by the Department, except regulations promulgated under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H1BB6E6AC221040DDAA986ADEDF79F1C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 206 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H334B75548AF34BA89E59B578C817E3EA" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">207. Tribal transportation self-governance program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H2A103C25F69741AF8AF5BABA1BE308AF"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Emergency relief</header> <subsection id="H2AFBA0C6363B4ECFBC2AD5BAFD841EC3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Section 125(d)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD7DECCF6EC9043F5AC7135EE496D1642"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE82FF7D4F4D465E95CBFDE34B7CD6F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE4FFA5DBB0384D67A67732B37F8E040E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H610F9881C68F427ABF102BFBEB0ED2E1" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HF29FF807FF034AAFAADEBACAA1B1D0A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>projects eligible for assistance under this section located on Federal lands transportation facilities or other federally owned roads that are open to public travel (as defined in subsection (e)).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0E6FA90AE0E945EFAD6FC5DAC89A82AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 125(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H1271CE947B55464591BB853D65B3217D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H2EA0FAE5ADD14D7C80A721CFCD09E1F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text> <subparagraph id="HA95B4878D8A649F082AF25DE271B1C3C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Open to public travel</header><text>The term <term>open to public travel</term> means, with respect to a road, that, except during scheduled periods, extreme weather conditions, or emergencies, the road—</text> <clause id="HECC64A28131942899F39C2A1A28CCEBA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is maintained;</text></clause> <clause id="H1C95278831BF4586A9DEC86AEAF0D69B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is open to the general public; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9DD31080CD23466F92FBF3AD817918D5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>can accommodate travel by a standard passenger vehicle, without restrictive gates or prohibitive signs or regulations, other than for general traffic control or restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22348B13F2D64782A4C3B961DA531B43"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standard passenger vehicle</header><text>The term <term>standard passenger vehicle</term> means a vehicle with 6 inches of clearance from the lowest point of the frame, body, suspension, or differential to the ground.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H964E2E4E37E842FFB49DA4FF8A281E28" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Highway use tax evasion projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 143(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H72CBBDEEE48B47E587159FD105DB06BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DF4128B4A1B45068CC755D79EFF3484" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H737F4DED5B0947AD86FA30980F38B314"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From administrative funds made available under section 104(a), the Secretary may deduct such sums as are necessary, not to exceed $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, to carry out this section.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H98D384DEC2CF4B3EA0E90BF8559378C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading for paragraph (8) by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">block grant</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">surface transportation</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFC0DE05263C4E4CA6E633ED70755CFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (9) by inserting <quote>, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate</quote> after <quote>the Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H2A0CD22FAD0641EE98C200CFB45478BD"><enum>1119.</enum><header>Bundling of bridge projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H90E32B828835440B8F6F36201313C5AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)(A) by striking <quote>the natural condition of the bridge</quote> and inserting <quote>the natural condition of the water</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79C3468BB2D84E7CB73DCE32A46E4E12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD165095A997E49E8A0D9C86F853CB796"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (i) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE3C7D5067EC440E2BDD470B23CC3500A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA4D97AF4B2364115B92E5A0FE5D7C8C1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Bundling of bridge projects</header> <paragraph id="HAA910DAE6A0F4F1C948F74F0539A2531"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this subsection is to save costs and time by encouraging States to bundle multiple bridge projects as 1 project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE647FC9434714656909230D5FA225531"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means an entity eligible to carry out a bridge project under section 119 or 133.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H533A577669BA4A7FB9993FD2F0075823"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bundling of bridge projects</header><text>An eligible entity may bundle 2 or more similar bridge projects that are—</text> <subparagraph id="H764064E08F33487C98D632628CEC071E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eligible projects under section 119 or 133;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE06A09447B341FEB47FDDEC030C4227"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">included as a bundled project in a transportation improvement program under section 134(j) or a statewide transportation improvement program under section 135, as applicable; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D4158F2A24D4ABF918E550086D46BDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>awarded to a single contractor or consultant pursuant to a contract for engineering and design or construction between the contractor and an eligible entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H61C77B5D11444E1DB3D6CDE7F7393436"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Itemization</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), a bundling of bridge projects under this subsection may be listed as—</text> <subparagraph id="H7B41DCF2E04240ABBCA1C23A87BD5F80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 project for purposes of sections 134 and 135; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2ACB490BDC6B4D3090B22A9C69D37D82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a single project within the applicable bundle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H560B54E0DEE243219263DDB0929BFF9E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Financial characteristics</header><text>Projects bundled under this subsection shall have the same financial characteristics, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H67E010CE7DDB41E3A99353E9D7746BD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the same funding category or subcategory; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H843A8106AAF84A9F9557FA3741C8F8E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the same Federal share.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB84C82575B1E498AA024E234DA4A2FE4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Engineering cost reimbursement</header><text>The provisions of section 102(b) do not apply to projects carried out under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H948B0215CE7B4EE5B61D5A0219564A84"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(2), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, by striking <quote>104(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>104(b)(2)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HE6DA05305D0C480F96E44A2F7F4307FE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1120.</enum><header>Tribal High Priority Projects program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">23 U.S.C. 202</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H136A52898A054FD0B4D793D8E2A4553C"><enum>1121.</enum><header>Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>2013 and 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2016 through 2021</quote>.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H936CC474CBFB41A2B2D0ABEFA065303C"><enum>B</enum><header>Planning and Performance Management</header> <section id="H94F258B38FFB468BB7ADD5E69050909D"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Metropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HE9C81DF7E8AE4003867DEEA71153BFD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>and bicycle transportation facilities</quote> and inserting <quote>, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D66ABD90C1249A49A769101B94686B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="H555000775CD445228341DC08002FFFC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB4DD4C3E77F34E50908D6C4887EB92C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H5513DE7C561B4C5CBA641702A95CD277" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HD9F34CA60E874BF286D32F175FD78696"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation</header> <subparagraph id="HCFDEFD97A7FE42998705E8356099A97E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Designation or selection of officials or representatives under paragraph (2) shall be determined by the metropolitan planning organization according to the bylaws or enabling statute of the organization.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7EB281DD1A07410F80751386D6DF0563"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public transportation representative</header><text>Subject to the bylaws or enabling statute of the metropolitan planning organization, a representative of a provider of public transportation may also serve as a representative of a local municipality.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H964256FEA3BE439593BE19791ECDB344"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Powers of certain officials</header><text>An official described in paragraph (2)(B) shall have responsibilities, actions, duties, voting rights, and any other authority commensurate with other officials described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H21693F59FDA24BA7A658EC096715332B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) as so redesignated by striking <quote>paragraph (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (6)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F138969BB0D4043B824FAE278D83737"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(4)(B), by striking <quote>subsection (d)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)(6)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0085C2D8AD854FEEB8F97495560F5A56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(3)(A), by inserting <quote>tourism, natural disaster risk reduction,</quote> after <quote>economic development,</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7D420FD17F2428DBB498BE77E100D7C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB15936715283403F9D0106ADE6F1E741"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H3B0BD071327C46AEBE4AAB18CD6F743D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H0EB2827AE06743F485D6A3655F7EB6F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB4949E3F7217461BBE53322C5ACD9B77"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD8F36D6D2DBC4E0CB7081FFBEED5705E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HF83809FB7E6F4EE68A584124B7D06CE4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the reliance and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts of surface transportation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBDE89CEECA244215A90F6CD67E69BB84"><enum>(J)</enum><text>enhance travel and tourism.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED8DF7F4D8734153B084CCFB5BE4C2F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>and in section 5301(c) of title 49</quote> and inserting <quote>and the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B0F78E8E79D42878B343CA318F0006B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE2C0588B498B4C3CB83F4AB245EBF507"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A)(i) by striking <quote>transit,</quote> and inserting <quote>public transportation facilities, intercity bus facilities,</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8349E380C0DE472C9DE8325242C5DDBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(A)—</text> <clause id="HFC5060FB2D4D4C93A69A82730655BA0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>public ports,</quote> before <quote>freight shippers,</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H987640736B42495A8CE0749F4D7D16C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program)</quote> after <quote>private providers of transportation</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22F9C879088142D9BA3E53D0C4D8EAAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>paragraph (2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)(E)</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F669D13F9574901B8BEA6DE9FE83615"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(3)—</text> <subparagraph id="H18614517F6F44BE48DA468C3E768AB28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program), job access projects,</quote> after <quote>reduction</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8754E1D64F974AC8A6059438F7D57C1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD723F0669C5648798C27B1BE73C87246" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HC9EAB252923B4FB39B2732F7B3541880"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Congestion management plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A metropolitan planning organization with a transportation management area may develop a plan that includes projects and strategies that will be considered in the TIP of such metropolitan planning organization. Such plan shall—</text> <clause id="H7513895D9A9D423B8A024947BB0D99D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop regional goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled during peak commuting hours and improve transportation connections between areas with high job concentration and areas with high concentrations of low-income households;</text></clause> <clause id="H552A0A09BBA74D8C8E41F9C12D1C4990"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify existing public transportation services, employer-based commuter programs, and other existing transportation services that support access to jobs in the region; and</text></clause> <clause id="H07B5F96565114AE2AFDA75463569F1B6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify proposed projects and programs to reduce congestion and increase job access opportunities.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H625EA26427BC498D8F421AD64D2DEDAD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>In developing the plan under subparagraph (C), a metropolitan planning organization shall consult with employers, private and nonprofit providers of public transportation, transportation management organizations, and organizations that provide job access reverse commute projects or job-related services to low-income individuals.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4ABAAA7355D645EE8958BBC1ADB6A0E8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB9129EE4E94F414BA03714CB72DBEDF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by adding a period at the end of paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B7215A945C442EDADF12F0A52854223"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D) by striking <quote>of less than 200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>with a population of 200,000 or less</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H790084DE6C714B30A59ACD0881DE42E1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (n)(1) by inserting <quote>49</quote> after <quote>chapter 53 of title</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DD706C43DDB4DDFA7DA0E699992A5C5"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subsection (p) by striking <quote>Funds set aside under section 104(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HA25D65551F50434EBE3BB952425729EC"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 135 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H67DBEB2FA9F64F18B71BF2895500A434"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) by striking <quote>and bicycle transportation facilities</quote> and inserting, <quote>, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H039F18F2B39F486BA18852A52253BAE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="HACEC38F0AA4345268404F1A34C04934C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H39936E6DFE3E4FC68E19281B556BA241"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H722B63DF771E479BB8128A589C5AFAF4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause> <clause id="H91BC01F277514E0EB64E1FACA0C5B359"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8B4B995026154FF582019D2E1393027E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H0AA47208B6644E12A67A3A4E163D665B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the reliance and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate stormwater impacts of surface transportation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC7CB3B1AD544568B2E0B6A6B258EA65"><enum>(J)</enum><text>enhance travel and tourism.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB0A929F8057643FDA9C6F72D6472FB38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H9DB14E0327864C3AAE6CFF17E44DE457"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and in section 5301(c) of title 49</quote> and inserting <quote>and the general purposes described in section 5301 of title 49</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H9D175A3BC35143B49E4E459B52C729DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking <quote>urbanized</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HCC9C51EB808F4B2797DAC0CC503CDBEE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>urbanized</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H305FE43779374759B22BBD769AF85426"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text> <subparagraph id="HAAB6960CC1B14AE9BC8341720B7CE99F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)—</text> <clause id="H88C90E3DF84E443DAEF3BFE99F219D34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>public ports,</quote> before <quote>freight shippers,</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H164C5B0DE03643529E4989F5408DC752"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program)</quote> after <quote>private providers of transportation</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0EBA1DB3FCB44E2B85EA9F104A3FA5F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>should</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H33BEF6A45B114554A3AF1B84113E727D"><enum>C</enum><header>Acceleration of Project Delivery</header> <section id="H2D3D673FE5E24715BAD2A63B53FD62F2"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites</header> <subsection id="H992AB105978548B086677E9D962FAA37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highways</header><text>Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B8ECD62E0BE46718F374A0029BFFF42" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H7B9449BE37394F72ABF6B41FDBEC0C39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites</header> <paragraph id="H4B6A3E0665AA4EB8A6364158AA85A929"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HAF5D464F00AE4EC19E63D6654F1545E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>align, to the maximum extent practicable, with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>) and section 306108 of title 54, including implementing regulations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E50B300CE3544C381D84A7A1ED374FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Executive Director of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Council</quote>) to establish procedures to satisfy the requirements described in subparagraph (A) (including regulations).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9986ADD293E7482AA82E8F9396542448"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Avoidance alternative analysis</header> <subparagraph id="HCAEAB5C58FFA4FE5B973DAA90FEDEF90"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If, in an analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary determines that there is no feasible or prudent alternative to avoid use of a historic site, the Secretary may—</text> <clause id="H979FAFB1F74A49F289CEBE1E4ED51E58"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include the determination of the Secretary in the analysis required under that Act;</text></clause> <clause id="HF1F8BDCF6F204B68BBB20E193C0189D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide a notice of the determination to—</text> <subclause id="H0EE8E8339BD64FED949BE32EE0E0FFC1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each applicable State historic preservation officer and tribal historic preservation officer;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE8BB816376484CA4847D6D6635CAF17A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Council, if the Council is participating in the consultation process under section 306108 of title 54; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H575C50D11EAE449FBC8395C8EC60BF74"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H93A83EC036A2403ABD81A3B06BBA3F1B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>request from the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior a concurrence that the determination is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of subsection (a)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9C927603F52142A09960E315717AFDA6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Concurrence</header><text>If the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior each provide a concurrence requested under subparagraph (A)(iii), no further analysis under subsection (a)(1) shall be required.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H03915D383F5E4C768558DA5266232F0F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>A notice of a determination, together with each relevant concurrence to that determination, under subparagraph (A) shall be—</text> <clause id="H7EBA3F6049C14893AF28E7B386B4A333"><enum>(i)</enum><text>included in the record of decision or finding of no significant impact of the Secretary; and</text></clause> <clause id="H50B94FB1393F435CBA2A3C3C54218CA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>posted on an appropriate Federal Web site by not later than 3 days after the date of receipt by the Secretary of all concurrences requested under subparagraph (A)(iii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H878732F9F96043258F63259BFAFEC5B4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aligning historical reviews</header> <subparagraph id="H2CC9FFE3C87C49BDA6449218E28476BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary, the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior concur that no feasible and prudent alternative exists as described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may provide to the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior notice of the intent of the Secretary to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a)(2) through the consultation requirements of section 306108 of title 54.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1EFF5C13DE0D4BC09DEDBCCCED18B7D4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Satisfaction of conditions</header><text>To satisfy the requirements of subsection (a)(2), each individual described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall concur in the treatment of the applicable historic site described in the memorandum of agreement or programmatic agreement developed under section 306108 of title 54.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5FAC97B430E74E08A6029263CC3E6811"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public transportation</header><text>Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36F9036F4BE0400D9B29AA60F34859AC" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H979BF2C67E224B95956D83557D6BC0AE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Satisfaction of requirements for certain historic sites</header> <paragraph id="H426374D94C8D495C9155947A64184512"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H3EAE6AB449854412A120C76CCF82F7E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>align, to the maximum extent practicable, the requirements of this section with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>) and section 306108 of title 54, including implementing regulations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H76D1B72E04284CCC8B55D41185FF7261"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Executive Director of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Council</quote>) to establish procedures to satisfy the requirements described in subparagraph (A) (including regulations).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEE741149F8454D3CAB0B1C34798A9F12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Avoidance alternative analysis</header> <subparagraph id="H1E68C0685C2B46F68BB119D9AD1567E3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If, in an analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4231">42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary determines that there is no feasible or prudent alternative to avoid use of a historic site, the Secretary may—</text> <clause id="H3975305C5AD542C1A6AF9400D0AE958D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include the determination of the Secretary in the analysis required under that Act;</text></clause> <clause id="H1915A77C4BCA4F4D8B5EBA91D7EBBDE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide a notice of the determination to—</text> <subclause id="H34E5EC5F447B48DDABDC84A24715A6CF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each applicable State historic preservation officer and tribal historic preservation officer;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HEDEF864DC198400FA5D1BDAE503E0608"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Council, if the Council is participating in the consultation process under section 306108 of title 54; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD247797E680142C6B08CEFA245AD9DB5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H1E9E3FE4190E466F9D9283D12D6338B4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>request from the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior a concurrence that the determination is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of subsection (c)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6EC137AB87E743F194FDE46FE234F99A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Concurrence</header><text>If the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior each provide a concurrence requested under subparagraph (A)(iii), no further analysis under subsection (a)(1) shall be required.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3298333EA3AE4721BC599261E6F56056"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>A notice of a determination, together with each relevant concurrence to that determination, under subparagraph (A) shall be—</text> <clause id="H7E6714FF2AF84182A81B75BD6290B729"><enum>(i)</enum><text>included in the record of decision or finding of no significant impact of the Secretary; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD8EDAB59239E4FA3A1E2FA5FE84ADBED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>posted on an appropriate Federal Web site by not later than 3 days after the date of receipt by the Secretary of all concurrences requested under subparagraph (A)(iii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2F5BCB2D2AF4D86B5C61DDDCAB39299"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aligning historical reviews</header> <subparagraph id="H9005735AA01A41B592263E7880E1DE10"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary, the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior concur that no feasible and prudent alternative exists as described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may provide to the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior notice of the intent of the Secretary to satisfy the requirements of subsection (c)(2) through the consultation requirements of section 306108 of title 54.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9AEE1E3E662842A9922E5A3C96D2CAED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Satisfaction of conditions</header><text>To satisfy the requirements of subsection (c)(2), the applicable preservation officer, the Council, and the Secretary of the Interior shall concur in the treatment of the applicable historic site described in the memorandum of agreement or programmatic agreement developed under section 306108 of title 54.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H0AB0CF5331064602B67DF2C3838F9027"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Treatment of improvements to rail and transit under preservation requirements</header> <subsection id="H41FD7EB6FDC54761936553581FCCA36E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 23 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF5177D634784462A631C5C63AF0427B" style="USC"> <subsection id="HC3A58E5A394F46BA8D790EA7FFE5EBC7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rail and transit</header> <paragraph id="HB42E4FBB74154B438156CBFF002FCB34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Improvements to, or the maintenance, rehabilitation, or operation of, railroad or rail transit lines or elements thereof that are in use or were historically used for the transportation of goods or passengers shall not be considered a use of a historic site under subsection (a), regardless of whether the railroad or rail transit line or element thereof is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50F21F2606F04345B0E1F7B61993AD24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header> <subparagraph id="HE411F6001DAD438088CAA3791A3CA5DE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</text> <clause id="H1F5B712A4A8E42D09082EF77EA1AF92D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>stations; or</text></clause> <clause id="H9D040896430D40899C416348395019F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bridges or tunnels located on—</text> <subclause id="HAC84AC73388041EA92FE52CABC35CBB6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>railroad lines that have been abandoned; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD43AFCAF801446C6BB6BA384F0AA9406"><enum>(II)</enum><text>transit lines that are not in use.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1AF0EF3C429145E2B8CA4FAE0ED047B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clarification with respect to certain bridges and tunnels</header><text>The bridges and tunnels referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) do not include bridges or tunnels located on railroad or transit lines—</text> <clause id="H1DA654BD08B14FE5BA8B21CE693B10A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>over which service has been discontinued; or</text></clause> <clause id="H11BFC216C0834D17835248F06D706D4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that have been railbanked or otherwise reserved for the transportation of goods or passengers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCE80DCF652624A11AB8FB34C5E056B59"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 49 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="H59F7995ABDAE4857A7C4AB519223F5EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (d), (e), and (f)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H636ED64D5DA14D50852A4B39921B83C2"><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="H0C10A3119DE3447089E851E2AF2C42E6" style="USC"> <subsection id="HC4B297BF46D24E08A95A5D43FEE7CCF4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rail and transit</header> <paragraph id="H9FB7099EFC7545F5AD2239F7AD6A3D44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Improvements to, or the maintenance, rehabilitation, or operation of, railroad or rail transit lines or elements thereof that are in use or were historically used for the transportation of goods or passengers shall not be considered a use of a historic site under subsection (c), regardless of whether the railroad or rail transit line or element thereof is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FF9B6BA561E4F2FAB54B9EFAF35E600"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header> <subparagraph id="HC4678CB5F4874EBE93E461DC9A5F375D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</text> <clause id="H738A65C2C4FE47BEB8937046710E5B2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>stations; or</text></clause> <clause id="H10A1D5A8DCB74936BD69496F9CDAC2AA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bridges or tunnels located on—</text> <subclause id="HBE9767AE5A974FDEB4E0E040D902B0F8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>railroad lines that have been abandoned; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC18F7324ABEE4A5F8BC81E2879240548"><enum>(II)</enum><text>transit lines that are not in use.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7616F66254634F5581D4FC0BFFF364ED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clarification with respect to certain bridges and tunnels</header><text>The bridges and tunnels referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) do not include bridges or tunnels located on railroad or transit lines—</text> <clause id="HADA381D125EE46E98C4B494DA2AF7855"><enum>(i)</enum><text>over which service has been discontinued; or</text></clause> <clause id="H1A85A23A6BBC477FAF6BB1B60A4DE4D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that have been railbanked or otherwise reserved for the transportation of goods or passengers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE349AFC5F98C41C8888073B95FF63743"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Clarification of transportation environmental authorities</header> <subsection id="HCC173D29D15E45D28C8BF8B18EE3D6C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 23 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2F832C4FD2247A7ACCD1A66A24DB74E" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H1EAADABAC84740E5995215D5384D2D39"><enum>(e)</enum><header>References to past transportation environmental authorities</header> <paragraph id="H4D1930C8B5E64F30AA117436186BE68E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 4(f) requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this section are commonly referred to as section 4(f) requirements (see section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/670">Public Law 89–670</external-xref>; 80 Stat. 934) as in effect before the repeal of that section).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79159DC7BC1446DE9E115E128E6B5720"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 106 requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of section 306108 of title 54 are commonly referred to as section 106 requirements (see section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/665">Public Law 89–665</external-xref>; 80 Stat. 915) as in effect before the repeal of that section).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCAA82BE846D3427BA05E4CD54C16541A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 49 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC8EDBF913D84DEC9C09BE04B3F51295" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H99DB79426D21424BBF0D88BC23713750"><enum>(g)</enum><header>References to past transportation environmental authorities</header> <paragraph id="H029FF75EFB5F43FFADE18CB5EE6571AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 4(f) requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this section are commonly referred to as section 4(f) requirements (see section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/670">Public Law 89–670</external-xref>; 80 Stat. 934) as in effect before the repeal of that section).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H82738431891A440D94AFA22654103310"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 106 requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of section 306108 of title 54 are commonly referred to as section 106 requirements (see section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/665">Public Law 89–665</external-xref>; 80 Stat. 915) as in effect before the repeal of that section).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H29BE59B020904F97B9C2AF8FFE24CC2F"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Treatment of certain bridges under preservation requirements</header> <subsection id="H2FC580F13D984023979361BD09199F08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 23 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35E39455F5BA4CE0948A4574120C17F8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HC6CC6D8B4D57420292193CC5F2F7B043"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Bridge exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A common post-1945 concrete or steel bridge or culvert that is exempt from individual review under section 306108 of title 54 (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) shall be treated under this section as having a de minimis impact on an area.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H4299ADDC11D24E9493AE6CBF82D8E7EC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 49 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FD85F1856FB47E9B6FF12B12DC98B66" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H7A51334D239F4A3C8ABDA19D97C03989"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Bridge exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A common post-1945 concrete or steel bridge or culvert that is exempt from individual review under section 306108 of title 54 (as described in 77 Fed. Reg. 68790) shall be treated under this section as having a de minimis impact on an area.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H0E85F0425E0B4E44BA31787C22869AA6"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking</header> <subsection id="HD126A26432FE42DABE116B334228877A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFDFF6582C45F4F618AB8699DC9A34F28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8FB0FDDF69048F598D08A98154DFEED" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H71E64919ABBD408497BEA8A770499964"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Multimodal project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>multimodal project</term> means a project that requires the approval of more than 1 Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H99E60546B27143AF90E82436BB6269D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB004371DA6D4D1E9F50B6C43948AA6B" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HBEA1836BD519481AB356A72EED6779A5"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Substantial deference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>substantial deference</term> means deference by a participating agency to the recommendations and decisions of the lead agency unless it is not possible to defer without violating the participating agency’s statutory responsibilities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFF0776CDE4BF4FA7950E760B16C9441D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Section 139(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4163312FAB1F4A74BC15D131B960644E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>initiate a rulemaking to</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HACF0662444A24DEEB333F0749A0E072A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19B2E84E5F974E2E97ACD5C396254457" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H4F5EC1F7C08641469733C65C06AD476D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that programmatic reviews—</text> <clause id="HCB626315DAC64C968A1C17FB45F87F70"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote transparency, including the transparency of—</text> <subclause id="H1C9D05F356E74FEEAA32D2DBE972D142"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the analyses and data used in the environmental reviews;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H96013598B89F4D7C81B96A017E7EC97E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the treatment of any deferred issues raised by agencies or the public; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H6B2884830DED406DAAE1911F33AEF833"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the temporal and spatial scales to be used to analyze issues under subclauses (I) and (II);</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H27B8357F1C674026AC36B4BFA76FA1E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use accurate and timely information, including through establishment of—</text> <subclause id="HEFF2CB9DE2014C28B90F1AFDF38CBEBF"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criteria for determining the general duration of the usefulness of the review; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H485B947EC9AC42BD93F4F816B946D0FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a timeline for updating an out-of-date review;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HE936956E2EE34006A5544BD86CB2E5F6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe—</text> <subclause id="H1629868D7DD044C09BEA4104E3C7297C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the relationship between any programmatic analysis and future tiered analysis; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H83EDCB42B57E435F9F5CD546095DB4DE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the role of the public in the creation of future tiered analysis;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H8DDD352081AC43B993D40F2B53E2DD64"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are available to other relevant Federal and State agencies, Indian tribes, and the public; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB3857939B61547E0937A18D40AEC23FB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provide notice and public comment opportunities consistent with applicable requirements.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEB5BE3CE84F040C3B67F14644C20721F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal lead agency</header><text>Section 139(c)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, or an operating administration thereof designated by the Secretary,</quote> after <quote>Department of Transportation</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB80323DFFBFA49FBB2382F6312210EB7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Participating agencies</header> <paragraph id="H75AEC1569F3D4DACB0FC67F7171EFDB0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Invitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>The lead agency shall identify, as early as practicable in the environmental review process for a project,</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 45 days after the date of publication of a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement or the initiation of an environmental assessment, the lead agency shall identify</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H44D9F02E8DF842668789E50759828DE0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Single NEPA document</header><text>Section 139(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2B0328A45784E16BD689AB9E7A48A5D" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H8C4EE0D4EF324F96BD60A003EC9E1F01"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Single NEPA document</header> <subparagraph id="HDA6B229559C6436F92FB94FD53921158"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as inconsistent with paragraph (7), to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with Federal law, all Federal permits and reviews for a project shall rely on a single environment document prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) under the leadership of the lead agency.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4B0546D931DF42AF8D0B915777F5B9E0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of document</header> <clause id="H9EA83060DB10459F8C25B654E187F6C9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the lead agency shall develop an environmental document sufficient to satisfy the requirements for any Federal approval or other Federal action required for the project, including permits issued by other Federal agencies.</text></clause> <clause id="H1A3FDA9AB01B451398A7619C7C70D5DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cooperation of participating agencies</header><text>Other participating agencies shall cooperate with the lead agency and provide timely information to help the lead agency carry out this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H28605F28EDE546639F46B9DA01D657B0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment as participating and cooperating agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Federal agency required to make an approval or take an action for a project, as described in subparagraph (B), shall work with the lead agency for the project to ensure that the agency making the approval or taking the action is treated as being both a participating and cooperating agency for the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H749F0E5CEFDC48F1A8FC6C87AFA40AC3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Project initiation</header><text>Section 139(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE93CD158905D40818833C881D32F455C" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAE0C088C44DF40FBB13AA46B8EA1AB66"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Environmental checklist</header> <subparagraph id="HB572B0B9AB00407584D0E88AFC082F16"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The lead agency for a project, in consultation with participating agencies, shall develop, as appropriate, a checklist to help project sponsors identify potential natural, cultural, and historic resources in the area of the project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E3772AE90FF48CF801205DDDF0BEDAC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the checklist are—</text> <clause id="H1538067446AC4A22870E574DAFDA0C80"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to identify agencies and organizations that can provide information about natural, cultural, and historic resources;</text></clause> <clause id="H3083918A6C704931AC2C8AC12DFD6308"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to develop the information needed to determine the range of alternatives; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4430BF6752AB4C0EBD2DA8FC7588F422"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to improve interagency collaboration to help expedite the permitting process for the lead agency and participating agencies.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HC3F81FCAF56E41B19B29A54162FDCA64"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Purpose and need</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD765826948E64A9AB9CB4030706BDE99"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">; Alternatives Analysis</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Need</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E4F7FB1F12F4E04B718491170235F11"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7FC17AD205A942988A4B495EDA2F8048"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9EFF3C2F02E432A961FBAD90B3E0F52" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H0ECE4938C9244EFF8B28867CC002D729"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Participation</header> <clause id="H2862D3D392E446C0A600954EDC6E408C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As early as practicable during the environmental review process, the lead agency shall seek the involvement of participating agencies and the public for the purpose of reaching agreement early in the environmental review process on a reasonable range of alternatives that will satisfy all subsequent Federal environmental review and permit requirements.</text></clause> <clause id="HE1B0F041F0DB4AC0B9F26ACDD23551C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Comments of participating agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with applicable law, each participating agency receiving an opportunity for involvement under clause (i) shall—</text> <subclause id="HB7A45EEE8B6F4AF9B217927BDD65BD4A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit the agency’s comments to subject matter areas within the agency’s special expertise or jurisdiction; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HED14551895B54A3EB9CA8CCB69BF69CF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">afford substantial deference to the range of alternatives recommended by the lead agency.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HA71FB9C7144F4F9E901E5A76253B5CAF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Effect of nonparticipation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating agency that declines to participate in the development of the purpose and need and reasonable range of alternatives for a project shall be required to comply with the schedule developed under subsection (g)(1)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDC4E6F97329D4A5190929824C8EC09D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="H7CC6A7EA2EA54092B5EDD4332BE00E93"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Following participation under paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7992DDF4365C4DD585A8477A1B806942" style="OLC"> <clause id="H4D92B784AD674E439D3A046D172986A3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Following participation under subparagraph (A)</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause> <clause id="HDA28FDBE1DA84D9AAA554C309D8CF811"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC686F6A5AFD743F88644F8B74F04FC9A" style="OLC"> <clause id="HD6F3E1B16ABA4FC69470105FEB572D4A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with Federal law, the range of alternatives determined for a project under clause (i) shall be used for all Federal environmental reviews and permit processes required for the project unless the alternatives must be modified—</text> <subclause id="H5B3A96CFACF54C3BBB40F2263045B2DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to address significant new information or circumstances, and the lead agency and participating agencies agree that the alternatives must be modified to address the new information or circumstances; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H630A7F1CE9FA4AC5978775211E443FF2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for the lead agency or a participating agency to fulfill its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) in a timely manner.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4E2F85B7B7AA4326A06C69C9A3D8C2B4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Coordination and Scheduling</header> <paragraph id="H54DB9CDB650041A48FB75FF8A259FB7C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H890C1BC7E4D2491093F84848C3510781"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>The lead agency</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 90 days after the date of publication of a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement or the initiation of an environmental assessment, the lead agency</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA5D672E28351495A9427813080C95CB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking <quote>may establish</quote> and inserting <quote>shall establish</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FA9D24DFB9448AD8E1A3783A8ADCA17"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadlines for decisions under other laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(g)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E25385E4C4F4EAE86A9E679E06B26EB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE58EA7C0EA5D49B4BE4D56EAC491720E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadlines for decisions under other laws</header> <subparagraph id="H67D34928061E4A7FAAD2FC09D74F2C37"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In any case in which a decision under any Federal law relating to a project (including the issuance or denial of a permit or license) is required by law, regulation, or Executive order to be made after the date on which the lead agency has issued a categorical exclusion, finding of no significant impact, or record of decision with respect to the project, any such later decision shall be made or completed by the later of—</text> <clause id="HE476C8798C444FB4BF64C6245EA40919"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the lead agency’s final decision has been made; or</text></clause> <clause id="H7656B8B96E4741E3A89D0E6B3E73F124"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date on which a completed application was submitted for the permit or license.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB358CBF31FA48D48798CB8A46158C52"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of delays</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Following the deadline established by subparagraph (A), 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, and publish on the Department’s Internet Web site—</text> <clause id="H0E5067E5A136466D921A4584D1124F18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as soon as practicable after the 180-day period, an initial notice of the failure of the Federal agency to make the decision; and</text></clause> <clause id="H14FBAA6886ED443B9B0EED10653FFC26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>every 60 days thereafter, until such date as all decisions of the Federal agency relating to the project have been made by the Federal agency, an additional notice that describes the number of decisions of the Federal agency that remain outstanding as of the date of the additional notice.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D1CB9C5967143ADB82499819729DA32"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adoption of documents; accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subparagraph id="H52FB9DE5850B4AFA86496C19B0671FC2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 139(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <clause id="H43FC0327C91142708D77200E44FE2D83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text></clause> <clause id="H0A74C083C2454C14ACF96C37C23953BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24407227EC764805A4A40D35117C2629" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H4259334FB66F40E9A4CC98CA7354FC1B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subparagraph id="HCF80186F1BC64374B2D4704FBED99D82"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In preparing a final environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), if the lead agency modifies the statement in response to comments that are minor and are confined to factual corrections or explanations of why the comments do not warrant additional agency response, the lead agency may write on errata sheets attached to the statement instead of rewriting the draft statement, subject to the condition that the errata sheets—</text> <clause id="H6329E2BAEBE3487983CA758201E86370"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cite the sources, authorities, and reasons that support the position of the agency; and</text></clause> <clause id="HCEAFB78E61924A9191DAFB32E87DDE0D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if appropriate, indicate the circumstances that would trigger agency reappraisal or further response.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H832B124E529148CFA34D49E08AC211CC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Single document</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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> <clause id="HF2A86D27BAEF45A6B32610627905CCDF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the final environmental impact statement makes substantial changes to the proposed action that are relevant to environmental or safety concerns; or</text></clause> <clause id="HEDEC3C7F848D4844BC5725D29028BD8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is a significant new circumstance or information relevant to environmental concerns that bears on the proposed action or the impacts of the proposed action.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H81291801764D4C349DF6BC695E48F659"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1319 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332a">42 U.S.C. 4332a</external-xref>), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(c) of that Act, are repealed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4104666E92A547D6B735D44FF5119008"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Issue identification and resolution</header> <paragraph id="H4BF6E93FB4304D3AA96CDBE87FA37D91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Issue resolution</header><text>Section 139(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H933E9DCFA63746D9815BD1DAC47AC91E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C48FFA93CBD4776916F2DE056C79FB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F19A607C09747B288DA2DEB8A9246C9" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE84FD4D3E947423398B945F3A8727293"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Issue resolution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any issue resolved by the lead agency and participating agencies may not be reconsidered unless significant new information or circumstances arise.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAAF31A9A64AC471A9069C065FB53FEA6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to assure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(h)(5)(C) of title 23, United States Code, (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended by striking <quote>paragraph (5) and</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (6)</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4253F05D1AE4D628BDC812F193BDA0B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Accelerated issue resolution and referral</header><text>Section 139(h)(6) of title 23, United States Code, (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6FFA3BBD8494566A1FD24A77D1A83E0" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HFFE2D0A9EED24B6DAC623A53C484B2ED"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Referral to Council on Environmental Quality</header> <clause id="H6D967D0F465840C38699C21E94B75BAF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If issue resolution for a project is not achieved on or before the 30th day after the date of a meeting under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall refer the matter to the Council on Environmental Quality.</text></clause> <clause id="H33B0E86DDD96465D91F9D487F96DCC7A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of a referral from the Secretary under clause (i), the Council on Environmental Quality shall hold an issue resolution meeting with—</text> <subclause id="H81BD727B0A934115B162AFD36E82B51E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the head of the lead agency;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8423910EF0CD40C6BAF8641D6CF0D00F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the heads of relevant participating agencies; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H7EC29529D6A346DBB2F562DFE8871C52"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the project sponsor (including the Governor only if the initial issue resolution meeting request came from the Governor).</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H151E96D5860C4CD0A3532BF50A38A8A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Resolution</header><text>The Council on Environmental Quality shall work with the lead agency, relevant participating agencies, and the project sponsor until all issues are resolved.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B696C5CB81745D18508A233F78B1861"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Financial penalty provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(h)(7)(B)(i)(I) of title 23, United States Code, (as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection) is amended by striking <quote>under section 106(i) is required</quote> and inserting <quote>is required under subsection (h) or (i) of section 106</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H10BCD52AFFCC41E99FB8B0F2DAC0225C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Assistance to affected State and Federal agencies</header> <paragraph id="H5DC9E67B83B644A0880CDC63D08DE95C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(j)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A59CDBF3DF34CCD99B29D3CE278E1D9" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H1E563062198347019794C0B55FEC41BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="HFCFC269FC8714987B0E0195029C2AE33"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority to provide funds</header><text>The Secretary may allow a public entity receiving financial assistance from the Department of Transportation under this title or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49 to provide funds to Federal agencies (including the Department), State agencies, and Indian tribes participating in the environmental review process for the project or program.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3762754912034312854E805F8E4FA60C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds referred to in subparagraph (A) may be provided only to support activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to expediting and improving permitting and review processes, including planning, approval, and consultation processes for the project or program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78E2FFC5011C46FB8E3AD8E8E30A3D5F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities eligible for funding</header><text>Section 139(j)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>activities directly related to the environmental review process,</quote> before <quote>dedicated staffing,</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC898BE606BCB40F7BB48FBC955E2D13A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>Section 139(j)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC49FCD5C1123498DAFD2DAD8A56516D1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H83ADD9391E9A4C199017949D3A876F98"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to providing funds approved by the Secretary for dedicated staffing at an affected agency under paragraphs (1) and (2), the affected agency and the requesting public entity shall enter into an agreement 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></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5B9AE897DF8D4E5BA484049FEA585739"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Implementation of programmatic compliance</header> <paragraph id="HB0B68D4656794DCFA92ED25269EE9A72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a rulemaking to implement the provisions of section 139(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF3A428C3C40A48A6AE1BBAE355C30616"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before initiating the rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with relevant Federal agencies, relevant State resource agencies, State departments of transportation, Indian tribes, and the public on the appropriate use and scope of the programmatic approaches.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD6CE9C0BDB74CC49A1EDE47E0E873C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that the rulemaking meets the requirements of section 139(b)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A7DA0D16F254BFEB66F65CB16B9DBCF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Comment period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H28A2619DC58B4F24BC452ECDC907FC0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allow not fewer than 60 days for public notice and comment on the proposed rule; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA4F8EFF29B8F4D7D88A627C5DB879867"><enum>(B)</enum><text>address any comments received under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HECDF34EA116347CBA144BD65219E8818"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Improving transparency in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H5B0AE62F47D946D7BB699B646C0A74D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>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—</text> <paragraph id="H6EE9C020F4DD42B7B6192A657DEABBBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain and use a searchable Internet Web site—</text> <subparagraph id="H88F9A01FD0C04F62A92A873AFC4E0A31"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make publicly available the status and progress of projects, as defined in section 139 of title 23, United States Code, requiring an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement with respect to compliance with applicable requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and any other Federal, State, or local approval required for such projects; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6F1B1981B464432D888E3BADF2BB6729"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make publicly available the names of participating agencies not participating in the development of a project purpose and need and range of alternatives under section 139(f) of title 23, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E4BAC7136DC4D92BEF7DD2BCE79BCB8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in coordination with agencies described in subsection (b) and State agencies, issue reporting standards to meet the requirements of paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7FA14C4A546940E89C71EFD698295E1A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal, State, and local agency participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Federal, State, or local agency participating in the environmental review or permitting process for a project, as defined in section 139 of title 23, United States Code, shall provide to the Secretary information regarding the status and progress of the approval of the project for publication on the Internet Web site maintained under subsection (a), consistent with the standards established under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA2EF7A766DE14B73AAFD1269DE8BB2F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>States with delegated authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State with delegated authority for responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) pursuant to section 327 of title 23, United States Code, shall be responsible for supplying project development and compliance status to the Secretary for all applicable projects.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H9519D58B9C6646B3BE85025C5605BA81"><enum>1307.</enum><header>Integration of planning and environmental review</header> <subsection id="H9241E47E1EB64C94A94CE1E3E2E75894"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 168(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H803FF951F991402AAE780FDA667A0430"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE3ED315293445F69581969BE2D1708F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HFB1C0F5066F648B8B2421101D6AAD3BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Environmental review process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>environmental review process</term> has the meaning given that term in section 139(a).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7804B764481F44B9BF383EDEC5A2787F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C45B6A5ADFA4A70ADB54C8C592A2836"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCAC9D0946E145FCBA70A66E4DF949DF" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE121BAECD3144CC78A343AEAFC88ED81"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lead agency</term> has the meaning given that term in section 139(a).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0718DA9A5E03494387365DDE5226F5B5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H947AEC6CD0EF4C1F8CA19229BD8581EF" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H0DEA76BBC1BC4D53BFA62C84B7B79AEB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Planning product</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>planning product</term> means a decision, analysis, study, or other documented information that is the result of an evaluation or decisionmaking process carried out by a metropolitan planning organization or a State, as appropriate, during metropolitan or statewide transportation planning under section 134 or section 135, respectively.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1DEC9EE4F86F4C8690723117066781D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adoption of Planning Products for Use in NEPA Proceedings</header><text>Section 168(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HACAA1E50FAC04F5EA4FFE77D2A89659D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">or Incorporation by Reference</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Adoption</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H887123C96291462B8F55E5C2BC5B1A5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>the Federal lead agency for a project may adopt</quote> and inserting <quote>and to the maximum extent practicable and appropriate, the lead agency for a project may adopt or incorporate by reference</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H21FDFB657F104D2D81211068EBF51BFE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF8E6D0175F3C4B25BD32A4252904079C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H880A95BD05A74AF19982ED79882C8625" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3482463B520B46F7BA155F11C2880086"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partial adoption or incorporation by reference of planning products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The lead agency may adopt or incorporate by reference a planning product under paragraph (1) in its entirety or may select portions for adoption or incorporation by reference.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H87DD775F2EDE47348FBA5E35C647B9A4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by inserting <quote>or incorporation by reference</quote> after <quote>adoption</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA04E2E731545482A88C8A5F96E74D915"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header> <paragraph id="H3CFF2A5B515A479FB6A15148EED74331"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Planning decisions</header><text>Section 168(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H4254863B83AE46D1B601DC46EE015B01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>adopted</quote> and inserting <quote>adopted or incorporated by reference by the lead agency</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H357BB38801884337A8D8E4C539F18591"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as subparagraphs (B) through (F), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE79840345F742E9922BB28D602BBB3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA283ACD0085446B38F6AA65BEF23D307" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H9A3EEFDECAB9465EB94E80404FD17867"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project purpose and need;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1716FDC430F649AFAEE4CC9F98E31411"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9769C0B1335A45228507D6DE47ACA854" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H7E9E8561485A43ED9DE12153DAB935DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preliminary screening of alternatives and elimination of unreasonable alternatives;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A5C8E3E93AA489BBC604CF8B80E2E10"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) by inserting <quote>and general travel corridor</quote> after <quote>modal choice</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB38DD10099347B78A5CD0DDD9239A00"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D7460592F57430380EAF3EDD1F6CDC5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated)—</text> <clause id="H27A2F73C881D489AB0B25BAF5921057D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>potential impacts</quote> and all that follows through <quote>resource agencies,</quote> and inserting <quote>potential impacts of a project, including a programmatic mitigation plan developed in accordance with section 169, that the lead agency</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H72A2ECEC26E3487FB11125EB62242C6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC0EFDD3E27C4CD29FB684871FC80AF3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C1C3103D9DF42F69FF6FD6AB593E0BD" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H3EA87D0EDCDA460D9AF314538BA03AF2"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether tolling, private financial assistance, or other special financial measures are necessary to implement the project.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1734AC8FA2D745208FFC8B726947D234"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning analyses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 168(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HE7CE84C7AE634B88998F1CC54A0F18C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>adopted</quote> and inserting <quote>adopted or incorporated by reference by the lead agency</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H88EB2AA2661841B785B4E8C6A607CD43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G)—</text> <clause id="H9F9737F227FA4159A456E23B52A4E03D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>direct, indirect, and</quote> before <quote>cumulative effects</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H539CAFEBFC0E4E1888D0D9739BF59EB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, identified as a result of a statewide or regional cumulative effects assessment</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8CB3ECE27BF40C1925E5D55BB34747E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H)—</text> <clause id="H314F31DEBD074131AED463B2C9B06E1F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>proposed action</quote> and inserting <quote>proposed project</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5C76BD2F60884010B380547157C19F4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Federal lead agency</quote> and inserting <quote>lead agency</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD48940C9717E4629BDC4B3A0442C5A71"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Section 168(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2FD7585BA0134064937ED718B8BD99C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>Adoption and use</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Federal lead agency, that</quote> and inserting <quote>The lead agency in the environmental review process may adopt or incorporate by reference and use a planning product under this section if the lead agency determines that</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H49D1298886F643529576A5A8ABD4CFB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>by engaging in active consultation</quote> and inserting <quote>in consultation</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5C6A84B6C144D4BB7790FE967E5C056"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86518F65145043B4BADAD06EF8A38B15" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HC9E3353674104878BDE62CEF266CFD48"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The planning process included public notice that the planning products may be adopted or incorporated by reference during a subsequent environmental review process in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8463B04895954562ABBB1ADE9F7CB7ED"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the environmental review process, but prior to determining whether to rely on and use the planning product, the lead agency has—</text> <subparagraph id="H77220E353C03431A9DE3DBE6C8F005DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made the planning documents available for review and comment by members of the general public and Federal, State, local, and tribal governments that may have an interest in the proposed action;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A1C6BC575CF475AAAA6B434FC86228B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided notice of the lead agency’s intent to adopt the planning product or incorporate the planning product by reference; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5F0E0ADBCDFB418D96C8A397FA5666B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considered any resulting comments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D4893A8F21F4062B65011430CDFA834"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7BA00A19905C4259836BB5DF8A4BCD50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or incorporation by reference</quote> after <quote>adoption</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A3C35E9D29A4893B038174233F2493C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and is sufficient to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>for the project</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F6572A5090E443EA82EF939C7ADC1E6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (10) by striking <quote>not later than 5 years prior to date on which the information is adopted</quote> and inserting <quote>within the 5-year period ending on the date on which the information is adopted or incorporated by reference</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H923833C9E94F4E5F8BBE738C4D4E0A40"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect of adoption or incorporation by reference</header><text>Section 168(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H86291ABAB49C422984DE5DE754B0F30A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">or Incorporation by Reference</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Adoption</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4FE5876BA064274B665B70CBEBE1A26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>adopted by the Federal lead agency</quote> and inserting <quote>adopted or incorporated by reference by the lead agency</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H2044F3C6FC1E4B05A70CC2714B643F18" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1308.</enum><header>Development of programmatic mitigation plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 169(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>may use</quote> and inserting <quote>shall give substantial weight to</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H94B9977BDFA14660A51C98EB777B37FF"><enum>1309.</enum><header>Delegation of authorities</header> <subsection id="HC1673B8C33A54ACCA3FAEBB61BFCA021"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use the authority under section 106(c) of title 23, United States Code, to the maximum extent practicable, to delegate responsibility to the States for project design, plans, specifications, estimates, contract awards, and inspection of projects, on both a project-specific and programmatic basis.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD2F53347538B45C58433CC05AFB7F947"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission of recommendations</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the States, 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 recommendations for legislation to permit the delegation of additional authorities to the States, including with respect to real estate acquisition and project design.</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="H13E286BEB6BA4BA9A40D7330E57E5EE7"><enum>1310.</enum><header>Categorical exclusion for projects of limited Federal assistance</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HCE10B099DEB14BD1AB7461685D1B8F0D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjustment for inflation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1317 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/109">23 U.S.C. 109</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H5F8975EC62DA48F4B951821D881534F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting <quote>(as adjusted annually by the Secretary to reflect any increases in the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Department of Labor)</quote> after <quote>$5,000,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H8E2A1D898758452783D66D996F817588"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting <quote>(as adjusted annually by the Secretary to reflect any increases in the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Department of Labor)</quote> after <quote>$30,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H01FA95C94B8142B2B900A005A20E9458"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Retroactive application</header><text>The first adjustment made pursuant to the amendments made by subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="HD72B2030929D4A40BF9D6C797518AFCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be carried out not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB07F163DE52D4DE6BA955DA369B97674"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reflect the increase in the Consumer Price Index since July 1, 2012.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H3073AF3F122B4B2E83DAE11008904C68"><enum>1311.</enum><header>Application of categorical exclusions for multimodal projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H572306C49732401D8E7E55B9F9FD52AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB7AAC6A8B79647A9A69F1AC33333F86D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H445A3B6A22A34D80B2188BAF1F8ADF31"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>operating authority that</quote> and inserting <quote>operating administration or secretarial office that has expertise but</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1BC8B3F1F3464A36B261746909465150"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>proposed multimodal</quote> after <quote>with respect to a</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD7311790D7EC48A3BD11093B0274D0A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF795641C3A24292AD8987A11EE8F0E8" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H1F5E2EFE24164D18B863BC643FF4CA92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lead authority</term> means a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office that has the lead responsibility for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to a proposed multimodal project.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF32CA4D8892442C8B86EC106F943532A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by inserting <quote>or title 23</quote> after <quote>under this title</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEFACA1655AF748D081875A2D49C7073E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC85C0306642A4219B65CCF5421FCE774" style="USC"> <subsection id="H93A725D663134DA1AB19550E347C28C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application of Categorical Exclusions for Multimodal Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In considering the environmental impacts of a proposed multimodal project, a lead authority may apply categorical exclusions designated under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) in implementing regulations or procedures of a cooperating authority for a proposed multimodal project, subject to the conditions that—</text> <paragraph id="HC25192D25C444137805F5425E7086D37"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the lead authority makes a determination, with the concurrence of the cooperating authority—</text> <subparagraph id="HC44A085A13E949BBAF0E032E1639B5B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the applicability of a categorical exclusion to a proposed multimodal project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCA4809E73FB04A4B8D17A6A30353A83E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the project satisfies the conditions for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and this section;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H486420D71AF14FBC9731155E06C158F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the lead authority follows the cooperating authority’s implementing regulations or procedures under such Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H421EC772F66D474C99E3D32596EC00E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the lead authority determines that—</text> <subparagraph id="H3D4BD5BE6E30484FAC27A3F1E01BF05E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed multimodal project does not individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on the environment; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8027C1267C3D409FA52C68C766A268D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extraordinary circumstances do not exist that merit additional analysis and documentation in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment required under such Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H40C8702FD07E4ECB86EEB603EF61CF51"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H629E625BF95848808CD801DDDBF138A7" style="USC"> <subsection id="H6B1346F0D1E74856A091270FB27AA8BE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperating Authority Expertise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A cooperating authority shall provide expertise to the lead authority on aspects of the multimodal project in which the cooperating authority has expertise.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HF4196AF91C574274A156283A3F36D524"><enum>1312.</enum><header>Surface transportation project delivery program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 327 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB4BC44A18EF94A2BBBE4351CA414B323"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii) by striking <quote>(42 U.S.C. 13 4321 et seq.)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C7ED4B8A7CB4687BA63C2F5745FEFD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(4) by inserting <quote>reasonably</quote> before <quote>considers necessary</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H6331E82C58224EEDB6893E55408A2C91"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by inserting <quote>and without further approval of</quote> after <quote>in lieu of</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0A82F85ED5B4D8881E305E5C304494C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0A596D294F4A49EEBFAD3B6EACD213A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3825005614334F0C8715FAC371F21B04" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF8C1B831E55E43049E89C4564360B125"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To ensure compliance by a State with any agreement of the State under subsection (c) (including compliance by the State with all Federal laws for which responsibility is assumed under subsection (a)(2)), for each State participating in the program under this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H3B4A84CDD0494894B2F50152B2983F1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 6 months after execution of the agreement, meet with the State to review implementation of the agreement and discuss plans for the first annual audit;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C47C4DB469E4779A182197C119A767B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct annual audits during each of the first 4 years of State participation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC423D3F117E49E5B160D2B35D4E1BDE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the time period for completing an annual audit, from initiation to completion (including public comment and responses to those comments), does not exceed 180 days.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A8F50297556463BB6CA70200E22663B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H8CEA39A0F7C1462C8FC0A678FFD669F7" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3CD6621D80134F5697E5E3477C6B23DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Audit team</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An audit conducted under paragraph (1) shall be carried out by an audit team determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the State. Such consultation shall include a reasonable opportunity for the State to review and provide comments on the proposed members of the audit team.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD11E1615F4C4B20A0EB90121B904621"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFB197333D6164733A4A684B3FB47B6C8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD04C2210ACDC471D9FDF52E49268B4DF"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Capacity building</header><text>The Secretary, in cooperation with representatives of State officials, may carry out education, training, peer-exchange, and other initiatives as appropriate—</text> <paragraph id="HA2DBE17EB8BB458F94B7207BC6CC77BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to assist States in developing the capacity to participate in the assignment program under this section; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0823080DF4B34084A9A0E85D4E6E065F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote information sharing and collaboration among States that are participating in the assignment program under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0B3A666822A54D1398C53445A37C80F0"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Relationship to locally administered projects</header><text>A State granted authority under this section may, as appropriate and at the request of a local government—</text> <paragraph id="H373E86EB78F64DB79BACB992FB0C7744"><enum>(1)</enum><text>exercise such authority on behalf of the local government for a locally administered project; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0FC964FC90441F69104658447334ECE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide guidance and training on consolidating and minimizing the documentation and environmental analyses necessary for sponsors of a locally administered project to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and any comparable requirements under State law.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HE060B97AEDC8424FB31016E47D9AC032"><enum>1313.</enum><header>Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="HDA4B3535DC26427CBF4AE6ED346703C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to eliminate duplication of environmental reviews and approvals under State and Federal laws.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4B5B5D8422B74ECD9E94A358281CBC38"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/3">Chapter 3</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H483F1570A3C54AFF9BA285FFF56CED85" style="USC"> <section id="H1E64ED63130A4598AE63D76C9A24B844"><enum>330.</enum><header>Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="HCFBFE0A0778E40399264620DA53A9EA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="HE5F4D579B18444A89A6F707A6F3F03D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to authorize States that are approved to participate in the program to conduct environmental reviews and make approvals for projects under State environmental laws and regulations instead of Federal environmental laws and regulations, consistent with the requirements of this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41FEB5CCFD3E47F68D0B224D2AF1D05E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participating States</header><text>The Secretary may select not more than 5 States to participate in the program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H206A34202E48419B98AC6D2E85B8B852"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alternative review and approval procedures</header><text>In this section, the term <term>alternative environmental review and approval procedures</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H500762EFD9854FF0BB98EFCC486FAB31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>substitution of 1 or more State environmental laws for—</text> <clause id="H4D8A7803943A42ECB6321C613E28A634"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause> <clause id="H2A286BA74FF74A1D81280B3CD5D3F82F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such provisions of sections 109(h), 128, and 139 related to the application of that Act that are under the authority of the Secretary, as the Secretary, in consultation with the State, considers appropriate; and</text></clause> <clause id="HFFEBEB92F61F4DEC909DDAC8CBA68944"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>related regulations and Executive orders; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H92E638F9AC33436C8FBB0463141BC6A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>substitution of 1 or more State environmental regulations for—</text> <clause id="HA4942CCD7E95468FBBB890CD152C8A4E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969;</text></clause> <clause id="H0A84EA24E81842BEAE7113E1B9BB250E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such provisions of sections 109(h), 128, and 139 related to the application of that Act that are under the authority of the Secretary, as the Secretary, in consultation with the State, considers appropriate; and</text></clause> <clause id="HF3351300345644A7915C68E22BAC6FC0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>related regulations and Executive orders.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4848E5BB76AB472795A0CF941AF219BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to participate in the program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</text> <paragraph id="HE087B54F7A484DD6AAFFDEE1520CA39D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a full and complete description of the proposed alternative environmental review and approval procedures of the State;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H777D217294CA4BD3ACF77AFB9BB7FAEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each Federal law described in subsection (a)(3) that the State is seeking to substitute;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA2B7D351BF740019BF379716118934D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>each State law and regulation that the State intends to substitute for such Federal law, Federal regulation, or Executive order;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB520196C76A04F8ABACCABEEE3575E34"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an explanation of the basis for concluding that the State law or regulation is substantially equivalent to the Federal law described in subsection (a)(3);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD887F0F34433449EA23D101A5CA27FD2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of the projects or classes of projects for which the State anticipates exercising the authority that may be granted under the program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF44259E271BA43BD809E805DEC9B270F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>verification that the State has the financial resources necessary to carry out the authority that may be granted under the program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F7A93FA440746699C76CD470D82A00A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>evidence of having sought, received, and addressed comments on the proposed application from the public; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17FB746CDB02438B9289043035D6E6E8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>any such additional information as the Secretary, or, with respect to section (d)(1)(A), the Secretary in consultation with the Chair, may require.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H89A8EF766D4D43DAB7558EF3624226CD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of application</header><text>In accordance with subsection (d), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HECA074F5794B4B59AC58464CCE47F320"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review an application submitted under subsection (b);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C1DA923797C46B19F9EF5A33F267AA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>approve or disapprove the application not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the application; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H691A7B78190347B39C9FB0D9C54A3F19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>transmit to the State notice of the approval or disapproval, together with a statement of the reasons for the approval or disapproval.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H003193827D2645E4AD65B28408C41A39"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval of application</header> <paragraph id="HC7041795AF2645A6A1154D6763535272"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall approve an application submitted under subsection (b) only if—</text> <subparagraph id="H835744A112A841968CE951E844B48E5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Chair, determines that the laws and regulations of the State described in the application are substantially equivalent to the Federal laws that the State is seeking to substitute;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0E96F0C52A76433685390D88CE12AAB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the State has the capacity, including financial and personnel, to assume the responsibility; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H623326F0424C437CAD7F4253251540AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the State has executed an agreement with the Secretary, in accordance with section 327, providing for environmental review, consultation, or other action under Federal environmental laws pertaining to the review or approval of a specific project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H06CD5FDD97DA45C3940B4268B78939C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 shall not apply to a decision by the Secretary to approve or disapprove an application submitted under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDA378AC010C14594822EC7D96F5025CC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Judicial review</header> <paragraph id="H10432A583DAE49D89DCC0A9687D02060"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States district courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action against a State—</text> <subparagraph id="H76E4EB37672D44579BA6D2BED0315468"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for failure of the State to meet the requirements of this section; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5225460FB54845F38EBA4D788B898CAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the action involves the exercise of authority by the State under this section and section 327.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4ED50C927C1148DCA11BAFA8EF7A4594"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State jurisdiction</header><text>A State court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action against a State if the action involves the exercise of authority by the State under this section not covered by paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H20832D87746A497FB917C4C9E62B1A03"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Election</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At its discretion, a State participating in the programs under this section and section 327 may elect to apply the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 instead of the State’s alternative environmental review and approval procedures.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0714F9CD6A994D86B755F9807A0F106D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Treatment of State laws and regulations</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with Federal law, other Federal agencies with authority over a project subject to this section shall use documents produced by a participating State under this section to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0A441EC0B0EB4399AC2647CC3B89EAEC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Relationship to locally administered projects</header> <paragraph id="H8EFB7D9471ED41318BA307EF0185B7FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State with an approved program under this section, at the request of a local government, may exercise authority under that program on behalf of up to 25 local governments for locally administered projects.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E686E9624764E78BC786C0551674F36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>For up to 25 local governments selected by a State with an approved program under this section, the State shall be responsible for ensuring that any environmental review, consultation, or other action required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or the State program, or both, meets the requirements of such Act or program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE13CF9DAA111403FA6CABEA96DC590F7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Review and termination</header> <paragraph id="HA06A8CA1ED1E4E92BDCEFA8518E709FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State program approved under this section shall at all times be in accordance with the requirements of this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEDA1797FA9144019A7B88772E403DFEE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary shall review each State program approved under this section not less than once every 5 years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8637952A7B7E4057BAAA1D690094F7F5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public notice and comment</header><text>In conducting the review process under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity for public comment.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA1666C52F344D0882BA91F58F3F2225"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Withdrawal of approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary, in consultation with the Chair, determines at any time that a State is not administering a State program approved under this section in accordance with the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall so notify the State, and if appropriate corrective action is not taken within a reasonable time, not to exceed 90 days, the Secretary shall withdraw approval of the State program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C37266C9B5849A0BD90F91707F616F8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Extensions and terminations</header><text>At the conclusion of the review process under paragraph (2), the Secretary may extend for an additional 5-year period or terminate the authority of a State under this section to substitute that State’s laws and regulations for Federal laws.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5FF008F9390A463986AEC1035D4E1EDD"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and annually 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 the administration of the program, including—</text> <paragraph id="H039C583E03DE4C92847F0AD6686320EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of States participating in the program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1BC4EA3592F4D86810BB4F4B2695BBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number and types of projects for which each State participating in the program has used alternative environmental review and approval procedures; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A3E36E985F3442BAF93445F77131315"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations for modifications to the program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H604C478E3E074F9788AE254D526D1ED1"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="H37635FB4D8CC4F1DB9A5F08047FBC352"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The term <term>Chair</term> means the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA06FB01723F4A91A3DB234C2C9B193F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multimodal project</header><text>The term <term>multimodal project</term> has the meaning given that term in section 139(a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H44EAA992D7E8468093C55C43C6BFBDA9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the pilot program established under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5641E88CACE4D1C99FA0DD54C0F0B43"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>project</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HADFC431F8B474FF8B07D1B18B34B2DCB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a project requiring approval under this title, chapter 53 of subtitle III of title 49, or subtitle V of title 49; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H23D0DC79051E4033879D4C35D712874B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a multimodal project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HA6F66504A8444724BAFF22F3A7E13600"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header> <paragraph id="H741D108AA28842699C7E8F5A2B564D9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, shall promulgate regulations to implement the requirements of section 330 of title 23, United States Code, as added by this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8004A977EAC54EA89A5BF0684EB61A55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of substantially equivalent</header><text>As part of the rulemaking required under this subsection, the Chair shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H2C474CD3501B4A03AC0D98AEED685B61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish the criteria necessary to determine that a State law or regulation is substantially equivalent to a Federal law described in section 330(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF8ACF64E220946339E1FC3A26614D4EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that such criteria, at a minimum—</text> <clause id="H49477EE015464B5F91FCF8E58889FAD3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide for protection of the environment;</text></clause> <clause id="HB948D1AFE11F4305910472B9902DA1EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide opportunity for public participation and comment, including access to the documentation necessary to review the potential impact of a project; and</text></clause> <clause id="H059EF71C01564B8AB6E9A38CBF3ECACD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensure a consistent review of projects that would otherwise have been covered under Federal law.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H11A6323209504EE3AF4966272D7F621E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H87643DE6356B48B08F9A7D74F00A12C1" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">330. Program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H1680AC4488BE48D395C325331FCF4B59"><enum>1314.</enum><header>Assessment of progress on accelerating project delivery</header> <subsection id="H5009AC284F0B44749E75FA3D40914392"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall assess the progress made under this Act, MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>), and SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>), including the amendments made by those Acts, to accelerate the delivery of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction projects and public transportation capital projects by streamlining the environmental review and permitting process.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3135EA1B9FB044E080C1EFD69DFFECEE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The assessment required under subsection (a) shall evaluate—</text> <paragraph id="HE78C7A0AA5DC4912A9CDFF1DA36E3318"><enum>(1)</enum><text>how often the various streamlining provisions have been used;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2DD4BF175EA452D91F1CEDFF27B2456"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which of the streamlining provisions have had the greatest impact on streamlining the environmental review and permitting process;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5D3EF6A53C6D42458EB585BDB0664F6F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>what, if any, impact streamlining of the process has had on environmental protection;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50A9AE72ACA2470FB9F0D2E0A75C8A5D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>how, and the extent to which, streamlining provisions have improved and accelerated the process for permitting under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), and other applicable Federal laws;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D1F7CFFD8294EF1813DFC4D75606F73"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">what impact actions by the Council on Environmental Quality have had on accelerating Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction projects and public transportation capital projects;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5CEF9294A8C44488DF73A0A32985490"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and percentage of projects that proceed under a traditional environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, and the number and percentage of projects that proceed under categorical exclusions;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H34479176DE0E448DBE0DA419A1C9C977"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the extent to which the environmental review and permitting process remains a significant source of project delay and the sources of delays; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8740AF31BB19451A8160B70D7749C0E8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the costs of conducting environmental reviews and issuing permits or licenses for a project, including the cost of contractors and dedicated agency staff.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF02DA402EB9446E4ADA7C9FA7B8E8347"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The assessment required under subsection (a) shall include recommendations with respect to—</text> <paragraph id="H0AD3AE37DB834B1CBA7A6839CF243ACD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional opportunities for streamlining the environmental review process, including regulatory or statutory changes to accelerate the processes of Federal agencies (other than the Department) with responsibility for reviewing Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction projects and public transportation capital projects without negatively impacting the environment; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F097E7E3ABC449D9032BB5FE7645C2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>best practices of other Federal agencies that should be considered for adoption by the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H79502D90765849729F8C7BFF0EE9DF68"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States 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 containing the assessment and recommendations required under this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HBB9B235C461041B8B5454F0482DE9907"><enum>1315.</enum><header>Improving State and Federal agency engagement in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H85127A729B1D434CB9EE653EE6388BF5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 306 the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H332FF72D7591456192852DF4A087D936" style="USC"> <section id="HF755ED0EE6F14B539D1302180CBED458"><enum>307.</enum><header>Improving State and Federal agency engagement in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="HCCA5B4820AC840B7A62018DA6D2C5C36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="HEF40F2B2EA014DF1A56680BA70CE8911"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requests to provide funds</header><text>A public entity receiving financial assistance from the Department of Transportation for 1 or more projects, or for a program of projects, for a public purpose may request that the Secretary allow the public entity to provide funds to Federal agencies, including the Department, State agencies, and Indian tribes participating in the environmental planning and review process for the project, projects, or program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5CD0DE4BAA514A89A34F3FED55910372"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>The funds may be provided only to support activities that directly and meaningfully contribute to expediting and improving permitting and review processes, including planning, approval, and consultation processes for the project, projects, or program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H93B6944D9658424CBC43B406F7CDAE7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities eligible for funding</header><text>Activities for which funds may be provided under subsection (a) include transportation planning activities that precede the initiation of the environmental review process, activities directly related to the environmental review process, dedicated staffing, training of agency personnel, information gathering and mapping, and development of programmatic agreements.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA5F7C39BD2EA40E48D4D35DE12F2119E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amounts</header><text>Requests under subsection (a) may be approved only for the additional amounts that the Secretary determines are necessary for the Federal agencies, State agencies, or Indian tribes participating in the environmental review process to timely conduct their review.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4F2DEF65C8674A23B3E0D0C9434C92CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>Prior to providing funds approved by the Secretary for dedicated staffing at an affected Federal agency under subsection (a), the affected Federal agency and the requesting public entity shall enter into an agreement that establishes a process to identify projects or priorities to be addressed by the use of the funds.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA6CB9CECA6694AA89184FD49EE8CADA0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header> <paragraph id="H9408E1A37E164BD49B870AA2CD87F43F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to implement this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3DEC93ABDF3C4D38AD79BAABAC8BEC80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>As part of the rulemaking carried out under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure—</text> <subparagraph id="H72DADEBF123241B7A1367F97844B2267"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, that expediting and improving the process of environmental review and permitting through the use of funds accepted and expended under this section does not adversely affect the timeline for review and permitting by Federal agencies, State agencies, or Indian tribes of other entities that have not contributed funds under this section;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB6BDF22BAD584E3586D6189DD5CA7D3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the use of funds accepted under this section will not impact impartial decisionmaking with respect to environmental reviews or permits, either substantively or procedurally; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H38C082651B364C50A479FA4D2B1DB612"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that the Secretary maintains, and makes publicly available, including on the Internet, a list of projects or programs for which such review or permits have been carried out using funds authorized under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H44D1841B9BC949E3BCA61F8045CBAA3C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Existing authority</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to conflict with section 139(j) of title 23.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H1AD143DA75774B4A896DE873EDCCDA14"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/306">section 306</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7160A60FAB5543C48E587838664E2D71" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">307. Improving State and Federal agency engagement in environmental reviews.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HA5E56CBD43934581BEC87B4FB0C4FB04"><enum>1316.</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="HBD93809F1D11475597144F2B0B6575C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 304 the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H6C24419FAE9E4B0A8C5DBB34698A3B4E" style="USC"> <section id="H2235A56AE6124662A13FC6B8BC0E8785"><enum>304a.</enum><header>Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H56950428827945EA8C3AFC417B1CCBC9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In preparing a final environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), if the lead agency modifies the statement in response to comments that are minor and are confined to factual corrections or explanations of why the comments do not warrant additional agency response, the lead agency may write on errata sheets attached to the statement, instead of rewriting the draft statement, subject to the condition that the errata sheets—</text> <paragraph id="H9504CE3229EE4B1FAC3A795A60BC0F53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>cite the sources, authorities, and reasons that support the position of the agency; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5FAF0D4CB98D44CEAB3AF22C029FA7B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if appropriate, indicate the circumstances that would trigger agency reappraisal or further response.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBEAC3587D0B9426DA35CF7333EFDDB94"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Single document</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="HA4702B2077F74B13800D66CFA5E0530A"><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="HAA1F3F39196D4B84B1920FD112DDEE03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>there is a significant new circumstance or information relevant to environmental concerns that bears on the proposed action or the impacts of the proposed action.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0DC3F125881640CF8CC43B5F37963BE2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adoption of documents</header> <paragraph id="H0982EF9CCF964EEBA65FBAF33F7F8D15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Avoiding duplication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To prevent duplication of analyses and support expeditious and efficient decisions, the operating administrations of the Department of Transportation shall use adoption and incorporation by reference in accordance with this paragraph.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H83541961CF4F48FAB70094C7151D3F9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adoption of documents of other operating administrations</header><text>An operating administration or a secretarial office within the Department of Transportation may adopt a draft environmental impact statement, an environmental assessment, or a final environmental impact statement of another operating administration for the adopting operating administration’s use when preparing an environmental assessment or final environmental impact statement for a project without recirculating the document for public review, if—</text> <subparagraph id="H04286172F8374BB6B8C31E3AD79262A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the adopting operating administration certifies that its proposed action is substantially the same as the project considered in the document to be adopted;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C34C919AF144228BAF8DC53AF47ECDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the other operating administration concurs with such decision; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF2C88717F69A4CB384DF79A03C22C4A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such actions are consistent with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCBEEE9B9E41043A0BEB2A11C242B6C55"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Incorporation by reference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An operating administration or secretarial office within the Department of Transportation may incorporate by reference all or portions of a draft environmental impact statement, an environmental assessment, or a final environmental impact statement for the adopting operating administration’s use when preparing an environmental assessment or final environmental impact statement for a project if—</text> <subparagraph id="HFE3E1046B4D3476BA2DED52D7F70423A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the incorporated material is cited in the environmental assessment or final environmental impact statement and the contents of the incorporated material is briefly described;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D51A56FC5464FBD9570BDC44856C1C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the incorporated material is reasonably available for inspection by potentially interested persons within the time allowed for review and comment; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H75C23F41B11C48F38C4235DBC86EEF26"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the incorporated material does not include proprietary data that is not available for review and comment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H693DCA1626484CA4869F75E06DBB2EAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/304">section 304</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50B3AAF7009D4AA9970A7C37655A3283" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">304a. Accelerated decisionmaking in environmental reviews.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H2E2F27468B394CB0AE7E828380727BC3"><enum>1317.</enum><header>Aligning Federal environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H1AA20FED14134DDC9836A49E9DFB7E04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 309 the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HAF474FDBB4E64D4DBBCD269B1D990CA4" style="USC"> <section id="HAEE40AD08987422FB0028CD54E1B39F1"><enum>310.</enum><header>Aligning Federal environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H7616C6058E7E4E07924553120AF23E36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordinated and concurrent environmental reviews</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the heads of Federal agencies likely to have substantive review or approval responsibilities under Federal law, shall develop a coordinated and concurrent environmental review and permitting process for transportation projects when initiating an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>; in this section referred to as <quote>NEPA</quote>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H603474F576FB4E92A2C6B7D88C79D80B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The coordinated and concurrent environmental review and permitting process shall—</text> <paragraph id="HEED3ED9E86E64108B8ADAADA8B4B75EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that the Department and agencies of jurisdiction possess sufficient information early in the review process to determine a statement of a transportation project’s purpose and need and range of alternatives for analysis that the lead agency and agencies of jurisdiction will rely on for concurrent environmental reviews and permitting decisions required for the proposed project;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H76F98662E486499E91A8CCB8F1982429"><enum>(2)</enum><text>achieve early concurrence or issue resolution during the NEPA scoping process on the Department of Transportation’s statement of a project’s purpose and need, and during development of the environmental impact statement on the range of alternatives for analysis, that the lead agency and agencies of jurisdiction will rely on for concurrent environmental reviews and permitting decisions required for the proposed project absent circumstances that require reconsideration in order to meet an agency of jurisdiction’s obligations under a statute or Executive order; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0C2893FE0084900B73536FA494D92CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>achieve concurrence or issue resolution in an expedited manner if circumstances arise that require a reconsideration of the purpose and need or range of alternatives considered during any Federal agency’s environmental or permitting review in order to meet an agency of jurisdiction’s obligations under a statute or Executive order.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEE23A11C2E1D4FDE8B7BBF987C302A45"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Environmental checklist</header> <paragraph id="HF1282D4197A340FBB43927495A47A58C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation and Federal agencies of jurisdiction likely to have substantive review or approval responsibilities on transportation projects shall jointly develop a checklist to help project sponsors identify potential natural, cultural, and historic resources in the area of a proposed project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C2E25AA8D294F90B925610E0DB5C2F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the checklist shall be to—</text> <subparagraph id="H0A50C13DCE2844F5B9862485BF5C546F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify agencies of jurisdiction and cooperating agencies;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE08E7B52039439E993FE9CC2313F892"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop the information needed for the purpose and need and alternatives for analysis; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9C2C566076804FEF80A3F1349B919660"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve interagency collaboration to help expedite the permitting process for the lead agency and agencies of jurisdiction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEC1484181AB64201AB3808B3D74486B8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency collaboration</header> <paragraph id="H0FA063169E744975BF84422855573B0E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Consistent with Federal environmental statutes, the Secretary shall facilitate annual interagency collaboration sessions at the appropriate jurisdictional level to coordinate business plans and facilitate coordination of workload planning and workforce management.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BAFF052F2FF490EA3FC860B06C933C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose of collaboration sessions</header><text>The interagency collaboration sessions shall ensure that agency staff is—</text> <subparagraph id="H067B8E454CF4469AA4EC422536A8B88A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fully engaged;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H113A8979321D4A028D262FD8E303E999"><enum>(B)</enum><text>utilizing the flexibility of existing regulations, policies, and guidance; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F6DD19A4898470EADABEC69D36F2163"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifying additional actions to facilitate high quality, efficient, and targeted environmental reviews and permitting decisions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F38CBCCC73F4E52B97545510263CD8D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Focus of collaboration sessions</header><text>The interagency collaboration sessions, and the interagency collaborations generated by the sessions, shall focus on methods to—</text> <subparagraph id="HD019702FB38A43E283667955C1BD647C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>work with State and local transportation entities to improve project planning, siting, and application quality; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H51F540E1C5D04F89B9C56D6A6C1DEC50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult and coordinate with relevant stakeholders and Federal, tribal, State, and local representatives early in permitting processes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4C735BDB965D4202AE965459D3D548A5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Performance measurement</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall establish a program to measure and report on progress towards aligning Federal reviews as outlined in this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H25A6A1EDCE8247D8AF31E0E7CC158398"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/309">section 309</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H905CD1D18A5F47319C8E95321AA84B47" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">310. Aligning Federal environmental reviews.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HED24DFF0559F463C8D72F6BD3D662147"><enum>D</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="HCF22C9751AB84A36B785C6B06DB60268"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Tolling; HOV facilities; Interstate reconstruction and rehabilitation</header> <subsection id="H9536A48350374FA29F7D53B9366448CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tolling</header><text>Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0009E1AB366345F79C699B8E0CAF94D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF808A671780D492981799B3069D7AB65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>, bridge, or tunnel</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDDAB4DBE27CB471DAE08DE8E22AD4C9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>, bridge, or tunnel</quote> each place it appears;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC3631E65725C4968B49FCE71D99AB848"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE5EAAF75E784043A48498C1ADBB3A84"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as subparagraphs (G) and (H); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H29A86078AFD84B1F9E430E8EB581B433"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) as redesignated—</text> <clause id="H46BC9EDC0D164CFE82DC3CA5BD559A27"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(HOV)</quote> after <quote>high occupancy vehicle</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9DDA5AAA41B94AFD9376B8FE41091132"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>under section 166 of this title</quote> after <quote>facility</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0CA26159B82E47D680CEEC7A36009334"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="H00738CBB4EF8455DBC779D103C0B1D1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>shall use</quote> and inserting <quote>shall ensure that</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F0A83D79868416C976D65CF82BD1163"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>are used</quote> after <quote>toll facility</quote> the second place it appears; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69062B543C3C46B9B5C6A04037BC19A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD0163BED691F475180DE83E0222452BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>HOV facilities</header><text>Section 166 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8D99F6232E6A41E08F2AD9C49ABFEABF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7349C77A0E034EE8857B8D8F3156553E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Authority of public authorities</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H79A76A1F70354E959C41FA923BBA28BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State agency</quote> and inserting <quote>public authority</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42DBA23B1D6144129783C8E17FB6B70B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HFE21A65494FF4524AFD0AC8023B25F17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State agency</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>public authority</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE393E042B54B4EFEB390F3D15E88EE46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause id="HC710D90A95334F0F95364278B3964336"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A);</text></clause> <clause id="HDB4BC1A48C63445F9F9D08F7DCEA68E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HEF2C5A2BA97D407CB28AAF401E72DFE6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H30E77F1A511245D49973C1E492DD31DB" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H40E6E65BACFA48DC8C37374AB627798D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides equal access for all public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF7090338DF5D4A5382FC3839F7E59CF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)—</text> <clause id="HA8B1C295DFDC4C07BC8FDAFD374AAB78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>2017</quote> and inserting <quote>2021</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB8B9A1C3E8ED4748BDA675CEC053A0BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>2017</quote> and inserting <quote>2021</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H241B8990110B4F3E92B7918AD90F4148"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC9DE70CE109942A6A263FEEE7E2436E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDB8206D0CD24C0ABC5ED9B9E9D3E4FB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H63058A50480A42969B32DD9699BC51A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 301, tolls may be charged under paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (b), subject to the requirements of section 129.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E87F480F6164D008CCBEECECCE98689"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD02410BEBE845CC8DDF86A943668690"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE765E95A429D4683875045EC09981A46" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H37B6C47C46CA401882D5786C93D9D445"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exemption from tolls</header><text>In levying tolls on a facility under this section, a public authority may designate classes of vehicles that are exempt from the tolls or charge different toll rates for different classes of vehicles, if equal rates are charged for all public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses, whether publicly or privately owned.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H455FDDAC4C81442E8656C9D4EC54C24A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2C9C94FBABEC469BA447BDBB9B1DE854"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State agency</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>public authority</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC38E046F22C43619F65C3AB2E747F83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H45F0514D76FF438E88261B8A7834DB43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; </text></clause> <clause id="H2E722EDA51F645029DE49B4165B8ABB3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BC7177D0C844680BB1D4D1B89D75473" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H660D164BC65641AEAD0F822BD83B2B76"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consultation of MPO</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the facility is on the Interstate System and located in a metropolitan planning area established in accordance with section 134, consulting with the metropolitan planning organization for the area concerning the placement and amount of tolls on the facility.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause> <clause id="H027B14FC73C945449681AC56D97709B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), as redesignated—</text> <subclause id="H77DBD9022D6A4E1E94EFDF822A30F5B6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>public authority</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H1A6205ECC6264ED097E138A57175B573"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (E)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H6FA37CEB15954E4AAC9338768A9A9650"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9D3DDC70809D412EA4A96439ED7D4074" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H7B903B9E4A264E3380661650086C4614"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Waiver</header> <clause id="H33DDE550E08540BF8E9429846EB681B6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of a public authority, the Secretary may waive the requirements of subparagraph (E) for a facility, and the corresponding program sanctions under subparagraph (F), if the Secretary determines that—</text> <subclause id="H481408C4772948AEBD40D2A72EBA6FBC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the waiver is in the best interest of the traveling public; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2DE645EBF7524F4A80A48ABE6C32323D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the public authority has made a good faith effort to improve the performance of the facility.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H84861F71ACC84C6E99DE029608FECC36"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Condition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require, as a condition of issuance of a waiver under this subparagraph, that a public authority take additional actions, determined by the Secretary, to improve the performance of the facility.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE382EE5B1C3A4266BA82C7A94BB63EB9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3E56CB99BD654BE093D290CCE0F79DD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)(iii) by striking <quote>State agency</quote> and inserting <quote>public authority</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB1E6CBCAAE746CCBB2ADCC624AA3505"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC71B9BFA472E47A4826C76E3FC69D79F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H5A33EFD2D4E14AD1A330AC32937152D5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Over-the-road bus</header><text>The term <term>over-the-road bus</term> means a vehicle as defined in section 301(5) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12181">42 U.S.C. 12181(5)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC313B16663CF4A8A97717C2AA991D1E4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Public authority</header><text>The term <term>public authority</term> as used with respect to a HOV facility, means a State, interstate compact of States, public entity designated by a State, or local government having jurisdiction over the operation of the facility.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDA2FA6B068C744B59D9177772CD85E2F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interstate system reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program</header><text>Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/178">Public Law 105–178</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBAF88E5F771749EFBEB087B8FFC9E4AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE3EF59168B8E47DD8DE832AE57BF1552"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64E9B35BF2BC4F069E4E53DF33A21204"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4365A4913BA43939FB02E87C3FA42D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HA18BBE2ADDC74DC5B44B36623835C9CE" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HE2BA005425714C7CA4984CFEC621137C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the State has approved enabling legislation required for the project to proceed.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1932AB9B6F7443BA2B0E4037A6137D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D8E3D2298F140FD855091C98485EA19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H17AF38CDA7B7451B986E9F53EF351319" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H6151C14ABD78495F9485AB82CD76B0FD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Requirements for project completion</header> <subparagraph id="HB54183B634E84178BBE02797461AF0AC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>General term for expiration of provisional application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application provisionally approved by the Secretary under this subsection shall expire 3 years after the date on which the application was provisionally approved if the State has not—</text> <clause id="H6C0B4E98783A4F5EA84B9156548929ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submitted a complete application to the Secretary that fully satisfies the eligibility criteria under paragraph (3) and the selection criteria under paragraph (4);</text></clause> <clause id="H0418BE58105D435198215D644B1E7201"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>completed the environmental review and permitting process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) for the pilot project; and</text></clause> <clause id="H804433FF27D643F1BF19D6F989819053"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>executed a toll agreement with the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC2422BEF4CD4A6EAFC95F7DA365EBA8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions to expiration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary may extend the provisional approval for not more than 1 additional year if the State demonstrates material progress toward implementation of the project as evidenced by—</text> <clause id="H508B34C682934429BF141778092C7729"><enum>(i)</enum><text>substantial progress in completing the environmental review and permitting process for the pilot project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969;</text></clause> <clause id="HCC3B277AD9E34DCDA55269AF58A3170C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funding and financing commitments for the pilot project;</text></clause> <clause id="HF91C503977834D4B892C792806C033BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>expressions of support for the pilot project from State and local governments, community interests, and the public; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9939C4F5D45D40FABD6A77CAB063089A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>submission of a facility management plan pursuant to paragraph (3)(D).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9529492726BA486FB92DDEFA232197C1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conditions for previously provisionally approved applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State with a provisionally approved application for a pilot project as of the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 shall have 1 year after such date of enactment to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) or receive an extension from the Secretary under subparagraph (B), or the application will expire.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1FE07C51F9544141902F2F82B54C9FFC"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>provisional approval</term> or <term>provisionally approved</term> means the approval by the Secretary of a partial application under this subsection, including the reservation of a slot in the pilot program.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7200988A57F446B49AA8A2F552D137FC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval of applications</header><text>The Secretary may approve an application submitted under section 1604(c) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 1253) if the application, or any part of the application, was submitted before the deadline specified in section 1604(c)(8) of that Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H9EFA94FBF7FA4538B717438A05B4FF63" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Prohibition on the use of funds for automated traffic enforcement</header> <subsection id="HDF4865EEED4248568395119A73C158C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), for fiscal years 2016 through 2021, funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, may not be used to purchase, operate, or maintain an automated traffic enforcement system.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H69DF5D6C86FF43C0A6636DF70CFE966D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) does not apply to an automated traffic enforcement system located in a school zone.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9A9D3D2910B8437EB353AEDDA999F422"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Automated traffic enforcement system defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>automated traffic enforcement system</term> means any camera that captures an image of a vehicle for the purposes of traffic law enforcement.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HDD568BBF86184ACD8E39C24221E7FD4E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence</header> <subsection id="H68235AF5AA7B456AA8EAD7D37B7C5D66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 164(a)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4D231D103D5640E4AAA3A19C14103541"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>, or a combination of State laws,</quote> after <quote>a State law</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE6ED72D6C7924D19A22E10C4EBC5F82F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC32FDA61A9234ADCA399F6AA0CA4C2A7" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H790747750C154F4FADE91B1C4728B6D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive, for not less than 1 year—</text> <clause id="HC60A9B742396422AB33EF4CCC9847BC2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a suspension of all driving privileges;</text></clause> <clause id="H78A82F73EB8349A4AAAB07528A164E6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a restriction on driving privileges that limits the individual to operating only motor vehicles with an ignition interlock system installed (allowing for limited exceptions for circumstances when the individual is required to operate an employer’s motor vehicle in the course and scope of employment and the business entity that owns the vehicle is not owned or controlled by the individual); or</text></clause> <clause id="H281781F0EC3B462991358C8D9B5B63E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a combination of both clauses (i) and (ii);</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4E3E8BC19A6242E690DBFD7FE779AE42"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA2D2BF89E4F840B7B737DA5F920F67A4"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Highway Trust Fund transparency and accountability</header> <subsection id="HFA2612C7AA1841B9B865B4AFE5470A5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE17FF695B5704E45A7EE89E62DE4448F" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H154D416020E2488088D46E558B84EC4F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Highway Trust Fund transparency and accountability reports</header> <paragraph id="H2B33D32748A44AE983B1FA31BB91185C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compilation of data</header><text>The Secretary shall compile data in accordance with this subsection on the use of Federal-aid highway funds made available under this title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B1AFA3E15F24D0984ACEBC3C4F1181D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the reports required under this subsection are made available in a user-friendly manner on the public Internet Web site of the Department and can be searched and downloaded by users of the Web site.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1DBFC72918F741F4A97E322EF4E18088"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents of reports</header> <subparagraph id="H060F8B6C5C3F4F0B832887630BA814EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Apportioned and allocated programs</header><text>On a semiannual basis, the Secretary shall make available a report on funding apportioned and allocated to the States under this title that describes—</text> <clause id="H3F1373A138C3461B8E3AEC1B6A3F338D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of funding obligated by each State, year-to-date, for the current fiscal year;</text></clause> <clause id="H3014C375DEF94CE4BF10103D4590B077"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of funds remaining available for obligation by each State;</text></clause> <clause id="HE5F9702D47D1468EB9375794818DC1D4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>changes in the obligated, unexpended balance for each State, year-to-date, during the current fiscal year, including the obligated, unexpended balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year and current fiscal year expenditures;</text></clause> <clause id="HA4661481E8D44FAA8CC2D40AAB9B0EBB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the amount and program category of unobligated funding, year-to-date, available for expenditure at the discretion of the Secretary;</text></clause> <clause id="HAD2C76D4036248B8B6D4B4D50C989CFD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the rates of obligation on and off the National Highway System, year-to-date, for the current fiscal year of funds apportioned, allocated, or set aside under this section, according to—</text> <subclause id="H862BDA45485D4762AE326628608A6FD9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>program;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H0B4289F727134324B40B5A038B1A3E29"><enum>(II)</enum><text>funding category or subcategory;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB4EC1ED8F5534453AA02928A837B4D8F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>type of improvement;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HFBFFAA340D9F422E8F385A44E0190CA4"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>State; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE85C668A45DD4D64BC9D0441F0BF0E7A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>sub-State geographical area, including urbanized and rural areas, on the basis of the population of each such area; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HF57FC375EFB14DD4B9895B2803A50A32"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the amount of funds transferred by each State, year-to-date, for the current fiscal year between programs under section 126.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22880771E2F749BC8E38BC99E2F89CBF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project data</header><text>On an annual basis, the Secretary shall make available a report that, to the maximum extent possible, provides project-specific data describing—</text> <clause id="H307ADA9828DD4981BA93FEC94E3A0F40"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for all projects funded under this title (excluding projects for which funds are transferred to agencies other than the Federal Highway Administration)—</text> <subclause id="H7E3E1F32C07E4901B6BB3EBCF1B32F48"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the specific location of the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HED4E9FADC7574E559BABC7DB4E7BE336"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the total cost of the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H94D01344C982486C8207C8EFDC716600"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the amount of Federal funding obligated for the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA33398AD99A14036A0BAA524D8CE6387"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the program or programs from which Federal funds have been obligated for the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD279F2FAA0AE4F4D8F0D2C4416B981FF"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the type of improvement being made; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HADD9395D3B3545F497907661923F087F"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the ownership of the highway or bridge; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HBDAD60CAE669462DA07556BAC3DFCC80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any project funded under this title (excluding projects for which funds are transferred to agencies other than the Federal Highway Administration) with an estimated total cost as of the start of construction in excess of $100,000,000, the data specified under clause (i) and additional data describing—</text> <subclause id="HD50B68FAB0B449978752452361C13A47"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whether the project is located in an area of the State with a population of—</text> <item id="HB0497AB2E0AE464CA31FD6D6615A6FC8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>less than 5,000 individuals;</text></item> <item id="H5FCA49F45568410FB1082C706B340427"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>5,000 or more individuals but less than 50,000 individuals;</text></item> <item id="H2183B870F1254FE29D392337FCC2D3DF"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>50,000 or more individuals but less than 200,000 individuals; or</text></item> <item id="HDD4A427A4B5A4929AAB1CD71EF640B98"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>200,000 or more individuals;</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H6826527CDDCA4CD9895DF36DE959CFF4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the estimated cost of the project as of the start of project construction, or the revised cost estimate based on a description of revisions to the scope of work or other factors affecting project cost other than cost overruns; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA785EE99DD8B4617B4E108120E5ECCB0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the amount of non-Federal funds obligated for the project.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H7E0519BE668842EF89190D5C5842E10C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1503 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">23 U.S.C. 104</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (c).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3BBD43EC7EC44AFCB6A3DA34479B9397" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1405.</enum><header>High priority corridors on National Highway System</header> <subsection id="H575E94F90FC143B8859767EBDC9F8412"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification of High Priority Corridors on National Highway System</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1D479FE9AE1144C7B1CDAA2D714DEFA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (13) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1F94E7CA9F14099A1A1677E7C166DB5" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HDF8E88FCCCB44B1AAAF04850396AA651"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor from Raleigh, North Carolina, through Rocky Mount, Williamston, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to Norfolk, Virginia.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E564D5B34AF45248853E51BD63E270D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (18)(D)—</text> <subparagraph id="H13E265200B8F44448F596F8628B76740"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CD9A51251C5485A985A0B71D13C3486"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF9D97EB8E6B498FA0E81775AF998CBF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE4E0816E69E4145BF3AB538D88BDECC" style="USC"> <clause id="H23C135BD54B54832B7813C189893D441"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include Texas State Highway 44 from United States Route 59 at Freer, Texas, to Texas State Highway 358.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE6747050B2EF47DC94C1E1D64E33C044"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (68) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E48B50B2DBC437B9EB92A051DD8D420" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HC37E0C192C584CF487C4B8AC0E37BA64"><enum>(68)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Washoe County Corridor and the Intermountain West Corridor, which shall generally follow—</text> <subparagraph id="HC951829FAC294D5CA886609E7E9CBBDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the Washoe County Corridor, along Interstate Route 580/United States Route 95/United States Route 95A from Reno, Nevada, to Las Vegas, Nevada; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8959ECB8D73A4E45AE6CF47E05B3541B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the Intermountain West Corridor, from the vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada, north along United States Route 95 terminating at Interstate Route 80.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2955060E1634C9FB2FA0233A01E2B56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8591B68237E747489C89AF2CD39175CE" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H4052E6E32F414F8392ECEEBA34E85E6A"><enum>(81)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Route 117/Interstate Route 795 from United States Route 70 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, to Interstate Route 40 west of Faison, Sampson County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA17BD39282DB432CA2A9A286FF1202BA"><enum>(82)</enum><text>United States Route 70 from its intersection with Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake County, North Carolina, to the Port at Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H895596FAE48A4B2CABF0F07731F6BD40"><enum>(83)</enum><text>The Sonoran Corridor along State Route 410 connecting Interstate Route 19 and Interstate Route 10 south of the Tucson International Airport.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24DE35FFFB194FF18DA3974BA04E3B78"><enum>(84)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Central Texas Corridor commencing at the logical terminus of Interstate Route 10, generally following portions of United States Route 190 eastward, passing in the vicinity Fort Hood, Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station, Huntsville, Livingston, and Woodville, to the logical terminus of Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3AFE3A8C45BC48EABC8A34F692861665"><enum>(85)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate Route 81 in New York from its intersection with Interstate Route 86 to the United States-Canadian border.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6CBA9099154C403BBD0AC52EBD7FC6DA"><enum>(86)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate Route 70 from Denver, Colorado, to Salt Lake City, Utah.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D95E847B97341A89A47B169DB05062F"><enum>(87)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Oregon 99W Newberg-Dundee Bypass Route between Newberg, Oregon, and Dayton, Oregon.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7DCC65CDD7A6467A8D2838D0CB81C562"><enum>(88)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate Route 205 in Oregon from its intersection with Interstate Route 5 to the Columbia River.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBAD1E60253894732B415D4A39B4515FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of Certain Route Segments on Interstate System</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H40C2245288884B3E9DAE8925CD1604C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>subsection (c)(13),</quote> after <quote>subsection (c)(9),</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H47B5C19D798147D6A5EA5E481D3068C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsections (c)(18)</quote> and all that follows through <quote>subsection (c)(36)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(18), subsection (c)(20), subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26), subsection (c)(36)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F7BDB37426247CAA64857D3D4C78C68"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and subsection (c)(57)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(57), subsection (c)(68)(B), subsection (c)(81), subsection (c)(82), and subsection (c)(83)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H41C0428AFDAA482592C8CBA86776EB8B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by striking the final sentence and inserting the following: <quote>The routes referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26) and in subsection (c)(68)(B) are designated as Interstate Route I–11. The route referred to in subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I–14.</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFDC017F4C96A44428DA0823749DC90CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Future Interstate designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 119(a) of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 is amended by striking <quote>and, as a future Interstate Route 66 Spur, the Natcher Parkway in Owensboro, Kentucky</quote> and inserting <quote>between Henderson, Kentucky, and Owensboro, Kentucky, and, as a future Interstate Route 65 and 66 Spur, the William H. Natcher Parkway between Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Owensboro, Kentucky</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3A9DFD41F38B4C86A1B00FE95415F4EB"><enum>1406.</enum><header>Flexibility for projects</header> <subsection id="H21E082F8C8224458935A21EC2FACC999"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>With respect to projects eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code, subject to subsection (b) and on request by a State, the Secretary may—</text> <paragraph id="H70A203AB54804D058392CF7AFC36890A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>exercise all existing flexibilities under and exceptions to—</text> <subparagraph id="H6CA754EEBEB54C919ABFF6F50F38F2B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of title 23, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H45905B59E7EA4ABF9A2F8915F74B02C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other requirements administered by the Secretary, in whole or part; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCBBC486386FF4C3F959F7E7D12D5B314"><enum>(2)</enum><text>otherwise provide additional flexibility or expedited processing with respect to the requirements described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H15653134B29741B6AF9FC16B2EADD096"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maintaining protections</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text> <paragraph id="H584A37A0133A4A0A8049B1C724CD5994"><enum>(1)</enum><text>waives the requirements of section 113 or 138 of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D5B8645C0194C869C35F9F2E3203ADB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>supersedes, amends, or modifies—</text> <subparagraph id="H39F63089552A440C97E5803CDC31D219"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) or any other Federal environmental law; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H624ECCD90A0E4880818DFC0AB8D1FE17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any requirement of title 23 or title 49, United States Code; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H103AE386B7A2456CA14950C149D80574"><enum>(3)</enum><text>affects the responsibility of any Federal officer to comply with or enforce any law or requirement described in this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6EF0A46B41584DC2B16AF57CD74A9CAD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1407.</enum><header>Productive and timely expenditure of funds</header> <subsection id="H94DAC59F9A1D40B1AA4E017FE59EF61B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>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 develop guidance that encourages the use of programmatic approaches to project delivery, expedited and prudent procurement techniques, and other best practices to facilitate productive, effective, and timely expenditure of funds for projects eligible for funding under title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H86AD8CC0663F46C4944E457873E8B35A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall work with States to ensure that any guidance developed under subsection (a) is consistently implemented by States and the Federal Highway Administration to—</text> <paragraph id="HA4C1C2A18E6D460FB735CA6565B45D98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>avoid unnecessary delays in completing projects;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H75EF861557AF432CB66067A70B1A9468"><enum>(2)</enum><text>minimize cost overruns; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B7283A7848C4DF8B46C4654B5434441"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure the effective use of Federal funding.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HF15336D2AD7942458285C9864D3CF5DE"><enum>1408.</enum><header>Consolidation of programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1519(a) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 574) is amended by striking <quote>From administrative funds</quote> and all that follows through <quote>shall be made available</quote> and inserting <quote>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, before making an apportionment under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall set aside, from amounts made available to carry out the highway safety improvement program under section 148 of such title for the fiscal year, $3,500,000</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HFA2865A0D36D4A55BD1EC2A5227766CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1409.</enum><header>Federal share payable</header> <subsection id="H878EAD2E5F4C4D62ACF2A9CD61870BEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Innovative project delivery methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 120(c)(3)(A)(ii) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>engineering or design approaches,</quote> after <quote>technologies,</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H434D55D2C1BD48AA8F0BE51CDBBEE3EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 120(e)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Federal land access transportation facilities,</quote> and inserting <quote>other federally owned roads that are open to public travel,</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H155B040F769A442590110D49C07CA643"><enum>1410.</enum><header>Elimination or modification of certain reporting requirements</header> <subsection id="HC7EDF31801984275BBD4B79596306194"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fundamental properties of asphalts report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6016(e) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2183) is repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1E37DFD6CDCD4C7A8336F115AB9E26C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Express lanes demonstration program reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1604(b)(7)(B) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/129">23 U.S.C. 129</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HB5B70A144B654C6D8AC7061365F80A81" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1411.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header> <subsection id="H299FCC97DAAC4049A7E1084096038AA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 23</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph id="H7CE0A5A1234247769BC723B2FC6E6ED0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 150(c)(3)(B) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H639D97D1A29541B8B2439D875806F680"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 154(c) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H4089F62DB49842C78C69C79A4ECF34E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A) by striking <quote>transferred</quote> and inserting <quote>reserved</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB4D1D9637014FCDAB2FEAA2302C6318"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text> <clause id="HEFE86D141AA64F1684676D667AB049D6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>or released</quote> after <quote>transferred</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC205B4D747824E8B8BC7DE66D5408A67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>under section 104(b)(l)</quote> and inserting <quote>under section 104(b)(1)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7E876C294DAE4D6CBA77EC8A45851622"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 164(b) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HFE4E3772073C4C3DB11100BD60370515"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A) by striking <quote>transferred</quote> and inserting <quote>reserved</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H854BDCE2AE90452890271F29C5332D74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by inserting <quote>or released</quote> after <quote>transferred</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H546A6248C43B4FC486C26F80057DE66E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>MAP–21</header><text>Effective as of July 6, 2012, and as if included therein as enacted, MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H6297CDAA681B4E84914C48E12C7A3AC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1109(a)(2) (126 Stat. 444) is amended by striking <quote>fourth</quote> and inserting <quote>fifth</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE44E7169DE204D13A06F0C72D0D89189"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1203 (126 Stat. 524) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H30E1338DEFDF4A179409579FF17838E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>Section 150 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows</quote> and inserting <quote>Title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 149 the following</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA19A2BDDE5B54FA0917E547FAF3012CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>by striking the item relating to section 150 and inserting</quote> and inserting <quote>by inserting after the item relating to section 149</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC4FBA77E8CB84574B1E90274A360593D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1313(a)(1) (126 Stat. 545) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D85B041B8E3492C9598B2873A427818" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H95CAEBFB9F7E4E499EF59A68465E6B7A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">pilot</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFADA895B0D141B3B7C8648F36449D7F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1314(b) (126 Stat. 549) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HD0625699323944508363654E13897A4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>chapter 3 of</quote> after <quote>analysis for</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9CDD15692A674991A6D2A659D118C0CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting a period at the end of the matter proposed to be inserted.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63B8E0D7FAC940188EFCBFC06F5ABEF0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 1519(c) (126 Stat. 575) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H710B76C732A84D9282D87EC2BD7B6704"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HB5F6F363F62B4BDA8C7894949C1F195D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as paragraphs (3) through (11), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HD134AB60DC884883920951F49431C37D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H86289D7F08D642E3A8BFB8E78E05A002"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of the matter proposed to be struck; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H1AF84C1FB93644A9A647F811BC719356"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding a period at the end; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HAAA2B1332E954C0D803D1FB947D81EE9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8)(A)(i)(I), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking <quote>than rail</quote> in the matter proposed to be struck and inserting <quote>than on rail</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF520F502FC924F5DB5533DBC61E44ED2"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1528 is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HD2FF39B8AED149ED9827166F40727058"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by inserting <quote>(or a lower percentage if so requested by a State with respect to a project)</quote> after <quote>100 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFAC17A5725484691AD586597F2E777AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by inserting <quote>(or a lower percentage if so requested by a State with respect to a project)</quote> after <quote>100 percent</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6CC5CCEFDA004A6E89292FE1B5454C54"><enum>1412.</enum><header>Safety for users</header> <subsection id="H61407EC6211945ADACBBB4E06323F775"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall encourage each State and metropolitan planning organization to adopt standards for the design of Federal surface transportation projects that provide for the safe and adequate accommodation (as determined by the State) in all phases of project planning, development, and operation, of all users of the surface transportation network, including motorized and nonmotorized users.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H18F25343D5E14773BC0B5B8213D7D7DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall make available to the public a report cataloging examples of State law or State transportation policy that provides for the safe and adequate accommodation, in all phases of project planning, development, and operation of all users of the surface transportation network. </text></subsection> <subsection id="HE633E8E3B8144D2A9316A2D59362A1A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Best practices</header><text>Based on the report required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall identify and disseminate examples of best practices where States have adopted measures that have successfully provided for the safe and adequate accommodation of all users of the transportation network in all phases of project development and operation.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H8D61E048A66C448D8FA5E3B30762E025"><enum>1413.</enum><header>Design standards</header> <subsection id="HBF80EBCB3CD04EE0A31DB274CB71479F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1F21FEE20CCF4155A23F2CAB7C53C484"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0B3AEA3CD79E42CAA34A704B6991B98D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H38E4E66BDD384BC7891EFB7B8D83AFD8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>may take into account</quote> and inserting <quote>shall consider</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H057F53594B1C4C9793A8C85C42EDBF5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H1619128F99764D48B3FC5802A89EC0FE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</text></clause> <clause id="HE41D2DC405CA4C819F35259FE11B56A7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94134E206A60406CA53C8AAA9FC3491D" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H3A136A9A2E464063A7CE3B90682A64E5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost savings by utilizing flexibility that exists in current design guidance and regulations; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H51A5DDFD3599425493D8EC75BF27BA79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H094AC93E9E2C42C7B0090647625E0934"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="HB9B5AE3205154C7BB9EBD1450B28EAB6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (F); and</text></clause> <clause id="HD610FD6BCD054FF4A2E52169133CE5DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HDA3D4251F39E4EB983453408EB4CF9AD" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H48DA80431FAA4C3F8E1AA34684304DE8"><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="H11964D1B88AB4AF0931C21621E466744"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the publication entitled <quote>Urban Street Design Guide</quote> of the National Association of City Transportation Officials; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H333A35BF570343C5A9AB147350F157FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f) by inserting <quote>pedestrian walkways,</quote> after <quote>bikeways,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE69CDCBB4BB746108A5689A092E6DCD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Design standard flexibility</header><text>Notwithstanding section 109(o) of title 23, United States Code, a State may allow a local jurisdiction to use a roadway design publication that is different from the roadway design publication used by the State in which the local jurisdiction is located for the design of a project on a roadway under the ownership of the local jurisdiction (other than a highway on the Interstate System) if—</text> <paragraph id="H66F8B86CD08C4EBFB407DC745E72DCC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the local jurisdiction is a direct recipient of Federal funds for the project;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB753207B58E04A7DBE29215FC8BC9A72"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the roadway design publication—</text> <subparagraph id="H4E724B495C65437C80F7D780235CF115"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is recognized by the Federal Highway Administration; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H48EF63F9ED9A433D81EB092BC12566D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is adopted by the local jurisdiction; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1AEE170D7C04D27B38022770C8D1EDE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the design complies with all other applicable Federal laws.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HBFD92B873110492683A4698459A3D6AC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1414.</enum><header>Reserve fund</header> <subsection id="HC60F3BB02D9148E690DE341ECA9AAAB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation</header> <paragraph id="HE47E83C9BE374827A3959EA566EBF321"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding funding, authorizations of appropriations, and contract authority described in sections 1101, 1102, 3017, 4001, 5101, and 6002 of this Act, including the amendments made by such sections, sections 125 and 147 of title 23, United States Code, and section 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, no funding, authorization of appropriations, and contract authority described in those sections for fiscal years 2019 through 2021 shall exist unless and only to the extent that a subsequent Act of Congress causes additional monies to be deposited in the Highway Trust Fund.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D283273FE60483898E9B64840BAD23F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitation on funds provided in paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</text> <subparagraph id="HE588BA9046654570A0C43D63A78D5AC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration under sections 104(a) and 608(a)(6) of title 23, United States Code;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED8E665E7F444424975C560E298D8B5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrative expenses of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under section 4001(a)(6) of this Act;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E302BDEBD7040B1B8EF401AF8AFCFEC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under section 5103 of this Act; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HECDBFB0397E840C5B6B63ADFE7949D48"><enum>(D)</enum><text>administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration under section 5338(h) of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5A5F67B405974FDCA98672C279C2524A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustments to contract authority</header> <paragraph id="H31750E080C9D4C8A8B7C2CB5D42D8D39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">section 104</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B66652FD7984CC9B32104AA586123E8" style="USC"> <section id="HCD7D75B7DD8B46F8820490278BEE97D1"><enum>105.</enum><header>Adjustments to contract authority</header> <subsection id="H64CC6FF87F1942F2A42A46D2AC6F63A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Calculation</header> <paragraph id="H56F5B22E20CE423C9D3DBC7F5ED59C6B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President shall include in each of the fiscal year 2017 through 2021 budget submissions to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, for each of the Highway Account and the Mass Transit Account, a calculation of the difference between—</text> <subparagraph id="HEE41E77552D0453DA7BD9A1EA38ED641"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual level of monies deposited in that account for the most recently completed fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB01F1F27D05A469981DDA05E6E7DF173"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the estimated level of receipts for that account for the most recently completed fiscal year, as specified in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5F8779F7D13432DA933F55CCB12BF6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Estimate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The estimated level of receipts specified in this paragraph are—</text> <subparagraph id="H233A0F8B32BE4421B9418FB79DB16E75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the Highway Account—</text> <clause id="HDFBF0C7599D8411293F46039A7761673"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2015, $35,740,259,248;</text></clause> <clause id="H49488B0769AB479FAB1FA50B5291DB3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2016, $35,498,000,000;</text></clause> <clause id="HFE27EBB3889B48B4A2FE0CD259D2B7F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2017, $35,879,000,000;</text></clause> <clause id="H2B3391C4D9334683A4B4856AABA9AFBE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2018, $36,084,000,000; and</text></clause> <clause id="H867849843A8D4DCDB58B5F427A045187"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2019, $36,117,000,000; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F749828D48A4881B0BB6AB7DE5AF5DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the Mass Transit Account—</text> <clause id="H502BD31C6E3840949A9D0468A00662E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2015, $5,048,527,972;</text></clause> <clause id="H3ACACCE8B9B94F669630B83943252A0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2016, $5,020,000,000;</text></clause> <clause id="HFD985CC070574DA28BD508758CD7CDCF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2017, $5,024,000,000;</text></clause> <clause id="HDD50DD0CF51549EB93A1D65308B5D839"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2018, $5,011,000,000; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC7F36826E12D4A10989F299A77F10D55"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2019, $4,981,000,000.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H297373025836463DA1E16002F00840B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term <quote>actual level of monies deposited in that account</quote> shall not include funding of the Highway Trust Fund provided by section 2002 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/41">Public Law 114–41</external-xref>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC426B0EA736F441A91565E2FEBDE62DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustments to contract authority</header> <paragraph id="H3DCAE76078544C5AADAAF8F167853939"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional amounts</header><text>If the difference determined in a budget submission under subsection (a) for a fiscal year for the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account is greater than zero, the Secretary shall on October 1 of the budget year of that submission—</text> <subparagraph id="HFEE31AAE17154FACBC49F8860AB33C26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make available for programs authorized from such account for the budget year a total amount equal to—</text> <clause id="H598CE8D67F7B417C903F98B52D65DF72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for such programs for such budget year; plus</text></clause> <clause id="H652EA9F253AC47D180D2C8AB1268E3B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an amount equal to such difference; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H410F7FB0E9DA4469A14F3915D7648EE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>distribute the additional amount under subparagraph (A)(ii) to each of such programs in accordance with subsection (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2BB65FB85E914E4BA13537F788645568"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>If the difference determined in a budget submission under subsection (a) for a fiscal year for the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account is less than zero, the Secretary shall on October 1 of the budget year of that submission—</text> <subparagraph id="H83521FC82A06443C8777785B8C48FADB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make available for programs authorized from such account for the budget year a total amount equal to—</text> <clause id="H00CAA093FD74432CABE227D4762EE112"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for such programs for such budget year; minus</text></clause> <clause id="HD6BBA056230940659E72F5A55D5AFB44"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an amount equal to such difference; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4FBF04D41DB48C1BDC6A33B0F1DE815"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply the total adjustment under subparagraph (A)(ii) to each of such programs in accordance with subsection (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC3FC333AB6414CC39870F58BA33D2E4B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of adjustment among programs</header> <paragraph id="H13F9828D7E1147CE9008808C01555D03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In making an adjustment for the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account for a budget year under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HD0A8BEB3640749449598758B080D9FA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the ratio that—</text> <clause id="H3049AA99A93C48759095B633CE0E732B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount authorized to be appropriated for a program from the account for the budget year; bears to</text></clause> <clause id="H744515C4FBB746378A14CFAB9BC348F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount authorized to be appropriated for such budget year for all programs under such account;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64A00D54C9C344FAAC9799014ED128D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>multiply the ratio determined under subparagraph (A) by the applicable difference calculated under subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H514FF11FB042405F968FF609668E6A14"><enum>(C)</enum><text>adjust the amount that the Secretary would otherwise have allocated for the program for such budget year by the amount calculated under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A2E7AF973CF4FDA96B073BD9B149C5E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formula programs</header><text>For a program for which funds are distributed by formula, the Secretary shall add or subtract the adjustment to the amount authorized for the program but for this section and make available the adjusted program amount for such program in accordance with such formula.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H571568783EDA4482AA689676C9F9D0B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability for obligation</header><text>Adjusted amounts under this subsection shall be available for obligation and administered in the same manner as other amounts made available for the program for which the amount is adjusted.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE5A3165290EA4A18A90D8A5C921FB0CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exclusion of emergency relief program and covered administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall exclude the emergency relief program under section 125 and covered administrative expenses from—</text> <paragraph id="H1DF5342B8F5649DA848B422D9308F2C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an adjustment of funding under subsection (c)(1); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA341B7ACAD4641BBBF9D01644C2A3803"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any calculation under subsection (b) or (c) related to such an adjustment.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H36767E433AAE43C688C45425E6D2FD00"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated from the appropriate account or accounts of the Highway Trust Fund an amount equal to the amounts calculated under subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFB857524F5F84993B67BA083502E6D84"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Revision to obligation limitations</header> <paragraph id="H1FD8D71B2B2F456CAC1D753F1D4ABF10"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary makes an adjustment under subsection (b) for a fiscal year to an amount subject to a limitation on obligations imposed by section 1102 or 3017 of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015—</text> <subparagraph id="H018108DEDD5F48289D5ECEAD2849E666"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such limitation on obligations for such fiscal year shall be revised by an amount equal to such adjustment; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5EC425A563184E89B851D17FED727826"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary shall distribute such limitation on obligations, as revised under subparagraph (A), in accordance with such sections.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H64C3756A9FE64FD9A1694834C39EB610"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion of covered administrative expenses</header><text>The Secretary shall exclude covered administrative expenses from—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H02B0A8F538B141E4AE3E012377092911"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any calculation relating to a revision of a limitation on obligations under paragraph (1)(A); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H1A1CDE533D7F4E9BA82A8E58D232C545"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any distribution of a revised limitation on obligations under paragraph (1)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9FE166005C254205B030793841152627"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="H37EE4BC6E6C54F12929E063C825BF2CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Budget year</header><text>The term <term>budget year</term> means the fiscal year for which a budget submission referenced in subsection (a)(1) is submitted.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB32DF0B6A7034B5CA265B8B0D8F9C6D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered administrative expenses</header><text>The term <term>covered administrative expenses</term> means the administrative expenses of—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF12059D66F7047AF937A46E1D9787ADD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Highway Administration, as authorized under section 104(a);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H50510BD3A87F45ADA79F0F315FF4D5C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as authorized under section 4001(a)(6) of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H80E3818FF0B1417BBFA3BE9033941681"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, as authorized under section 31110 of title 49.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9489AEAB89494F5AB65DB875AC755A55"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highway Account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Highway Account</term> means the portion of the Highway Trust Fund that is not the Mass Transit Account.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H865C0015D9F3439CA309BFEF005AB298"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Mass Transit Account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Mass Transit Account</term> means the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9503">section 9503(e)(1)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5865C55733BE4168AD6B7B52E0605655"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">section 104</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA776E629DE7E452682963BEEAE464D7C" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">105. Adjustments to contract authority.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB6FC649F53C8449EAF46229CC67CF0E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1415.</enum><header>Adjustments</header> <subsection id="H33F0E08DED67453DA1792B0CEBA4B567"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On July 1, 2018, of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned among the States under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, a total of $6,000,000,000 is permanently rescinded.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H16374A537CF242418D3909C5FF1A116F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusions from rescission</header><text>The rescission under subsection (a) shall not apply to funds distributed in accordance with—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7F31774C45DF4DBB9C6CCB3F1FB05C5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sections 104(b)(3) and 130(f) of title 23, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBEC1632996A44E3DA9A9386A538E8371"><enum>(2)</enum><text>sections 133(d)(1)(A) of such title;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H609F0CFA64C9471597CC767873A6DFB9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the first sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>);</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HFF6C7A958ED949C598D25A5A1E7AC10A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7D24BDD13E5E46AD80C98C804E887EBF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>section 104(b)(5) of such title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEBC005C4A7FC4849ABCA76F1605F3476"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution among States</header><text>The amount to be rescinded under this section from a State shall be determined by multiplying the total amount of the rescission in subsection (a) by the ratio that—</text> <paragraph id="HA97457838D62421C9CC326C90852ABF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the unobligated balances subject to the rescission as of September 30, 2017, for the State; bears to</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F97BCCC2BCF47E8B50F76E2D27DA759"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the unobligated balances subject to the rescission as of September 30, 2017, for all States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA021678C44F642C89CCC59AABE693263"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Distribution within each State</header><text>The amount to be rescinded under this section from each program to which the rescission applies within a State shall be determined by multiplying the required rescission amount calculated under subsection (c) for such State by the ratio that—</text> <paragraph id="HD4D23D04B4C6472CA1EE37E3556E2BAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the unobligated balance as of September 30, 2017, for such program in such State; bears to</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D1C13FE66154136B177FC2AA61FB518"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the unobligated balances as of September 30, 2017, for all programs to which the rescission applies in such State.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9949705E1F35451CB985F519DF9D5471"><enum>1416.</enum><header>National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors</header> <subsection id="H5B5148DAD7344C90B471FE8DD2A6E717"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/150">section 150</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC6BC49C16804DAE96B0C714D21E38C7" style="USC"> <section id="H7E32F6AE046B48CCB81D0BB43B26912E"><enum>151.</enum><header>National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors</header> <subsection id="HC3ABA80FF6E14F2EA78399B3E60BA539"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, the Secretary shall designate national electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors that identify the near- and long-term need for, and location of, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, hydrogen infrastructure, propane fueling infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure at strategic locations along major national highways to improve the mobility of passenger and commercial vehicles that employ electric, hydrogen fuel cell, propane, and natural gas fueling technologies across the United States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1C5BE5D3752448559F03B584EB28D743"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of corridors</header><text>In designating the corridors under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HC44C6FDB4D974D8ABA9D2118AD2D28C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>solicit nominations from State and local officials for facilities to be included in the corridors;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24198995BE274635910AFF0E821C34D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>incorporate existing electric vehicle charging stations, hydrogen fueling stations, propane fueling stations, and natural gas fueling corridors designated by a State or group of States; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B5D8958F3B74E9392806AC7047DC495"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consider the demand for, and location of, existing electric vehicle charging stations, hydrogen fueling stations, propane fueling stations, and natural gas fueling infrastructure.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7A15E0436E8F4FFBB8DDF7065EB6149E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Stakeholders</header><text>In designating corridors under subsection (a), the Secretary shall involve, on a voluntary basis, stakeholders that include—</text> <paragraph id="H9A2CD06E966C4A26AF23942710F251F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the heads of other Federal agencies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7EEC21FE8594F6BAADF8EC268065724"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State and local officials;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H72A61C4733914851A1CD269C359DBB28"><enum>(3)</enum><text>representatives of—</text> <subparagraph id="H3E355D3BDC994446A4F8CBB7D846D65E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>energy utilities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4B7486904EA244C7AD9281A188529974"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the electric, fuel cell electric, propane, and natural gas vehicle industries;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H74902512F2AF49A4B8F646F335F29185"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the freight and shipping industry;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H929B59FFFB3A401B90D6CDA4F8873A04"><enum>(D)</enum><text>clean technology firms;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF36E662E7F9D4CBA8FA326BEFBEFD161"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the hospitality industry;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H82D72C8C8FC94E4C92C6FF95CBDADA98"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the restaurant industry;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D9D66BED14848E79F6A7147A91EC31A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>highway rest stop vendors; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H35248527B33D46FCB0DF88B42EA00653"><enum>(H)</enum><text>industrial gas and hydrogen manufacturers; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE824A278B9394AD5B375F92932195EAE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such other stakeholders as the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFB393F3D1DCE4DBB815F2FAF46D87328"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of establishment of the corridors under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update and redesignate the corridors.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3447194D9D244331AA924AE78EF12377"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>During designation and redesignation of the corridors under this section, the Secretary shall issue a report that—</text> <paragraph id="HD4B0118AE9F545FFA6C81A21A1E401AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies electric vehicle charging infrastructure, hydrogen infrastructure, propane fueling infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure and standardization needs for electricity providers, industrial gas providers, natural gas providers, infrastructure providers, vehicle manufacturers, electricity purchasers, and natural gas purchasers; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF359D874AD8545398004103186A770C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishes an aspirational goal of achieving strategic deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, hydrogen infrastructure, propane fueling infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure in those corridors by the end of fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6A2058974EB64CE1B66917D0393ABA2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/150">section 150</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CB93AF1875D4D8FA0C6D79A6C36F8CD" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">151. National electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling corridors.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H8F54683424A341129DEC9E43680E7456"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Operation of battery recharging stations in parking areas used by Federal employees</header> <paragraph id="H7C285C3B5D6341498DDA4D51D55D2D65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header> <subparagraph id="H55429FAACD6D4128B4662406A5C628D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator of General Services may install, construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis a battery recharging station in a parking area that is in the custody, control, or administrative jurisdiction of the General Services Administration for the use of only privately owned vehicles of employees of the General Services Administration, tenant Federal agencies, and others who are authorized to park in such area to the extent such use by only privately owned vehicles does not interfere with or impede access to the equipment by Federal fleet vehicles.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5187C583CF4E47A49FE7C0C45F878E53"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text>The Administrator of General Services may install, construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis a battery recharging station in a parking area that is in the custody, control, or administrative jurisdiction of another Federal agency, at the request of such agency, or delegate such authority to another Federal agency to the extent such use by only privately owned vehicles does not interfere with or impede access to the equipment by Federal fleet vehicles.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6289D6F105B144328283AB4F94F77F47"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of vendors</header><text>The Administrator of General Services, with respect to subparagraphs (A) and (B), or the head of a Federal agency delegated authority, with respect to subparagraph (B), may carry such subparagraph through a contract with a vendor, under such terms and conditions (including terms relating to the allocation between the Federal agency and the vendor of the costs of carrying out the contract) as the Administrator or the head of the Federal agency, as the case may be, and the vendor may agree to.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H11E5975538A044429F461C928A4F846C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Imposition of fees to cover costs</header> <subparagraph id="H3AEEAB48FFD84CCF9895953B065344A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>The Administrator of General Services or the head of the Federal agency delegated authority under paragraph (1)(B) shall charge fees to the individuals who use the battery recharging station in such amount as is necessary to ensure that the respective agency recovers all of the costs such agency incurs in installing, constructing, operating, and maintaining the station.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8671F13F0D574CFCB44252ACF21C4C34"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deposit and availability of fees</header><text>Any fees collected by the Administrator of General Services or the Federal agency, as the case may be, under this paragraph shall be—</text> <clause id="H366E17D9FC4E47F9ADF32AD599CE4846"><enum>(i)</enum><text>deposited monthly in the Treasury to the credit of the respective agency’s appropriations account for the operations of the building where the battery recharging station is located; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4BD2A74F0B9340929EF102F9D921C673"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>available for obligation without further appropriation during—</text> <subclause id="HC557201773D94F07A4408663D53BE447"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the fiscal year collected; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE2FB51DD877647E6ACB72D123F8D3058"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the fiscal year following the fiscal year collected.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1C5F82EE44744D3CA3A1B0C24880937C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No effect on existing programs for house and senate</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect the installation, construction, operation, or maintenance of battery recharging stations by the Architect of the Capitol—</text> <subparagraph id="H2E223BF2712A4B5BAC8A5564D9D083F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/170">Public Law 112–170</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2171">2 U.S.C. 2171</external-xref>), relating to employees of the House of Representatives and individuals authorized to park in any parking area under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives on the Capitol Grounds; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H240603AB737343CCA5C85F86D345FCB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/167">Public Law 112–167</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2170">2 U.S.C. 2170</external-xref>), relating to employees of the Senate and individuals authorized to park in any parking area under the jurisdiction of the Senate on the Capitol Grounds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H31AC2ECE78DA439C8C3AF82AE5087C77"><enum>(4)</enum><header>No effect on similar authorities</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed as repealing or limiting any existing authorities of a Federal agency to install, construct, operate, or maintain battery recharging stations.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB2C1D86B2EDF4FA7A56BA34077BB5AFC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Annual report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Administrator of General Services shall submit to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works a report describing—</text> <subparagraph id="H19B11AF423FA47F7818CC12502AF6D02"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of battery recharging stations installed by the Administrator on its own initiative under this subsection;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF50CA45A8AA940EE9A4189A45BAE0D71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requests from other Federal agencies to install battery recharging stations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE362F738CC140E1AC5E82B8403C54D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>delegations of authority to other Federal agencies under this subsection; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H75C4AF9244634838800252BD5905FD26"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the status and disposition of requests from other Federal agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FAFD6439C8E4AA38FB5806130B8A4C2" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal agency defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>Federal agency</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C8C60B202414F49AB216928651A4ABE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This subsection shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each succeeding fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HAD6FECA4299442769E6E11E06A1DD6E8"><enum>1417.</enum><header>Ferries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H04718AD9CEA34D03AAAB6CEB5A6A6425" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H4E97C367CFE14B72A753A0BBB4E445D8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Redistribution of unobligated amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H705B320F996944E496D7499E3E613F7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>withdraw amounts allocated to eligible entities under this section that remain unobligated by the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the amounts were allocated; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF939B339F55249108454657C797B8DB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the fiscal year beginning after a fiscal year in which a withdrawal is made under paragraph (1), redistribute the funds withdrawn, in accordance with the formula specified under subsection (d), among eligible entities with respect to which no amounts were withdrawn under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H166348C78FD94BA8BE5A11AFB8B2E31F"><enum>1418.</enum><header>Study on performance of bridges</header> <subsection id="H5A467C6A9FDA4F36991E587ABD397905"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall commission the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on the performance of bridges that are at least 15 years old and received funding under the innovative bridge research and construction program (in this section referred to as the <quote>program</quote>) under section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>) in meeting the goals of that program, which included—</text> <paragraph id="H43BFFB5E66BC461A959236F2CD543944"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development of new, cost-effective innovative material highway bridge applications;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD61ABAC09AE2483EA8786D58E981FBF4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reduction of maintenance costs and lifecycle costs of bridges, including the costs of new construction, replacement, or rehabilitation of deficient bridges;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H75F665AB5A214492BF2BD9F0D811E91A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development of construction techniques to increase safety and reduce construction time and traffic congestion;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7BB64F09B54341E5AD4A332B9A9F0CF7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the development of engineering design criteria for innovative products and materials for use in highway bridges and structures;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3BC978B9C5334C78A660AA251D32F594"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the development of cost-effective and innovative techniques to separate vehicle and pedestrian traffic from railroad traffic;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H810F7E11BA24405D91DE8EEE4FFFF6CF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the development of highway bridges and structures that will withstand natural disasters, including alternative processes for the seismic retrofit of bridges; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60E54323D9A44A59B4FD0326EB12986E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the development of new nondestructive bridge evaluation technologies and techniques.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF718E540EBE643DC8392E6AA895F08CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study commissioned under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HF577E61A29DE41ECA24F83F7BE9FAD4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an analysis of the performance of bridges that received funding under the program in meeting the goals described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1AF5BC5C8A984EA5B75A45EBE7D6489A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of the utility, compared to conventional materials and technologies, of each of the innovative materials and technologies used in projects for bridges under the program in meeting the needs of the United States in 2015 and in the future for a sustainable and low lifecycle cost transportation system;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2BD85E64B99E4F8BAAD875120EB87436"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations to Congress on how the installed and lifecycle costs of bridges could be reduced through the use of innovative materials and technologies, including, as appropriate, any changes in the design and construction of bridges needed to maximize the cost reductions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C1FEBB21D704E22A7C98E106BA2B843"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a summary of any additional research that may be needed to further evaluate innovative approaches to reducing the installed and lifecycle costs of highway bridges.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9F68A7B605974A21B95E13C9599C49BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public comment</header><text>Before commissioning the study under subsection (a), the Administrator shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the study proposal.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1C23FFE51C2B4286B17070C53FC277E7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data from States</header><text>Each State that received funds under the program shall provide to the Transportation Research Board any relevant data needed to carry out the study commissioned under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB468734FE7324A5BB0AB2BC2FEFDA0A9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study commissioned under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H62E5D9B7B28B4A7EBBFD97E130D4748C"><enum>1419.</enum><header>Relinquishment of park-and-ride lot facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A State transportation agency may relinquish park-and-ride lot facilities or portions of park-and-ride lot facilities to a local government agency for highway purposes if authorized to do so under State law if the agreement providing for the relinquishment provides that—</text> <paragraph id="H7FE9EE31F4EE47788F9FC32A740441BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>rights-of-way on the Interstate System will remain available for future highway improvements; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H51D97CA77E494A58AAC85C9CFD9D8CB9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>modifications to the facilities that could impair the highway or interfere with the free and safe flow of traffic are subject to the approval of the Secretary.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H9239C17E80DC47B588B960C358E70096"><enum>1420.</enum><header>Pilot program</header> <subsection id="H2FC186628DC84783B9507E83CC617EEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish a pilot program that allows a State to utilize innovative approaches to maintain the right-of-way of Federal-aid highways within such State.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC11D1AFA83CB415F83557EC7DB38AC8D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A pilot program established under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="H97097697B27647639BDEAFBA604F875E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>terminate after not more than 6 years;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC071EC1747124DE59293F7CEE5A12817"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include not more than 5 States; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9E9EC32A11074300AE669A7342F7C01D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be subject to guidelines published by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2FDCB2910D1F4147B07876323612B361"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If the Secretary establishes a pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, not more than 1 year after the completion of the pilot program, 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 pilot program.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H50A5BD44D47F4752B1C7B731CE379A65"><enum>1421.</enum><header>Innovative project delivery examples</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 120(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5623DF496F074C98A910734FF69C2185"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCB235D441B6E4B02B57E0B83E22B5023"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C9D9AFB16A848EE9AFD69C8CEC103A5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iv) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HE0DF6BCC34E54183A46A116CF35A5C88" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HEBE9D90065354EF79DAA90722A2010BA"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative pavement materials that have a demonstrated life cycle of 75 or more years, are manufactured with reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce construction-related congestion by rapidly curing; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H4ED0359FB3E549029CF895383353EE45"><enum>1422.</enum><header>Administrative provisions to encourage pollinator habitat and forage on transportation rights-of-way</header> <subsection id="H0D528ECDE76E40C6B0C096E8BC28B51F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 319 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H36DC01D3FD31491AB5B917B1EE506047"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by inserting <quote>(including the enhancement of habitat and forage for pollinators)</quote> before <quote>adjacent</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0ED116C2FF0A4A3A9E0CF28742FA3796"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HEC9C0CACABFC45E199E6A07CEDE9B138" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H8941D0185DDA43E18185B45EB7B1CD07"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Encouragement of pollinator habitat and forage development and protection on transportation rights-of-Way</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out any program administered by the Secretary under this title, the Secretary shall, in conjunction with willing States, as appropriate—</text> <paragraph id="H60E5491700664284B4DCBBF88D278F28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encourage integrated vegetation management practices on roadsides and other transportation rights-of-way, including reduced mowing; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H041E48F71F2C46F29329C19C703C7F0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encourage the development of habitat and forage for Monarch butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey bees through plantings of native forbs and grasses, including noninvasive, native milkweed species that can serve as migratory way stations for butterflies and facilitate migrations of other pollinators.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCFDEBF7DE372473D936151AD0975D34E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provision of habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for monarch butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey bees</header><text>Section 329(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>provision of habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for Monarch butterflies, other native pollinators, and honey bees,</quote> before <quote>and aesthetic enhancement</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H6367547C67704F7EA91B1E7854563BF1"><enum>1423.</enum><header>Milk products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H8E6199B45F8C49A18B0A0A2562F600DD" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H444DBE24C5EF4969B722281EDF842902"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Milk products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vehicle carrying fluid milk products shall be considered a load that cannot be easily dismantled or divided.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HB6DFA0676942407A88D487D57BC3769A"><enum>1424.</enum><header>Interstate weight limits for emergency vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HED1F148B481B43DAAEC6076DE71819CA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H478DE29E105B4ADCA41BC2AC785A63CB"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Emergency vehicles</header> <subparagraph id="H00C9B4943100468FA1E650DB2776B40C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With respect to an emergency vehicle, the following weight limits shall apply in lieu of the maximum and minimum weight limits specified in this subsection:</text> <clause id="HE5291AC43C2B4A65A48ADDD1095CF1A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">24,000 pounds on a single steering axle.</text></clause> <clause id="H365A70EBE5C240A4A315158404BE092D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>33,500 pounds on a single drive axle.</text></clause> <clause id="H0AD9452F7FCD49A8AC567ABE71749F28"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>62,000 pounds on a tandem axle.</text></clause> <clause id="HC354D3EF7B304781997A53C97E9004B1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A maximum gross vehicle weight of 86,000 pounds.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F3752B861604B61B870071159EA1413"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Emergency vehicle defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <quote>emergency vehicle</quote> means a vehicle designed—</text> <clause id="H11FC65AB309B47A9B71866DBB2579717"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to be used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment; and</text></clause> <clause id="H2E81B7CAD0574C019246F90C99DA5C7C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HFAE87D2B1B3B4014BA4FBD09DC196F41"><enum>1425.</enum><header>Vehicle weight limitations—Interstate System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEABB06BF7AF049AC8918CA758B245175" style="USC"> <subsection id="H271C1698971E4D25884AFA13CECA3A63"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Covered heavy-Duty tow and recovery vehicles</header> <paragraph id="HD64993467672473DA6DC87EFA0DE3672"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The vehicle weight limitations set forth in this section do not apply to a covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1062F41A373E4C0CB7DDB1A9C26CF00B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle</term> means a vehicle that—</text> <subparagraph id="HE175275B36444B4FB1E5EFC69E20C945"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is transporting a disabled vehicle from the place where the vehicle became disabled to the nearest appropriate repair facility; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4DEDE4169484376A457460DBF61B018"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight that is equal to or exceeds the gross vehicle weight of the disabled vehicle being transported.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB99B185DA8FB4DCAB0374E307049A93B"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Operation of vehicles on certain Texas highways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any segment in Texas of United States Route 59, United States Route 77, United States Route 281, United States Route 84, Texas State Highway 44, or another roadway is designated as Interstate Route 69, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H377B3B2719A3411C9467FF3551142F9E"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Certain logging vehicles in Wisconsin</header> <paragraph id="H1731E2FF73934DB3904212189EBEDB70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall waive, with respect to a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBCBBC551FE047FD8C82905BD1C82761"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered logging vehicle defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>covered logging vehicle</term> means a vehicle that—</text> <subparagraph id="H04F05F2987FE4ED694FB9290D2C11D7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H827917A59097407FB285579F4926090D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight of not more than 98,000 pounds;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA36CC11036064D6CBF4CCCCF4C605F78"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has not less than 6 axles; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC348F2B808040C5BFF560AA7D9B4D09"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is operating on a segment of Interstate Route 39 in Wisconsin from mile marker 175.8 to mile marker 189.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HCE56BB7481594A1B8DB2F8983125963F"><enum>1426.</enum><header>New national goal, performance measure, and performance target</header> <subsection id="H5D61CBE99F884FF9BC1B2ABA200E701A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 150(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="HC18314C625D64996821F6E3B96DA9110" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H27FF86F921464F12A5E1001285BA13AE"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Integrated economic development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To improve road conditions in economically distressed urban communities and increase access to jobs, markets, and economic opportunities for people who live in such communities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5B2DB1B1318742AEA57EA3B3C41F8A24"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Performance measure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 150(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49A2D867E99D445F8A9BAC53CBB43027" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE014A1A3718C4399A0FBEEBA704B287B"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Integrated economic development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish measures for States to use to assess the conditions, accessibility, and reliability of roads in economically distressed urban communities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H34FF04DBD34B41F1BCD645953F4A013A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Performance target</header><text>Section 150(d)(1) of such title is amended by striking <quote>and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6), and (7)</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H613385B0318A40BF9CA169C72DCCD17A"><enum>1427.</enum><header>Service club, charitable association, or religious service signs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 131 of title 23, United States Code, and part 750 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), a State may allow the maintenance of a sign of a service club, charitable association, or religious service that was erected as of the date of enactment of this Act and the area of which is less than or equal to 32 square feet, if the State notifies the Federal Highway Administration.</text></section> <section id="H13420B5AC3264F3691CA1C78EE596561"><enum>1428.</enum><header>Work zone and guard rail safety training</header> <subsection id="HEAC8C710A134420AAC6F9181578EF813"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1409 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/401">23 U.S.C. 401</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB0134916ED3D495DA2987A07097392A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Work zone and guard rail safety training</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0EB48E36AAAA4BB7853BC45B745682C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5B58399A20844B578B856826BB4C1FC6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H5B1666A881C841A18A4F795488BBF83E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development, updating, and delivery of training courses on guard rail installation, maintenance, and inspection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9BBFF89ED1AC4770A034C35620A00D73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 1409 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H02E87E520CFC464AA652CF59DFBE10A7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1409. Work zone and guard rail safety training.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CEF22AB702D4B82997D4B2327FA1DA7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1429.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motorcyclist advisory council</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA2E61AD0C1F4178B67067F65C1352B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and in consultation with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, shall appoint a Motorcyclist Advisory Council to coordinate with and advise the Administrator on infrastructure issues of concern to motorcyclists, including—</text> <paragraph id="HBB8926DEF07942E9BB25DAF7B903A1C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>barrier design;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD9C230D29FD444CB177035F72301728"><enum>(2)</enum><text>road design, construction, and maintenance practices; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2716124F9294C00B15304295279A66B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the architecture and implementation of intelligent transportation system technologies.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFDA3D1F4E5646119A6219B366B08FE4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Council shall consist of not more than 10 members of the motorcycling community with professional expertise in national motorcyclist safety advocacy, including—</text> <paragraph id="H713859B4E8884FC69C60F2526BC2C9E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at least—</text> <subparagraph id="HED6E8DBF8DF44F918B0B723D187A43CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 member recommended by a national motorcyclist association;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E141984CDD64D839835482FD3A5C278"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 member recommended by a national motorcycle riders foundation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H556B96653E4646DD9DF899C38823E735"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 representative of the National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0EC99561E44E4ADBAC7195EDCD4D72E7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>2 members of State motorcyclists' organizations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D1B6115B6C6415CAB20B8BFC1EEA764"><enum>(E)</enum><text>1 member recommended by a national organization that represents the builders of highway infrastructure;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1F3C8BC75AB4A9BBC6BB30A9007CFD0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>1 member recommended by a national association that represents the traffic safety systems industry; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H079D266C14B443F3BFD2AD7C1D86C9FF"><enum>(G)</enum><text>1 member of a national safety organization; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC69F7DC27FC84E0CB661A39CA8AE3DD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at least 1, but not more than 2, motorcyclists who are traffic system design engineers or State transportation department officials.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H4C7E9E99390C41858DE2BF3033ACD83E"><enum>1430.</enum><header>Improvement of data collection on child occupants in vehicle crashes</header> <subsection id="H0E72B6DE12894795B05E7386D7C6745F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise the crash investigation data collection system of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to include the collection of the following data in connection with vehicle crashes whenever a child restraint system was in use in a vehicle involved in a crash:</text> <paragraph id="H8263F07225454976A40415E41CF768CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The type or types of child restraint systems in use during the crash in any vehicle involved in the crash, including whether a five-point harness or belt-positioning booster.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB3F34AF8A09E426CBF93C5173F58281E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If a five-point harness child restraint system was in use during the crash, whether the child restraint system was forward-facing or rear-facing in the vehicle concerned.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H70BB1F65952049878F742D5A47DDD50D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In implementing subsection (a), the Secretary shall work with law enforcement officials, safety advocates, the medical community, and research organizations to improve the recordation of data described in subsection (a) in police and other applicable incident reports.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4088D749E0464174893DB431F162BE80"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on child occupant crash data collection in the crash investigation data collection system of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to the revision required by subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA89A8B05BB05426F906E323BDA917E43"><enum>1431.</enum><header>Highway work zones</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Highway Administration should—</text> <paragraph id="HCA6E254FEB3642E286ABE520A0FFD581"><enum>(1)</enum><text>do all within its power to protect workers in highway work zones; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB2B8FEDC64C459C932CFBBF12571DDE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>move rapidly to finalize regulations, as directed in section 1405 of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 560), to protect the lives and safety of construction workers in highway work zones from vehicle intrusions.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H28186030833148D08D6309EB67225094"><enum>1432.</enum><header>Study on State procurement of culvert and storm sewer materials</header> <subsection id="HCEA2190913F7476A98EB27ABD5123C80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall evaluate the methods in which States procure culvert and storm sewer materials and the impact of those methods on project costs, including the extent to which such methods take into account environmental principles, engineering principles, and the varying needs of projects based on geographic location.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC70D2753502648408D82DCD006A04391"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year 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 findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H211CE7FC320044808E2CBF9EDE2A184A"><enum>1433.</enum><header>Use of durable, resilient, and sustainable materials and practices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall encourage the use of durable, resilient, and sustainable materials and practices, including the use of geosynthetic materials and other innovative technologies, in carrying out the activities of the Federal Highway Administration.</text></section> <section id="HB926FEE5AAEE40DA8103B57835F9430C"><enum>1434.</enum><header>Strategy to address structurally deficient bridges</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive strategy to address structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges, as defined by the National Bridge Inventory, to identify the unique challenges posed by bridges in each of these respective categories, and to address such separate challenges and improve the condition of such bridges. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a report containing initial recommendations to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. Not later than 1 year after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall transmit to such committees the final strategy required by this section.</text></section> <section id="H08BE455F25C84A28B1FA8F93556ED12B"><enum>1435.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Nation’s engineering industry continues to provide critical technical expertise, innovation, and local knowledge to Federal and State agencies in order to efficiently deliver surface transportation projects to the public, and Congress recognizes the valuable contributions made by the Nation’s engineering industry and urges the Secretary to reinforce those partnerships by encouraging State and local agencies to take full advantage of engineering industry capabilities to strengthen project performance, improve domestic competitiveness, and create jobs.</text></section> <section id="H7B3A4DCE3AB3430295466C8056755D59"><enum>1436.</enum><header>Identification of roadside highway safety hardware devices</header> <subsection id="H620E3D81F10F401EBF88B2BEA906C020"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study on methods for identifying roadside highway safety hardware devices to improve the data collected on the devices, as necessary for in-service evaluation of the devices.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6CC4750728524DF3AFE4B906D334924D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study, the Secretary shall evaluate identification methods based on the ability of the method to—</text> <paragraph id="H2551F3C83FA64FC1BC47B95F1EC398DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>convey information on the devices, including manufacturing date, factory of origin, product brand, and model;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE489151FD1BC463D9EA76A0CE83DE3B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>withstand roadside conditions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E5B710676FB48FDBDD315F48A194222"><enum>(3)</enum><text>connect to State and regional inventories of similar devices.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6A1E20B8B3C041458C56002DD7C33FB0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identification methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The identification methods to be studied under this section include stamped serial numbers, radio-frequency identification, and such other methods as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEF8E486D5EBA4A9A920116977228752B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HDDE4C926D898431BA11211FB316806F1"><enum>1437.</enum><header>Use of modeling and simulation technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Department should utilize, to the fullest and most economically feasible extent practicable, modeling and simulation technology to analyze highway and public transportation projects authorized by this Act to ensure that these projects—</text> <paragraph id="HB9EC53ADCC7740109C31F108AF372F08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>will increase transportation capacity and safety, alleviate congestion, and reduce travel time and environmental impacts; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0EE68CED53649EE98A662642463752C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are as cost effective as practicable. </text></paragraph></section> <section id="HECBA75ABC17343D09DB8338938AEA629"><enum>1438.</enum><header>National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure</header> <subsection id="HF309CDD3006B4A65A50D509D5C2F28F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="H2D33594A0770484889DF73D8974618E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>1 out of every 9 jobs in the United States depends on travel and tourism, and the industry supports 15,000,000 jobs in the United States;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H136B992966134EA794F0C7FB5A37D8AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the travel and tourism industry employs individuals in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and all of the territories of the United States;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE117E9D830EB42BCAC8B49C8528BC821"><enum>(3)</enum><text>international travel to the United States is the single largest export industry in the Nation, generating a trade surplus balance of approximately $74,000,000,000;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42017C61DCD7410482B6FE89CCC0E948"><enum>(4)</enum><text>travel and tourism provide significant economic benefits to the United States by generating nearly $2,100,000,000,000 in annual economic output; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6ABF4FD30D749C6B7267F28A92AE72C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the United States intermodal transportation network facilitates the large-scale movement of business and leisure travelers, and is the most important asset of the travel industry.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB3A20C62B07B4EFFB3FF2FB279B525DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure (in this section referred to as the <quote>Committee</quote>) to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to the role of intermodal transportation in facilitating mobility related to travel and tourism activities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDE3ED78C55E5469DB78E764C304C2A49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Committee shall—</text> <paragraph id="HA5E85DEAC0E948C9A3180AAEC7D8772C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be composed of members appointed by the Secretary for terms of not more than 3 years; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59BC3FF9AA8546FBBA52F6DD3778F173"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include a representative cross-section of public and private sector stakeholders involved in the travel and tourism industry, including representatives of—</text> <subparagraph id="HF9EB7E68A7EA4E0AA0B88849713276A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the travel and tourism industry, product and service providers, and travel and tourism-related associations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF3F3C38A9A1C4C648279752B5B82AD4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travel, tourism, and destination marketing organizations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB70D760A76BE459CA804791B6FDBBA6F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the travel and tourism-related workforce;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF5550F4C6CFF428280D2BB9411A0E5A3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>State tourism offices;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H03F9D5CAF3F84CF5AEB3F1683A384B6E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Sate departments of transportation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFACFEA25C99A4E82A812E3C45BAA1215"><enum>(F)</enum><text>regional and metropolitan planning organizations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7724CFE14E134693BD10C29DFC5D5936"><enum>(G)</enum><text>local governments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC19901CB9645443CA1A57B2D99DA0487"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Role of committee</header><text>The Committee shall—</text> <paragraph id="HD331FE75CF884FF6AA03AAF782361398"><enum>(1)</enum><text>advise the Secretary on current and emerging priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs related to the use of the Nation’s intermodal transportation network to facilitate travel and tourism;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3F3208CCBD04239A3BA9798E1DCF5C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve as a forum for discussion for travel and tourism stakeholders on transportation issues affecting interstate and interregional mobility of passengers;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C33FBAC8C5F415BB79C25177E4EF376"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on transportation issues impacting travel and tourism;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB31B98019284D2CA3593B43FB90DE92"><enum>(4)</enum><text>gather information, develop technical advise, and make recommendations to the Secretary on policies that improve the condition and performance of an integrated national transportation system that is safe, economical, and efficient, and that maximizes the benefits to the Nation generated through the United States travel and tourism industry;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A56149F15E94A51BEC841C9106F0B18"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify critical transportation facilities and corridors that facilitate and support the interstate and interregional transportation of passengers for tourism, commercial, and recreational activities;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC75C851A81C4809BF90D365572DB23D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide for development of measures of condition, safety, and performance for transportation related to travel and tourism;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H234957B5C7864A89B98F95D897BF9DDD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide for development of transportation investment, data, and planning tools to assist Federal, State, and local officials in making investment decisions relating to transportation projects that improve travel and tourism; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD070E4C0F71447AEA190EA28BE30071B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>address other issues of transportation policy and programs impacting the movement of travelers for tourism and recreational purposes, including by making legislative recommendations.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H53227FFE4D9340E298EC8E44A964A502"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan</header> <paragraph id="H2D610FE9AF5F43209E827048659879F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial development of national travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Committee, State departments of transportation, and other appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders, develop and post on the Department’s public Internet Web site a national travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="H7269E4DF4D7F486FB025D61B8208000C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the condition and performance of the national transportation network;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H30EE22B51C8D4A3FB6B33C7FA40534C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an identification of the issues on the national transportation network that create significant congestion problems and barriers to long-haul passenger travel and tourism,</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H446FE169B3834251AD10C7AA5F12CEC2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>forecasts of long-haul passenger travel and tourism volumes for the 20-year period beginning in the year during which the plan is issued;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H409FCAC51228469C99295EFF0F13E153"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an identification of the major transportation facilities and corridors for current and forecasted long-haul travel and tourism volumes, the identification of which shall be revised, as appropriate, in subsequent plans;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H444B9D9D19274C148B8C0B92E2E251E7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an assessment of statutory, regulatory, technological, institutional, financial, and other barriers to improved long-haul passenger travel performance (including opportunities for overcoming the barriers);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9CAE76391E8949A8B97E62FA47A7F16A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>best practices for improving the performance of the national transportation network; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H977A989221484256A79BD09DFB93D255"><enum>(G)</enum><text>strategies to improve intermodal connectivity for long-haul passenger travel and tourism.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H064DDF48A58447EA83515C5D55FB85C5"><enum>1439.</enum><header>Regulation of motor carriers of property</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14501(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>the price of</quote> and all that follows through <quote>transportation is</quote> and inserting <quote>the regulation of tow truck operations</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H7344D9DD69144EC8B418CB44CFF782AF"><enum>1440.</enum><header>Emergency exemptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any road, highway, railway, bridge, or transit facility that is damaged by an emergency that is declared by the Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary of Homeland Security or declared as an emergency by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>) and that is in operation or under construction on the date on which the emergency occurs—</text> <paragraph id="H54F05D412F9148D384AD2E2C209CCDB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may be reconstructed in the same location with the same capacity, dimensions, and design as before the emergency; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07E1421A849448B386EA25E2A9408373"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be exempt from any environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under—</text> <subparagraph id="HFAFFD23F37BE46A3B23E304E1E27EA91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5FBB21CA48BF49348ADF6F43426C5B44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342</external-xref>, 1344);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9AB7C2DEB9DD46698E515856B58E243F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H66016941DE0A497B91DE2388A3186118"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/703">16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HADA0FEC2689D493DA7400050132E6F42"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1271">16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H942A52BE40E44B79BD9963D358D0386A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/661">16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE8FD095A434544529116FB3518846701"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), except when the reconstruction occurs in designated critical habitat for threatened and endangered species;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3937434343004DFF83B8B55212C39F8E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Executive Order 11990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> note; relating to the protection of wetland); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF24CD11BD561432394008346CF47C8F3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any Federal law (including regulations) requiring no net loss of wetland.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H6D3CE93BB69F41E9B7A4CFA8CB446F58"><enum>1441.</enum><header>Program to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver’s licenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall fully implement the recommendations contained in the report submitted under section 32308 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31301">49 U.S.C. 31301</external-xref> note).</text></section> <section id="H7019D79761464F5F86652009DCC13922"><enum>1442.</enum><header>Operation of certain specialized vehicles on certain highways in the State of Arkansas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any segment of United States Route 63 between the exits for highways 14 and 75 in the State of Arkansas is designated as part of the Interstate System, the single axle weight, tandem axle weight, gross vehicle weight, and bridge formula limits under section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, and the width limitation under section 31113(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall not apply to that segment with respect to the operation of any vehicle that may have legally operated on that segment before the date of the designation.</text></section> <section id="H290700F233894AEA85A16FB82697A9BC"><enum>1443.</enum><header>Projects for public safety relating to idling trains</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 130(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and the relocation of highways to eliminate grade crossings</quote> and inserting <quote>the relocation of highways to eliminate grade crossings, and projects to eliminate hazards posed by blocked grade crossings due to idling trains</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HFD22AD1F30B24EF2BC55F1A51FC4C51F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1444.</enum><header>Exemptions from requirements for certain welding trucks used in pipeline industry</header> <subsection id="HCBDB445591E64AB6B9505F7CA29AC742"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Covered motor vehicle defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>covered motor vehicle</quote> means a motor vehicle that—</text> <paragraph id="HCF78629AFD514EC58DA50D0C47D863AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is traveling in the State in which the vehicle is registered or another State;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA0AD3147AEC42C7829557048AD2CDB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is owned by a welder;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA107E71CBEDF420690119784CEAC986B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is a pick-up style truck;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFFB4CA77E704179A60480EDB51D27EB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is equipped with a welding rig that is used in the construction or maintenance of pipelines; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E4B013E9D0A444DBA06ACB6B96EA429"><enum>(5)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight and combination weight rating and weight of 15,000 pounds or less.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H256CCEF44EA1477E9A4CDC613F55253D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal requirements</header><text>A covered motor vehicle, including the individual operating such vehicle and the employer of such individual, shall be exempt from the following:</text> <paragraph id="H4A0689948C924D3684921897A5F09DF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to registration as a motor carrier, including the requirement to obtain and display a Department of Transportation number, established under chapters 139 and 311 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5A4264FE39944D55A890B4CA810FE71A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to driver qualifications established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/311">chapter 311</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD015E55865D4A69BEB0FF5E7ED14512"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to driving of commercial motor vehicles established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/311">chapter 311</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8631136A19C49F7B941BCC39B890798"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to parts and accessories and inspection, repair, and maintenance of commercial motor vehicles established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/311">chapter 311</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE1895A8A69634E90A0BBA937C27A002B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any requirement relating to hours of service of drivers, including maximum driving and on duty time, established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/315">chapter 315</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H3558AC235C11440982FA81FFAF7691F3"><enum>1445.</enum><header>Waiver</header> <subsection id="HFCF3FA48238A45FEAE545575FCBB30EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall waive, for a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under section 127 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF0F00C564FAB4676811B757CA44AFC0E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered logging vehicle defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered logging vehicle</term> means a vehicle that—</text> <paragraph id="H86896851BB3A486BB6E7DCEFEE28CFBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C7ED7AF7A604BA3AFC8D8E3C24FB04A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight of not more than 99,000 pounds;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD580A4F54F7432E952BF71BFDF42DCE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>has not less than 6 axles; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89AAAA5FC51D4DEF8156DA9680925399"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is operating on a segment of Interstate Route 35 in Minnesota from mile marker 235.4 to mile marker 259.552.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HBB4B8D439E0C40FCBDB139724F24FA57" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1446.</enum><header>Federal authority</header> <subsection id="H276CBAFBA914428DAD0B0E784583E413"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H46DF8739C4B34D1991AABBC8441381BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (3) and (4)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE22E73EC1D8498186E2F346D8E90FD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6) respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB04F0214C44849B789DC9A3A7CFF25E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4132054D563E4AB3AAAE230D74B2AEF2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H4CEBDECC7F444509BAC062D9D26F59B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional limitations</header> <subparagraph id="H138EF4C2F009460B8959419FEFE8F6A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of 2 or more States may not enact or enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law prohibiting employees whose hours of service are subject to regulation by the Secretary under section 31502 from working to the full extent permitted or at such times as permitted under such section, or imposing any additional obligations on motor carriers if such employees work to the full extent or at such times as permitted under such section, including any related activities regulated under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFF619B0D2AB843A880A65425D3489A61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of 2 or more States may not enact or enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law that requires a motor carrier that compensates employees on a piece-rate basis to pay those employees separate or additional compensation, provided that the motor carrier pays the employee a total sum that when divided by the total number of hours worked during the corresponding work period is equal to or greater than the applicable hourly minimum wage of the State, political subdivision of the State, or political authority of 2 or more States.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5BE336D78EF14E7A86E909F28DE7FFCC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the provisions of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4DFCF17C1B34C0D920A0915CD79678D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) (as redesignated) by striking <quote>Paragraph (1)—</quote> and inserting <quote>Paragraphs (1) and (2)—</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC7A2A8D03CB41C38B2A0D9A34865BD3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(A) (as redesignated) by striking <quote>Paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>Paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H487EF536675948FFBA1E0975CECF5DFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall have the force and effect as if enacted on the date of enactment of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/305">Public Law 103–305</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <enum>II</enum><header>Innovative Project Finance</header> <section id="H9F8133D057B543BCBAFD0DA84B8FBD9F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 amendments</header> <subsection id="HEDA5C1BF30574B3B93F6ED40DE2F2B8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header> <paragraph id="H4A48CE45C05D41E1923752B3B772E221"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Master credit agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 601(a)(10) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CB8CED25D614F979E0B6FD4FC1DD2E1" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H491B3E6D1572479B89DA885864BD157B"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Master credit agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>master credit agreement</term> means a conditional agreement to extend credit assistance for a program of related projects secured by a common security pledge (which shall receive an investment grade rating from a rating agency prior to the Secretary entering into such master credit agreement) under section 602(b)(2)(A), or for a single project covered under section 602(b)(2)(B) that does not provide for a current obligation of Federal funds, and that would—</text> <subparagraph id="H3774BA647EF949A38A59E94067DD7D25"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 and subject to the satisfaction of all the conditions for the provision of credit assistance under this chapter, including section 603(b)(1);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H835890E3D6FF48DE94FA346DA7066561"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish the maximum amounts and general terms and conditions of the secured loans or other Federal credit instruments;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H46F477C9EA1046DA9B46B9446444FD53"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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 id="H839BBD280A58451FB6E45BF99B3D9BBB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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 id="HB27AFAEE82E342C59FDB6B096B376F07"><enum>(i)</enum><text>completion of an environmental impact statement or similar analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause> <clause id="H7D4F27E0D3C54CE4A48047E06A53DCF6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>compliance with such other requirements as are specified in this chapter, including sections 602(c) and 603(b)(1); and</text></clause> <clause id="H7905126AE30F48ADAC51A38089EF3C74"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the availability of funds to carry out this chapter; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4E802B1514234C378ACF29B7F190FAEF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H10127F2E668F4765A4C02875141B05CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rural infrastructure project</header><text>Section 601(a)(15) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FCFCD9E3EA840E89CB71A276F84D408" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H729B0773457C4BAF99B445A7FFC3F3DF"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Rural infrastructure project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural infrastructure project</term> means a surface transportation infrastructure project located outside of a Census-Bureau-defined urbanized area.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3885D9C8AA864B479E5BDAE08904B6C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Master credit agreements</header><text>Section 602(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87CB649DAC6F409ABCC28A5EC99F5D2D" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H42B076879F4E46569419B8A774BF7742"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Master credit agreements</header> <subparagraph id="HFF65E9F85B1641B9A3BC9226F7AF5A60"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Program of related projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may enter into a master credit agreement for a program of related projects secured by a common security pledge on terms acceptable to the Secretary.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6471933AA0C9413E8C22D1FD228A0DC4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adequate funding not available</header><text>If the Secretary fully obligates funding to eligible projects in a fiscal year, and adequate funding is not available to fund a credit instrument, a project sponsor of an eligible project may elect to enter into a master credit agreement and wait to execute a credit instrument until the fiscal year during which additional funds are available to receive credit assistance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H52156E7972B043FABB03DD341E6AED98"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible project costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 602(a)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H6B094B9E4E034B12AD0F8E9828E9D069"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>and (C)</quote> after <quote>(B)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3A315FF0794442B9C109B545C466D3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3E9F42D4A7E4083BCE354E43ADBEFFA" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H5F66549F6C094D25904211EA743FF3F3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Local infrastructure projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible project costs shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $10,000,000 in the case of a project or program of projects—</text> <clause id="H8A8C4905FCDB4A1980784BA350647293"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which the applicant is a local government, public authority, or instrumentality of local government;</text></clause> <clause id="HD54E3D648858437CAAEBB8E4E4D3DA1A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located on a facility owned by a local government; or</text></clause> <clause id="H4B6626156FBC4329A69D00929BC425CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which the Secretary determines that a local government is substantially involved in the development of the project.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE82F992D0C37410C8BAD2E261B5179EE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on refinancing of interim construction financing</header><text>Section 603(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H906E04D3FC2C44258C87215F9CE33447" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HE4EBC1A5B0BA427797D369008E896D8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>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)—</text> <subparagraph id="H7E89A0D238FB454B880C4BA41096E2E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if the maturity of such interim construction financing is later than 1 year after the substantial completion of the project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDBF79E5856FF48ECA0F432FE5DB4B4D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>later than 1 year after the date of substantial completion of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H859B453B3C2B4C91963700B9424A57EE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 608(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB315EECFDE304178AE19936574ED7D5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59A44D72C9124E3CBB74C0D83B3F1CA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71BCCF8BBB9844EA9925A6235543D034" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H7FF61A2E6AC74AFDA3DBDFF0909B8893"><enum>(6)</enum><header>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 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $5,150,000 for fiscal year 2017, $5,304,500 for fiscal year 2018, $5,463,500 for fiscal year 2019, $5,627,500 for fiscal year 2020, and $5,760,500 for fiscal year 2021 for the administration of this chapter.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H1A48B4875315401F80416C04822294A7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2002.</enum><header>State infrastructure bank program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 610 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFB8ADA61BECB4F52BCF0B72554B75E63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="HABAA9DD45B5E4DBF8608035362D7515F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC7BCF557285430BAD1867F7A60638DF" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HB61EEEB2723A49659CB701F160CA92B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 under each of sections 104(b)(1) and 104(b)(2); and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC1822078D5C044C7913D2CFC7A704984"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2005 through 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2021</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H90AF908181094272B8020F18698522E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2005 through 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2021</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF991B862E2BD4D8998E31186AEE52849"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking <quote>section 133(d)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 133(d)(1)(A)(i)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9EF706A219F4D6D90A4C96B074C35FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (k) by striking <quote>fiscal years 2005 through 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2016 through 2021</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section commented="no" id="H6A843A7C9CB545FE9991F8901DB42315" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2003.</enum><header>Availability payment concession model</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H88F414584593466FB8C65CA2A13C2581"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payment to States for construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 121(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>(including payments made pursuant to a long-term concession agreement, such as availability payments)</quote> after <quote>a project</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H20FE86D399BB40429DE7B9E729545F11"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project approval and oversight</header><text>Section 106(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>(including payments made pursuant to a long-term concession agreement, such as availability payments)</quote> after <quote>construction of the project</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H1360A8FE02464068A46C6532283357DF"><enum>2004.</enum><header>Streamlined application process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H4ABC4998D3AA4AE4B7F0B977E590FFCC"> <subsection id="H40EE4482EE294CFE955E75A81F1DFB25"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Streamlined application process</header> <paragraph id="H21A45F303DC14EAEA26E3A0383AD9E40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, the Secretary shall make available an expedited application process or processes available at the request of entities seeking secured loans under this chapter that use a set or sets of conventional terms established pursuant to this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1712967607544B4694F5CA6072364E80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>In establishing the streamlined application process required by this subsection, the Secretary may include terms commonly included in prior credit agreements and allow for an expedited application period, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H63E05273D28649388849F7AA0DE0E18D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the secured loan is in an amount of not greater than $100,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFB33D648561B40A19AFC9E350BBE4F0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the secured loan is secured and payable from pledged revenues not affected by project performance, such as a tax-backed revenue pledge, tax increment financing, or a system-backed pledge of project revenues; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC1A6A20674204367B44890BC22EFD83F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>repayment of the loan commence not later than 5 years after disbursement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <enum>III</enum><header>Public Transportation</header> <section id="H27F77C3EFE784A7CAF74A2B5B30029E7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3001.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote>Federal Public Transportation Act of 2015</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H017E17326072481FB06B525B602AB881"><enum>3002.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFD4745CB40F442EFA21DFB3F6D20D7F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(C) by striking <quote>landscaping and</quote>; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HED4E2BF90FF84DA3A2BFF823B577F151"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (3)(I) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HFDB5399DEB154680A164CF339A54D0A1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HC517FA70F36F46E48165FA78318DC8EB"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of nonfixed route paratransit transportation services in accordance with section 223 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12143">42 U.S.C. 12143</external-xref>), 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—</text> <clause id="H0A766E1091F94869BFBAA11BAA952899"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not to exceed 10 percent of such recipient’s annual formula apportionment under sections 5307 and 5311; or</text></clause> <clause id="H2A767F27B4EE4E5D85B6EDF3131F55BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not to exceed 20 percent of such recipient's annual formula apportionment under sections 5307 and 5311, if consistent with guidance issued by the Secretary, the recipient demonstrates that the recipient meets at least one of the following requirements:</text> <subclause id="H25E2A47F36DD497780F3CBBA46F4C5E1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Provides an active fixed route travel training program that is available for riders with disabilities.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8F9898189A584B4C991951C81406C6DD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Provides that all fixed route and paratransit operators participate in a passenger safety, disability awareness, and sensitivity training class on at least a biennial basis.</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD8DD1CC0C4F84A78936176770149730D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Has memoranda of understanding in place with employers and American Job Centers to increase access to employment opportunities for people with disabilities.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B7DC6292F334F0EB1C527FF836B2327"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFA8E9AB54EE4D938867DE198B6D950E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF84359C961C64ECCBC0D0D6EB25C55EF"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Value capture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>value capture</term> means recovering the increased property value to property located near public transportation resulting from investments in public transportation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C3AE473545F4F1D99F884DF7B32D158"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Base-model bus</header><text>The term <term>base-model bus</term> means a heavy-duty public transportation bus manufactured to meet, but not exceed, transit-specific minimum performance criteria developed by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2FB7AC2C3034FBB813347BA00D310A7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3003.</enum><header>Metropolitan and statewide transportation planning</header> <subsection id="H2226D3C994B74F8C824460D290720BDE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8EBE8DD207174E22852696F060744591"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2) by striking <quote>and bicycle transportation facilities</quote> and inserting <quote>, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50BC5F5E9B4E4238B21E2A1B0F16AD4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD4A165A6209A401FBE03543B50396DC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6DB687D53C4F47C9960AB468BA3C519B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H95CBB055103D44D892FC297842978EA4" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H6422367B7B3B43F8B28CEE5CF1026CFA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation</header> <subparagraph id="H8AF4268550DC4353AC91E11732E672F5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Designation or selection of officials or representatives under paragraph (2) shall be determined by the metropolitan planning organization according to the bylaws or enabling statute of the organization.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C73FE76A26C4262B52B0DA1819DCF10"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public transportation representative</header><text>Subject to the bylaws or enabling statute of the metropolitan planning organization, a representative of a provider of public transportation may also serve as a representative of a local municipality.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD0A924AA6CD4454AB8418207EA6C3DF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Powers of certain officials</header><text>An official described in paragraph (2)(B) shall have responsibilities, actions, duties, voting rights, and any other authority commensurate with other officials described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D5C365F340E4E689C389B0829DEC5BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>paragraph (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (6)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H499A65D47B944C6294CE4D0733E13208"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(4)(B) by striking <quote>subsection (d)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)(6)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5A31A6C05D0E49B8B99ECC66BC7D915D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(3)(A) by inserting <quote>tourism, natural disaster risk reduction,</quote> after <quote>economic development,</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H02891369A7EB4C51B1595224B72508A9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2BBD550222584E3C8B5EA2EE7625BB63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H222790B0A4E7414B8EFD1C353501F05F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H971642622732415BBC945F6C13A7B99B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE29614FECA2944DD86CBD22DAE43E416" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H3695FCEC566C437DA1945BC68F116246"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the resilience and reliability of the transportation system.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3466B72A56574B6E9B30155F4E1FD92D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HB9A757DC82D84207B06A75734E036C65"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A)(i) by striking <quote>transit</quote> and inserting <quote>public transportation facilities, intercity bus facilities</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0F9FE9278ED342D4AD55F36B300EA2D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(A)—</text> <clause id="H01DA0AF73ED64E3A825A0210C9700111"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>public ports,</quote> before <quote>freight shippers,</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H820858605B68455C99E11F84F89654A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program)</quote> after <quote>private providers of transportation</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E00700F4B8846DA9E4566CFB30F8E98"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>paragraph (2)(C)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)(E)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDF215D3885C648B0BA075220526C67D2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(3)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0E5385D2A74545439DED1DA587DE16C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program), job access projects,</quote> after <quote>reduction</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1DB0FB3DAEE341ACAB76A84A7927EF4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF01D53B397AB4DEBB38B66D296561394" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H44D76FBDC35D48BC8506DAE396B53546"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Congestion management plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A metropolitan planning organization with a transportation management area may develop a plan that includes projects and strategies that will be considered in the TIP of such metropolitan planning organization. Such plan shall—</text> <clause id="HAF55FDACA92A411D9FC8282DD3B11589"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop regional goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled during peak commuting hours and improve transportation connections between areas with high job concentration and areas with high concentrations of low-income households;</text></clause> <clause id="H8761E5CEC0814C84851E7A4190226623"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify existing public transportation services, employer-based commuter programs, and other existing transportation services that support access to jobs in the region; and</text></clause> <clause id="H45648F9C07524D9DB1549D757147126E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify proposed projects and programs to reduce congestion and increase job access opportunities.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D36427970CC4EC782A6CB372D2192AC"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>In developing the plan under subparagraph (C), a metropolitan planning organization shall consult with employers, private and non-profit providers of public transportation, transportation management organizations, and organizations that provide job access reverse commute projects or job-related services to low-income individuals.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC6896FF232304B03B10683794A9A7DF5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text> <subparagraph id="H30B13731D19A4593AA4DB1F845C98476"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by adding a period at the end of paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA498CB2861AA428FBECF612BA03EFC13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(D) by striking <quote>of less than 200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>with a population of 200,000 or less</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF48AF959A6A94EE4925A802EF578D128"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (p) by striking <quote>Funds set aside under section 104(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H73581427BC29448E9F76C11BAD43F9AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning</header><text>Section 5304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H90F603B05C2A4E7BA89F60C16462AC04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) by striking <quote>and bicycle transportation facilities</quote> and inserting <quote>, bicycle transportation facilities, and intermodal facilities that support intercity transportation, including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A7FDC440ED547CFB9D3C60DC3854E81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC52F6A2DD34A4DDC91B9F2E647671DCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="HF57FCA83962B4F0080EA45A46E98E263"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H72D16AA6B0514010A63F2FFEE2A09D5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H842063F72691426AB49C01C79258F4F0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DBBC728BEDA446BB56B6F1E58C3CB83" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HE255DB6E9DD04E47A8B3E607FEE2E142"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the resilience and reliability of the transportation system.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE20EA6879915470896101104891A2054"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="HB23DFA2E295B400AA246DC3DE3D3E487"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking <quote>urbanized</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H0BEAE75F111B4DA7B838622B3AD11A82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>urbanized</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8392DAF39C8749C1A132791DE2B56625"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(3)(A)(ii)—</text> <subparagraph id="H27A8116419BD4C64A82120E030055316"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>public ports,</quote> before <quote>freight shippers,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3330D8E87DC14D09BAF5B0EEF85C944C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(including intercity bus operators, employer-based commuting programs, such as a carpool program, vanpool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-out program, shuttle program, or telework program) </quote> after <quote>private providers of transportation</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H0DCAB9D7BF3F43F3A9C4FF8A9D910926"><enum>3004.</enum><header>Urbanized area formula grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H44BC41DB093A47FD81D6A3763480CC5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD3A8E917B0B246359153746BFE732FFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9718F79DBB434670AA034AE2C7CCB351"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61C9EDE0C2BD46599CC5B50F171EE01F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H12B2C637CEC44D67813692A6FD15C17B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Recipient defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>recipient</term> means a designated recipient, State, or local governmental authority that receives a grant under this section directly from the Government.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9BD0F7105BC14FAEAFDE8F9E3C026B4A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by inserting <quote>or demand response service, excluding ADA complementary paratransit service,</quote> before <quote>during</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBD3D6D67279C4009A156EE91F0D6DE04"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC10EF703C24348848EEED19E5A839734"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B6B8360F7CB4B4EA040B019F4EAA394"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exception to the special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (3), if a public transportation system described in such paragraph executes a written agreement with 1 or more other public transportation systems to allocate funds under this subsection, other than by measuring vehicle revenue hours, each of the public transportation systems to the agreement may follow the terms of such agreement without regard to the percentages or the measured vehicle revenue hours referred to in such paragraph.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E99EB9A1EB34A93A4405755771CF624"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)(K)(i) by striking <quote>1 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>one-half of 1 percent</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H9DCE8E8E0F8746E899C4BEC4C114152D"><enum>3005.</enum><header>Fixed guideway capital investment grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H20E936C9BD294A95A7AF565265B9A180"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(6)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA5D8888D621C4603AEF0E49DB619889A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>, small start projects,</quote> after <quote>new fixed guideway capital projects</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEDBF12E911BB4CE3896021098FA9E11A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H76754A6C87C74FE6BD281B857D44FB0D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H2AFCD3D303D84DDF852BBD6840F22452"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 or more projects that are any combination of new fixed guideway capital projects, small start projects, and core capacity improvement projects.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6F8CA0599F9A4831B3B3D90CFBDE1D74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(6)—</text> <subparagraph id="HFD96A56712A546CA8647065126AEB4A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In carrying out</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEA4F5D7385945A7A82DE83088EA4B25" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H0A6B5E326B6841038FAFCE2A62C9D967"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H50AFE1BD578340CF84620CF9436A8172"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BD7223A243A4F9C85AEF0E274DEE6AF" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H8672E76B844845AA9C172F1A8FCF50D3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Optional early rating</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of the project sponsor, the Secretary shall evaluate and rate the project in accordance with paragraphs (4) and (5) and subparagraph (A) of this paragraph upon completion of the analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H581127F2C3F945579D3B262695A75928"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA71ABCA4172544228A588DBDD37B4FE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>subsection (d) or (e)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d), (e), or (h)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E21DBDE9AB54B8B96931551DFC2DECC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="HA7355917E0B342279AFA356650069826"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement</quote> after <quote>federally funded</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H04C53559D92E40CBB6E6DE5116A4E81D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H456A631E8577403E8858768300643CEA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H140CBE2BD18540688D17ACA35F0141E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program of interrelated projects, when evaluated as a whole—</text> <clause id="H84FF8391C5BD4E589AE8659500ABC062"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), subsection (e)(2), or paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (h), as applicable, if the program is comprised entirely of—</text> <subclause id="HCD95D65FA6DE4BBA911391FECEAD97F2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>new fixed guideway capital projects;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HCCB84DD1FDF649FD890D6AE989BE6B11"><enum>(II)</enum><text>core capacity improvement projects; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB8716E0E3F2A4CEDA28A0CD7439ABCF6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>small start projects; or</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HC389D4856FE949A2B23A5535180C89C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2) if the program is comprised of any combination of new fixed guideway projects, small start projects, and core capacity improvement projects.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB6D64FD5C88942B289CB1C9F0237347E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H71774108EAE24659ADD2BEF6170A8FB9" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HD297CE3423304A05A1544451E06F2701"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Project advancement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project receiving a grant under this section that is part of a program of interrelated projects may not advance—</text> <clause id="H3D2F409B41734085BF7FADE373C77854"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of a small start project, from the project development 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; or</text></clause> <clause id="H2BBF9FF0B5AD410881DD8A837F43576B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a new fixed guideway capital project or a core capacity improvement project, 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.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H247BEFAD480E4B7FBA24148307064A03"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (l)—</text> <subparagraph id="H5798EA4DF02348C782A6E0C5013D857C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0AEC2FF460AC4B918296DFC00C2E90D3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HB7A56AABBC804E24BC86E7F1D02E6BAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 a new fixed guideway project shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project cost. A full funding grant agreement for a new fixed guideway project shall not include a share of more than 50 percent from the funds made available under this section. Funds made available under section 133 of title 23, United States Code, may not be used for a grant agreement under subsection (d). A grant for a core capacity project shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project cost of the incremental cost to increase the capacity in the corridor. A grant for a small start project shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project costs.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8466EF06B3CF420C9F39FA8A51161F37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F41D92187284297A8149EFD809833BF" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H07FFC80226CA48B09C9A5D3ECE538ADD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Remaining costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The remainder of the net project costs shall be provided—</text> <subparagraph id="H2A98B30375A34709A6342C8046D45A8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in cash from non-Government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB7DD295077442D9BFDF553163D9CBEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from revenues from the sale of advertising and concessions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H77C02F4EB1A54FD9899ABCD90EC5691E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8EA549242956405E9F2CDE927FED80A4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6789E73BD8884563A22D05043DF1E1D9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (n) and redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (n); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC39E0DFC19A45D2B0E8FB34CFE3DC46"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63331AEEB744455C8A795281B544E3C2" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HECF11A0DED5C4C66915BD28D276C98DD"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of calculating the cost effectiveness of a project described in subsection (d) or (e), the Secretary shall not reduce or eliminate the capital costs of art and landscaping elements from the annualized capital cost calculation.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H09763889494447B28B8AA59DD5AF671D"><enum>3006.</enum><header>Formula grants for enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC20F46FB36644F13BF002F959708AA76" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HE094AB65EF554F33839F82FBD4A55AB4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Best practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall collect from, review, and disseminate to public transit agencies innovative practices, program models, new service delivery options, findings from activities under subsection (h), and transit cooperative research program reports.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H261032339FCD434B80476282C4623199"><enum>3007.</enum><header>Formula grants for rural areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5311(g)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H92F1C72345144C7CB1CA019EBBE7F760"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H612F2073C5584AD38FAB2BDB0240659C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H688CB3197628424ABFEFB3A8DB2DCA2A" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HC03CD580B0854351B6F8F0F744BB17DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be provided in cash from non-Government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H35FD974310FC40D392DCDD79AE87C4FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be provided from revenues from the sale of advertising and concessions;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDCA0D856BF48434ABDB7E60127333AB3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated) by inserting <quote>, including all operating and capital costs of such service whether or not offset by revenue from such service,</quote> after <quote>the costs of a private operator for the unsubsidized segment of intercity bus service</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HED9AE3A43F77438FBCE5065BA3605A12" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3008.</enum><header>Public transportation innovation</header> <subsection id="H1F33F64C52FC44F0AA3C315CD70410E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consolidation of programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF4D1DF298AB743E384F72733BBBF46D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAD50A631D2D41F1A75BBB9E06568B5C" style="USC"> <section id="HE8E295EA7CFF4AB8863BFD2349630ABC"><enum>5312.</enum><header>Public transportation innovation</header></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H92F4B37803604210AC70011AC2A779FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (a) through (f) as subsections (b) through (g), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E3B31F386094406933645A7E99528F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEF38264AA124E6687A2D9D747D20383" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H2656A011B49F433594B59344DD1DBA23"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide assistance for projects and activities to advance innovative public transportation research and development in accordance with the requirements of this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBAB5395073184F119AA7322EDEF7F965"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(5) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8D311E71CF72475CAAFD5205B8FA4012"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking clause (vi) and redesignating clause (vii) as clause (vi);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB4443923D0DB40869360AD60326ED3D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>recipients</quote> and inserting <quote>participants</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96C971192B8C4ED1937E51F667BCFB47"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACAE13A69F7F4B5D9AC1E9558B35590A" style="OLC"> <clause id="H446D133C3DFD438F8FC30F904818636B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Government share of costs for certain projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant for a project carried out under this paragraph shall be 80 percent of the net project cost of the project unless the grant recipient requests a lower grant percentage.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9991616C88D1407681427A86457C230A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G);</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H94FA0310BAEC4C26A49F40842E37346C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="H11393969BA2440C0AFFF7266B6958898"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(f)</quote> and all that follows before paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E42C4AC05284CCA9FD71E48F594E32A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HBE50E2AA6678434EB410CAE6EAF33BEF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Annual report on research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary shall make available to the public on the Web site of the Department of Transportation, a report that includes—</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C2CA6346BFA40B4AED992E2591A1C48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H008227E98FED4B648025B7BB5869A5B2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD7A4FAB5F0E74027A592D94CD148644D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA946B0FDDAF049B1B10A7F5ADE700800"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2784BC611723414494EF0AE4F5648FFB" style="USC"> <subsection id="H18A7BC00104E45A5A69C78E52A677EC7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Transit cooperative research program</header> <paragraph id="H7196E43EDD134EF5AD4C4EA62E5DC536"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts made available under section 5338(b) are available for a public transportation cooperative research program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FDD8AA065324DEE8905F8E2B6B85000"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Independent governing board</header> <subparagraph id="HE3F1CAC935954DAA851556A388B7494C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an independent governing board for the program under this subsection.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEBABCFBBEB7E429685D327FE1A657AE9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The board shall recommend public transportation research, development, and technology transfer activities the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F2E63CB3E194116AC2820FE486BE31F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the National Academy of Sciences to carry out activities under this subsection that the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA609096E3B24C6FBD671460FB12616A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Government's share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If there would be a clear and direct financial benefit to an entity under a grant or contract financed under this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a Government share consistent with that benefit.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H11BE8E914AA04DC3BF73260DDC7C20F4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on applicability</header><text>Subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply to activities carried out under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H480868C04B964902914ABF16CA000EFA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 5312 of such title (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="H67111C6755724EE48353643413858049"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1) by striking <quote>subsection (a)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(2)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6ACCF916F7FC4AE18DF32604E3897035"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="H856EFC61E0E54E0B985A13ACB2DBCD01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>subsection (a)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2A01481A8DCA4B568BF4C825BD6F9643"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H03DEC54C586C490F9C78CE37CF456BEB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking <quote>subsection (a)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(2)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H2287B0471BB943AA8FE485454F4AD678"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(2) by striking <quote>subsection (d)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (e)(4)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H4915DEE85E26467C805A34D680D2A830"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 5313 of such title, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53 of such title, are repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H27FB79CE09D64A67B500AFA5FCF58F09"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 53 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 5312 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE3AF0F14A074A51A022B9FC3E7264D1" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">5312. Public transportation innovation.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HC240F9CEF3C045FF9FADE50961BF821D"><enum>3009.</enum><header>Technical assistance and workforce development</header> <subsection id="H0DA40261D84541D0A0763F675EA86447"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5314 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23AED47AC4DC4BA886EBDAE0D86F6D0A" style="USC"> <section id="H8FEF11249A6847CD95B4A19C06CAD8A0"><enum>5314.</enum><header>Technical assistance and workforce development</header> <subsection id="H90AA69425B9042D4AD99E23691B9F234"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical assistance and standards</header> <paragraph id="H358D22B1E21A47818D19C4A14BAAE91C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Technical assistance and standards development</header> <subparagraph id="HF4CD03B1060C4DAA822ACED5FB25BCA6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause id="HA66F1763F1C34AFCAE5BFDB3C2E91DFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>more effectively and efficiently provide public transportation service;</text></clause> <clause id="H7A24C8DE2DB74343B209ECB9019EEC5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>administer funds received under this chapter in compliance with Federal law; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC7E53E1818F8452A9E61C7DC5607FBA9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improve public transportation.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8BB8133CADCA4C2DB8C69581418AB15C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities carried out under subparagraph (A) may include—</text> <clause id="H1FA2070B8BBC47688ABFE80DBA28DCBA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>technical assistance; and</text></clause> <clause id="H28594F764BAF4BF490B936E6866F86D5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the development of voluntary and consensus-based standards and best practices by the public transportation industry, including standards and best practices for safety, fare collection, intelligent transportation systems, accessibility, procurement, security, asset management to maintain a state of good repair, operations, maintenance, vehicle propulsion, communications, and vehicle electronics.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDCB0D223FFD2446495D619379564A647"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, through a competitive bid process, may enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agreements with national nonprofit organizations that have the appropriate demonstrated capacity to provide public-transportation-related technical assistance under this subsection. The Secretary may enter into such contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agreements to assist providers of public transportation to—</text> <subparagraph id="HC945251427EC4CBCB3B5F934155D19D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>) through technical assistance, demonstration programs, research, public education, and other activities related to complying with such Act;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB603C0085BD1447DB6D0D9B77724249B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with human services transportation coordination requirements and to enhance the coordination of Federal resources for human services transportation with those of the Department of Transportation through technical assistance, training, and support services related to complying with such requirements;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CC8C07FEB2141AF822DE29D7E98B062"><enum>(C)</enum><text>meet the transportation needs of elderly individuals;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H16E7079C698F493797473BD3371AE295"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increase transit ridership in coordination with metropolitan planning organizations and other entities through development around public transportation stations through technical assistance and the development of tools, guidance, and analysis related to market-based development around transit stations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H69A135D998DA43FA8D70563936EE6E0B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>address transportation equity with regard to the effect that transportation planning, investment, and operations have for low-income and minority individuals;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7D103F4C3F8F483098CD1C1BFE6D03F8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>facilitate best practices to promote bus driver safety;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6BE607AB334C4878828A92309E22A067"><enum>(G)</enum><text>meet the requirements of sections 5323(j) and 5323(m);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC78A815183D5448487011CB9685FDCC5"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist with the development and deployment of zero emission transit technologies; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB6825AEDDB443E5AD32E37306E5D6FE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other technical assistance activity that the Secretary determines is necessary to advance the interests of public transportation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H913E972EE51B493BACB4F94E57B4C9AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual report on technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="H441D1C5142BC4A8D9713F38A1966F582"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of each project that received assistance under this subsection during the preceding fiscal year;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC7D49DCF7773452EB9F1EA0E0BBB2E0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of the activities carried out by each organization that received assistance under this subsection during the preceding fiscal year;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H02F22D9E69D74CE28CA1226A07EB84A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a proposal for allocations of amounts for assistance under this subsection for the subsequent fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H44F53BB4A03449FB9B7F0C3A9CB893E9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>measurable outcomes and impacts of the programs funded under subsections (b) and (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89A25A1B286747C683AC3FBCD592E8A3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Government share of costs</header> <subparagraph id="H1416F90074FB43BFAD179DB0B7B4FEE9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Government share of the cost of an activity carried out using a grant under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC5CAD472883F4D72A3C299E1DF0A814C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Government share</header><text>The non-Government share of the cost of an activity carried out using a grant under this subsection may be derived from in-kind contributions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H68A6FD8042B440DCAB640CCF931C0BE4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Human resources and training</header> <paragraph id="HC9EA35BA0AB44AEDACF5877F3F50B1B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may undertake, or make grants and contracts for, programs that address human resource needs as they apply to public transportation activities. A program may include—</text> <subparagraph id="H355F1250EDCA4996A380689FFEF7F2C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an employment training program;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7BC97002570D4140B46E7331A09D6599"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an outreach program to increase veteran, female, individual with a disability, minority (including American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic) employment in public transportation activities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE18F48536E614BBCB62B532C4D0C4CED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>research on public transportation personnel and training needs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6C315ED3BF75434D8EB5EF11C2E18436"><enum>(D)</enum><text>training and assistance for veteran and minority business opportunities; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5BC80B45930845878B08AF6E68A9A166"><enum>(E)</enum><text>consensus-based national training standards and certifications in partnership with industry stakeholders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H86CFECA5520D460C90EEF1F20090A3EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Innovative public transportation frontline workforce development program</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H4B5F3894331A4B91A09965F12FF03B13"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to assist the development of innovative activities eligible for assistance under subparagraph (1).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H122FC6DA7AB34B9096F616BCA92502C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A program eligible for assistance under subsection (a) shall—</text> <clause id="HE5234255662F4089B3749AEED65A4EAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop apprenticeships for transit maintenance and operations occupations, including hands-on, peer trainer, classroom and on-the-job training as well as training for instructors and on-the-job mentors;</text></clause> <clause id="HF4368E45AC0F416C8C1884DBDBEA519E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">build local, regional, and statewide transit training partnerships in coordination with entities such as local employers, local public transportation operators, labor union organizations, workforce development boards, State workforce agencies, State apprenticeship agencies (where applicable), and community colleges and university transportation centers, to identify and address workforce skill gaps and develop skills needed for delivering quality transit service and supporting employee career advancement;</text></clause> <clause id="HBA492E0E990A46BC9FFCF22ACD683B27"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide improved capacity for safety, security, and emergency preparedness in local transit systems through—</text> <subclause id="HC013324C80FE4C62962EABCE9DE00C45"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing the role of the frontline workforce in building and sustaining safety culture and safety systems in the industry and in individual public transportation systems;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8E45EB7F81564D5B8578866D3874AE76"><enum>(II)</enum><text>specific training, in coordination with the National Transit Institute, on security and emergency preparedness, including protocols for coordinating with first responders and working with the broader community to address natural disasters or other threats to transit systems; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3EC9E41CE0C349FF90350D244F6A4047"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training to address frontline worker roles in promoting health and safety for transit workers and the riding public, and improving communication during emergencies between the frontline workforce and the riding public;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HDDC7DB9369DB4F4EB5BDBD3F97C98641"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>address current or projected workforce shortages by developing career pathway partnerships with high schools, community colleges, and other community organizations for recruiting and training underrepresented populations, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and low-income populations as successful transit employees who can develop careers in the transit industry; or</text></clause> <clause id="HA396D3058CD442AD9EFC1FDB4730E690"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address youth unemployment by directing the Secretary to award grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low-income youth with skills that will lead to employment.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA8BFE903C01D4214A4032B263E9A6B5C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Selection of recipients</header><text>To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary shall select recipients that—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H165C3F75500B423495E2413F88AD8BA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are geographically diverse;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H8E78C127DFF34FBD9EE99C40B55316E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>address the workforce and human resources needs of large public transportation providers;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H63E140EA4B1749DCA526EC33563F095F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>address the workforce and human resources needs of small public transportation providers;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HC7DC7F12E5564E098E1353A152FCAE56"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>address the workforce and human resources needs of urban public transportation providers;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HCDDB86F22B1E479392CF4CDBC6069869"><enum>(v)</enum><text>address the workforce and human resources needs of rural public transportation providers;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H7806797D8089455188D7D731DE5F099D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>advance training related to maintenance of alternative energy, energy efficiency, or zero emission vehicles and facilities used in public transportation;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H4FE9E816F28540A9A9C38B897A2F1CB5"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>target areas with high rates of unemployment;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H36737D95B86441E49DB6AA684840C909"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>address current or projected workforce shortages in areas that require technical expertise; </text></clause> <clause id="H6D6BC143612448EC9F9E73DF90F5939E"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>advance opportunities for minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, low-income populations, and other underserved populations; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD51FDC0FD2DF497ABD8DB0A6981A17E1"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address in-demand industry sector or occupation, as such term is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE9BDADA44364C73A60749AF66B20E1C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Program outcomes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of assistance under this subsection shall demonstrate outcomes for any program that includes skills training, on-the-job training, and work-based learning, including—</text> <clause id="H18F80BEB81324DA2A05ED18B14E252EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact on reducing public transportation workforce shortages in the area served;</text></clause> <clause id="H0B685BFAB0C4495B848C23A06F18D120"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the diversity of training participants; </text></clause> <clause id="H266F7A2A708B49CB8A389D08AAF91A20"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of participants obtaining certifications or credentials required for specific types of employment;</text></clause> <clause id="HEF7A5F749D4C4C999D783B17CE28CF49"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the percentage of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from any such program;</text></clause> <clause id="H14D7130B4F9541FC918D1AAF20EDF57D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the percentage of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after exit from any such program;</text></clause> <clause id="HA99E3B19A5EF4F77A75CE9C864A67B17"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the median earnings of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from any such program;</text></clause> <clause id="H1339117FD44B470F9BECF586BFA614D0"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the percentage of program participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary credential, or a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, during participation in or within 1 year after exit from any such program; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8A5265C92AB048EE9800A084EE66B231"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the percentage of program participants who, during a program year, are in an education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment and who are achieving measurable skill gains toward such a credential or employment. </text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5692A2C884E74A68B87AEF148D47B5F1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make publically available a report on the Frontline Workforce Development Program for each fiscal year, not later than December 31 of the year in which that fiscal year ends. The report shall include a detailed description of activities carried out under this paragraph, an evaluation of the program, and policy recommendations to improve program effectiveness.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H337473C2F2B84BE29FC4B6034B90C03F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Government's share of costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Government share of the cost of a project carried out using a grant under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be 50 percent.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HDB3565C9A5AE44E8A0DEA68EBD8F913C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use for technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of amounts made available to carry out this section to provide technical assistance for activities and programs developed, conducted, and overseen under paragraphs (1) and (2).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0F1099F5542A4484BB57A72FD6045B3C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Transit Institute</header> <paragraph id="H24686DF84E714C93A7DDD8E3B5E2A013"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a national transit institute and award grants to a public, 4-year institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</external-xref>), in order to carry out the duties of the institute.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93713D73D8CE42098F5A2C75B32255B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header> <subparagraph id="H671152EDFA7C454088A00AA11B54361B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In cooperation with the Federal Transit Administration, State transportation departments, public transportation authorities, and national and international entities, the institute established under paragraph (1) shall develop and conduct training and educational programs for Federal, State, and local transportation employees, United States citizens, and foreign nationals engaged or to be engaged in Government-aid public transportation work.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6DFA639CA63A486E8CDC90F4E87065A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Training and educational programs</header><text>The training and educational programs developed under subparagraph (A) may include courses in recent developments, techniques, and procedures related to—</text> <clause id="H06DDE07F8442457284E0FF855436E2BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>intermodal and public transportation planning;</text></clause> <clause id="H05778956256C44CCAB6115516497C9D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>management;</text></clause> <clause id="H23FB3F81AA8F44028D61E035798806F1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>environmental factors;</text></clause> <clause id="H502450C2DF3C4180AE38E52F227020A3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>acquisition and joint-use rights-of-way;</text></clause> <clause id="H78B02D0C55F24E2A9DCA8500981DEE0D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>engineering and architectural design;</text></clause> <clause id="H44EDA0F2690A46FF9F769C1CDA0E5243"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>procurement strategies for public transportation systems;</text></clause> <clause id="H750940960B124ECFBEA27F30D93C7402"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>turnkey approaches to delivering public transportation systems;</text></clause> <clause id="H90FB761DDCB64A82A12A1808B5404354"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>new technologies;</text></clause> <clause id="HC8FC717138B34ACD853E185694A1511A"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>emission reduction technologies;</text></clause> <clause id="H7394AAA0D83F4DD29AA1B25F6734CBA3"><enum>(x)</enum><text>ways to make public transportation accessible to individuals with disabilities;</text></clause> <clause id="H6FBD9A0DAD52462D8089A0E7F571CADE"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>construction, construction management, insurance, and risk management;</text></clause> <clause id="H68135D308A5D4961992DABE496ECE746"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>maintenance;</text></clause> <clause id="H21BB16FFCF134795AE2C79D8D4F7A55E"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>contract administration;</text></clause> <clause id="H4B7F34AF280E49A4B5449BE42C3DAFA3"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>inspection;</text></clause> <clause id="H1141A1CC430C44608022E32F3297448B"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>innovative finance;</text></clause> <clause id="HA70B128D31EC493488FAC941E3D1E5F7"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>workplace safety; and</text></clause> <clause id="H059AF97F22F74B38B9959DC1EBF7FD93"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>public transportation security.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H52F9D73AC6E842C5A7CC687846C082EC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Providing education and training</header><text>Education and training of Government, State, and local transportation employees under this subsection shall be provided—</text> <subparagraph id="HFDF27EF0293E4E8EBF58541C5DF46B25"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by the Secretary at no cost to the States and local governments for subjects that are a Government program responsibility; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H227ED359964A4275A2F066AFEABDDCCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>when the education and training are paid under paragraph (4), by the State, with the approval of the Secretary, through grants and contracts with public and private agencies, other institutions, individuals, and the institute.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A6A83FDA74F4168A72DF3F0ABA33DE5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><text>Not more than 0.5 percent of the amounts made available for a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1991, to a State or public transportation authority in the State to carry out sections 5307 and 5309 is available for expenditure by the State and public transportation authorities in the State, with the approval of the Secretary, to pay not more than 80 percent of the cost of tuition and direct educational expenses related to educating and training State and local transportation employees under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H2775B58D74A44BB2850DE232FDB6E307"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 5322 of such title, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 53 of such title, are repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C45FDA5767E4F32B36FB0F9D56E5C04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 53 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 5314 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E4E1B991EB141F4A79147B51FD3A0A6" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">5314. Technical assistance and workforce development.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H66027C96537A4C06BBF9D1AE25DD9599"><enum>3010.</enum><header>Bicycle facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5319 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H66D611595F34445498C6E4EE26BC7C4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>90 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>80 percent</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB86972E41B2F44D194F4250A7DF08A93"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>95 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>80 percent</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H8BD350AEFFE94E4B82D9ED85DDC4C3F0"><enum>3011.</enum><header>General provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF46B8CAB2CFC47BBBCE9E49B80EAFC27"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE1A3FCF3CE164F43939C2D2ADEF4C939"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC14EE8D707E44EDFA250703E87C3F33D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE08E4F44F13346A59F6862701694F2D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3F57CAA271D64EA2A3ABC34AB0620CB6" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H46707F749CF141EF9C1F3DCAF8E6A4B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>pay incremental costs of incorporating art or landscaping into facilities, including the costs of an artist on the design team; or</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DFF467881214E2BABE2A70D9FAE19EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82C6DD05A234489089D6A326F0EEC22E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H66B0A7683B394217BE18B1D6D13FA8AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Acquisition of base-model buses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant for the acquisition of a base-model bus for use in public transportation may be not more than 85 percent of the net project cost.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H64C9C74D14A147A3B23494D8F95A7706"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H63EB66BAEAC24383982C481BD3CE5A94" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H62E6A010F5DE4AE090687D1532E11B76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>when procuring rolling stock (including train control, communication, and traction power equipment) under this chapter—</text> <clause id="HB69224A5C9FC4841A84C11E5606A8DB6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the cost of components and subcomponents produced in the United States—</text> <subclause id="HAD00D4F174A0403DB50C355BC8AAA6D8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, is more than 60 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H24C375DC2E2A4973890D1F819C0710D0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, is more than 65 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H5BB86FA9887B4FE39E5131E8B81DC5F8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, is more than 70 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HAC248C3B138B4F9EBD358778FFBD12EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>final assembly of the rolling stock has occurred in the United States; or</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0AE69B2C55E43E893B8D98CAA1F9F9F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H1709852459C14E4C8516AD2C7253EDD0" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD5E4EB81DD9D45FFBF3B8C0019FC65E0"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Value capture revenue eligible for local share</header><text>A recipient of assistance under this chapter may use the revenue generated from value capture financing mechanisms as local matching funds for capital projects and operating costs eligible under this chapter.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H9A2A4AD65D80442BA9008F0FF263FC15"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Special condition on charter bus transportation service</header><text>If, in a fiscal year, the Secretary is prohibited by law from enforcing regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period to come into compliance with such part 604, and then was subsequently granted an exception from such part—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC6790AEB0CC6440EBEBF6BEB11B53E2F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the transit agency shall be precluded from receiving its allocation of urbanized area formula grant funds for that fiscal year; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HCCD83D48759D42288E5A6DCBB5E365FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any amounts withheld pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be added to the amount that the Secretary may apportion under section 5336 in the following fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H11A2F0CDF4004B10981B6815DFABDF67"><enum>3012.</enum><header>Public transportation safety program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBDB21F8132A640B18B0D285C421FC561"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H31BF460E71774B3DB75B9FF6039B61EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC26664C08A5D49A5A2DC4BCBA8E4483D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H15961E1643794932978112F8E38F50A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96CCF3119A53448DA46661552C37CBFC" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HFB5F35A6F60C40E38C338ADDD98F581A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">minimum safety standards to ensure the safe operation of public transportation systems that—</text> <clause id="H9FB16BB5DA5B42399FB8A33DCFC686B3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are not related to performance standards for public transportation vehicles developed under subparagraph (C); and</text></clause> <clause id="H0F1FF2B549684A75B1E212071EEF6D9E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent practicable, take into consideration—</text> <subclause id="HE560CF8F46714A38B5E29B369CF47E38"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H4FCCBDBF292D48768EB95F7515DD85C0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>best practices standards developed by the public transportation industry;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HFB99C840FF2449B4AD359EC56EEDBDC1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any minimum safety standards or performance criteria being implemented across the public transportation industry;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H12367BDA7795406BB9D7756BB7C7425C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>relevant recommendations from the report under section 3018 of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H61A1C7EADC5E466ABFD2EECD8EF84AB5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>any additional information that the Secretary determines necessary and appropriate; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC57FE45B3FD41AF8B18F8A96075FD96"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H096CED18CD1B44CFA72411FC8E6C0E41" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H9EADDBFBD1C947BEB948012CBC5DD93A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authority of Secretary</header> <paragraph id="HDE93F284100D49148AF1931A5B8FAE7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph id="H8D88B7C41DA044C0AA7342F1A72BEFBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct inspections, investigations, audits, examinations, and testing of the equipment, facilities, rolling stock, and operations of the public transportation system of a recipient;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H37EAD7A777D741C49A65B57C8FD33F1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make reports and issue directives with respect to the safety of the public transportation system of a recipient or the public transportation industry generally;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7851E6346AD5496D810712B618426B06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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—</text> <clause id="H4B73D5E4549C4302B1ADD9C432FF7CB8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>before the issuance of the subpoena, the Secretary requests a determination by the Attorney General as to whether the subpoena will interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation; and</text></clause> <clause id="HF97DFA8CC09D45BE9F4BE8C983984395"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Attorney General—</text> <subclause id="H50C70842FC5248D78334CABC2F486A4B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>determines that the subpoena will not interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H0D498220D6464BF297B7691D8EEC66C4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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 clause (i);</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFD438B63369A418FB40E3B4DD8E343B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>require the production of documents by, and prescribe recordkeeping and reporting requirements for, a recipient or a State safety oversight agency;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0CDFC09F6F449F883ECD76C21256652"><enum>(E)</enum><text>investigate public transportation accidents and incidents and provide guidance to recipients regarding prevention of accidents and incidents;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBD43D6F6796043EB869FB8B796CDD526"><enum>(F)</enum><text>at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, enter and inspect relevant records of the public transportation system of a recipient; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H575446F184E947AD8BF4F64EAAE6C4D6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>issue rules to carry out this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6AFCC95B781846CB8DC6544370FD0E7D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional authority</header> <subparagraph id="HA872CF40A1164D15A3CDB32C35C77DB7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Administration of State safety oversight activities</header><text>If the Secretary finds that a State safety oversight agency that oversees a rail fixed guideway system operating in more than 2 States has become incapable of providing adequate safety oversight of such system, the Secretary may administer State safety oversight activities for such rail fixed guideway system until the States develop a State safety oversight program certified by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (e).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE842B7487F2541BE991F8004FE8E2A7C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>To carry out administrative and oversight activities authorized by this paragraph, the Secretary may use grant funds apportioned to an eligible State under subsection (e)(6) to develop or carry out a State safety oversight program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAEA999F186D14FEBBFEC375B115A054B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H61FF70FF84B145A489AF7ED6158E33A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>an eligible State, as defined in subsection (e),</quote> and inserting <quote>a recipient</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H26FF1D18E6CC4B9BB741396D0CE541FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC003C867F91A4052964CA46798D5065F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCB3256AA2B314F5D8994911794D0D30B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7234AB53FFDC4105B90EF74BBFED2BA5" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H82591890E4004D9BADF1E51F8634299D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">withholding not more than 25 percent of financial assistance under section 5307.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7AAE71483E3249758543BDDFA6C64630"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H23C77B0BE07D47AE8D3D3DCF5F901157"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="HF33FA790F7FB451B9DFE405D280397AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after <quote>funds</quote> the following: <quote>or withhold funds</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H7D34573936704EBBA4A9E212FA1DF157"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or (1)(E)</quote> after <quote>paragraph (1)(D)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF03E5CEE91F547B898C6E483077C295C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD106CD5558704E4CBDD83D6A9C423071"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H036529091B0C45BD95E653EC22444743" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H1719F3CC05D84CD6B72923C408492CDC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may only withhold funds in accordance with paragraph (1)(E), if enforcement actions under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) did not bring the recipient into compliance.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="HCCCEC123C70C445EB7D7A19E85DEF803"><enum>3013.</enum><header>Apportionments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H23080B17BE47430D83FA24F99D59D405"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>subsection (h)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (g)(5)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB1E7E711A6246EFBA0411A628B2F353"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)(E) by striking <quote>22.27 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>27 percent</quote>; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4684E9BBDB344D19847DB98D77511C37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g) and redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4AFFAD1D2C5E4FB4B69F39B77F251672"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="H4C69A1BBC3D64B9CBA1CE7C7DB9481EC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>subsection (j)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (i)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H77F6394F7AC246578C19E3C8829BB19D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD77CE8CABAA149F6AB82B794F1EF6B5C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HEEB848997CC64C3EBD631794DC3627CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of amounts not apportioned under paragraphs (1) and (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H49D28F0F4C3C4CAAB0AE8152F3499508"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal years 2016 through 2018, 1.5 percent shall be apportioned to urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 in accordance with subsection (h); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7002398EEF73464682B8D2FC5FF5FA2C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal years 2019 through 2021, 2 percent shall be apportioned to urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 in accordance with subsection (h);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4EB5DC63CB04D089F8631CCA287669A" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2)(A) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>subsection (h)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (g)(3)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9CD8B6DFAD3D4EA5B4A5201BE37AEC4F" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (i) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>subsection (h)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (g)(2)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HD4BC048C7B9849B89764084A3FD424D3"><enum>3014.</enum><header>State of good repair grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H947B789A793A4244A7674D9A1B0410E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="HAC06F16A00414FEB89F8D39A9955AC97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>on a facility with access for other high-occupancy vehicles</quote> and inserting <quote>on high-occupancy vehicle lanes during peak hours</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4024534911324E3290871F933E3FCF05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by inserting <quote>vehicle</quote> after <quote>motorbus</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H54AFB20D0FC747BE8B6E38D9EDF811AC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H20EEEF74D509404486769C3367F30353" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HBC67325F53464A158D17EE6DB5E41BB8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>A recipient in an urbanized area may use any portion of the amount apportioned to the recipient under this subsection for high intensity fixed guideway state of good repair projects under subsection (c) if the recipient demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the high intensity motorbus public transportation vehicles in the urbanized area are in a state of good repair.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H624DFD2BAC824137AC7899E9DE11C7F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0AD5A13789FD4200AC521790605126CC" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H358974F33EAF4C7FB1AB41268D77517E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Government share of costs</header> <paragraph id="H1823BEFD8E454A21AAB98F50D284DC06"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Capital projects</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41DEB093AFDD4B879B8A6883867AA620"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Remaining costs</header><text>The remainder of the net project cost shall be provided—</text> <subparagraph id="HC1110934CA83449F91317F2C5214C927"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in cash from non-Government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H53418453D98542FEBD8AC7D4D46FD623"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D6460AE96DE4326B89D08D2904C3699"><enum>(C)</enum><text>from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D4BEB961767423DB79E6DFD3A775216"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H194B714931C1404AA7DC08068832710B"><enum>3015.</enum><header>Authorizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA116FF5BFE14B618183FD0C24CFC788" style="USC"> <section id="H867A4C362F6E4225B7DD83A7417571FE"><enum>5338.</enum><header>Authorizations</header> <subsection id="H88799D72461443B8B22CA9BD93408277"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Formula grants</header> <paragraph id="HBC55AB2830124FCD9C5573565CAB8993"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5314(c), 5318, 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, and section 20005(b) of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012—</text> <subparagraph id="HEC8EBBAAE05B4050BBEEBC0688FD5015"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$8,723,925,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36B6E9E833974031B84CC51342CD5694"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$8,879,211,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H94C6CDD1E68A40529EB19B86748AC59D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$9,059,459,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE6E50136299F4D709CEA7364AFDD0776"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$9,240,648,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC718C5E7C0E644F7B71B1E8CDE5C99FD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$9,429,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE0B747959714F2F91EA6A9D927A81E8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$9,617,580,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H589F7ABC1BC449C1BCE4CC85A5370969"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header> <subparagraph id="H5E6FEEB0EA7D419E88B745CD19D8CD42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Section 5305</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be available to carry out section 5305—</text> <clause id="H484B618579E5452294CDB3E5E3383516"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$128,800,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="H477377A0F40B47CD8C2D1733DDF61276"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$128,800,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HE6047381BC58469BB5EF1C40153A65D3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$131,415,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="H179C87DE258F4A0A9CCD5DAD69CAA89B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$134,043,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="H26872AF78B454F64A0B2B80AE0303545"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$136,775,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="H97761103917146F0B12AC880B094A2D0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$139,511,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H0D2F4B5E43D6410DA3097E104D98ED43"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pilot program</header><text>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, shall be available to carry out section 20005(b) of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA023399ED7774B1D95DA825E22E23AFF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Section 5307</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be allocated in accordance with section 5336 to provide financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307—</text> <clause id="HA5C7C29A04ED4B38B7BF7BF851BB26AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$4,458,650,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="H465AFCE4A2B0458596E896780CDCFC82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$4,458,650,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="HAE2D9B23F21C4413B7FFF8773709692E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$4,549,161,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="H2C41B2A2CF024CB4B2E82B98AD5F9894"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$4,640,144,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="H1A6BA37BC3F8480BAB0FB49529D8702E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$4,734,724,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8A77ADDF34C84454B9ECB41087FCC3FD"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$4,829,418,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB5281FAC3BA042D8A50B379CA832D5A5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Section 5310</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be available to provide financial assistance for services for the enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities under section 5310—</text> <clause id="H52D38D4F01194FEB90AF7292F62E9B0D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$262,175,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="HF699E329DF394A289368B1AA900413A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$266,841,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="H76A7A51C76014E94975E0419188D1DDA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$272,258,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="HC2748184A5444594B7628F6E81202A3F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$277,703,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="HD0E116DB8E414EFBB6167DC43123B306"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$283,364,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD9526BDDB7F9466EB43F7C0E0E884FE1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$289,031,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D00F8B54B8F473284FC6CB56449F3FD"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Section 5311</header> <clause id="H87B88B8B39DA40F28DE8FE7C029CEAA6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be available to provide financial assistance for rural areas under section 5311—</text> <subclause id="H5AEA3004E361413484A3F76F263D1145"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$607,800,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2BB84299033F46FA922637AC3784B4A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$607,800,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HFC6F5BC2E5C449CA8E86D87931EB9A7D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>$620,138,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB9041E90833849B78E993E1530339A1E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>$632,541,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H09EE0BD8D8564E7988069A6A5DFAF2FA"><enum>(V)</enum><text>$645,434,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC3730C3282C14E0DB279E9FAF4CCEB2F"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>$658,343,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HC9508EBF06CA4E7A9D86D96B45A0E279"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Suballocation</header><text>Of the amounts made available under clause (i)—</text> <subclause id="H690AEB6073EE44AF8D004DE63DF11588"><enum>(I)</enum><text>there shall be available to carry out section 5311(c)(1) not less than $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H0E4ACC0DAA174F8C8274028CC1BA06E3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>there shall be available to carry out section 5311(c)(2) not less than $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF1FE02EC795D4CEAB8B272812D8C6459"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Section 5314<enum-in-header>(c)</enum-in-header></header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be available for the national transit institute under section 5314(c) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1D79A7C9D6A0490E9C226A815265A40B"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Section 5318</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be available for bus testing under section 5318 $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE5F81FE0472F4F818C7EC79806C40D5B"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Section 5335</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be available to carry out section 5335 $3,850,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2A0AD77445BE40DC92CAD3D76874ADDF"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Section 5337</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be available to carry out section 5337—</text> <clause id="H5CA72813FE2F403E9D0FCBC481615384"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$2,198,389,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="H0C05745D6F0A4DAC95B6893266694FA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$2,237,520,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="H9420561F434547459A263598DB1F0561"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$2,282,941,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="H5B19E5F8FF9C41BCB3774C7CC8F8BD96"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$2,328,600,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="HD7748D8355644C2984583E2ED279D2AC"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$2,376,064,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="HDE5AFA89226149A88ADDAC044D5E9BB5"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$2,423,585,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF68C353C394C4173B7307DAD3E4CB392"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Section 5339(c)</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be available for bus and bus facilities programs under section 5339(c)—</text> <clause id="HE20454C058474C87AEF602D1290AB087"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$430,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="H856162917E17497189179F89CDE0FCF3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$431,850,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="HEA249ADCC0464429886B65FA77892AF7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$445,120,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="H24DDEADD53EF48C1B3362B2E089924B4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$458,459,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="HF679E9626B9048E9B38E080ECA5D72AB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$472,326,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE323A0F97F5043FFAC0502D42E5FF0F0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$486,210,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE76F826A6E2C46A389AE26163113E637"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Section 5339(d)</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be available for bus and bus facilities competitive grants under 5339(d)—</text> <clause id="H4DD7B8FEF7F342D1B31E70CA4B7ACCCA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$352,950,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="H750B19C6253641FBAFAD40503BD6DA55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$462,950,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="H6279175BDB124331BE84A52B0D3A2960"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$468,288,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="H006CDA3514D6476AAA7784CFD67EFDB5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$473,653,500 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="HBEC8619E377F4C3AB73DD99E17EB33E1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$479,231,500 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC16BB762A6DC4A829D2673A2B348574C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$484,816,000 for fiscal year 2021;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C3BD81F429948D68D4878AB366FC1C5"><enum>(L)</enum><header>Section 5340</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), there shall be allocated in accordance with section 5340 to provide financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307 and rural areas under section 5311—</text> <clause id="H321688A0DC974233942A4ACF5D8792E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$262,950,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></clause> <clause id="H6B2B955670604BBEB3CBDB1CD3136E05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$262,950,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></clause> <clause id="HA1F5502C8586464DB0E7C7CD413C275A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$268,288,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></clause> <clause id="HC29E95DCCF63428CB3E190ACC1C46B7C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$273,653,500 for fiscal year 2019;</text></clause> <clause id="H52088F3D19964F14BEFD1F37DF75F31B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$279,231,500 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3FE68554EACD42C9A4E29AEFA6CE0CFE"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$284,816,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2D4250CC42FF41E3BD6D50C95511820B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research, development demonstration and deployment projects</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5312—</text> <paragraph id="HF28065DC5B894A1E87F5E023D3229FE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$33,495,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2487301A775E49A68C4E4F0026CE3698"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$34,091,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD018708DF314B06909FC6DBEA750B99"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$34,783,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6CB469BAC1664D4B84C7AF6E458710A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$35,479,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78A29D6F1C5C4BED8C9134EF020BCB71"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$36,202,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H11CE770E77B0400495DA6CC997FF052F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$36,926,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H06D0BD87EC7747A9850DA57D2F0EC66C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance, standards, and workforce development</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5314—</text> <paragraph id="HC1C80D1E3ED3499B9E519A7C24B2E79A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$6,156,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA6570D08D5114C69B5CE3BAC9154380E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$8,152,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H745973FE3A194EA8B513C45D0372982E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$10,468,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A2E14B540A8417CAD680402A145B8DD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$12,796,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H61836F2A4DFF447A8B64F019F100BE8F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$15,216,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DCEC3169F3E489AAC21E79DA308F5ED"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$17,639,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H39502D1626AE45EC93E67A4CD017C0FF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Capital investment grants</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5309—</text> <paragraph id="H1AC3CE40D83249AEA1627A74AC48C4C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2,029,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF314D930EF0641D5B570B28497591093"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,065,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H906B498E24244D999C9A601877E010FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$2,106,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE388A2C856484072B64C6F3812C13C2F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$2,149,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H92E63D6D622E43D3806022E42F6CF0EF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$2,193,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD70CC6701652442280035CFA47CFA153"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$2,237,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H96DF9C14951140AD8F72EA7124FC09AE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header> <paragraph id="HFAFAEB14B67C4015A0990F7A47ACF77C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5334, $105,933,000 for fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B31F8BD7C2042BE9190CA543F4E8F90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section 5329</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), not less than $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 shall be available to carry out section 5329.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF63898670B62408790C1BCB1403B7245"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Section 5326</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), not less than $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 shall be available to carry out section 5326.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE51EDB59A19640A284B1C6831811AD17"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Period of availability</header><text>Amounts made available by or appropriated under this section shall remain available for obligation for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9DBE7C12437641F8ADAF53606A81C7A7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Grants as contractual obligations</header> <paragraph id="HD07C369FAF47405898F122C5DF893F43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants financed from highway trust fund</header><text>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.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF79B0E27E3C74A6CA325A5D4C747CAC1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants financed from general fund</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H090CD819C30740519DEAC1482F8A922B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Oversight</header> <paragraph id="H962B9F310CCA47798FF6DB3678873B64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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):</text> <subparagraph id="H14C7EEB82AA541C2BF68BA14918A89B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5305.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H647C880A75124BEAB855832FB02F0399"><enum>(B)</enum><text>0.75 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5307.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2DF6F885FF8E4F07B95D74F11370F114"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5309.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H108E47C967CE4859A51608E0D4607088"><enum>(D)</enum><text>1 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">Public Law 110–432</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 4968).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7EE166A82DFB42E3ACE83CA65ED78867"><enum>(E)</enum><text>0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5310.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7419A6BCC625463C946685E143DCD7F5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>0.5 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5311.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA24ED849DE6E419497899EB11B6534D1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>0.75 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5337(c), of which not less than 0.25 percent shall be available to carry out section 5329.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE7A4EC0D6AF642B4BA2CE698F4B02317"><enum>(H)</enum><text>0.75 percent of amounts made available to carry out section 5339.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC490A3E3CCC54C049BC9B41485213DC5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The activities described in this paragraph are as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="H1E21894D84C74376932A6D9D6B0B731E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Activities to oversee the construction of a major capital project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAFD9A98F84FB4CFE8EBCFFAAABEBE6F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Activities to review and audit the safety and security, procurement, management, and financial compliance of a recipient or subrecipient of funds under this chapter.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7C3FC170DBB74B2AB1B906ED6391189F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD0451E77E6A144F082244F0B98C90455"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Government share of costs</header><text>The Government shall pay the entire cost of carrying out a contract under this subsection.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1B49575C1A394B429305525242414932"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability of certain funds</header><text>Funds made available under paragraph (1)(C) shall be available to the Secretary before allocating the funds appropriated to carry out any project under a full funding grant agreement.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HD46A7B028EAF463A9F30710AF57DF853" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3016.</enum><header>Bus and bus facility grants</header> <subsection id="H8DFE74F5DE0B420C994A556C20BCFAAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E5BB5E503E040E5A6B27C4DBDA4096C" style="USC"> <section id="H4D828A3F1F1E43948DB67F3394B24F83"><enum>5339.</enum><header>Bus and bus facility grants</header> <subsection id="H31769AF81DB74DE9A08C9A7EBBFF118A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants under this section to assist eligible recipients described in subsection (b)(1) in financing capital projects—</text> <paragraph id="HD2E717C569D84B7A93A72132BC84BE3F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFBAAADE758514915A55731D45D2D75A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to construct bus-related facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1B798C400D4B4196BF36B2FAB8D16C1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible recipients and subrecipients</header> <paragraph id="HC20C9C57909449A3AAEE495FEFF2EBA9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Recipients</header><text>Eligible recipients under this section are designated recipients that operate fixed route bus service or that allocate funding to fixed route bus operators.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD640F3BB04D7451CA7B4A97E887E3FD3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subrecipients</header><text>A designated recipient that receives a grant under this section may allocate amounts of the grant to subrecipients that are public agencies or private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCFE89B18D4484A0BA553404B03DAFC0A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Formula grant distribution of funds</header> <paragraph id="HE514622A9F4B4889BB78C0FA23B8899A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available for making grants under this subsection shall be distributed as follows:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H29EB652E96BA426D93C612E4E80A7DD5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>National distribution</header><text>$65,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 shall be allocated to all States and territories, with each State receiving $1,250,000, and each territory receiving $500,000, for each such fiscal year.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5FE637E0896747E7A1F375D882FF909B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Distribution using population and service factors</header><text>The remainder of the funds not otherwise distributed under paragraph (1) shall be allocated pursuant to the formula set forth in section 5336 (other than subsection (b) of that section).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBCA1552B32EC4EBFAD0D7F616911FFDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfers of apportionments</header> <subparagraph id="H1BA1B47744C54C5FA483EE1323AC8B72"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Transfer flexibility for national distribution funds</header><text>The Governor of a State may transfer any part of the State's apportionment under subparagraph (A) to supplement—</text> <clause id="HDA2E2FE6E71B47B7A31782BAB4ABFBC8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>amounts apportioned to the State under section 5311(c); or</text></clause> <clause id="H589BA012CDCE4DDABD7222152D5DFEBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amounts apportioned to urbanized areas under subsections (a) and (c) of section 5336.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB82EFA44F2146B783025AFB3D2D6FB7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer flexibility for population and service factors funds</header><text>The Governor of a State may expend in an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 any amounts apportioned under paragraph (1)(B) that are not allocated to designated recipients in urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H48A6F7B4D2B2410BA265859126491096"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period of availability to recipients</header> <subparagraph id="H6C5DC416B6704B18B476B10860E273BD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available under this subsection may be obligated by a recipient for 3 years after the fiscal year in which the amount is apportioned.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H581B98F7EEF64C1897C12F33719B446E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reapportionment of unobligated amounts</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the end of the 3-year period described in subparagraph (A), any amount that is not obligated on the last day of that period shall be added to the amount that may be apportioned under this subsection in the next fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7EE418275CC46FF9B72581E46B93217"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Pilot program for cost-effective capital investment</header> <subparagraph id="H349914AD900A44C4B4D804370CB8AC9A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall carry out a pilot program under which an eligible designated recipient (as described in subsection (c)(1)) in an urbanized area with population of not less than 200,000 and not more than 999,999 may elect to participate in a State pool in accordance with this paragraph.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1C0CF8FAAE1043E0A22FE2C1944CEFA7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose of State pools</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of a State pool shall be to allow for transfers of formula grant funds made available under this subsection among the designated recipients participating in the State pool in a manner that supports the transit asset management plans of the designated recipients under section 5326.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAEC6DE90F3AF41F5A72661EC93CBBE06"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requests for participation</header><text>A State, and designated recipients in the State described in subparagraph (A), may submit to the Secretary a request for participation in the program under procedures to be established by the Secretary. A designated recipient for a multistate area may participate in only 1 State pool.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H44B2ED0DA88347E2B1962FD2D64ABBEB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Allocations to participating States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to each State participating in the program the total amount of funds that otherwise would be allocated to the urbanized areas of the designated recipients participating in the State’s pool for that fiscal year pursuant to the formula referred to in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3ED50B1A3FEC406CBFC46F8ADBA7314C"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Allocations to designated recipients in State pools</header><text>A State shall distribute the amount that is allocated to the State for a fiscal year under subparagraph (D) among the designated recipients participating in the State’s pool in a manner that supports the transit asset management plans of the recipients under section 5326.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4670C4997F4B4BB2B7E3717F1BC8127F"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Allocation plans</header><text>A State participating in the program shall develop an allocation plan for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 to ensure that a designated recipient participating in the State’s pool receives under the program an amount of funds that equals the amount of funds that would have otherwise been available to the designated recipient for that period pursuant to the formula referred to in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD7906DA02D334AFE94C0F7CB877D5883"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary shall make grants under this subsection for a fiscal year to a designated recipient participating in a State pool following notification by the State of the allocation amount determined under subparagraph (E).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1AD839E69AAA4DC3B175E54B7059929F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Competitive grants for bus state of good repair</header> <paragraph id="H89375C708E484E358F49C545DE2639DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to eligible recipients described in subsection (b)(1) to assist in financing capital projects described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A162F82C4844A888EF21D46D042D30E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant considerations</header><text>In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the age and condition of buses, bus fleets, related equipment, and bus-related facilities of an eligible recipient.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1FE19CA6B2B42B8B9E51FA89AAB8A0B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Statewide applications</header><text>A State may submit a statewide application on behalf of a public agency or private nonprofit organization engaged in public transportation in rural areas or other areas for which the State allocates funds. The submission of a statewide application shall not preclude the submission and consideration of any application under this subsection from other eligible recipients in an urbanized area in a State.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H54C31E35940445C98F245CF26E5022F5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements for Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HEDCD8F4B6EDE41788C3E106DEFF0D591"><enum>(A)</enum><text>disclose all metrics and evaluation procedures to be used in considering grant applications under this subsection upon issuance of the notice of funding availability in the Federal Register; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2A18EE2C5626462191897AF127D432E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish a summary of final scores for selected projects, metrics, and other evaluations used in awarding grants under this subsection in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD846B8E5AFE847EBAB94B266008C3770"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Any amounts made available to carry out this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H544DCB012FCA4EE3A3705B14E80F08AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall remain available for 2 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the amount is made available; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C387DCF3A024DE2A51C60F0ACAAFBB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>following the period of availability shall be made available to be apportioned under subsection (c) for the following fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB797595537314D02AB90D79FE9C9FE58"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Of the amounts made available under this subsection, not more than 15 percent in fiscal year 2016 and not more than 5 percent in each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 may be awarded to a single recipient.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H42F08F960C8B449D8B6EDDEF708126E0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Grant flexibility</header><text>If the Secretary determines that there are not sufficient grant applications that meet the metrics described in paragraph (4)(A) to utilize the full amount of funds made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use the remainder of the funds for making apportionments under sections 5307 and 5311.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDD25B040B4744E06A854DFB5D206F35B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Generally applicable provisions</header> <paragraph id="H170796926CC542C7B5698526B3B76367"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant requirements</header><text>A grant under this section shall be subject to the requirements of—</text> <subparagraph id="HC00CEED35A5D430896BABDB79AA1ADF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 5307 for recipients of grants made in urbanized areas; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB8DE752A98D44509E796A0D1DA89C44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 5311 for recipients of grants made in rural areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5D1852882A34624ABB822789F3F05DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Government's share of costs</header> <subparagraph id="HFD0257857E824CC2AFCDBAFE255F2DEF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Capital projects</header><text>A grant for a capital project under this section shall be for 80 percent of the net capital costs of the project. A recipient of a grant under this section may provide additional local matching amounts.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H31F360FD57C94D9492238B20E0188E6B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Remaining costs</header><text>The remainder of the net project cost shall be provided—</text> <clause id="HDB5BD4C430BF43E48ABE806C4918D53D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in cash from non-Government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services;</text></clause> <clause id="H27B5D32A82F34576A1CEFC0E19226119"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>from revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions;</text></clause> <clause id="H163441D4A2C44A2993AF391F3713F174"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital; or</text></clause> <clause id="H037C37A04C1046E4B7379D60C84241CF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>from amounts received under a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or private social service organization.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBAE9D85CA22D4D78B89FD0C1C1EB2D85"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="H6D907100358F4FD8860AE6381D34CFA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means a State of the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D1834BB256B4BE7AF8D111BA1165540"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Territory</header><text>The term <term>territory</term> means the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H632C29FFAFD04858A1FB6551F7DE01D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 5339 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7096BB80227145098570A76FE1A09F10" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">5339. Bus and bus facility grants.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HD39982B6005343F4BCA9537942CDAD88"><enum>3017.</enum><header>Obligation ceiling</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of all obligations from amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by subsection (a) of section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed—</text> <paragraph id="H70D0334BF0974F7AB709EBA6C5D3B670"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$8,724,000,000 in fiscal year 2016;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC37A1BFD5ED48218E9E010B1BBDB049"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$8,879,000,000 in fiscal year 2017;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB75B55E49D44943B307C9F9859800BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$9,059,000,000 in fiscal year 2018;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H242B03789E994B6D90D4CA15534F89B8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$9,240,000,000 in fiscal year 2019;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC6785032453D499F80262A7D6FAD1EA1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$9,429,000,000 in fiscal year 2020; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H331A3E5DC16048AB82B567F841BBA472"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$9,618,000,000 in fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HFA43DD3AA0234F7CB1E3A11AD5AD84E4"><enum>3018.</enum><header>Innovative procurement</header> <subsection id="H7E24AA28FDA7418188F1BF212EBBDA1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="H3A6519DBAB034856B46986A43FB1716A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cooperative procurement contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cooperative procurement contract</term> means a contract—</text> <subparagraph id="H97B4AA28309E439EA7E808290B0FADCB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>entered into between a State government and 1 or more vendors; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H46B5695B439D4B04AE90876F6CB6986C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under which the vendors agree to provide an option to purchase rolling stock and related equipment to multiple participants.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC67FE56819A349CBB63EF88057E21E3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead procurement agency</header><text>The term <term>lead procurement agency</term> means a State government that acts in an administrative capacity on behalf of each participant in a cooperative procurement contract.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H009D315504414CCF837C21827EF030D3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participant</header><text>The term <term>participant</term> means a grantee that participates in a cooperative procurement contract.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5688FC3F5894A86B555D45DD92CB051"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Participate</header><text>The term <term>participate</term> means to purchase rolling stock and related equipment under a cooperative procurement contract using assistance provided under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17A05200C4D64BE89D405634048795BF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Grantee</header><text>The term <term>grantee</term> means a recipient and subrecipient of assistance under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H33EFB59607FF4F54BBB5E82FBF078501"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperative procurement</header> <paragraph id="H25C79C69517A4BE8A447DF6AA7274A92"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General rules</header> <subparagraph id="H30007AFB21ED4F1FA82551045D55F101"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Procurement not limited to intrastate participants</header><text>A grantee may participate in a cooperative procurement contract without regard to whether the grantee is located in the same State as the parties to the contract.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H52D66E1120BC4BA687FE35D70101307D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Voluntary participation</header><text>Participation by grantees in a cooperative procurement contract shall be voluntary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H25502DD2E06A474685C6AE610487553C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>A State government may enter into a cooperative procurement contract with 1 or more vendors if the vendors agree to provide an option to purchase rolling stock and related equipment to the lead procurement agency and any other participant.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7A6B86EF39A4FFFBBC827E0315DA59F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability of policies and procedures</header><text>In procuring rolling stock and related equipment under a cooperative procurement contract under this subsection, a lead procurement agency shall comply with the policies and procedures that apply to procurement by the State government when using non-Federal funds, to the extent that the policies and procedures are in conformance with applicable Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9D882A2A32B84AA39212212A9D01F80D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Joint procurement clearinghouse</header> <paragraph id="H6C9E5BEAF8AE474DA72881E7A10F2577"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a clearinghouse for the purpose of allowing grantees to aggregate planned rolling stock purchases and identify joint procurement participants.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8480086A2CDB4B949BE7254B1E40A88B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information on procurements</header><text>The clearinghouse may include information on bus size, engine type, floor type, and any other attributes necessary to identify joint procurement participants.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD885A442CA8F45B6A03BA443BF0BA39E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <subparagraph id="H60999E17ACEA4B97BF2EA629A93A5ACA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The clearinghouse shall only be accessible to the Federal Transit Administration and grantees.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2681D95915304EE1A37EA067DFF9FDDA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>No grantees shall be required to submit procurement information to the database.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HD3AD38CB18E94DF4AEF840002B9A4163"><enum>3019.</enum><header>Review of public transportation safety standards</header> <paragraph id="H9D63BA30254C4AC0AFFEC6C2C54303AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review required</header> <subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8826CD237C840B1A110CE93CD6ED6E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin a review of the safety standards and protocols used in public transportation systems in the United States that examines the efficacy of existing standards and protocols.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9DBD56E35DCA466EA0FAAE4614688EBF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents of review</header><text>In conducting the review under this paragraph, the Secretary shall review—</text> <clause id="HC03801EB068D4AE0BBB7C7DE3A6BBC9B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>minimum safety performance standards developed by the public transportation industry;</text></clause> <clause id="HDEFBA60A20064325923BF8E17FB6E7EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>safety performance standards, practices, or protocols in use by rail fixed guideway public transportation systems, including—</text> <subclause id="H1134FA0AE5244B78B87F3335D9AAAAB6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>written emergency plans and procedures for passenger evacuations;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HDAD9B71B7E3940CE9C78B8A188CE4802"><enum>(II)</enum><text>training programs to ensure public transportation personnel compliance and readiness in emergency situations;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE890E3240D804A1EB2189296F6A7FD0A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>coordination plans approved by recipients with local emergency responders having jurisdiction over a rail fixed guideway public transportation system, including—</text> <item id="H04316697D8934A03820F2AC6BA00D116"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>emergency preparedness training, drills, and familiarization programs for the first responders; and</text></item> <item id="H4FF34BB546EB41088B651B14F2364BD4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the scheduling of regular field exercises to ensure appropriate response and effective radio and public safety communications;</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H8B15D54F3D944606829455D9C64B9D40"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>maintenance, testing, and inspection programs to ensure the proper functioning of—</text> <item id="H02AAA4DF0FB2481F9A734F119BACC9C1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>tunnel, station, and vehicle ventilation systems;</text></item> <item id="HD77766A6A9C34A8B850A5B95526B86FD"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>signal and train control systems, track, mechanical systems, and other infrastructure; and</text></item> <item id="H13BD8218ECD94179BD769EFA98BD2E12"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>other systems as necessary;</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H2A61AB5C4CFD43AB9F87B1733EF0C7F2"><enum>(V)</enum><text>certification requirements for train and bus operators and control center employees;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HEB6C2A9041094958B08F17CDEA5D8CFC"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>consensus-based standards, practices, or protocols available to the public transportation industry; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H69F34B1C45F9468B8AF3A812EEE5C13F"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>any other standards, practices, or protocols the Secretary determines appropriate; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H0E62DB62CF6D42A9BC8B598025950D4D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>rail and bus safety standards, practices, or protocols in use by public transportation systems, regarding—</text> <subclause id="H655571375DB74A79A5CE399BC53E360E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>rail and bus design and the workstation of rail and bus operators, as it relates to—</text> <item id="HFD7653788A2C4497AAB6BAD935541F7C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the reduction of blindspots that contribute to accidents involving pedestrians; and</text></item> <item id="H0F0CFA76E2BA45AA9BCC4EB5A01B4254"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>protecting rail and bus operators from the risk of assault;</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H7306904D37904B3C9FF5B418F2C3C9E0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>scheduling fixed route rail and bus service with adequate time and access for operators to use restroom facilities;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H940846DF2EE94DA4B8A58B83C2FEE4E0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>fatigue management; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA50073FBAC50478480E081378998FC4F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>crash avoidance and worthiness.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7292A8F244574137AA0CB87A04B0833A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>After conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, in consultation with representatives of the public transportation industry, evaluate the need to establish additional Federal minimum public transportation safety standards.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H339D91BF45EF4A7BB17C22767C7F679C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>After completing the review and evaluation required under paragraphs (1) and (2), but not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make available on a publicly accessible Web site, a report that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="HA370C0419E5C43B5980724F2838B0B3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>findings based on the review conducted under paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF95B4B4B9944BD891B7A67B50EEFA1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the outcome of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B21AB280397434D941BDDFA92C5ACBE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a comprehensive set of recommendations to improve the safety of the public transportation industry, including recommendations for statutory changes if applicable; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C2C2E0D25694821B826947CDCE4BF83"><enum>(D)</enum><text>actions that the Secretary will take to address the recommendations provided under subparagraph (C), including, if necessary, the authorities under section 5329(b)(2)(D) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H40A2497C938B4540825CDF9A98A4CC32"><enum>3020.</enum><header>Study on evidentiary protection for public transportation safety program information</header> <subsection id="H2CD38CD1F01341D1B79519D4B9C79F41"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Comptroller General shall complete a study to evaluate whether it is in the public interest, including public safety and the legal rights of persons injured in public transportation accidents, to withhold from discovery or admission into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding any plan, report, data, or other information or portion thereof, submitted to, developed, produced, collected, or obtained by the Secretary or the Secretary’s representative for purposes of complying with the requirements under section 5329 of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, including information related to a recipient’s safety plan, safety risks, and mitigation measures.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0297377E90E34239A8ADB53D995E01BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Input</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall solicit input from the public transportation recipients, public transportation nonprofit employee labor organizations, and impacted members of the general public.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0C0E6E602B584BD181D44685B08D05A3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall issue a report, with the findings of the study under subsection (a), including any recommendations on statutory changes regarding evidentiary protections that will increase transit safety.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HF382A689E3A544A590C80EA77922559F"><enum>3021.</enum><header>Mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities</header> <subsection id="H9177D39030EE48569471B3057D931503"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="HA0A1930D8EEB49B4AEF6069112046DF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allocated cost model</header><text>The term <term>allocated cost model</term> means a method of determining the cost of trips by allocating the cost to each trip purpose served by a transportation provider in a manner that is proportional to the level of transportation service that the transportation provider delivers for each trip purpose, to the extent permitted by applicable Federal laws.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H37E41971D6F444CDA74BDA7C173D8C49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Council</header><text>The term <term>Council</term> means the Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility established under Executive Order No. 13330 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/101">49 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H143EAB895818433E8AB9C215DB038B57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategic plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall publish a strategic plan for the Council that—</text> <paragraph id="H25011BFC264342D0BB53904D6220A09E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outlines the role and responsibilities of each Federal agency with respect to local transportation coordination, including nonemergency medical transportation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HACC7FA7A12FF419B92134A2B38253C21"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies a strategy to strengthen interagency collaboration;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC6E2909DE9B84EAA943F8597DA23D72D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>addresses any outstanding recommendations made by the Council in the 2005 Report to the President relating to the implementation of Executive Order No. 13330, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HC026F680412148B3BF9CD25533EFB162"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a cost-sharing policy endorsed by the Council; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96F06EDA6FC24A599D251E987828291B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations to increase participation by recipients of Federal grants in locally developed, coordinated planning processes;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H620EC55D3E284CEFA8A459AB471D667F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to the extent feasible, addresses recommendations by the Comptroller General of the United States concerning local coordination of transportation services;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6394CFC627114DF9B879F642269D0296"><enum>(5)</enum><text>examines and proposes changes to Federal regulations that will eliminate Federal barriers to local transportation coordination, including non-emergency medical transportation; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H16E38A8849F7484BAB3B7568658A379B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>recommends to Congress changes to Federal laws, except <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, that will eliminate Federal barriers to local transportation coordination, including nonemergency medical transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H22F79255A50446A1AA8C965B13974DAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Development of cost-Sharing policy in compliance with applicable Federal laws</header><text>In establishing the cost-sharing policy required under subsection (b), the Council may consider, to the extent practicable—</text> <paragraph id="H2A0A0E7BF63648BEB759CABBD840EAD8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development of recommended strategies for grantees of programs funded by members of the Council, including strategies for grantees of programs that fund nonemergency medical transportation, to use the cost-sharing policy in a manner that does not violate applicable Federal laws; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA910B5FB47A741F3BF04F2D6150F35AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>incorporation of an allocated cost model to facilitate local coordination efforts that comply with applicable requirements of programs funded by members of the Council, such as—</text> <subparagraph id="HDCBBD9CEA8D447FD8AA462D94702D09C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eligibility requirements;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22CFFAC1A15E4D418E53226DB6D59D1A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>service delivery requirements; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2EFDE8FDA814498E9FD39AA0E63099C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reimbursement requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD52F1B51CC3147C6A96579BCB7B5D778"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall, concurrently with submission to the President of a report containing final recommendations of the Council, transmit such report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H04FED788545B440495589138EAB50C08"><enum>3022.</enum><header>Improved transit safety measures</header> <subsection id="H729EF7504B8A4577BE34F230E9DCE8D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Not later than 90 days after publication of the report required in section 3019, the Secretary shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking on protecting transit operators from the risk of assault.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAB18FCDB266349F4BD360CDC3C130BA3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In the proposed rulemaking the Secretary shall consider—</text> <paragraph id="HE59ACB2D4A6A4CE2923CAA6ABF463C26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>different safety needs of drivers of different modes;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF90214D8F7F45D1A737F8B633A65DF4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>differences in operating environments;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H419D0A45D4DC4A0BAAE97EA937406673"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the use of technology to mitigate driver assault risks;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9E6D60A7B69417291D877B0DCDC0B5C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>existing experience, from both agencies and operators who already are using or testing driver assault mitigation infrastructure; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB1F537B48214987AC81BA03F0CCEE28"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the impact of the rule on future rolling stock procurements and vehicles currently in revenue service.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3DED1585563A47009CBF504434D0468F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings Clause</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting the Secretary from issuing different comprehensive worker protections, including standards for mitigating assaults.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HC17124183B2947339DB1CA8E0672B315"><enum>3023.</enum><header>Paratransit system under FTA approved coordinated plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding the provisions of part 37.131(c) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, any paratransit system currently coordinating complementary paratransit service for more than 40 fixed route agencies shall be permitted to continue using an existing tiered, distance-based coordinated paratransit fare system.</text></section> <section id="HF557AAFBDB544E358DB60AFBA3B63DCB"><enum>3024.</enum><header>Report on potential of Internet of Things</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on the potential of the Internet of Things to improve transportation services in rural, suburban, and urban areas. Such report shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H93CBEBB606E346349471D2F5A10B9DCA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a survey of the communities, cities, and States that are using innovative transportation systems to meet the needs of ageing populations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D4BD637C1B245F5B049FB20DA866AF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>best practices to protect privacy and security determined as a result of such survey;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4DB47B039C89478AA98A227E36E4EECF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations with respect to the potential of the Internet of Things to assist local, State, and Federal planners to develop more efficient and accurate projections of the transportation needs of rural, suburban, and urban communities.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H96C6B08467FC4C179FA004200C38A381"><enum>3025.</enum><header>Report on parking safety</header> <subsection id="HF9352F0160694E0FAA33AC1B0EFFAAF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 8 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding the safety of certain facilities and locations, focusing on any property damage, injuries or deaths, and other incidents that occur or originate at locations intended to encourage public use of alternative transportation, including—</text> <paragraph id="HCB7EBB79E682486083481A9FDFDC37E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> car pool lots;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H49C203EBBEEF4AD38235F0D9746B5470"><enum>(2)</enum><text>mass transit lots;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC274ABA926DD4C09BD770A4AE945D94F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>local, State, or regional rail stations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFDF5535EFE043858695452A2D8D7F2A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>rest stops;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAEC8D00495BD4058B079A102282D1714"><enum>(5)</enum><text>college or university lots;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E1E42996F214ED5AA43E0762349B736"><enum>(6)</enum><text>bike paths or walking trails; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D1D9DD8E9E04896970A76AF3736C1EE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any other locations that the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4C36B8B3DE1F4B8D950800E65F0FB1FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Included with the report, the Secretary shall make recommendations to Congress on the best ways to use innovative technologies to increase safety and ensure a better response by transit security, local, State, and Federal law enforcement to address threats to public safety.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H190B4D2D288644958AA3C4FBF7B6B366" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3026.</enum><header>Appointment of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority</header> <subsection id="H9A6330575D7B4A539D0798B96B61B9AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section—</text> <paragraph id="HAF4FD9E245F040E08817BB507848A814"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <term>Compact</term> means the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/774">Public Law 89–774</external-xref>; 80 Stat. 1324);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A1D3B6D5E0F44829C982813602CE74F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>Federal Director</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HE67D8E6BA16C4D8883C32251DDC1EFD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a voting member of the Board of Directors of the Transit Authority who represents the Federal Government; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H741B268196DC4E6394C246C2E6CB1FA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a nonvoting member of the Board of Directors of the Transit Authority who serves as an alternate for a member described in subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB79918B8308419E9050220C8890B1E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>Transit Authority</term> means the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority established under Article III of the Compact.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9C7561EB30FC4B9889DAE9F228D18ACC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment by Secretary of Transportation</header> <paragraph id="HAB74205361D64F86B497E8277B666A15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For any appointment made on or after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall have sole authority to appoint Federal Directors to the Board of Directors of the Transit Authority.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAB5C802304F4136908C289FF626D068"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendment to Compact</header><text>The signatory parties to the Compact shall amend the Compact as necessary in accordance with paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB6B46905E69A4CB2A1C5990264274C52"><enum>3027.</enum><header>Effectiveness of public transportation changes and funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall examine and evaluate the impact of the changes that MAP–21 had on public transportation, including—</text> <paragraph id="H8E45ED1E05D04F55A75627E1AD916725"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the ability and effectiveness of public transportation agencies to provide public transportation to low-income workers in accessing jobs and being able to use reverse commute services;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H761E5543F2454F18B5D2FAD3EAAA3225"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whether services to low-income riders declined after MAP–21 was implemented; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF9231DE919A423CAE941DD1A08E9D72"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if guidance provided by the Federal Transit Administration encouraged public transportation agencies to maintain and support services to low-income riders to allow them to access jobs, medical services, and other life necessities.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H27EF4DFBFFB240299F16A3446347ECEB"><enum>3028.</enum><header>Increase support for Growing States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5340 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA86F916DE7D048CDAE384E655BE77C7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD5D539DFCDC94895ACA4D0CCAFDEB8FE" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H71A3519F59784960ADC160C6B94EB87A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available for each fiscal year under section 5338(b)(2)(M), the Secretary shall apportion 100 percent to States and urbanized areas in accordance with subsection (c).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H47852EF28F794355A66DD049C7D673CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d).</text></paragraph></section> <enum>IV</enum><header>Highway Safety</header> <section id="HC73ECC99B6264C2DACE4359698969D4F"><enum>4001.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="H7E91FD4F42D64764B6CAD63D7331140B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>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 id="HDC2D7C1BADF242F69FAEBF70B424AD21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Highway safety programs</header><text>For carrying out section 402 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H768313CC45C542DF9BC7816EBFABCEC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$260,274,200 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H98E837B4C62E407F9B1EB5C36A835F6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$265,935,829 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD82C59E75A7B4EFF9B7778D5F3FA09E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$271,787,002 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF63FA2D6A20040DFB6F794D6B53E899D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$278,090,300 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H155D8203CD854B47BE3D9282024A640A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$284,874,829 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC6CF9F0F84B847BF9703CDB295E3D1D2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$291,195,558 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3AE241971A345FE9A8F39DAFE473069"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Highway safety research and development</header><text>For carrying out section 403 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph id="H0FDC21EDC8E24B0DB6E9521393E3E3D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$115,951,600 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2F8E5385515483D828852A0DBABBAD5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$118,398,179 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1E966926E56A455987957294A44B2948"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$121,665,968 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0A04518B7D6B43958C0FDC23A938F6FB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$124,926,616 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0BF0DDAEC91143BC95574B1E833255D2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$128,187,201 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCC59BEB31ABA472DA9DFF944ABB0D6DC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$131,455,975 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H08BA2E5A42A247EAAB67FC44A94306A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National priority safety programs</header><text>For carrying out section 405 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph id="HAA70F0CBA9DD4B7FB38AB2EAC3775288"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$275,862,400 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAAD2D6DA617C45EABE728E35CC0690E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$281,186,544 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0184BE801EA2499C98CB1C204953102D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$286,500,970 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0CF7488FC4E0441E818A6678CAA6BB48"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$292,316,940 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H620A9042E6FA447C96B84FA0CB8D988E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$298,601,754 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5130FF89E1CE4B51A267EBF30742ED1B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$304,394,628 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1E3CE809E56643479A643EFC6C79B21C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National driver register</header><text>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 id="H258A069402054EE583BFF992CB2EAEE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4CDBD88669274F109322E8BAE7C7BE29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9B4683CD4EEF40E482F1FB35D0658230"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDAF7B715C60A47E798A30ED9674E0697"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H392F39D304884EE3BB37F3BBF69FEDEC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H037E0BB0B0C246D29CF1A8F817D67E30"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA7F6A810C3BC4D049E22AB428CF263C3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>High-visibility enforcement program</header><text>For carrying out section 404 of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph id="H29CA5EA50BA54AF88C6DD758FF948B22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$29,411,800 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7C5036313F7F418595A47136046CCD0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$29,979,448 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB0C2FD74FD884CE283D6BC3289BE54FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$30,546,059 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF47C1E345F3C45759F09337FEF97AD18"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$31,166,144 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H30691B491D2045C187CC3E5D981ABFC3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$31,836,216 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3557721C72CD4D0080FCA9DD64DB1F6D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$32,453,839 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H863AB8507C9040C9AAD2DAEF190AF8F1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>For administrative and related operating expenses of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in carrying out <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, and this title—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H75D250939E674168A47022A7A08A6A1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$25,500,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HB858D5C1C31F4AC19C0E76E946015DA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$25,500,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE4E8EBB3310549D68EA65547C1EA000A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$25,500,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF2C27EC530594EE88F4C9D42E56FA453"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$25,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC8BF942C74744F1D9603B73984D7B6B8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$25,500,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H2C805C625DFB4B7383E6A100A3607F71"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$25,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCB3C8311C45E499EAF76C78CC3FA6489"><enum>(b)</enum><header>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, and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">chapter 303</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for a program under such chapters—</text> <paragraph id="HC53013B16A5049CB87D7F0E399173DAA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall only be used to carry out such program; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3521363D3C764B8EBD6E7E77551AEC8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be used by States or local governments for construction purposes.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD6FF920CB348426E892AE743A4E78CBE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of title 23</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, and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">chapter 303</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, amounts made available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2016 through 2021 shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5D3089D424484935B8AFB05619A55F5B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State matching requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a grant awarded under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, requires a State to share in the cost, the aggregate of all expenditures for highway safety activities made during a fiscal year by the State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal funds) for carrying out the grant (other than planning and administration) that are in excess of the amount required under Federal law shall be available for the purpose of crediting the State during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost of any other project carried out under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code (other than planning or administration), without regard to whether such expenditures were made in connection with such project.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4F7127F6326B411F894A0FB7F7A6DE1B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant application and deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To receive a grant under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/4">chapter 4</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, 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></section> <section id="HDEA104B844424598A06E9623C1DA8C3E"><enum>4002.</enum><header>Highway safety programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD418E8F818EE49749A8A3957DB4469D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB4EC30B8473443F18744024BEA3885C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (vi) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD99E68DF2C94E5CBA0645EB58136E99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (vii) by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFAB8FC3D4CC24FD98413B351BB233C6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H299E528240944F7D8683834C2884FF67" style="USC"> <clause id="HB8B0914186D747FD9F7E8BCFFB2B56C3"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase driver awareness of commercial motor vehicles to prevent crashes and reduce injuries and fatalities;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H202B322D0A3E46288A932C13FC3B7A80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(4), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0DE2F584979C41358B5AC3183002BD5B" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HD12439DB21BE410E8417CDFA9088ED5E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Survey</header><text>A State shall expend funds apportioned to that State under this section to conduct a biennial survey that the Secretary shall make publicly available through the Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation that includes—</text> <clause id="HD8B19710BA754F7EABCADA77AE51B785"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list of automated traffic enforcement systems in the State;</text></clause> <clause id="H5FEABC5AF9064A7FA1386DEA49E516AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adequate data to measure the transparency, accountability, and safety attributes of each automated traffic enforcement system; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1DB359864C814CC081DD4CAE0EDB6161"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a comparison of each automated traffic enforcement system with—</text> <subclause id="H54009A02CD4E45B7BCAFBCF852FB6BB8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Speed Enforcement Camera Systems Operational Guidelines (DOT HS 810 916, March 2008); and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H7871E537EFCD421F82F0BD4952C278C0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Red Light Camera Systems Operational Guidelines (FHWA–SA–05–002, January 2005).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D59B3BF69464DD18484D557C8A3162B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FA26B5680D54F9F9167EE998F57785C" style="USC"> <subsection id="H3D82BA3CCA2A4FB9984DF576C20DCC6F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the appropriation or expenditure of funds for highway construction, maintenance, or design (other than design of safety features of highways to be incorporated into guidelines).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB09D1F0738C84022B52118FE6777C285"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC119B5ECD1334378A667507C3EEFB5FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C0E93D8EF504F77A55494CE13F564C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H279F1C10227C497B85745469474F4FA3" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HF59067EFCEDC4EF5987B90C587F49B0F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Electronic submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in coordination with the Governors Highway Safety Association, shall develop procedures to allow States to submit highway safety plans under this subsection, including any attachments to the plans, in electronic form.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6963B57E4764F8FA7EFD55E471C215C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (m)(2)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="H797A5F93B2F341489833174CEDB1B514"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (iv) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H63835B7028A24C10A1050E022D6B13E5"><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="H1F0F41F88E26449CAA200925669E038A" style="USC"> <clause id="H005F9EDEF3C74C2B92FFE560CCB711DA"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase driver awareness of commercial motor vehicles to prevent crashes and reduce injuries and fatalities; </text></clause> <clause id="H6E4D2F60A30C47E8B2EB38C05C8BCFD1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for school-based driver’s education classes to improve teen knowledge about—</text> <subclause id="H811038BDA46B410791E49125AEF7F89E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>safe driving practices; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H811B26198BFB4AECB4CDA89EDFCA23B0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>State’s graduated driving license requirements, including behind-the-wheel training required to meet those requirements; and</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="HEEC9216CF91646D29ACB5E10D66C397F"><enum>4003.</enum><header>Highway safety research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCFAB759D28DD4C6EA19D7AE2F473790E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H5F90425B020A47BB8F52043D6F4BDFC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93392B94863C4230BEF4385EFA6A0BCE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA30F35F57D8449FEBCA1018F1FF6A69A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCEA57276BE142AE8E3A0C46CA26E1FD" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="HF3CFCFB8BC2547DDBC29254C0B1FF488"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the installation of ignition interlocks in the United States; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HABF83F1DE80846E5807F34CC218CC44E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>in subparagraphs (A) through (E)</quote> and inserting <quote>in subparagraphs (A) through (F)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F84C04B591747D58FC9D0104A73DE04"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA092E6891EA047CCB9D45148E3101DA3" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HC2E0154809514072A129957187615B76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall obligate for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, from funds made available to carry out this section, except that the total obligated for the period covering fiscal years 2016 through 2021 may not exceed $32,000,000, to conduct the research described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H48C2F84CE5B448D8B49E7AE5874E38C5"><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="HA90F05C6EB0A4373AC9305BE73E4E8AD" style="USC"> <subsection id="H70767C2B0F9043BB99E56E1F4855EE89"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Limitation on drug and alcohol survey data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish procedures and guidelines to ensure that any person participating in a program or activity that collects data on drug or alcohol use by drivers of motor vehicles and is carried out under this section is informed that the program or activity is voluntary.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H888990D78A9249A7A235519A1DFE096C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of any project or activity carried out under this section may be not more than 100 percent.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HDC736AA72CAC4856B58ABFBC78351BCD"><enum>4004.</enum><header>High-visibility enforcement program</header> <subsection id="HF528F16F579240F19BFCE030D027EFB6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 404 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C29A797C8A040678F4DA216D05E7E63" style="USC"> <section id="HAD1F56A4C7FC41689DBAEF46E5B34BF0"><enum>404.</enum><header>High-visibility enforcement program</header> <subsection id="H0F2251A5D0FD471B9B9F82011D667FB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall establish and administer a program under which not less than 3 campaigns will be carried out in each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFBA9021790754751979E5FF845D67085"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of each campaign carried out under this section shall be to achieve outcomes related to not less than 1 of the following objectives:</text> <paragraph id="H8CFE36DA3CCA488693260D68A3A36096"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Reduce alcohol-impaired or drug-impaired operation of motor vehicles.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC54C7F5935BF4CB3BBAE6E8BEF14EFE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Increase use of seatbelts by occupants of motor vehicles.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA166039445D0481DBB47E224405799AA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Reduce distracted driving of motor vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H84AEA1DF5BBA4F62BAB64666012A51A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advertising</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may use, or authorize the use of, funds available to carry out this section to pay for the development, production, and use of broadcast and print media advertising and Internet-based outreach in carrying out campaigns under this section. Consideration shall be given to advertising directed at non-English speaking populations, including those who listen to, read, or watch nontraditional media.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA168EA97753747EAB2FA6A309BAE68DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination with States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall coordinate with States in carrying out the campaigns under this section, including advertising funded under subsection (c), with consideration given to—</text> <paragraph id="H7F46BBA7EA24451A8A8F277D07F5D0DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>relying on States to provide law enforcement resources for the campaigns out of funding available under sections 402 and 405; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HED97901FBFAC45F48B4CCE686EBC9CEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing out of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration resources most of the means necessary for national advertising and education efforts associated with the campaigns.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H703DA778358F4680845B8DD633A6EDA0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available to carry out this section may only be used for activities described in subsection (c).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFB3BD87EE74946A7A8F3951037E6EF6D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="H7636DB62B33E4294AE02C061D29DDA65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Campaign</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>campaign</term> means a high-visibility traffic safety law enforcement campaign.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3CC4F213FDCA428A9FD1A2792461FEEF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> has the meaning such term has under section 401.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H7DB9EF893E0C43A99C4A0DC389DB0766"><enum>(b)</enum><header>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 striking the item relating to section 404 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC23A7BAA1ABE48C6953373C7039850B9" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">404. High-visibility enforcement program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H9BC3F60CCD564CD68EA006D4C4372593"><enum>4005.</enum><header>National priority safety programs</header> <subsection id="H9B4D2D218D07467381242B86C5E562E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 405(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8C2A78ADB1C411BA3089E6F3039EB7C" style="USC"> <subsection id="HD77D45EE06214F71BF464CEAD295D7B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall manage programs to address national priorities for reducing highway deaths and injuries. Funds shall be allocated according to the following:</text> <paragraph id="HD2B77A7CCA6147249D4C8C3AE2EC0736"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Occupant protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year, 13 percent of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated among 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 (as described in subsection (b)).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE15CFD13E6304A08B22CEFA3697C6D7D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State traffic safety information system improvements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year, 14.5 percent of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated among States that meet requirements with respect to State traffic safety information system improvements (as described in subsection (c)).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C40E0A484E34E64A811B1D0D4738AAF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Impaired driving countermeasures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year, 52.5 percent of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated among States that meet requirements with respect to impaired driving countermeasures (as described in subsection (d)).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H76F4DAF2DF2540BCB5CED06B2F3DBFE8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distracted driving</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year, 8.5 percent of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated among States that adopt and implement effective laws to reduce distracted driving (as described in subsection (e)).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C142882CDED40FFA11039BA1D213F9C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Motorcyclist safety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year, 1.5 percent of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated among States that implement motorcyclist safety programs (as described in subsection (f)).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C9D4C3A1AD444BEAA020F914D7882CA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State graduated driver licensing laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year, 5 percent of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated among States that adopt and implement graduated driver licensing laws (as described in subsection (g)).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H471B8AFA9A404FC29C71E18655E2DC60"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Nonmotorized safety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each fiscal year, 5 percent of the funds provided under this section shall be allocated among States that meet requirements with respect to nonmotorized safety (as described in subsection (h)).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8CE768E85CA3492CAB7F222D5BA9AF60"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (7), the Secretary may reallocate, before the last day of any fiscal year, any amounts remaining available to carry out any of the activities described in subsections (b) through (h) to increase the amount made available under section 402, in order to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all such amounts are obligated during such fiscal year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B3A6933B78E4C16A887D664C123BDA9"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort</header> <subparagraph id="H58441B665C594B2EAE7D3F6357E52D91"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>No grant may be made to a State in any fiscal year under subsection (b), (c), or (d) 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 those subsections at or above the average level of such expenditures in the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9A761CD17EAF490F923CF1BFA175D1D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>Upon the request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify the requirements under subparagraph (A) 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></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H4FC9F81C0A7347CF9E683098E6758489"><enum>(b)</enum><header>High seatbelt use rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 405(b)(4)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “75 percent” and inserting “100 percent”.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFF91279787AE45FF80CBD09CE30384BA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Impaired driving countermeasures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 405(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0303A59AEE15412B95253CCF07BB9556"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H947DF9EA6D0B480D88D1B7AC0284BA23" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H3C024F1943D04B16843F3A31DC86A49F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of grant amounts</header> <subparagraph id="H70253DC046254AA3A1A18894832D0C88"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Required programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-range States shall use grant funds for—</text> <clause id="HCF3006D5D95D403090546F6D9FEF6572"><enum>(i)</enum><text>high-visibility enforcement efforts; and</text></clause> <clause id="H2AF872CA43494C17B597CDBB277AA59A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any of the activities described in subparagraph (B) if—</text> <subclause id="H75A36E9B884441B1888D4BD35BDA8E95"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the activity is described in the statewide plan; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H14220E460BA9444F8924A1EA9BC3EBB5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary approves the use of funding for such activity.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H996875880451486799021854E057F5BA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorized programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medium-range and low-range States may use grant funds for—</text> <clause id="H5939B6C17F4345D7B9E48D51ED587B8D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any of the purposes described in subparagraph (A);</text></clause> <clause id="HA615594A1CD04DD18086D3CBF1EB19A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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, drugs, or the combination of alcohol and drugs;</text></clause> <clause id="H5DFE0F16504F4834A2F61A626F50C998"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>court support of high-visibility enforcement efforts, training and education of criminal justice professionals (including law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and probation officers) to assist such professionals in handling impaired driving cases, hiring traffic safety resource prosecutors, hiring judicial outreach liaisons, and establishing driving while intoxicated courts;</text></clause> <clause id="H5C1B478A008A41939C90361F4139BB00"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>alcohol ignition interlock programs;</text></clause> <clause id="H09C88AB1F5874B3DB97290C9FA4E6525"><enum>(v)</enum><text>improving blood-alcohol concentration testing and reporting;</text></clause> <clause id="HC912FBC58EB64B379B422C266C9CB97B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>paid and earned media in support of high-visibility enforcement efforts, conducting standardized field sobriety training, advanced roadside impaired driving evaluation training, and drug recognition expert training for law enforcement, and equipment and related expenditures used in connection with impaired driving enforcement in accordance with criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;</text></clause> <clause id="H751DB0EB4D61443E916A4C5341170CB1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>training on the use of alcohol and drug screening and brief intervention;</text></clause> <clause id="HDF2CB197131945429A6A8CEED32058CA"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training for and implementation of impaired driving assessment programs or other tools designed to increase the probability of identifying the recidivism risk of a person convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of alcohol and drugs and to determine the most effective mental health or substance abuse treatment or sanction that will reduce such risk;</text></clause> <clause id="H9FF37B9DDB5A4653832840E7EF54B758"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>developing impaired driving information systems; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3EDFE51DF6FE45B38213C5A4695F1A96"><enum>(x)</enum><text>costs associated with a 24/7 sobriety program.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4B89BA7128E94027B47E70D67B90B63B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>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 and may use not more than 50 percent of funds made available under this subsection for any project or activity eligible for funding under section 402. Medium- and high-range States may use funds for any expenditure designed to reduce impaired driving based on problem identification upon approval by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1464DF9991F44C7849BD041FF1988C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (6)(A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1E0BB05D9C54B5786633A61F44C2363" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="HA9E87125AB984350A7AACAC7E2D6B68C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make a separate grant under this subsection to each State that adopts and is enforcing a law that requires any individual convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or of driving while intoxicated to receive a restriction on driving privileges that limits the individual to operating only motor vehicles with an ignition interlock installed. Such law may provide limited exceptions for circumstances when—</text> <clause id="HD1E61AC005C14935945AC00CADAF9D4A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a State-certified ignition interlock provider is not available within 100 miles of the individual’s residence;</text></clause> <clause id="HE0DC7AC14B214B549A35D7BDA42C2FF9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the individual is required to operate an employer’s motor vehicle in the course and scope of employment and the business entity that owns the vehicle is not owned or controlled by the individual; or</text></clause> <clause id="H7A64FE1493F04258AF9291EBB7C65F82"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the individual is certified by a medical doctor as being unable to provide a deep lung breath sample for analysis by an ignition interlock device.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA008E6131FE8415FA6BB0E3F0B28B13A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Distracted driving grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 405(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AB4F600D214444E93DE6443A257B004" style="USC"> <subsection id="H3FDD2CF4595D4022B2674F922A3C9583"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Distracted driving grants</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD260D060C3A74DD4AE322987F396C3D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall award a grant under this subsection to any State that includes distracted driving awareness as part of the State’s driver’s license examination, and enacts and enforces a law that meets the requirements set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H27895F9082454DB98B6D1435D226946E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on texting while driving</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State law meets the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the law—</text> <subparagraph id="HFFEACA67D09441C0A3CF14BD68F60850"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prohibits a driver from texting through a personal wireless communications device while driving;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5F9505E0C9424084970BBEBDA6209E93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>makes violation of the law a primary offense; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8BED0995D13B4C58A8F31DE5B79F6F67"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishes a minimum fine for a violation of the law; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H502F803E7A464C0A9866D863A8E87857"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not provide for an exemption that specifically allows a driver to text through a personal wireless communication device while stopped in traffic.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7AFDAC5ABF48469D8B4B63FD25C3DF3F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition on youth cell phone use while driving or stopped in traffic</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State law meets the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the law—</text> <subparagraph id="H7F70346699A24BB4B87737EB9E9A61B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prohibits a driver from using a personal wireless communications device while driving if the driver is—</text> <clause id="H36518E7DA5AB45BA8E551B8F2F76CF96"><enum>(i)</enum><text>younger than 18 years of age; or</text></clause> <clause id="H057F57288B5444C8BAEE8485F79AF247"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the learner’s permit and intermediate license stages set forth in subsection (g)(2)(B);</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9CEC646F6BFD4B418E0B1677243C9EDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>makes violation of the law a primary offense; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2EFE47E1F0C4419CA8321F93D470A188"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishes a minimum fine for a violation of the law; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1528458A4E44BDCA22593425AFE6CF3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not provide for an exemption that specifically allows a driver to text through a personal wireless communication device while stopped in traffic.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H92CD9C8DA5B645EE8B5A6DAF75C2D5E6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Permitted exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A law that meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (2) or (3) may provide exceptions for—</text> <subparagraph id="H767992D152AD4E4EA707767AC8FC784A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a driver who uses a personal wireless communications device to contact emergency services;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAF8D4176A2C84A52A9F574DC7E260868"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emergency services personnel who use a personal wireless communications device while—</text> <clause id="H0B4E90A0044049C7900A96EB761531F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>operating an emergency services vehicle; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD106FDE9D2254DDEB37EB708BF53649E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>engaged in the performance of their duties as emergency services personnel;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4D940452BECD4B18A2A3853EBE5EC193"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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 section 31136 of title 49; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3227D99F3EBA4194A928D0630D981CD4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any additional exceptions determined by the Secretary through a rulemaking process.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC91683E18F8D40BE952B41C26FA45450"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of grant funds</header> <subparagraph id="H87E156BBE7E34263B285DB3271A9E5CA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts received by a State under this subsection shall be used—</text> <clause id="HB4C138FA887F4DF1BD3B6447A64DE377"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to educate the public through advertising containing information about the dangers of texting or using a cell phone while driving;</text></clause> <clause id="H711FE45A88C54352876A798CC8CE4CE2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for traffic signs that notify drivers about the distracted driving law of the State; or</text></clause> <clause id="HEA4D355C4A1B4B2AA442BB9161859C91"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for law enforcement costs related to the enforcement of the distracted driving law.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA792BAD8BE784F5D94100963D8872429"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Flexibility</header> <clause id="H195459CE7F6C454FA993A7835CACEB86" indent="down1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not more than 50 percent of amounts received by a State under this subsection may be used for any eligible project or activity under section 402.</text></clause> <clause id="H3E4E19C34C2C445CB82F1B1263A5F291" indent="down1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Not more than 75 percent of amounts received by a State under this subsection may be used for any eligible project or activity under section 402 if the State has conformed its distracted driving data to the most recent Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria published by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE89D5D18A75741F496E130ED36677C40"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Allocation to support state distracted driving laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts available under this subsection in a fiscal year for distracted driving grants, the Secretary may expend not more than $5,000,000 for the development and placement of broadcast media to reduce distracted driving of motor vehicles, including to support campaigns related to distracted driving that are funded under section 404.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC981E30E05C4F14BF320B664FE38A28"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The allocation of grant funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State’s apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9864CCC5C3442129F98C2AA3A33F066"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text> <subparagraph id="H3C082F904CC94C548BC4F55A4DECFA7E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Driving</header><text>The term <term>driving</term>—</text> <clause id="H651E44A3491146FF898ED059C2B985FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>means operating a motor vehicle on a public road; and</text></clause> <clause id="H29D965152CE043E2939C1CE4D71E6DF4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H925CF73B64AD45DB83771A3017363640"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Personal wireless communications device</header><text>The term <term>personal wireless communications device</term>—</text> <clause id="H53670EB4FAD14B0A9C659FD6844AF2C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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></clause> <clause id="H61CE97996C3C49278C5C4BB3947EA08D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not include a global navigation satellite system receiver used for positioning, emergency notification, or navigation purposes.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5180AA665C4D49539888E416DD21BCD2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Primary offense</header><text>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></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6680027D23454D87ACD0B44D07623763"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Public road</header><text>The term <term>public road</term> has the meaning given such term in section 402(c).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6377F557CB1642BEA4C244920F8D077A"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Texting</header><text>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, emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in any other form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H071F38720E854A069D9F6A9694D8DA72"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Motorcyclist safety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 405(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H88FE80BB1C8F4B36A2ADC8C2851B092C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72BAE66D9AFC472C928A884C46ADC143" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H5F2CE0F8BEEC4AE1AFE514E8C4927302"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The allocation of grant funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State’s apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009, except that the amount of a grant awarded to a State for a fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent of the amount apportioned to the State under such section for fiscal year 2009.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2338C631B6914B7AB1FCCED0281E20FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F9A3B245DB54E2586FE45116640759D" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H7DCCB407EB804030A09E8C9ADF2E1131"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Flexibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 50 percent of grant funds received by a State under this subsection may be used for any eligible project or activity under section 402 if the State is in the lowest 25 percent of all States for motorcycle deaths per 10,000 motorcycle registrations based on the most recent data that conforms with criteria established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD2E94BDA6EFD4F7EADFD36401EEDABB8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EF083211488492B97ABC83EEAFFBA31" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H0B6CF6515EE54181895DC07565FA8795"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Share-the-road model language</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall update and provide to the States model language for use in traffic safety education courses, driver's manuals, and other driver training materials that provides instruction for drivers of motor vehicles on the importance of sharing the road safely with motorcyclists.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2DC0632925B44E299EFBDC63B4038A9A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State graduated driver licensing incentive grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 405(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB22178027C644FEC90D9461B1D547F05" style="USC"> <subsection id="HF003AEE68C584D83B0C6908B35A0F6D7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>State graduated driver licensing incentive grant</header> <paragraph id="H176222BE386248FF9927D3FCF51C9EEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants to States that adopt and implement graduated driver licensing laws in accordance with the requirements set forth in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEBB95EA23492484EB11D8EC82BB481A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum requirements</header> <subparagraph id="HEBFE695B60AC4B91A61CFF80B6063A71"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State meets the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the State has a graduated driver licensing law that requires novice drivers younger than 18 years of age to comply with the 2-stage licensing process described in subparagraph (B) before receiving an unrestricted driver's license.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1863EA8FEBA046FA967DCBB9650A6568"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Licensing process</header><text>A State is in compliance with the 2-stage licensing process described in this subparagraph if the State’s driver’s license laws comply with the additional requirements under subparagraph (C) and includes—</text> <clause id="H00FDD1481DF145C7BACAD1200C84AA5B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a learner’s permit stage that—</text> <subclause id="HA4EF6DA3F9534CB39FE857F9E675FC19"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is not less than 6 months in duration and remains in effect until the driver reaches not less than 16 years of age;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H330AD21FBD8D41A1B87139AEC46DA24F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>contains a prohibition on the driver using a personal wireless communications device (as defined in subsection (e)) while driving except under an exception permitted under subsection (e)(4);</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2208D5913EA54244A2F5F1FF803B6BB6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>requires that the driver be accompanied and supervised at all times while operating a motor vehicle by a licensed driver who is—</text> <item id="HCA39730FF1484E89A81B0E0454DA3A58"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>not less than 21 years of age;</text></item> <item id="H244DC4B2A41749EBBD2560B0ECE09943"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the driver’s parent or guardian; or</text></item> <item id="H2024EEE9C276437FA89AA22F5DA68B5F"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>a State-certified driving instructor; and</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="HE53CD14AAA61444991BE64DEF95EEC63"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>complies with the additional requirements for a learner’s permit stage set forth in subparagraph (C)(i); and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HC0C5BAE97E8E4C0391B788E217424BC5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an intermediate stage that—</text> <subclause id="H9FD589A777BD45EEB7F35C8968B9B446"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is not less than 6 months in duration;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8BC5AD6B54924210A58A7126BBE022B0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>contains a prohibition on the driver using a personal wireless communications device (as defined in subsection (e)) while driving except under an exception permitted under subsection (e)(4);</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE3D40A0750014718BDF2A6A0DE0A55DC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for the first 6 months of such stage, restricts driving at night when not supervised by a licensed driver described in clause (i)(III), excluding transportation to work, school, or religious activities, or in the case of an emergency;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H53AE5A44490643928B6705CB7B8A8BA1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>for a period of not less than 6 months, prohibits the driver from operating a motor vehicle with more than 1 nonfamilial passenger under 21 years of age unless a licensed driver described in clause (i)(III) is in the vehicle; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD2055466E2754242BF876A077182D0F7"><enum>(V)</enum><text>complies with the additional requirements for an intermediate stage set forth in subparagraph (C)(ii).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDC201DF5F1B749B8BDA9E991064528F0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header> <clause id="HE95167B7D69A4ED8800467E109F75B72"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Learner’s permit stage</header><text>In addition to the requirements of subparagraph (B)(i), a learner’s permit stage shall include not less than 2 of the following requirements:</text> <subclause id="HDEFCC974C7024412B20C95733F7E0B80"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Passage of a vision and knowledge assessment by a learner’s permit applicant prior to receiving a learner’s permit.</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB06EE2820EE841538AEBB1B8C33FB4A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The driver completes—</text> <item id="HAA19CFFAFFC247C4822E91D01F2B828C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a State-certified driver education or training course; or</text></item> <item id="HF059E8B5E6624D2C9BD633C71111F1C0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>not less than 40 hours of behind-the-wheel training with a licensed driver described in subparagraph (B)(i)(III).</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="HCE103FECF54B4E9EB76893A6F8EECACE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>In addition to any other penalties imposed by State law, the grant of an unrestricted driver’s license or advancement to an intermediate stage be automatically delayed for any individual who, during the learner’s permit stage, is convicted of a driving-related offense, including—</text> <item id="H201C549A17994065A40ACC60B0E32854"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>driving while intoxicated;</text></item> <item id="HE77A29D0C6254549A9650ACC839C7358"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>misrepresentation of the individual’s age;</text></item> <item id="HFF999490CD13408F8008020364D66486"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>reckless driving;</text></item> <item id="HD66D9FCFB55D463B9057C1D5C9FFAF51"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>driving without wearing a seatbelt;</text></item> <item id="H96109FF30F5148D79686F0FB1C232808"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>speeding; or</text></item> <item id="H36CB4A5B68D54545945ED3EE2FF11E5D"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>any other driving-related offense, as determined by the Secretary.</text></item></subclause></clause> <clause id="H82A4D509E75148508579665AB723709D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Intermediate stage</header><text>In addition to the requirements of subparagraph (B)(ii), an intermediate stage shall include not less than 2 of the following requirements:</text> <subclause id="HDC989B4A9C4F481393CA4B8D7C190E12"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Commencement of such stage after the successful completion of a driving skills test.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H57056BF7C9C347C1A79227C337FB1DA3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>That such stage remain in effect until the driver reaches the age of not less than 17.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H4505A4025A3A4982A80D99E2F6466605"><enum>(III)</enum><text>In addition to any other penalties imposed by State law, the grant of an unrestricted driver’s license be automatically delayed for any individual who, during the learner’s permit stage, is convicted of a driving-related offense, including those described in clause (i)(III).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF56B638DF82D4FB49F1B405B83CE38F1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A State that otherwise meets the minimum requirements set forth in paragraph (2) shall be deemed by the Secretary to be in compliance with the requirement set forth in paragraph (2) 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 id="HDFE36570F03D46AA8D3EEDC853D39530"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 id="H7EF06F5076874DAC9717FDBD21AC3A28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if demonstrable hardship would result from the denial of a license to the licensees or applicants.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07C254CA48DA4583865F64276EB83DE8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds allocated to a State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07A359DAEB4F4A609549D737823C9EFA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <subparagraph id="HD0FE7CA6784F4B049B378BCD776A5F94"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), grant funds received by a State under this subsection shall be used for—</text> <clause id="HBE8835651C504A898ECF1E5EA6F8BFF5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>enforcing a 2-stage licensing process that complies with paragraph (2);</text></clause> <clause id="H8D8672F2FCB945A8A7DF2D558F6CBD2D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>training for law enforcement personnel and other relevant State agency personnel relating to the enforcement described in clause (i);</text></clause> <clause id="H8E52202DA9BA43829A81A4F71E49FED2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>publishing relevant educational materials that pertain directly or indirectly to the State graduated driver licensing law;</text></clause> <clause id="H6C126B1FCA274C1AB798AB39109E9903"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>carrying out other administrative activities that the Secretary considers relevant to the State’s 2-stage licensing process; or</text></clause> <clause id="H7A8DA6501CF1404EA66924517F01FF32"><enum>(v)</enum><text>carrying out a teen traffic safety program described in section 402(m).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA3FF66AF24D14416B8C8C40036D639DF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Flexibility</header> <clause id="H4C6BB07990054D169607027CADB33CE6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not more than 75 percent of grant funds received by a State under this subsection may be used for any eligible project or activity under section 402.</text></clause> <clause id="HD031231AD7C64C3D8E46E1657D9535F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Not more than 100 percent of grant funds received by a State under this subsection may be used for any eligible project or activity under section 402, if the State is in the lowest 25 percent of all States for the number of drivers under age 18 involved in fatal crashes in the State per the total number of drivers under age 18 in the State based on the most recent data that conforms with criteria established by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H17B58725FD674CCCAEC048127711778D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Nonmotorized safety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 405 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7D455A572E84F4AB3A814DEFF9C9885" style="USC"> <subsection id="HCA5A4A05CC28453793AE753D61BCBC0D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Nonmotorized safety</header> <paragraph id="H2FA1CB9BBE9D49BDA34A5153331D9E9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants to States for the purpose of decreasing pedestrian and bicycle fatalities and injuries that result from crashes involving a motor vehicle.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA644823AAC04616BEA264B2335B28A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out by a State using amounts from a grant awarded under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCB5C482167E8420E9AC8A548DFE78BAF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>A State shall receive a grant under this subsection in a fiscal year if the annual combined pedestrian and bicycle fatalities in the State exceed 15 percent of the total annual crash fatalities in the State, based on the most recently reported final data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H91A72CC1D5FE4700988E6FA45100E861"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of grant amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds received by a State under this subsection may be used for—</text> <subparagraph id="H74D3CC9E75974280A9902F2DEE987BBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training of law enforcement officials on State laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D8D4DFC972E43ABB5842D71037E6D1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enforcement mobilizations and campaigns designed to enforce State traffic laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBF23E5D6EB424D47B186F0EF0E978BAF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>public education and awareness programs designed to inform motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists of State traffic laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAE09919B6E674887A2B82C9EA38DF561"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text>The allocation of grant funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be in proportion to the State's apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H86737712A55241CA9076291BBED03097"><enum>4006.</enum><header>Prohibition on funds to check helmet usage or create related checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may not provide a grant or otherwise make available funding to a State, Indian tribe, county, municipality, or other local government to be used for a program or activity to check helmet usage, including checkpoints related to helmet usage, with respect to a motorcycle driver or passenger.</text></section> <section id="H4933D7A3B00A4F539E6D704C106B11AD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4007.</enum><header>Marijuana-impaired driving</header> <subsection id="H8D1DDCD8E8864165B8C4F415C683C747"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall conduct a study on marijuana-impaired driving.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H01F47DEE3DB34CE1BAD9185FB9CC23DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Issues To be examined</header><text>In conducting the study, the Secretary shall examine, at a minimum, the following:</text> <paragraph id="HA1551A81DBAC4E598B3E14DD0CB2F952"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Methods to detect marijuana-impaired driving, including devices capable of measuring marijuana levels in motor vehicle operators.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA34AB638EFB948768D035D30D45C6C16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A review of impairment standard research for driving under the influence of marijuana.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1D5FEE5DB6BE47A8A08C5FD18C04999A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Methods to differentiate the cause of a driving impairment between alcohol and marijuana.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86F9E3933FAB4EC59C918B9787FA310A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>State-based policies on marijuana-impaired driving.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59414CF2EC8C45159343D9575E22C9EA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The role and extent of marijuana impairment in motor vehicle accidents.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB2741E75B78C4622A56DF21DADAD0803"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="H5D1CA68139714597BEFD72B6FDB5A84A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8142841A31F6404C8E37C2125000B844"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H360DEA0977C94595B31B73994314693A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>The findings of the Secretary based on the study, including, at a minimum, the following:</text> <clause id="H0F7615BE49E943A2BD53DDA58CA6F076"><enum>(i)</enum><text>An assessment of methodologies and technologies for measuring driver impairment resulting from the use of marijuana, including the use of marijuana in combination with alcohol.</text></clause> <clause id="H78C857C4942F4D75BED559C75469505F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A description and assessment of the role of marijuana as a causal factor in traffic crashes and the extent of the problem of marijuana-impaired driving.</text></clause> <clause id="H7CD49A5A8099480CB595E3D23DB7CA51"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A description and assessment of current State laws relating to marijuana-impaired driving.</text></clause> <clause id="H921043C31152425DB276AF7868310278"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A determination whether an impairment standard for drivers under the influence of marijuana is feasible and could reduce vehicle accidents and save lives.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A6038733F6046F69515209C32CF0C55"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recommendations of the Secretary based on the study, including, at a minimum, the following:</text> <clause id="H5CA6794439FD459698AECB2B7774B290"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective and efficient methods for training law enforcement personnel, including drug recognition experts, to detect or measure the level of impairment of a motor vehicle operator who is under the influence of marijuana by the use of technology or otherwise.</text></clause> <clause id="H3E7827F4C7CC4958AB17E5A0F9447D5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>If feasible, an impairment standard for driving under the influence of marijuana.</text></clause> <clause id="H480133BD70574C2D832DF30658EA0EE4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Methodologies for increased data collection regarding the prevalence and effects of marijuana-impaired driving.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4711063EE8B64F088E37331567092637"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Marijuana defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>marijuana</term> includes all substances containing tetrahydrocannabinol.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H585C22A2B079458380B0373D00AFCBA0"><enum>4008.</enum><header>National priority safety program grant eligibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Transportation awards grants under section 405 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall make available on a publicly available Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation—</text> <paragraph id="H1A760E47D7F84F41A7CBE7CD0946A79A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification of—</text> <subparagraph id="H03E5BF816B394A179D085D04816331EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the States that were awarded grants under such section;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB78F7650171D4AAE9BEA19A1969C24DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the States that applied and were not awarded grants under such section; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H175CEF0D021047F188DF640D89DD6C1A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the States that did not apply for a grant under such section; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF28142168694845A170B2E4C099E6D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list of deficiencies that made a State ineligible for a grant under such section for each State under paragraph (1)(B).</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H4B074CC8CD8C404AA46615D702A97A0B"><enum>4009.</enum><header>Data collection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1906 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 id="HFBFDDA91264C45B8A44B7A28B4C82178"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8F109BAC5EF34B37A77BB6E59617CCE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(A) has enacted</quote> and all that follows through <quote>(B) is maintaining</quote> and inserting <quote>is maintaining</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5875D694EDFD42F3A6EF65DD76F643C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and any passengers</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H810991588CFE4BDE9E81F0C63EFB12E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H5D148B0FA51F464AABEC283010D6801F" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H2EDA57770DFB496BB6C26067D8CD579F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of grant funds</header><text>A grant received by a State under subsection (a) shall be used by the State for the costs of—</text> <paragraph id="H8BD8E5C0D80449A4A3E7631962DB3A07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collecting and maintaining data on traffic stops; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB87007A5B8A349459CED901F0F8DA8DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluating the results of the data.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H221992D03AFC4F318E74FECBD776279A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H37F07B1C71B24106BE4DCDF3D47B12DA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>A State</quote> and inserting <quote>On or after October 1, 2015, a State</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H12B684A26938439CBA675160224F8282"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d), as so redesignated—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9FBAED8CB2364443B1129E64D39F6E7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authorization of Appropriations</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Funding</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE5C642BBEE974F47ACF8538A4F5081C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB218AB9E5B81419B9BB9595E86E6DBE2" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H9C1AD64F42C247B3A07820E4B865F476"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From funds made available under section 403 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall set aside $7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2021 to carry out this section.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB037BAA8024B4962BA9E028811AED53A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H08E2CDF6B7134D2F84070803CB989286"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>authorized by</quote> and inserting <quote>made available under</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD74AA5684BE8454BA0701C642F8396F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>percent,</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>percent.</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="HE11613F9EE5D4073A26C12624261E410"><enum>4010.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph id="HBB3CE0A18B4C49538B2F0A0A8E908403"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 402 is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H12E0D452C742457686E69F1BA34A6407"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text> <clause id="H0F3F19B972944D6AA082B15E492A7EF3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>paragraph (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HBDD6B9C8D8BA4686B1E7ED3FF1F3F21D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text> <subclause id="H80E95028D3924F418109F7DB7A27A940"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in which</quote> and inserting <quote>for which</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H6F7F2D401E1E4688B83D75577FB3B1D4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>under subsection (f)</quote> and inserting <quote>under subsection (k)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE2DC7163A4940539EE2DDB9273C718A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(5), as redesignated by this Act, by striking <quote>under paragraph (2)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>under paragraph (3)(A)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0638366886041DE831D40D1D6CA9101"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 403(e) is amended by striking <quote>chapter 301</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter 301 of title 49</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H68EEA59425B64588841E58D0D2F6B0DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 405 is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H3FEA2D3E794F4FDFA258B7E303255B74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <clause id="HFC0C33E5676F46E2BBE19759A09FF1F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking <quote>under section 402(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>under section 402</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HAF72FDDA4BE84310A1E153BA67FD7B6B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(C) by striking <quote>on the basis of the apportionment formula set forth in section 402(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>in proportion to the State’s apportionment under section 402 for fiscal year 2009</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H270D3641AFC24DA6825CA977D1BB7005"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(4)(A)(iv)—</text> <clause id="HB35383F9A0AB4FEDABE18ACAF6D33BC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such as the</quote> and inserting <quote>including</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB9BD628756824D28AC821612510A1D5C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>developed under subsection (g)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <enum>V</enum><header>Motor Carrier Safety</header> <subtitle id="H76B8BB8A206D464F9756A75221318D36" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Motor Carrier Safety Grant Consolidation</header> <section id="H1D40A8542B8A4EA8A6ECEF62F7389225"><enum>5101.</enum><header>Grants to States</header> <subsection id="H21F4303821F8490886B913AFF3C3E747"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Motor carrier safety assistance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5010972AA1B14457A473F0C45812E7C3" style="USC"> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB59B0AC59A8C44CFB745A1AE73489A8A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31102.</enum><header>Motor carrier safety assistance program</header> <subsection id="H2E507AC602F34FEC823D9C65C800469A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall administer a motor carrier safety assistance program funded under section 31104.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H62B8BD02D6A74F528B98E4B50748992F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goal</header><text>The goal of the program is to ensure that the Secretary, States, local governments, other political jurisdictions, federally recognized Indian tribes, and other persons 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> <paragraph id="HF39C91A9D5F9425D88CE1221077AD4A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>making targeted investments to promote safe commercial motor vehicle transportation, including the transportation of passengers and hazardous materials;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70DE6E74F2B94275AB4AFB76A64AFC63"><enum>(2)</enum><text>investing in activities likely to generate maximum reductions in the number and severity of commercial motor vehicle crashes and in fatalities resulting from such crashes;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7613A3E7DCB246CA95D302EAC9B24262"><enum>(3)</enum><text>adopting and enforcing effective motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety regulations and practices consistent with Federal requirements; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H65D725ACC45946C9882450C3717E7FF8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assessing and improving statewide performance by setting program goals and meeting performance standards, measures, and benchmarks.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCA0E113D1DE647248E7FB3AE2043D031"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State plans</header> <paragraph id="H8E2409B1F950429CB42324F087EF06F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall prescribe procedures for a State to submit a multiple-year plan, and annual updates thereto, under which the State agrees to assume responsibility for improving motor carrier safety by adopting and enforcing State regulations, standards, and orders that are compatible with the regulations, standards, and orders of the Federal Government on commercial motor vehicle safety and hazardous materials transportation safety.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DE0881B65204DEBA90CA0011D8099B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The Secretary shall approve a State plan if the Secretary determines that the plan is adequate to comply with the requirements of this section, and the plan—</text> <subparagraph id="HD46B2C82152B421290C0C971A13A167C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implements performance-based activities, including deployment and maintenance of technology to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of commercial motor vehicle safety programs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B19FB0D85244FF0B45E6AC54838C012"><enum>(B)</enum><text>designates a lead State commercial motor vehicle safety agency responsible for administering the plan throughout the State;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0499C5923C6A467498AD9C859B5B77A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contains satisfactory assurances that the lead State commercial motor vehicle safety agency has or will have the legal authority, resources, and qualified personnel necessary to enforce the regulations, standards, and orders;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F73894FCE384DFAABA7C23DF2C3F72A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>contains satisfactory assurances that the State will devote adequate resources to the administration of the plan and enforcement of the regulations, standards, and orders;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1EE72D02C7F4506A7E0AE9874F4EB91"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provides a right of entry and inspection to carry out the plan;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C64DE181D5E439B870AE302C4916A5B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provides that all reports required under this section be available to the Secretary on request;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8230EA6727424337946C993718EB4B9D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provides that the lead State commercial motor vehicle safety agency will adopt the reporting requirements and use the forms for recordkeeping, inspections, and investigations that the Secretary prescribes;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H04E5A4728ED345D891C9AB1427B4353C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>requires all registrants of commercial motor vehicles to demonstrate knowledge of applicable safety regulations, standards, and orders of the Federal Government and the State;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFAA3B008DD7947FEB14F7BC7CB2DE815"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provides that the State will grant maximum reciprocity for inspections conducted under the North American Inspection Standards through the use of a nationally accepted system that allows ready identification of previously inspected commercial motor vehicles;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H813A580441384735BAFB27528D1AA1DC"><enum>(J)</enum><text>ensures that activities described in subsection (h), if financed through grants to the State made under this section, will not diminish the effectiveness of the development and implementation of the programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety as described in subsection (b);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6CA5F14CDA8B4D2CB7C5FAD30C056248"><enum>(K)</enum><text>ensures that the lead State commercial motor vehicle safety agency will coordinate the plan, data collection, and information systems with the State highway safety improvement program required under section 148(c) of title 23;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD1246889060450AAA4D6E407B00D4C4"><enum>(L)</enum><text>ensures participation in appropriate Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration information technology and data systems and other information systems by all appropriate jurisdictions receiving motor carrier safety assistance program funding;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HECF5E8E762484DA7A7BCA26A3F890725"><enum>(M)</enum><text>ensures that information is exchanged among the States in a timely manner;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H31C5BF525B364DF395C3F667264E18F6"><enum>(N)</enum><text>provides satisfactory assurances that the State will undertake efforts that will emphasize and improve enforcement of State and local traffic safety laws and regulations related to commercial motor vehicle safety;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1958D7FFADD14652A1B825A5214F27E4"><enum>(O)</enum><text>provides satisfactory assurances that the State will address national priorities and performance goals, including—</text> <clause id="H926237C21AE442398AA60615B2065F0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>activities aimed at removing impaired commercial motor vehicle drivers from the highways of the United States through adequate enforcement of regulations on the use of alcohol and controlled substances and by ensuring ready roadside access to alcohol detection and measuring equipment;</text></clause> <clause id="HF5F47E1C7287459C9D28E012E0EC6F72"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>activities aimed at providing an appropriate level of training to State motor carrier safety assistance program officers and employees on recognizing drivers impaired by alcohol or controlled substances; and</text></clause> <clause id="H80C7E03DBCF34334911B5E7FA4A8189F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>when conducted with an appropriate commercial motor vehicle inspection, criminal interdiction activities, and appropriate strategies for carrying out those interdiction activities, including interdiction activities that affect the transportation of controlled substances (as defined in section 102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/802">21 U.S.C. 802</external-xref>) and listed in part 1308 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, as updated and republished from time to time) by any occupant of a commercial motor vehicle;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9EBCA7FB281D402585539506089F17F5"><enum>(P)</enum><text>provides that the State has established and dedicated sufficient resources to a program to ensure that—</text> <clause id="H498BB8705070406596B9AB56B179D392"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State collects and reports to the Secretary accurate, complete, and timely motor carrier safety data; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC95D5DF7A2F34E1A910804A23F965D47"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State participates in a national motor carrier safety data correction system prescribed by the Secretary;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF66590FDCD2C4D3EBB18B7954FE078C1"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>ensures that the State will cooperate in the enforcement of financial responsibility requirements under sections 13906, 31138, and 31139 and regulations issued under those sections;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE660F94E4A8D400AA3E4517D6A4B3BD2"><enum>(R)</enum><text>ensures consistent, effective, and reasonable sanctions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H199296DAEFFA4B81978E22F5EEB5C72C"><enum>(S)</enum><text>ensures that roadside inspections will be conducted at locations that are adequate to protect the safety of drivers and enforcement personnel;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H26EC05FBB023482FA6F7345CC4CC6C15"><enum>(T)</enum><text>provides that the State will include in the training manuals for the licensing examination to drive noncommercial motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicles information on best practices for driving safely in the vicinity of noncommercial and commercial motor vehicles;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA87FB1C5A47C4ABAB95BF01AD4EC3B73"><enum>(U)</enum><text>provides that the State will enforce the registration requirements of sections 13902 and 31134 by prohibiting the operation of any vehicle discovered to be operated by a motor carrier without a registration issued under those sections or to be operated beyond the scope of the motor carrier's registration;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H068F6CEAA4B44EE99786F4307AF552E5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>provides that the State will conduct comprehensive and highly visible traffic enforcement and commercial motor vehicle safety inspection programs in high-risk locations and corridors;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H58A376E2FDAD43A2890583ED1C35435A"><enum>(W)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except in the case of an imminent hazard or obvious safety hazard, ensures that an inspection of a vehicle transporting passengers for a motor carrier of passengers is conducted at a bus station, terminal, border crossing, maintenance facility, destination, or other location where a motor carrier may make a planned stop (excluding a weigh station);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H819F571990DE431A976D27DE37E04CA5"><enum>(X)</enum><text>ensures that the State will transmit to its roadside inspectors notice of each Federal exemption granted under section 31315(b) of this title and sections 390.23 and 390.25 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and provided to the State by the Secretary, including the name of the person that received the exemption and any terms and conditions that apply to the exemption;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H732C3A0575B543FAB41E09FF90F36441"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>except as provided in subsection (d), provides that the State—</text> <clause id="H7FAE548B46104D9A9106938954E9F484"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will conduct safety audits of interstate and, at the State’s discretion, intrastate new entrant motor carriers under section 31144(g); and</text></clause> <clause id="HB479E1B8118D414CB42B53AC6AECB792"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the State authorizes a third party to conduct safety audits under section 31144(g) on its behalf, the State verifies the quality of the work conducted and remains solely responsible for the management and oversight of the activities;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6DFBF9F952DC47FAB4DCCAD075539816"><enum>(Z)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides that the State agrees to fully participate in the performance and registration information systems management under section 31106(b) not later than October 1, 2020, by complying with the conditions for participation under paragraph (3) of that section, or demonstrates to the Secretary an alternative approach for identifying and immobilizing a motor carrier with serious safety deficiencies in a manner that provides an equivalent level of safety;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H13B63B2358804A639953CCC0C782AAB5"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>in the case of a State that shares a land border with another country, provides that the State—</text> <clause id="H05DC5B3EDE494D47936187CF676304BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will conduct a border commercial motor vehicle safety program focusing on international commerce that includes enforcement and related projects; or</text></clause> <clause id="HC76B12A8C90B4E4EA3CB8D234C8F0F61"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will forfeit all funds calculated by the Secretary based on border-related activities if the State declines to conduct the program described in clause (i) in its plan; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6838E07676584B64A2D356196EFD9B6C"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>in the case of a State that meets the other requirements of this section and agrees to comply with the requirements established in subsection (l)(3), provides that the State may fund operation and maintenance costs associated with innovative technology deployment under subsection (l)(3) with motor carrier safety assistance program funds authorized under section 31104(a)(1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2186FB7A7EA54AC6AF0229803CB349DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication</header> <subparagraph id="H3F3F8032977E4807AF0C237C26083DCB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish each approved State multiple-year plan, and each annual update thereto, on a publically accessible Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation not later than 30 days after the date the Secretary approves the plan or update.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H59FC4609440E4D0DA6AC94A45F9D7961"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Before publishing an approved State multiple-year plan or annual update under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall redact any information identified by the State that, if disclosed—</text> <clause id="H1F658ACB8B0A4496AF10B3EE75E5ED7D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>would reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings; or</text></clause> <clause id="HAAC57E2D8A69459590D9C9928A0D914B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would reveal enforcement techniques or procedures that would reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6D330B55D7FF406D9D64798D7AD89A34"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exclusion of U.S. territories</header><text>The requirement that a State conduct safety audits of new entrant motor carriers under subsection (c)(2)(Y) does not apply to a territory of the United States unless required by the Secretary.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE46C1CB2759040878FC823616BFF7699"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Intrastate compatibility</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations specifying tolerance guidelines and standards for ensuring compatibility of intrastate commercial motor vehicle safety laws, including regulations, with Federal motor carrier safety regulations to be enforced under subsections (b) and (c). To the extent practicable, the guidelines and standards shall allow for maximum flexibility while ensuring a degree of uniformity that will not diminish motor vehicle safety.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1485DFDB80234D66B08E006A27571EF1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort</header> <paragraph id="H72FBB7FB369D4A03B263DF0BEAC0E92D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Baseline</header><text>Except as provided under paragraphs (2) and (3) and in accordance with section 5106 of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, a State plan under subsection (c) shall provide that the total expenditure of amounts of the lead State commercial motor vehicle safety agency responsible for administering the plan will be maintained at a level each fiscal year that is at least equal to—</text> <subparagraph id="H81A5F12FA9AF49B88291393CD657744B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the average level of that expenditure for fiscal years 2004 and 2005; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H560640DCBDB84190AFF45BC0B21142FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the level of that expenditure for the year in which the Secretary implements a new allocation formula under section 5106 of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H91A9ED754CF04E089867852D57A762E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjusted baseline after fiscal year 2017</header><text>At the request of a State, the Secretary may evaluate additional documentation related to the maintenance of effort and may make reasonable adjustments to the maintenance of effort baseline after the year in which the Secretary implements a new allocation formula under section 5106 of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, and this adjusted baseline will replace the maintenance of effort requirement under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H84127F968767408FBF85655D4E689885"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waivers</header><text>At the request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify the requirements of this subsection for a total of 1 fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the waiver or modification is reasonable, based on circumstances described by the State, to ensure the continuation of commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities in the State.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H94E58CD7B54F4F18A3E3D6C9DA906731"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Level of State expenditures</header><text>In estimating the average level of a State’s expenditures under paragraph (1), the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="HD6948346FCF04585BC0187F6BC7954F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may allow the State to exclude State expenditures for federally sponsored demonstration and pilot programs and strike forces;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H009B884B89044F97A9FE6E6102F86204"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may allow the State to exclude expenditures for activities related to border enforcement and new entrant safety audits; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE11F81D78A9F4CFF86EA3E437A6A5702"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall require the State to exclude State matching amounts used to receive Federal financing under section 31104.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3C761C2103174FF29A5C623E3F342354"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Use of unified carrier registration fees agreement</header><text>Amounts generated under section 14504a and received by a State and used for motor carrier safety purposes may be included as part of the State's match required under section 31104 or maintenance of effort required by subsection (f).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3E2542CE190D47AB937CE9038EE9C559"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Use of grants To enforce other laws</header><text>When approved as part of a State’s plan under subsection (c), the State may use motor carrier safety assistance program funds received under this section—</text> <paragraph id="H69DEC0E8F5C64153A4467A86D74370A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>if the activities are carried out in conjunction with an appropriate inspection of a commercial motor vehicle to enforce Federal or State commercial motor vehicle safety regulations, for—</text> <subparagraph id="H60BDFFAD9D2A4DEA85058259BA77C9E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enforcement of commercial motor vehicle size and weight limitations at locations, excluding fixed-weight facilities, such as near steep grades or mountainous terrains, where the weight of a commercial motor vehicle can significantly affect the safe operation of the vehicle, or at ports where intermodal shipping containers enter and leave the United States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2BCB04BED3AD417FA17267B686A59EF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>detection of and enforcement actions taken as a result of criminal activity, including the trafficking of human beings, in a commercial motor vehicle or by any occupant, including the operator, of the commercial motor vehicle; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H419403B5996C47CD9B5BF7824AC6CCBA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for documented enforcement of State traffic laws and regulations designed to promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles, including documented enforcement of such laws and regulations relating to noncommercial motor vehicles when necessary to promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles, if—</text> <subparagraph id="H9881F6A69D8F483894E78F2122566C2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of motor carrier safety activities, including roadside safety inspections, conducted in the State is maintained at a level at least equal to the average level of such activities conducted in the State in fiscal years 2004 and 2005; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HFB2A3BD0059F42B1A0C2BCF742231DA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State does not use more than 10 percent of the basic amount the State receives under a grant awarded under section 31104(a)(1) for enforcement activities relating to noncommercial motor vehicles necessary to promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles unless the Secretary determines that a higher percentage will result in significant increases in commercial motor vehicle safety.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0E91A38BC8934100846A3ED082010890"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Evaluation of plans and award of grants</header> <paragraph id="H3D0768C08F1F445F94AA071C01A18EE4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Awards</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria for the application, evaluation, and approval of State plans under this section. Subject to subsection (j), the Secretary may allocate the amounts made available under section 31104(a)(1) among the States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF05BAEEA3C60402FAF3B77B5D343B42A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Opportunity to cure</header><text>If the Secretary disapproves a plan under this section, the Secretary shall give the State a written explanation of the reasons for disapproval and allow the State to modify and resubmit the plan for approval.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H41DE702FCB064D6D8FBFF95AF806CABB"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header> <paragraph id="HB4F9588DB02443B9BC728D6BF4072FAD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, by regulation, shall prescribe allocation criteria for funds made available under section 31104(a)(1).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86436090388E4F08A8839BC864AAE484"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual allocations</header><text>On October 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as practicable thereafter, and after making a deduction under section 31104(c), the Secretary shall allocate amounts made available under section 31104(a)(1) to carry out this section for the fiscal year among the States with plans approved under this section in accordance with the criteria prescribed under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B2E380D5F7C4FBE9B9DACB696BA2D48"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Elective adjustments</header><text>Subject to the availability of funding and notwithstanding fluctuations in the data elements used by the Secretary to calculate the annual allocation amounts, after the creation of a new allocation formula under section 5106 of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, the Secretary may not make elective adjustments to the allocation formula that decrease a State’s Federal funding levels by more than 3 percent in a fiscal year. The 3 percent limit shall not apply to the withholding provisions of subsection (k).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H42F5D5281BBD483D8CC508E72DAC49AB"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Plan monitoring</header> <paragraph id="HCFD3476171B3489FAF1855A84723A94B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On the basis of reports submitted by the lead State agency responsible for administering a State plan approved under this section and an investigation by the Secretary, the Secretary shall periodically evaluate State implementation of and compliance with the State plan.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H669CD3C9A9BF4B3888E5ED2061D8C288"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Withholding of funds</header> <subparagraph id="H823D27B69C5D402C999F5AC1E559D6A0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>If, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, the Secretary finds that a State plan previously approved under this section is not being followed or has become inadequate to ensure enforcement of State regulations, standards, or orders described in subsection (c)(1), or the State is otherwise not in compliance with the requirements of this section, the Secretary may withdraw approval of the State plan and notify the State. Upon the receipt of such notice, the State plan shall no longer be in effect and the Secretary shall withhold all funding to the State under this section.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H529687689EB14A5D9C562408061D8800"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Noncompliance withholding</header><text>In lieu of withdrawing approval of a State plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may, after providing notice to the State and an opportunity to be heard, withhold funding from the State to which the State would otherwise be entitled under this section for the period of the State's noncompliance. In exercising this option, the Secretary may withhold—</text> <clause id="H370A6EB521D4492A8AD565290432EE10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>up to 5 percent of funds during the fiscal year that the Secretary notifies the State of its noncompliance;</text></clause> <clause id="H7636306548164C20A77018CB02E0AD24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>up to 10 percent of funds for the first full fiscal year of noncompliance;</text></clause> <clause id="H7FD4E6745D144D059523A467196A59F0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>up to 25 percent of funds for the second full fiscal year of noncompliance; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC2D95255F07A4E308C5F2F5568DB36C4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>not more than 50 percent of funds for the third and any subsequent full fiscal year of noncompliance.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE58F740717724FDBA3D67087669CF08F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text>A State adversely affected by a determination under paragraph (2) may seek judicial review under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 5. Notwithstanding the disapproval of a State plan under paragraph (2)(A) or the withholding of funds under paragraph (2)(B), the State may retain jurisdiction in an administrative or a judicial proceeding that commenced before the notice of disapproval or withholding if the issues involved are not related directly to the reasons for the disapproval or withholding.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H90C67B3FE3154380BB30C38A93E67810"><enum>(l)</enum><header>High priority program</header> <paragraph id="H527ED02A647D40AF824C595C2CE08B9A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall administer a high priority program funded under section 31104 for the purposes described in paragraphs (2) and (3).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H534C4E3E10E14AA8A8D81D6996E232EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities related to motor carrier safety</header><text>The Secretary may make discretionary grants to and enter into cooperative agreements with States, local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, other political jurisdictions as necessary, and any person to carry out high priority activities and projects that augment motor carrier safety activities and projects planned in accordance with subsections (b) and (c), including activities and projects that—</text> <subparagraph id="HB3CBC06FCE40443DA1DA55BD83629FDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase public awareness and education on commercial motor vehicle safety;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F38B7DE31704B258067131500C35149"><enum>(B)</enum><text>target unsafe driving of commercial motor vehicles and noncommercial motor vehicles in areas identified as high risk crash corridors;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H19AD0DD1D45E433DB1186AAA3E688E46"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1174996813F24868A419BA10BDC69B53"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improve safe transportation of goods and persons in foreign commerce;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H590B0E68C65D490CBDA4445FF1CA4C01"><enum>(E)</enum><text>demonstrate new technologies to improve commercial motor vehicle safety;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4BB95B8EF2EE4FAF8E60B8726304EC09"><enum>(F)</enum><text>support participation in performance and registration information systems management under section 31106(b)—</text> <clause id="HED22AFE0B0FA485C9A86A79ED5F7D8D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for entities not responsible for submitting the plan under subsection (c); or</text></clause> <clause id="H4F9FCEA568B14957994CB2C9464FCC2F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for entities responsible for submitting the plan under subsection (c)—</text> <subclause id="H9F20015A95A249AB824DB039979676BB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>before October 1, 2020, to achieve compliance with the requirements of participation; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H0E9E503C980142ED8E5339A72F6566DD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>beginning on October 1, 2020, or once compliance is achieved, whichever is sooner, for special initiatives or projects that exceed routine operations required for participation;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF23AED519A7C480CA04EED9577D342DE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>conduct safety data improvement projects—</text> <clause id="H65E873F30EE0432B9D26B72C1252648E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that complete or exceed the requirements under subsection (c)(2)(P) for entities not responsible for submitting the plan under subsection (c); or</text></clause> <clause id="H41C0586875BF479ABA469B59C2A84792"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that exceed the requirements under subsection (c)(2)(P) for entities responsible for submitting the plan under subsection (c); and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H28D0CD3A685C4E8D896EEDD6769326D0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>otherwise improve commercial motor vehicle safety and compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0FB166F0C48469B83A94144E353427B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Innovative technology deployment grant program</header> <subparagraph id="H29F391BB71224E6E89FD94C9301CCB07"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an innovative technology deployment grant program to make discretionary grants funded under section 31104(a)(2) to eligible States for the innovative technology deployment of commercial motor vehicle information systems and networks.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF2D5914FE42A4CA1B6A49FDBDE74EC96"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the program shall be—</text> <clause id="H51CD3B3D70894DF795AFCED96F644E60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to advance the technological capability and promote the deployment of intelligent transportation system applications for commercial motor vehicle operations, including commercial motor vehicle, commercial driver, and carrier-specific information systems and networks; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE38CAD1DF3CC4F4DB45BB85C3C144B60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to support and maintain commercial motor vehicle information systems and networks—</text> <subclause id="H40EBB865573D473195B1D98A8AFFA7B3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to link Federal motor carrier safety information systems with State commercial motor vehicle systems;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HAE9C4735061E42B29422867C8B68BF94"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to improve the safety and productivity of commercial motor vehicles and drivers; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3B6840139E8E4E6FBFC685466A26BC07"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to reduce costs associated with commercial motor vehicle operations and Federal and State commercial motor vehicle regulatory requirements.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFBEDB657481A4B92B90953C1A254DF02"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this paragraph, a State shall—</text> <clause id="H09A19450BFD34701AB6B48677B9C7DD7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have a commercial motor vehicle information systems and networks program plan approved by the Secretary that describes the various systems and networks at the State level that need to be refined, revised, upgraded, or built to accomplish deployment of commercial motor vehicle information systems and networks capabilities;</text></clause> <clause id="H7FD60721023642AA878E9D9890E35778"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certify to the Secretary that its commercial motor vehicle information systems and networks deployment activities, including hardware procurement, software and system development, and infrastructure modifications—</text> <subclause id="H592A1BA7E7B54FB5852AF6D9C3136FE1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are consistent with the national intelligent transportation systems and commercial motor vehicle information systems and networks architectures and available standards; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HF32ED7386FC04FE595A8AFBD976A547C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>promote interoperability and efficiency to the extent practicable; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H3885F63D02214CA0847D4AD11E068838"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>agree to execute interoperability tests developed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to verify that its systems conform with the national intelligent transportation systems architecture, applicable standards, and protocols for commercial motor vehicle information systems and networks.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2DD85C964C0145078E64CBDF14EFA1FC"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Grant funds received under this paragraph may be used—</text> <clause id="H941918D7A9444753896C87D8E85269A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for deployment activities and activities to develop new and innovative advanced technology solutions that support commercial motor vehicle information systems and networks;</text></clause> <clause id="H579F9E292A974CBC820DEE91F0CD10CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for planning activities, including the development or updating of program or top level design plans in order to become eligible or maintain eligibility under subparagraph (C); and</text></clause> <clause id="HD40054755B8E410DB96383EF984D36DF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for the operation and maintenance costs associated with innovative technology.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H73489DB555A24C0F83635E11B08F4DA6"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Secretary authorization</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to award a State funding for the operation and maintenance costs associated with innovative technology deployment with funds made available under sections 31104(a)(1) and 31104(a)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5F7FD95D35284C478669EBC9198E975A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52B53DA2DC5B43AAA603064E8D71097D" style="USC"> <section id="H76C5248602994482A6B274E487F5C2D9"><enum>31103.</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program</header> <subsection id="H22BAD91EE9CA4684AA58ED68657A2E25"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall administer a commercial motor vehicle operators grant program funded under section 31104.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAB430F087FFC49AE8CA91D165A953AEA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the grant program is to train individuals in the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles (as defined in section 31301).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5A2752D2B83943A19553AB7C5FDFE9DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Veterans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In administering grants under this section, the Secretary shall award priority to grant applications for programs to train former members of the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10) in the safe operation of such vehicles.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6BE417857A094F29A66C672D64C4D449"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended on the effective date set forth in subsection (f) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H138FA60362BD44D8A37696F1B8E9809B" style="USC"> <section id="HD5AD49497F9147AB8B1852ADD6D77CF7"><enum>31104.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="HED118E3CE5494101A1C7BB5AB151A3C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Financial assistance programs</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text> <paragraph id="HA3B0686E4CAD40F99F7286D68EC44AA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Motor carrier safety assistance program</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (c), to carry out section 31102—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H5541954F0F4D498298B858EBF3C55536"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$278,242,684 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H20F499F6921547FB84D50164F356C9D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$293,685,550 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H3B27A54BEEAF413BA4BF28C401295A8B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$308,351,227 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H3EA23A3D40F943F9B4EEDA57692BBE53"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$323,798,553 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HEBE0F7985B074139B22B8B84A29E67BD"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$339,244,023 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D5F7B48D7C84231945FBBF3BD1290F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High priority activities program</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), to make grants and cooperative agreements under section 31102(l), the Secretary may set aside from amounts made available under paragraph (1) up to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H689C01DBE8E84BE08A8D02EEC235E32D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,798,780 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H0E1B478948004AD28BEDA5440A79880F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$41,684,114 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H61C29D968D9A4634ABF1866082CF0B6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$42,442,764 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H38E7A9482E4A44C2A5D26912C8C66E8D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$43,325,574 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9F77403115B447C98160F35E42E7FFDA"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$44,209,416 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3FF3F3D7D1B4C5F85636DC9C3921C89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program</header><text>To carry out section 31103—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HD18FFF7DB7A047CFB877C56D67F8AFBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H5103C94226FB44559898E6946500E8B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H7EADC893D82C44958D9420F7BD35FF71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA03379472119439299A10846EC311193"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA5116781112643AEA5349748F880F308"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2F0DA71B55C43C5B9E640816B6C191F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commercial driver's license program implementation program</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), to carry out section 31313—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HBC9396AFA4A04C3AA022BA7B03C8AEDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,958,536 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF7A8B16429FF4A72B5DF8CC2EBE6EFCD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$31,630,336 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H806F6E59ED884D02992CAD2B84E2E17F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$32,206,008 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H3DAB9F77AB65409BBE067007975649ED"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$32,875,893 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H51122400A637462AA7C7A596F8D76C79"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$33,546,562 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC42586C4E1074850992BBFF9D30C2E20"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reimbursement and payment to recipients for Government share of costs</header> <paragraph id="H61B25504637E4651831C514BE7EF3E77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Amounts made available under subsection (a) shall be used to reimburse financial assistance recipients proportionally for the Federal Government's share of the costs incurred.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2447B679F314434187D134BDB9F8F193"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reimbursement amounts</header><text>The Secretary shall reimburse a recipient, in accordance with a financial assistance agreement made under section 31102, 31103, or 31313, an amount that is at least 85 percent of the costs incurred by the recipient in a fiscal year in developing and implementing programs under such sections. The Secretary shall pay the recipient an amount not more than the Federal Government share of the total costs approved by the Federal Government in the financial assistance agreement. The Secretary shall include a recipient's in-kind contributions in determining the reimbursement.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HABCEC7BB00D347D0BA91E5B4BDFBC78F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vouchers</header><text>Each recipient shall submit vouchers at least quarterly for costs the recipient incurs in developing and implementing programs under sections 31102, 31103, and 31313.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1F98113E093F460E89683D1D7A9D3BCA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deductions for partner training and program support</header><text>On October 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon after that date as practicable, the Secretary may deduct from amounts made available under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (a) for that fiscal year not more than 1.50 percent of those amounts for partner training and program support in that fiscal year. The Secretary shall use at least 75 percent of those deducted amounts to train non-Federal Government employees and to develop related training materials in carrying out such programs.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCB2BA2457EDF420BBF237FB9A8AFCA5B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grants and cooperative agreements as contractual obligations</header><text>The approval of a financial assistance agreement by the Secretary under section 31102, 31103, or 31313 is a contractual obligation of the Federal Government for payment of the Federal Government's share of costs in carrying out the provisions of the grant or cooperative agreement.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5E8BF18B365148A19727660007F63691"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria for eligible activities to be funded with financial assistance agreements under this section and publish those criteria in a notice of funding availability before the financial assistance program application period.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD193C5B5379744C199B77707D695FCD7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Period of availability of financial assistance agreement funds for recipient expenditures</header><text>The period of availability for a recipient to expend funds under a grant or cooperative agreement authorized under subsection (a) is as follows:</text> <paragraph id="HBDBFCC62F67C4CE1822FAC2832BDD005"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For grants made for carrying out section 31102, other than section 31102(l), for the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the financial assistance agreement and for the next fiscal year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FE98321BC824147BA689445A9B875A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For grants made or cooperative agreements entered into for carrying out section 31102(l)(2), for the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the financial assistance agreement and for the next 2 fiscal years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H88A906CD6F6E4C028131461AD80A8B71"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For grants made for carrying out section 31102(l)(3), for the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the financial assistance agreement and for the next 4 fiscal years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3079E5FEB83748728F17E331628D62DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For grants made for carrying out section 31103, for the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the financial assistance agreement and for the next fiscal year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78BBB7B4164C431EAD0E05A5361C8370"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For grants made or cooperative agreements entered into for carrying out section 31313, for the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the financial assistance agreement and for the next 4 fiscal years.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBC0D79941D204B87B42B5169BF8BCFF9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Contract authority; initial date of availability</header><text>Amounts authorized from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) by 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></subsection> <subsection id="H40412682FF33417980D70BACF0030ACF"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Availability of funding</header><text>Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HFF3A332E4D43428D9AD2149778B321B3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/311">chapter 311</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 31102, 31103, and 31104 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68E90C8FECD541E8A42AD8068974068D" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">31102. Motor carrier safety assistance program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">31103. Commercial motor vehicle operators grant program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">31104. Authorization of appropriations.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6B4F2FC1B152487CA1C2710C39B19431"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="H218FD0BD09D142FE90998675A03D8335"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Safety fitness of owners and operator; safety reviews of new operators</header><text>Section 31144(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H043ADCE1EB5C4179916F1257C8DF243A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information systems; performance and registration information program</header><text>Section 31106(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1E7E9CBDC64E42F08BC8908FDF91C00B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Border enforcement grants</header><text>Section 31107 of title 49, United States Code, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 311 of that title, are repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD8385A4A60164C3AA9803D548022ED48"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Performance and registration information system management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31109 of title 49, United States Code, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 311 of that title, are repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB9A0251FB260497E9DE4B1CD02CFC97C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4126 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31106">49 U.S.C. 31106</external-xref> note), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE89BD41E821D4CF29FE1B9966B627DF2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Safety data improvement program</header><text>Section 4128 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31100">49 U.S.C. 31100</external-xref> note), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H31B7341A00C94DEFBDDF7DA2A207A439"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Grant program for commercial motor vehicle operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4134 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31301">49 U.S.C. 31301</external-xref> note), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50A09E37256F48E0BF3DD53F977868C0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort as condition on grants to States</header><text>Section 103(c) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31102">49 U.S.C. 31102</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8FB1D1708D354E24987B809332C20BB6"><enum>(9)</enum><header>State compliance with CDL requirements</header><text>Section 103(e) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31102">49 U.S.C. 31102</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0590A89854E745EE935AFCA5E7872D29"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Border staffing standards</header><text>Section 218(d) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31133">49 U.S.C. 31133</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H5595843F4FBC499D9A154AD9B1C11A37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>section 31104(f)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code</quote> and inserting <quote>section 31104(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H74D7BEDBFD2340BF90058A7E839376B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H720F4F5FCF84493C8FB679FB8E75BBCE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2016.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H80D2630F4D0946E9A278D9E099D022C1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Transition</header><text>Notwithstanding the amendments made by this section, the Secretary shall carry out sections 31102, 31103, 31104 of title 49, United States Code, and any sections repealed under subsection (e), as necessary, as those sections were in effect on the day before October 1, 2016, with respect to applications for grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts under those sections submitted before October 1, 2016.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H6F900AE34F91442ABB1C59EA2E94EB59"><enum>5102.</enum><header>Performance and registration information systems management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31106(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended in the subheading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Systems Management</header-in-text></quote>.</text></section> <section id="H5E684ED4C80B4122862C46598555EC3E"><enum>5103.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="HE8963D2B57474CA0A7F425304BE58083"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/311">chapter 311</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="H08D39EDBFD474D7CB0D9A740B383258A" style="USC"> <section id="H62C78A27C9884693865101557D10650D"><enum>31110.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="HB0C4D2382CDF47C38800081A8EEE09B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD32847C5B1A1497081272543D0FF6B4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$259,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HF5EA2A9B65B44B75AEBE1B570F4626BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$259,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H302053AFAD4D4F8490F768E5730CDD14"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$259,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H31E64BE238A3490291CC631F5A07BF6C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$259,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H007425CF3B0D484AB75F227CAB1BEB02"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$259,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H9218BF345C8F4A18BB7DDD2109E3081B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$259,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4343CB46250A48F08052B64816375810"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>The funds authorized by this section shall be used for—</text> <paragraph id="H8A5F4DC12C284BB980445D115D675BBF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>personnel costs;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H82AC40B000934BAC879D1451FFECCE81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>administrative infrastructure;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79E0D8A15E374DC0B0D1A2AF86973FBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>rent;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E14715270A244EC9CC72BC4E1D1FE4C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>information technology;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H304A4C98D5104C22ACC545AF00D1967D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>programs for research and technology, information management, regulatory development, and the administration of performance and registration information systems management under section 31106(b);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H242E27AAC2EF44B58024CDE713D86BF1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>programs for outreach and education under subsection (c);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2CCF06EC8CF4AFA8BADDDD1FD798D2C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>other operating expenses;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H35AC4197C1084C62AAF77FCC8332D583"><enum>(8)</enum><text>conducting safety reviews of new operators; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA759F8EBBEA44F12B46F91A013827993"><enum>(9)</enum><text>such other expenses as may from time to time become necessary to implement statutory mandates of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration not funded from other sources.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H52CC999B4DA14DAF8DF287A61FAB8D2E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Outreach and education program</header> <paragraph id="HBE37DA0FC0C14B3A9D99EF892F2BFC86"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may conduct, through any combination of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, an internal and external outreach and education program to be administered by the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H262CDDADEA0141649543CAE6B257B8D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of an outreach and education project for which a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement is made under this subsection may be up to 100 percent of the cost of the project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7237710DCB924E60B8AB212F4712030B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>From amounts made available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make available not more than $4,000,000 each fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3313F8DCB5E64023BB98F4185B40396F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Contract authority; initial date of availability</header><text>Amounts authorized from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) by 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></subsection> <subsection id="H59701EC2A6194B039F0B6C35D8906162"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding availability</header><text>Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAADD608A124A45CF886CC3587DE767F1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Contractual obligation</header><text>The approval of funds by the Secretary under this section is a contractual obligation of the Federal Government for payment of the Federal Government's share of costs.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6B4710DE02D14DC099D69570388B4E64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/311">chapter 311</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subchapter I the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88735CAE9BD148EDA3E9DBA07153DF1E" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">31110. Authorization of appropriations.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H551784F9B76E41E78C0143772BEA8779"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3C97B8EFBB4B4DD285896529EC64E3B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrative expenses; authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 31104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H22E565D4FF4D4E97B02D85FB4A6D9B5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subsection (i); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE1A783676E3B43C88DB60C7655312B70"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4369F4518E54B81A748D6030D53C82A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of amounts made available under subsection <enum-in-header>(i)</enum-in-header></header><text>Section 4116(d) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31104">49 U.S.C. 31104</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>section 31104(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 31110</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDCF8092A0F14192A6D545183070CE1E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Internal cooperation</header><text>Section 31161 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 31104(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 31110</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4329762FB628485C9018EBC4558DA094"><enum>(4)</enum><header>SAFETEA–LU; outreach and education</header><text>Section 4127 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1741; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HAE2BCE00DB3442848F2F54C3ECAFBBD0"><enum>5104.</enum><header>Commercial driver's license program implementation</header> <subsection id="H7BFA43102B3D483E859E7951FE3A24C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31313 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2502337BBEA48378A78B9E0EAC74415" style="USC"> <section id="HE7588F2A92C64280A05CB05FC234F6E3"><enum>31313.</enum><header>Commercial driver's license program implementation financial assistance program</header> <subsection id="HFCB09A1239AD43FBBCBB4D6D95E2EDAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation shall administer a financial assistance program for commercial driver’s license program implementation for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2).</text> <paragraph id="H0C97834217914E04B2297C927AD1C74D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State commercial driver's license program implementation grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program, the Secretary may make a grant to a State agency in a fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="HE2DD404399E144DD9BE1194690A97C50"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist the State in complying with the requirements of section 31311; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H434EA3DA17C546FD84A83DD7A86F254F"><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 section 31311, to improve the State’s implementation of its commercial driver's license program, including expenses—</text> <clause id="H8C351146126B4DCBB41B44E5EF861F21"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for computer hardware and software;</text></clause> <clause id="H7C3F43961D554CAB906F1610367E57AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for publications, testing, personnel, training, and quality control;</text></clause> <clause id="H7EAC24F9C9B94C6F8E832108B5FA1999"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for commercial driver's license program coordinators; and</text></clause> <clause id="HEC216C79F44E490D98F35F78E40CBA3B"><enum>(iv)</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 32303(b) of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31304">49 U.S.C. 31304</external-xref> note).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD91C9088CF664A3D89A7D68AB0BA1501"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a State agency, local government, or any person in a fiscal year for research, development and testing, demonstration projects, public education, and other special activities and projects relating to commercial drivers licensing and motor vehicle safety that—</text> <subparagraph id="HD24F36ABF1074B5F93B7E7651AE74D99"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">benefit all jurisdictions of the United States;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC89C56FE48784046863A96D869F767DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address national safety concerns and circumstances;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H719FA431C6C04554B3DF81AC7CDC49F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address emerging issues relating to commercial driver's license improvements;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H69592C8F62D344038FCB56C16A84A7BD"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support innovative ideas and solutions to commercial driver's license program issues; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H65D795FE016B44D8BCB20BAC77BD85E0"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address other commercial driver’s license issues, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC1451558FB424B20B0E5DD13EC29D38A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient may not use financial assistance funds awarded under this section to rent, lease, or buy land or buildings.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9C4D0210B0E548B0B29B288E1903D0D9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall issue an annual report on the activities carried out under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC2BD782D402E4F7E9026397C4FB5B2D6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be apportioned to a recipient described in subsection (a)(2) according to criteria prescribed by the Secretary.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HDD005208ED574732B274DB247CAB39A3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>For fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2016, this section shall be funded under section 31104.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H97118307166B4CB0A2497C1B09BBD764"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/313">chapter 313</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 31313 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA3A8D82F6C74AD5B8307723DC790501" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">31313. Commercial driver's license program implementation financial assistance program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H7EA3084A26D6470FB73440777CCE80A7"><enum>5105.</enum><header>Extension of Federal motor carrier safety programs for fiscal year 2016</header> <subsection id="H29B8D19DEB914763BB8D60E2AB763EE9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Motor carrier safety assistance program grant extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (10) and (11) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8812B7A858524E9FAFF9035791D96989" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3AD97260C7A64F59BE0BF18CD28C2938"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$218,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HCFFDA3D0A57446B6AE87691BB5AF94C8"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$241,480,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5A8B146FC5E04BA09717588FF9B60CD1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of grant programs</header><text>Section 4101(c) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13B15B8E63AE4A4FA68F25B812216A7E" style="USC"> <subsection id="H662FE84722FA47A28F71E1E69D0A942F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following sums are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):</text> <paragraph id="H71A56038C8E44D1AAA0D98806FEA5FDE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commercial driver's license program improvement grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out the commercial driver’s license program improvement grants program under section 31313 of title 49, United States Code, $30,480,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H8E2375FF31304CE1BCDFE06764475090"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Border enforcement grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For border enforcement grants under section 31107 of that title $32,512,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H9A073C3F01A54C0F9780B5CD535B4D1A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Performance and registration information systems management grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the performance and registration information systems management grant program under section 31109 of that title $5,080,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFBFDF7BFB72C422381165D75DCEE410E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For carrying out the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program under section 4126 of this Act $25,400,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H1440B66B5EC84018A6ABA8D6CC896DC6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Safety data improvement grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For safety data improvement grants under section 4128 of this Act $3,048,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5EA27015A631400892FDD08882ABBD27"><enum>(c)</enum><header>High-Priority activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104(j)(2) of title 49, United States Code, as redesignated by this subtitle, is amended by striking <quote>2015</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>2016</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H72DB16B6BE8A4BB1AE41E0DF9E83E565"><enum>(d)</enum><header>New entrant audits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBD8DFE1B3FB40B3BFCA34C02FEDDF19" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="HDCF30BA3D3B245EAA5D9B6CBF835C55B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Set aside</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall set aside from amounts made available under section 31104(a) up to $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 for audits of new entrant motor carriers conducted under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HEB7AEEFD3FEB48E98EC059D1C9136C5D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant program for commercial motor vehicle operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31301">49 U.S.C. 31301</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6FB4850190E432AAF78CD3F24F8E4C6" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H365E479A83844BB797DAABA0297E570B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts made available under section 31110 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall make available, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 to carry out this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HAB9EFD9091C5425DB0956C7D1A782A76"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment</header> <paragraph id="HBD96971A00D948DA84D6F60BDC9FEADD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4126 of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31106">49 U.S.C. 31106</external-xref> note; 119 Stat. 1738; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H4E1B1D7C430D4E24BC499DD6DA4A91BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text> <clause id="HF8BC5EE1BC054603A50A113B48AD6C24"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following: <quote>Funds deobligated by the Secretary from previous year grants shall not be counted toward the $2,500,000 maximum aggregate amount for core deployment.</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H7DC0AE3B92974C22A8BE179CEFB9BC0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following: <quote>Funds may also be used for planning activities, including the development or updating of program or top level design plans.</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H09AD1058B2EF4EB781CD659C3329834C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(4) by adding at the end the following: <quote>Funds may also be used for planning activities, including the development or updating of program or top level design plans.</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD727BD54007E4156922E08964562FF21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Innovative technology deployment program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2016, the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program under section 4126 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1738; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>) may also be referred to as the innovative technology deployment program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H58E38F19DD344CD9999E12DFAA8722F4"><enum>5106.</enum><header>Motor carrier safety assistance program allocation</header> <subsection id="HEF747F26141C445FBBB3F29792CBD47C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Working group</header> <paragraph id="HAFB1D342E63E4A189E038A6DDE3A4074"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a motor carrier safety assistance program formula working group (in this section referred to as the <quote>working group</quote>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD54EC86F14A14153BDA0E1D4E08D7FFA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header> <subparagraph id="H10CD6EA20A50430B9BCE1BA573996FF5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the working group shall consist of representatives of the following:</text> <clause id="HD0811A01FCCC43209FEEF2DDF4CDA4B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.</text></clause> <clause id="H1E5B7814BAB84E6E8319E1DCC1CC3FDA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The lead State commercial motor vehicle safety agencies responsible for administering the plan required by section 31102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></clause> <clause id="H7D8B3993468E4D31A82787ACF4122AB0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>An organization representing State agencies responsible for enforcing a program for inspection of commercial motor vehicles.</text></clause> <clause id="H55297858A14549CBBBB2991DC3296A73"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Such other persons as the Secretary considers necessary.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H81B19F44E1934FE7A8744719C10F8A7E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>Representatives of State commercial motor vehicle safety agencies shall comprise at least 51 percent of the membership.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H12524439644648CB85EE7571A9D1AC44"><enum>(3)</enum><header>New allocation formula</header><text>The working group shall analyze requirements and factors for the establishment of a new allocation formula for the motor carrier assistance program under section 31102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H399FB5BC339D4652BC97699A63C9A3FE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recommendation</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date the working group is established under paragraph (1), the working group shall make a recommendation to the Secretary regarding a new allocation formula for the motor carrier assistance program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0CF4903FB80C42AD9F30BED66620DB7C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working group established under this subsection.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H82A0692746A64C4EB08DF53BC04C5F24"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—</text> <subparagraph id="HEA806B30BD4B440FA915C407BDA28BF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>summaries of the meetings of the working group; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8264DFE005D14B3F8AD62E2307E10726"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the final recommendation of the working group provided to the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEA1887CB3A2247EE816153B80E259A08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notice of proposed rulemaking</header><text>After receiving the recommendation of the working group under subsection (a)(4), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice seeking public comment on the establishment of a new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance program.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC8FBA8A3B3C64ED78BBC3F4DF3C6FDE2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Basis for formula</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the new allocation formula for the motor carrier assistance program is based on factors that reflect, at a minimum—</text> <paragraph id="HBAAD0DD88C4C4B40932E81EE8F81FAED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the relative needs of the States to comply with section 31102 of title 49, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C89A5EBEA0348119F440A455B8BC2D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the relative administrative capacities of and challenges faced by States in complying with that section;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC1930FB62714528B893E1CA622A5AE8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the average of each State’s new entrant motor carrier inventory for the 3-year period prior to the date of enactment of this Act;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57D39ED576BB441CAA2C6737D7C1F653"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the number of international border inspection facilities and border crossings by commercial vehicles in each State; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H681DD86C706242B499240AB3426E8909"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other factors the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB00E81E30B914BFB872AF663DE9DC7BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding amounts prior to development of new allocation formula</header> <paragraph id="H0F742B8BE8D249E2B183924E3C8E08DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interim formula</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the development of the new allocation formula for the motor carrier assistance program, the Secretary may calculate the interim funding amounts for that program in fiscal year 2017 (and later fiscal years, as necessary) under section 31104(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle, by using the following methodology:</text> <subparagraph id="H998770A9E2684ED38CB6CA8E748706BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary shall calculate the funding amount to a State using the allocation formula the Secretary used to award motor carrier safety assistance program funding in fiscal year 2016 under section 31102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A03064CF4E14D1DA67E54E96EF2A96B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary shall average the funding awarded or other equitable amounts to a State in fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 for—</text> <clause id="H11A04FB2E4374156A82F6317EABFAB5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>border enforcement grants under section 31107 of title 49, United States Code; and</text></clause> <clause id="H85ABD8CEC4FB4FB7B19864BE9822DE9F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>new entrant audit grants under section 31144(g)(5) of that title.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE5DC60A553A545E2A3CBAE4E7BB13E71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary shall add the amounts calculated in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC94DD2795BE54732A148BC0F84D0E3F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Subject to the availability of funding and notwithstanding fluctuations in the data elements used by the Secretary, the initial amounts resulting from the calculation described in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted to ensure that, for each State, the amount shall not be less than 97 percent of the average amount of funding received or other equitable amounts in fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 for—</text> <subparagraph id="HD3EB1593BF3D4E85A24B51FCDD7755A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>motor carrier safety assistance program funds awarded to the State under section 31102 of title 49, United States Code;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDEE6DFC5E7414AFDAB837F1719DAC024"><enum>(B)</enum><text>border enforcement grants awarded to the State under section 31107 of title 49, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H70DBBE6BF9D04BF0BDFD33707D83C0EC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>new entrant audit grants awarded to the State under section 31144(g)(5) of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0972D2CBC6A94A91A2559DE97C6EA9DE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Immediate relief</header><text>In developing the new allocation formula, the Secretary shall terminate the withholding of motor carrier assistance program funds from a State for at least 3 fiscal years if the State was subject to the withholding of such funds for matters of noncompliance immediately prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6255D461545E442E8605079166F06B35"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Future withholdings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date that the new allocation formula for the motor carrier assistance program is implemented, the Secretary shall impose all future withholdings in accordance with section 31102(k) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC6F30FE66AB14380BEB2131970D8F044"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination of working group</header><text>The working group established under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date of the implementation of a new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance program.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HF12EE653CEBD4762A86EF70EF7064345"><enum>5107.</enum><header>Maintenance of effort calculation</header> <subsection id="HD0412B9476B14F518373FE48FFF352E6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Before new allocation formula</header> <paragraph id="H6126D40FAC0F4F4582636E20BBAEE74C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2017</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance program has not been established under this subtitle for fiscal year 2017, the Secretary shall calculate for fiscal year 2017 the maintenance of effort baseline required under section 31102(f) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle, by averaging the expenditures for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 required by section 31102(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, as that section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H35C03A1749954427853AF2FD368680EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent fiscal years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use the methodology for calculating the maintenance of effort baseline specified in paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2018 and subsequent fiscal years if a new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance program has not been established for that fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H81ADA8BB2F5941D59785902B2CD93C61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Beginning with new allocation formation</header> <paragraph id="H66B45035B1B84648B6C250B76593E4EC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3)(B), beginning on the date that a new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance program is established under this subtitle, upon the request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify the baseline maintenance of effort required of the State by section 31102(e) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle, for the purpose of establishing a new baseline maintenance of effort if the Secretary determines that a waiver or modification—</text> <subparagraph id="H2BCBE83C33D340DC935E269EA3D4A1CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is equitable due to reasonable circumstances;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0A34B9F9A75144F787DEE18AF3063D5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will ensure the continuation of commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities in the State; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H822F074A0EFC4E89B5E39B8C020B7452"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is necessary to ensure that the total amount of State maintenance of effort and matching expenditures required under sections 31102 and 31104 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle, does not exceed a sum greater than the average of the total amount of State maintenance of effort and matching expenditures required under those sections for the 3 fiscal years prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1249182A3ED8456BA0B3A30736B7E365"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustment methodology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If requested by a State, the Secretary may modify the maintenance of effort baseline referred to in paragraph (1) for the State according to the following methodology:</text> <subparagraph id="H4F01A2C5D2AB47F88B3857C3A650B2E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish the maintenance of effort baseline for the State using the average baseline of fiscal years 2004 and 2005, as required by section 31102(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, as that section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCF060A27CC3D498E8518E0359CBD04AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall calculate the average required match by a lead State commercial motor vehicle safety agency for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 for motor carrier safety assistance grants established at 20 percent by section 31103 of title 49, United States Code, as that section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8DD6C7752BA74A03930A5A5FF78FB265"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall calculate the estimated match required under section 31104(b) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8FCE337822544230B92BB93C16A37EE8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall subtract the amount in subparagraph (B) from the amount in subparagraph (C) and—</text> <clause id="HCDA3DFE3A1C445C4871C55979FB538E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the number is greater than 0, the Secretary shall subtract the number from the amount in subparagraph (A); or</text></clause> <clause id="HBC8CD539689544A985CBB884D62EB760"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the number is not greater than 0, the Secretary shall calculate the maintenance of effort using the methodology in subparagraph (A).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H32A6C9D434904CC8A201B3BBBDFFAD45"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort amount</header> <subparagraph id="H92834D5D164E444E84F9F4E19D651F19"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use the amount calculated under paragraph (2) as the baseline maintenance of effort required under section 31102(f) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H48674C3A4FA3402CBEE76BD7C2560204"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State does not request a waiver or modification under this subsection before September 30 during the first fiscal year that the Secretary implements a new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance program under this subtitle, the Secretary shall calculate the maintenance of effort using the methodology described in paragraph (2)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H072BEDB24F5F42279FFB0FD38831A7BA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maintenance of effort calculated under this section is the amount required under section 31102(f) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF7A11FB1613748C7B530488D3E93C41E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination of effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of the Secretary under this section shall terminate effective on the date that a new maintenance of effort baseline is calculated based on a new allocation formula for the motor carrier safety assistance program implemented under section 31102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HD40EB3EC4A9949AEA6A8DDC9D75A1FFB"><enum>B</enum><header>Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Reform</header> <part id="HD8C99F923A75425CB4D7190470F8625D"><enum>I</enum><header>Regulatory Reform</header> <section id="H8DF17C11B7AA446684C1E9AACA419241"><enum>5201.</enum><header>Notice of cancellation of insurance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13906(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or suspend</quote> after <quote>revoke</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HA28170769DE941DFBFEBBFEE91C1029D"><enum>5202.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H517C605A0960417EB3DD10CD45B990F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and transferring such subsection to appear at the end of section 31315 of such title; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E0735261AAD47848905C973DD10166E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H201228817BBC4DC6B0FFE86F5346D713" style="USC"> <subsection id="H8866432BBBE04B49BDAA1643DD926855"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulatory impact analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within each regulatory impact analysis of a proposed or final rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Secretary shall, whenever practicable—</text> <paragraph id="H785F76FC4CA743F08ED2028CAF5DD6E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider the effects of the proposed or final rule on different segments of the motor carrier industry;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H39EF735C8AC248B8AD578D7C034437E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>formulate estimates and findings based on the best available science; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E5DAEB13B32498EA75983DB133F2B75"><enum>(3)</enum><text>utilize available data specific to the different types of motor carriers, including small and large carriers, and drivers that will be impacted by the proposed or final rule.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H64233A47AD1A4BFAAFCEF23A9647F868"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Public participation</header> <paragraph id="HA9ADB6D411C447E289B7F0A4E7EE9E96"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a proposed rule promulgated under this part is likely to lead to the promulgation of a major rule, the Secretary, before promulgating such proposed rule, shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H4C29CADDCA8A409BA42B930E0885333B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDFFB9B5837684183863346D6D6BB74C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proceed with a negotiated rulemaking.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2FF6F7A39CF4A78AC2B5D8E7F92B104"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HCA31804178B246CA83B080A7B9E60BC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify the need for a potential regulatory action;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H60CB9758682A42DC9FB0F19AE3F8125F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify and request public comment on the best available science or technical information relevant to analyzing potential regulatory alternatives;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBCD355A029514FB794EF0B4AC219CFE8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>request public comment on the available data and costs with respect to regulatory alternatives reasonably likely to be considered as part of the rulemaking; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD749C7A5472349DB9C1BEE4E0DCE22FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>request public comment on available alternatives to regulation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H756AB3A177114056A57E446FA86C0BF0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>This subsection does not apply to a proposed rule if the Secretary, for good cause, finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons for such finding in the proposed or final rule) that an advance notice of proposed rulemaking is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDE4991EEB8DA4D288FBFA248FC3400B6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Review of rules</header> <paragraph id="HE7EBCFB59D2A4703B30E52E897A4DCC2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Once every 5 years, the Secretary shall conduct a review of regulations issued under this part.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEC8FFFB70DE46D8A09B9F3EE221DD77"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the beginning of each 5-year review period, the Secretary shall publish a schedule that sets forth the plan for completing the review under paragraph (1) within 5 years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H057E5B78AFB9417FB803B86F2F32D50A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification of changes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During each review period, the Secretary shall address any changes to the schedule published under paragraph (2) and notify the public of such changes.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC1C7FBA3D5649508F349616E4A18637"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consideration of petitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider petitions for regulatory action under this part received by the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H51C7AAAE2DFE437282F1D8A6713F5F4E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>At the conclusion of each review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation an assessment that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="HB3757495409C43F5BE490C9D35C5EE05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an inventory of the regulations issued during the 5-year period ending on the date on which the assessment is published;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2491BCAF2781425D9FB9385D7A55999B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a determination of whether the regulations are—</text> <clause id="HE5FCC385DAD84325BA6F08B4BEA92198"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consistent and clear;</text></clause> <clause id="H8F2A4E835C244F40A243358ABD1FAD92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>current with the operational realities of the motor carrier industry; and</text></clause> <clause id="H691960117AE34076809C264571F93F1D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>uniformly enforced; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4BEA8AC612E4421DBD8812B6D36C004E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment of whether the regulations continue to be necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4EC371722B654489B3940F0542B67137"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the completion of each review under this subsection, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to amend regulations as necessary to address the determinations made under paragraph (5)(B) and the results of the assessment under paragraph (5)(C).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H36F4A27040A1495D9ADC3EB4B1E55C75"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in subsection (f) or (g) may be construed to limit the contents of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HF0788542D7C84B08A751A53B287F342E"><enum>5203.</enum><header>Guidance</header> <subsection id="H17BDD89816854E2AB91FD4B658E6A58A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="HF615F2E16432493CA99452DF3EE17CDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Date of issuance and point of contact</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each guidance document issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall have a date of issuance or a date of revision, as applicable, and shall include the name and contact information of a point of contact at the Administration who can respond to questions regarding the guidance.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9DEEB0DA847B475EAE71D953D0464287"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public accessibility</header> <subparagraph id="HEA1F04E626F54A34871BEC60464DA2FD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each guidance document issued or revised by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall be published on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department on the date of issuance or revision.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB79C306E9C604B38BD6F041FACCD7EB0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Redaction</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may redact from a guidance document published under subparagraph (A) any information that would reveal investigative techniques that would compromise Administration enforcement efforts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H525703787BCB4BCB8DB1C7EF6EB2905E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Incorporation into regulations</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date on which a guidance document is published under paragraph (2) or during an applicable review under subsection (c), whichever is earlier, the Secretary shall revise regulations to incorporate the guidance document to the extent practicable.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C9AF120780F4AE0A9B624A2AF00D0B4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reissuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a guidance document is not incorporated into regulations in accordance with paragraph (3), the Administrator shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HF6648DD2CDA542D8B3FCD72D058883F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reissue an updated version of the guidance document; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36E167A979C04FDD9D511B0B19BE73CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>review and reissue an updated version of the guidance document every 5 years until the date on which the guidance document is removed or incorporated into applicable regulations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H58DE921F7BC94CFA99520E17BD9F984F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Initial review</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review all guidance documents published under subsection (a) to ensure that such documents are current, are readily accessible to the public, and meet the standards specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (c)(1).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDD0F3305ED014D8FB47C5ADE16C2FF9B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regular review</header> <paragraph id="H3771EA479C6044B39CF343BD41D9EF34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), not less than once every 5 years, the Administrator shall conduct a comprehensive review of the guidance documents issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to determine whether such documents are—</text> <subparagraph id="H31EB2DCCF345433F881F09BFB98DE36D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consistent and clear;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8FAD6B03437841179BEB8D551464BA2D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>uniformly and consistently enforced; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCB3311836EC448199334E9D092C76E4D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>still necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H491527B1B40B419F9CCFD54CFE9B85B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice and comment</header><text>Prior to beginning a review under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register a notice and request for comment that solicits input from stakeholders on which guidance documents should be updated or eliminated.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H03B388EA0D9B46D8ACA67050CA2BC464"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="H5CA59A72CF454A6B80E051A8281D98D0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on which a review under paragraph (1) is completed, the Administrator shall publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department a report detailing the review and a full inventory of the guidance documents of the Administration.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H019F7C7FAA21492B89111B300140BC3D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of the response of the Administration to each comment received under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA14ED22091054389966FFE0881065272"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Guidance document defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>guidance document</term> means a document issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that—</text> <paragraph id="HD2743322BA55469690608BB7FEA67E5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides an interpretation of a regulation of the Administration; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAAE64A357A94EE5AE38765EDD6F08F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes an enforcement policy of the Administration.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE2F3E686868C4932B70C0380EDAD6AC0"><enum>5204.</enum><header>Petitions</header> <subsection id="HB472AF831FE8443EAA8DFB8DE88F0EBC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall—</text> <paragraph id="HEF0F784A3FEE4303B64E8EB5293AC6C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department a summary of all petitions for regulatory action submitted to the Administration;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C14CACE8B37443BB803D53161666001"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prioritize the petitions submitted based on the likelihood of safety improvements resulting from the regulatory action requested;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC4F5D334ADB941AFBD395099DE01B14D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not later than 180 days after the date a summary of a petition is published under paragraph (1), formally respond to such petition by indicating whether the Administrator will accept, deny, or further review the petition;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B8099C92C95420F9C129D0A3D105150"><enum>(4)</enum><text>prioritize responses to petitions consistent with a response’s potential to reduce crashes, improve enforcement, and reduce unnecessary burdens; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFBA3C174E771461B82F2FC381B6E5A61"><enum>(5)</enum><text>not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of a petition, publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department an updated inventory of the petitions described in paragraph (1), including any applicable disposition information for those petitions.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H38F9A52B2BDA4DE29D5B285D5A375D06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Petition defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>petition</quote> means a request for a new regulation, a regulatory interpretation or clarification, or a review of a regulation to eliminate or modify an obsolete, ineffective, or overly burdensome regulation.</text></subsection></section></part> <part id="H454E896325FC40F1AE00CB130335B20D"><enum>II</enum><header>Compliance, Safety, Accountability Reform</header> <section id="H83D567CA5E9A44FF8E46906BBA5EF4A4"><enum>5221.</enum><header>Correlation study</header> <subsection id="H931BDD7E1ECF43E98D4B67775271E159"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (referred to in this part as the <quote>Administrator</quote>) shall commission the National Research Council of the National Academies to conduct a study of—</text> <paragraph id="HB949121ACA144B5E8B3D454BE314E3E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (referred to in this part as the <quote>CSA program</quote>); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3F9B3640E26D43B7AA49EF2B7745AA8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Safety Measurement System utilized by the CSA program (referred to in this part as the <quote>SMS</quote>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3694DA96EA0143D7955FB03F015F011A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope of study</header><text>In carrying out the study commissioned pursuant to subsection (a), the National Research Council—</text> <paragraph id="HE68A2CF15C8E4D0F86094E00A529B0EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall analyze—</text> <subparagraph id="H8499D467DC57486F85B1B66ED9BB4704"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the accuracy with which the Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (referred to in this part as <quote>BASIC</quote>)—</text> <clause id="H3874AE05279C46F192102745DC6FDCCC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify high risk carriers; and</text></clause> <clause id="H887EC248AD0D48D7AF53D3F42EE091BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>predict or are correlated with future crash risk, crash severity, or other safety indicators for motor carriers;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB193A5E3020D4D5599F5DF8C3F55D897"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the methodology used to calculate BASIC percentiles and identify carriers for enforcement, including the weights assigned to particular violations and the tie between crash risk and specific regulatory violations, with respect to accurately identifying and predicting future crash risk for motor carriers;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8E24A9025DA400996B5CBAB4CBEBE85"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the relative value of inspection information and roadside enforcement data;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H03C40E5EF3DC4D27B2E3FF19C00AD595"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any data collection gaps or data sufficiency problems that may exist and the impact of those gaps and problems on the efficacy of the CSA program;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H28ACE9C425A5469FBC8A5DA639257541"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the accuracy of safety data, including the use of crash data from crashes in which a motor carrier was free from fault;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD78F70A95CE943309C20AF1C24DA5914"><enum>(F)</enum><text>whether BASIC percentiles for motor carriers of passengers should be calculated differently than for motor carriers of freight;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H777C85C2010D4B2AADC0FAAB3E2FF83B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the differences in the rates at which safety violations are reported to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for inclusion in the SMS by various enforcement authorities, including States, territories, and Federal inspectors; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H623E6194E0364B64ACB8DD797C8D54C6"><enum>(H)</enum><text>how members of the public use the SMS and what effect making the SMS information public has had on reducing crashes and eliminating unsafe motor carriers from the industry; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBAD12A3DEA324C9392D973DA8A84608F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall consider—</text> <subparagraph id="HC940E86598614F44B029415CFC28C0CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether the SMS provides comparable precision and confidence, through SMS alerts and percentiles, for the relative crash risk of individual large and small motor carriers;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD77345C99E64B42BAD0BAE99CFB489D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether alternatives to the SMS would identify high risk carriers more accurately; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6C0EF9A05D2D49EEB6D9F1B8540B32F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the recommendations and findings of the Comptroller General of the United States and the Inspector General of the Department, and independent review team reports, issued before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE7464BA3A40B4DF997154C3636EAF2ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report containing the results of the study commissioned pursuant to subsection (a) to—</text> <paragraph id="HD4C71C5C11FD4C9DB615B8D5346DD25B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF0F8E40835594B4C8B25B25D93D56D09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B9B80256A594D408BD26C9F002ED269"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Inspector General of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0DBDC9B3ED174102BD5A1524AFD8722D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Corrective action plan</header> <paragraph id="H0C14BA8FD0374364BC8A129EA1EEF34E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the Administrator submits the report under subsection (c), if that report identifies a deficiency or opportunity for improvement in the CSA program or in any element of the SMS, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a corrective action plan that—</text> <subparagraph id="H563CFBD99C3441119DD45EC78F74C7CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>responds to the deficiencies or opportunities identified by the report;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE8889D231BB4A16B50799FC9C43CEF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will address such deficiencies or opportunities; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDCAB4FAA60694327AB01085856038210"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides an estimate of the cost, including with respect to changes in staffing, enforcement, and data collection, necessary to address such deficiencies or opportunities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D4B1C69ED9746ACA4286AAE48D27DF4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program reforms</header><text>The corrective action plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall include an implementation plan that—</text> <subparagraph id="HA7D5DD4DFAD943CAAF5884E683C6CF62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes benchmarks;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H66D657D9ECC34F04BB2170ED1C8AF4DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes programmatic reforms, revisions to regulations, or proposals for legislation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H19353EC848E74E1C863A7D974A550086"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be considered in any rulemaking by the Department that relates to the CSA program, including the SMS.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBFCD014898C54A9586DB921335A2308F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Inspector General review</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the Administrator submits a corrective action plan under subsection (d), the Inspector General of the Department shall—</text> <paragraph id="HF69F8C6B5DE7483F87127F7A3FD469CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the extent to which such plan implements—</text> <subparagraph id="H15D2B257F442400092FC8EB292EFF6E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommendations contained in the report submitted under subsection (c); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3589291DA50843E794E98DBE29884631"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relevant recommendations issued by the Comptroller General or the Inspector General before the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7ACE088A1FAD43A6AB3D74C047C34D08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the responsiveness of the corrective action plan to the recommendations described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE0ADB931C7434FD2B3F7BCD923D7432E"><enum>5222.</enum><header>Beyond compliance</header> <subsection id="H7395A0E4F12A4D2DB9D5535D73F15405"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall incorporate into the CSA program a methodology to allow recognition and an improved SMS score for—</text> <paragraph id="HDEF3466295FA46DB893955FD4BF7D6ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the installation of advanced safety equipment;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE0075466207B4065B66A960F11865D5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the use of enhanced driver fitness measures;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C10D5EB40E6446F824AF131812E87E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the adoption of fleet safety management tools, technologies, and programs; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBDD45769FD904A8681F48CD34CEE892A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other metrics as determined appropriate by the Administrator.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H87602CE32C9841EB9AE9A5B68CCEBC27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualification</header><text>The Administrator, after providing notice and an opportunity for comment, shall develop technical or other performance standards with respect to advanced safety equipment, enhanced driver fitness measures, fleet safety management tools, technologies, and programs, and other metrics for purposes of subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7CA6F0CE44934D08A71DD7D2EA654DCC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the incorporation of the methodology under subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the number of motor carriers receiving recognition and improved scores under such methodology and the safety performance of such carriers.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA2AB2581DCDD496184CF59FFBEC98D8E"><enum>5223.</enum><header>Data certification</header> <subsection id="H97346C079128404290FADC2BAA8F8434"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On and after the date that is 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act, no information regarding analysis of violations, crashes in which a determination is made that the motor carrier or the commercial motor vehicle driver is not at fault, alerts, or the relative percentile for each BASIC developed under the CSA program may be made available to the public (including through requests under section 552 of title 5, United States Code) until the Inspector General of the Department certifies that—</text> <paragraph id="H4BFBA3E4E9D64E888E775240C6F2FF7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the report required under section 5221(c) has been submitted in accordance with that section;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59A8396B273547F4A348BA7FD641C804"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any deficiencies identified in the report required under section 5221(c) have been addressed;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E45EA3EA97748758116B6A658225AFD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if applicable, the corrective action plan under section 5221(d) has been implemented;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C539570CCB9445EAC7B5FFD205FB382"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has fully implemented or satisfactorily addressed the issues raised in the report titled <quote>Modifying the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Program Would Improve the Ability to Identify High Risk Carriers</quote> of the Government Accountability Office and dated February 2014 (GAO–14–114); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1473CF965426452AABA58FC90A9245EA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the CSA program has been modified in accordance with section 5222.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFB8AB836A1894E41B75FF50B57578363"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on the use of CSA analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information regarding alerts and the relative percentile for each BASIC developed under the CSA program may not be used for safety fitness determinations until the Inspector General of the Department makes the certification under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7A214A0D478B47EBB3DBC7455EDA97AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Continued public availability of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, inspection and violation information submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by commercial motor vehicle inspectors and qualified law enforcement officials, out-of-service rates, and absolute measures shall remain available to the public.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H23E2F373390D4381B9DC180951345D1C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exceptions</header> <paragraph id="H5823559B6305480787AAEE1B191407C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section—</text> <subparagraph id="HB7E5FEEDB75E416FB2041DD8628A7171"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and State and local commercial motor vehicle enforcement agencies may use the information referred to in subsection (a) for purposes of investigation and enforcement prioritization; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE6A8B9D3B14449B7B062EE41EB349012"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a motor carrier and a commercial motor vehicle driver may access information referred to in subsection (a) that relates directly to the motor carrier or driver, respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1E05AD30BCFC4286B955CDF8361AFE5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to restrict the official use by State enforcement agencies of the data collected by State enforcement personnel.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H945E45918B7A4B86BFA1407B1B68BE00"><enum>5224.</enum><header>Interim hiring standard</header> <subsection id="HBB0A57857A1D42A897EE8E8581A8FF5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="H08EDEC2820A04E53B35C7B7DB045C480"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Entity</header><text>The term <term>entity</term> means a person acting as—</text> <subparagraph id="HCFA706B70C0B447287A096E840467348"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a shipper, other than an individual shipper (as that term is defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code), or a consignee;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D387A7E911B4696994E45E7136AC04E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a broker or a freight forwarder (as such terms are defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC81CE392ADC84DBB9C697BA9AABF1FFB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a non-vessel-operating common carrier, an ocean freight forwarder, or an ocean transportation intermediary (as such terms are defined in section 40102 of title 46, United States Code);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H389AA638DB5143A8BDE3FF4184AF5A51"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an indirect air carrier authorized to operate under a Standard Security Program approved by the Transportation Security Administration;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFA9704322A6E411D889C3683DBF60E03"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a customs broker licensed in accordance with section 111.2 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33ECA0D8DCBB427787E4A500124DE129"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an interchange motor carrier subject to paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of section 13902(i) of title 49, United States Code; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9DA87AD5425F48D9A51B2D191515FEF5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a warehouse (as defined in section 7–102(13) of the Uniform Commercial Code).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA549DAB0AD4E46C4926551B76F37F6C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Motor carrier</header><text>The term <term>motor carrier</term> means a motor carrier (as that term is defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code) that is subject to Federal motor carrier financial responsibility and safety regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H113421DC503A4B93888A99D15DBA2A1E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hiring standard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) shall only be applicable to entities who, before tendering a shipment, but not more than 35 days before the pickup of the shipment by the hired motor carrier, verify that the motor carrier, at the time of such verification—</text> <paragraph id="HADA12551994F4AA9AB745496E65E2A25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is registered with and authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to operate as a motor carrier, if applicable;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8874BA15767249CD8A4C4FFD0F6CAACD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has the minimum insurance coverage required by Federal law; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H481F9A1F26CD4AF98C3AA2140C39467A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>has a satisfactory safety fitness determination issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in force.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H19791B0E6A1E4FA781B28EEEE04D9563"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interim use of data</header> <paragraph id="H46F038C81E314E95BEB1B7153012D181"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an entity who completed a verification under subsection (b), only information regarding the entity’s compliance or noncompliance with subsection (b) may be admitted as evidence or otherwise used against the entity in a civil action for damages resulting from a claim of negligent selection or retention of a motor carrier.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H846441CA4C4848E7B7738A493EEF968C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Excluded evidence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an entity who completed a verification under subsection (b), motor carrier data (other than the information described in paragraph (1)) created or maintained by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, including SMS data or analysis of such data, may not be admitted into evidence in a case or proceeding in which it is asserted or alleged that the entity’s selection or retention of a motor carrier was negligent.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8AB60D470A0749A6AEAF8F892FA20C18"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>This section shall cease to be effective on the date on which the Inspector General of the Department makes the certification under section 5223(a).</text></subsection></section></part></subtitle> <subtitle id="H5FCDD048186B4E40AC03BA8B851B08C2"><enum>C</enum><header>Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety</header> <section id="HA37A11813D1A460E893434EC1E49B93D"><enum>5301.</enum><header>Implementing safety requirements</header> <subsection id="H2544DC3597DD4435A1C44F34665663A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National clearinghouse for controlled substance and alcohol test results of commercial motor vehicle operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the deadline established under section 31306a(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, has not been met, not later than 30 days 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate written notification that—</text> <paragraph id="HB76F922E4D594CE499513585AB844AF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">explains why such deadline has not been met; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B738A37D6004DF59719C023B726C044"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishes a new deadline for completion of the requirements of such section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCB7195AB6E3F4C7B8325A8A7C2E884A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Electronic logging devices</header><text>If the deadline established under section 31137(a) of title 49, United States Code, has not been met, not later than 30 days 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate written notification that—</text> <paragraph id="H7536B5E31F874B4C8DC9F3251BD3B84E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>explains why such deadline has not been met; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H13E15F4F18AF471CBB15DE76EC5369A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishes a new deadline for completion of the requirements of such section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB863DADB5E2A42A6BA4B5B2FA105F3A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Standards for training</header><text>If the deadline established under section 31305(c) of title 49, United States Code, has not been met, not later than 30 days 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate written notification that—</text> <paragraph id="HBED271F7C86949EDA03D70AA7A9F7462"><enum>(1)</enum><text>explains why such deadline has not been met; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H25334CE59B0A4FE0A3D2CF8EA28863A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishes a new deadline for completion of the requirements of such section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6508484AF334476391731252676648C5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Further responsibilities</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a deadline established under subsection (a)(2), (b)(2), or (c)(2) cannot be met, not later than 30 days after the date on which such determination is made, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate written notification that—</text> <paragraph id="H78475C1073DC4D65A1671F2A2C9F91DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>explains why such deadline cannot be met; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H36928F367C924B4788CAA6583A3444FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishes a new deadline for completion of the relevant requirements.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9F2FB25761D24816886C4B32421676BB"><enum>5302.</enum><header>Windshield mounted safety technology</header> <subsection id="HF37E9157FA06458BBA6E03CA772BAA61"><enum>(a)</enum><header>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 issue regulations to modify section 393.60(e)(1) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to permanently allow the voluntary mounting on the inside of a vehicle’s windshield, within the area swept by windshield wipers, of vehicle safety technologies, if the Secretary determines that such mounting is likely to achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety that would be achieved without such mounting.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD3EE1E56D75A4CA0AF9208501CE31156"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vehicle safety technology defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>vehicle safety technology</term> includes lane departure warning systems, collision avoidance systems, on-board video event recording devices, and any other technology determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0FE7D1A7F2284F08A45495E251C9B470"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to alter the terms of a short-term exemption from section 393.60(e) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, granted and in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H153B4F4467E34DAAA62879055C053CE0"><enum>5303.</enum><header>Prioritizing statutory rulemakings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall prioritize the completion of each outstanding rulemaking required by statute before beginning any other rulemaking, unless the Secretary determines that there is a significant need for such other rulemaking.</text></section> <section id="HA153B8D2689D4BC6AB52CC6431A6B3E0"><enum>5304.</enum><header>Safety reporting system</header> <subsection id="HECDD61A53B104A4FAD8442099AEBDAA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the cost and feasibility of establishing a self-reporting system for commercial motor vehicle drivers or motor carriers with respect to en route equipment failures.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC8079B4C0E0942CCA5E3356BBA9439B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HD69AEA9A83FA4A5D9806DF693B4B113A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an analysis of—</text> <subparagraph id="H07FA965ACF6A4B2CA0A0DBC7F816E718"><enum>(A)</enum><text>alternatives for the reporting of equipment failures in real time, including an Internet Web site or telephone hotline;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5FD13E41195848D6BCF0DC72956694E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ability of a commercial motor vehicle driver or a motor carrier to provide to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proof of repair of a self-reported equipment failure;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB119122A9FB6459EBF2DC035D2C622CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to ensure that self-reported equipment failures proven to be repaired are not used in the calculation of Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category scores;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE04D5B33A1EA4B0FBF85AF22C9A39733"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the ability of roadside inspectors to access self-reported equipment failures;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7DA3E1C450614382B0D43069AE92CEE9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the cost to establish and administer a self-reporting system;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0F7508053BB2414399FD4FF5586A2954"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the ability for a self-reporting system to track individual commercial motor vehicles through unique identifiers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H94CE59EF382244779E824CF1C7C1EDD7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>whether a self-reporting system would yield demonstrable safety benefits;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H62CB807939DC4D91A5514AAB99EC0687"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an identification of any regulatory or statutory impediments to the implementation of a self-reporting system; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB603C1908FAF4291A7349A84255BA503"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations on implementing a self-reporting system.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HBECF1B9675E646E1AB0961E47B7533B0"><enum>5305.</enum><header>New entrant safety review program</header> <subsection id="HC64F341F3691492390EC38CD0B8C143F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct an assessment of the new operator safety review program under section 31144(g) of title 49, United States Code, including the program’s effectiveness in reducing crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving commercial motor vehicles and improving commercial motor vehicle safety.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE55D8C3EFD87432F8EFA16D39267D6A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the program (including recommendations for legislative changes).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H984F042AE52A4F849BC447275F464773"><enum>5306.</enum><header>Ready mixed concrete trucks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A driver of a ready mixed concrete mixer truck is exempt from section 3(a)(3)(ii) of part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, if the driver is in compliance with clauses (i), (iii), (iv), and (v) of subsection (e)(1) of section 1 of part 395 of such title (regarding the 100 air-mile logging exemption).</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HC50A709E713A467592A7DF17858304F6"><enum>D</enum><header>Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers</header> <section id="HD1EA87700EB24443852E027888556328"><enum>5401.</enum><header>Opportunities for veterans</header> <subsection id="HFC61AA3C10704828816DD65C7AD70E65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards for training and testing of veteran operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAA27A5A223A4DBEB4084C55F27EE5DB" style="USC"> <subsection id="H3BD24F01F35B4F2B9EC47F3CD7DEC1BE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Standards for training and testing of veteran operators</header> <paragraph id="H5B4A7E13BD06482488F2B7C3E7B0C616"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2016, the Secretary shall modify the regulations prescribed under subsections (a) and (c) to—</text> <subparagraph id="HB783C4A03FF34582A42E7C4F9DEB7DEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>exempt a covered individual from all or a portion of a driving test if the covered individual had experience in the armed forces or reserve components driving vehicles similar to a commercial motor vehicle;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCB1FC2F8B4C34E2EBD28FC47ED4FA5B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that a covered individual may apply for an exemption under subparagraph (A) during, at least, the 1-year period beginning on the date on which such individual separates from service in the armed forces or reserve components; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7FA91964B0140B28EA5753C23A42D74"><enum>(C)</enum><text>credit the training and knowledge a covered individual received in the armed forces or reserve components driving vehicles similar to a commercial motor vehicle for purposes of satisfying minimum standards for training and knowledge.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC15BB5CD49474AA698FD26D1B0F5E47F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply:</text> <subparagraph id="H558D3753CBBB4DE38E8BE2A045086C99"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Armed forces</header><text>The term <term>armed forces</term> has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(4) of title 10.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H175D1001861F4633BC8F557686A62571"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Covered individual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered individual</term> means—</text> <clause id="H42C540C130DD4CEC80E76485151BB78D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a former member of the armed forces; or</text></clause> <clause id="H634D09BBA8384297B7125EC8B4B50CCE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a former member of the reserve components.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1710A2A9243C4C42B78B6E66BF07E585"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reserve components</header><text>The term <term>reserve components</term> means—</text> <clause id="HF18562D392D74D528BC79BC3FF3F0F8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Army National Guard of the United States;</text></clause> <clause id="HBD1A0D3C5D73486BA489828E4167A905"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Army Reserve;</text></clause> <clause id="H03DB66324D2A41C78C6B56474B4B9B41"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Navy Reserve;</text></clause> <clause id="HD97AF71C64144B07B61312B6BBDB847A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Marine Corps Reserve;</text></clause> <clause id="H41F25A2119784E8F9F3CA2D5E42C6D68"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Air National Guard of the United States;</text></clause> <clause id="HD200D45FFB844B42AAD21D0D9FE1C9ED"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Air Force Reserve; and</text></clause> <clause id="HCCF190BDF4024EBC8895AC6DE7F9FC63"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Coast Guard Reserve.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H52E48746DDD8422098070E1C4E817D8C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation of the military commercial driver’s license act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary shall issue final regulations to implement the exemption to the domicile requirement under section 31311(a)(12)(C) of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7EEEB9CCFDE2441888E18A235964CEE4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 31311(a)(12)(C)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4FE3E4F87A5453B95F206880F0F059E" style="USC"> <clause id="H6DC75BEA919044AA99A5930AFFDE9EBE" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an active duty member of—</text> <subclause id="H7E0A28E5ABB24DFB80132C01F7860A24"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the armed forces (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10); or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD21F7A0A4B084B56B3C78911A05A3389"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the reserve components (as that term is defined in section 31305(d)(2)(C) of this title); and</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H9E0F98B5F0B840FFA999DE209A9390E5"><enum>5402.</enum><header>Drug-free commercial drivers</header> <subsection id="H032992D8B16A4FB49644B6ED9D4719F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31306 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7E12973C734340BBB6E86090E6263405"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HFF685FAE2EC44BAAA39FFAB34D762BB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4FF1C739ED5431D8E18DF5290A8BEA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>The regulations shall permit such motor carriers to conduct preemployment testing of such employees for the use of alcohol.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB2E6BFC9CE1C40AEAC3D3B46E3CE7350"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0788D482685740D588746FAD251C9438" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="H733CAFB1D3894A7C9E8F65381D2A997E" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall permit motor carriers—</text> <clause id="H40CE3A15F02C4F2A9621F1014FA1AA18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to conduct preemployment testing of commercial motor vehicle operators for the use of alcohol; and</text></clause> <clause id="H34074CEA522746218EDA8F3E04269D61"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to use hair testing as an acceptable alternative to urine testing—</text> <subclause id="HC4F7EBA1DF564AF094CF1E7CCE974EA7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in conducting preemployment testing for the use of a controlled substance; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE458EBC8DF42439AAAD91C1DFC4EEAD0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in conducting random testing for the use of a controlled substance if the operator was subject to hair testing for preemployment testing.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC735A4ECAAD43E99B9CECBC84DB5288"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="HBA71BC68B83649D49F396A07C965F9FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H157370AB9FFE4C6A9C82008E107793CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B8D99CAC32D47269A68C80509757B92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22A4359556D447CB8EB3485912D2B32F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H9A7094705D4A4481B14E7C9F83BBC629" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall provide an exemption from hair testing for commercial motor vehicle operators with established religious beliefs that prohibit the cutting or removal of hair.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD54226B8234045958FFBE676C104942D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H162F584172544C0ABDBF57EC3D6EF833"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>for urine testing, and technical guidelines for hair testing,</quote> before <quote>including mandatory guidelines</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB01414C90DF4C7FBA36B5376E9B964D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3949DFB95B7D4036BE472F64178EF1A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H35F369C5B96B4B50A6CD54CD9EE10C17"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4FFFC433F3645CB84B74D113222EE4D" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="HBAD9C092F5D245759304575C295F4223"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">laboratory protocols and cut-off levels for hair testing to detect the use of a controlled substance;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H35374CF9F2AF47E5B7CAC54664CE656E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue scientific and technical guidelines for hair testing as a method of detecting the use of a controlled substance for purposes of section 31306 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA0E3E552FD094ADD925CE04D2DC02777"><enum>5403.</enum><header>Certified medical examiners</header> <subsection id="HBDE45BF2DC954A83A4DA85471D071312"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31315(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>or section 31136</quote> and inserting <quote>, section 31136, or section 31149(d)(3)</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HECB9D4CA105248AE91C920386F5538FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 31149(d)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, unless the person issuing the certificate is the subject of an exemption issued under section 31315(b)(1)</quote> before the semicolon.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H9FDA78DF74BE43B3BA799A35D42CE0AC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5404.</enum><header>Graduated commercial driver’s license pilot program</header> <subsection id="HFFB51EC85A3E481DBC051FE666D6319F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Task force</header> <paragraph id="H4CC5691AF20A4AF7AAFC4E01ABBB0E36"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall convene a task force to evaluate and make recommendations to the Secretary on elements for inclusion in a graduated commercial driver’s license pilot program that would allow a novice licensed driver between the ages of 19 years and 6 months and 21 years to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle in a limited capacity in interstate commerce between States that enter into a bi-State agreement.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5C83645F9774469986C6A2FC636E099"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The task force convened under paragraph (1) shall include representatives of State motor vehicle administrators, motor carriers, labor organizations, safety advocates, and other stakeholders determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1C6162EA85424ECFAF59CED1A60E452D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The task force convened under paragraph (1) shall evaluate and make recommendations on the following elements for inclusion in a graduated commercial driver’s license pilot program:</text> <subparagraph id="H56CA4E1E98C44C7D812AA2861C135F02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A specified length of time for a learner’s permit stage.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA37BD1F3E130442095F23BEACA8AA3EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A requirement that drivers under the age of 21 years be accompanied by experienced drivers over the age of 21 years.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2A1983FB682B4A869BE3FF1257DF7E59"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A restriction on travel distances.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5DD50C3AE9754D5692EDB8D5B5ACCA4C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A restriction on maximum allowable driving hours.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEAA2C18F16CB43F68DADAEE6447043D4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Mandatory driver training that exceeds the requirements for drivers over the age of 21 years issued by the Secretary under section 31305(c) of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H342651E6C59D4BF69F451706591E7FEA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Use of certain safety technologies in the vehicles of drivers under the age of 21 years.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H82741C90ED804C44B9D3891A11986D48"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any other element the task force considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H82DD06801FAF4800AA67DABAD22BB54C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the task force convened under paragraph (1) shall recommend to the Secretary the elements the task force has determined appropriate for inclusion in a graduated commercial driver’s license pilot program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0E069C4A17894F66A59DB2AE21C47A2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pilot program</header> <paragraph id="HB574A2BEB0FB44F4962FDDE64AAB5247"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after receiving the recommendations of the task force under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a graduated commercial driver’s license pilot program in accordance with such recommendations and section 31315(c) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60CA0C41A3554A11A52063B83993ED5E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pre-establishment requirements</header><text>Prior to the establishment of the pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HA2F69EB849634CB68BFE45E50556576D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to Congress a report outlining the recommendations of the task force received under subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H816C613999734A809E8A8AFDCC2DFECC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish in the Federal Register, and provide sufficient notice of and an opportunity for public comment on, the—</text> <clause id="H4977268C50CB40BEA4024415A78A9A5B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>proposed requirements for State and driver participation in the pilot program, based on the recommendations of the task force and consistent with paragraph (3);</text></clause> <clause id="HAB95D53D86944EB281202834A8AD4FA6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>measures the Secretary will utilize under the pilot program to ensure safety; and</text></clause> <clause id="HDC0CFFD15DA84A17A4C4DD880AF7D2DE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>standards the Secretary will use to evaluate the pilot program, including to determine any changes in the level of motor carrier safety as a result of the pilot program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E7D22F1024746C388E7201E252D8164"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program elements</header><text>The pilot program established under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H676296396D7147979BD8B87C1474A126"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not allow an individual under the age of 19 years and 6 months to participate;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4C1BFF4AEE242FE8E166D20DD45DB75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may not allow a driver between the ages of 19 years and 6 months and 21 years to—</text> <clause id="H15D3A9EF0E104B798024CEE02372ED74"><enum>(i)</enum><text>operate a commercial motor vehicle in special configuration; or</text></clause> <clause id="HAE0E974826534751B25C15DFB3B1F9F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transport hazardous cargo;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEDF9AD2848B247A696C9C435F8D952DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be carried out in a State (including the District of Columbia) only if the Governor of the State (or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, if applicable) approves an agreement with a contiguous State to allow a licensed driver under the age of 21 years to operate a commercial motor vehicle across both States in accordance with the pilot program;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC81FDA070934043A16255AD8F62BED9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>may not recognize more than 6 agreements described in subparagraph (C);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E5B06E8109F41A4B4B84A4533C111A6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>may not allow more than 10 motor carriers to participate in the pilot program under each agreement described in subparagraph (C);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB0246416448E40C2BA7142BBD7CB14E8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>shall require each motor carrier participating in the pilot program under an agreement described in subparagraph (C) to—</text> <clause id="HF797109C9102479B922D4DF8E97F811B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have in effect a satisfactory safety fitness determination that was issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration during the 2-year period preceding the date of the Federal Register publication required under paragraph (2)(B); and</text></clause> <clause id="H717D7EEEFF7D4F91B624302F23A8AD92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>agree to have its safety performance monitored by the Secretary during participation in the pilot program;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4217056546A74E78AA9E0E339B697E75"><enum>(G)</enum><text>shall allow for the revocation of a motor carrier’s participation in the pilot program if a State or the Secretary determines that the motor carrier violated the requirements, including safety requirements, of the pilot program; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H21AF253F379C48ACB2229E3999CE6CEF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>shall ensure that a valid graduated commercial driver’s license issued by a State that has entered into an agreement described in subparagraph (C) and is approved by the Secretary to participate in the pilot program is recognized as valid in both States that are participating in the agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB728CC0EB83E4A3F99DAF6C44B0457B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inspector General report</header> <paragraph id="HDEF44FDC6AC24ACCBAEB808EA0EB151F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall monitor and review the implementation of the pilot program established under subsection (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD78ED31F9224DF6A191E3646CE5D27F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Inspector General shall submit to Congress and the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H043A9564A7B7459FBDFC558217372327"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the establishment of the pilot program under subsection (b), an interim report on the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H765701AC8092409391477843AC9061E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 60 days after the conclusion of the pilot program, a final report on the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H918E1982072144569A66C8FB38B0216A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional contents</header> <subparagraph id="H3796BB1FDF2D43769FDC3A4A20198BA4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Interim report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interim report required under paragraph (2)(A) shall address whether the Secretary has established sufficient mechanisms and generated sufficient data to determine if the pilot program is having any adverse effects on motor carrier safety.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H857641B1BD1C460CBEF32F4FBE841395"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final report</header><text>The final report required under paragraph (2)(B) shall address the impact of the pilot program on—</text> <clause id="H13EDDD9483064F6F893ECE7F019E99D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>safety; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB2B5A7BA795C4710A370C85631175E9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of commercial motor vehicle drivers available for employment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5FD23BAE4F7740BDAD8CC325F6E5F6B4"><enum>5405.</enum><header>Veterans expanded trucking opportunities</header> <subsection id="H62C05C8A6AE64784956B9490A98B3B5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a physician-approved veteran operator, the qualified physician of such operator may, subject to the requirements of subsection (b), perform a medical examination and provide a medical certificate for purposes of compliance with the requirements of section 31149 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC9EBEBF5142249AE99EFDEF0FA56FEB1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The certification described under subsection (a) shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H494CBB4EDA4A4067A65CD276C5194CEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assurances that the physician performing the medical examination meets the requirements of a qualified physician under this section; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB11C6E846FFE4F098B4E5823B79F6AAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>certification that the physical condition of the operator is adequate to enable such operator to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H100E3782FC014615A80337D4911F3168"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="HC36463EAB419441794273BA620172C4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Physician-approved veteran operator</header><text>The term <quote>physician-approved veteran operator</quote> means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle who—</text> <subparagraph id="H685EDD349C6A49E0A3B2453F0912AFC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a veteran who is enrolled in the health care system established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9C993717300B4513B8F97FA51E549A94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is required to have a current valid medical certificate pursuant to section 31149 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H72138F360FA04FD19E6B61E2F076A6C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified physician</header><text>The term <quote>qualified physician</quote> means a physician who—</text> <subparagraph id="H32E2D84D524248EBB7E3003E06940190"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is employed in the Department of Veterans Affairs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H49ECC30C1536429A9190F264485E4C0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is familiar with the standards for, and physical requirements of, an operator certified pursuant to section 31149 of title 49, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF65F456C8A8A42278DF6BC311AFA6D3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has never, with respect such section, been found to have acted fraudulently, including by fraudulently awarding a medical certificate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7B484723DE847B5B0EE112C7AFBC149"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The term <quote>veteran</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. </text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB31DA42F1BBC4C3DB1B402C880844C56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to change any statutory penalty associated with fraud or abuse.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H9F5D56335DEC4DDFAD73A8C376D18A3A"><enum>E</enum><header>General Provisions</header> <section id="HB23586CA029C45A288D7848D95FA8690" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5501.</enum><header>Minimum financial responsibility</header> <subsection id="H1E95506ED7694D2B9DF33775CBB2344B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transporting property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary proceeds with a rulemaking to determine whether to increase the minimum levels of financial responsibility required under section 31139 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall consider, prior to issuing a final rule—</text> <paragraph id="H0B2B0CB325214072BD347C6AB1A9BB6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the rulemaking’s potential impact on—</text> <subparagraph id="H8B05EC77B051475EAB6A56F87BE79C91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the safety of motor vehicle transportation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1C6DC79205AB4AC085E814AFC3037CC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the motor carrier industry, including small and minority motor carriers and independent owner-operators;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H55B8029DEFFC4AEE8E84E0D6E15B4E75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the ability of the insurance industry to provide the required amount of insurance;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H331BED5AFD7E4548BF90ED6EDACB975C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which current minimum levels of financial responsibility adequately cover—</text> <subparagraph id="H5501252E169B4E31B85E697F1E3418A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>medical care;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF58F526A82CC4A8A99165316BB237ECA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compensation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H34A5D562A0FF40E68C1DFA599A1ADF4C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>attorney fees; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E67534B9A5A4FA5B8E70B49B959991F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other identifiable costs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C02D58EDF6D43D3818EE8DBB2281953"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the frequency with which insurance claims exceed current minimum levels of financial responsibility in fatal accidents; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C6392BEB37D4E5E820CC1B33BA8D87E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the impact of increased levels on motor carrier safety and accident reduction.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H02DB6CC54E6C40A6AC41D084641C03FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transporting passengers</header> <paragraph id="H53B446DC54A24ECD9803414DFC38E6C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to initiating a rulemaking to change the minimum levels of financial responsibility under section 31138 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall complete a study specific to the minimum financial responsibility requirements for motor carriers of passengers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9488D71A3168451EBADA9415C35D697E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study contents</header><text>A study under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H54A47EC13F1E4BD493D672F761AE11CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a review of accidents, injuries, and fatalities in the over-the-road bus and school bus industries;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFB3EC258ADF241E0AE1F717892C0A675"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a review of insurance held by over-the-road bus and public and private school bus companies, including companies of various sizes, and an analysis of whether such insurance is adequate to cover claims;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF628894B4A7F4DFA91974E3392E53DBA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an analysis of whether and how insurance affects the behavior and safety record of motor carriers of passengers, including with respect to crash reduction; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBF1D413C9AB644FDB99A08C1613AFBBC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an analysis of the anticipated impacts of an increase in financial responsibility on insurance premiums for passenger carriers and service availability.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H54BA30A2D1AC4B6798CD4FBDD6F14B16"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In conducting a study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with—</text> <subparagraph id="HB4DB915E98674DD188C183141348898F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>representatives of the over-the-road bus and private school bus transportation industries, including representatives of bus drivers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7322695030B14B4A98DE7E524F2DFB8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>insurers of motor carriers of passengers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA0B534296D3741AA8B036BD41AA1E2D7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If the Secretary undertakes a study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB67177D5434F4BAEB976CAD72FFF573E"><enum>5502.</enum><header>Delays in goods movement</header> <subsection id="HD89BB997A6AD4D939182D3D694476B28"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="H381B1EC3576A441C83AEB1973DE37CEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the average length of time that operators of commercial motor vehicles are delayed before the loading and unloading of such vehicles and at other points in the pick-up and delivery process.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A1C6D473A3F41838CE744915497D5ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H71C5432F4D914796B4C1F97AF36CFB31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of how delays impact—</text> <clause id="H7A926C843C9D4B29A879B8E37491AD24"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the economy;</text></clause> <clause id="H7D52E3421F3C4A39B774782E3E2F96DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the efficiency of the transportation system;</text></clause> <clause id="HF3332B283EF54E0D9B240B254F2F0151"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>motor carrier safety, including the extent to which delays result in violations of motor carrier safety regulations; and</text></clause> <clause id="HAA16CEF4F45A4989B3B621410899317F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the livelihood of motor carrier drivers; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22CBEA6910974473AC9AFAA245E8375A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations on how delays could be mitigated.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H18459F85EEF146469FE98A4CD75E2971"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Collection of data</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish by regulation a process to collect data on delays experienced by operators of commercial motor vehicles before the loading and unloading of such vehicles and at other points in the pick-up and delivery process.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA12A63EBCCA843A0B121DA81577090F8"><enum>5503.</enum><header>Report on motor carrier financial responsibility</header> <subsection id="HD1697F15D1154099B193FF4B9199367D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary shall publish on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department a report on the minimum levels of financial responsibility required under section 31139 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD3312D79C77F4C13857B2A5435CD4C43"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of—</text> <paragraph id="H54C83808402B450BB69B5B11CF91D86E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the differences between State insurance requirements and Federal requirements;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC531AD6AE7749E08CCDCE1471CE61CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to which current minimum levels of financial responsibility adequately cover—</text> <subparagraph id="H3E9DF07F0F6848A98CB115F5C28C5A05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>medical care;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1316A9D39A0B47429FBE4B4099D2DADD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compensation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3443D01C218745BBB5FBBE43CAE77DD8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>attorney fees; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB808D702AA55432A8F8A438F6EAE9FB0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other identifiable costs; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H15E184C0BA214AD6A00B33BF21F3D95C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the frequency with which insurance claims exceed the current minimum levels of financial responsibility.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H51CF15A2E222408FB16CD25AF3DBC2B7"><enum>5504.</enum><header>Emergency route working group</header> <subsection id="HA99708125D9049E9AFD3DA719D282FE3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="H23B22B0C57E746FE929E277DB0B70C44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a working group to determine best practices for expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency response and recovery.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCB5D4557EB0E4EE5830C5C48FDEA195A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members</header><text>The working group shall include representatives from—</text> <subparagraph id="H3E1E299BB4DF43DFA1F3DA683E796058"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State highway transportation departments or agencies;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H987B60BDA5FF4F62B533BA6305BE4816"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relevant modal agencies within the Department;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4FBCE8C5EBC34D4693B6771859EC639A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>emergency response or recovery experts;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0C0D6BD4661D4DA589D3F706C0D6F45F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>relevant safety groups; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC8C5C44F4C3543B687F71F3EF3CFA9F1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>entities affected by special permit restrictions during emergency response and recovery efforts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H89F49AA6138C462A978126E327ABDC61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In determining best practices under subsection (a), the working group shall consider whether—</text> <paragraph id="H09DDFDAABD9E41BD9A7E2C22AE018C52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>impediments currently exist that prevent expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency response and recovery;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1AF3FE0BF2514CA7BA02EEFEC55BBD8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>it is possible to pre-identify and establish emergency routes between States through which infrastructure repair materials could be delivered following a natural disaster or emergency;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3F6F5CD66CE7430E9FA3418FC80EA8C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a State could pre-designate an emergency route identified under paragraph (2) as a certified emergency route if a motor vehicle that exceeds the otherwise applicable Federal and State truck length or width limits may safely operate along such route during periods of declared emergency and recovery from such periods; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H069C255816694C1BAFD9B7B788D259C2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an online map could be created to identify each pre-designated emergency route under paragraph (3), including information on specific limitations, obligations, and notification requirements along that route.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HE33532A39E9543E0A74C8C121386181B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="H4818DA67A52D42FBBA8A12B66319E2AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header> Submission</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the Secretary a report on its findings under this section and any recommendations for the implementation of best practices for expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency response and recovery.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H041AFC6CE0BB43EC9D634C7A0AA88295"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the report on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7754F2980E3B4DB3B3DE2D3FEF906287"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date the Secretary receives the report under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the actions the Secretary and the States have taken to implement the recommendations included in the report.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H54E256B07F454FF38D32E5583D857F11"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working group.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H587E3996BA54407BA7BBF845375AB4BE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The working group shall terminate 1 year after the date the Secretary receives the report under subsection (c)(1).</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D1D55E32CE34451B034B204C29369D5"><enum>5505.</enum><header>Household goods consumer protection working group</header> <subsection id="HDC476784DA5849F4A8C1497839749F27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Working group</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a working group for the purpose of developing recommendations on how to best convey to inexperienced consumers the information such consumers need to know with respect to the Federal laws concerning the interstate transportation of household goods by motor carrier.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAD20E7E0784E4099946CA56B69B296F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the working group is comprised of individuals with expertise in consumer affairs, educators with expertise in how people learn most effectively, and representatives of the household goods moving industry.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7D6C807DD51A49C1B003F390C4988661"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header> <paragraph id="HD163CA4FE71C441FB6B54659B32B0543"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The recommendations developed by the working group shall include recommendations on—</text> <subparagraph id="HE00E4E08C077435C909FDC6988677631"><enum>(A)</enum><text>condensing publication ESA 03005 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration into a format that is more easily used by consumers;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF16EA5BF1F1D4B7B8F7554FEBC144912"><enum>(B)</enum><text>using state-of-the-art education techniques and technologies, including optimizing the use of the Internet as an educational tool; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H372F0326072C4C7895B323AA642E340D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reducing and simplifying the paperwork required of motor carriers and shippers in interstate transportation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE413A109311E438D9BA42DA34745A627"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act—</text> <subparagraph id="H98561CCA2FD14F2499133CF4B9249095"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the working group shall make the recommendations described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H10CCD41929984009A742639B0F0683F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary shall publish the recommendations on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB02F34D83BFC47F09FD06F4CBD1ABAB6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the working group makes its recommendations under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall issue a report to Congress on the implementation of such recommendations.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H078DB1ADF4A04BAAB069BE15EDE6F6C9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working group.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H57917DD7B0DF403B9ABAC6344AFAB875"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The working group shall terminate 1 year after the date the working group makes its recommendations under subsection (c)(2).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HCAF0ABF0E1594BA1BDE330E8C0A5167E"><enum>5506.</enum><header>Technology improvements</header> <subsection id="H02D6198CC6E1427CA2ABDF3A464C800B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of the information technology and data collection and management systems of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2DA7863DA79D4BBEA011C948771446D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The study conducted under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="H6E0F284237CF4F26BA44B54ACACBBB27"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the efficacy of the existing information technology, data collection, processing systems, data correction procedures, and data management systems and programs, including their interaction with each other and their efficacy in meeting user needs;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H761AA6FEAEE74C60AE2A5DA7A060DA42"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify any redundancies among the systems, procedures, and programs described in paragraph (1);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9605F71BA93A49A99D4E6B44C7129D5A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>explore the feasibility of consolidating data collection and processing systems;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC810BB8B37304471A170951D3AA16FEF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the ability of the systems, procedures, and programs described in paragraph (1) to meet the needs of—</text> <subparagraph id="H0D1CEA30BED94AA0A978DB28FF0686F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, at both the headquarters and State levels;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H35660B716F2540E4B9BDE44F96DF69BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State agencies that implement the motor carrier safety assistance program under section 31102 of title 49, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H674F4193002F47EA99B0556A75F14001"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other users;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H365E0BD92FC542A9BFDE9DA2B7A1C87B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the adaptability of the systems, procedures, and programs described in paragraph (1), in order to make necessary future changes to ensure user needs are met in an easier, timely, and more cost-efficient manner;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H757268EDBC1A4625B42E477988FEFCFB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>investigate and make recommendations regarding—</text> <subparagraph id="HF4388ABFC21944BB8E24A36380376796"><enum>(A)</enum><text>deficiencies in existing data sets impacting program effectiveness; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEBF02499B74C4AE0AA95324FE3A3191F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>methods to improve user interfaces; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7F01FD49BF04DFCAB728E4D803DA06D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identify the appropriate role the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should take with respect to software and information systems design, development, and maintenance for the purpose of improving the efficacy of the systems, procedures, and programs described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H185DAA426EA84B0388542B792AB889CF"><enum>5507.</enum><header>Notification regarding motor carrier registration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate written notification of the actions the Secretary is taking to ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that each application for registration under section 13902 of title 49, United States Code, is processed not later than 30 days after the date on which the application is received by the Secretary.</text></section> <section id="H5575015C26284C42903D1CFEA43EFE70"><enum>5508.</enum><header>Report on commercial driver’s license skills test delays</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that—</text> <paragraph id="HC2CCCED5BDFB490AB5A3AFEC48EAF629"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes, for each State, the status of skills testing for applicants for a commercial driver’s license, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H28D9D53098F04DFCB5C30FE7F2F50B21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the average wait time, by month and location, from the date an applicant requests to take a skills test to the date the applicant completes such test;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6747A7D386064DC1A75013542126BA8A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the average wait time, by month and location, from the date an applicant, upon failure of a skills test, requests a retest to the date the applicant completes such retest;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2066A5CEB38C47D3A1AD1C7B307E4867"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the actual number of qualified commercial driver’s license examiners, by month and location, available to test applicants; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6AA834318BA84144BE077692FF0092CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of testing sites available through the State department of motor vehicles and whether this number has increased or decreased from the previous year; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H27599CCD88B74300AFE32B48BE235AE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes specific steps that the Administrator is taking to address skills testing delays in States that have average skills test or retest wait times of more than 7 days from the date an applicant requests to test or retest to the date the applicant completes such test or retest.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HF75E015B5B4C4182A232415ED77A8690"><enum>5509.</enum><header>Covered farm vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 32934(b)(1) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31136">49 U.S.C. 31136</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>from</quote> and all that follows through the period at end and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB6ED8730265D46CB86F75130D598279E" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from— </text> <subparagraph id="H5D1DE5FB38A9409290EDB6CD7101C418"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a requirement described in subsection (a) or a compatible State requirement; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H49084F895B5F49219A2EC8A147540F92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other minimum standard provided by a State relating to the operation of that vehicle.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H662BAB1AE2CF462295BC1157685EE05F"><enum>5510.</enum><header>Operators of hi-rail vehicles</header> <subsection id="HBFE77BF07F7C4E2BAC832A671817D93C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of a commercial motor vehicle driver subject to the hours of service requirements in part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, who is driving a hi-rail vehicle, the maximum on duty time under section 395.3 of such title for such driver shall not include time in transportation to or from a duty assignment if such time in transportation—</text> <paragraph id="HF5297159644A4536803B4C5CC479881E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>does not exceed 2 hours per calendar day or a total of 30 hours per calendar month; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8577C1FBD63B4F668605FBCBFEA51E61"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is fully and accurately accounted for in records to be maintained by the motor carrier and such records are made available upon request of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or the Federal Railroad Administration.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAAA6EB8EF301492BBCE6D2847FE5AAF1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency</header><text>In the case of a train accident, an act of God, a train derailment, or a major equipment failure or track condition that prevents a train from advancing, a driver described in subsection (a) may complete a run without being in violation of the provisions of part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB1A7C3FD7EFF4134BE6660664290F5E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hi-Rail vehicle defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>hi-rail vehicle</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 214.7 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HD114807DD8C84C8BAB6F53B3381A500E"><enum>5511.</enum><header>Electronic logging device requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31137(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7E9D90EE00E9498C8907E1CA4804239B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(C) by striking <quote>apply to</quote> and inserting <quote>except as provided in paragraph (3), apply to</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB4639140E7414133A5455906E21170D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HDBE3AC331C70429F96BC4DADA2692F56" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H9684B2A6756D4C0EBE5CE54589C28954"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A motor carrier, when transporting a motor home or recreation vehicle trailer within the definition of the term <quote>driveaway-towaway operation</quote> (as defined in section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), may comply with the hours of service requirements by requiring each driver to use—</text> <subparagraph id="H0AFF7BFB3A8F4D3F84791DD21E58E4FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a paper record of duty status form; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7611AFFB18A74D409318420EDEDFF91A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an electronic logging device.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H2F70B0599C994B7E8F4A963886E995BE"><enum>5512.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header> <subsection id="H6B9C3F66C6D749F0A700D9F0FA69D4B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 49</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 49, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph id="H746288ED6E434A1A86D34A673CD56EF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13902(i)(2) is amended by inserting <quote>except as</quote> before <quote>described</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BB75599C2C94459AB7CE648E37DF257"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13903(d) is amended by striking <quote>(d) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Registration as Motor Carrier Required.—</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general.—</header-in-text>A freight forwarder</quote> and inserting <quote>(d) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Registration as Motor Carrier Required.—</header-in-text>A freight forwarder</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4E596A8CF3E74EB3B355C61011994674"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 13905(d)(2)(D) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H5A4E96FCB494406F90F8ED98C6DEDE20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Secretary finds <linebreak/>that—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>(i) the motor carrier,</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary finds that the motor carrier,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H10FA3A5C07794B89A426E44DD9790DDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding a period at the end.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7E412E1E602E4C79B8A9FEC4651980BC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 14901(h) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Household Goods</header-in-text></quote> in the heading.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19D0B92291FB4F18AE9CBA48F2E101D3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 14916 is amended by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56401FBC131A4F4CA076991E4E485282" style="USC"> <section id="H4F1332FF0EA243E99634B10BB1C353DE"><enum>14916.</enum><header> Unlawful brokerage activities</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H15768DB26D004908B3C290BEC609CC5B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>MAP–21</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective as of July 6, 2012, and as if included therein as enacted, MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>) is amended as follows:</text> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC8EB50269A34043BB538F090A108297"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 32108(a)(4) (126 Stat. 782) is amended by inserting <quote>for</quote> before <quote>each additional day</quote> in the matter proposed to be struck.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6595A93B6C9F4770A4BF9695B7A8D002"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 32301(b)(3) (126 Stat. 786) is amended by striking <quote>by amending (a) to read as follows:</quote> and inserting <quote>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H34BA50C6BABF46918E7982CF34EA9843"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 32302(c)(2)(B) (126 Stat. 789) is amended by striking <quote>section 32303(c)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 32302(c)(1)</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC81BC6F67C904E3FB1F2504C1AD0C9EE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 32921(b) (126 Stat. 828) is amended, in the matter to be inserted, by striking <quote>(A) In addition</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F4E3AAE5C354816BD44E9DE78A92E1C" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H8578773375964663AF6A5514D699B07E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFEFDC20E8C1434DB06C18E04B6AD1D2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 32931(c) (126 Stat. 829) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H90E10053F5794CEE9DB99B3DAE8ABE2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Transportation</quote> in the matter to be struck; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB18D992AED354A098E14D4D5319BDE3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Transportation</quote> in the matter to be inserted.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD68206E22A74515ABD36C1364AE648B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999</header><text>Section 229(a)(1) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31136">49 U.S.C. 31136</external-xref> note) is amended by inserting <quote>of title 49, United States Code,</quote> after <quote>sections 31136 and 31502</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H5E25B28E04BF4F68B2AA3D9AF90C0A60"><enum>5513.</enum><header>Automobile transporter</header> <subsection id="H98CB2654C02B4078BEBC0E05CD8E0852"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Automobile transporter defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31111(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H069D240DB63D47A481FC5D71565A8AE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>specifically</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3FFF7B748EB148A7B1104322C4D32ECC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>An automobile transporter shall not be prohibited from the transport of cargo or general freight on a backhaul, so long as it complies with weight limitations for a truck tractor and semitrailer combination.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H21AC63FFBB8B4C478C1C72535611726B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Truck tractor defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31111(a)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDAF3322443B44D3E89CB9CC6DAEBE335"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>only</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E3545AF54C549FBAD077804D6465005"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>or any other commodity, including cargo or general freight on a backhaul</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3984E872BBF14CB090F6E6759DFB7E21"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Backhaul defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31111(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H96A85684599D4B2499A35D9CE1C27189" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H71AB4BF734E74959A85105D6D7B1EEA8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Backhaul</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>backhaul</quote> means the return trip of a vehicle transporting cargo or general freight, especially when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H20F0321CF50A4B47A85C33FF60F62985"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Stinger-Steered Automobile Transporters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31111(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7A46D7A7B3064323B2A3189BDD9DF179"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B63CE9E24E446B2B371173C5555466E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H38B3762104E44E579215C7027CB16292"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6F13EC4A4A9048B088446A0E9452D0A6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H86D2533BFF0C45709237A561DD2214E1" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">imposes a vehicle length limitation of less than 80 feet on a stinger-steered automobile transporter with a front overhang of less than 4 feet and a rear overhang of less than 6 feet.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H684A90D5B58844CF97401CCC5F2A9196"><enum>5514.</enum><header>Ready mix concrete delivery vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H19E40B3F0FED48D7A4B04CABCF4C39C9" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H1E2FFE78DF2049FF8FD07C5C7A60848F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Ready mixed concrete delivery vehicles</header> <paragraph id="H75BB71C4E67848A58DD0E93206BE9882"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulations issued under this section or section 31136 (including section 1(e)(1)(ii) of part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) regarding reporting, recordkeeping, or documentation of duty status, shall not apply to any driver of a ready mixed concrete delivery vehicle if—</text> <subparagraph id="H2F7798F0D94E4F0EBE820F9D0E43B9F5"><enum>(A) </enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the driver operates within a 100 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8054D4A668DA4AE3B63431A7AF290717"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the driver returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 14 consecutive hours; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFC029ABED28147A9BD57FFF22885F4EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the driver has at least 10 consecutive hours off duty following each 14 hours on duty; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H06C0901BCBE04BFD923BD81981F58226"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the driver does not exceed 11 hours maximum driving time following 10 consecutive hours off duty; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEFBB68499320481DBA607EAB3241A5A6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the motor carrier that employs the driver maintains and retains for a period of 6 months accurate and true time records that show— </text> <clause id="HA7C491E7D90B4A8C835F253AC2B8088B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the time the driver reports for duty each day;</text></clause> <clause id="H12A8FB00B92C48F59FB28F4F0E883CB6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total number of hours the driver is on duty each day;</text></clause> <clause id="HD2BC5A6C94644538BC4F6DDC2662E94C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the time the driver is released from duty each day; and</text></clause> <clause id="H625D8D92FD384732A479BB7C3D1A200F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the total time for the preceding driving week the driver is used for the first time or intermittently. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H45112C5240EA4FDB94A3FDEBABBB3F9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>driver of ready mixed concrete delivery vehicle</quote> means a driver of a vehicle designed to deliver ready mixed concrete on a daily basis and is equipped with a mechanism under which the vehicle’s propulsion engine provides the power to operate a mixer drum to agitate and mix the product en route to the delivery site. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H239CD8298C0B4732935F18E59A31FD65"><enum>5515.</enum><header>Safety study regarding double-decker motorcoaches</header> <subsection id="HFC3A89CD980640059F79D22847545194"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with State transportation safety officials, shall conduct a study regarding the safety operations, fire suppression capability, tire loads, and pavement impacts of operating a double-decker motorcoach equipped with a device designed by the motorcoach manufacturer to attach to the rear of the motorcoach for use in transporting passenger baggage.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H40D5EB941BE240A0828D4D89A31EF35D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report containing the results of the study to—</text> <paragraph id="HBE9E9E7D32B24F26A695E42EB249443E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H188F692E90E8419382885EDA23162930"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE4D704964B9241289289575CF9E05496"><enum>5516.</enum><header>Transportation of construction materials and equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 229(e)(4) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31136">49 U.S.C. 31136</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6A60681C24E9491B8081822ACFE287A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>50 air mile radius</quote> and inserting <quote>75 air mile radius</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1091FE305C0B433C9F849D1DF24A1313"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the driver.</quote> and inserting <quote>the driver, except that a State, upon notice to the Secretary, may establish a different air mile radius limitation for purposes of this paragraph if such limitation is between 50 and 75 air miles and applies only to movements that take place entirely within the State.</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H52995DBD69034D8E955AC52DD4127CCE"><enum>5517.</enum><header>Commercial delivery of light- and medium-duty trailers</header> <subsection id="H0CAA492CA8F64E5988C7A6E85D49F578"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 31111(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H452F893A03A6443CB6C36E8CD90CAF0A" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H5C5F24D2FF10495E9A47893B997F7DBD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Trailer transporter towing unit</header><text>The term <quote>trailer transporter towing unit</quote> means a power unit that is not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC46F2F442DFC4E75A25A60F20301D633"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Towaway trailer transporter combination</header><text>The term <quote>towaway trailer transporter combination</quote> means a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and two trailers or semitrailers— </text> <subparagraph id="HA736773A3B964745B86C2E656FC1A6DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with a total weight that does not exceed 26,000 pounds; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H889A640099A5479CBAA2DD1B8B57ABD0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in which the trailers or semitrailers carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6A4C6EC6A6BC425F9A7E153D9FBFFE29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>General limitations</header><text>Section 31111(b)(1) of such title is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H98B566DDBD0E470D8C603E26A867DB91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H881FA684DB9A4276B619E67C6D7227D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HADFCAC9541314687BBEEE9E933B3DB64"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block id="H723A478A410243A49B9D45295CF63A74" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H1BBB37AB5A5344C7B91B98744B554403"><enum>(G)</enum><text>has the effect of imposing an overall length limitation of less than 82 feet on a towaway trailer transporter combination.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H079A5D2B8CE44E90A315F4192FC19B3F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming Amendments</header><text></text> <paragraph id="H47717311BFA344C6ACB6C42EB88C54F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Property-carrying unit limitation</header><text>Section 31112(a)(1) of such title is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, but not including a trailer or a semitrailer transported as part of a towaway trailer transporter combination, as defined in section 31111(a)</quote>. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D68C2D87CB04CEDAD39EFE8C397E9D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access to Interstate System</header><text>Section 31114(a)(2) of such title is amended by inserting <quote>any towaway trailer transporter combination, as defined in section 31111(a),</quote> after <quote>passengers,</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H766CC7A37A0042D6A28357BBFA1FF13B"><enum>5518.</enum><header>GAO Review of school bus safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a review of the following:</text> <paragraph id="H01A14304AB404201A544B4B4CC4C34EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Existing Federal and State rules and guidance, as of the date of the review, concerning school bus transportation of elementary school and secondary school students engaging in home-to-school transport or other transport determined by the Comptroller General to be a routine part of kindergarten through grade 12 education, including regulations and guidance regarding driver training programs, capacity requirements, programs for special needs students, inspection standards, vehicle age requirements, best practices, and public access to inspection results and crash records.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA7E71F25F341407396EF98963D1082EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any correlation between public or private school bus fleet operators whose vehicles are involved in an accident as defined by section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and each of the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H91693FBF0123403D8B7DC7B4314ADA83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A failure by those same operators of State or local safety inspections.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H31803300F65C4FF1BD8289E453D82B0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The average age or odometer readings of the school buses in the fleets of such operators.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6B7204093A6B4989AC44DB5FA3D34EF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Violations of Federal laws administered by the Department of Transportation, or of State law equivalents of such laws.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9ADAE21AA104FD7848677CB5DAA638A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Violations of State or local law relating to illegal passing of a school bus.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H967B958CEE5C45438060FE69D9C8C6D1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A regulatory framework comparison of public and private school bus operations.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAED8275CB978405A9854166E4C8D7599"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Expert recommendations on best practices for safe and reliable school bus transportation, including driver training programs, inspection standards, school bus age and odometer reading maximums for retirement, the percentage of buses in a local bus fleet needed as spare buses, and capacity levels per school bus for different age groups.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle> <enum>VI</enum><header>Innovation </header> <section id="HEBDD0BB9EECD4E589E8B13C382263B47"><enum>6001.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Transportation for Tomorrow Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="HEA983CBF9D504E569F0CF7F089C21A1F"><enum>6002.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="H0E9C3E23642B4A09B33E8CCF6AC1A985"><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="H5490272EB81940DDBD70AA95DCBFDBEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Highway research and development program</header><text>To carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17CE0375FBCA4294903278C325085B20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technology and innovation deployment program</header><text>To carry out section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph id="H84B20F9CA73A41E5BAA85E15DC809B86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$67,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H59A64704589742F592CE8B2868EE022E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$67,500,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H43993FF8283E4BAF91A84B617A57D02D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$67,500,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC2BE1032E44143678FA2A84E686B6902"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$67,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H226B7F52F174408483B069375FB21173"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$67,500,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0BDDBF79FC084C7595F48C7CA5DDCD9A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$67,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF928C985D5BA4F62BDF157D738E2ABCC"><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 2016 through 2021.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5E7EF8BA446462FB0FE46627F65F955"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Intelligent transportation systems program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out sections 512 through 518 of title 23, United States Code $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2177D4E488F544BB92C4505EE06E1D71"><enum>(5)</enum><header>University transportation centers program</header><text>To carry out section 5505 of title 49, United States Code—</text> <subparagraph id="H0A84199970A043E695845A7186275649"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$72,500,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93864A3C7D714BDA91A26FE9D8B4847A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC05318B2E56F46058CAA5404317242CC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H19BD2C5C0FC84E72BA586AB4661079EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$77,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D882DAC1D3747898E6373146FC6D221"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$77,500,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F2ED2EAF6BA4A11AB3BBD03A9EAFF89"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$77,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0664A4D3C3E14F649DB81B28A6EAA849"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Bureau of transportation statistics</header><text>To carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/63">chapter 63</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7CB9E3599DE94AD5AB39A176A52C7261"><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="H3659DD668C094D49A4ADE0A41F291FAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be available for obligation in the same manner as if those funds were apportioned under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, 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="HC84A3CB5EF37409491F85F447F6AB23E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>remain available until expended and not be transferable, except as otherwise provided in this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H854913D26247471EB310D31DF88640D2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6003.</enum><header>Advanced transportation and congestion management technologies deployment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H4023F6D1AFF747E18192404FBFBE89BF" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H5E213D3818624B8490BC7A3B3B4F78BB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Advanced transportation technologies deployment</header> <subparagraph id="H51F24BA8B3F84EA4B6664D0771CB0185"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish an advanced transportation and congestion management technologies deployment initiative to provide grants to eligible entities to develop model deployment sites for large scale installation and operation of advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, and infrastructure return on investment.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0647CC9CE91A491B99A3E8C0055246D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall develop criteria for selection of an eligible entity to receive a grant under this paragraph, including how the deployment of technology will—</text> <clause id="H5844E63375E246B091CF0210493D8793"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reduce costs and improve return on investments, including through the enhanced use of existing transportation capacity;</text></clause> <clause id="HA83919C6DED249F8B91392E1BE469515"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>deliver environmental benefits that alleviate congestion and streamline traffic flow;</text></clause> <clause id="H4C832D4B8B0F4095924B6883991FBD7F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>measure and improve the operational performance of the applicable transportation network;</text></clause> <clause id="H170D1C4CD8614BF8ACD8CB3EDAC0E99F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes and increase driver, passenger, and pedestrian safety;</text></clause> <clause id="H3EB20116F20143A79EE04B620C2EE2CA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>collect, disseminate, and use real-time traffic, transit, parking, and other transportation-related information to improve mobility, reduce congestion, and provide for more efficient and accessible transportation;</text></clause> <clause id="H565B51DB67894AD8BF237E2218F15641"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>monitor transportation assets to improve infrastructure management, reduce maintenance costs, prioritize investment decisions, and ensure a state of good repair;</text></clause> <clause id="HC17672B4D9F948D0AE14CA640664BADC"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>deliver economic benefits by reducing delays, improving system performance, and providing for the efficient and reliable movement of goods and services; or</text></clause> <clause id="H414DCF49BED244378EAE9F9C6A347C07"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>accelerate the deployment of vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, and other technologies.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7FDCAE61F3F34D12A94586D50B3825C3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Applications</header> <clause id="H6A74AA3C91D942168F57AF7B40F8FA94"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and for every fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall request applications in accordance with clause (ii).</text></clause> <clause id="H135A74CABE8247FD959FE217E5EB041A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An application submitted under this subparagraph shall include the following:</text> <subclause id="HB744DE01C6D94AA2B517610EF40339DA"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>A plan to deploy and provide for the long-term operation and maintenance of advanced transportation and congestion management technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, and return on investment.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H18F35027CCB74FD890AF213C6E17B4FE"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>Quantifiable system performance improvements, such as—</text> <item id="H9245C9955B124916897FEC71D29E4A79"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>reducing traffic-related crashes, congestion, and costs;</text></item> <item id="H86A436829358464CA54DDE21F56CD2FF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>optimizing system efficiency; and</text></item> <item id="HBFA468E559124037ADD6B449536BD87F"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>improving access to transportation services.</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H2FFE27AEC0594EFAB22D5C58426C064A"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Results</header><text>Quantifiable safety, mobility, and environmental benefit projections such as data-driven estimates of how the project will improve the region’s transportation system efficiency and reduce traffic congestion.</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB3D5BB19C0FA446B84A5B71300BE74A8"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text>A plan for partnering with the private sector or public agencies, including multimodal and multijurisdictional entities, research institutions, organizations representing transportation and technology leaders, or other transportation stakeholders.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H90E2FEF833EC4EC6B552125C856839D4"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Leveraging</header><text>A plan to leverage and optimize existing local and regional advanced transportation technology investments.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H042E6B616CBA4B868CF92BA74E2DD9E0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Grant selection</header> <clause id="H85B572E4E1D14E1A8221BA4D9356B7CA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Grant awards</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and for every fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall award grants to not less than 5 and not more than 8 eligible entities.</text></clause> <clause id="HE4895295658C4719BFC4B20BC49610C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Geographic diversity</header><text>In awarding a grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that grant recipients represent diverse geographic areas of the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F680D1CFD5341A3A8A82B9B9E232C97"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of grant funds</header><text>A grant recipient may use funds awarded under this paragraph to deploy advanced transportation and congestion management technologies, including—</text> <clause id="H950394349FF240D98594A6A2AC61A6B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>advanced traveler information systems;</text></clause> <clause id="H6E1ABE7295444530ABC59AE931B10885"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>advanced transportation management technologies;</text></clause> <clause id="HE1CD0CEFCB9B410493C5AE231B80AAA5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>infrastructure maintenance, monitoring, and condition assessment;</text></clause> <clause id="H5C09AE2CC1214799B619DE97D6BEC165"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>advanced public transportation systems;</text></clause> <clause id="H4DCB0CDACB974FE0A468F9FEC99E09C7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>transportation system performance data collection, analysis, and dissemination systems;</text></clause> <clause id="H8D97666410CF4D2AA65F3FA38713F8F1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>advanced safety systems, including vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, technologies associated with autonomous vehicles, and other collision avoidance technologies, including systems using cellular technology;</text></clause> <clause id="H6FBC277DF0A94C1B9C5EA0B104911F40"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>integration of intelligent transportation systems with the Smart Grid and other energy distribution and charging systems;</text></clause> <clause id="H9C77DE6CED0B43D6B2B870C32A16F69B"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>electronic pricing and payment systems; or</text></clause> <clause id="HE22AB16FFEBB4316922FE91ADE80481F"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>advanced mobility and access technologies, such as dynamic ridesharing and information systems to support human services for elderly and disabled individuals.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CD69F026E0E4066832EC7077F995713"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Report to Secretary</header><text>Not later than 1 year after an eligible entity receives a grant under this paragraph, and each year thereafter, the entity shall submit a report to the Secretary that describes—</text> <clause id="H81E3B1310794404B85B399CF780F1F40"><enum>(i)</enum><text>deployment and operational costs of the project compared to the benefits and savings the project provides; and</text></clause> <clause id="HBFA08917B9EF436F87C4FDE331BA6C62"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how the project has met the original expectations projected in the deployment plan submitted with the application, such as—</text> <subclause id="H1C0D966EE33D4B7287B281F41FCF0B36"><enum>(I)</enum><text>data on how the project has helped reduce traffic crashes, congestion, costs, and other benefits of the deployed systems;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE802CFE743664969811F6313B178C4A2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>data on the effect of measuring and improving transportation system performance through the deployment of advanced technologies;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H71C4FBE6C90D4F0C937E8F9555A3B027"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the effectiveness of providing real-time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation information to the public to make informed travel decisions; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC862C079CE2E481AB7C4A447FABD0A3E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>lessons learned and recommendations for future deployment strategies to optimize transportation efficiency and multimodal system performance.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H929EBFBB06D64D3692D4732F1A8DD379"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date that the first grant is awarded under this paragraph, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall make available to the public on an Internet Web site a report that describes the effectiveness of grant recipients in meeting their projected deployment plans, including data provided under subparagraph (F) on how the program has—</text> <clause id="HA17D1072F89C44F9A5CE3FF41AB55003"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reduced traffic-related fatalities and injuries;</text></clause> <clause id="HC518AFCEB35C4FF68529E29DF2ED351D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduced traffic congestion and improved travel time reliability;</text></clause> <clause id="H70459F4C3B2F43758A690ECDB7D79653"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reduced transportation-related emissions;</text></clause> <clause id="HA24A363554EC4112979B32697AAD4728"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>optimized multimodal system performance;</text></clause> <clause id="H601D3C650BC04A98B92B3AC16F706C13"><enum>(v)</enum><text>improved access to transportation alternatives;</text></clause> <clause id="HA1E620C10C064E11894C4525887EC50B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>provided the public with access to real-time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation information to make informed travel decisions;</text></clause> <clause id="H50A76C215D554B8EBA5C985292649062"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>provided cost savings to transportation agencies, businesses, and the traveling public; or</text></clause> <clause id="HE2C2B6C9235742FAB8C862C99ED901DC"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>provided other benefits to transportation users and the general public.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB05B9EDDBDE48DDB1B1BF5C3DED8807"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Additional grants</header><text>The Secretary may cease to provide additional grant funds to a recipient of a grant under this paragraph if—</text> <clause id="HEA8D1605DD5A41C59C7B85A3B14E6E1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary determines from such recipient’s report that the recipient is not carrying out the requirements of the grant; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4FAC11123EED4A60A9C6D5B82654ECE7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary provides written notice 60 days prior to withholding funds to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA69EFCD80CCB4D098AAF80EBEC7D413B"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Funding</header> <clause id="H86CD81A30AD947CB9DFB8574F0C43FD8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From funds made available to carry out section 503(b), this subsection, and sections 512 through 518, the Secretary shall set aside for grants awarded under subparagraph (D) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021.</text></clause> <clause id="HDA51E797207244BEA9002582D0483C6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Expenses for the Secretary</header><text>Of the amounts set aside under clause (i), the Secretary may set aside $2,000,000 each fiscal year for program reporting, evaluation, and administrative costs related to this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE029E38232A4557B579FE02D8C94E8F"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is awarded under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3ED451ED3DD843BA9BAB2036AA157FC6"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Grant limitation</header><text>The Secretary may not award more than 20 percent of the amount described under subparagraph (I) in a fiscal year to a single grant recipient.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFD4FBBEDA14E4E9381DF4453D61C66C5"><enum>(L)</enum><header>Expenses for grant recipients</header><text>A grant recipient under this paragraph may use not more than 5 percent of the funds awarded each fiscal year to carry out planning and reporting requirements.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H07AD56AD1BF54DD991431934F92FD9F9"><enum>(M)</enum><header>Grant flexibility</header> <clause id="HC139CDD1A96D47CEAC8ADB4ACE7E5BE5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, by August 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary determines that there are not enough grant applications that meet the requirements described in subparagraph (C) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer to the programs specified in clause (ii)—</text> <subclause id="H44CA55B1230C4719BAB11712FDEBBFD5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any of the funds reserved for the fiscal year under subparagraph (I) that the Secretary has not yet awarded under this paragraph; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H741520AA05984BF688CD19C27E3F5FE4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an amount of obligation limitation equal to the amount of funds that the Secretary transfers under subclause (I).</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HD15EC21403544D46AEFED7D33E77D934"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Programs</header><text>The programs referred to in clause (i) are—</text> <subclause id="HCAAE25BDD5194313B16A9459933E5C9A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the program under section 503(b);</text></subclause> <subclause id="H4A3FEC139A5F4073B6D2B4B1C453A011"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the program under section 503(c); and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HF989685A8F004930A0992DBE3197645D"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the programs under sections 512 through 518.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H7B177AF7AE3E44C3B3CD17066976D96B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Distribution</header><text>Any transfer of funds and obligation limitation under clause (i) shall be divided among the programs referred to in that clause in the same proportions as the Secretary originally reserved funding from the programs for the fiscal year under subparagraph (I).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B06D4BA59C349D7A8AE095262C7570D"><enum>(N)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the following definitions apply:</text> <clause id="HEE3601B1B4FC4670BAF073DBD797A2D1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a State or local government, a transit agency, metropolitan planning organization representing a population of over 200,000, or other political subdivision of a State or local government or a multijurisdictional group or a consortia of research institutions or academic institutions.</text></clause> <clause id="H1B85373BEB7A4BD88D1D604FD307FD48"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Advanced and congestion management transportation technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>advanced transportation and congestion management technologies</term> means technologies that improve the efficiency, safety, or state of good repair of surface transportation systems, including intelligent transportation systems.</text></clause> <clause id="H15E8A8B9FBD64B06B5C6F6AE91842FC1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Multijurisdictional group</header><text>The term <term>multijurisdictional group</term> means a any combination of State governments, locals governments, metropolitan planning agencies, transit agencies, or other political subdivisions of a State for which each member of the group—</text> <subclause id="HFCC4A9DEDE7E40448572A3374BBC148C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has signed a written agreement to implement the advanced transportation technologies deployment initiative across jurisdictional boundaries; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H0066B7AD1CFB480AAE46390A82DCE497"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is an eligible entity under this paragraph.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section commented="no" id="H921CE9A695D0429FA16A19AE54BC8213" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6004.</enum><header>Technology and innovation deployment program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0A10C1BEEC9B4C1B87D9FAC8946397FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>2013 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2016 through 2021</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H65273385FBBF4F058B7DB336A37DED12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H789C60702929453D9BD172014CADB22E" style="USC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC1260F0D4DAA4C0BB1351C05B6C8691E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Secretary shall make available to the public on an Internet Web site on an annual basis a report on the cost and benefits from deployment of new technology and innovations that substantially and directly resulted from the program established under this paragraph. The report may include an analysis of—</text> <clause id="HEF27E2AF64534AB0885E0B433C2355B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal, State, and local cost savings;</text></clause> <clause id="HDD2923A68C0845D489A32CB95BAE9BA6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>project delivery time improvements;</text></clause> <clause id="H54EE7F3F698746ACA359D878EB85269F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reduced fatalities; and</text></clause> <clause id="H22BD3A01DA1C4D08BF83971551491F3D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>congestion impacts.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HDAFA3292D4794BE3AD79A4D269F8CE42"><enum>6005.</enum><header>Intelligent transportation system goals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 514(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H24DABA15ABBE4071855E8F12BC131D75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7F92FF82704F4591935C5B9146DCCAD1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H27DF816513474FF6B0EC2081D75C2285"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE071FDE8138E43C1AFF04B7E97A2C7AA" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H25CA494C1ED1458789D119858765D372"><enum>(6)</enum><text>enhancement of the national freight system and support to national freight policy goals by conducting heavy duty vehicle demonstration activities and accelerating adoption of intelligent transportation system applications in freight operations.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HDC8C12D0D3344979A9C6AAF632C75A6A"><enum>6006.</enum><header>Intelligent transportation system program report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 515(h)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2D2A954E77094746B9C86D3652EDD709"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>February 1 of each year after the date of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>May 1 of each year</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H997D9FD4DDB14C0F8A85039DC8261278"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>submit to Congress</quote> and inserting <quote>make available to the public on a Department of Transportation Web site</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H6588343228D1437EAA284F630610B6D7"><enum>6007.</enum><header>Intelligent transportation system national architecture and standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 517(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>memberships are comprised of, and represent,</quote> and inserting <quote>memberships include representatives of</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H2594A1FA57064606A8F09237D15FD517"><enum>6008.</enum><header>Communication systems deployment report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 518(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Not later than 3</quote> and all that follows through <quote>House of Representatives</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than July 6, 2016, the Secretary shall make available to the public on a Department of Transportation Web site a report</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HC0E6516EEE3E4796905B459542920406"><enum>6009.</enum><header>Infrastructure development</header> <subsection id="H6740A2FC81A642BA97F17F1EA1435658"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">Chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H76D35645F80B4B71AC74E801D58D9CFE" style="USC"> <section id="HBC75F4E586CF4266AF2FA674B18021F3"><enum>519.</enum><header>Infrastructure development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds made available to carry out this chapter for operational tests—</text> <paragraph id="H126ACCC86AA64742909CA53EDE1CF612"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be used primarily for the development of intelligent transportation system infrastructure, equipment, and systems; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H85AC11CE5D6F498091D818B8669246B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be used for the construction of physical surface transportation infrastructure unless the construction is incidental and critically necessary to the implementation of an intelligent transportation system project.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H01DEF50D2FF6453C9F381B07A5D9D8E1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="H6FC00571762449CF8044D927D16A1E2B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F010415FBF4434ABD86513FDA9A5F56" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">519. Infrastructure development.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1C9B67C3CD7544A78B47C3E32C5C56B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item relating to section 512 in the analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1569DB5EE0B648AD95EA491C3924F709" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">512. National ITS program plan.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H069E938621864E6D9F60878EA5003C45"><enum>6010.</enum><header>Departmental research programs</header> <subsection id="H227BE89AE2474C278B41911A785449AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology</header><text>Section 102(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD27756BC4FD44151921B9D1CEB390B70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>5</quote> and inserting <quote>6</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9E929617DE424CDF98D1D3E303129767"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting <quote>an Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology,</quote> after <quote>Governmental Affairs,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H92BBEAADF88C41889E8F175461BBAC65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research activities</header><text>Section 330 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB1EF4E6035BB41DA9934F57E2B59E118"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">contracts</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">activities</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E322FC8001449C1A5F6305EB32F38B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>The Secretary of</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">In general.—</header-in-text>The Secretary of</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3826F898F6CF4F9291E327E3AAC0B306"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b) by striking <quote>In carrying</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Responsibilities.—</header-in-text>In carrying</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB49E9EDDE5094376A4DC34D275B935C8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c) by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Publications.—</header-in-text>The Secretary</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HDB0E8D2A03124D41BD30E048DDD341FD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HA0A775826E3E41A1BD2C6A64ADD3BF40" style="USC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HDA995416265E499B8C3C1322460C5C6B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for the following:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H35EEA8BC1B134E48AF4AD47D832120BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Coordination, facilitation, and review of Department of Transportation research and development programs and activities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H61F0F805E03B402E8164155A2D75B6C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Advancement, and research and development, of innovative technologies, including intelligent transportation systems.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H418EED295AEC4F3EBA956A0A9B411F2F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Comprehensive transportation statistics research, analysis, and reporting.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H2BA3155037544C639F10AD04DE75EA04"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Education and training in transportation and transportation-related fields.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H2F7840F14D804A5293089D27C2CB0DD6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Activities of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H44753C3BE6FC4F5BB8B1FBA87D3EE604"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Coordination in support of multimodal and multidisciplinary research activities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H67C9176EDEC84428BF990935D5066482"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional authorities</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H073FF9B22F86401CB48D06F86791F516"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enter into grants and cooperative agreements with Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, other public entities, private organizations, and other persons to conduct research into transportation service and infrastructure assurance and to carry out other research activities of the Department of Transportation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HEF794114F7294BBF932D855D8F0D64CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development to encourage innovative solutions to multimodal transportation problems and stimulate the deployment of new technology with—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H8E4F192C594942E1AEE505CAEFFAA43D"><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 commented="no" id="H5B83796581B14AC9AFF3E2C19A40E866"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal laboratories; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H070E3E757B6143CABFBB2D8C3A280BCF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other Federal agencies; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0B3C47BD0C9841A6ACF24147DC651E99"><enum>(3)</enum><text>directly initiate contracts, grants, 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>)), and other agreements to fund, and accept funds from, the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, 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></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HB11BC3859608436782F49BE472AE23EA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H35269C6BA32646A48F624F2AB75F329B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under subsection (e)(3) shall not exceed 50 percent.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H836ED2F4DC614968B70EE7C5280B43CE"><enum>(2)</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></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD5DE217BBD244C019292C4F65CA5BFB4"><enum>(3)</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 subsection (e)(3).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H849816CD59BA439CADBC9AE49585CECE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Program evaluation and oversight</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary is authorized to expend not more than 1 and a half percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the coordination, evaluation, and oversight of the programs administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HB6D73A8A0F5D4834A2DE9E430CA84CB4"><enum>(h)</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 section, 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3701">15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H60937220659F4362869DB7C521CF22CF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Waiver of advertising requirements</header><text>Section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to a contract, grant, or other agreement entered into under this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD7DEC0F09A854D85A6FAADABA404426F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 330 in the analysis of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/3">chapter 3</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H2FEA67544EC644E7B711FC82BB878DFC" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">330. Research activities.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H7184CC5DE4C84D7B874CA18612BBFD55"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="H7FC8745B070D4405B3ED14EE82298669"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title 5 amendments</header> <subparagraph id="H3451C7A1552E409BB60C2ADC8319F170"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Positions at level II</header><text>Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>The Under Secretary of Transportation for Security.</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7202DE9944EC4455BA7F0C629E6CAB80"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Positions at level IV</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the undesignated item relating to Assistant Secretaries of Transportation by striking <quote>(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>(5)</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H029A31FF217F4FD98A1EE0450AB28A35"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Positions at level V</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Associate Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation.</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H085BDDD63B9D4FB8A094929802F82433"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bureau of Transportation Statistics</header><text>Section 6302(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H060D62BB64424C28A6A85B8F39D22527" style="USC"> <subsection id="H47DEA9AF5BE54A9487ABD15825DDB306"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There shall be within the Department of Transportation the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6B287E011C064B36AEC3E6352A49E1D8"><enum>6011.</enum><header>Research and Innovative Technology Administration</header> <subsection id="H6623DCF3A920433E86956C133B7DB7DA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5EA4C36D7303419796AA283DA43A3B8A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 112.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3388615BD6EC4BAB9896B9A439B30C02"><enum>6012.</enum><header>Office of Intermodalism</header> <subsection id="HFA29625D4D7E4603BF35EA6C9AF19F69"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 5503 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3A8ADDD11652438AAA6780E8966AAA25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/55">chapter 55</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 5503.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H35C3F87253E04F908F7FFBD65421D28A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6013.</enum><header>University transportation centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H6DA6ADBDDAC642BD8B0E199965A9C150" style="USC"> <section id="H2D9B440608A24164A553D658C887BD9A"><enum>5505.</enum><header>University transportation centers program</header> <subsection id="H6BB91DB9E9B8469CB9F947BB60D5E2F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>University transportation centers program</header> <paragraph id="H89480CA1FB724C4CA327EBC35F37F82F"><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="H6ADE765A5D034786849EBCFC968EC143"><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="H26C17E355BC4438A9370FDD510E83800"><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="H4DF5B2ADC4084F0D86DA6BAC96A62FE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide for a critical transportation knowledge base outside of the Department of Transportation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H345E63E27ED74D59B49B14492350E99B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to address critical workforce needs and educate the next generation of transportation leaders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7BBD841CD6A1410CB918729724926918"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive selection process</header> <paragraph id="H3F265A420FEA42C08B2F92D5BF917F4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To receive a grant under this section, a consortium of nonprofit institutions 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="H7211F8AF6D554DC1AE07F3DD755DCCC5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction</header> <subparagraph id="H82736A0F38094B92AF6B6ECFAF161E31"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A lead institution of a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education, as applicable, may only submit 1 grant application per fiscal year for each of the transportation centers described under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6154BBC4B9F347E2BD73618EACC97A3F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception for consortium members that are not lead institutions</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a nonprofit institution of higher education that is a member of a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education but not the lead institution of such consortium.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H472CFEFFB767491682A43AEA2BBE9A43"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall solicit grant applications for national transportation centers, regional transportation centers, and Tier 1 university transportation centers with identical advertisement schedules and deadlines.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE125D9AD249B4CCC86866A2C76E89429"><enum>(4)</enum><header>General selection criteria</header> <subparagraph id="H6F27F21F7F274269A585606B8068E45A"><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="HDAF541022BAA4E3089F72ECF7B842277"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology and the Administrator of the Federal Highway 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="HE350247D7E304D12B43BAB7493AB1BA4"><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="H9AB47A607C6A42D0B5D7EE6C37BAAA3B"><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="H0F7E48C1E1F4487388B21353B292EE18"><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="HB3A3985C26B24CB0BFC7600BDC2807F8"><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="HD173574D73E34C77BA90E7CC9E219C4F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the demonstrated commitment of the recipient to carry out transportation workforce development programs through—</text> <subclause id="H23239713A68B49259F3F2D7D3671DB21"><enum>(I)</enum><text>degree-granting programs or programs that provide other industry-recognized credentials; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H4E583005A25540719A2FC67431654501"><enum>(II)</enum><text>outreach activities to attract new entrants into the transportation field, including women and underrepresented populations;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HBE847BD87E8046E5B5F522C2EB9FFAC3"><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="H19A8AEB0D81C44DD840B4ED3CEA140A7"><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="H49E6B493044444C39C2F515D3EA60403"><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="H23DD255B77A54F5B8D1674B6EE5CD267"><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> <paragraph id="HE004A67F071C416EAF2BA9C79B0A7488"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Transparency</header> <subparagraph id="H79221238E3AF4F2C800086A3C796DBB3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to each applicant, upon request, any materials, including copies of reviews (with any information that would identify a reviewer redacted), used in the evaluation process of the proposal of the applicant.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H89E2443883164FDCB24DFC30E3DFF046"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the overall review process under paragraph (3) that includes—</text> <clause id="H1D378E29F2254EC596FBC9919FB91FF5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specific criteria of evaluation used in the review;</text></clause> <clause id="HB7D4969BF8B8444CAEE54B11F75771CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>descriptions of the review process; and</text></clause> <clause id="H51DAC6E8CC1D458CA6CA5FA90EC688BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>explanations of the selected awards.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6761BDD4BF4044C0851E3C42AFFA58ED"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Outside stakeholders</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consult external stakeholders such as the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council of the National Academies to evaluate and competitively review all proposals.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H35C7FAF9B5B040F7A1E36815E52A09FC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header> <paragraph id="H5EBF777A6AA6471098D479C59F9871A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, and the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall select grant recipients under subsection (b) and make grant amounts available to the selected recipients.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B29BCDD5DB4439DA45235D7E6E2B956"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National transportation centers</header> <subparagraph id="HEEC43C70FF2F4FA08AF0A021DCB5EECE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall provide grants to 5 consortia that the Secretary determines best meet the criteria described in subsection (b)(4).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H777580BDAF4A421687F6AF9FFCAAD59F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restrictions</header> <clause id="H06236623C5A34DC8A4C46237145113EA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, a grant made available under this paragraph shall be not greater than $4,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000 per recipient.</text></clause> <clause id="H5C834A965F0F433CB7FC9DB5301CA090"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Focused research</header><text>A consortium receiving a grant under this paragraph shall focus research on 1 of the transportation issue areas specified in section 508(a)(2) of title 23.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H494F156243794756981141689839C701"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header> <clause id="HF0C610E3D28C411C9904FCAD96F6B851"><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="H085457B7304D4B66A20A9CAABB76B15B"><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="HA64CFE11E1D74ECEB6B6F7895C0D6B65"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 504(b) of title 23; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H786915EF899246C6B084C59C1006C7B3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>section 505 of title 23.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7E5F65E06969478DB22CF6F5EA859CFD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regional university transportation centers</header> <subparagraph id="HA492B3F1AA8C43FA96B6399F64FAB5FC"><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="HEB4F80AABB98423681E218941006A9BE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In conducting a competition under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide grants to 10 consortia on the basis of—</text> <clause id="HCCAFFA74EB384C808F78CD80D97F6E53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the criteria described in subsection (b)(4);</text></clause> <clause id="H361112228CB44458A6FB4E781753761B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the location of the lead center within the Federal region to be served; and</text></clause> <clause id="H19D57A0C89384F31A538922352935990"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the consortium of institutions demonstrates that the consortium has a well-established, nationally recognized program in transportation research and education, as evidenced by—</text> <subclause id="H5B2C7D680D104BB0A2D23C70069AC0BD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recent expenditures by the institution in highway or public transportation research;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H26EF7784F64940DC8981D6A02FEE6D1F"><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="H8601931AFDCA457E988ADE984D3BAB99"><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="HC9B8037391C9414D898438719E1C9009"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>For each fiscal year, a grant made available under this paragraph shall be not greater than $3,000,000 and not less than $1,500,000 per recipient.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H87C1C5E059EF43399761CB2DE6A2A92B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Matching requirements</header> <clause id="H3D3851964CAD47339F2EF4F2B7B8CACA"><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="H668C5DBFA6744E479A8318621B62A4A0"><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="HE101023DD56148CD8B0D786BD0B67873"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 504(b) of title 23; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H6EA121453B194AC98796F1699D448118"><enum>(II)</enum><text>section 505 of title 23.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEAB99F388D82452D96BDE1BFE1824D75"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Focused research</header><text>The Secretary shall make a grant to 1 of the 10 regional university transportation centers established under this paragraph for the purpose of furthering the objectives described in subsection (a)(2) in the field of comprehensive transportation safety, congestion, connected vehicles, connected infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H06D4516FB35444BEBC578135EE73A4F6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Tier 1 university transportation centers</header> <subparagraph id="H835029D7DBB549AA9CA36396218FBE4E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants of not greater than $2,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000 to not more than 20 recipients to carry out this paragraph.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A7117AEE4C54B49A8E459B80A3E4E15"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header> <clause id="H45A754916A14406A9215906BF30BA573"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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="H5ED3AD94343B47F1B486CED0F706B28A"><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="HD6096E1E418F47CF98A593EA7F1AB57B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 504(b) of title 23; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H194D4F89759640B0BDA5A7E991A2464C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>section 505 of title 23.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H380906044EA14F56A7EA03F296F08249"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Focused research</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, consideration shall be given to minority institutions, as defined by section 365 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067k">20 U.S.C. 1067k</external-xref>), or consortia that include such institutions that have demonstrated an ability in transportation-related research.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBAB172F4AA4A4E8EB0DA1B152A0C6EA8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Program coordination</header> <paragraph id="HE4D19988C77E47EBABEFBB4CD14943EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H8A000713FC4F4DD2BD7C1C7BBED082EA"><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="HDAF9B34609834EA08A94DC6D7D89370F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disseminate the results of that research through the establishment and operation of a publicly accessible online information clearinghouse.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE29DD0CDC85D42269CCB05FB458AD6A6"><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—</text> <subparagraph id="H96EE065674E747AA966BBA5189FDE5ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review and evaluate the programs carried out under this section by grant recipients; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H023EBDA7D4F84164950238DA42C07BB0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing that review and evaluation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6270D9B7BBBB4AE3A7BA0D30986920F3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program evaluation and oversight</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary shall expend not more than 1 and a half 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.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD64EABC6A2E74940920E5EF6D95ECA9E"><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 authorized.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7A9120B00B5544D1BF75733D19EEE440"><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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HC8D2CC87EF954C9DA3EEE33712BAD804" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6014.</enum><header>Bureau of Transportation Statistics</header> <subsection id="H29550A07D3BB4FEF889E4DC73423098A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Bureau of Transportation Statistics</header><text>Section 6302(b)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H79B253562AC143B2B66E4BB74C160EC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (vi)(III) by striking <quote>section 6310</quote> and inserting <quote>section 6309</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC52F6BC9F50946B897BEC838225A430E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (vii), (viii), (ix), and (x) as clauses (x), (xi), (xii), and (xiii), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H671A1681CF8D4712AB75595C6FC2AF5F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (vi) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HBFE2CACE236147939B77A3242FD7B8CC" style="USC"> <clause id="HABF794D521AF406E9D2F9EA8D8D5E6FD"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>develop and improve transportation economic accounts to meet demand for methods for estimating the economic value of transportation infrastructure, investment, and services;</text></clause> <clause id="HB57A0F562C0B45A3A72EBB8CA1DAA175"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>not be required to obtain the approval of any other officer or employee of the Department in connection with the collection or analysis of any information;</text></clause> <clause id="HF92243428BAC43CA9FEFB251DB525E0B"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>not be required, prior to publication, to obtain the approval of any other officer or employee of the Federal Government with respect to the substance of any statistical technical reports or press releases that the Director has prepared in accordance with the law;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H004C033A3F2B409DBFFFF296DAFB03B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text>Section 6311(5) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 6310</quote> and inserting <quote>section 6309</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA0322B12BCEF48F88213B6725F0E4E1F"><enum>6015.</enum><header>Surface transportation system funding alternatives</header> <subsection id="HC4FF4D56DCDD4B71989A7F4400C1F29D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants to States to demonstrate user-based alternative revenue mechanisms that utilize a user fee structure to maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8057E67AC65B41AEAF91DE3B72E3276B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State or group of States shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3B43775E7E7748139CF0AEEF1C419DEF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out using funds provided under this section meet the following objectives:</text> <paragraph id="H4B24D011DEAA4326A8AFC057F1C262CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To test the design, acceptance, and implementation of 2 or more future user-based alternative revenue mechanisms.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DFDB6C47B914603B5836F2F8DFD0EC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To improve the functionality of such user-based alternative revenue mechanisms.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8166DBB123EE4B9A9F532C372C10C1D1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To conduct outreach to increase public awareness regarding the need for alternative funding sources for surface transportation programs and to provide information on possible approaches.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H61E2AF5E6FC748FC9C4B730BD9FE7005"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide recommendations regarding adoption and implementation of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE6358642B9C14E3C980087360DDFB3AC"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To minimize the administrative cost of any potential user-based alternative revenue mechanisms.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE7F40E81CDF647189CB0FDD95635D976"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or group of States receiving funds under this section to test the design, acceptance, and implementation of a user-based alternative revenue mechanism—</text> <paragraph id="HAB4D69EF568547A8AF8EC85F3E46DE65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall address—</text> <subparagraph id="H9B7C2CC423EF434DBFAECB52A4FA7B21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the implementation, interoperability, public acceptance, and other potential hurdles to the adoption of the user-based alternative revenue mechanism;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8DF4AA1B80244972BE953A7A99677AAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the protection of personal privacy;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9150DAF320C6438FA0D1C464A9FC411D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the use of independent and private third-party vendors to collect fees and operate the user-based alternative revenue mechanism;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H68051B23CC37437C9A299A5D0F31BB97"><enum>(D)</enum><text>market-based congestion mitigation, if appropriate;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HECFD6B8AD6C54362879428206BB5DA2A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>equity concerns, including the impacts of the user-based alternative revenue mechanism on differing income groups, various geographic areas, and the relative burdens on rural and urban drivers;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H45BB723E91A846399DBDEE80C4BCFA18"><enum>(F)</enum><text>ease of compliance for different users of the transportation system; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A6205E24FE9441198215055D2B35BC6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the reliability and security of technology used to implement the user-based alternative revenue mechanism; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB69F20CA2A14B9FB61057A24E3A20C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may address—</text> <subparagraph id="H328861ED549D4661814BD47B58FAF1CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the flexibility and choices of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms, including the ability of users to select from various technology and payment options;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7255A44C13E745BE86B47888EA95FADA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cost of administering the user-based alternative revenue mechanism; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9C01489192DE4B6488AC44AD7FA807D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability of the administering entity to audit and enforce user compliance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4A40F7084DA6487B9F8DF03AFDE80B40"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>The Secretary shall consider geographic diversity in awarding grants under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H25D214002B3A4D708B38CB325D33BDC0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitations on revenue collected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any revenue collected through a user-based alternative revenue mechanism established using funds provided under this section shall not be considered a toll under section 301 of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H422A41AC0FA44CFFA98E4B8516AC0ADE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the activity.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H50023AD7146D41D1AEACC5C4EC9F57F6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report to Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first eligible entity receives a grant under this section, and each year thereafter, each recipient of a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes—</text> <paragraph id="HDFB13943E6194A288ADA300C3E326E35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>how the demonstration activities carried out with grant funds meet the objectives described in subsection (c); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7E90E359D0A240B09B340B45C4A536DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>lessons learned for future deployment of alternative revenue mechanisms that utilize a user fee structure.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBCCCBA2B3E734353872F1AEAE0452E53"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Biennial reports</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter until the completion of the demonstration activities under this section, the Secretary shall make available to the public on an Internet Web site a report describing the progress of the demonstration activities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3A34A9B748804733A62B88FE55B4DD58"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the funds authorized to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code—</text> <paragraph id="H698CB51784984DC195BB2014FEDC4D93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$15,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2016; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE686D8A1CF2452FBFADC5CF79797DBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$20,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H4B0413ADC6854BCC98F0C11634289842"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Grant flexibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, by August 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary determines that there are not enough grant applications that meet the requirements of this section for a fiscal year, Secretary shall transfer to the program under section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7E198EB113F14384AA67432F80AF4ADC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any of the funds reserved for the fiscal year under subsection (j) that the Secretary has not yet awarded under this section; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H6CAD8C0C42964E77BE4A884504BDBEC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount of obligation limitation equal to the amount of funds that the Secretary transfers under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9674EEAC03334D13A017A4BB5360B637" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6016.</enum><header>Future interstate study</header> <subsection id="H21EB0BC3DB0C48838637E0AA9F07E0A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Future interstate system study</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies to conduct a study on the actions needed to upgrade and restore the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways to its role as a premier system that meets the growing and shifting demands of the 21st century.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC4E6550FA9AF4E45A3B46736057CB9CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Methodologies</header><text>In conducting the study, the Transportation Research Board shall build on the methodologies examined and recommended in the report prepared for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials titled <quote>National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 20–24(79): Specifications for a National Study of the Future 3R, 4R, and Capacity Needs of the Interstate System</quote>, dated December 2013.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB3421F66F4944352BE23D9722F32C195"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents of study</header><text>The study—</text> <paragraph id="HDD1D6280B7384357B1764E0C3E31E3B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall include specific recommendations regarding the features, standards, capacity needs, application of technologies, and intergovernmental roles to upgrade the Interstate System, including any revisions to law (including regulations) that the Transportation Research Board determines appropriate; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H98DB86BA315E402EA5DE0E4AB2003AAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is encouraged to build on the institutional knowledge in the highway industry in applying the techniques involved in implementing the study.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCB42596852FE4CE89AAA028967263FFC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board shall determine the need for reconstruction and improvement of the Interstate System by considering—</text> <paragraph id="HFEE1D13BCE5540FBBC947D01AA2556F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>future demands on transportation infrastructure determined for national planning purposes, including commercial and private traffic flows to serve future economic activity and growth;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC018CF02DD34FF69D4779857AAB1C60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the expected condition of the current Interstate System over the period of 50 years beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, including long-term deterioration and reconstruction needs;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H093E8CC5662C47F9927EFAD9A99B3F8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>features that would take advantage of technological capabilities to address modern standards of construction, maintenance, and operations, for purposes of safety, and system management, taking into further consideration system performance and cost; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD0FA499CD074A25A0FB9ED41ACF3823"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the resources necessary to maintain and improve the Interstate System.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE73DED40C99442A4A9861C5FF2F427C9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Transportation Research Board—</text> <paragraph id="H6045A6911177450B8C69A1D4A1BF1257"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall convene and consult with a panel of national experts, including operators and users of the Interstate System and private sector stakeholders; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBC0B662070349EAA1F3632EC923AACA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is encouraged to consult with—</text> <subparagraph id="H377D274C359545468F71A89462A5E215"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Highway Administration;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7430030804734073A26ACFCBC383EEBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>States;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF393C70464824956985C70ED58A5D37C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>planning agencies at the metropolitan, State, and regional levels;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H34FEA6CB41DB493B8264092F55214759"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the motor carrier industry;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0F1F05201E0B488FB8939790407C26BE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>freight shippers;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H46406BAFDB04452191E170CC1CEC33F7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>highway safety groups; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H025C494C6D7043CF892FEF2B418D49B6"><enum>(G)</enum><text>other appropriate entities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA636B3BE24F54A9282866637610C2A38"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Transportation Research Board shall make available to the public on an Internet Web site the results of the study conducted under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9AD4C3D17A6B4DFEB8E597392AACEAA1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>From funds made available to carry out section 503(b) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may use to carry out this section up to $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H2678405329654D18A3502659E7E04E4C"><enum>6017.</enum><header>Highway efficiency</header> <subsection id="H18CBFC27FB2D484DBF358D7BF24F8B65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header> <paragraph id="H4BEBDCF21A97483B8DC83499F9FAAD14"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology may examine the impact of pavement durability and sustainability on vehicle fuel consumption, vehicle wear and tear, road conditions, and road repairs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H281E3AD5AC97455F85F8029A0D05B7B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methodology</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Assistant Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H93E749C570C046AF8314B5F725DC4BC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a thorough review of relevant peer-reviewed research published during at least the past 5 years;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA7DF6E0865894E9FBF1001701313794E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>analyze impacts of different types of pavement on all motor vehicle types, including commercial vehicles;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6C742D0A454E4C62924FF784701A3257"><enum>(C)</enum><text>specifically examine the impact of pavement deformation and deflection; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H10181D78A5134D9EB82C092BE358A132"><enum>(D)</enum><text>analyze impacts of different types of pavement on road conditions and road repairs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H09D0A36449934ADEBB343C331E8E6D78"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Assistant Secretary shall consult with—</text> <subparagraph id="HB561E594C97B43899DF82EAAC7C26D9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>experts from the different modal administrations of the Department and from other Federal agencies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H05B3C843F9444630B20DB7218E5E9C2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State departments of transportation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0D317D12C7FB4D2E80F5ABB64F44931E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>local government engineers and public works professionals;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFB27FE1B458847E09C94EDB8BCAFA457"><enum>(D)</enum><text>industry stakeholders; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF367B6C7B62145ADAD22CE37AB45CF05"><enum>(E)</enum><text>appropriate academic experts active in the field.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4BDCC7789FFA4A548179B0EB582A3402"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="HEE97BEFE16C24D01A26EC46469910E42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall publish on a public Web site the results of the study.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H235CB6F8EF3B45C1893A1014053158A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HB4385A5259AD42179EC0EABB5FACB171"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of the different types of pavements analyzed in the study and the impacts of pavement durability and sustainability on vehicle fuel consumption, vehicle wear and tear, road conditions, and road repairs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H88695938E9FC4F68A870C6B8A131117D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations for State and local governments on best practice methods for improving pavement durability and sustainability to maximize vehicle fuel economy, ride quality, and road conditions and to minimize the need for road and vehicle repairs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6731ECAAF4E5451091FD2FD88AABA7D3"><enum>6018.</enum><header>Motorcycle safety</header> <subsection id="HFC03DB92D8394A69B6F0B31AFE910EE6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation may enter into an agreement, within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on the most effective means of preventing motorcycle crashes.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7673E69B50404F37B187A369E491F01C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Assistant Secretary may make available the findings on a public Web site within 30 days after receiving the results of the study from the National Academy of Sciences.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H65397E585FC946C7A3770DC8A70DFFD1"><enum>6019.</enum><header>Hazardous materials research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5118 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H768E8B5A1D5F4355A04BCACA4FD82C66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2CA8A9F1BC1A41379F676DBAF2B3D5E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8E0D1201D4643FFA823F0B2E457D385"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE2E54C4735794C0BAEFFAF441B2AB01F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H12475CEDEC1F496F91B4197F8B4FD2C7" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H2F529276E8164F2B8F07941B43935990"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate, as appropriate, with other Federal agencies.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5B35D11E6FC4DBBB91B0AADFDF257D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="H46168584019C4609BB20F6A1E219DC90" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HF9C4D45211A645619C76B9DECEC79059"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cooperative research</header> <paragraph id="H7274B8A468484CC3BE1AF9D55F50A9FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As part of the program established in subsection (a), the Secretary may carry out cooperative research on hazardous materials transport.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1FE396EC58F74F49949C84FB4CCE0DFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National academies</header><text>The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the National Academies to support such research.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H97DC0AD5556C429BAD7E6F84A30642A4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Research</header><text>Research conducted under this subsection may include activities related to—</text> <subparagraph id="H50A7C1C854AA483688F7427918428ACA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>emergency planning and response, including information and programs that can be readily assessed and implemented in local jurisdictions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D265B5B8E714CDD921C27E1B3F8E3C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>risk analysis and perception and data assessment;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1E064575588A4EEBAD03531071FAD7CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>commodity flow data, including voluntary collaboration between shippers and first responders for secure data exchange of critical information;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB297CF17E3A74078A909E460510B69B3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>integration of safety and security;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H069D3ED946C646568480ED82A9D75008"><enum>(E)</enum><text>cargo packaging and handling;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H48A2983D68CC456F898456ED3AF91197"><enum>(F)</enum><text>hazmat release consequences; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC65A82060D6B44AF917789D23F9EE1A9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>materials and equipment testing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H2F2D418CFECA450CA4C4EFB443C0094D"><enum>6020.</enum><header>Web-based training for emergency responders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5115(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, including online curriculum as appropriate,</quote> after <quote>a current curriculum of courses</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HECF22309832546FBB2A102B98EA6049A"><enum>6021.</enum><header>Transportation technology policy working group</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To improve the scientific pursuit and research procedures concerning transportation, the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology may convene an interagency working group to—</text> <paragraph id="H8255DF6C00C64C7C96108ED975B1A8DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act a national transportation research framework;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9EC909AC45146AD8995BFEB6A323CB7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify opportunities for coordination between the Department and universities and the private sector, and prioritize these opportunities;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC55156B98387468491450A8293D7CD54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify and develop a plan to implement best practices for moving transportation research results out of the laboratory and into application; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1720E3C5303749C0A063CFD86BDE5BE3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify and develop a plan to address related workforce development needs.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H9DF0CAD24D3147A385707FD7F4FC9E3B"><enum>6022.</enum><header>Collaboration and support</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may solicit the support of, and identify opportunities to collaborate with, other Federal research agencies and national laboratories to assist in the effective and efficient pursuit and resolution of research challenges identified by the Secretary.</text></section> <section id="H04270E1027CB495CBBA44AD1926CF81B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6023.</enum><header>Prize competitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502(b)(7) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H89E8F725BD084C74A4FCD90742BD0349"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3A7194A385604B3CACAA92F656A40E4D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(such as www.challenge.gov)</quote> after <quote>public website</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE61A782AA1D42C2B4CB758CD67F5C81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64D70EE56EA64FFEBD3A483AF4357772"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H415008821F74441F939F5C3EA6590A58" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H2D4121C675DA4821A865CC90BA13DC7F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the process for participants to register for the competition; </text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6430A1CACABE490BA1915815C5FED3FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) by striking <quote>prize</quote> and inserting <quote>cash prize purse</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A1C9249DF134EF898EC8B157310A681"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) by striking <quote>prize</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>cash prize purse</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D9767A5ED6D4D0BB36A34E018EEFE7D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) as subparagraphs (G) through (L), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C14D679730D4FCC99D5481B1B189B78"><enum>(4)</enum><text> by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF1CAD4BB41D64242A5DCD90325476BE2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H2C90A2784E7842C0B67ED5C38E385FE4"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Use of Federal facilities; consultation with Federal employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual or entity is not ineligible to receive a cash prize purse under this paragraph as a result of the individual or entity using a Federal facility or consulting with a Federal employee related to the individual or entity's participation in a prize competition under this paragraph unless the same facility or employee is made available to all individuals and entities participating in the prize competition on an equitable basis.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D0A9385CC8542EC908D898A384ABAD3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section)—</text> <subparagraph id="H9C5AA569464245E5B59D10973D7543D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i)(I) by striking <quote>competition</quote> and inserting <quote>prize competition under this paragraph</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H763C8FFEFA344BB18E7BBAB1E537DB46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii)(I)—</text> <clause id="H979D3DA71F7441EDBC42217EC0445EB4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>participation in a competition</quote> and inserting <quote>participation in a prize competition under this paragraph</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HDEF99033AD014FD0A3B864707EB7901D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>competition activities</quote> and inserting <quote>prize competition activities</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C2C9F2C45AF48C6A0F66C075486C746"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAFCFCFACE0284267B424C702597F3DBC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H06ECA822CBA54E6FAF1F1124899E2B0D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Intellectual property</header> <subclause id="H1F621DEC05164A1191F0EF2AB5903591"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Prohibition on requiring waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not require a participant to waive claims against the Department arising out of the unauthorized use or disclosure by the Department of the intellectual property, trade secrets, or confidential business information of the participant.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H92856496EF1C43569EE5456FD66D8A5C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Prohibition on Government Acquisition of intellectual property rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Government may not gain an interest in intellectual property developed by a participant for a prize competition under this paragraph without the written consent of the participant.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H36716F89F1D44E648B8E97090B4F37BF"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Licenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Government may negotiate a license for the use of intellectual property developed by a participant for a prize competition under this paragraph.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3358C9EE5FF5493F9EF7970CFD9867C7"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H)(i) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section) by striking <quote>subparagraph (H)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (I)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5F7850DEED841F1B954AC0E63CE9E08"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section) by striking <quote>an agreement with a private, nonprofit entity</quote> and inserting <quote>a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement with a private sector for-profit or nonprofit entity</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57B3878BC23A4CD183FBB6959F1C8960"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section)—</text> <subparagraph id="HFCA2BA2D52854F399D6ADB76A437BDDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text> <clause id="HAD828C9C6401484E934024E251D3C4BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subclause (I) by striking <quote>the private sector</quote> and inserting <quote>private sector for-profit and nonprofit entities, to be available to the extent provided by appropriations Acts</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H61C0712C754A4E1E8116E019CE58AB58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subclause (II) by striking <quote>and metropolitan planning organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>metropolitan planning organizations, and private sector for-profit and nonprofit entities</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H402C825639C54E37AAB4A3862DCBD827"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subclause (III) by inserting <quote>for-profit or nonprofit</quote> after <quote>private sector</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFF1C08AD95154FD6A7301568E9B7903F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>prize awards</quote> and inserting <quote>cash prize purses</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C8E9F02CB72414FA84AC7BBE574286E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause (iv)—</text> <clause id="H64D4C48F0D384226AC1B777A01AE2C96"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>competition</quote> after <quote>A prize</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD6D609F7D608429786AA5F718DEB0BA9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the prize</quote> and inserting <quote>the cash prize purse</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3423BD191BA54D24841656B28C7CB100"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (v)—</text> <clause id="H807A5EC99ECD40DCBDAC55791B633BF8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>amount of a prize</quote> and inserting <quote>amount of a cash prize purse</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H6ECD64E93E9043629C1DE929B184DDBE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>competition</quote> after <quote>announcement of the prize</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1CFFAE1F31A34461960A2927C974DDB9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subclause (I) by inserting <quote>competition</quote> after <quote>prize</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2BCC93D52B57456890F678FF1C4AFFE7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in clause (vi) by striking <quote>offer a prize</quote> and inserting <quote>offer a cash prize purse</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE31C9A4F2E7748F4B96C58C6A86C85A5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in clause (vii) by striking <quote>cash prizes</quote> and inserting <quote>cash prize purses</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B5BC416E9B248369CAA2DF8E5084C59"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subparagraph (K) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section) by striking <quote>or providing a prize</quote> and inserting <quote>a prize competition or providing a cash prize purse</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A6397B870B346E49C7DD9625086A4FF"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subparagraph (L)(ii) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section)—</text> <subparagraph id="HFA8FCA3B29974DDCAAB7530E4F6FC054"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause (I) by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0FE4907A59DF4A45A925ADA9A89BE7A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause (II)—</text> <clause id="HAA2A9F49CE15423F929D7FADC16B1877"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in item (cc) by striking <quote>cash prizes</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>cash prize purses</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H121E2A67669C42B38B81AFABBB269C66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in item (ee) by striking <quote>agency</quote> and inserting <quote>Department</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H97E0602B42434099913429203025FD0F"><enum>6024.</enum><header>GAO report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall make available to the public a report that—</text> <paragraph id="HADBD1C937D3E46FC920868235B1CE9FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assesses the status of autonomous transportation technology policy developed by public entities in the United States;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC749EDAF2814613BB8E065F9FEB3649"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assesses the organizational readiness of the Department to address autonomous vehicle technology challenges, including consumer privacy protections; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H405E1FF567DE4EB9B2E8CF76152AE906"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommends implementation paths for autonomous transportation technology, applications, and policies that are based on the assessment described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H08A30A59A68E428B9170C19C00B98E27"><enum>6025.</enum><header>Intelligent transportation system purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 514(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H04CD2C1AFFA248CE8536750BE446E414"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A74ABF798FC4826A41890744C621557"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4812860A870C4459927CBDB9EC7B90CD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H1C527DC85E07447FA75F85156C75F2DC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCC202718AE72473AB9506FB84AC348A2"><enum>(10)</enum><text>to assist in the development of cybersecurity standards in cooperation with relevant modal administrations of the Department of Transportation and other Federal agencies to help prevent hacking, spoofing, and disruption of connected and automated transportation vehicles.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HA90CA37B856E4B82B4933823CDB57D6B"><enum>6026.</enum><header>Infrastructure integrity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503(b)(3)(C) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBF91B75F32F24F51A9432EA08D7F2B57"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (xviii) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFEE457393B284C14B090277F2B44D603"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (xix) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF00E15FC00B84903BD5315016633D73C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7ED3BDBE99B0444A8ACC54464CC85E2A" style="OLC"> <clause id="H90DB448A618A448A917C03AE646CA0E8"><enum>(xx)</enum><text>corrosion prevention measures for the structural integrity of bridges.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HE02ADE3CB0994B93BCD99173726C49DB"><enum>6027.</enum><header>Transportation research and development 5-year strategic plan</header> <subsection id="HE0530642C1C849CFB7F5425ACDA217BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop a 5-year transportation research and development strategic plan for fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to guide future Federal transportation research and development activities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3992CE0EFB0E4526953019B74922EB20"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text>The strategic plan developed under subsection (a) shall be consistent with—</text> <paragraph id="HDD93679AFB954803876A49584087CE82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 306 of title 5, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD458685EC2549BEA9442E4D63501A9F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDCCCF87D37D54E04946FFC021D296772"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section 508 of title 23, United States Code; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E38C31C9C604F12BDE4D75158F1B003"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other research and development plan within the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCF9A71EEAFE04C39AA81CE85E5AF0985"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The strategic plan developed under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="HAFD1D34299D742A49EF3A4D33FCA385C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe the primary purposes of the transportation research and development program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2CBAA34504A433384D95DB2B4F90586"><enum>(2)</enum><text>list the proposed research and development activities that the Department intends to pursue to accomplish under the strategic plan, which may include—</text> <subparagraph id="H4E862E06F9B44C3996C142347C94CC9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fundamental research pertaining to the applied physical and natural sciences;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2DDE591662F646E08992DCB783B91DE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applied science and research;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H84D542AF4B0043E7B53615D5AF2BDD78"><enum>(C)</enum><text>technology development research; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB9ED61D5749C47019CA09BED10EF695A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>social science research; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB9D91EE62DEA4B6DB19F3951B3337334"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for each research and development activity—</text> <subparagraph id="HBA10F2AC46A94852A61207A65E9CAEA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify the anticipated annual funding levels for the period covered by the strategic plan; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF72BB79236C457990E6338BF5F7F6B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe the research findings the Department expects to discover at the end of the period covered by the strategic plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE00002BAC063404A82B21B66B95E3047"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the strategic plan developed under this section—</text> <paragraph id="HD1A82AC2538446229B9DFF6E73FA2EBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reflects input from external stakeholders;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC051AACC1FFA45D09366513C74DD13CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes and integrates the research and development programs of all of the Department’s modal administrations and joint programs;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3BB012D8EB1248518EB95A2CABEA6FAE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>takes into account research and development by other Federal, State, local, private sector, and nonprofit institutions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1FCD33256DDE43C7A97F9AEC54CBED1E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is published on a public website by December 31, 2016.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H09BFEC3634314C07A499DB7AC0F19942"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="HE04445E6CB244550AA0A5C6B52C518E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National Research Council review</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Research Council for a review and analysis of the Department’s 5-year research and development strategic plan described in this section. By March 31, 2017, the Secretary shall publish on a public website the National Research Council’s analysis of the Department’s plan.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD9A00216CE64677BB8C753310320FEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interim report</header><text>By June 30, 2019, the Secretary shall publish on a public website an interim report that—</text> <subparagraph id="H9435A063448C4DA1A8226E50D3C42718"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides an assessment of the Department’s 5-year research and development strategic plan described in this section that includes a description of the extent to which the research and development is or is not successfully meeting the purposes described under subsection (c)(1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A412E729DEF43E6A6D70FC6565F4AE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>addresses any concerns and identifies any gaps that may have been raised by the National Research Council analysis under paragraph (1), including how the plan is or is not responsive to the National Research Council review.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE434C51C701A45819537B9B8CCB3F69E"><enum>6028.</enum><header>Traffic congestion</header> <subsection id="HFA5E63DEB2E146C5938947816CFCC238"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congestion research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary may conduct research on the reduction of traffic congestion. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H101BA157136A4E329EC6ACCB7018E8D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H9EFC47A2B0DC4DEDA11A4DC285D95C56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>recommend research to accelerate the adoption of transportation management systems that allow traffic to flow in the safest and most efficient manner possible while alleviating current and future traffic congestion challenges;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE03DBFD7A6FC47D4B9579F7899F29D3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess and analyze traffic, transit, and freight data from various sources relevant to efforts to reduce traffic congestion so as to maximize mobility, efficiency, and capacity while decreasing congestion and travel times;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BEDD735D12149B289E88CA5DA702031"><enum>(3)</enum><text>examine the use and integration of multiple data types from multiple sources and technologies, including road weather data, private vehicle (including Global Positioning System) data, arterial and highway traffic conditions, transit vehicle arrival and departure times, real time navigation routing, construction zone information, and reports of incidents, to suggest improvements in effective communication of such data and information in real time;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H04439E8C2F284EA6BA8DE9A913483132"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop and disseminate suggested strategies and solutions to reduce congestion for high-density traffic regions and to provide mobility in the event of an emergency or natural disaster; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8976154C16C446D98A3F37E936360041"><enum>(5)</enum><text>collaborate with other relevant Federal agencies, State and local agencies, industry and industry associations, and university research centers to fulfill goals and objectives under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5D7BFA8CD13C400483A28A1129B00755"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identifying information</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that information used pursuant to this section does not contain identifying information of any individual.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0C6F73BEEA754B16AADBADCBC2E5D3E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall make available on a public website a report on its activities under this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HE74C0547193A45729D430CBE5E36BDC6"><enum>6029.</enum><header>Rail safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology may transmit to Congress a report containing—</text> <paragraph id="H1ADBD4CF743A4625BEEE760B58E86C83"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of a study to examine the state of rail safety technologies and an analysis of whether the passenger, commuter, and transit rail transportation industries are keeping up with innovations in technologies to make rail cars safer for passengers and transport of commerce; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC55821D2E0CA40A2AB1DCB86A971A3ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a determination of how much additional time and public and private resources will be required for railroad carriers to meet the positive train control system implementation requirements under section 20157 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HED841BB99867414EAA64DAA295474421"><enum>6030.</enum><header>Study and report on reducing the amount of vehicles owned by certain Federal departments and increasing the use of commercial ride-sharing by those departments</header> <subsection id="H4F33E620CFA9412192C6F1A56F39907E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the feasibility of—</text> <paragraph id="HE73D01462B964CCA977B75B07B6FCFFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reducing the amount of vehicles owned by a covered department; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7966B2398D2D462E87D318E9C47328B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increasing the use of commercial ride-sharing companies by a covered department.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H512EA3A36D574B8E883C15A9DEC4DC86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that contains the results and conclusions of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7767658CFB904703B3DAE181CD0B27EC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered department defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>covered department</quote> means each of the following:</text> <paragraph id="H1888DEF3481C4554AAEBC8C61A712B34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Department of Agriculture.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78008B0F502143D58906678308975CF9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Department of the Interior.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA875DB1DD5074306B9B39337AA44E25A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Department of Energy. </text></paragraph></subsection></section> <enum>VII</enum><header>Hazardous Materials Transportation</header> <section id="H416D87551BBA49188B015E2CC89AD3D7"><enum>7001.</enum><header>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 2015</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section commented="no" id="HD4BED6B8F18E4D5C88A1B23153DFFF45"><enum>7002.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H175AB92230A7456A87246872EB89A825" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H133FDF239AFF401F903C63825ABA33D6"><enum>5128.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HDF4FB34B76E24F569AB65EB846A6494C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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" id="H4E244AB4DC2E4193BB26419E8165114B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$53,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H1826304403644BF99EE8DA4C998FF1D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$55,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HFFE525CA1ED94532AF899C4F228071AD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$57,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H5A1C3B9FED034795919DB763BB195C87"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$58,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HF70EDDF6A04E4E2E8C3C69B2386EC262"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H70879F6D221944038EFBF1D35B736E82"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$62,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDBF2AEA21A5493583C457488D2F82D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hazardous materials emergency preparedness fund</header><text>From the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund established under section 5116(h), the Secretary may expend, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HBA21D78AE93E425FA8DD586B00EC43DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$21,988,000 to carry out section 5116(a);</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H88DC056271DB4311A9DE01D899CF758F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$150,000 to carry out section 5116(e);</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H55773040E78E49238B4A9ECF13E3DB71"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$625,000 to publish and distribute the Emergency Response Guidebook under section 5116(h)(3); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF736A3C62BA84997B3309B6D39355CCD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$1,000,000 to carry out section 5116(i).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HF97CE50CE91B4B26B02D3B4E980581B6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hazardous materials training grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund established pursuant to section 5116(h), the Secretary may expend $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 to carry out section 5107(e).</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HE33638DE69CB420CB75C0036EF7C448F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Credits to appropriations</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="HDFE19492253D42CF83CDC6589C32FB78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>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, Indian tribe, authority, or entity.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HB6759F28737540B28590B82EA3B6B1B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><text>Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section commented="no" id="HF4D25FCA9FB740BD84F1B9D9A44D81FF"><enum>7003.</enum><header>National emergency and disaster response</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HAE70928D2C1B4B77843C4F0B22AC8477"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HAA69DE270BC64740A7E29EE972F8E04B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7BBC54357358441F8AA8FAFCE1D48812" style="USC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HAEBF02A0E00845AEA31FF585A6D53E2A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federally declared disasters and emergencies</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H1720953F56AF488C91DE3B26BAE6AEF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may by order waive compliance with any part of an applicable standard prescribed under this chapter without prior notice and comment and on terms the Secretary considers appropriate if the Secretary determines that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9584340909AC4C3B9D06805769AFB2FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>it is in the public interest to grant the waiver;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA22CB8FD67534A3AA47BE81B1E8DC12F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the waiver is not inconsistent with the safety of transporting hazardous materials; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE705E0194BBE44F3B3554E98F5683319"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the waiver is necessary to facilitate the safe movement of hazardous materials into, from, and within an area of a major disaster or emergency that has been declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4B2698994F244F229BD36A98ECD8C39D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of waiver</header><text>A waiver under this subsection may be issued for a period of not more than 60 days and may be renewed upon application to the Secretary only after notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the waiver. The Secretary shall immediately revoke the waiver if continuation of the waiver would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of this chapter.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0C832227B1964CB59ECD8E016EDF4B60"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Statement of reasons</header><text>The Secretary shall include in any order issued under this section the reason for granting the waiver.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section commented="no" id="H5A7B5A96EED7477D9DD05640A15DFFB4"><enum>7004.</enum><header>Enhanced reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5121(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate</quote> and inserting <quote>make available to the public on the Department of Transportation’s Internet Web site</quote>.</text></section> <section commented="no" id="H7C7B235A34A34BDAB49EF2D90B85BB98"><enum>7005.</enum><header>Wetlines</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H575E84CFE87F491CAE2A0B665D056FF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall withdraw the proposed rule described in the notice of proposed rulemaking issued on January 27, 2011, entitled <quote>Safety Requirements for External Product Piping on Cargo Tanks Transporting Flammable Liquids</quote> (76 Fed. Reg. 4847).</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H1A6056F57BD143B7810D25DDF62B8E06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Secretary from issuing standards or regulations regarding the safety of external product piping on cargo tanks transporting flammable liquids after the withdrawal is carried out pursuant to subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="H45B6F9E4A92B45B192331410CCE8F17C"><enum>7006.</enum><header>Improving publication of special permits and approvals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H809F7F0CE3C648C1A87920F51A7D9525"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HCB9B27B25BC546A3907947C1981AA877"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an application for a special permit</quote> and inserting <quote>an application for a new special permit or a modification to an existing special permit</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE80C3E81F2B74EE3820FAEC7A3DE9233"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after the first sentence the following: <quote>The Secretary shall make available to the public on the Department of Transportation’s Internet Web site any special permit other than a new special permit or a modification to an existing special permit and shall give the public an opportunity to inspect the safety analysis and comment on the application for a period of not more than 15 days.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0C83AFC56CFC475B9B39586358AEAABB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H2B996B4B68CB493BB3239561CE12ECD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>publish</quote> and inserting <quote>make available to the public</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H10239BC499334051ADF8DEBF8B4AC47A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in the Federal Register</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H4B0733D4821D480E8900C8CF793DA8B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>180</quote> and inserting <quote>120</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H3E1D1E8C29AF4869A5416D15F4CBB319"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the special permit</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>a special permit or approval</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7AD26969201B4BECB7954659AE9A47A5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HD8AD6243CF6B4C53BCDD9A7BB8CCDB17" style="USC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H5528A42FE2FD4D57A3DE7E60CACD80EE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Disclosure of final action</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically, but at least every 120 days—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H355D67923A6648C3A5EA83C65EDE8D30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish in the Federal Register notice of the final disposition of each application for a new special permit, modification to an existing special permit, or approval during the preceding quarter; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H74011CE8BC5740D38A7D1592176AF0B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make available to the public on the Department of Transportation’s Internet Web site notice of the final disposition of any other special permit during the preceding quarter.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section commented="no" id="HF96C750D1B7E44918FA46CEFEB73A6F8"><enum>7007.</enum><header>GAO study on acceptance of classification examinations</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HF9868D67DFB446A1B0D4D9CA40320E74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and transmit to the Secretary, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report on the standards, metrics, and protocols that the Secretary uses to regulate the performance of persons approved to recommend hazard classifications pursuant to section 173.56(b) of title, 49, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly referred to as <quote>third-party labs</quote>).</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H36749275230A449BA9D0230B73DB769F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The evaluation required under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC03F8611F16A410E91642FA94A9FD7E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify what standards and protocols are used to approve such persons, assess the adequacy of such standards and protocols to ensure that persons seeking approval are qualified and capable of performing classifications, and make recommendations to address any deficiencies identified;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H825AF8E09E1A44CBA5256C9D66A1E72A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the adequacy of the Secretary’s oversight of persons approved to perform the classifications, including the qualification of individuals engaged in the oversight of approved persons, and make recommendations to enhance oversight sufficiently to ensure that classifications are issued as required;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HF287474EDAA5481C8901B3C3F7DD44FE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify what standards and protocols exist to rescind, suspend, or deny approval of persons who perform such classifications, assess the adequacy of such standards and protocols, and make recommendations to enhance such standards and protocols if necessary; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H0EF943D139AF44A6A37586A1C1729FD9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include annual data for fiscal years 2005 through 2015 on the number of applications received for new classifications pursuant to section 173.56(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, of those applications how many classifications recommended by persons approved by the Secretary were changed to another classification and the reasons for the change, and how many hazardous materials incidents have been attributed to a classification recommended by such approved persons in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HC73A5E2BD1964DB5BB4555930E5BC981"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Action plan</header><text>Not later than 120 days after receiving the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make available to the public a plan describing any actions the Secretary will take to establish standards, metrics, and protocols based on the findings and recommendations in the report to ensure that persons approved to perform classification examinations required under section 173.56(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, can sufficiently perform such examinations in a manner that meets the hazardous materials regulations.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HF598F2A3C81C496DAF5DDACD0BB6CEAC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>If the report required under subsection (a) recommends new regulations in order for the Secretary to have confidence in the accuracy of classification recommendations rendered by persons approved to perform classification examinations required under section 173.56(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary shall issue such regulations not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="H5DDEBC4E25B04407BA03DC7869B1AA6A"><enum>7008.</enum><header>Improving the effectiveness of planning and training grants</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H0B906086900F4CB388CADEB759589D99"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Planning and training grants</header><text>Section 5116 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H904BB22F335D4282980935C6CE0611B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (k) as subsections (b) through (j), respectively,</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HED2C0C61D74E425AAE53A484C2CB3940"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H27315A437C124B4AA93EF0F863972A10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3A76F33F610D4221AB05F96FFA59C43F" style="USC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HC346C5B4140D4EFB87ECB3AE5376C421"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Planning and training grants</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA326B87026564B10A5D8F9E4B51914DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary shall make grants to States and Indian tribes—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF30928AC73C347B2B020598F933C124C" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop, improve, and carry out emergency plans under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11001">42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.</external-xref>), including ascertaining flow patterns of hazardous material on lands under the jurisdiction of a State or Indian tribe, and between lands under the jurisdiction of a State or Indian tribe and lands of another State or Indian tribe;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF335865D722418A828BEE1045F34E70" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to decide on the need for regional hazardous material emergency response teams; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H89E0F279673A421DA235FC387D25D35F" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to train public sector employees to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous material.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HCB2ED957AF814BF497CD0EF108F1CB6B" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To the extent that a grant is used to train emergency responders under paragraph (1)(C), 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 accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC8037466627D434DB9494D954B51765F" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary may make a grant to a State or Indian tribe under paragraph (1) of this subsection only if—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9CEB38B740744657928A16BFD7D7A34A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State or Indian tribe certifies that the total amount the State or Indian tribe expends (except amounts of the Federal Government) for the purpose of the grant will at least equal the average level of expenditure for the last 5 years; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H10A9F52FE01046969CE5E29980914AA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any emergency response training provided under the grant shall consist of—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H62150C867AC54EC69959A07B5878CC08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a course developed or identified under section 5115 of this title; or</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H015497CF8F634598A68C12451616AA5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other course the Secretary determines is consistent with the objectives of this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HE91EF08E2DC54B03B5BDB31632B714B9" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A State or Indian tribe receiving a grant under this subsection shall ensure that planning and emergency response training under the grant is coordinated with adjacent States and Indian tribes.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H16BB8E9B423E49CAA9A7C8016FC280A0" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A training grant under paragraph (1)(C) may be used—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H9A314C3A78C74B62AE2FF99233F632E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to pay—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H2F869CBEECF24D0A8EE530D368AC252C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the tuition costs of public sector employees being trained;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HA729F9A842FD480B96B9292431F513E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>travel expenses of those employees to and from the training facility;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HF4CC1A1F46A54667AEEEC558F6FAAC1E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>room and board of those employees when at the training facility; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H6983019F682E46D9A3A1A7CD8911A20D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>travel expenses of individuals providing the training;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H000B789094DC40968F285903CF96C573"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by the State, political subdivision, or Indian tribe to provide the training; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H01986B21C3CE4CB98B659EEAAA4E50ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to make an agreement with a person (including an authority of a State, a political subdivision of a State or Indian tribe, or a local jurisdiction), subject to approval by the Secretary, to provide the training—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H2F291DFA4FBD4754825107D5DA7A28AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if the agreement allows the Secretary and the State or Indian tribe to conduct random examinations, inspections, and audits of the training without prior notice;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H0256770D45FD4ECF9763F54957EFC0D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the person agrees to have an auditable accounting system; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H5DBB227594DA4B048EC1F820B66464B6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if the State or Indian tribe conducts at least one on-site observation of the training each year.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H135C680F5DF4487585A25CB30D7E5F6B" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Secretary shall allocate amounts made available for grants under this subsection among eligible States and Indian tribes based on the needs of the States and Indian tribes for emergency response training and planning. In making a decision about those needs, the Secretary shall consider—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H7AAA9455EF53464092B1A42854423E22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of hazardous material facilities in the State or on land under the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H960E7F4EE6B54AF5A9229F3870B5B90B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the types and amounts of hazardous material transported in the State or on such land;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H65A62C3E00A74A33B2CE72F79A851A6D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether the State or Indian tribe imposes and collects a fee on transporting hazardous material;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HB01C095CD5064BB68B73C0453337D0A6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>whether such fee is used only to carry out a purpose related to transporting hazardous material;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H0C24FD95462E4746BEDF08F6DE7399EE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the past record of the State or Indian tribe in effectively managing planning and training grants; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H7FE15AF7E0CA443684C3255C3BFA05D9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any other factors the Secretary determines are appropriate to carry out this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H90718CDF0EAF4DF9A4B323958D3EECE0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="H50D72974117A42F4B67FB5819288B94C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5108(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>5116(i)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>5116(h)</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC29C2B10E7124CF28E07468F08FDA107"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 5116 of such title is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H3B10E363CA5F4CE79C392D401DB0877C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (d), as redesignated by this section, by striking <quote>subsections (a)(2)(A) and (b)(2)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(3)(A)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HBFC834F9C7ED4B4286E4AA19B0B0C763"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h), as redesignated by this section—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H528F9CAE737D4C359474BF7A0FA1D51E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>and section 5107(e)</quote> after <quote>section</quote>;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HDD9F4290BD1642B6B772D760B32D385F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>(e)</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HEE321468112F42BCA80362EB94542168"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>5108(g)(2) and 5115</quote> and inserting <quote>5107(e) and 5108(g)(2)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF4B098A979F34C45998662E6C37246D6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i), as redesignated by this section, by striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H5EBE5FF3BFC542629D32A85A60889774"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (j), as redesignated by this section—</text> <clause id="H4630CAC8F0A84ABAB3747293C3753B10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>planning grants allocated under subsection (a), training grants under subsection (b), and grants under subsection (j)</quote> and inserting <quote>planning and training grants under subsection (a) and grants under subsection (i)</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8141C2F3378346D281B70CE2CEE37291"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HC4046893BBC140708BB0C4CA52741285"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enforcement personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5107(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, State and local personnel responsible for enforcing the safe transportation of hazardous materials, or both</quote> after <quote>hazmat employees</quote> each place it appears.</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="HF8DB607CCB0345EE9D37561FA9742027"><enum>7009.</enum><header>Motor carrier safety permits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5109(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H307A2A6F36DE46F68D70BF894D92DD5C" style="USC"> <subsection id="HDC9AC7DCF153424D81EAED8C94ADF8ED"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Limitation on denial</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not deny a non-temporary permit held by a motor carrier pursuant to this section based on a comprehensive review of that carrier triggered by safety management system scores or out-of-service disqualification standards, unless—</text> <paragraph id="H70212D1F8B20422C960B78C0B7D3A19F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the carrier has the opportunity, prior to the denial of such permit, to submit a written description of corrective actions taken and other documentation the carrier wishes the Secretary to consider, including a corrective action plan; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D82DC9E8FBD47829E9A17192F98B33D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary determines the actions or plan is insufficient to address the safety concerns identified during the course of the comprehensive review.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section commented="no" id="H2D70338BAE1D47DF885E3C62B9CEE7CD"><enum>7010.</enum><header>Thermal blankets</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H1EE5C647A5194D6897068832D285DE04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to require that each tank car built to meet the DOT–117 specification and each non-jacketed tank car modified to meet the DOT–117R specification be equipped with an insulating blanket with at least ½-inch-thick material that has been approved by the Secretary pursuant to section 179.18(c) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H3CFABE38168A4670A385DAFF7CA9D504"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Secretary from approving new or alternative technologies or materials as they become available that provide a level of safety at least equivalent to the level of safety provided for under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="H9F5AADEC3BEE42FDA3B8E46517BA48F7"><enum>7011.</enum><header>Comprehensive oil spill response plans</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H775CAF03270A4D3D84CBF1B56D9B985F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/51">Chapter 51</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5110">section 5110</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6263F00A5D40464C97B173733E51696E" style="USC"> <section commented="no" id="H223347B3AA904C808E0AED3B2584875E"><enum>5111.</enum><header>Comprehensive oil spill response plans</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HED1A8318EC82429A8CBAFFB21B952824"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to require any railroad carrier transporting a Class 3 flammable liquid to maintain a comprehensive oil spill response plan. In developing such regulations, the Secretary shall consult with States to determine whether there are safety hazards or concerns specific to a State that should be taken into account in developing the requirements for a comprehensive oil spill response plan.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HDA6AE91799274B6493C461C877E0021E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The regulations under subsection (a) shall require each railroad carrier described in that subsection to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H54F73B50BC8946259984BACD7CCFEEDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include in the comprehensive oil spill response plan procedures and resources, including equipment, for responding, to the maximum extent practicable, to a worst-case discharge;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H48E1E74656B9451FA3E6A1BD66579EA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the comprehensive oil spill response plan is consistent with the National Contingency Plan and each applicable Area Contingency Plan;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HE7763DD307534BF28B324921F96571A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include in the comprehensive oil spill response plan appropriate notification and training procedures and procedures for coordinating with Federal, State, and local emergency responders;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HA2820D62554640BF830ECB2A39AFBDBB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>review and update its comprehensive oil spill response plan as appropriate; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H9406A2890C474A0BB92C705F2A022132"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide the comprehensive oil spill response plan for acceptance by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H6532184267BE440B914A7C538E3BC95C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in the section may be construed to prohibit the Secretary from promulgating differing comprehensive oil response plan standards for Class I railroads, Class II railroads, and Class III railroads.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H8379B7D3678644AEBC03B83521619721"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Response plans</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H57129927389F4B3BB494E42A96AC487E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain on file a copy of the most recent comprehensive oil spill response plans prepared by a railroad carrier transporting a Class 3 flammable liquid; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H419D22A1702D4240A982E80CF751DA4F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide to a person, upon written request, a copy of the plan, which may exclude, as the Secretary determines appropriate—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA901E5C15CAE4BF493B3FADB791BD216"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proprietary information;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H0E2DEC622A8B4F348808598E54DA99C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>security-sensitive information, including information described in section 1520.5(a) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H1E60A6F0AE274130B1580F9C0DC45AA1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>specific response resources and tactical resource deployment plans; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H52B44C9DAC4F4A6295B5F0F142F149FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the specific amount and location of worst-case discharges, including the process by which a railroad carrier determines the worst-case discharge.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HD2F9259466A84B8782BE76A8F2935599"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Relationship to FOIA</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to require disclosure of information or records that are exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H1F68F37B3C4748A19B045282E1FD86AD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4092C0ED1F2548C9864925406167FEA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Area Contingency Plan</header><text>The term <term>Area Contingency Plan</term> has the meaning given the term in section 311(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">33 U.S.C. 1321(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H980099CC4E704734B2DEE0A402515741"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Class 3 flammable liquid</header><text>The term <term>Class 3 flammable liquid</term> has the meaning given the term flammable liquid in section 173.120 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HA277837ECA914B3099E67AA154D85564"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Class I railroad; Class II railroad; and Class III railroad</header><text>The terms <term>Class I railroad</term>, <term>Class II railroad</term>, and <term>Class III railroad</term> have the meaning given those terms in section 20102.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HF06188939B314888B4C630C733E42461"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National Contingency Plan</header><text>The term <term>National Contingency Plan</term> has the meaning given the term in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2701">33 U.S.C. 2701</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HBC7AC8A91FAE4DCBA5C55587F3F88061"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Railroad carrier</header><text>The term <term>railroad carrier</term> has the meaning given the term in section 20102.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H2228B319399F4085AB95FD8871CD5488"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Worst-case discharge</header><text>The term <term>worst-case discharge</term> means the largest foreseeable discharge of oil in the event of an accident or incident, as determined by each railroad carrier in accordance with regulations issued under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HE80FFE8ECC0746F29CA925DDB94C35B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/51">chapter 51</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5110">section 5110</external-xref> the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33FAAA36702E466C8C5980E9F08140D1" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">5111. Comprehensive oil spill response plans.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="H2AAD609636EE48CF80A876B7A6ED3340"><enum>7012.</enum><header>Information on high-hazard flammable trains</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H79EF09A02AB54CC9B89705387F410193"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information on high-Hazard flammable trains</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to require each applicable railroad carrier to provide information on high-hazard flammable trains to State emergency response commissions consistent with Emergency Order Docket No. DOT–OST–2014–0067, and include appropriate protections from public release of proprietary information and security-sensitive information, including information described in section 1520.5(a) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H8BB0B17E940D4991A9AD673720E29B12"><enum>(b)</enum><header>High-Hazard flammable train</header><text>The term <term>high-hazard flammable train</term> means a single train transporting 20 or more tank cars loaded with a Class 3 flammable liquid, as such term is defined in section 173.120 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, in a continuous block or a single train transporting 35 or more tank cars loaded with a Class 3 flammable liquid throughout the train consist.</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="H1B2973EA228D41828E2FEAB85701241D"><enum>7013.</enum><header>Study and testing of electronically controlled pneumatic brakes</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H3C5BEF1D857D4D7BA584208ABC754005"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Government accountability office study</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7CD4F8F15464448B99968708A4A1FD1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an independent evaluation of ECP brake systems, pilot program data, and the Department’s research and analysis on the costs, benefits, and effects of ECP brake systems.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H62E850E3467E44AC874009E459DC2D42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In completing the independent evaluation under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall examine the following issues related to ECP brake systems:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H22BB89C59DDD440C89A2601839ABD1A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Data and modeling results on safety benefits relative to conventional brakes and to other braking technologies or systems, such as distributed power and 2-way end-of-train devices.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HADD0FD89E5504760B959FC7B7DFF8C8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Data and modeling results on business benefits, including the effects of dynamic braking.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H1D4D40FB8D00474EBA87354004A541B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Data on costs, including up-front capital costs and on-going maintenance costs.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H87FF0E473C59492582A6DF0A7CF27E64"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Analysis of potential operational benefits and challenges, including the effects of potential locomotive and car segregation, technical reliability issues, and network disruptions.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF932257FAFC54CB0B296FADFAAB6AAEE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Analysis of potential implementation challenges, including installation time, positive train control integration complexities, component availability issues, and tank car shop capabilities.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H40D1663A7F914A29A2CF64C723AACE5F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Analysis of international experiences with the use of advanced braking technologies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD2A8FFC7F53644059086DCB5CF90AF81"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the independent evaluation under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H37934308868C43D4A5A0F9A2B0882B90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency braking application testing</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H05510F43150845CCB3CAD72AE2FFD513"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H723DE1C6ABFE43E8AE9AA08D83DAE2A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete testing of ECP brake systems during emergency braking application, including more than 1 scenario involving the uncoupling of a train with 70 or more DOT–117-specification or DOT–117R-specification tank cars; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF9C045912ABC4747B26B2DB0792BC907"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transmit, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the testing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HDC39AA4CD2E84B1D85FA95F99CEE5CE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Independent experts</header><text>In completing the testing under paragraph (1)(A), the National Academy of Sciences may contract with 1 or more engineering or rail experts, as appropriate, that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H6507E324F40243D7A12F8280D71B1212"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are not railroad carriers, entities funded by such carriers, or entities directly impacted by the final rule issued on May 8, 2015, entitled <quote>Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains</quote> (80 Fed. Reg. 26643); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H6D3B0143FE264B2C90F243440F71CA4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have relevant experience in conducting railroad safety technology tests or similar crash tests.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H10F8038C2A4D44FBB1C67124C3B2390A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Testing framework</header><text>In completing the testing under paragraph (1), the National Academy of Sciences and each contractor described in paragraph (2) shall ensure that the testing objectively, accurately, and reliably measures the performance of ECP brake systems relative to other braking technologies or systems, such as distributed power and 2-way end-of-train devices, including differences in—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H16EE0837921144D9987C32D8B26895FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of cars derailed;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H06D7017BCEC2428BB335A46F68150FCA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of cars punctured;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC0302D16DCB44C9095E867CE846260C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the measures of in-train forces; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA6209472009A43578C80E7B14C953CD1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the stopping distance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H46D88268C1F84D0191557614C0817D93"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funding, as part of the agreement under paragraph (1), to the National Academy of Sciences for the testing required under this section—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HEBC68526116A410D806E5E894997C414"><enum>(A)</enum><text>using sums made available to carry out sections 20108 and 5118 of title 49, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H11CFEA2F7CE348AE923E8DCF4A351A80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent funding under subparagraph (A) is insufficient or unavailable to fund the testing required under this section, using such sums as are necessary from the amounts appropriated to the Secretary, the Federal Railroad Administration, or the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, or a combination thereof.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HF621B8FF09504F4EA13144F5833CB804"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Equipment</header><text>The National Academy of Sciences and each contractor described in paragraph (2) may receive or use rolling stock, track, and other equipment or infrastructure from a private entity for the purposes of conducting the testing required under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H398DCA5DE98B48899ED170E79522DD96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Evidence-Based approach</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H168718D986194E61A62DA87F642A56B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF7A6EA77CE694AA8948BD9D32D9CC020"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the report date, fully incorporate and update the regulatory impact analysis of the final rule described in subsection (b)(2)(A) of the costs, benefits, and effects of the applicable ECP brake system requirements;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H44897AAE902749B1BE8A2BF731F4624D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as soon as practicable after completion of the updated analysis under subparagraph (A), solicit public comment on the analysis for a period of not more than 30 days; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H415B8BAB977C4151A21CB6AD090CCB1C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not later than 60 days after the end of the public comment period under subparagraph (B), post the final updated regulatory impact analysis on the Department of Transportation’s Internet Web site.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H1932858C3EEE42A9A09387565990F165"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the report date, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA7D6C3D16ACA4370A62E5D2D54AD19E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine, based on whether the final regulatory impact analysis described in paragraph (1)(C) demonstrates that the benefits, including safety benefits, of the applicable ECP brake system requirements exceed the costs of such requirements, whether the applicable ECP brake system requirements are justified;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H274663D5F06943B2AC741FC95559B415"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the applicable ECP brake system requirements are justified, publish in the Federal Register the determination and reasons for such determination; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H5E6D25F6381E4F41B69EE30D30C5C3B3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the Secretary does not publish the determination under subparagraph (B), repeal the applicable ECP brake system requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H20E259B7FEEF48369CE5C5EE89C6C224"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary from implementing the final rule described under subsection (b)(2)(A) prior to the determination required under subsection (c)(2) of this section, or require the Secretary to promulgate a new rulemaking on the provisions of such final rule, other than the applicable ECP brake system requirements, if the Secretary determines that the applicable ECP brake system requirements are not justified pursuant to this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H4240553614F64DADAF40465CC85D9EFC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H111E12EF47FC47EF8D742459EC47CB00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable ECP brake system requirements</header><text>The term <term>applicable ECP brake system requirements</term> means sections 174.310(a)(3)(ii), 174.310(a)(3)(iii), 174.310(a)(5)(v), 179.202–12(g), and 179.202–13(i) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and any other regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act requiring the installation of ECP brakes or operation in ECP brake mode.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H12E48B6F93FE41DE9EB1C66E91A1CD40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Class 3 flammable liquid</header><text>The term <term>Class 3 flammable liquid</term> has the meaning given the term flammable liquid in section 173.120(a) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H1E6DD3E0B20544BEB5343BCE74FA98FE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>ECP</header><text>The term <term>ECP</term> means electronically controlled pneumatic when applied to a brake or brakes.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC108ECCF91F94BAEB2D07E34D8DEFF80"><enum>(4)</enum><header>ECP brake mode</header><text>The term <term>ECP brake mode</term> includes any operation of a rail car or an entire train using an ECP brake system.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3B40EF5055EE4DADB923EDF4CC09CD91"><enum>(5)</enum><header>ECP brake system</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H429AA5E121DF4AE08928873B7B21D6CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>ECP brake system</term> means a train power braking system actuated by compressed air and controlled by electronic signals from the locomotive or an ECP–EOT to the cars in the consist for service and emergency applications in which the brake pipe is used to provide a constant supply of compressed air to the reservoirs on each car but does not convey braking signals to the car.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HEF5389C30A2646E6A2BE1E277FDACC5E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>ECP brake system</term> includes dual mode and stand-alone ECP brake systems.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC41F85A22EA048E7A23CCC9A1DFDCD34"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Railroad carrier</header><text>The term <term>railroad carrier</term> has the meaning given the term in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HC4E303BC38BB4846A39E98D1561E3A49"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Report date</header><text>The term <term>report date</term> means the date that the reports under subsections (a)(3) and (b)(1)(B) are required to be transmitted pursuant to those subsections.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H72EC15DD410642F7889F0655F057AC24"><enum>7014.</enum><header>Study on the efficacy and implementation of the European Train Control System</header> <subsection id="H30CD773C73204C318FA392DBBC14C0F2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall, in consultation with other heads of Federal agencies as appropriate, conduct a study on the European Train Control System.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE8765A86DC2A4CDDB90EAB67B44C7879"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Issues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine, at a minimum, the following issues:</text> <paragraph id="H07BA072CF6A841BD97CFA493A377C2F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The process by which the European Train Control System came to replace the more than 20 separate national train control systems throughout the European continent.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE1D5F6074C414220AC0DD940B34C09AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The costs associated with implementing the European Train Control System across all affected railroads in Europe.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4FCE7B4B2A9E41A9A22C29AE5C57C320"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The impact of the European Train Control System on operating capacity and rail passenger safety.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H62C1333A791E4B58B6EDDAD1E00ACF9A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The efficacy of the European Train Control System and the feasibility of implementing such a system throughout the national rail network of the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC932FF44437D4886AC1170D837077FDD"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A comparison of the costs associated with adopting European Train Control System technology with the costs associated with developing and implementing Positive Train Control in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9396886B635E4363BD55B928C81A089A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H77A627B488CA4351BC205105F6651458"><enum>7015.</enum><header>Phase-out of all tank cars used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids</header> <subsection id="H8322132B6700493598F28C8E580DFF43"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided for in subsection (b), beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, all railroad tank cars used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids shall meet the DOT–117 or DOT–117R specifications in part 179 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, regardless of train composition.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0495130CC9ED45E487B88CD0429CA310"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Phase-Out schedule</header><text>Certain tank cars not meeting DOT–117 or DOT–117R specifications on the date of enactment of this Act may be used, regardless of train composition, until the following end-dates:</text> <paragraph id="HE33B2F0933FD48A3A39556AA0BFCDDB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For transport of unrefined petroleum products in Class 3 flammable service, including crude oil—</text> <subparagraph id="H67BE4CFD43424CCCBF7EAB98090AAA62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>January 1, 2018, for non-jacketed DOT–111 tank cars;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6522FD0ED662481284800EA51A4FA117"><enum>(B)</enum><text>March 1, 2018, for jacketed DOT–111 tank cars;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H87A061759CD144A1B4FA23D3299AD6C7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>April 1, 2020, for non-jacketed CPC–1232 tank cars; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H20919C2DE4E74B45851024D1D936C4DF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>May 1, 2025, for jacketed CPC–1232 tank cars.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEFA51929402041B5A613F65478B7E22D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For transport of ethanol—</text> <subparagraph id="HF577BFC8BC054CB09403967795824434"><enum>(A)</enum><text>May 1, 2023, for non-jacketed and jacketed DOT–111 tank cars;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4E22B9725A5945CFA017D0CC7DB6F662"><enum>(B)</enum><text>July 1, 2023, for non-jacketed CPC–1232 tank cars; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4D5E3ED53396472096EEA035A6BA1919"><enum>(C)</enum><text>May 1, 2025, for jacketed CPC–1232 tank cars.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3908CF79A6B04A988BF323A155709662"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For transport of Class 3 flammable liquids in Packing Group I, other than Class 3 flammable liquids specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), May 1, 2025.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H11740B77B2C749E79ABEF8C4BF15260E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For transport of Class 3 flammable liquids in Packing Groups II and III, other than Class 3 flammable liquids specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), May 1, 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H48E4B288BA2E4758B73BBC167CC70B67"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Retrofitting shop capacity</header><text>The Secretary may extend the deadlines established under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) for a period not to exceed 2 years if the Secretary determines that insufficient retrofitting shop capacity will prevent the phase-out of tank cars not meeting the DOT–117 or DOT–117R specifications by the deadlines set forth in such paragraphs.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5D2D15E693D647849F1B08A40E8A9090"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Secretary to issue regulations to implement this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDEDF25699D9D4B90ABC3EC8C06B632F4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary from implementing the final rule issued on May 08, 2015, entitled <quote>Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains</quote> (80 Fed. Reg. 26643), other than the provisions of the final rule that are inconsistent with this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFC13FCE0449449A79F97B5960D77AC41"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Class 3 flammable liquid defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>Class 3 flammable liquid</quote> has the meaning given the term flammable liquid in section 173.120(a) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H06E42E9B0A12420DAB107102C96B316B"><enum>7016.</enum><header>Track safety: Vertical Track Deflection</header> <subsection id="H328B49AE33074A7EBF2D4B8F6BA2FEE1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 31, 2016, the Secretary shall transmit a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate detailing research conducted or procured by the Federal Railroad Administration on developing a system that measures Vertical Track Deflection (in this section referred to as <quote>VTD</quote>) from a moving railroad car, including the ability of such a system to identify poor track support from fouled ballast, deteriorated cross ties, or other conditions.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD95C35228BB74CB4B3A60C38F2AD6819"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>This report shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H05D944A7BE084B82A3EE814E63CEE0F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the findings and results of testing of VTD instrumentation during field trials on revenue service track;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7829DF00940453398F3FDD74CC474A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the findings and results of subsequent testing of VTD instrumentation on a Federal Railroad Administration Automated Track Inspection Program geometry car;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2CB4B47320054610B66DCCCD5210E499"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if considered appropriate by the Secretary based on the report and related research, a plan for developing quantitative inspection criteria for poor track support using existing VTD instrumentation on Federal Railroad Administration Automated Track Inspection Program geometry cars; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24396726547D46958D8EA1F984E4467D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if considered appropriate by the Secretary based on the report and related research, a plan for installing VTD instrumentation on all remaining Federal Railroad Administration Automated Track Inspection Program geometry cars within 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H156C255E8D504470803185F1A11D134E"><enum>7017.</enum><header> Minimum requirements for top fittings protection for class DOT–117R tank cars</header> <subsection id="H2865C555F0924BB5BD3949C46055478B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Protective Housing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), top fittings on DOT specification 117R tank cars shall be located inside a protective housing not less than ½-inch in thickness and constructed of a material having a tensile strength not less than 65 kilopound per square inch and conform to the following specifications:</text> <paragraph id="HC2D8DECA2DB546A885568D96A6029CB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The protective housing shall be as tall as the tallest valve or fitting involved and the height of a valve or fitting within the protective housing must be kept to the minimum compatible with their proper operation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3204DF63358C4D7E8897D3ADBC682E2A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The protective housing or cover may not reduce the flow capacity of the pressure relief device below the minimum required.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H882D7F0EEE8449778ADF110B302DAC88"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The protective housing shall provide a means of drainage with a minimum flow area equivalent to six 1-inch diameter holes.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5834DE35000C48C28FEDC314C01509D0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>When connected to the nozzle or fittings cover plate and subject to a horizontal force applied perpendicular to and uniformly over the projected plane of the protective housing, the tensile connection strength of the protective housing shall be designed to be—</text> <subparagraph id="H99D4BA09EF394A83A47513A473FC5BD1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no greater than 70 percent of the nozzle to tank tensile connection strength;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9BBE9593D9D4BABAB75256C61806845"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no greater than 70 percent of the cover plate to nozzle connection strength; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4E314C09438247CFA12B22B58B72B5B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>no less than either 40 percent of the nozzle to tank tensile connection strength or the shear strength of twenty ½-inch bolts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3E58CBFD17944E899CAFE0A0C2FBC747"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pressure Relief Devices</header> <paragraph id="HA79219AF32B6470FA9BD5642B36080FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pressure relief device shall be located inside the protective housing, unless space does not permit. If multiple pressure relief devices are equipped, no more than 1 may be located outside of a protective housing.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H44A8A7D61A8F478AB16B4A09FB9B0569"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The highest point on any pressure relief device located outside of a protective housing may not be more than 12 inches above the tank jacket.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H21C90CD13C1A4449B2C27F3EB7294788"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The highest point on the closure of any unused pressure relief device nozzle may not be more than 6 inches above the tank jacket.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD12155AB5DA84612B6766F2671628E4F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Alternative Protection</header><text>As an alternative to the protective housing requirements in subsection (a) of this section, the tank car may be equipped with a system that prevents the release of product from any top fitting in the case of an incident where any top fitting would be sheared off.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC0B15C3B5147417C9A097DEC85DC6FD7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Secretary to issue regulations to implement this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2CE40C2730DE4C2D8022D36946566238"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings Clause</header><text>Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Secretary from approving new technologies, methods or requirements that provide a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level of safety provided for in this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HD0A97D911A894AB1949DEC649F56D770"><enum>7018.</enum><header>Hazardous materials endorsement exemption</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall allow a State, at the discretion of the State, to waive the requirement for a holder of a Class A commercial driver’s license to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement under part 383 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, if the license holder—</text> <paragraph id="H164CA00CDBEC4F2191C49709945605F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is acting within the scope of the license holder’s employment as an employee of a custom harvester operation, agrichemical business, farm retail outlet and supplier, or livestock feeder; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA35CFF92E66401CA821A36E2BED2985"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is operating a service vehicle that is—</text> <subparagraph id="H54AD2066D9044C708746F68512A92BF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transporting diesel in a quantity of 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H86C7E7103B89458AB4FFD8A82EB2B7FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>clearly marked with a <quote>flammable</quote> or <quote>combustible</quote> placard, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H7AC320552D3C4F1A9048D80A533D7FB3"><enum>7019.</enum><header>Hazardous materials by rail liability study</header> <subsection id="H5D81EDE8CD384FD3A62F9D8C025129AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a study on the levels and structure of insurance for a railroad carrier transporting hazardous materials.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H35D449341528488F87E8B5D2CFB8171F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>ln conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall evaluate—</text> <paragraph id="HCD8A0747BCDF4195A933293A3D7B559B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the level and structure of insurance, including self-insurance, available in the private market against the full liability potential for damages arising from an accident or incident involving a train transporting hazardous materials; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F1082BE1CCD4088A439EC0DFA1F5CB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the level and structure of insurance that would be necessary and appropriate—</text> <subparagraph id="H4A2A3F941D9849FEA6733D86AA00556B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to efficiently allocate risk and financial responsibility for claims; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33FC6CCA2A254914BBA999C779F5DBBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to ensure that a railroad carrier transporting hazardous materials can continue to operate despite the risk of an accident or incident.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2466A68D81FB487581569DA81DBDF430"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date the study under subsection (a) is initiated, the Secretary shall submit a report containing the results of the study and recommendations for addressing liability issues with rail transportation of hazardous materials to—</text> <paragraph id="H15F9FE91CAF3472EBD01532BE49005E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H690C7953480F4126ACCFFD9EBE5552F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H379589999C454458A5EDF16ABFFAE729"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>ln this section:</text> <paragraph id="H85DF5EA900A24143B86F647DD0888F3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Hazardous material</header><text>The term <quote>hazardous material</quote> means a substance or material the Secretary designates under section 5103(a) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5B419BA43A74BF1BF9033F60046D80D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Railroad carrier</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>railroad carrier</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <enum>VIII</enum><header>Multimodal Freight Transportation</header> <section id="H48374487C3CE4517B21433F2E083F336"><enum>8001.</enum><header>Multimodal freight transportation</header> <subsection id="HE7F5B17E3E854F2BB8839BCA9FCE421A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle IX of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88801C0713DA406B99E3E6F862FB62BD" style="USC"> <subtitle id="H8DC9D7902367481B967E80273A30F313"><enum>IX</enum><header>Multimodal Freight Transportation</header> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <multi-column-toc-entry level="chapter"><toc-enum>Chapter</toc-enum><level-header level="chapter"></level-header><target>Sec.</target></multi-column-toc-entry> <multi-column-toc-entry level="chapter"><toc-enum>701.</toc-enum><level-header level="chapter">Multimodal freight policy</level-header><target>70101</target></multi-column-toc-entry> <multi-column-toc-entry level="chapter"><toc-enum>702.</toc-enum><level-header level="chapter">Multimodal freight transportation planning and information</level-header><target>70201</target></multi-column-toc-entry></toc> <chapter id="H17D8490971E34DA1A510072CFC24A6F7"><enum>701</enum><header>Multimodal freight policy</header> <toc container-level="chapter-container" idref="H17D8490971E34DA1A510072CFC24A6F7" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">70101. National multimodal freight policy.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HCA8F79003F7F4BBAA6E06C690746AAFE" level="section">70102. National freight strategic plan.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H508F52EB1C1F4AFEAE529DBDA66FA22E" level="section">70103. National Multimodal Freight Network.</toc-entry></toc> <section id="HA75959B97F3B42ABAD738FC3512DA1B7"><enum>70101.</enum><header>National multimodal freight policy</header> <subsection id="HD6790D88A30941EA98F2392282BA291E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is the policy of the United States to maintain and improve the condition and performance of the National Multimodal Freight Network established under section 70103 to ensure that the Network provides a foundation for the United States to compete in the global economy and achieve the goals described in subsection (b).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5C4BF5E6DBFE44DCB21B46098FAA2125"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The goals of the national multimodal freight policy are—</text> <paragraph id="HF15E0D195C6B408C8BCA4B59A2243346"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify infrastructure improvements, policies, and operational innovations that—</text> <subparagraph id="H1EA5BFD4CF424C1EB6D854FF79EF3BC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthen the contribution of the National Multimodal Freight Network to the economic competitiveness of the United States;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H085834E32FEB442A8CB6DF02317C3870"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce congestion and eliminate bottlenecks on the National Multimodal Freight Network; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2885FFEDD4B34B00BBE04E4ED3A0AFBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase productivity, particularly for domestic industries and businesses that create high-value jobs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H675BCEA1410F4CADA6E9214DDC785C16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to improve the safety, security, efficiency, and resiliency of multimodal freight transportation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A8D5EBA3109478A90A4018921A2957D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to achieve and maintain a state of good repair on the National Multimodal Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H013BDFF974574053B7DC010AD8E5E6FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to use innovation and advanced technology to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the National Multimodal Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H64DCE04B42D94383B230119973FF3458"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to improve the economic efficiency of the National Multimodal Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42E7BBDA010C413D82B5B0BAB7B9434B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to improve the short- and long-distance movement of goods that—</text> <subparagraph id="H92F7DD223ACD4843A83B574705C608CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>travel across rural areas between population centers; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC83FBEF4A0C40D6A05BB6004990C409"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travel between rural areas and population centers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB451D8852A2C42758F55CF81342F18CC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">travel from the Nation’s ports, airports, and gateways to the National Multimodal Freight Network;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E7C4A2A8B504688A570C5937C0D009C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to improve the flexibility of States to support multi-State corridor planning and the creation of multi-State organizations to increase the ability of States to address multimodal freight connectivity; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D0E7A18DB6D43CAAB4ACBB02F6516EB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to reduce the adverse environmental impacts of freight movement on the National Multimodal Freight Network.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HCA8F79003F7F4BBAA6E06C690746AAFE"><enum>70102.</enum><header>National freight strategic plan</header> <subsection id="HE7B9FEC5692F457BBB21168367B71D0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall—</text> <paragraph id="HBE8B0D2994784415A6C0FBCB2FB465FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop a national freight strategic plan in accordance with this section; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB66AB3CEB100476C91E3861B9D27AC0C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publish the plan on the public Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB2E130CCB7334DB7A776A547B077FCA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The national freight strategic plan shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HA58D313AF7EF4FA9B05CEDE1AA4E7F12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of the condition and performance of the National Multimodal Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H613DE5F946334AECB1764C7A88F6E417"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forecasts of freight volumes for the succeeding 5-, 10-, and 20-year periods;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0EE9591F5FFE4750871B2DD88E13994A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an identification of major trade gateways and national freight corridors that connect major population centers, trade gateways, and other major freight generators;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H71EE4574915F427F8DAFD8C4F5BE49F0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an identification of bottlenecks on the National Multimodal Freight Network that create significant freight congestion, based on a quantitative methodology developed by the Secretary, which shall, at a minimum, include—</text> <subparagraph id="H84044A9D41314B838DBC7BBBBDD5D768"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information from the Freight Analysis Framework of the Federal Highway Administration; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD6B96113A2AA4D8987E6E3B1D1D16C92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, an estimate of the cost of addressing each bottleneck and any operational improvements that could be implemented;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC5F4D47E823543D6832BA4CDEEF9F04D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an assessment of statutory, regulatory, technological, institutional, financial, and other barriers to improved freight transportation performance, and a description of opportunities for overcoming the barriers;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H845948C0E58E4E37BCDCF297A2B7F683"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an identification of best practices for improving the performance of the National Multimodal Freight Network;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1769BF0EF524129912E6C693762EF44"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a process for addressing multistate projects and encouraging jurisdictions to collaborate; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1B95DD532EDD48AC91E4B73E159B5DDD"><enum>(8)</enum><text>strategies to improve freight intermodal connectivity.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H75CEAD61BB9445AB95AE37EA5C8C8F70"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of completion of the national freight strategic plan under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update the plan and publish the updated plan on the public Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H72D1429272C948FC807A159ADD1AF688"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop and update the national freight strategic plan in consultation with State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and other appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H508F52EB1C1F4AFEAE529DBDA66FA22E"><enum>70103.</enum><header>National Multimodal Freight Network</header> <subsection id="H84D26B012F6F48BC929066A17267AB12"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish the National Multimodal Freight Network in accordance with this section—</text> <paragraph id="HE5BDE0FDF1DC4305AA660C9EA1B83FC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to focus Federal policy on the most strategic freight assets; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A6CB37D3992443CA7E47043E7F14B57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to assist in strategically directing resources and policies toward improved performance of the National Multimodal Freight Network.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6F680C07872F46FEBEC89A6EDD6439CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Network components</header><text>The National Multimodal Freight Network shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HCBF023A5EBF74F50997243D819FC16BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the National Highway Freight Network, as established under section 167 of title 23;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E084C7078D74671AD9E23DF14899A26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the freight rail systems of Class I railroads, as designated by the Surface Transportation Board;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78F3E0BE58FB4B688CFC6ED027B834B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the public ports of the United States that have total annual foreign and domestic trade of at least 2,000,000 short tons, as identified by the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center of the Army Corps of Engineers, using the data from the latest year for which such data is available;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B2C88F0ACF04DD885DB89E4DDF9F20A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States, as described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1804">33 U.S.C. 1804</external-xref>);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9E19ECBAF8B4433A84D3A1F14002A808"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway, and coastal routes along which domestic freight is transported;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA4E5BC8676F42958310F6AEC0C0EA82"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the 50 airports located in the United States with the highest annual landed weight, as identified by the Federal Aviation Administration; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0178A318CB1F45EC94F8B293AD6E6D2D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>other strategic freight assets, including strategic intermodal facilities and freight rail lines of Class II and Class III railroads, designated by the Secretary as critical to interstate commerce.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB2793C196D3B41B48DFA6656CB315391"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other strategic freight assets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining network components in subsection (b), the Secretary may consider strategic freight assets identified by States, including public ports if such ports do not meet the annual tonnage threshold, for inclusion on the National Multimodal Freight Network.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2AC26160A8D74AD498AD06A1125BCB04"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of establishment of the National Multimodal Freight Network under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall update the National Multimodal Freight Network.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBEB7D857A0054A44807736603C4DE22A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and update the National Multimodal Freight Network in consultation with State departments of transportation and other appropriate public and private transportation stakeholders.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE4EB6CB8F9284DEEA129473CC510354A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Landed weight defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>landed weight</term> means the weight of an aircraft transporting only cargo in intrastate, interstate, or foreign air transportation, as such terms are defined in section 40102(a).</text></subsection></section></chapter> <chapter id="HBEC7CE976DB542C8ACF30FE9ABFF5D9A"><enum>702</enum><header>Multimodal freight transportation planning and information</header> <toc container-level="chapter-container" idref="HBEC7CE976DB542C8ACF30FE9ABFF5D9A" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">70201. State freight advisory committees.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H9EBC6E974DBE459C9A13D3802B8B6238" level="section">70202. State freight plans.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H213EFA1BE77F4BF9922AB95C8F80B519" level="section">70203. Data and tools.</toc-entry></toc> <section id="H14E205BF50784A7DBF8B66423D60CA99"><enum>70201.</enum><header>State freight advisory committees</header> <subsection id="HDBECD222F70C43A0BE85DB2F74B8AFA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall encourage each State to establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross-section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, freight railroads, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, third-party logistics providers, the freight industry workforce, the transportation department of the State, and local governments.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0EF192F9693448D4B3359338D58B9B1C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Role of committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A freight advisory committee of a State described in subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="H8553B1A3638B4C24AD224CAD212A9BF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>advise the State on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6DA537C05B42432383866685D90E808A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve as a forum for discussion for State transportation decisions affecting freight mobility;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD26F8875E12742A8825613E1B4B9D2DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1E35299609D4338BC3C5DC3ACC19557"><enum>(4)</enum><text>promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6F0104B5AB984B2B9DB6AD3B0A6AFF6F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>participate in the development of the freight plan of the State described in section 70202.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9EBC6E974DBE459C9A13D3802B8B6238"><enum>70202.</enum><header>State freight plans</header> <subsection id="H2DC63BDB51DE46B7BD530A0DD584D6E2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall develop a freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan for the immediate and long-range planning activities and investments of the State with respect to freight.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD8805A2FF51D4239ABCA0285CF21874D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A freight plan described in subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum—</text> <paragraph id="HB8E9FAB4E15F4C8B834AA0C4E7ACD993"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues with respect to the State;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7DF3592FDD2342C1871C8220AAC77F91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide the freight-related transportation investment decisions of the State;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H149598D5C41E494D8D0100E31A5DA51B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of how the plan will improve the ability of the State to meet the national freight goals described in section 70101;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H823FD934ECB74E268F57A094EFBEFE62"><enum>(4)</enum><text>evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H898939F2BAFE4BD9B285FA5174BE73D6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the case of routes on which travel by heavy vehicles (including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or equipment, and timber vehicles) is projected to substantially deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the deterioration; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB34705EC562942878AB2D11BC16FFD4E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such as truck bottlenecks, within the State, and a description of the strategies the State is employing to address those freight mobility issues.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB797F561590C42DB9276D1F6002A1652"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relationship to State plans</header> <paragraph id="HB26EA753E7274CD6B605C16B4965BD09"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A freight plan described in subsection (a) may be developed separately from or incorporated into the statewide transportation plans required by section 135 of title 23.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H00DF54B115BD4CEFA788AB773EB63DA0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>If the freight plan described in subsection (a) is developed separately from the State transportation improvement program, the freight plan shall be updated at least every 5 years.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H213EFA1BE77F4BF9922AB95C8F80B519"><enum>70203.</enum><header>Data and tools</header> <subsection id="H5070B2AA22014678BF3FF1449D086D6D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H0E7C48E0F9454AA78B83DA2966E60C15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>begin development of new tools or improve existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other transportation projects, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H1CCF4E8EBEDA4A4DBCBB3AAAB6F7FE65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>methodologies for systematic analysis of benefits and costs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H70FD91B93D204F5D9628DAD601F61480"><enum>(B)</enum><text>tools for ensuring that the evaluation of freight-related and other transportation projects may consider safety, economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and system condition in the project selection process; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD3BFBDE6AF26422F85AF33EA0A4E8B37"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other elements to assist in effective transportation planning;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H27CB4176911540E480B4B3AE42078134"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify transportation-related freight travel models and model data elements to support a broad range of evaluation methods and techniques to assist in making transportation investment decisions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE34004EE7A5247F0BAC370B2F4F5826C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>at a minimum, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, consider any improvements to existing freight flow data collection efforts, including improved methods to standardize and manage the data, that could reduce identified freight data gaps and deficiencies and help improve forecasts of freight transportation demand.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDA4294EDEC434A44BBCD32100D68328C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with Federal, State, and other stakeholders to develop, improve, and implement the tools and collect the data described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section></chapter></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HDA62898A76D44928A41FC8B51DFA3648"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis of subtitles for title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to subtitle IX and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAADCFAD4E8EA49BE89AE902CB72663B3" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <multi-column-toc-entry bold="on" level="subtitle"><toc-enum>IX.</toc-enum><level-header bold="on" level="subtitle">Multimodal Freight Transportation</level-header><target>70101</target></multi-column-toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H8576D1B5533749B3B7FBEF71224DF0C1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeals</header><text>Sections 1117 and 1118 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>), and the items relating to such sections in the table of contents in section 1(c) of such Act, are repealed.</text></subsection></section> <enum>IX</enum><header>National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau</header> <section id="H8B82359ACDB94DA99E1E2899F4CB2550"><enum>9001.</enum><header>National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau</header> <subsection id="H00C96FF9571F4D5AA597CA9AA34EB18D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H28F335DDB6F74379A591658D66752AC7" style="USC"> <section id="HB5D880F406B347B1B69F93B89B59C7B4"><enum>116.</enum><header>National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau</header> <subsection id="H16BFB422FA0C41678D466CB63C20B7B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau in the Department.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8A4A0FA0952E4EFBB87956DD29A95C63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the Bureau shall be—</text> <paragraph id="H752B84E38EB44538A96E10628C472917"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to administer the application processes for programs within the Department in accordance with subsection (d);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B280ED2F382495295C00D81B27F77FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote innovative financing best practices in accordance with subsection (e);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC44E623D606D4C6FA42E268A15DCE741"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to reduce uncertainty and delays with respect to environmental reviews and permitting in accordance with subsection (f);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H414C218718D54E498F0A9218552A94C9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to reduce costs and risks to taxpayers in project delivery and procurement in accordance with subsection (g); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B7144913BC943DCA31C3499D27D6F88"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to carry out subtitle IX of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9BFCE709457F4833B31356ADD9356E8A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Executive Director</header> <paragraph id="HAE843076A7D749528BB2676212673BAD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Bureau shall be headed by an Executive Director, who shall be appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary, with the approval of the President.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF900BA757EFF4C8A8EEADE7CBF5A94FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Executive Director shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H89C6789768EF419181E5BA66616581A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>report to the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF3FA72CAFA44CB5B4475CB5116E55D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be responsible for the management and oversight of the daily activities, decisions, operations, and personnel of the Bureau;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0156AAA6A47340DD8275EFBFA601165B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support the Council on Credit and Finance established under section 117 in accordance with this section; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H67C3FD57DDAC42E88C0452AAD3F90F7E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>carry out such additional duties as the Secretary may prescribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H30EB3396D80D455E8564407E9549ACE5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration of certain application processes</header> <paragraph id="H92DAE93674164EDE9326180217B28C35"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Bureau shall administer the application processes for the following programs:</text> <subparagraph id="HE29A998A64CA47F2A2EC71521AD2D650"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The infrastructure finance programs authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/6">chapter 6</external-xref> of title 23.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE5853D8146CE4EA1897E396614B34F68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program authorized under sections 501 through 503 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/821">45 U.S.C. 821–823</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5FE6A760A415472C9CE9BF8598927181"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Amount allocations authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/142">section 142(m)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA40D7BCD9BFC46BC90632EFDD3747BE7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The nationally significant freight and highway projects program under section 117 of title 23.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19C2E3E39F134F3A9F789EBCBC135AF9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the congressional notification requirements for each program referred to in paragraph (1) are followed in accordance with the statutory provisions applicable to the program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8ECD094C780F44729FC503722DD6334C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the reporting requirements for each program referred to in paragraph (1) are followed in accordance with the statutory provisions applicable to the program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H13807118B3EF442FB6FDD2A76269B8AF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In administering the application processes for the programs referred to in paragraph (1), the Executive Director of the Bureau shall coordinate with appropriate officials in the Department and its modal administrations responsible for administering such programs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B933716F39641AA9C35FB545C9B6545"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Streamlining approval processes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that—</text> <subparagraph id="H84AF043565AF43BD976D087839E202DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluates the application processes for the programs referred to in paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7459181E0EE04571A7555CAD77FAC155"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies administrative and legislative actions that would improve the efficiency of the application processes without diminishing Federal oversight; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4255BC23D9B149BFBC54D37CA5FA0298"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describes how the Secretary will implement administrative actions identified under subparagraph (B) that do not require an Act of Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7167382118A449328D49F3992DA995F7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Procedures and transparency</header> <subparagraph id="H8792E34872A5470EA2FCE9ADBE5DA083"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The Secretary shall, with respect to the programs referred to in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="HDB09473CCEDA4C9EB6BCFD474053B33E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish procedures for analyzing and evaluating applications and for utilizing the recommendations of the Council on Credit and Finance;</text></clause> <clause id="H83676BFB3A93450080338F10D02F2124"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish procedures for addressing late-arriving applications, as applicable, and communicating the Bureau’s decisions for accepting or rejecting late applications to the applicant and the public; and</text></clause> <clause id="HEF836C4A11E8483A831E8401D6E755F6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>document major decisions in the application evaluation process through a decision memorandum or similar mechanism that provides a clear rationale for such decisions.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE4403D01DD294FD58EEAA00530A96A9C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review</header> <clause id="HB8843500CEAE486FA759E48060A9D7C5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the compliance of the Secretary with the requirements of this paragraph.</text></clause> <clause id="HC2F70912D7124806815538E0452BF914"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Comptroller General may make recommendations to the Secretary in order to improve compliance with the requirements of this paragraph.</text></clause> <clause id="H8A4426FB69FB41DDA2B00FD8264AAC5D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the review conducted under clause (i), including findings and recommendations for improvement.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H8A3F9468FCBB45A4AAFC18C96AD6E0E1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Innovative financing best practices</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H36335EC030894A70AF4D8A43A5417BC6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Bureau shall work with the modal administrations within the Department, the States, and other public and private interests to develop and promote best practices for innovative financing and public-private partnerships.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H97335C2C7E354AB9849C780E7BD02BDA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The Bureau shall carry out paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE880628B52EB4A56BDE9ACA125FC7F1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by making Federal credit assistance programs more accessible to eligible recipients;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HF70A864BABCC4901B131218E3F6B6317"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by providing advice and expertise to State and local governments that seek to leverage public and private funding;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HE0FF71410BF94BDE83E2271928A9883D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by sharing innovative financing best practices and case studies from State and local governments with other State and local governments that are interested in utilizing innovative financing methods; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H6DF93115650B446BA27C8FE7B7BE88E7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by developing and monitoring—</text> <clause id="HA81984D8CB134C3F9D047AE486E0A1E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>best practices with respect to standardized State public-private partnership authorities and practices, including best practices related to—</text> <subclause id="HC96AF3B39A3E44B48D6C3AE13DE91F0C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>accurate and reliable assumptions for analyzing public-private partnership procurements;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB4510393E38B414AA664D8B58A25D0CA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>procedures for the handling of unsolicited bids;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H1439D1007D8E4D84BDD34AC56483C675"><enum>(III)</enum><text>policies with respect to noncompete clauses; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HFF7ABEC5A38A4EEC9B2DF472355C28CC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>other significant terms of public-private partnership procurements, as determined appropriate by the Bureau;</text></subclause></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H8C572739C21C4117AD85F65EB795DE3E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>standard contracts for the most common types of public-private partnerships for transportation facilities; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HC7FFF527349548C1A1C1C700DEBD7B86"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>analytical tools and other techniques to aid State and local governments in determining the appropriate project delivery model, including a value for money analysis.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC84E28B4E0374D61B98B437B94D2BD6B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>The Bureau shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HB196DF7449CD4EFB87019B42705A56D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure transparency of a project receiving credit assistance under a program identified in subsection (d)(1) and procured as a public-private partnership by—</text> <clause id="H1C787555084F455DB9D4D5676022D9C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring the project sponsor of such project to undergo a value for money analysis or a comparable analysis prior to deciding to advance the project as a public-private partnership;</text></clause> <clause id="HBF5460496CF6493D8CD9F4D80AA80C24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requiring the analysis required under subparagraph (A) and other key terms of the relevant public-private partnership agreement, to be made publicly available by the project sponsor at an appropriate time;</text></clause> <clause id="H89FBEA0E6E974FFEB2D4CB6E4A4A3492"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not later than 3 years after the completion of the project, requiring the project sponsor of such project to conduct a review regarding whether the private partner is meeting the terms of the relevant public private partnership agreement for the project; and</text></clause> <clause id="H01B1B9CB69A5466C89A4A84FA6233554"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>providing a publicly available summary of the total level of Federal assistance in such project; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F718CCC0C504FA4A0725743FFD2B78B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop guidance to implement this paragraph that takes into consideration variations in State and local laws and requirements related to public-private partnerships.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H90940FA3D6934DC592E9793CEBEF8F21"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Support to projects sponsors</header><text>At the request of a State or local government, the Bureau shall provide technical assistance to the State or local government regarding proposed public-private partnership agreements for transportation facilities, including assistance in performing a value for money analysis or comparable analysis.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD7B3FD2645A4D5CA12398AE223BAFB8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Fixed guideway transit procedures report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that—</text> <subparagraph id="H8839EE0477694E98AD21EBC45BF40426"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluates the differences between traditional design-bid-build, design-build, and public-private partnership procurements for projects carried out under the fixed guideway capital investment program authorized under section 5309;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7950101B036F49F1B4BA17EFCD4CAF77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies, for project procured as public-private partnerships whether the review and approval process under the program requires modification to better suit the unique nature of such procurements; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H76FD4607472949E2BCF6B2A323E317F9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes how the Secretary will implement any administrative actions identified under subparagraph (B) that do not require an Act of Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H5C6E98DA00364D148DD9ACB79E34EC59"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Environmental review and permitting</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H42A6D1BAE9404B99B13E702658BDDE56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Bureau shall take such actions as are appropriate and consistent with the goals and policies set forth in this title and title 23, including with the concurrence of other Federal agencies as required under this title and title 23, to improve delivery timelines for projects.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H1ECC3EC6823E44899681D34C8FC09BEA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The Bureau shall carry out paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H643A4D5EC188433E952BDFE22A01AAC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by serving as the Department’s liaison to the Council on Environmental Quality;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B5B789C9D5D4C11B64FF0299EFA59ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by coordinating Department-wide efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the environmental review and permitting process;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HAC6D874898A84CF58B7FF9D122998F46"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by coordinating Department efforts under section 139 of title 23;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC39FECF99E114D24B84BD7E3DB37F153"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by supporting modernization efforts at Federal agencies to achieve innovative approaches to the permitting and review of projects;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H475E0B5B3AF14250BDDC9A65588ABCEE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by providing technical assistance and training to field and headquarters staff of Federal agencies on policy changes and innovative approaches to the delivery of projects;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H84DF56E3C92E48FCB42044B700F13484"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by identifying, developing, and tracking metrics for permit reviews and decisions by Federal agencies for projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H81C4F49DF5DC4E1FBD44AAF95509EAAD"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by administering and expanding the use of Internet-based tools providing for—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H50DB31EA0F1249E0B7EAD64D8914559A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the development and posting of schedules for permit reviews and permit decisions for projects; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H2F68A21DB1024572BD8FA662DD098FAD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the sharing of best practices related to efficient permitting and reviews for projects.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H5172D71A72DE4EF8A8B8C607A00EC0D7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Support to project sponsors</header><text>At the request of a State or local government, the Bureau, in coordination with the other appropriate modal agencies within the Department, shall provide technical assistance with regard to the compliance of a project sponsored by the State or local government with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act 1969 and relevant Federal environmental permits.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H062902FEE7DF4F34B0C706B0818B0BEE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Project procurement</header> <paragraph id="HF92861DF28484608A6813624979FB887"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Bureau shall promote best practices in procurement for a project receiving assistance under a program identified in subsection (d)(1) by developing, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration and other modal agencies as appropriate, procurement benchmarks in order to ensure accountable expenditure of Federal assistance over the life cycle of such project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5885A37D7D654149AE7CE711387BC547"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procurement benchmarks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The procurement benchmarks developed under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <subparagraph id="H5BD163FDF06A4C22AF50919200F1250A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish maximum thresholds for acceptable project cost increases and delays in project delivery;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H528A3D650C1C46A1B2D4A4EBFA8D8FAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish uniform methods for States to measure cost and delivery changes over the life cycle of a project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0D8BB2DA9C2D4DE0A391C283831FD89E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be tailored, as necessary, to various types of project procurements, including design-bid-build, design-build, and public private partnerships.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0B7E39C20FB643B5AFBA57F9D3EC3C91"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Elimination and consolidation of duplicative offices</header> <paragraph id="HAB225F10B682413788784D8B34FB0EAD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Elimination of offices</header><text>The Secretary may eliminate any office within the Department if the Secretary determines that the purposes of the office are duplicative of the purposes of the Bureau, and the elimination of such office shall not adversely affect the obligations of the Secretary under any Federal law.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA6FC859AB6274838BFE76E7251646DE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consolidation of offices</header><text>The Secretary may consolidate any office within the Department into the Bureau that the Secretary determines has duties, responsibilities, resources, or expertise that support the purposes of the Bureau.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5AEB30C11AD2482D9B7EF5471A63DE8F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Staffing and budgetary resources</header> <subparagraph id="HFA4723A1CC4245D9922E7AEF09935725"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the Bureau is adequately staffed and funded.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A673E1E3ED144668261DD278406DFE5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Staffing</header><text>The Secretary may transfer to the Bureau a position within the Department from any office that is eliminated or consolidated under this subsection if the Secretary determines that the position is necessary to carry out the purposes of the Bureau.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF76FAB56984E48D1898328D8246EDEC9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Budgetary resources</header> <clause id="H4E731525F7874DE79CF07457401619D0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transfer of funds from eliminated or consolidated offices</header><text>The Secretary may transfer to the Bureau funds allocated to any office that is eliminated or consolidated under this subsection to carry out the purposes of the Bureau.</text></clause> <clause id="H7686C55D86B340919A834568999A6311"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfer of funds allocated to administrative costs</header><text>The Secretary shall transfer to the Bureau funds allocated to the administrative costs of processing applications for the programs referred to in subsection (d)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H84C60FC1A3684071ADA5A9E87E0AE1B1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that—</text> <subparagraph id="HC9323EF5D4774F8199A7CEF94DC8EA17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>lists the offices eliminated under paragraph (1) and provides the rationale for elimination of the offices;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H55A8BFD61C2F4F73A1C47B25B7B8D224"><enum>(B)</enum><text>lists the offices consolidated under paragraph (2) and provides the rationale for consolidation of the offices; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H479D6D08364E4D1484EC722DA34FC982"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describes the actions taken under paragraph (3) and provides the rationale for taking such actions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H931A4453C72E4E0E82CBE963B319F9B0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Savings provisions</header> <paragraph id="H280821E508444F3C9BBC68489C210CF5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Laws and regulations</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to change a law or regulation with respect to a program referred to in subsection (d)(1).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFBFF80E14C1F41A0A47D49FE6A87241E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to abrogate the responsibilities of an agency, operating administration, or office within the Department otherwise charged by a law or regulation with other aspects of program administration, oversight, and project approval or implementation for the programs and projects subject to this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H915960ABF7DD4D1DB91A6F9806DBFDD5"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="H6D682EA620ED44169DE25EDA98F9C2C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bureau</header><text>The term <term>Bureau</term> means the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau of the Department.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1861254C03874B368D2CB06FD78ACA0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Transportation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B605BBA5150447E87C766FF6CA2F745"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multimodal project</header><text>The term <term>multimodal project</term> means a project involving the participation of more than one modal administration or secretarial office within the Department.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2368046B89F84AC5965F6115B15C565F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The term <term>project</term> means a highway project, public transportation capital project, freight or passenger rail project, or multimodal project.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H56B875376BA14CD5880BEAF2E317AF94"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H572197FE5DAC4447987254A34A8FC861" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">116. National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H8DD7E080EE774808A60973FFB4F86307"><enum>9002.</enum><header>Council on Credit and Finance</header> <subsection id="H2CFA565284D34F0AB8A338C272F5EFC3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/1">Chapter 1</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD907CDB8B5EF4392A978D0E49664F544" style="USC"> <section id="HF59F61BF3DF94E6B87BF0333B1401410"><enum>117.</enum><header>Council on Credit and Finance</header> <subsection id="H753DE57306114CCC99924A9328D85087"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Council on Credit and Finance in accordance with this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6CEE2DEEF274434087B3622142BEFB1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header> <paragraph id="HB4DE3186574345A7A92017C70A81B806"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Council shall be composed of the following members:</text> <subparagraph id="HC01875FC5BCD466CA6484A67FBB11448"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9B3328CF53614DEB9C291765B8DD71D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD6A9C2CBE46B4D5298B33BEAA8C14B22"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The General Counsel of the Department of Transportation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24FFC307405949B386443F16F1C1C109"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1A5F5AD4D9D146059D3DCA7BD6D6FE3F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H89CAA31BD1FE422486ED3E0FC1F45264"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA31AD18E4F8C4F54970C878E818666E3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1223A11D767A4392BDF96802BA9E6005"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional members</header><text>The Secretary may designate up to 3 additional officials of the Department to serve as at-large members of the Council.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H91F9BD088FEC4E73A43EE4990CCCA49D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson and vice chairperson</header> <subparagraph id="H8FEEC42193884729A04095BEC9108C60"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy shall serve as the chairperson of the Council.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H396A3E09CD1E498CB1B51B9C468E3327"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Vice chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs shall serve as the vice chairperson of the Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5A392EE65F3412DA78ED3CF98246D43"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Executive Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Director of the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau shall serve as a nonvoting member of the Council.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6E3CA9ED98DC4E24B0021BD911FC097E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Council shall—</text> <paragraph id="H40D67611B9454F6993F97CF28582E84E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review applications for assistance submitted under the programs referred to in section 116(d)(1);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89BB45BF654540B6BAAF8B6634F608FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the selection of projects to receive assistance under the programs referred to in section 116(d)(1);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6004678610664D339E2D37EB8A9023EF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>review, on a regular basis, projects that received assistance under the programs referred to in section 116(d)(1); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H20B6C642ED8C47519CFD938BA7DC67B6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>carry out such additional duties as the Secretary may prescribe.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H96AD46BEA7B64883BE767DBC97DB3963"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF35E678F75F4BF6A3EA6AD12401CF51" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">117. Council on Credit and Finance.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <enum>X</enum><header>Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety</header> <section id="HE3A82AA3CA8E441E94A46389760475EA"><enum>10001.</enum><header>Allocations</header> <subsection id="HE67B1AB0BC1148099FACA7FF7452CF80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777b">16 U.S.C. 777b</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>57 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>58.012 percent</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5D6F772681C444548B2EAB8A77DD39D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777c">16 U.S.C. 777c</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5BE4769F03884A09B79CE0BA5741BA56"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HB2FA26F2ABF44FAAA1EB93D49D55AAF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H6312349EBF25486499366C575B164E89"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>For each</quote> and all that follows through <quote>the balance</quote> and inserting <quote>For each fiscal year through fiscal year 2021, the balance</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="H4E9E3158465A4D07AF023ED67A1D21D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>multistate conservation grants under section 14</quote> and inserting <quote>activities under section 14(e)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE17CC6EC5958409CABEDDA48325F9475"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>18.5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>18.673 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H149C29D21F174EB8920D80AA5879201B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>18.5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>17.315 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCC774791067E4A02B06AB0FB7EF6E9F5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2A42B5759A49405CB983B2D4D81A261D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC368FDE0C51644DF8F45BAF44845B855"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8550F69B8324D40ABF4DBC2C6060B91" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H0728CDBE88FB48BB845850E69311DB81"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Boating infrastructure improvement</header> <subparagraph id="HEDAF5DD477EB4E08AB1E8FB1C94D0A2E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An amount equal to 4 percent to the Secretary of the Interior for qualified projects under section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1322">33 U.S.C. 1322</external-xref> note) and section 7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777g-1">16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD567F2465D14E9C99CA5C88D4CAD57C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Not more than 75 percent of the amount under subparagraph (A) shall be available for projects under either of the sections referred to in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEBED4C011F0444EFA3D41731B79B1FDE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB4B402E3DE074BB6A1757DA64E0A5349"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>for each</quote> and all that follows through <quote>the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2021, the Secretary</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB7002DE41B4468CBF43A9DA3544A472"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H413FF5208271461DB0D2EF54E5F1E2B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1290340D204C493684A6C0C1552D66CA" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE4FE3D64192145959CC8A43D599835B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Set-aside for Coast Guard administration</header> <subparagraph id="HD8C18E30660B4459B0079C2546178998"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the annual appropriation made in accordance with section 3, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may use no more than the amount specified in subparagraph (B) for the fiscal year for the purposes set forth in section 13107(c) of title 46, United States Code. The amount specified in subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year may not be included in the amount of the annual appropriation distributed under subsection (a) for the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE84C971C43DE424FB9B2E9F3CC8641A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Available amounts</header><text>The available amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is—</text> <clause id="HEFEEBF7C566946A48AA01D0091766B9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2016, $7,300,000;</text></clause> <clause id="H3F1615BE92824A968C40306A398A2FDB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2017, $7,400,000;</text></clause> <clause id="HCED36124EDBC418A832589807E8AA6BC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2018, $7,500,000;</text></clause> <clause id="H3FBBAE0BB6D1448D8D78D5991C0EF1F3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2019, $7,600,000;</text></clause> <clause id="H1E5C08B6D58642718DE8260AA139D039"><enum>(v)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2020, $7,700,000; and</text></clause> <clause id="H26FDCD2EEDD74B1B8D44802AFF617FEE"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2021, $7,800,000.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDA6783D77B704F5FA70494FBD42F63E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), as so redesignated—</text> <clause id="H4ACF0A8CEF42420DBE662B732B7B6BBC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>until the end of the fiscal year.</quote> and inserting <quote>until the end of the subsequent fiscal year.</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HAA5E52D0A7D8497C95B2839551F7901A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>under subsection (e)</quote> and inserting <quote>under subsection (c)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HEE1271865DAE4A5DB3DBE0E38AAF082A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H992C9E28705F47D3846A820A4045C94E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(c) The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>(c)(1) The Secretary,</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H59956CDDD48945489534F5F8DB1EE871"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>grants under section 14 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>activities under section 14(e)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HFBFE7E383E314272A65DE102F5D3C05F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>57 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>58.012 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H68103358CD444C848BB81F8C73C03AC6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C478109D75142C0B7BFB19C32894454" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" id="H02006F1F1A654449BA93B066453B094A" indent="up1"><enum>(2) </enum><text>The Secretary shall deduct from the amount to be apportioned under paragraph (1) the amounts used for grants under section 14(a).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA21B00195B794BF799B7218D58F1BA26"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>those subsections,</quote> and inserting <quote>those paragraphs,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2DD85E5CDEC94AE7A7CADF9B15410354"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submission and approval of plans and projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(d) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777e">16 U.S.C. 777e(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>for appropriations</quote> and inserting <quote>from appropriations</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCE020AF6C43C4523B176DE1FA4A0D8BE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Unexpended or unobligated funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8(b)(2) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777g">16 U.S.C. 777g(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>57 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>58.012 percent</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDBBDF5B2F86C4D72A09259513E3CCBDE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>Section 12 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777k">16 U.S.C. 777k</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H287B950A2DE74AD29906516FD3FEF8B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>57 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>58.012 percent</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEDE15BC129BA42739023FADCAF07BEC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>under section 4(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>under section 4(c)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE02A31EC23AB4857BB54DBF3B7D71D5B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Other activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777m">16 U.S.C. 777m</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC904D715E0004684B7519D81216115F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>of each annual appropriation made in accordance with the provisions of section 3</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2926D531F77D44358703164B18936F65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph id="H77F3E23AB0B44B178D0DB69E7B919ADC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>Of amounts made available under section 4(b) for each fiscal year—</quote> and inserting <quote>Not more than $1,200,000 of each annual appropriation made in accordance with the provisions of section 3 shall be distributed to the Secretary of the Interior for use as follows:</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H43C31B05B19A4D7FA7537A2213D31EED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(D) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2950329E2AAD4D00B1B7589A2A6E14A8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777">16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H03D314733B57411DB6F30038F8C9F3F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking section 15; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7BBBC39D76D140E4A79F9833499443FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating section 16 as section 15.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H20A9E32DB27C42D08B4463252AB2BAFB"><enum>10002.</enum><header>Recreational boating safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCEB1BCD2D7D24BA198D78E8F122832BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2E75422135AF43A3A84AED6A0B99DB44"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (c),</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to subsection (c),</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H594841943EA54F54947C219A7F92EF99"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the sum of (A) the amount made available from the Boat Safety Account for that fiscal year under section 15 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act and (B)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4830D6818A6E4516B73831AE34AC852A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF910A73A54E84A149A8AC316B88DBC09"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1D9077FE8F644B78A4C355133D9C5EB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection designation and paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BA6AA6729C947049EA420051A3C9E01" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H5929D921A0CB4F62A0306A17C22C9CFD"><enum>(c)</enum> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF0B2306E4FB849CB8CC996FC1CDC22E4"><enum>(1)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF1ACECE4E3D84840BAA925EE93690CED"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use amounts made available each fiscal year under section 4(b)(2) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777c">16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(2)</external-xref>) for payment of expenses of the Coast Guard for investigations, personnel, and activities directly related to—</text> <clause id="HB1050C62DAFA444A8AE27637FEC033CD" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administering State recreational boating safety programs under this chapter; or</text></clause> <clause id="H3C161A9471CC420380B7EDDD6B00E20B" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating or carrying out the national recreational boating safety program under this title.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCE2B9BBDD66A4660B47E72741BFFFBCE" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts used by the Secretary each fiscal year under subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="H893924AD3ECB4BB2A1A9E7A73052A00E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than $2,000,000 is available to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this title; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8EA7A5FE2F404B4A8E72BC4F8FB21501"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than $1,500,000 is available to conduct a survey of levels of recreational boating participation and related matters in the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H759AD94FC69841AF8EEFF9DE85F9024B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="HE478B5997B574C51A4BE41F25C631FB8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>No funds</quote> and inserting <quote>On and after October 1, 2016, no funds</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3EDE43B5D2544BBC8A8CF9E73C976B48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>traditionally</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section> B

Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015

<enum>XXIV</enum><header>Highway and motor vehicle safety</header> <subtitle style="OLC" id="H37BAFC9C67F24AF3A382AD284CF637AC"><enum>A</enum><header>Vehicle safety</header> <section id="HC04B910F9883418A86A8B838EE595004"><enum>24101.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="H693AA5A2CFF5442DA63BE0312ADEBCFA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, amounts as follows:</text> <paragraph id="H51E587E507534A669DB7AFFB43AA8EDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$132,730,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H230A7E4FE2C74D3AAF340DC4335B79D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$135,517,330 for fiscal year 2017.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A28A541A058447B921AC4495317F721"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$138,363,194 for fiscal year 2018.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A494EAC1BB247759C93BE46B794BEB5"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$141,268,821 for fiscal year 2019.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H157F3005073A465CBD5E81EC1BC57BAE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$144,235,466 for fiscal year 2020.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB105B3F3F8B842A49D9A4FC76D928BE1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$147,264,411 for fiscal year 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H70D5773D5EDD4D8F907E75DC7E48D50A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional authorization of appropriations if a certification is made</header> <paragraph id="H55D93399C8EA43BAA1352D2CA599D548"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) to carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, if the certification described in paragraph (2) is made during a fiscal year there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for that purpose for that fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years an additional amount as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="H977A36C6B34845DF8F09DA9BA4D323DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$31,270,000 for fiscal year 2016.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H94F4B367F854496B9778EA2FEB029C00"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$36,537,670 for fiscal year 2017.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1BF642B08582400FA1046FEA6B12550A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$42,296,336 for fiscal year 2018.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4D1E77639DE341FB945677E89305CF12"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$47,999,728 for fiscal year 2019.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6143A04B9D1947CF929A70F3997FECC6"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$54,837,974 for fiscal year 2020.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H74C590BFE09B4A3F93939F1CF7A9855A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$61,656,407 for fiscal year 2021.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24B2E5A5C0974F91B61570626A4DFE7B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification described</header><text>The certification described in this paragraph is a certification made by the Secretary and submitted to Congress that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has implemented all of the recommendations in the Office of Inspector General Audit Report issued June 18, 2015 (ST–2015–063). As part of the certification, the Secretary shall review the actions the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has taken to implement the recommendations and issue a report to Congress detailing how the recommendations were implemented. The Secretary shall not delegate or assign the responsibility under this paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HD27C847C450F45CB854465A344CCC4D2" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24102.</enum><header>Inspector General recommendations</header> <subsection id="H6898869AD10D448C83745642D9B9330F" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter until the completion date, the Department of Transportation Inspector General shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress on whether and what progress has been made to implement the recommendations in the Office of Inspector General Audit Report issued June 18, 2015 (ST–2015–063).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9D6D3C8B2E0E47119A87E1CD189A9FE2" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation progress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall—</text> <paragraph id="H1814377462364C1FADDB3AE8D6A73456" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter until the completion date, provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the actions the Administrator has taken to implement the recommendations in the audit report described in subsection (a), including a plan for implementing any remaining recommendations; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H406F28C5A6504B409E0A8F572EA2330C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a final report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the implementation of all of the recommendations in the audit report described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB8A359E35AB44D5F8654F4AA72193274" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H4C86096141304E6A8BC742E3A7FFE3E6" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate committees of Congress</header><text>The term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9615FB0AF74A4241B85F58B38FDBEA75" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Completion date</header><text>The term <term>completion date</term> means the date that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has implemented all of the recommendations in the Office of Inspector General Audit Report issued June 18, 2015 (ST–2015–063).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H7483F82FB5EB421BA6E8B866D8AAF42F" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24103.</enum><header>Improvements in availability of recall information</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HE3BBDDB55F1F4639A931BCB13CC7BB6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Vehicle recall information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement current information technology, web design trends, and best practices that will help ensure that motor vehicle safety recall information available to the public on the Federal website is readily accessible and easy to use, including—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HF8521DEEC59D4B68BB105645B60D8F08"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by improving the organization, availability, readability, and functionality of the website;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H284C34E73E844DDEAEAFDB1D22C3A0DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by accommodating high-traffic volume; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H752636AD5E7E4B618422A4D15F4C3246"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by establishing best practices for scheduling routine website maintenance.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFFCC67946EE24260913505215698C30D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Government Accountability Office public awareness report</header> <paragraph id="HB0562066D6594E40A2C7AFD3172F9007"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall study the current use by consumers, dealers, and manufacturers of the safety recall information made available to the public, including the usability and content of the Federal and manufacturers' websites and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's efforts to publicize and educate consumers about safety recall information.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF3108FEDBD2D497DADEBE60534A078C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall issue a report with the findings of the study under paragraph (1), including recommending any actions the Secretary can take to improve public awareness and use of the websites for safety recall information.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H57930DB616F14ED58A62A466C7951F96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Promotion of public awareness</header><text>Section 31301(c) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">49 U.S.C. 30166</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE055931EB0F242FA9CD0C92A91B80003" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H0D8CED576D6248C0AC8457104D1130F2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Promotion of public awareness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall improve public awareness of safety recall information made publicly available by periodically updating the method of conveying that information to consumers, dealers, and manufacturers, such as through public service announcements.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H9E5B4A22A7044DCE9F244E25BD33E447"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consumer guidance</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make available to the public on the Internet detailed guidance for consumers submitting safety complaints, including—</text> <paragraph id="HD566D7B753DA40C78A4239CA5F219D95"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a detailed explanation of what information a consumer should include in a complaint; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86F68DE419294687909723FD2062FC8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a detailed explanation of the possible actions the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration can take to address a complaint and respond to the consumer, including information on—</text> <subparagraph id="H72335391E6264271AB2A789FC013C232"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the consumer records, such as photographs and police reports, that could assist with an investigation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAD32CE2900C54B7CAE0C11865B39EF13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the length of time a consumer should retain the records described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H795614A1C8654A278D19E9922D6F6F4F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>VIN search</header> <paragraph id="H283BF62E9C824B00807CC46D5B9DD949"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with industry, including manufacturers and dealers, shall study—</text> <subparagraph id="HEE4431546B6F4C66ADF92F7FC33B47FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the feasibility of searching multiple vehicle identification numbers at a time to retrieve motor vehicle safety recall information; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8FD26E06BFB74E17B627C0F48DD8C02A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the feasibility of making the search mechanism described under subparagraph (A) publicly available.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE18806D0E52B4574A5D5EB1C8CAE27B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the potential costs, and potential risks to privacy and security in implementing such a search mechanism.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H2CADA1546127453EAB299C249F204D6A" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24104.</enum><header>Recall process</header> <subsection id="HD81A0D7CC611430E8842C0720A4E6550"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Notification improvement</header> <paragraph id="H8523F5068EAB449597E62FBBA76791B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final rule revising the regulations under section 577.7 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to include notification by electronic means in addition to notification by first class mail.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA10121C032394771A0A4BECBCCC7DCB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of electronic means</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>electronic means</term> includes electronic mail and may include such other means of electronic notification, such as social media or targeted online campaigns, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF44BAC192EA54147B1F0F948019CD941"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification by manufacturer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30118(c) is amended by inserting <quote>or electronic mail</quote> after <quote>certified mail</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H13AAED77533743CE9F749A303B41D8E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recall completion rates report</header> <paragraph id="H0DA818C4F2AF4473A41AD924905575B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for 4 years, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H3176AA368FE848D6BC6D2D7B10855D9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct an analysis of vehicle safety recall completion rates to assess potential actions by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to improve vehicle safety recall completion rates; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H30469BF13054460394CE10BFA7FE6320"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the analysis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E60FB0510AC49B8953FE724C24EB6E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H7DAF170EED204D52991021169F0A93FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the annual recall completion rate by manufacturer, model year, component (such as brakes, fuel systems, and air bags), and vehicle type (passenger car, sport utility vehicle, passenger van, and pick-up truck) for each of the 5 years before the year the report is submitted;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBBA46F0B1DBF485CA4DFEFEFD8B28CBC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the methods by which the Secretary has conducted analyses of these recall completion rates to determine trends and identify risk factors associated with lower recall rates; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0D75F47AF9CF457888FD6911A8998F8A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actions the Secretary has planned to improve recall completion rates based on the results of this data analysis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H789F6DE12E2C42E4BA8EAE8C9D4BB332"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inspector General audit of vehicle recalls</header> <paragraph id="HB58816EA4D184ADFB06DD0B432359C34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Transportation Inspector General shall conduct an audit of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's management of vehicle safety recalls.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3FF0AAED12B148DD835FD81891FCE2B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The audit shall include a determination of whether the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—</text> <subparagraph id="H2A66EAB741D64341B57113FFECFBCB2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriately monitors recalls to ensure the appropriateness of scope and adequacy of recall completion rates and remedies;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE36E0C7206BE406CAB740340B296AA16"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures manufacturers provide safe remedies, at no cost to consumers;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA6AE8E98175C4F9980305CFE636579C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is capable of coordinating recall remedies and processes; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33BBABD42D1E4BA6A064FD5454C11B79"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can improve its policy on consumer notice to combat effects of recall fatigue.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H06A90365B6884F99AA22EAA052BBD213" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24105.</enum><header>Pilot grant program for State notification to consumers of motor vehicle recall status</header> <subsection id="H3A6FF2DD0ADE480AB66300D34ADA04B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than October 1, 2016, the Secretary shall implement a 2-year pilot program to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a State process for informing consumers of open motor vehicle recalls at the time of motor vehicle registration in the State.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H526AA39A286A4868922D605CB043AEBF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out this program, the Secretary may make a grant to each eligible State, but not more than 6 eligible States in total, that agrees to comply with the requirements under subsection (c). Funds made available to a State under this section shall be used by the State for the pilot program described in subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7D05ABCBDD23449D86B50697ABE178A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant, a State shall—</text> <paragraph id="HBB1B3C02F42D47E9A64EB96A1048C34C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit an application in such form and manner as the Secretary prescribes;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB343E778DBE84609BA42C93F68B3CCA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agree to notify, at the time of registration, each owner or lessee of a motor vehicle presented for registration in the State of any open recall on that vehicle;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B81C4DCEE9241DF9FEADF46D8E26A87"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the open motor vehicle recall information at no cost to each owner or lessee of a motor vehicle presented for registration in the State; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H48651749AAFB4BD9BF7A88C0B21D1FFA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide such other information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEBF3DFDDED43438492D54CB250E0A723"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Awards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting an applicant for an award under this section, the Secretary shall consider the State’s methodology for determining open recalls on a motor vehicle, for informing consumers of the open recalls, and for determining performance.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF148E2DBF44E46879F31490CD8B5946F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Performance period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each grant awarded under this section shall require a 2-year performance period.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9B10D0708F94454CBCEE2E34476D16A1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the completion of the performance period under subsection (e), a grantee shall provide to the Secretary a report of performance containing such information as the Secretary considers necessary to evaluate the extent to which open recalls have been remedied.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF676799E2B24481DA1A9A1972C7C8B99"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall evaluate the extent to which open recalls identified have been remedied.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE609E5063CA84B59A120DBFB93BF8DFA"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H5F9004E9C6FB416B97E16C448E50BD0C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consumer</header><text>The term <term>consumer</term> includes owner and lessee.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8289960E2F9443DCA63B49B09DFB61FE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Motor vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>motor vehicle</term> has the meaning given the term under section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H53500BC17A504FFB81978AF58AAF1CDB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Open recall</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>open recall</term> means a recall for which a notification by a manufacturer has been provided under section 30119 of title 49, United States Code, and that has not been remedied under section 30120 of that title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD20F929AD334442A85DFC9C1F14BB38C" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>registration</term> means the process for registering motor vehicles in the State.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB67F1FC8BA6D40B491FFB23EE02DA98E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term under section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section commented="no" id="HBC6934737EC04A7A91104442184AF0D2" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24106.</enum><header>Recall obligations under bankruptcy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30120A is amended by striking <quote>chapter 11 of title 11,</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter 7 or <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/11/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 11</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H3778166ED0024D23A7FB112BCC3790EC"><enum>24107.</enum><header>Dealer requirement to check for open recall</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30120(f) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8AFC55713FAE4D5D9F07224A95183E81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>A manufacturer</quote> and indenting appropriately;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H72A827B52FAA4B6D86466BDC51FA4054"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7AFAB10EF9A54AD593C086957E8F2150" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><text>if—</text> <subparagraph id="H767D88C266954CC8A2D9C1841B48134F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the time of providing service for each of the manufacturer's motor vehicles it services, the dealer notifies the owner or the individual requesting the service of any open recall; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE19546BBFAB346C6A53D26088C5E45D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the notification requirement under subparagraph (A) is specified in a franchise, operating, or other agreement between the dealer and the manufacturer.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF578B8CF73C44A6EB25960D74B089B80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4688D71C8DD74126B7A306F449444CCC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HABC76255902A48A89BEFFFA95C717099"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of open recall</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>open recall</term> means a recall for which a notification by a manufacturer has been provided under section 30119 and that has not been remedied under this section.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H5118EA96C48F4883B14D68BB5F57ACFE" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24108.</enum><header>Extension of time period for remedy of tire defects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30120(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA2C945EDBE194A7AA6049E7C1E66DCD9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>60 days</quote> and inserting <quote>180 days</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H981C3A3CCC90485C82B0D2745BF2330D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>60-day</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>180-day</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HB1D7E060910348529B22F4EC48BC99A2" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24109.</enum><header>Rental car safety</header> <subsection id="H62DAF1E1EC8B484ABA073B4E2C3CF379"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA5D3A608A6584ABBBEE13E89400A07C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30102(a) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7215B143FF3C405680F997FB538F1409"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs (12) and (13), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE7D3029FC304099955EC269D51E961D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0D79A39FB614F4BB931AB4364854357"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91358AAF2988425FB91007533FF08F19" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3BC7B27E56F84F429680387E701DBC95"><enum>(1)</enum><text><term>covered rental vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle that—</text> <subparagraph id="H7E60557245A14CBBB0C9716714CE7A86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A7CCB0A6D7048699F9ABEEE1FB9F0A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is rented without a driver for an initial term of less than 4 months; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6BD1F9D91ADB46C0915D84A69B689B09"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more motor vehicles that are used for rental purposes by a rental company.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6EE8438734D4420287388CB36F0C1DC2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (10), as redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CC6926042EC4107A81CA96B6D7EABEE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HDDF63185F514466DB1C28830B9BDFAF3"><enum>(11)</enum><text><term>rental company</term> means a person who—</text> <subparagraph id="H4FA0E10678EC4C13A5F044BD161221D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is primarily engaged in the business of renting covered rental vehicles; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8501C2312A17434686AA3C392C634976"><enum>(B)</enum><text>uses for rental purposes a motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more covered rental vehicles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H49D1759BF78D4D2CBD6A7E9AF6177424" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remedies for defects and noncompliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30120(i) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFE5FB374B4CF41A0BBC50BEEFA5FA5DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by adding <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">, or rental</header-in-text></quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5A24897012847CBA7919B3D3F5677AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H735F23B474BA4554BC165FBC23104AAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(1) If notification</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H322DA1FEFBBC446FABC06F80606C5F57" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H02C5EE2909FB4922B39F942FACDA8148"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If notification</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H825678EB83854552B87543345C04286D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by indenting subparagraphs (A) and (B) four ems from the left margin;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H723A78CC4F45402FA61605FF142B0F65"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or the manufacturer has provided to a rental company notification about a covered rental vehicle in the company’s possession at the time of notification</quote> after <quote>time of notification</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36499EB4075A4E468756BD8C35615A0B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the dealer may sell or lease,</quote> and inserting <quote>the dealer or rental company may sell, lease, or rent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC5DC964BABB44C27BE60C06C6CB247FB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>sale or lease</quote> and inserting <quote>sale, lease, or rental agreement</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H359C03CD223E4843B582348B3BFB19C5" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE387AE74C91B4922B53DC04F612D7261" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF251B4CED6954046BB165BC018FC90BC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit a dealer or rental company from offering the vehicle or equipment for sale, lease, or rent.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6984AD5CE6424FC9BD5D7BAE4CCAC673"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8EF2CA094F84CE5A39FF3342F4E0B14" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H06D17E9B2EB8495FB50C082C5B342E08"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Specific rules for rental companies</header> <subparagraph id="H307CCAD1A1D446CB8E93E5C1A57D6DDC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided under this paragraph, a rental company shall comply with the limitations on sale, lease, or rental set forth in subparagraph (C) and paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 24 hours after the earliest receipt of the notice to owner under subsection (b) or (c) of section 30118 (including the vehicle identification number for the covered vehicle) by the rental company, whether by electronic means or first class mail.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H11EA16EAF667447A9682F226265E363A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule for large vehicle fleets</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a rental company receives a notice to owner covering more than 5,000 motor vehicles in its fleet, the rental company shall comply with the limitations on sale, lease, or rental set forth in subparagraph (C) and paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 48 hours after the earliest receipt of the notice to owner under subsection (b) or (c) of section 30118 (including the vehicle identification number for the covered vehicle) by the rental company, whether by electronic means or first class mail.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF053D2287EE2494986450C24272EB426"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule for when remedies not immediately available</header><text>If a notification required under subsection (b) or (c) of section 30118 indicates that the remedy for the defect or noncompliance is not immediately available and specifies actions to temporarily alter the vehicle that eliminate the safety risk posed by the defect or noncompliance, the rental company, after causing the specified actions to be performed, may rent (but may not sell or lease) the motor vehicle. Once the remedy for the rental vehicle becomes available to the rental company, the rental company may not rent the vehicle until the vehicle has been remedied, as provided in subsection (a).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CA19F3C5988423A93E96D9EB3E07F19"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Inapplicability to junk automobiles</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), this subsection does not prohibit a rental company from selling a covered rental vehicle if such vehicle—</text> <clause id="H40DAB16DAE1C4653BFC8E72C11028990"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the definition of a junk automobile under section 201 of the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30501">49 U.S.C. 30501</external-xref>);</text></clause> <clause id="H55E1CE5F9A5A4D4FBF094914561C6F95"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is retitled as a junk automobile pursuant to applicable State law; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC469E9D571874991B16FBE1D331A2AB1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is reported to the National Motor Vehicle Information System, if required under section 204 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30504">49 U.S.C. 30504</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H858A0160B47047C28001262F4029169D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Making safety devices and elements inoperative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30122(b) is amended by inserting <quote>rental company,</quote> after <quote>dealer,</quote> each place such term appears.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H14A259E4D6AE4C2BA861133648EA907F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Inspections, investigations, and records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30166 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H403E7E4050F744DC828AE38DEBAE1D98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>or dealer</quote> each place such term appears and inserting <quote>dealer, or rental company</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H10847BDC90F542988F3F9891513D9769"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>or dealer</quote> each place such term appears and inserting <quote>dealer, or rental company</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C6F6A9F2F9E405C9D1B2985F881300C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>or to owners</quote> and inserting <quote>, rental companies, or other owners</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDA2DF85A4821432B97107327B2E1597B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Research authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may conduct a study of—</text> <paragraph id="H485F700BCAB746C9AF8681E8FDBAA5C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of the amendments made by this section; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0AF295FE119F402AAC1EC40C777C5801"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other activities of rental companies (as defined in section 30102(a)(11) of title 49, United States Code) related to their use and disposition of motor vehicles that are the subject of a notification required under section 30118 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8702E63F0D224C0C9E6EE163C3C40F0C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Study</header> <paragraph id="H433AB515204F42B78D8F62391B6B2090"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 32206(b)(2) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 785) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H56CE5284CA0C409FAA97FB766F939DB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF6DE21AAA8864DD69331B572D7B1E78C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFAC6DF0AC9354ED69A40FC066CF59E2A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB175EC8106FA442BBD32BBDE97FA5723" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H454A72D0D48E4AFBB87E836F17D97E1C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>evaluate the completion of safety recall remedies on rental trucks; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6C5EC2F9D2F4090BF4D7ED37BF91D88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Section 32206(c) of such Act is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HB6E733EFE5BA433AB252979EA85E2EFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H711B1FE5446E4DF09443A1290667EC18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Report</header-in-text>.—Not later</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB628C22CB62D428CAFA4DEF6A0906EF0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD92B0ADEAA2B4ADE8B8AF26E08A7A605"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="HF617F7B3C6074B13B453B3213D20F35D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial report</header><text>Not later</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3924D6BB22A24D968EE939412D1E1D86"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (A) through (E) and (G) of subsection (b)(2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H84E96F84EB344B628E5C328C79F2B98D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H310265F962B342F1A8E28F3C5EB94996" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H6DADDED4D0004C29B62202EF85BEA6AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Safety recall remedy report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <quote><short-title>Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015</short-title></quote>, the Secretary shall submit a report to the congressional committees set forth in paragraph (1) that contains—</text> <subparagraph id="H28C063C3FB99484FA414818BA8AD1666"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(F); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8BAC70C0C9C944B798F7E4F59C09053F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any recommendations for legislation that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA72588CBD92745F28B6596C71C6A62B6" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Public comments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall solicit comments regarding the implementation of this section from members of the public, including rental companies, consumer organizations, automobile manufacturers, and automobile dealers.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H11981F10FC2C429A980F3D20119537D2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section—</text> <paragraph id="HFE9EBE0A42234C6693C0F2DFB4D38DF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be construed to create or increase any liability, including for loss of use, for a manufacturer as a result of having manufactured or imported a motor vehicle subject to a notification of defect or noncompliance under subsection (b) or (c) of section 30118 of title 49, United States Code; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFBBB86F6626C4677839F844A5FC1F104"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall supersede or otherwise affect the contractual obligations, if any, between such a manufacturer and a rental company (as defined in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H374DD7BDDCE4443AAE6D5276696E3104"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may promulgate rules, as appropriate, to implement this section and the amendments made by this section.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB78BC73760C4A4A85513E6C694F68DE"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H003329C0342F4B32A001ED8D95147B6E" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>24110.</enum><header>Increase in civil penalties for violations of motor vehicle safety</header> <subsection id="H3C20148369E84E849FEF290E7F66A4DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in civil penalties</header><text>Section 30165(a) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H46F49954E0724A819A3A9F8C9E0B2843"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB5D1268CFC814689AAE4DEC5EE8E1CE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$21,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0C647DE4EE4F452BB4E136FC64D02823"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$35,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$105,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A315965AF4E4EF6AE0A482AD944799F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3200EA7A00BA48169ADDDEBED3329043"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$21,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H206511F0FB9549E587CF726AE346D42C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$35,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$105,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A17325EC73B45229F3CA04B7F013A31"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section take effect on the date that the Secretary certifies to Congress that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued the final rule required by section 31203(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress In the 21st Century Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">Public Law 112–141</external-xref>; 126 Stat. 758; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">49 U.S.C. 30165</external-xref> note).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H76838E1BB81D4493A2844D58313C129B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication of effective date</header><text>The Secretary shall publish notice of the effective date under subsection (b) of this section in the Federal Register.</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8FFB45F58EA4EA894E07540B5C77FEB"><enum>24111.</enum><header>Electronic odometer disclosures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 32705(g) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4599EE3560A84DCB9A4C86DA9B2E36E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> before <quote>Not later than</quote> and indenting appropriately; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F38F7692F9B4BF88739F77D140BC388"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H221E7B66F1804799A604E9055DB1BA91" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HA437C18D70A041009E45E68FE692ED36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subject to paragraph (3), a State, without approval from the Secretary under subsection (d), may allow for written disclosures or notices and related matters to be provided electronically if—</text> <subparagraph id="H8305B8AD85E849CC90403AB6E6086056"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in compliance with—</text> <clause id="H04F1872A58FB4150A3DC8DC48523388C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the requirements of subchapter 1 of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/15/96">chapter 96</external-xref> of title 15; or</text></clause> <clause id="H1242F63BEC8D433F9433DC51BB9800A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the requirements of a State law under section 7002(a) of title 15; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H238DFEC81E0B4C6CAD90C4C4AA0B9379"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the disclosures or notices otherwise meet the requirements under this section, including appropriate authentication and security measures.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H08D213C818454730BD01784FE6D8DBEC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Paragraph (2) ceases to be effective on the date the regulations under paragraph (1) become effective.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F620141B88F4B30A5168A225758F7BB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24112.</enum><header>Corporate responsibility for NHTSA reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30166(o) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5BDDED80CDD47E9AD925C38BE5D510E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H235511E7E3EF4B71BD52B21FBD0D6C22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD678AD95D813482299A6EBAA0629F3E3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF3AFD1B226C4FDCA875E4D05D642D44"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue a final rule under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AB7928433F842709AD5FA872BFC3659"><enum>24113.</enum><header>Direct vehicle notification of recalls</header> <subsection id="H1C3A103DEF614D5A9D8090539F5671C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recall notification report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report on the feasibility of a technical system that would operate in each new motor vehicle to indicate when the vehicle is subject to an open recall.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H171A42837F5C482EB422ED1DA40C64E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of open recall</header><text>In this section the term <term>open recall</term> means a recall for which a notification by a manufacturer has been provided under section 30119 of title 49, United States Code, and that has not been remedied under section 30120 of that title.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HBA641900B8244D2DB5A26689CBBEB278"><enum>24114.</enum><header>Unattended children warning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31504(a) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">49 U.S.C. 30111</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H0AB9C47CBE2F4B39B39516E103E80CB8"><enum>24115.</enum><header>Tire pressure monitoring system</header> <subsection id="HEE5B5A7126B4415A94B605E945F0A2D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Proposed rule</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a proposed rule that updates the standards pertaining to tire pressure monitoring systems to ensure that a tire pressure monitoring system that is installed in a new motor vehicle after the effective date of the revised standards cannot, to a level other than a safe pressure level, be—</text> <paragraph id="HABB3C7AF9F904D75B306FECEFDDE37E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>overridden;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H707F5A881589405D90DE37D6223440D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reset; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H25DC9E4560D1431DA024F3D208615E7A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recalibrated.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3AE3A3D5B88B4C02B5FEEED191FEAA1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Safe pressure level</header><text>For the purposes of subsection (a), the term <term>safe pressure level</term> shall mean a pressure level consistent with the TPMS detection requirements contained in S4.2(a) of section 571.138 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1715CEBC32BF452AAD49EBAAFE966E53"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Final rule</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, after providing the public with sufficient opportunity for notice and comment on the proposed rule published under subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue a final rule on the subject described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H0F6F1DE46CF745F0BD9D774E7E7DB172"><enum>24116.</enum><header>Availability of certain information on motor vehicle equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30118 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD7A3828DF4E64ADE978CD940F6CA8A28" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HF12B571453D7415E93FF50B5AD31686E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Information on defective or noncompliant parts</header> <paragraph id="H9D0268E30C134F2BB0F08A8423B7EB37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Provision of information by suppliers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A supplier of parts that are determined to be defective or noncompliant by the Secretary under subsection (a) or (b) shall identify all parts that are subject to the recall and provide to the Secretary and each affected manufacturer, not later than 3 business days after receiving notification of the determination, for each affected part—</text> <subparagraph id="H88DF3EF772E7463885231D099C34C0AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all part names;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC16CFFA3A2064E1B8D8C095E6EDF60FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all part numbers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC9622DA093F84E109B2DA1D0797DFADB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the part.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C23960D0CA7435689FE2A1E846D3D8F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision of information by manufacturers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receipt of notification of a determination by the Secretary under subsection (a) or (b) or notification from a supplier of parts under paragraph (1), a manufacturer of motor vehicles shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H6CD7B6C8236744149FCEE18DC58AF97D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify the vehicle identification number for each affected vehicle; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CBCDA78F8C14BD3ABA2BCEFE333EB48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 5 business days after receiving such notification, provide to the Secretary, in a searchable format determined by the Secretary—</text> <clause id="HACAEA95AB5634B0AA10BE9BF98082012"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the vehicle identification numbers identified under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause> <clause id="H1C87FEEF13124675AE97B1BDDC5431E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the specific part names, numbers, and descriptions used by the manufacturer for all affected parts the sale or lease of which is prohibited by section 30120(j).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H40FBCDCEA7494013AD58CB9784FAE4C4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of information on the Internet</header><text>In the case of information provided by a manufacturer under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall make such information available, or require the manufacturer to make such information available, on an Internet website that may be accessed by any person who sells or leases motor vehicle equipment for purposes of assisting such person in complying with section 30120(j). Such information shall be made available in real-time or near-real-time as provided under paragraph (2)(B) and at no cost to the person obtaining access.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H20314771B2CD4724998B61E81969EF62"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Information on original equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than July 31, 2016, a manufacturer of motor vehicles shall make available on an Internet website information about the original equipment contained in such vehicles, which shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HA233D055F146422BA01E484C50F185E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all parts or component numbers for such equipment; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8D988500E6D4E8780A6814530F772A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>specific part names and descriptions associated with each manufacturer vehicle identification number.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H61D721044E0D4CB09EA13F10BFCF1687" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Research and development and vehicle electronics</header> <section id="HC7AC0ABA330D44688943415EB0B7F53D"><enum>24201.</enum><header>Report on operations of the Council for Vehicle Electronics, Vehicle Software, and Emerging Technologies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report regarding the operations of the Council for Vehicle Electronics, Vehicle Software, and Emerging Technologies established under section 31401 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/105">49 U.S.C. 105</external-xref> note). The report shall include information about the accomplishments of the Council, the role of the Council in integrating and aggregating electronic and emerging technologies expertise across the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the role of the Council in coordinating with other Federal agencies, and the priorities of the Council over the next 5 years.</text></section> <section id="HF37B026DE57E4553901065E2C38DF16A"><enum>24202.</enum><header>Cooperation with foreign governments</header> <subsection id="H6C70562E49334428A64288CCAA240FE1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title 49 amendment</header><text>Section 30182(b) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7408D03199BF4C2F9E3DC705D2BCA0BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF3356F2BC6F440B4997EA57B9EB39B88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF8AEA8A8378244D68D009C3471AA4FD2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H594664F49BB841679BCD6F75BDAAB120" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H5C069855C74741E497C5DAE07A17C3B5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in coordination with Department of State, enter into cooperative agreements and collaborative research and development agreements with foreign governments.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAD49366A8EC74733B7F088BD5A48D646"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title 23 amendment</header><text>Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5055DC9D190F4595A1EAD79640E8B5DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting <quote>foreign government (in coordination with the Department of State)</quote> after <quote>institution,</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07718CEC4D3E471F9A7A1D1D781A415C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting <quote>foreign governments,</quote> after <quote>local governments,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4B392E0143C843B4898342A762BC55B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Audit</header><text>The Department of Transportation Inspector General shall conduct an audit of the Secretary of Transportation's management and oversight of cooperative agreements and collaborative research and development agreements, including any cooperative agreements between the Secretary of Transportation and foreign governments under section 30182(b)(6) of title 49, United States Code, and subsections (b)(2)(C) and (c)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H636CB572A7334C87B14FBABC548EECD2" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header> <part id="H41BD0BEB9ABE41178B66BDC834A04517" style="OLC"><enum>I</enum><header>Driver Privacy Act of 2015</header> <section id="H794D95F377FB4EBA9051509D742E0136" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24301.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Driver Privacy Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="H2A39022C8104459F875B0754B0CC2570" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24302.</enum><header>Limitations on data retrieval from vehicle event data recorders</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90895E2EE9CF47C7BC1343CFF92F8C0D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ownership of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any data retained by an event data recorder (as defined in section 563.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), regardless of when the 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 motor vehicle in which the event data recorder is installed.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H691697BA6B88431EA9B49CC22CCEA9C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Privacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data recorded or transmitted by an event data recorder described in subsection (a) may not be accessed by a person other than an owner or a lessee of the motor vehicle in which the event data recorder is installed unless—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AA14D8AF3D44685A6EE8C0B90E6410F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a court or other judicial or administrative authority having jurisdiction—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3207F1BC1B2A446183BF59A1E1D95FA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorizes the retrieval of the data; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1FD6EF244E364DE9A506BD26C0D5C205"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent that there is retrieved data, the data is subject to the standards for admission into evidence required by that court or other administrative authority;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC504901A413340E28E1A6FDED66B74E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an owner or a lessee of the motor vehicle provides written, electronic, or recorded audio consent to the retrieval of the data for any purpose, including the purpose of diagnosing, servicing, or repairing the motor vehicle, or by agreeing to a subscription that describes how data will be retrieved and used;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC378A04A678E4DE7832079C5B3BE60CD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the data is retrieved pursuant to an investigation or inspection authorized under section 1131(a) or 30166 of title 49, United States Code, and the personally identifiable information of an owner or a lessee of the vehicle and the vehicle identification number is not disclosed in connection with the retrieved data, except that the vehicle identification number may be disclosed to the certifying manufacturer;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7484770EC380458CA67D27F7B7AF3A0C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the data is retrieved for the purpose of determining the need for, or facilitating, emergency medical response in response to a motor vehicle crash; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H916CE82AE56F48EFBFEEB77095AE0768"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the data is retrieved for traffic safety research, and the personally identifiable information of an owner or a lessee of the vehicle and the vehicle identification number is not disclosed in connection with the retrieved data.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB18A736D494C4384A43BF9350C70030B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24303.</enum><header>Vehicle event data recorder study</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76DC50E1F6D749CFA345E2DAD6E98BD0"><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 Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall submit to Congress a report that contains the results of a study conducted by the Administrator to determine the amount of time event data recorders installed in passenger motor vehicles should capture and record for retrieval vehicle-related data in conjunction with an event in order to provide sufficient information to investigate the cause of motor vehicle crashes.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91C5ADE5C43D40BDB1905B9DA6AB1CA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 2 years after submitting the report required under subsection (a), the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall promulgate regulations to establish the appropriate period during which event data recorders installed in passenger motor vehicles may capture and record for retrieval vehicle-related data to the time necessary to provide accident investigators with vehicle-related information pertinent to crashes involving such motor vehicles.</text></subsection></section></part> <part id="H90FCFC7BD3F247CAA20E3A5324C3F047" style="OLC"><enum>II</enum><header>Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015</header> <section id="HD39A1183BAD448E8B3B9B66A6ED6BC3B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24321.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="H8029830037004A0AA2A7271364E19BE4"><enum>24322.</enum><header>Passenger motor vehicle information</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 32302 is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8D60614AD2645A3B33B81D2FFE7D96F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D7D69BD0F074A0BABDE9608A42ED389"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Crash avoidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate a rule to ensure that crash avoidance information is indicated next to crashworthiness information on stickers placed on motor vehicles by their manufacturers.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part> <part id="H123B8FFE53384146A95A8C1FB02DB7AE" style="OLC"><enum>III</enum><header>Tire Efficiency, Safety, and Registration Act of 2015</header> <section id="HDCA8A0B9165E4FEDAD5266232D8BB4C9"><enum>24331.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Tire Efficiency, Safety, and Registration Act of 2015</short-title></quote> or the <quote>TESR Act</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H264558938AE942F6A4C3BBADDCF165C4"><enum>24332.</enum><header>Tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 32304A is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H53580687F34B4382A24F5138B93EAFE1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and standards</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Consumer tire information</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6978DB936D3C4219BD8CC1FAF97BF5C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H5112B78477184A9DAA9D1A7DED963CBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Rulemaking</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Consumer tire information</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H08D5B03BA3F749CEB56ED6123697F1C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>(referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>)</quote> after <quote>Secretary of Transportation</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H687096188F1640C5ADC801A98E05A2E9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as subsections (e) though (h), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5067F288C867463ABF6AE5BE41AC7D2B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AE01B826F7F4535BFC546FEAF179D50" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA96C1734F2124E11825FB062F1867970"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Promulgation of regulations for tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards</header> <paragraph id="HACFA2A552C784F95BE91E6EABEFE25E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall promulgate regulations for tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards for—</text> <subparagraph id="H77995A972A234C0C8EEB3A27F029A0F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>passenger car tires with a maximum speed capability equal to or less than 149 miles per hour or 240 kilometers per hour; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H03787DFEE6FD4FFFB004A979C1C9EFB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>passenger car tires with a maximum speed capability greater than 149 miles per hour or 240 kilometers per hour.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A4BDBA3CEEF4FAE9D0A8FC4B44874B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards</header> <subparagraph id="H718355365C124484871B8D73BD66AE94"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Standard basis and test procedures</header><text>The minimum performance standards promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be expressed in terms of the rolling resistance coefficient measured using the test procedure specified in section 575.106 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85287D89AF364A99AED2579E8171EFBE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No disparate effect on high performance tires</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the minimum performance standards promulgated under paragraph (1) will not have a disproportionate effect on passenger car high performance tires with a maximum speed capability greater than 149 miles per hour or 240 kilometers per hour.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD4ED51B49CDE4DFD86A6CDEE5589D146"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Applicability</header> <clause id="H90EC3149A57F4DD4B9778FC6A40FFCA0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>This subsection applies to new pneumatic tires for use on passenger cars.</text></clause> <clause id="HDDA5B7A90AE54DA8AB285B1F8D4A0718"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>This subsection does not apply to light truck tires, deep tread tires, winter-type snow tires, space-saver or temporary use spare tires, or tires with nominal rim diameters of 12 inches or less.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF263773F3F4046138F4216D9FAEC7F05"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Promulgation of regulations for tire wet traction minimum performance standards</header> <paragraph id="H157E7ABCC9604DDDB19E6B687F45EDF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations for tire wet traction minimum performance standards to ensure that passenger tire wet traction capability is not reduced to achieve improved tire fuel efficiency.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB11307E600394107BB3C1C3020B5DF30"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tire wet traction minimum performance standards</header> <subparagraph id="HB6CAA5DFFB0345A18F8CF64F4E3F8FCE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Basis of standard</header><text>The minimum performance standards promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be expressed in terms of peak coefficient of friction.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H437F0C68C2DC4A1AADA08B7E6DFA88E0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Test procedures</header><text>Any test procedure promulgated under this subsection shall be consistent with any test procedure promulgated under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE453995813C94B42AFBC2E11F531C850"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Benchmarking</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct testing to benchmark the wet traction performance of tire models available for sale in the United States as of the date of enactment of this Act to ensure that the minimum performance standards promulgated under paragraph (1) are tailored to—</text> <clause id="H6EA508056DC64CA69572F06ED0D7C728"><enum>(i)</enum><text>tires sold in the United States; and</text></clause> <clause id="H6D7CA158809048DA87058EED1C631914"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the needs of consumers in the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6C70D8AFC30442BC8DABC84935AB8CC3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Applicability</header> <clause id="H75947523A42940948A8507EB9854A637"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>This subsection applies to new pneumatic tires for use on passenger cars.</text></clause> <clause id="HA0689E0C280E442680B90DFAF3C33DA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>This subsection does not apply to light truck tires, deep tread tires, winter-type snow tires, space-saver or temporary use spare tires, or tires with nominal rim diameters of 12 inches or less.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6D898C34C1CD422FBD78B7464296E34A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination among regulations</header> <paragraph id="H93C8581E50C3480FA1C9B9645765BE4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compatibility</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the test procedures and requirements promulgated under subsections (a), (b), and (c) are compatible and consistent.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1453F5C01A4D48F6979D69E2A3A90D28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Combined effect of rules</header><text>The Secretary shall evaluate the regulations promulgated under subsections (b) and (c) to ensure that compliance with the minimum performance standards promulgated under subsection (b) will not diminish wet traction performance of affected tires.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9306B8FB4E7F47D19F5EB0F15B5F1ABC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rulemaking deadlines</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate—</text> <subparagraph id="HEAC7E763832C4B099456B4AAB42243DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the regulations under subsections (b) and (c) not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB33C2E76A8714410B83AE8C5136F7294"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the regulations under subsection (c) not later than the date of promulgation of the regulations under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HEC20BB2389E94DFBAD486355D9C486B2"><enum>24333.</enum><header>Tire registration by independent sellers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30117(b) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8ABC93AFFBD942FA9162EEC180ABD6B0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H21980BF7DCBA44BEAF0BC5B4D692F5B4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header> <subparagraph id="H6C5B6EC6116642769F3DBDDA4D65BADD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to require a distributor or dealer of tires that is not owned or controlled by a manufacturer of tires to maintain records of—</text> <clause id="H5EACC999181949DDBF0614EECE176599"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the name and address of tire purchasers and lessors and information identifying the tire that was purchased or leased; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA83034B4C20E4683A35307B99254D391"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any additional records the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H613D6F8AFED749A5B48F89DCFC3B8BF0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Electronic transmission</header><text>The rulemaking carried out under subparagraph (A) shall require a distributor or dealer of tires that is not owned or controlled by a manufacturer of tires to electronically transmit the records described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) to the manufacturer of the tires or the designee of the manufacturer by secure means at no cost to tire purchasers or lessors.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE7DDFD0D79704012B9E39B857FC493CD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Satisfaction of requirements</header><text>A regulation promulgated under subparagraph (A) may be considered to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H06FE97B52D1149F994C0ED3468962A63"><enum>24334.</enum><header>Tire recall database</header> <subsection id="H2311089609E542BFAE2B00217FD3EBAD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a publicly available and searchable electronic database of tire recall information that is reported to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FE3589EA3E24CAEBFD991B6BE514E9F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Tire Identification Number</header><text>The database established under subsection (a) shall be searchable by Tire Identification Number (TIN) and any other criteria that assists consumers in determining whether a tire is subject to a recall.</text></subsection></section></part> <part id="H8256B4E3CC6F41A29536535B29432046"><enum>IV</enum><header>Alternative Fuel Vehicles </header> <section id="HE8D1F7D40B5248DCBDD05BEFBF3F68E7"><enum>24341.</enum><header>Regulation parity for electric and natural gas vehicles</header> <subsection id="H9A34965E5FF44124B079F20591740968"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In promulgating regulations, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Administration shall ensure that any preference or incentive provided to an electric vehicle is also provided to a natural gas vehicle.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFA1F98EB24BB4A9DA4EDCD7DAA2924BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revision of Existing Regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise any regulations of the Administrator in existence as of that date concerning electric vehicles as necessary to ensure that the regulations conform to subsection (a).</text></subsection></section></part></subtitle> <subtitle id="H4560B8AD5C88441EAD7344F226001496"><enum>D</enum><header>Additional Motor Vehicle Provisions</header> <section id="HAB91E8C9C7C943D5B48E6DC8BDC70C41" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24401.</enum><header>Required reporting of NHTSA agenda</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than December 1 of the year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall publish on the public website of the Administration, and file with the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an annual plan for the following calendar year detailing the Administration’s projected activities, including—</text> <paragraph id="H8E57BD313A064886842576556802E577"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administrator’s policy priorities;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAE73D9BEF9AC4162A075655225C1195F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any rulemakings projected to be commenced;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H995457913DA3475AA920CCE5DE046306"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any plans to develop guidelines;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19953D083FCF462C9822F9FFD1492259"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any plans to restructure the Administration or to establish or alter working groups;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E024C7FCE9B4D30A96E3AA70636AFF4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any planned projects or initiatives of the Administration, including the working groups and advisory committees of the Administration; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA1EF468A51FB491AA7A802DFFAB54A1B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any projected dates or timetables associated with any of the items described in paragraphs (1) through (5).</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H38DFF2C7A6A94A68BFDB49170C910E98" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>24402.</enum><header>Application of remedies for defects and noncompliance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30120(g)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>10 calendar years</quote> and inserting <quote>15 calendar years</quote>.</text></section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14711513FBDD4C398F6AFD3AE9417239" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24403.</enum><header>Retention of safety records by manufacturers</header> <subsection id="HABBED3916399442F9324F07E9BFAAF8D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule pursuant to section 30117 of title 49, United States Code, requiring each manufacturer of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment to retain all motor vehicle safety records required to be maintained by manufacturers under section 576.6 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for a period of not less than 10 calendar years from the date on which they were generated or acquired by the manufacturer. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H15302111844041419429B50EAA057591"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rule required by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any record described in such subsection that is in the possession of a manufacturer on the effective date of such rule.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HD9D4F6FE2FAF459BAE6A23B2FC6AF528" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24404.</enum><header>Nonapplication of prohibitions relating to noncomplying motor vehicles to vehicles used for testing or evaluation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30112(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H406B1A28E3AB48069057E60122E3983C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6073E9777DAC437D9F4B56442A047F98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEAAC363D155444F39494589D398C5888"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HD0A0E4E06FA84CC18C830954A95CC600" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HD2683C1C4200498EADCCD1B26087CD67"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the introduction of a motor vehicle in interstate commerce solely for purposes of testing or evaluation by a manufacturer that prior to the date of enactment of this paragraph—</text> <subparagraph id="H8C41F0FDC52047838BC74554CE9D6B24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has manufactured and distributed motor vehicles into the United States that are certified to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H34C705F10CD14EBE9440373E1F0E8818"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has submitted to the Secretary appropriate manufacturer identification information under part 566 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0B039E69B25742879C82FC17641D2C9A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if applicable, has identified an agent for service of process in accordance with part 551 of such title; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H229663FDD2BC49BEBD0F3F2BACCBCA65" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>agrees not to sell or offer for sale the motor vehicle at the conclusion of the testing or evaluation. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HCCD3B35858EB432FBCFB5101FAC8BF34" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>24405.</enum><header>Treatment of low-volume manufacturers</header> <subsection id="HF6E44B46B0864AEAA4635323347D8C23"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exemption from vehicle safety standards for low-Volume manufacturers</header><text>Section 30114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF94FC6B70ABE496A88C28B4AC48A170A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The</quote> and inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Vehicles Used for Particular Purposes</header-in-text>.—The</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F3583F8F6274090BA6B28FD46D2DC9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="HF66D870452134D8C9558D9C68BE0C537" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HBA16546732B547C68CEBBCF369B71DF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exemption for low-Volume manufacturers</header> <paragraph id="HFDDE239D18DC45BC8273F5D27A7841F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H77091D2CFF9D48FE8C95845D3ABF71CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>exempt from section 30112(a) of this title not more than 500 replica motor vehicles per year that are manufactured or imported by a low-volume manufacturer; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0517349D16F649E4A52FEF32B5100C99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, limit any such exemption to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards applicable to motor vehicles and not motor vehicle equipment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H53AACC919DE14DF4AD08AFAE2E176168"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Registration requirement</header><text>To qualify for an exemption under paragraph (1), a low-volume manufacturer shall register with the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and under such terms that the Secretary determines appropriate. The Secretary shall establish terms that ensure that no person may register as a low-volume manufacturer if the person is registered as an importer under section 30141 of this title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C6590131BF64AF7A1D7E231B6EEA96A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Permanent label requirement</header> <subparagraph id="H902618A856474AC7BE268D8910026BC0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall require a low-volume manufacturer to affix a permanent label to a motor vehicle exempted under paragraph (1) that identifies the specified standards and regulations for which such vehicle is exempt from section 30112(a) and designates the model year such vehicle replicates.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD5CD2C0F7C749738141E1D384A8480C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Written notice</header><text>The Secretary may require a low-volume manufacturer of a motor vehicle exempted under paragraph (1) to deliver written notice of the exemption to—</text> <clause id="H0EBB2B4F9CE741608CBC0212733DBDE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the dealer; and</text></clause> <clause id="H38D49C6AC6114113A13CFBA953C7BA7C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the first purchaser of the motor vehicle, if the first purchaser is not an individual that purchases the motor vehicle for resale.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H99DA31835CD143CDBC1FF40486473CEC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header><text>A low-volume manufacturer shall annually submit a report to the Secretary including the number and description of the motor vehicles exempted under paragraph (1) and a list of the exemptions described on the label affixed under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59637E095A8B4C31A47FA6818B63DD3B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect on other provisions</header><text>Any motor vehicle exempted under this subsection shall also be exempted from sections 32304, 32502, and 32902 of this title and from 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></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86D1AAE7679E413784D55E03C04AD521"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation and public notice</header><text>The Secretary shall have 60 days to review and approve a registration submitted under paragraph (2). Any registration not approved or denied within 60 days after submission shall be deemed approved. The Secretary shall have the authority to revoke an existing registration based on a failure to comply with requirements set forth in this subsection. The registrant shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to correct all deficiencies, if such are correctable based on the sole discretion of the Secretary. An exemption granted by the Secretary to a low-volume manufacturer under this subsection may not be transferred to any other person, and shall expire at the end of the calendar year for which it was granted with respect to any volume authorized by the exemption that was not applied by the low-volume manufacturer to vehicles built during that calendar year. The Secretary shall maintain an up-to-date list of registrants on an annual basis and publish such list in the Federal Register or on a website operated by the Secretary.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D7F802738A849279F144992B91AFE85" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitation of liability for original manufacturers, licensors or owners of product configuration, trade dress, or design patents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The original manufacturer, its successor or assignee, or current owner, who grants a license or otherwise transfers rights to a low-volume manufacturer shall incur no liability to any person or entity under Federal or State statute, regulation, local ordinance, or under any Federal or State common law for such license or assignment to a low-volume manufacturer. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H67BBF4C5D0E04A07B1BD801FD8C34F43"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="HE4B6FB851DFC4F798EAAC0DFC92206B5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Low-volume manufacturer</header><text>The term <term>low-volume manufacturer</term> means a motor vehicle manufacturer, other than a person who is registered as an importer under section 30141 of this title, whose annual worldwide production is not more than 5,000 motor vehicles.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAD1731C6B1E442239B8C1D4D8644409B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Replica motor vehicle</header><text>The term <term>replica motor vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle produced by a low-volume manufacturer and that—</text> <clause id="H18D05A36A878422A871437D35EC2F20D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is intended to resemble the body of another motor vehicle that was manufactured not less than 25 years before the manufacture of the replica motor vehicle; and</text></clause> <clause id="HDAB4742202854F6FBF2E9B6C88BB7D6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is manufactured under a license for the product configuration, trade dress, trademark, or patent, for the motor vehicle that is intended to be replicated from the original manufacturer, its successors or assignees, or current owner of such product configuration, trade dress, trademark, or patent rights.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1B10F5EB080742AA8329EB70CEFCF2F9" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vehicle emission compliance standards for low-Volume motor vehicle manufacturers</header><text>Part A of title II of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7521">42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4723767960564AACADAB027CB384A0B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 206(a) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="HDD2CA5697164497D84CE13433CE4563E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H2284C81C7C7A4DB9975C1E9996AEAFA9" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum> <subparagraph id="H5D9598F74A9449C2908F5230B2BC8C6E" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A motor vehicle engine (including all engine emission controls) from a motor vehicle that has been granted a certificate of conformity by the Administrator for the model year in which the motor vehicle is assembled, or a motor vehicle engine that has been granted an Executive order subject to regulations promulgated by the California Air Resources Board for the model year in which the motor vehicle is assembled, may be installed in an exempted specially produced motor vehicle, if—</text> <clause id="H46FBE8A5BDDF4E88A2144B2A9D57779E" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the manufacturer of the engine supplies written instructions explaining how to install the engine and maintain functionality of the engine’s emission control system and the on-board diagnostic system (commonly known as <quote>OBD II</quote>), except with respect to evaporative emissions diagnostics;</text></clause> <clause id="H02062889E3F640A998065AC39D4C139F" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the manufacturer of the exempted specially produced motor vehicle installs the engine in accordance with such instructions; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9654FE79B64840F289AE2F314147D362" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the installation instructions include emission control warranty information from the engine manufacturer in compliance with section 207, including where warranty repairs can be made, emission control labels to be affixed to the vehicle, and the certificate of conformity number for the applicable vehicle in which the engine was originally intended or the applicable Executive order number for the engine.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB02E1208715544A3B1CE27C58C2CDE4D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A motor vehicle containing an engine compliant with the requirements of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as meeting the requirements of section 202 applicable to new vehicles manufactured or imported in the model year in which the exempted specially produced motor vehicle is assembled.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H655F741A4FA4430E99E39C5E48D50F61" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Engine installations that are not performed in accordance with installation instructions provided by the manufacturer and alterations to the engine not in accordance with the installation instructions shall—</text> <clause id="HF002A6C52C49427A941AAC4C7AD22AD2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be treated as prohibited acts by the installer under section 203; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB923660FC9D24D228416ABA54580C4FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subject to civil penalties under the first and third sentences of section 205(a), civil actions under section 205(b), and administrative assessment of penalties under section 205(c).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6DB0C8F2085144A6B4B4445AF5F3C850" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The manufacturer of an exempted specially produced motor vehicle that has an engine compliant with the requirements of subparagraph (A) shall provide to the purchaser of such vehicle all information received by the manufacturer from the engine manufacturer, including information regarding emissions warranties from the engine manufacturer and all emissions-related recalls by the engine manufacturer.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED9A724081CF49A18B16820F42EAAF12" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To qualify to install an engine under this paragraph, a manufacturer of exempted specially produced motor vehicles shall register with the Administrator at such time and in such manner as the Administrator determines appropriate. The manufacturer shall submit an annual report to the Administrator that includes—</text> <clause id="HF63598E1660D4D52861C5C281BF02346"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of the exempted specially produced motor vehicles and engines installed in such vehicles; and</text></clause> <clause id="H0748EAEDE5F74A7E870905A3A73F92DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the certificate of conformity number issued to the motor vehicle in which the engine was originally intended or the applicable Executive order number for the engine.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF37EA7A536C74401992487204AD67822" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Exempted specially produced motor vehicles compliant with this paragraph shall be exempted from—</text> <clause id="HA2D290DFF4EA45E39CB043D83336835A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>motor vehicle certification testing under this section; and</text></clause> <clause id="HBDC3A147119C4699AF8828DE7DB8DC4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>vehicle emission control inspection and maintenance programs required under section 110.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H443CE2AC2DF243348E53B5946D0F4CFE" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of exempted specially produced motor vehicles shall not be treated as a manufacturer for purposes of this Act by virtue of such manufacturing or assembling, so long as such person complies with subparagraphs (A) through (E).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H54DA9C2FA46F4EA89E6517541574E56B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 216 by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB06DDC3493F141B28DC24CD710276C2C"> <paragraph id="H289271DF1C59429587E10944BA135488"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Exempted specially produced motor vehicle</header><text>The term <term>exempted specially produced motor vehicle</term> means a replica motor vehicle that is exempt from specified standards pursuant to section 30114(b) of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H70562A1062D14EF5B92803C0922D91A6" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to implement the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), respectively.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H9A982EA914BC4023A98D47989AD4186E" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>24406.</enum><header>No liability on the basis of NHTSA motor vehicle safety guidelines</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30D942E7609A4E2F9E6A2BC41A732C9D"> <subsection id="HE6FB686FA9CB4AD69907FDF0458ADA82"><enum>(f)</enum><header>No liability on the basis of motor vehicle safety guidelines issued by the Secretary</header> <paragraph id="HE26681C698CC43F79365406D69761A3C" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>No guidelines issued by the Secretary with respect to motor vehicle safety shall provide a basis for or evidence of liability in any action against a defendant whose practices are alleged to be inconsistent with such guidelines. A person who is subject to any such guidelines may use an alternative approach to that set forth in such guidelines that complies with any requirement in a provision of this subtitle, a motor vehicle safety standard issued under this subtitle, or another relevant statute or regulation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H84C874D648AC4F5FA84A3B292B7B7130" indent="up1" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>No such guidelines shall confer any rights on any person nor shall operate to bind the Secretary or any person who is subject to such guidelines to the approach recommended in such guidelines. In any enforcement action with respect to motor vehicle safety, the Secretary must prove a violation of a provision of this subtitle, a motor vehicle safety standard issued under this subtitle, or another relevant statute or regulation. The Secretary may not build a case against or negotiate a consent order with any person based in whole or in part on practices of the person that are alleged to be inconsistent with any such guidelines.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE3A6D4923A164047B082F444B1B182B3" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A defendant may use compliance with any such guidelines as evidence of compliance with the provision of this subtitle, motor vehicle safety standard issued under this subtitle, or other statute or regulation under which such guidelines were developed.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle> C

Finance

30001.

Short title

This division may be cited as the

Transportation Funding Act of 2015

<enum>XXXI</enum><header>Highway trust fund and related taxes</header> <subtitle id="HF3115D9829E74A90A6A699A59D16E6FE" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Extension of trust fund expenditure authority and related taxes</header> <section id="H00E287B4DD334808B81CCBA95F9E76A7"><enum>31101.</enum><header>Extension of trust fund expenditure authority</header> <subsection id="HC23BAC3FC0834FD092B1CBEBC1671D5A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highway Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9503">Section 9503</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HACE6C8CAAFB04CAF8E43092894E7665E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>November 21, 2015</quote> in subsections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting <quote>October 1, 2021</quote>, and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA667B7E69434D2E99DB53F9168371F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015</quote> in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting <quote><short-title>Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H57318A11BC574C6FB4CF378385B3DEA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9504">Section 9504</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H317E4AB941AE45D4BC3FE508740C8838"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015</quote> each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting <quote><short-title>Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015</short-title></quote>, and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A9758971A31430D8EABD146DE40CA84"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>November 21, 2015</quote> in subsection (d)(2) and inserting <quote>October 1, 2021</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H90956B8B55F44263B0C65E9F3E418A2F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9508">Section 9508(e)(2)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>November 21, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2021</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6D8234B6258047C3828217D66DE06AB0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on November 21, 2015.</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF97B3E210AA480DBE82D87540DF20C6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of highway-related taxes</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0093EB13F2C4CACA5FAC22EEE00AE34"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43D6764551A241308495BC7F436AA335"><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>September 30, 2016</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2023</quote>:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08C4843563F44AC3A0ECAB82AB97ED0B"><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="H72ED496D01C941C9812AB9455D1931E3"><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="HAB5FC9C8D12542A897BC7D3D62AAD0FE"><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="H0E7ECFFA9AD94CEC862B2F05BCE60C48"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each of the following provisions of such Code is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2016</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2023</quote>:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44FC7CA8A554483B8249D7019F30CC9B"><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="HE4D0D4AA824D4F2E86F350FD9AE8583A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4051(c).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2686A7272794862922DE6AFB43AE49A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4071(d).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB480B743DC0B4B22BBE83505C37FCA58"><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="H6755DDB454D044DD8B735BF8BB9D7EE8"><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>2017</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2024</quote>:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C8147E03F9143F49D76E09CC1F567C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4481(f).</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA19EFBDFA8384A84AFC12209752BB097"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 4482.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF97D4CC2609A4587BB3F40CAE357E452"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Floor stocks refunds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6412">Section 6412(a)(1)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AC7CE51205B48D08F9B873980BA97D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>October 1, 2016</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>October 1, 2023</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB27F090DE89410285B3CA97D0AF50F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>March 31, 2017</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>March 31, 2024</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF215BC4E6E344E44930776E61C60EF2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>January 1, 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2024</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73043AA74C05481188D58DB5374BEBDD"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of certain exemptions</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84D10AD2E3D14228A0BA25D63A9D9920"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4221">Section 4221(a)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2016</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2023</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F6D0082F7234A79BB513B301B3AC307"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4483(i) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2024</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE649E575ED58487196D5C147152A7B78"><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="H87D0771B0E3745B1B6A2B9F6C588AFBD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9503">Section 9503</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCB9A5981CA3409997A9FA24181F3328"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9658B0527AD148398A498A8D59E19B6E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>October 1, 2016</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting <quote>October 1, 2023</quote>;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A366B2A77814A1CB4D188273F801365"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">October 1, 2016</header-in-text></quote> in the heading of paragraph (2) and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">October 1, 2023</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDD98331E1C746B88D1BA8BAA9726D87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>September 30, 2016</quote> in paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>September 30, 2023</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62A30BAF121C4678A54085D85CCA59AA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>July 1, 2017</quote> in paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>July 1, 2024</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H574CFDDAD40D483CA35B50230D3CBD7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>July 1, 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>July 1, 2024</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H175BF294DAF34CC38B9426E00B4215EC"><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="H662A4A5A204149D9ACE9B4CD97554AFF"><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>October 1, 2016</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2023</quote>.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H886FB9AD4F614A69B16390AF348E5955"><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 200310 of title 54, United States Code, is amended—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16C5EA16479346B89CC878FD7F0E67C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>October 1, 2017</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>October 1, 2024</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H387033E253BB43CD936D679023A8A3CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>October 1, 2016</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2023</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B7623646E954EE3956D6A58302490C6"><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 October 1, 2016.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle commented="no" id="H8453C46D5582467485201DEC17FBA7DF" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Additional transfers to Highway Trust Fund</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64BF3C5992804F5482C23C76D73832C8"><enum>31201.</enum><header>Further additional transfers to trust fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (f) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9503">section 9503</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (10) and inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF806071E28ED45F4839765B95DB4B783" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EA3666004034213B4E99ACAFDA0174A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Further transfers to trust fund</header><text>Out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated—</text> <subparagraph id="HA9C53A06199541E598EBB6F4828F476B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,976,000,000 to the Highway Account (as defined in subsection (e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust Fund; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD1FCA264FA9E49CF859E4B29A6EBB10B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$9,000,000,000 to the Mass Transit Account in the Highway Trust Fund.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0043D0943CF74D32AC5DFD1DAF170F38"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Additional increase in fund balance</header><text>There is hereby transferred to the Highway Account (as defined in subsection (e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust Fund amounts appropriated from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund under section 9508(c)(4).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HA32F0D2FE5974371896A3D7617CEB530" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>31202.</enum><header>Transfer to Highway Trust Fund of certain motor vehicle safety penalties</header> <subsection id="H50D1AAC0096F404FADEF198CDE7FF19E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Paragraph (5) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9503">section 9503(b)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD2D51CE48B2B45759867A43E3EE82FDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>There are hereby</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBB0AA5317414998B3BAA80FCF34D445" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H15993B26AE8846C58AD0B90006AE34BC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are hereby</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>, and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE397010795F64D7E8D9C9FFF609D23C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FEA8496F81648839FE5B6B3C168DA5D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H8DD1DBC2201A4B3F9FEE234E32A58B18"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Penalties related to motor vehicle safety</header> <clause id="H8B7CB6FF7B574F0B9FE903F49DB2F9F7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are hereby appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund amounts equivalent to covered motor vehicle safety penalty collections.</text></clause> <clause id="HE9AC8136613041009BB3BD4DDCAA65F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Covered motor vehicle safety penalty collections</header><text>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term <term>covered motor vehicle safety penalty collections</term> means any amount collected in connection with a civil penalty under section 30165 of title 49, United States Code, reduced by any award authorized by the Secretary of Transportation to be paid to any person in connection with information provided by such person related to a violation of chapter 301 of such title which is a predicate to such civil penalty.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01E1CE3B8C3C434DB68C66DC80A44E53"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts collected after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6208CD666BC04032AC80F9B428BFF69B"><enum>31203.</enum><header>Appropriation from Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA3BD57652864DBABCC9A059B7D39F55"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection (c) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9508">section 9508</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84D6ED7163E647929D194EF1905ED4D1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63D90325D1574A5298539CBB9C42A5F5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional transfer to highway trust fund</header><text>Out of amounts in the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund there is hereby appropriated—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7D1BE3B72494BCDB2D50AE7724A297D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the date of the enactment of the <short-title>DRIVE Act</short-title>, $100,000,000,</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA676126AC17F4E8EAACA4A9C733E9465"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on October 1, 2016, $100,000,000, and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4AB2EDEFB60427C806FE277AC301B9B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on October 1, 2017, $100,000,000,</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">to be transferred under section 9503(f)(9) to the Highway Account (as defined in section 9503(e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust Fund.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H2058EF1BB8284051AE018F444398F8B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9508">Section 9508(c)(1)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <enum>XXXII</enum><header>Offsets</header> <subtitle id="HF4DEAABC66064FD7996B38640F1A028A" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Tax provisions</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2663D98EA1D4281958F6FB7872BFB85" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32101.</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="HE821EF0EE01842A486773ED5143B3F8D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter D of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/75">chapter 75</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFFE72F0B48F494285E94ED34105CF0B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC984DC89770F43089111B3BEE23A0657" 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="H7FDF86C81C1A477FB18CF5FA1C6897CC"><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 52102(d) of the <short-title>Transportation Funding Act of 2015</short-title>.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B1E88544D6E42DFBD0764438206CB82"><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="H318C3DF3B9814B4080FC05BAF6687E3F"><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="H8BA1F0DB69304136A9992B44F4BC0A0A"><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="HE65396635E1A40919F5F84A4B0D7DBC3"><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 2016, the dollar amount in subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount equal to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD0981BF283E4239801754DD05CD543C"><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="H3AE979648C464515ABB8CD65B08CAB7F"><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 2015</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="HFA235E33783D44EDAEEA40292ABB3B75"><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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/75">chapter 75</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0C2C05017184C548DD1F87AE36AE73B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <toc changed="added" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry bold="off" idref="HC984DC89770F43089111B3BEE23A0657" 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="H0562BD9388F24311BDC418040E97F89B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority for information sharing</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E840FCDF87A447D87D5070D38D56BD8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (l) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6103">section 6103</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5EBE7959F2646228E0806485F89C39E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF8CEE62225E4398ABF0C80CD3A78A07"><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="HB105CAF623554591A45D596632F654AA"><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="HA8359DA88EBF42C4902E45F4B2D4E1B6"><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="H1FA74C99467045968EE69147151F0DE7"><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="H2CC8634C18904A5EBE6BAD11AA6B28E7"><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 52102(d) of the <short-title>Transportation Funding Act of 2015</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23DA104A736D4D28AA42C66A5C585F5F"><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="H1A9F8D8808A345FDBBDEFC007479998F"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To deny or revoke passport</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A1C048EF69E4C1F915566FD3D61CF0D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Denial</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0731492976C44AC8195FC2257F4FA9D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under subparagraph (B), upon receiving a certification described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/7345">section 7345</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 from the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State shall not issue a passport to any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt described in such section.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD014A3B1EA04ECE9A76539DBD9D6CE0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency and humanitarian situations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State may issue a passport, in emergency circumstances or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described in such subparagraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42F9DBD6F728428D9ACDB7D16320181A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18CF6690A34B4D7A8154A369851D4CAC"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State may revoke a passport previously issued to any individual described in paragraph (1)(A).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84300B3EBEB04181A188499C01F70559"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation for return to united states</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of State decides to revoke a passport under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State, before revocation, may—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83B115CC9A6B492E8EBF2A53CEFD12DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit a previously issued passport only for return travel to the United States; or</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96DB1C58BDFF4C079AE0140C5A0103B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue a limited passport that only permits return travel to the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95C685CA019D4E37957A8FF20CBB021D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hold harmless</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State shall not be liable to an individual for any action with respect to a certification by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/7345">section 7345</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE468197CD42F451B976889E0AEF34B2A"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation or denial of passport in case of individual without social security account number</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91DDBA37CF9842E184C1967746706771"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Denial</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26BF02C9523F4EE9ABE0008F86DF19E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided under subparagraph (B), upon receiving an application for a passport from an individual that either—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9DAAC0976624E2A9BE9860B9EBA057B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include the social security account number issued to that individual, or</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1537F99BBA954B468B46D5D361AB33BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes an incorrect or invalid social security number willfully, intentionally, negligently, or recklessly provided by such individual,</text></clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">the Secretary of State is authorized to deny such application and is authorized to not issue a passport to the individual.</continuation-text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F9FA11387484A60869956A13BEB5F09"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency and humanitarian situations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State may issue a passport, in emergency circumstances or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46873088B49846FE9D13F55FBB691BF1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revocation</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB46DE13346194CF3926F3142FCD94C09"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State may revoke a passport previously issued to any individual described in paragraph (1)(A).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA1CB2BECA554C47B06B37033D5BAB16"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation for return to United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of State decides to revoke a passport under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State, before revocation, may—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC46937DC3B904221971D8B362FA6061B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit a previously issued passport only for return travel to the United States; or</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5EF4A58576941A1BF9EC7E44E8B077E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue a limited passport that only permits return travel to the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F5AF28E57FD48AD993C35223E679DE2"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of, and amendments made by, this section shall take effect on January 1, 2016.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HE2D0E2BA70C74A40B587360894F00765" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32102.</enum><header>Reform of rules relating to qualified tax collection contracts</header> <subsection id="HDE471E008C9B4A529C7D2D79C2D2B942"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement To collect certain inactive tax receivables under qualified tax collection contracts</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6306">Section 6306</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8C7F3DAA8474F6BABB1196CC8F5CA29" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H379CC1CA5AF8495EBA3AA64598E25B00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Collection of inactive tax receivables</header> <paragraph id="HAFAB5625F18242DF94DDDDEF22264B0B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall enter into one or more qualified tax collection contracts for the collection of all outstanding inactive tax receivables.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF61837C292B346CE8F40CC50223C16C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inactive tax receivables</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text> <subparagraph id="H7456FF8C07564A65821730816FE171B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>inactive tax receivable</term> means any tax receivable if—</text> <clause id="HE14269454B0141509A14A6D862965583"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at any time after assessment, the Internal Revenue Service removes such receivable from the active inventory for lack of resources or inability to locate the taxpayer,</text></clause> <clause id="H727ECBCCF2894497A9E31335A321CB1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>more than <fraction>1⁄3</fraction> of the period of the applicable statute of limitation has lapsed and such receivable has not been assigned for collection to any employee of the Internal Revenue Service, or</text></clause> <clause id="H47707A7BEC4E486FB3AC0D7D589768A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of a receivable which has been assigned for collection, more than 365 days have passed without interaction with the taxpayer or a third party for purposes of furthering the collection of such receivable.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D61520D67B341578025C4DA06CD5E18"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tax receivable</header><text>The term <term>tax receivable</term> means any outstanding assessment which the Internal Revenue Service includes in potentially collectible inventory.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H50B19645964440F6BBC8E86E509D2EDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certain tax receivables not eligible for collection under qualified tax collection contracts</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6306">Section 6306</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (e) through (h), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A4C3A650D4E4CD8BCB47A6F138CD8E6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H33E4A0100FC645E3841ABF182FF24372"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certain tax receivables not eligible for collection under qualified tax collections contracts</header><text>A tax receivable shall not be eligible for collection pursuant to a qualified tax collection contract if such receivable—</text> <paragraph id="HC4DA54B1C80A4D6085252810258A2F52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is subject to a pending or active offer-in-compromise or installment agreement,</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5068AF34FE8E48648A02DE0585135003"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is classified as an innocent spouse case,</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA711B4516F5D48DCA78055E0954F0763"><enum>(3)</enum><text>involves a taxpayer identified by the Secretary as being—</text> <subparagraph id="HFD32FDA9997F4B0FB80CA53234982A0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>deceased,</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3B37233C448A453697928DB585C95488"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under the age of 18,</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF12C772FC2634E86BDD022D21EADC717"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in a designated combat zone, or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBD2BCA515EE14120A845BA12BC744EBB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a victim of tax-related identity theft,</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE831F9970CCF41FCAA9001F5FE5BCA86"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is currently under examination, litigation, criminal investigation, or levy, or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDF2C1F9D07EF4BE39DA796862B7A8710"><enum>(5)</enum><text>is currently subject to a proper exercise of a right of appeal under this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H1A67428F3F94412AADD7315CF4AFDFA0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contracting priority</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6306">Section 6306</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding provisions of this section, is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FFF91D3D8264B158AE812531D809C29" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H1012CFEF28464044B16E3AE4EFEFB990"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Contracting priority</header><text>In contracting for the services of any person under this section, the Secretary shall utilize private collection contractors and debt collection centers on the schedule required under section 3711(g) of title 31, United States Code, including the technology and communications infrastructure established therein, to the extent such private collection contractors and debt collection centers are appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5FAF0F0B18CF4668AA4354204BB71CEC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Disclosure of return information</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6103">Section 6103(k)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD875B6BB981B41C0B55409DEFEBCFC0A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H184237360D07415D991968EFE479D9A2"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Qualified tax collection contractors</header><text>Persons providing services pursuant to a qualified tax collection contract under section 6306 may, if speaking to a person who has identified himself or herself as having the name of the taxpayer to which a tax receivable (within the meaning of such section) relates, identify themselves as contractors of the Internal Revenue Service and disclose the business name of the contractor, and the nature, subject, and reason for the contact. Disclosures under this paragraph shall be made only in such situations and under such conditions as have been approved by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H40B1CC9F3500407195E7FD6FC8442B44"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Taxpayers affected by federally declared disasters</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6306">Section 6306</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding provisions of this section, is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEA41464C3294A28A0E1639719DEC569" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H2E25E5CA173F47709EB2F498C5907BFC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Taxpayers in presidentially declared disaster areas</header><text>The Secretary may prescribe procedures under which a taxpayer determined to be affected by a Federally declared disaster (as defined by section 165(i)(5)) may request—</text> <paragraph id="H5408F336EA0642D39A5DE7535B5D6082"><enum>(1)</enum><text>relief from immediate collection measures by contractors under this section, and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HABDBEDD06DCE42E9BE8E709512EBCCB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a return of the inactive tax receivable to the inventory of the Internal Revenue Service to be collected by an employee thereof.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H0985F1CE29D24860A5D0DD405C497E5F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header> <paragraph id="HE88CA06EAE1E423384E57B4ECACC0189"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6306">Section 6306</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding provisions of this section, is amended by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k) and by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E2ACAF6E10E4BCAA38ABB5416A992F4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD2868CD80E744437B06976C8BA6B8F38"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year (beginning with the first such fiscal year ending after the date of the enactment of this subsection), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report with respect to qualified tax collection contracts under this section which shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H819DF039FF8A4BECB73C67E551D11339"><enum>(1)</enum><text>annually, with respect to such fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="H480D59011E5A44BBAA65496FCC676D27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total number and amount of tax receivables provided to each contractor for collection under this section,</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6B691752FF0C464B8F658500F3EBFFA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total amounts collected (and amounts of installment agreements entered into under subsection (b)(1)(B)) with respect to each contractor and the collection costs incurred (directly and indirectly) by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such amounts,</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H174C6CB4EEB643949280C3EF31859780"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the impact of such contracts on the total number and amount of unpaid assessments, and on the number and amount of assessments collected by Internal Revenue Service personnel after initial contact by a contractor,</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H05339A18BB2048F5A61D4B8C196C3659"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the amount of fees retained by the Secretary under subsection (e) and a description of the use of such funds, and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H229B7ECDDB3B44B38E953C56C48507DB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a disclosure safeguard report in a form similar to that required under section 6103(p)(5), and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9495F90DA0CF4D73AF45DFA4B24EED0C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>biannually (beginning with the second report submitted under this subsection)—</text> <subparagraph id="HEBBEE9077AD24ABF8BA4825AF2BEA82B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an independent evaluation of contractor performance, and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDDBBFA660ED84825AAD91ACFC53562B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a measurement plan that includes a comparison of the best practices used by the private collectors to the collection techniques used by the Internal Revenue Service and mechanisms to identify and capture information on successful collection techniques used by the contractors that could be adopted by the Internal Revenue Service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HACD00A9950C34AB19832F96582BCB2B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repeal of existing reporting requirements with respect to qualified tax collection contracts</header><text>Section 881 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 is amended by striking subsection (e).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8BE36F808C3C414CAA1399E1CFC05769"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective dates</header> <paragraph id="HCAA8F5F5BCA14EF29E546FCE2AEF6ACA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to tax receivables identified by the Secretary after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H91CE37AA2C7E45528C7850B2718F1068"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracting priority</header><text>The Secretary shall begin entering into contracts and agreements as described in the amendment made by subsection (c) within 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H417CFFD43D1F4F9D96C6C53535C16E83"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disclosures</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (d) shall apply to disclosures made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE6309CD4387F416E97EF82F8BEDF6E20"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Procedures; report to congress</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (e) and (f) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HD8C6CBA75FAF4FC4BE09C8F9662D6133"><enum>32103.</enum><header>Special compliance personnel program</header> <subsection id="H68781F2D0D874A34BA9922783AB0F818"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection (e) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6306">section 6306</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by section 52106, is amended by striking <quote>for collection enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service</quote> in paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>to fund the special compliance personnel program account under section 6307</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD0B6922740464A39A9882DCE676EB22E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special compliance personnel program account</header><text>Subchapter A of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/64">chapter 64</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13A069066F7D4C8A8423AE522B830C60" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section id="H1AC07C3144A446B5BD9B394D67BD065F"><enum>6307.</enum><header>Special compliance personnel program account</header> <subsection id="HB1DED1A9D870423EA94321E4E632FB01"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of a special compliance personnel program account</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an account within the Department for carrying out a program consisting of the hiring, training, and employment of special compliance personnel, and shall transfer to such account from time to time amounts retained by the Secretary under section 6306(e)(2).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H52E56098ADAF4964B0FD27AC4715CAF3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>The program described in subsection (a) shall be subject to the following restrictions:</text> <paragraph id="H346297ED818A429091FCDC36ACD41F7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>No funds shall be transferred to such account except as described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC8F1B4122D141958817772781A41291"><enum>(2)</enum><text>No other funds from any other source shall be expended for special compliance personnel employed under such program, and no funds from such account shall be expended for the hiring of any personnel other than special compliance personnel.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H02830495C4FD4B0790718853E55ED389"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other authority, the Secretary is prohibited from spending funds out of such account for any purpose other than for costs under such program associated with the employment of special compliance personnel and the retraining and reassignment of current noncollections personnel as special compliance personnel, and to reimburse the Internal Revenue Service or other government agencies for the cost of administering qualified tax collection contracts under section 6306.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD4EA7F19548A4D4186FD69D74357AEA4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not later than March of each year, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall submit a report to the Committees on Finance and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Ways and Means and Appropriations of the House of Representatives consisting of the following:</text> <paragraph id="HD8A8BF28C0174156AAC8A1CDB80E9502"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For the preceding fiscal year, all funds received in the account established under subsection (a), administrative and program costs for the program described in such subsection, the number of special compliance personnel hired and employed under the program, and the amount of revenue actually collected by such personnel.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6DA08B53E78B49749C88816B0A0E96D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For the current fiscal year, all actual and estimated funds received or to be received in the account, all actual and estimated administrative and program costs, the number of all actual and estimated special compliance personnel hired and employed under the program, and the actual and estimated revenue actually collected or to be collected by such personnel.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC75C265FC324BB0A20925C94D9E9B49"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For the following fiscal year, an estimate of all funds to be received in the account, all estimated administrative and program costs, the estimated number of special compliance personnel hired and employed under the program, and the estimated revenue to be collected by such personnel.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H99ACFB4FB6704737A61A3215CC987368"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text> <paragraph id="HA9275B1CAC784B5C8EABBCB2A0864808"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Special compliance personnel</header><text>The term <term>special compliance personnel</term> means individuals employed by the Internal Revenue Service as field function collection officers or in a similar position, or employed to collect taxes using the automated collection system or an equivalent replacement system.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H06A95688C7A24C65B34664AB1A9B5B14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program costs</header><text>The term <term>program costs</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H4EC431C4C05B4A73A2F404E083DA4408"><enum>(A)</enum><text>total salaries (including locality pay and bonuses), benefits, and employment taxes for special compliance personnel employed or trained under the program described in subsection (a), and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H60E6AB020EC44E8CB2F2ABA22D2A6FDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>direct overhead costs, salaries, benefits, and employment taxes relating to support staff, rental payments, office equipment and furniture, travel, data processing services, vehicle costs, utilities, telecommunications, postage, printing and reproduction, supplies and materials, lands and structures, insurance claims, and indemnities for special compliance personnel hired and employed under this section.</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">For purposes of subparagraph (B), the cost of management and supervision of special compliance personnel shall be taken into account as direct overhead costs to the extent such costs, when included in total program costs under this paragraph, do not represent more than 10 percent of such total costs.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H43DF786AA2304C4A82F5E0BD750D3BA4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for subchapter A of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/64">chapter 64</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6306 the following new item:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" id="HD35CA676C78B46C5B2EDE703E4224906" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <toc changed="added" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry idref="H1AC07C3144A446B5BD9B394D67BD065F" level="section">Sec. 6307. Special compliance personnel program account.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA76384FAA12A48DC9F406100F501B0D1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts collected and retained by the Secretary after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H5A0BB54600494BF19988B7CBA0FD4994" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Fees and receipts</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5639EB12A666411680541590ACD74A73"><enum>32201.</enum><header>Adjustment for inflation of fees for certain customs services</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H690F12D945294E68A8879926A319093D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35055834D9584D50A2323C1AC41B787E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HDD127D01172C4E3C8A41731DBB98590D"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Adjustment of fees for inflation</header> <paragraph id="H529AE2F76C664873A9B61F5C026FC7DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall adjust the fees established under subsection (a), and the limitations on such fees under paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), (8), and (9) of subsection (b), on October 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2014.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H207DAE4469404AC28678F517A8E7343E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rules for calculation of adjustment</header><text>In adjusting under paragraph (1) the amount of the fees established under subsection (a), and the limitations on such fees under paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), (8), and (9) of subsection (b), the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="HD0C29C85FB1F42F7A8E4619091993FA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall round the amount of any increase in the Consumer Price Index to the nearest dollar; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5CB83E68C17B444AB9AAA28FBC06B058"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may ignore any such increase of less than 1 percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D2BC436B07649699F3875C3CBBAF0EE"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consumer Price Index defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>Consumer Price Index</term> means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HDF62E69D045E4A3E81475D00CBBC7BAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deposits into Customs User Fee Account</header><text>Section 13031(f) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HE7D1B4C94709467A930081BD63F7667D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>all fees collected under subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>the amount of fees collected under subsection (a) (determined without regard to any adjustment made under subsection (l))</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0CB39C7AE58C4578929BAF0E023C6B81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE7CABBE1B34145CF9EF735DA7B944DBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fees collected</quote> and inserting <quote>amount of fees collected</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFFA75E43C0FE43B1A1DE5033E4DFB912"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>), each appropriation</quote> and inserting <quote>, and determined without regard to any adjustment made under subsection (l)), each appropriation</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0F2E24E0219349889B5A934C04CDB247"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/58c">19 U.S.C. 58c</external-xref>), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD54242814F6E4F0995487C74E055CF82"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>(subject to adjustment under subsection (l))</quote> after <quote>following fees</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78FE384B58904C0C9C92CAA1FE2BD5F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6DC003347B794B60B5E933F55E520E8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>(subject to adjustment under subsection (l))</quote> after <quote>in fees</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9794946D979649BC9D7DA9388067D15A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>(subject to adjustment under subsection (l))</quote> after <quote>in fees</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F34EB83231F40D2BB0205174A338CB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting <quote>(subject to adjustment under subsection (l))</quote> after <quote>in fees</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F208920ABF643A293D899CFE1B5DF4F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by inserting <quote>(subject to adjustment under subsection (l))</quote> after <quote>in fees</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC9C3D217C6684D86B1098E8B9597B14F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)(A)—</text> <clause id="H71A984D8900F4B5BA860A9F66AE2E326"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>or (l)</quote> after <quote>subsection (a)(9)(B)</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8231596783FA409A81BB7B9A3A9CCB1A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>(subject to adjustment under subsection (l))</quote> after <quote>$3</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF1DD0A2CF004426DB2D0A639E8A6FF10"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)—</text> <clause id="HDCF6CE85F9A54E7CAA597DB38EF53B02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="HBD44AE7560A14639BD57DCDDA2D70D26"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>and subject to adjustment under subsection (l)</quote> after <quote>Tariff Act of 1930</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H0B4EF1E1213D4D1DB19CAF81A7C9A5E9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii)(I), by inserting <quote>(subject to adjustment under subsection (l))</quote> after <quote>bill of lading</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HE4F51834403E4D0F8DA7AD81ADF9FA5C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting <quote>(subject to adjustment under subsection (l))</quote> after <quote>bill of lading</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HFD6D247FC9124EAC86DEF90DAACE13A9"><enum>32202.</enum><header>Elimination of surplus funds of Federal reserve banks</header> <subsection id="H948E50275E834EB495BC0D06FEF6FC74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Elimination of surplus funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7 of the Federal Reserve Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/289">12 U.S.C. 289 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4085A1B56F1E4DB687E11523BE0D4E0C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1423EC4316364CEEAC239E2AD4812178"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading of such subsection, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and Surplus Funds</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB59EAD69C2D844A8BA4F71849739E02A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>deposited in the surplus fund of the bank</quote> and inserting <quote>transferred to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B9F7F088AEC4A96859C0B01FBEBC9C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the first subsection (b) (relating to a transfer for fiscal year 2000).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1769065EB8F543E6876C9FFDA993E4C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer to the Treasury</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal reserve banks shall transfer all of the funds of the surplus funds of such banks to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H241B2795C71D4BBB82421632617D2958"><enum>32203.</enum><header>Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown and sale</header> <subsection id="H9AB45323D6DE4473B250009434AE975F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Drawdown and sale</header> <paragraph id="HBD6CD76B6385443995F935DCD9E37647"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6241">42 U.S.C. 6241</external-xref>), except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Energy shall drawdown and sell from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve—</text> <subparagraph id="H2192CDD7828C48589528CD7461E5AB5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the quantity of barrels of crude oil that the Secretary of Energy determines to be appropriate to maximize the financial return to United States taxpayers for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H630D6ADDE586435AB4F324C5147F220E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>4,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal year 2018;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3DBA3FAEE4E54047B8A15F7508C39D7E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>5,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal year 2019;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H490DA580E39947F89F919A4EDA351B65"><enum>(D)</enum><text>8,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal year 2020;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C27DB83DBDF4CA6A5F925D813C7D674"><enum>(E)</enum><text>8,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal year 2021;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB2A1A36E21345D58BAFC14CE41DFBA3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>10,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal year 2022;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8D59DB3DC0E42668E0D4E254A9E9A94"><enum>(G)</enum><text>16,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal year 2023;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFA49F84D186147B899985CAAAD60CC8C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>25,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal year 2024; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF6D0432353FF4C7A82CBBEAEF305BEC0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>25,000,000 barrels of crude oil during fiscal year 2025.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC1750EA06264EC28F5AB037AD676E24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposit of amounts received from sale</header><text>Amounts received from a sale under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury during the fiscal year in which the sale occurs.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H242CD6E583A247D780E12649AB8C11E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency protection</header><text>In any 1 fiscal year described in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Energy shall not drawdown and sell crude oil under this section in quantities that would result in a Strategic Petroleum Reserve that contains an inventory of petroleum products representing fewer than 90 days of emergency reserves, based on the average daily level of net imports of crude oil and petroleum products in the calendar year preceding that fiscal year.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5BBB5B4F81104AA2BE3A86A468FDB860"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Increase; limitation</header> <paragraph id="H71B10CBCE81F4CFCB9ECA691E770E892"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Increase</header><text>The Secretary of Energy may increase the drawdown and sales under subparagraphs (A) through (I) of subsection (a)(1) as the Secretary of Energy determines to be appropriate to maximize the financial return to United States taxpayers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H96CCB5CE20444CF9BEEE8044D7200B7E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall not drawdown or conduct sales of crude oil under this section after the date on which a total of $9,050,000,000 has been deposited in the general fund of the Treasury from sales authorized under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HD56C1A550F504B6F8D0F25ED1D5546CD" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Outlays</header> <section id="H2863A68CB6904EFFBBE8CE49EFFA0C14" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>32301.</enum><header>Interest on overpayment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1721">30 U.S.C. 1721</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H58E23E92E7174A298B9F8DED0DEE8600"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (h) and (i);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H209549DB2FA34643B14D3F958A1594ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (j) through (l) as subsections (h) through (j), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E21F3F80D464C14A09E8F797E3924EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by striking the fourth sentence.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle> D

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<enum>XLI</enum><header>Federal Permitting Improvement</header> <section id="H11947DAF8C314CF78A0C99E2F5140FA3"><enum>41001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="H15E208B08B544736B341EDB9CA6FF25B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>The term <term>agency</term> has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4BC93F33821846CB85217149A663D72E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency CERPO</header><text>The term <term>agency CERPO</term> means the chief environmental review and permitting officer of an agency, as designated by the head of the agency under section 41002(b)(2)(A)(iii)(I).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE71DF99BF90146508340841E62DF4FCA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The term <term>authorization</term> means any license, permit, approval, finding, determination, or other administrative decision issued by an agency that is required or authorized under Federal law in order to site, construct, reconstruct, or commence operations of a covered project, whether administered by a Federal or State agency.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFEF355DF6D584A1F9E539410207C9DA8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperating agency</header><text>The term <term>cooperating agency</term> means any agency with—</text> <subparagraph id="HE292F537FD304A94AABFC4BE7B1DF96A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>jurisdiction under Federal law; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H929FD6E11D914495A179F0A1D716435D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>special expertise as described in section 1501.6 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF8EDFD90DFF4818B720F124A96FC204"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Council</header><text>The term <term>Council</term> means the Federal Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Steering Council established under section 41002(a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF82FFADEF9B4284AD2E334953571B17"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Covered project</header> <subparagraph id="H67B011809C634AC18FCEE5443F4E56D7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>covered project</term> means any activity in the United States that requires authorization or environmental review by a Federal agency involving construction of infrastructure for renewable or conventional energy production, electricity transmission, surface transportation, aviation, ports and waterways, water resource projects, broadband, pipelines, manufacturing, or any other sector as determined by a majority vote of the Council that—</text> <clause id="H0FA84E85BCE444CDA1C354B1DA77D130"><enum>(i)</enum> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H337DD588910D4F2C969B3485D0869EB7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is subject to NEPA;</text></subclause> <subclause changed="added" id="H931A4B6FE36D41A99F714203D823E3E7" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is likely to require a total investment of more than $200,000,000; and</text></subclause> <subclause changed="added" id="H37979DF120BC4702968F673917F847D4" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text>does not qualify for abbreviated authorization or environmental review processes under any applicable law; or</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H480DA720863F43B696F198DC223B3BE4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is subject to NEPA and the size and complexity of which, in the opinion of the Council, make the project likely to benefit from enhanced oversight and coordination, including a project likely to require—</text> <subclause id="H37393D599A72456895DA18E6DE9B250C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>authorization from or environmental review involving more than 2 Federal agencies; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA624AF7C3FD341DCB0A95898973B24C7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the preparation of an environmental impact statement under NEPA.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88FCF129B0D040E391BCBEF8809BB9E1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>covered project</term> does not include—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B9BE8F38BAE48BD83618C6A689579A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any project subject to section 139 of title 23, United States Code; or</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE77F8BFAEBB4EBCAAA370DD813D6881"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any project subject to section 2045 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2348">33 U.S.C. 2348</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1DFC917297494C498D41650893EC9D5F"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Dashboard</header><text>The term <term>Dashboard</term> means the Permitting Dashboard required under section 41003(b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C3930702F4A44B6AAF5561CBDCA64DB"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Environmental assessment</header><text>The term <term>environmental assessment</term> means a concise public document for which a Federal agency is responsible under section 1508.9 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H39CFCCA967C24F3A8CF37DBC3FA781CE"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Environmental document</header> <subparagraph id="H14888507566E4644BD43432E68D5F967"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>environmental document</term> means an environmental assessment, finding of no significant impact, notice of intent, environmental impact statement, or record of decision.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3237AF72837E4ED497EBBCDD081CE529"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>environmental document</term> includes—</text> <clause id="HA5C09521A7A74328BDD9404493D71530"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any document that is a supplement to a document described in subparagraph (A); and</text></clause> <clause id="HACB9B75ACA8B47BEA6BA605C92478CB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a document prepared pursuant to a court order.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4877567FF1F4F89BE0B226777151204"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Environmental impact statement</header><text>The term <term>environmental impact statement</term> means the detailed written statement required under section 102(2)(C) of NEPA.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCEAE12F4475429CA7197701609C7AAC"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Environmental review</header><text>The term <term>environmental review</term> means the agency procedures and processes for applying a categorical exclusion or for preparing an environmental assessment, an environmental impact statement, or other document required under NEPA.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E6CF86013084A7C914C8F8D9FEC8C85"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Executive Director</header><text>The term <term>Executive Director</term> means the Executive Director appointed by the President under section 41002(b)(1)(A).</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H658DD1DA8AC546C29874FE531486BD43"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Facilitating agency</header><text>The term <term>facilitating agency</term> means the agency that receives the initial notification from the project sponsor required under section 41003(a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B91535A0CD4457FA2C3F82C79596851"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text>The term <term>inventory</term> means the inventory of covered projects established by the Executive Director under section 41002(c)(1)(A).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4D6BB45A27D426BB77B9DFAAA2B8517"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>The term <term>lead agency</term> means the agency with principal responsibility for an environmental review of a covered project under NEPA and parts 1500 through 1508 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H34D3DEAE0BE9415CB69C51245D0A4FF6"><enum>(16)</enum><header>NEPA</header><text>The term <term>NEPA</term> means the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCCB803F7FB6749AB9B227350AB32E9C2"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Participating agency</header><text>The term <term>participating agency</term> means an agency participating in an environmental review or authorization for a covered project in accordance with section 41003.</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B3D8DA25792433DB08BD54F707931B9"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Project sponsor</header><text>The term <term>project sponsor</term> means an entity, including any private, public, or public-private entity, seeking an authorization for a covered project.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HB3E31CCB7DCB4D9E8B46D6EDF19EC978"><enum>41002.</enum><header>Federal Permitting Improvement Council</header> <subsection id="H7341D1F4AE774E3B8B4A076659DF88D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3E294159B45B492382688916B509C7C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header> <paragraph id="H99B557CE498E40EDB350A3268F0AF687"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The Executive Director shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H8553895CE0DC414EA3DEE2E849AB0EC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by the President; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H752379CD97A54391B62BFBED813933C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serve as Chair of the Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H80805FD151DF4CC6B81407CA6B9ED73D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Council members</header> <subparagraph id="H4C975BABEFB34F8FBC394BE9DC291150"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header> <clause id="HFCC2D22E9E3945A89DAEE07CFA438EB0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Designation by head of agency</header><text>Each individual listed in subparagraph (B) shall designate a member of the agency in which the individual serves to serve on the Council.</text></clause> <clause id="H609E647AD3D94C3190484EE8C8303566"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>A councilmem-ber described in clause (i) shall hold a position in the agency of deputy secretary (or the equivalent) or higher.</text></clause> <clause id="H3FF0BACE94DF4AD8B03466B58BCFA81F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Support</header> <subclause id="HCDD497CB84E5404A82F583D85269300C"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Consistent with guidance provided by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, each individual listed in subparagraph (B) shall designate 1 or more appropriate members of the agency in which the individual serves to serve as an agency CERPO.</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE63BF9B6004C45CCAC2F71034D151635"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>In carrying out the duties of the agency CERPO under this title, an agency CERPO shall report directly to a deputy secretary (or the equivalent) or higher.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8CD309ABB3704322810577AFC58DBDF2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Heads of agencies</header><text>The individuals that shall each designate a councilmember under this subparagraph are as follows:</text> <clause id="HF1A94898B206405B9E3DB581252546EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Secretary of Agriculture.</text></clause> <clause id="HC7D853F60012443F84900E08BC7C1137"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Army.</text></clause> <clause id="HBB52C5D00BC14EEC88A75517CFD5AFCA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Secretary of Commerce.</text></clause> <clause id="H54066E25E51041D6B68756138A6F580B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Interior.</text></clause> <clause id="HF7C3EF7B9B1C40F6A0C9B5E0CFF8126C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The Secretary of Energy.</text></clause> <clause id="HDEB3E99E6E1D4B0A9371479C36F379C0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The Secretary of Transportation.</text></clause> <clause id="HC18A7E12AAD94EE7A776422DC61170C0"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense.</text></clause> <clause id="H43C7D30CEC8A45F28C831E344BD22942"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>The Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text></clause> <clause id="H65A3AB325B374A218B6935B7EAAF1D87"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.</text></clause> <clause id="HDC9B60B3B8C141AA91CFA8CED2A17EB8"><enum>(x)</enum><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security.</text></clause> <clause id="HCE5EE9EA8E514A73A0C576B90B4E54D4"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text></clause> <clause id="HA01BAB86C85747888A4274BCC0DA2CD0"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>The Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.</text></clause> <clause id="HDFE7545437854FF2B2F2B006D38C930C"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>Any other head of a Federal agency that the Executive Director may invite to participate as a member of the Council.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8755EB0576D54B3E8F79F64F15115BC8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional members</header><text>In addition to the members listed in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall also be members of the Council.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7C22B74814F74BF28225F8D548B6ADDF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header> <paragraph id="H77BF6B5394974A42ADA97D7F9D8E2578"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Executive Director</header> <subparagraph id="H876F6D4B47F64333AF24215346FE65B8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Inventory development</header><text>The Executive Director, in consultation with the Council, shall—</text> <clause id="H248E1DB13E1F446CA1B44F4747B4EE8C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, establish an inventory of covered projects that are pending the environmental review or authorization of the head of any Federal agency;</text></clause> <clause id="HE389C70CEF9F43198435E28F5CE0C5BB"><enum>(ii)</enum> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0229108CC4854EDCB03D71DEA41563B5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>categorize the projects in the inventory as appropriate, based on sector and project type; and</text></subclause> <subclause changed="added" id="H01931086B45A4B3E916EB0BF8285CE6E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for each category, identify the types of environmental reviews and authorizations most commonly involved; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H686A7D8D27A74214A718F885374E9C1F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>add a covered project to the inventory after receiving a notice described in section 41003(a)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H13425AB4A4BD421CA63C74AADDB23834"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Facilitating agency designation</header><text>The Executive Director, in consultation with the Council, shall—</text> <clause id="H28A94C6E15544270B33EDD7C6C4E7897"><enum>(i)</enum><text>designate a facilitating agency for each category of covered projects described in subparagraph (A)(ii); and</text></clause> <clause id="H77076566C8F14FD1969D3F828A872477"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>publish the list of designated facilitating agencies for each category of projects in the inventory on the Dashboard in an easily accessible format.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H042455EB8BF448EA8FC6CD25816C6141"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Performance schedules</header> <clause id="H97858F4965BA46B7B659C7386BF78234"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director, in consultation with the Council, shall develop recommended performance schedules, including intermediate and final completion dates, for environmental reviews and authorizations most commonly required for each category of covered projects described in subparagraph (A)(ii).</text></clause> <clause id="H16A20F70BCDE423D92EDB1F144718B5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <subclause id="HD7AA74943AEB4E0483A9EDAC77C6E3D6"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The performance schedules shall reflect employment of the use of the most efficient applicable processes.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3FB082DBA94043D4A8F1A619F4E9784E"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Limit</header> <item id="HE0E2E841794344F6AAD0E5367FBFBAE3"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The final completion dates in any performance schedule for the completion of an environmental review or authorization under clause (i) shall not exceed the average time to complete an environmental review or authorization for a project within that category.</text></item> <item id="H4141695B6BD844C08B7FE75109233B13"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Calculation of average time</header><text>The average time referred to in item (aa) shall be calculated on the basis of data from the preceding 2 calendar years and shall run from the period beginning on the date on which the Executive Director must make a specific entry for the project on the Dashboard under section 41003(b)(2) (except that, for projects initiated before that duty takes effect, the period beginning on the date of filing of a completed application), and ending on the date of the issuance of a record of decision or other final agency action on the review or authorization.</text></item> <item id="HA6F44ABC1A30452A9DC39F5138D8480A"><enum>(cc)</enum><header>Completion date</header><text>Each performance schedule shall specify that any decision by an agency on an environmental review or authorization must be issued not later than 180 days after the date on which all information needed to complete the review or authorization (including any hearing that an agency holds on the matter) is in the possession of the agency.</text></item></subclause></clause> <clause id="H8CC3A1922A9D4396999FD7EAD82F753F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Review and revision</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the performance schedules are established under this subparagraph, and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Executive Director, in consultation with the Council, shall review and revise the performance schedules.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1F2973DBB36642CBB13543BA039F6F19"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The Executive Director, in consultation with the Council, may recommend to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget or to the Council on Environmental Quality, as appropriate, that guidance be issued as necessary for agencies—</text> <clause id="HFDE147EC670A4619B79473B5812ACCE2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to carry out responsibilities under this title; and</text></clause> <clause id="H80DE6BB069D74C32A4CF2DDB421C716D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to effectuate the adoption by agencies of the best practices and recommendations of the Council described in paragraph (2).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB34E36A899824E54874BA37BA15CCC63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Council</header> <subparagraph id="HF78CC7EF69C342AE8E67A3AAE76214FE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Recommendations</header> <clause id="HECD24C6B56F24C5A876E2BECA7AA0F54"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Council shall make recommendations to the Executive Director with respect to the designations under paragraph (1)(B) and the performance schedules under paragraph (1)(C).</text></clause> <clause id="HD18BBA7EB1884B75B579664FCD7F374A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Update</header><text>The Council may update the recommendations described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE55EE86DB1FD4F0A962F99BE0BC671A4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Best practices</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Council shall issue recommendations on the best practices for—</text> <clause id="H55C692E6CD224112ABD2C4F2E3713F79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>enhancing early stakeholder engagement, including fully considering and, as appropriate, incorporating recommendations provided in public comments on any proposed covered project;</text></clause> <clause id="H45C8511BBAEF4A8798CCD66785E56D2B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensuring timely decisions regarding environmental reviews and authorizations, including through the development of performance metrics;</text></clause> <clause id="HFC1267ECCD2E4980894C1013E6B97A93"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improving coordination between Federal and non-Federal governmental entities, including through the development of common data standards and terminology across agencies;</text></clause> <clause id="H8104369FD6EF480D86FA87956ED009A8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>increasing transparency;</text></clause> <clause id="H42FEEB43AC8E4D51997FD2E725E3836C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>reducing information collection requirements and other administrative burdens on agencies, project sponsors, and other interested parties;</text></clause> <clause id="H6616F9CDA17744128BCD44333D13579A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>developing and making available to applicants appropriate geographic information systems and other tools;</text></clause> <clause id="H97F3924A79B94A3497318C31E42CAB6D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>creating and distributing training materials useful to Federal, State, tribal, and local permitting officials; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE5E8B5FA91EE4B579BD13996AAF2956B"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>addressing other aspects of infrastructure permitting, as determined by the Council.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC6900EB481D245D590DF6EB71CD73146"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agency CERPOs</header><text>An agency CERPO shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H3CE893747B0D47AFBD10DC495B76BA9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advise the respective agency councilmember on matters related to environmental reviews and authorizations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H29E1CCC257364CA1922328EB22C5D11F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide technical support, when requested to facilitate efficient and timely processes for environmental reviews and authorizations for covered projects under the jurisdictional responsibility of the agency, including supporting timely identification and resolution of potential disputes within the agency or between the agency and other Federal agencies;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5E87BF3788844E64B3B661AAED5F6B13"><enum>(C)</enum><text>analyze agency environmental review and authorization processes, policies, and authorities and make recommendations to the respective agency councilmember for ways to standardize, simplify, and improve the efficiency of the processes, policies, and authorities, including by implementing guidance issued under paragraph (1)(D) and other best practices, including the use of information technology and geographic information system tools within the agency and across agencies, to the extent consistent with existing law; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0C65D892B60C45F6ACB2AF7808D31574"><enum>(D)</enum><text>review and develop training programs for agency staff that support and conduct environmental reviews or authorizations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1D2CC3BCE2434A78945166307CE8FDFF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administrative support</header><text>The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall designate a Federal agency, other than an agency that carries out or provides support for projects that are not covered projects, to provide administrative support for the Executive Director, and the designated agency shall, as reasonably necessary, provide support and staff to enable the Executive Director to fulfill the duties of the Executive Director under this title.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H5B9438CBAA364C32A027D013E14F8106"><enum>41003.</enum><header>Permitting process improvement</header> <subsection id="H65675775F375443D9B463793D739AD21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Project initiation and designation of participating agencies</header> <paragraph id="H80E93256C78D444EB37829ACCF358C6A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notice</header> <subparagraph id="HFA81FB772DD745288D9F93ED1868CB16"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A project sponsor of a covered project shall submit to the Executive Director and the facilitating agency notice of the initiation of a proposed covered project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0719AC175C2A4F74A09C32D26D6AD85B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Default designation</header><text>If, at the time of submission of the notice under subparagraph (A), the Executive Director has not designated a facilitating agency under section 41002(c)(1)(B) for the categories of projects noticed, the agency that receives the notice under subparagraph (A) shall be designated as the facilitating agency.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9A1070089EB040DAB453929922BF0069"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each notice described in subparagraph (A) shall include—</text> <clause id="HD994F9838B014437B6D4A221A00E1426"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a statement of the purposes and objectives of the proposed project;</text></clause> <clause id="H355DD2A8F6994CC4AA8F9C27371E4AF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a concise description, including the general location of the proposed project and a summary of geospatial information, if available, illustrating the project area and the locations, if any, of environmental, cultural, and historic resources;</text></clause> <clause id="H85E9A41600E740FF814E59BC27D4D357"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a statement regarding the technical and financial ability of the project sponsor to construct the proposed project;</text></clause> <clause id="H70C242ED1E7B42C9A196ADDB277DD3FE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a statement of any Federal financing, environmental reviews, and authorizations anticipated to be required to complete the proposed project; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4D43E21338EC4374A2F2F70E66CFD575"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an assessment that the proposed project meets the definition of a covered project under section 41001 and a statement of reasons supporting the assessment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB799AE537E1F45D08342321109539D5D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Invitation</header> <subparagraph id="H143B35D4C92448899D3910C8C305D248"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date on which the Executive Director must make a specific entry for the project on the Dashboard under subsection (b)(2)(A), the facilitating agency or lead agency, as applicable, shall—</text> <clause id="HC72F716617A14F10BCEE02B6520A452D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify all Federal and non-Federal agencies and governmental entities likely to have financing, environmental review, authorization, or other responsibilities with respect to the proposed project; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE5E79674512F4BD081FD94B3F0C83E1D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>invite all Federal agencies identified under clause (i) to become a participating agency or a cooperating agency, as appropriate, in the environmental review and authorization management process described in section 41005.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3518CEE50B8149C1BF94DEF9B8B41320"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text>Each invitation made under subparagraph (A) shall include a deadline for a response to be submitted to the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9A6C2A7E06741A68CEC3F97A23EEF8E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participating and cooperating agencies</header> <subparagraph id="HDBD84F5060734BDB90FCD64D0941862D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An agency invited under paragraph (2) shall be designated as a participating or cooperating agency for a covered project, unless the agency informs the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, in writing before the deadline under paragraph (2)(B) that the agency—</text> <clause id="H5F71188A88B54CB5B2117E4827882207"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has no jurisdiction or authority with respect to the proposed project; or</text></clause> <clause id="HD7BD22D564FE4E4FA6B2E782A39EAF00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not intend to exercise authority related to, or submit comments on, the proposed project.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFB87F9A6B32144AD9A739112D6EA16F2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Changed circumstances</header><text>On request and a showing of changed circumstances, the Executive Director may designate an agency that has opted out under subparagraph (A)(ii) to be a participating or cooperating agency, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC9D2277685746BDA9CE9DB1576DD78E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of designation</header><text>The designation described in paragraph (3) shall not—</text> <subparagraph id="H1DC6DA02438A4395BF4383AFEF531E70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>give the participating agency authority or jurisdiction over the covered project; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H84778EA8D9064753B034B57CD4C9B31C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expand any jurisdiction or authority a cooperating agency may have over the proposed project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF06608603F0543E6AD017894FA090CF8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Lead agency designation</header> <subparagraph id="HCC0F3D226EA345D498357337552CE507"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On establishment of the lead agency, the lead agency shall assume the responsibilities of the facilitating agency under this title.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3E622DA1C1324ED0891F2B40F23A6721"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Redesignation of facilitating agency</header><text>If the lead agency assumes the responsibilities of the facilitating agency under subparagraph (A), the facilitating agency may be designated as a cooperative or participating agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8543A722B0F245C39FD994A355C81490"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Change of facilitating or lead agency</header> <subparagraph id="H2A24DA293B22424786B561B8376AE26F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On the request of a participating agency or project sponsor, the Executive Director may designate a different agency as the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, for a covered project, if the facilitating or lead agency or the Executive Director receives new information regarding the scope or nature of a covered project that indicates that the project should be placed in a different category under section 41002(c)(1)(B).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7B34459C44A409499830BA47E306ED5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resolution of dispute</header><text>The Executive Director shall resolve any dispute over designation of a facilitating or lead agency for a particular covered project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBE27707220174D2282417E5F8B7922F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Permitting Dashboard</header> <paragraph id="HA6E2779D9F644FBF9F5E7957CA2C6B5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement to maintain</header> <subparagraph id="H5E23CDC16B5E43EF8F636AF10D0E3DA8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Executive Director, in coordination with the Administrator of General Services, shall maintain an online database to be known as the <quote>Permitting Dashboard</quote> to track the status of Federal environmental reviews and authorizations for any covered project in the inventory described in section 41002(c)(1)(A).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE2BF2ED7FC704D1C92F89EB3A694A6F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specific and searchable entry</header><text>The Dashboard shall include a specific and searchable entry for each covered project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E455A1EB8544C0CA7BBD482EFD7A2B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additions</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HEF57F1C0536B45F1A15BED86A37D464F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header> <clause commented="no" id="H570784EBCA214480B26EEE57F872574D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Existing projects</header><text>Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Executive Director adds a project to the inventory under section 41002(c)(1)(A), the Executive Director shall create a specific entry on the Dashboard for the covered project.</text></clause> <clause commented="no" id="HD8DE615F4A664375AE76A687A79E666E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>New projects</header><text>Not later than 14 days after the date on which the Executive Director receives a notice under subsection (a)(1), the Executive Director shall create a specific entry on the Dashboard for the covered project, unless the Executive Director, facilitating agency, or lead agency, as applicable, determines that the project is not a covered project.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC1A135CEC7484242A076046712527A30"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Explanation</header><text>If the facilitating agency or lead agency, as applicable, determines that the project is not a covered project, the project sponsor may submit a further explanation as to why the project is a covered project not later than 14 days after the date of the determination under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H67F3D5784C894A10824FB61860C948A4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final determination</header><text>Not later than 14 days after receiving an explanation described in subparagraph (B), the Executive Director shall—</text> <clause id="H149FF1719073424FA40AD56B13E7A48F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make a final and conclusive determination as to whether the project is a covered project; and</text></clause> <clause id="H63D5E1DE07DF4CD2B255280E523F63ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the Executive Director determines that the project is a covered project, create a specific entry on the Dashboard for the covered project.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE73798819F014B84AF9CADA7F99BAC6C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Postings by agencies</header> <subparagraph id="HB2AE0C536E63401DA2CD61091E19D059"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each covered project added to the Dashboard under paragraph (2), the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, and each cooperating and participating agency shall post to the Dashboard—</text> <clause id="HCA1AC16597804DFABE12390B229CD5E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a hyperlink that directs to a website that contains, to the extent consistent with applicable law—</text> <subclause id="H6930068FB6494503AA658E1D0296EA98"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the notification submitted under subsection (a)(1);</text></subclause> <subclause id="H6FCD9A686F754785AA75ECAF9B5C50FD"><enum>(II)</enum> <item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0F659E4B58804E95A4565C0D0CCDB434"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>where practicable, the application and supporting documents, if applicable, that have been submitted by a project sponsor for any required environmental review or authorization; or</text></item> <item changed="added" id="H1EB4C3142C1E404F887CF3EDAB4915EE" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a notice explaining how the public may obtain access to such documents;</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="HB18E195E925E41E4A563E691F349D04A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a description of any Federal agency action taken or decision made that materially affects the status of a covered project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HF65373D2C4544E54A16200D854BCA180"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>any significant document that supports the action or decision described in subclause (III); and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB3365AAD1D1E4D19A34821122A89A3E1"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a description of the status of any litigation to which the agency is a party that is directly related to the project, including, if practicable, any judicial document made available on an electronic docket maintained by a Federal, State, or local court; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H5FA6B17D8DAD4DEF9C250F757009B9D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any document described in clause (i) that is not available by hyperlink on another website.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC7F06838C41E4811A729D02D833ECAF5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The information described in subparagraph (A) shall be posted to the website made available by hyperlink on the Dashboard not later than 5 business days after the date on which the Federal agency receives the information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA00535B1C8754CEAA30E82AA893F60D9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Postings by the Executive Director</header><text>The Executive Director shall publish to the Dashboard—</text> <subparagraph id="H37EE024EB30C4BF99F8CF6B705949AA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the permitting timetable established under subparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection (c)(2);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF17DE977F7E045AD92B51B17DAEFD112"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the status of the compliance of each agency with the permitting timetable;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7AC0AC24B627495C96A1FF55C984B3CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any modifications of the permitting timetable;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD02552DE5E264682AB84F9A983889D9F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an explanation of each modification described in subparagraph (C); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7FB1E1F343474E88B0A9D8A621DF97F0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any memorandum of understanding established under subsection (c)(3)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCFB218A2608D4275BECC1FC083176C62"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination and timetables</header> <paragraph id="H21520C6857F94760918EF3465F3E4134"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordinated project plan</header> <subparagraph id="HBB2664D6F2C04C75A7DDEDE35A820BAD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Executive Director must make a specific entry for the project on the Dashboard under subsection (b)(2)(A), the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, in consultation with each coordinating and participating agency, shall establish a concise plan for coordinating public and agency participation in, and completion of, any required Federal environmental review and authorization for the project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4FC509E449C6466A81142FF4FF34874B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required information</header><text>The Coordinated Project Plan shall include the following information and be updated by the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, at least once per quarter:</text> <clause id="H80641CD4FD224876A3736F77DA131353"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A list of, and roles and responsibilities for, all entities with environmental review or authorization responsibility for the project.</text></clause> <clause id="HA91DC60B7DE04B4B994110DBD6DB66F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A permitting timetable, as described in paragraph (2), setting forth a comprehensive schedule of dates by which all environmental reviews and authorizations, and to the maximum extent practicable, State permits, reviews and approvals must be made.</text></clause> <clause id="H5FE1B042DF1748B99091FA9534F35EA6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A discussion of potential avoidance, minimization, and mitigation strategies, if required by applicable law and known.</text></clause> <clause id="H64C6A855BC554579A78FCD5881FCFF37"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Plans and a schedule for public and tribal outreach and coordination, to the extent required by applicable law.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA25369E037DC4B4FA34E5350366DAFC3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header><text>The coordinated project plan described in subparagraph (A) may be incorporated into a memorandum of understanding.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE08C09D98B9F487586F83CF124C73B46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permitting timetable</header> <subparagraph id="H97D62627182A40F2938F4C6583071221"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <clause id="HBF51F9ACA0B94C62897283D1EF125075"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As part of the coordination project plan under paragraph (1), the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, in consultation with each cooperating and participating agency, the project sponsor, and any State in which the project is located, shall establish a permitting timetable that includes intermediate and final completion dates for action by each participating agency on any Federal environmental review or authorization required for the project.</text></clause> <clause id="H4FC86C4B405E46E69A5DB4DD92FA64D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consensus</header><text>In establishing a permitting timetable under clause (i), each agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make efforts to reach a consensus.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9896F1058EFA470B844060125A263068"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Factors for consideration</header><text>In establishing the permitting timetable under subparagraph (A), the facilitating or lead agency shall follow the performance schedules established under section 41002(c)(1)(C), but may vary the timetable based on relevant factors, including—</text> <clause id="H95A305616B3C4E84BBA3538AE6280861"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the size and complexity of the covered project;</text></clause> <clause id="H19041E17B3D4475FB12545BBB8B05B10"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the resources available to each participating agency;</text></clause> <clause id="H0FA4274F027E47CFA660367446352A20"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the regional or national economic significance of the project;</text></clause> <clause id="HE29375878A924440A4E0EE8AE5100E24"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the sensitivity of the natural or historic resources that may be affected by the project;</text></clause> <clause id="HB9D9244F810E445198E8AFA187E96163"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the financing plan for the project; and</text></clause> <clause id="H685EDD94AE894CFDA5ECED4C6B72A951"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the extent to which similar projects in geographic proximity to the project were recently subject to environmental review or similar procedures under State law.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H194DA2FD0FE2496587683F7E25BEDF22"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Dispute resolution</header> <clause id="HCACAA765846E498489C8B4F49FFCA073"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Executive Director, in consultation with appropriate agency CERPOs and the project sponsor, shall, as necessary, mediate any disputes regarding the permitting timetable established under subparagraph (A).</text></clause> <clause id="HF3264001A2B349109D47F3E0529CAA91"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Disputes</header><text>If a dispute remains unresolved 30 days after the date on which the dispute was submitted to the Executive Director, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, shall facilitate a resolution of the dispute and direct the agencies party to the dispute to resolve the dispute by the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of submission of the dispute to the Executive Director.</text></clause> <clause id="HAF5C3FA395064A3B90C8DB0585F7288C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Final resolution</header><text>Any action taken by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the resolution of a dispute under clause (ii) shall—</text> <subclause id="H96FCB5E26A404662B2B0040234BEFADA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be final and conclusive; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2654512C676944D6A2BAB10BEB7628D0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not be subject to judicial review.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3E86433FD821490BA5758D50345FA01A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Modification after approval</header> <clause id="H3CD8A0921FFE451692398B3A63D9520C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, may modify a permitting timetable established under subparagraph (A) only if—</text> <subclause id="HF9ADB171E4F54B3D8094FC1CF3F134A4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, and the affected cooperating agencies, after consultation with the participating agencies and the project sponsor, agree to a different completion date; </text></subclause> <subclause id="H80ABA53188B6413399C36C78FDB53842"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the facilitating agency or lead agency, as applicable, or the affected cooperating agency provides a written justification for the modification; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H6D5B70D6A14947EA9ABA7213219766C5"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a modification that would necessitate an extension of a final completion date under a permitting timetable established under subparagraph (A) to a date more than 30 days after the final completion date originally established under subparagraph (A), the facilitating or lead agency submits a request to modify the permitting timetable to the Executive Director, who shall consult with the project sponsor and make a determination on the record, based on consideration of the relevant factors described under subparagraph (B), whether to grant the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, authority to make such modification.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H94CCA39D6E394091B2882A73EF61D92F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Completion date</header><text>A completion date in the permitting timetable may not be modified within 30 days of the completion date.</text></clause> <clause id="H8B1915ACAE1D4AE997C1CA219C057298"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Limitation on length of modifications</header> <subclause id="H8D0E566F86FC4782BDAE0E0CFE8ACE8D"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subclause (II), the total length of all modifications to a permitting timetable authorized or made under this subparagraph, other than for reasons outside the control of Federal, State, local, or tribal governments, may not extend the permitting timetable for a period of time greater than half of the amount of time from the establishment of the permitting timetable under subparagraph (A) to the last final completion date originally established under subparagraph (A).</text></subclause> <subclause id="H60C1EFFC866D4C1581F6DC2D1A42AA5A"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Additional extensions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, after consultation with the project sponsor, may permit the Executive Director to authorize additional extensions of a permitting timetable beyond the limit prescribed by subclause (I). In such a case, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall transmit, not later than 5 days after making a determination to permit an authorization of extension under this subclause, a report to Congress explaining why such modification is required. Such report shall explain to Congress with specificity why the original permitting timetable and the modifications authorized by the Executive Director failed to be adequate. The lead or facilitating agency, as applicable, shall transmit to Congress, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Executive Director a supplemental report on progress toward the final completion date each year thereafter, until the permit review is completed or the project sponsor withdraws its notice or application or other request to which this title applies under section 41010.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HBCBF5483BACA43B9A63DD64B23B08C59"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Limitation on judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following shall not be subject to judicial review:</text> <subclause id="HC044EF0204E44FBB8E611C874645C7AB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A determination by the Executive Director under clause (i)(III).</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2F8B91EDE7B14A0394F6C27451A2BDBB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A determination under clause (iii)(II) by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to permit the Executive Director to authorize extensions of a permitting timetable.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H00BF7F9492DB4B1A8D61CBCDB18DE525"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Consistency with other time periods</header><text>A permitting timetable established under subparagraph (A) shall be consistent with any other relevant time periods established under Federal law and shall not prevent any cooperating or participating agency from discharging any obligation under Federal law in connection with the project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB8A1924E25704223B09415EB7CEECDEF"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Conforming to permitting timetables</header> <clause id="HBDC395DC4F7640C285AF47432EBD8883"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each Federal agency shall conform to the completion dates set forth in the permitting timetable established under subparagraph (A), or with any completion date modified under subparagraph (D).</text></clause> <clause id="H0F14F1B52BE3434E8B522FA19F19E4F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to conform</header><text>If a Federal agency fails to conform with a completion date for agency action on a covered project or is at significant risk of failing to conform with such a completion date, the agency shall—</text> <subclause id="H52E5120221F342DA8E197BDB3BEFA27F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>promptly submit to the Executive Director for publication on the Dashboard an explanation of the specific reasons for failing or significantly risking failing to conform to the completion date and a proposal for an alternative completion date;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2AA8B8D3F1954D5F9976A1204B768948"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in consultation with the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, establish an alternative completion date; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA3752642236B405BAD6544BDC9D74FAA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>each month thereafter until the agency has taken final action on the delayed authorization or review, submit to the Executive Director for posting on the Dashboard a status report describing any agency activity related to the project.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1A2B8DFE8B744359D7B5D8635675F4D"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Abandonment of covered project</header> <clause id="H7F6EC6C3AF874248B2FCC8F12241949C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, has a reasonable basis to doubt the continuing technical or financial ability of the project sponsor to construct the covered project, the facilitating or lead agency may request the project sponsor provide an updated statement regarding the ability of the project sponsor to complete the project.</text></clause> <clause id="HE7F821BE4B104E29B0D3FD11141E9F15"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to respond</header><text>If the project sponsor fails to respond to a request described in clause (i) by the date that is 30 days after receiving the request, the lead or facilitating agency, as applicable, shall notify the Executive Director, who shall publish an appropriate notice on the Dashboard.</text></clause> <clause id="HDD521652D99E41EEB6E4F1ED660B1A59"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Publication to Dashboard</header><text>On publication of a notice under clause (ii), the completion dates in the permitting timetable shall be tolled and agencies shall be relieved of the obligation to comply with subparagraph (F) until such time as the project sponsor submits to the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, an updated statement regarding the technical and financial ability of the project sponsor to construct the project.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H411A99FC31CA4BD6AD78F0C2DEE00980"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperating State, local, or tribal governments</header> <subparagraph id="H963E8A8FF10644729030885C6834C875"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State authority</header><text>If the Federal environmental review is being implemented within the boundaries of a State, the State, consistent with State law, may choose to participate in the environmental review and authorization process under this subsection and to make subject to the process all State agencies that—</text> <clause id="H63B1FD6FFEFC43CCA4EB7DB3E993D7AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have jurisdiction over the covered project;</text></clause> <clause id="H807FC1C192714A71BCC3577DA3A58160"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are required to conduct or issue a review, analysis, opinion, or statement for the covered project; or</text></clause> <clause id="H1B7AFE6F7EE34A22AA37092C77222B7E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are required to make a determination on issuing a permit, license, or other approval or decision for the covered project.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3347FB4ABA3A4586BA6D37A4565ACCF4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable under applicable law, the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, shall coordinate the Federal environmental review and authorization processes under this subsection with any State, local, or tribal agency responsible for conducting any separate review or authorization of the covered project to ensure timely and efficient completion of environmental reviews and authorizations.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0FECB890C6AA48EF8040F23211CDC33D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header> <clause id="HDE48EE2BB45C43DAA3AC2EDA9241D924"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any coordination plan between the facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, and any State, local, or tribal agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be included in a memorandum of understanding.</text></clause> <clause id="H71A87235EAEF461087826AC50F83C840"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Submission to Executive Director</header><text>The facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, shall submit to the Executive Director each memorandum of understanding described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC7890B371CCE4F77B17887310ECF7039"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Early consultation</header><text>The facilitating or lead agency, as applicable, shall provide an expeditious process for project sponsors to confer with each cooperating and participating agency involved and, not later than 60 days after the date on which the project sponsor submits a request under this subsection, to have each such agency provide to the project sponsor information concerning—</text> <paragraph id="H6D51BD5C8995419D88F39458A46F662C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the availability of information and tools, including pre-application toolkits, to facilitate early planning efforts;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H800EB549028348C2AA792F0249F8B08B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>key issues of concern to each agency and to the public; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD9AAEE7B4ED4DD7AF516AEAEA1E2FFC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>issues that must be addressed before an environmental review or authorization can be completed.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H734C0FCE8B224CEFB75A1889CD613555"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cooperating agency</header> <paragraph id="H880C50651CF54EEBB1A8D82FBB5E6DDD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A lead agency may designate a participating agency as a cooperating agency in accordance with part 1501 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H52AA16E0B39B452FA13180D212078C52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect on other designation</header><text>The designation described in paragraph (1) shall not affect any designation under subsection (a)(3).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H051601FBF1BD4D4783A1088E89277769"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on designation</header><text>Any agency not designated as a participating agency under subsection (a)(3) shall not be designated as a cooperating agency under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H88CBEDD7E67849F2BFE7E823A065D6DA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting status of other projects on Dashboard</header> <paragraph id="H9975312991D044148D974A5254C192A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On request of the Executive Director, the Secretary and the Secretary of the Army shall use best efforts to provide information for inclusion on the Dashboard on projects subject to section 139 of title 23, United States Code, and section 2045 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2348">33 U.S.C. 2348</external-xref>) likely to require—</text> <subparagraph id="H3C83F38766604DDBBD3BF98712004A1D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a total investment of more than $200,000,000; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H62D35ECF52734FE98FB102E451D6EF99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an environmental impact statement under NEPA.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0AED6D21505443F8B9DF5DE2034CF0A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of inclusion on Dashboard</header><text>Inclusion on the Dashboard of information regarding projects subject to section 139 of title 23, United States Code, or section 2045 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2348">33 U.S.C. 2348</external-xref>) shall not subject those projects to any requirements of this title.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HEE1B83806AE746E2A799B6E3970AB593"><enum>41004.</enum><header>Interstate compacts</header> <subsection id="H11B265A998F24D7B94E7ACB33D0B7B62"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The consent of Congress is given for 3 or more contiguous States to enter into an interstate compact establishing regional infrastructure development agencies to facilitate authorization and review of covered projects, under State law or in the exercise of delegated permitting authority described under section 41006, that will advance infrastructure development, production, and generation within the States that are parties to the compact.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC6006AA993064098839229A49401230F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regional infrastructure</header><text>For the purpose of this title, a regional infrastructure development agency referred to in subsection (a) shall have the same authorities and responsibilities of a State agency.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H8AD82EB00D6D4620B467FBE678FC917E"><enum>41005.</enum><header>Coordination of required reviews</header> <subsection id="H5BC22BADF9B94F46A9421BEB58808A00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Concurrent reviews</header><text>To integrate environmental reviews and authorizations, each agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <paragraph id="H21C64FB4BE734277B7E1DFFFE09F327E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out the obligations of the agency with respect to a covered project under any other applicable law concurrently, and in conjunction with, other environmental reviews and authorizations being conducted by other cooperating or participating agencies, including environmental reviews and authorizations required under NEPA, unless the agency determines that doing so would impair the ability of the agency to carry out the statutory obligations of the agency; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H836189D3F13845B881D95E2A45050A80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>formulate and implement administrative, policy, and procedural mechanisms to enable the agency to ensure completion of the environmental review process in a timely, coordinated, and environmentally responsible manner.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H049D7D4AECC14A57BBEABAE695F73862"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adoption, incorporation by reference, and use of documents</header> <paragraph id="H8E5FAC1412754109A44259B9D1E1ABC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State environmental documents; supplemental documents</header> <subparagraph id="H3EAD30E7213241A8B34064D9A213F1C8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of existing documents</header> <clause id="HC9B10E622C624685885C686B3690B865"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On the request of a project sponsor, a lead agency shall consider and, as appropriate, adopt or incorporate by reference, the analysis and documentation that has been prepared for a covered project under State laws and procedures as the documentation, or part of the documentation, required to complete an environmental review for the covered project, if the analysis and documentation were, as determined by the lead agency in consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality, prepared under circumstances that allowed for opportunities for public participation and consideration of alternatives and environmental consequences that are substantially equivalent to what would have been available had the documents and analysis been prepared by a Federal agency pursuant to NEPA.</text></clause> <clause id="H4A34C4B0C1574E24A6CAD036ED09B994"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Guidance by CEQ</header><text>The Council on Environmental Quality may issue guidance to carry out this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB6E9DA04DC814A169B12E06336CAD75F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>NEPA obligations</header><text>An environmental document adopted under subparagraph (A) or a document that includes documentation incorporated under subparagraph (A) may serve as the documentation required for an environmental review or a supplemental environmental review required to be prepared by a lead agency under NEPA.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAAB9D9DE45C0470A9CFEAAF0591B8E50"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Supplementation of State documents</header><text>If the lead agency adopts or incorporates analysis and documentation described in subparagraph (A), the lead agency shall prepare and publish a supplemental document if the lead agency determines that during the period after preparation of the analysis and documentation and before the adoption or incorporation—</text> <clause id="H4DE0F1945DD24F0B82F6D80D938745BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a significant change has been made to the covered project that is relevant for purposes of environmental review of the project; or</text></clause> <clause id="HFCB6D5FBDF184B7C8E5EA176DFEDB984"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>there has been a significant circumstance or new information has emerged that is relevant to the environmental review for the covered project.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H289321914DA04CCB8C00F0077392E57C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Comments</header><text>If a lead agency prepares and publishes a supplemental document under subparagraph (C), the lead agency shall solicit comments from other agencies and the public on the supplemental document for a period of not more than 45 days, beginning on the date on which the supplemental document is published, unless—</text> <clause id="HF71CCA4481D643B0B3DD80CEB04AFCB4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the lead agency, the project sponsor, and any cooperating agency agree to a longer deadline; or</text></clause> <clause id="HE4C5F45F719E444C8B4544A2E29DFC9C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the lead agency extends the deadline for good cause.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D5D6A61099C4B589804694C06D30E57"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Notice of outcome of environmental review</header><text>A lead agency shall issue a record of decision or finding of no significant impact, as appropriate, based on the document adopted under subparagraph (A) and any supplemental document prepared under subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H616EA13547924E4FA03C245EFEE825B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Alternatives analysis</header> <paragraph id="HB4D1F495FF3648B7B86885A9826750C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>As early as practicable during the environmental review, but not later than the commencement of scoping for a project requiring the preparation of an environmental impact statement, the lead agency, in consultation with each cooperating agency, shall determine the range of reasonable alternatives to be considered for a covered project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H375482B163D248E29EB065FAE63DB9A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Range of alternatives</header> <subparagraph id="H914CA7592599487AA40159D5667B99E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Following participation under paragraph (1) and subject to subparagraph (B), the lead agency shall determine the range of reasonable alternatives for consideration in any document that the lead agency is responsible for preparing for the covered project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H887261E3EEE9473BAB4E69633D802BFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Alternatives required by law</header><text>In determining the range of alternatives under subparagraph (A), the lead agency shall include all alternatives required to be considered by law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H321F07CAC625484DAA6081A6BCE7EF6C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Methodologies</header> <subparagraph id="HF81C4A1E1D014BF2B529FF78455029B6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The lead agency shall determine, in collaboration with each cooperating agency at appropriate times during the environmental review, the methodologies to be used and the level of detail required in the analysis of each alternative for a covered project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF071F877631448778981BBEC9A4D6585"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Environmental review</header><text>A cooperating agency shall use the methodologies referred to in subparagraph (A) when conducting any required environmental review, to the extent consistent with existing law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C1B299C911340E3B1F7F47FEA9E1A54"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Preferred alternative</header><text>With the concurrence of the cooperating agencies with jurisdiction under Federal law and at the discretion of the lead agency, the preferred alternative for a project, after being identified, may be developed to a higher level of detail than other alternatives to facilitate the development of mitigation measures or concurrent compliance with other applicable laws if the lead agency determines that the development of the higher level of detail will not prevent—</text> <subparagraph id="H97BD480601254FCF80AFD014ED22B74E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the lead agency from making an impartial decision as to whether to accept another alternative that is being considered in the environmental review; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7215AA0CE4E143A19138A0BF14C211B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the public from commenting on the preferred and other alternatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H161407C8652E4A59AA51BA3DB806FBEA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Environmental review comments</header> <paragraph id="H46BCBB1F31444BB4BA3E24F3D46B287D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comments on draft environmental impact statement</header><text>For comments by an agency or the public on a draft environmental impact statement, the lead agency shall establish a comment period of not less than 45 days and not more than 60 days after the date on which a notice announcing availability of the environmental impact statement is published in the Federal Register, unless—</text> <subparagraph id="H8FF4050E282B4F97BD96DFCB04DC5911"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the lead agency, the project sponsor, and any cooperating agency agree to a longer deadline; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7D0C3D4541C94016B20B4DD4483A6FB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the lead agency, in consultation with each cooperating agency, extends the deadline for good cause.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C85F917BE8A40C1A43B1D2001B97099"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other review and comment periods</header><text>For all other review or comment periods in the environmental review process described in parts 1500 through 1508 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), the lead agency shall establish a comment period of not more than 45 days after the date on which the materials on which comment is requested are made available, unless—</text> <subparagraph id="HE0747D773C994D76A051189EB225D798"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the lead agency, the project sponsor, and any cooperating agency agree to a longer deadline; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5F78513C131D45BF802A297F25C447EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the lead agency extends the deadline for good cause.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB66E19F34B734F658D135D1E570AB051"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Issue identification and resolution</header> <paragraph id="HD4A6E5D12E514A8E9D35CAD53FFCFD6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>The lead agency and each cooperating and participating agency shall work cooperatively in accordance with this section to identify and resolve issues that could delay completion of an environmental review or an authorization required for the project under applicable law or result in the denial of any approval under applicable law.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H30D4CCC835D5444387F07116A070B893"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead agency responsibilities</header> <subparagraph id="H68022CD5F5EB4F61AB3226F82790BBCC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The lead agency shall make information available to each cooperating and participating agency and project sponsor as early as practicable in the environmental review regarding the environmental, historic, and socioeconomic resources located within the project area and the general locations of the alternatives under consideration.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDDFCB0ACC9624C7E891B692B7FC8C487"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Sources of information</header><text>The information described in subparagraph (A) may be based on existing data sources, including geographic information systems mapping.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H114D0F8C40634D0FBB207CBF8CFCF89A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperating and participating agency responsibilities</header><text>Each cooperating and participating agency shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HA0F833CBA47D4AED8B66F4F9BF8741A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify, as early as practicable, any issues of concern regarding any potential environmental impacts of the covered project, including any issues that could substantially delay or prevent an agency from completing any environmental review or authorization required for the project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF53E66A2EDC84D1298B628409BEA0D39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>communicate any issues described in subparagraph (A) to the project sponsor.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBD28147DBE4B43BCAB86D5A09BD9F67D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Categories of projects</header><text>The authorities granted under this section may be exercised for an individual covered project or a category of covered projects.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA18D82C929EA457F9588164AF982AA62"><enum>41006.</enum><header>Delegated State permitting programs</header> <subsection id="H6E0DD357359E47DDAABE4F9E6C3E1AE9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a Federal statute permits a Federal agency to delegate to or otherwise authorize a State to issue or otherwise administer a permit program in lieu of the Federal agency, the Federal agency with authority to carry out the statute shall—</text> <paragraph id="H46F5AC9A874C4150A18DF8D5AA425CB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on publication by the Council of best practices under section 41002(c)(2)(B), initiate a national process, with public participation, to determine whether and the extent to which any of the best practices are generally applicable on a delegation- or authorization-wide basis to permitting under the statute; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE38156177ED1430CB431CE906292B9A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, make model recommendations for State modifications of the applicable permit program to reflect the best practices described in section 41002(c)(2)(B), as appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8A2329A7538C48E099214D63DCB000B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Best practices</header><text>Lead and cooperating agencies may share with State, tribal, and local authorities best practices involved in review of covered projects and invite input from State, tribal, and local authorities regarding best practices.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HEC21E34D5F9542409C3B4C9AD89B6E22"><enum>41007.</enum><header>Litigation, judicial review, and savings provision</header> <subsection id="H4BBF42E4CD1C4D679BB9B040CC3B6497"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitations on claims</header> <paragraph id="HA8A7A06FB1C3473E83C62283F2C7A641"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a claim arising under Federal law seeking judicial review of any authorization issued by a Federal agency for a covered project shall be barred unless—</text> <subparagraph id="HFC9013C8F6BD4D4E970BBD9744347E1A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the action is filed not later than 2 years after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final record of decision or approval or denial of a permit, unless a shorter time is specified in the Federal law under which judicial review is allowed; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H868B0BFD0B1B45D4AC8A1BCDD8223223"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an action pertaining to an environmental review conducted under NEPA—</text> <clause id="H7509C8CD6A1A4BC687A538CAA439E5C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the action is filed by a party that submitted a comment during the environmental review or a party that lacked a reasonable opportunity to submit a comment; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC5B872690F074DAC8F07F9C9994C6381"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a party filed a sufficiently detailed comment so as to put the lead agency on notice of the issue on which the party seeks judicial review.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF11878AEAF243AE942E9422C2BD5C7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New information</header> <subparagraph id="H389C95C771ED4EBFA92EB06FEE5E7050"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The head of a lead agency or participating agency shall consider new information received after the close of a comment period if the information satisfies the requirements under regulations implementing NEPA.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H323AFC906C67431D896D0EEB392CCE48"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Separate action</header><text>If Federal law requires the preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement or other supplemental environmental document, the preparation of such document shall be considered a separate final agency action and the deadline for filing a claim for judicial review of the agency action shall be 2 years after the date on which a notice announcing the final agency action is published in the Federal Register, unless a shorter time is specified in the Federal law under which judicial review is allowed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H27C70BCF5C72415C8F049C4E7E29A445"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection creates a right to judicial review or places any limit on filing a claim that a person has violated the terms of an authorization.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE4B88A8C79DB4579938486C453C916DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Preliminary injunctive relief</header><text>In addition to considering any other applicable equitable factors, in any action seeking a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction against an agency or a project sponsor in connection with review or authorization of a covered project, the court shall—</text> <paragraph id="H95DC7AEE16D64A6B901F1C73883ECC2A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider the effects on public health, safety, and the environment, the potential for significant job losses, and other economic harm resulting from an order or injunction; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE410F3865A4B41F691CA1D7F79750A49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not presume that the harms described in paragraph (1) are reparable.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD9523C46B97045A4978F2277C8B0A904"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this title affects the reviewability of any final Federal agency action in a court of competent jurisdiction.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H357D071C63994724AA9464332D213E23"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this title—</text> <paragraph id="H12EA3DD8F75E4F39BAAFC33341FCBB9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supersedes, amends, or modifies any Federal statute or affects the responsibility of any Federal officer to comply with or enforce any statute; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B7C4272F0464657AA02CAA5D1108B9B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>creates a presumption that a covered project will be approved or favorably reviewed by any agency.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF1F26963ACD34E9BA9D9E91D48A06743"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Nothing in this section preempts, limits, or interferes with—</text> <paragraph id="H9639FC94D1A448C59278EA6EBB846719"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any practice of seeking, considering, or responding to public comment; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EEDCDBB0A864A4F94740F802797723D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any power, jurisdiction, responsibility, or authority that a Federal, State, or local governmental agency, metropolitan planning organization, Indian tribe, or project sponsor has with respect to carrying out a project or any other provisions of law applicable to any project, plan, or program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HF6736EDA311C4A269EF694AE2CA5DCC6"><enum>41008.</enum><header>Report to Congress</header> <subsection id="H88021950C65A474C947BE7ADEF23A2EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than April 15 of each year for 10 years beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director shall submit to Congress a report detailing the progress accomplished under this title during the previous fiscal year.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE94B91365D314A379106FE8200AEAA6D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report described in subsection (a) shall assess the performance of each participating agency and lead agency based on the best practices described in section 41002(c)(2)(B).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9110EA8AC44A4B05A3CAE6DEC0611C97"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Opportunity To include comments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each councilmember, with input from the respective agency CERPO, shall have the opportunity to include comments concerning the performance of the agency in the report described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA15C49AFFD0F43139746CE4F8D8D4E54"><enum>41009.</enum><header>Funding for governance, oversight, and processing of environmental reviews and permits</header> <subsection id="H9A229AA124414741A444A33FC2C8B424"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The heads of agencies listed in section 41002(b)(2)(B), with the guidance of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and in consultation with the Executive Director, may, after public notice and opportunity for comment, issue regulations establishing a fee structure for project proponents to reimburse the United States for reasonable costs incurred in conducting environmental reviews and authorizations for covered projects.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0344C957DA0B43E38F89882F0374F371"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reasonable costs</header><text>As used in this section, the term <quote>reasonable costs</quote> shall include costs to implement the requirements and authorities required under sections 41002 and 41003, including the costs to agencies and the costs of operating the Council.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD05CD9E373624EE3AD1F8CF6C9493822"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fee structure</header><text>The fee structure established under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="H52AEA918EC474EB9AD45624FD2A6F16A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be developed in consultation with affected project proponents, industries, and other stakeholders;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1166D9C363054090B7F783045A59E9F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exclude parties for which the fee would impose an undue financial burden or is otherwise determined to be inappropriate; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7098424BD6548ACA99CCB5F27CFE1DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be established in a manner that ensures that the aggregate amount of fees collected for a fiscal year is estimated not to exceed 20 percent of the total estimated costs for the fiscal year for the resources allocated for the conduct of the environmental reviews and authorizations covered by this title, as determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA435A02030224C07A7FA9F7375618E64"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Environmental review and permitting improvement fund</header> <paragraph id="HAB05E1ADFD874231BBDF662DF7A469C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All amounts collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into a separate fund in the Treasury of the United States to be known as the <quote>Environmental Review Improvement Fund</quote> (referred to in this section as the <quote>Fund</quote>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D4978B180DF4C81834BD2EF28DAE565"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Executive Director, without appropriation or fiscal year limitation, solely for the purposes of administering, implementing, and enforcing this title, including the expenses of the Council.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H68742D527619459DB00AAC77E6652A3C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>The Executive Director, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may transfer amounts in the Fund to other agencies to facilitate timely and efficient environmental reviews and authorizations for proposed covered projects.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9DD28CA719F04631A6CB7687A3BD74D2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect on permitting</header><text>The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) shall ensure that the use of funds accepted under subsection (d) will not impact impartial decision-making with respect to environmental reviews or authorizations, either substantively or procedurally.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H44F1B96DDC2041489D7155D768987E3D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transfer of appropriated funds</header> <paragraph id="H508B5C597FED4BCF8394A6E1B0D18723"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The heads of agencies listed in section 41002(b)(2)(B) shall have the authority to transfer, in accordance with section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, funds appropriated to those agencies and not otherwise obligated to other affected Federal agencies for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H396FA51CF8AA4794B0A90F467BD3F055"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Appropriations under title 23, United States Code and appropriations for the civil works program of the Army Corps of Engineers shall not be available for transfer under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB7B4A16BEA45481380EB7B3E2F66FF8A"><enum>41010.</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title applies to any covered project for which—</text> <paragraph id="HE52C3FDC2B6A4BE9AAE809B650D73FBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a notice is filed under section 41003(a)(1); or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H412909EF83F348B89A9CDA061708E171"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an application or other request for a Federal authorization is pending before a Federal agency 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H0BB32FF233DB48928FEB0ED7864BFCAE"><enum>41011.</enum><header>GAO Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes an analysis of whether the provisions of this title could be adapted to streamline the Federal permitting process for smaller projects that are not covered projects.</text></section> <enum>XLII</enum><header>Additional provisions</header> <section id="H496C67B10C0D4229BD18C3A089B7C0B0"><enum>42001.</enum><header>Determination of certain spending and tax burdens by State</header> <subsection id="H9B9983500D0F49D4B02C2B22F3240A5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Calculation of Federal revenue contributions by State</header> <paragraph id="H27B2D0CB57D04118887BA2ECA9446BC0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Treasury, acting through the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, shall calculate the Federal tax burden of each State for each calendar year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H62F23A8DCF0A491F8AFC712546FAA216"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Calculation of Federal tax burden</header><text>For purposes of calculating the Federal tax burden of each State under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HEA9D72DC81924A1BA8B670604B8B3328"><enum>(A)</enum><text>treat Federal taxes paid by an individual as a burden on the State in which such individual resides; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC1B4B2203CF4DC998C8C0D3538EE916"><enum>(B)</enum><text>treat Federal taxes paid by a legal business entity as a burden on each State in which economic activity of such entity is performed in the same proportion that the economic activity of such entity in such State bears to the economic activity of such entity in all the States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DEBE2D7F5BE426C863BC1C643A1E97D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than the date that is 180 days after the beginning of each calendar year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HBF74628A439B440E82520CF33B8C0C41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to Congress a report containing the results of the calculations described in sections 1 and 2 with respect to such calendar year; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD70BD5ECD47049A6BF34E23B17AD20F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish the report on a publicly accessible website of the Internal Revenue Service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9D84CBF9BC2D4B60BD0C50C4FB6B1E2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report on the flow of transportation funds by State</header> <paragraph id="H62DB601688744C49A1EC3B87086F09D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary of Transportation shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 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 Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="H5E8935B2E74244959E59E1A42A6C876F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the total amount of the funds authorized by this Act which were obligated with respect to each State during the last ending fiscal year;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA63480CD4306423A83A02E92749B0B2D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the total amount of revenue contributed from each State to the Highway Trust Fund during such fiscal year. </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7870FA21B2D045C0B4666D673A1AD519"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of State amounts</header><text>For purposes of this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H276B99C5B9CA4705B218A986459FC29D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>the State with respect to which an amount is obligated and the State from which revenue is contributed shall be determined under principles similar to the principles for determining the Federal tax burden of each State under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2772B1586D8A41078B606879B8D1D3B5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule for general fund transfers</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), any transfer from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund during any fiscal year shall be taken into account as revenue contributed from each State in proportion to each State’s Federal tax burden (as determined under subsection (a)) for the calendar year in which such fiscal year began.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H82021B70BEA6484C872FDCC3ED467B8E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>42002.</enum><header>GAO report on refunds to registered vendors of kerosene used in noncommercial aviation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text> <paragraph id="HDD30AD834E134EA1B7B351079F612E0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a study regarding payments made to vendors of kerosene used in noncommercial aviation under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6427">section 6427(l)(4)(C)(ii)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF3B44142324B4094B86CCAA04CA78C36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of such study, which shall include estimates of—</text> <subparagraph id="HFB6855E32F924EE5A9F1873C5587C90B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of vendors of kerosene used in noncommercial aviation who are registered under section 4101 of such Code;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF3B2C4BCA6C403D926CF5D927519DBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of vendors of kerosene used in noncommercial aviation who are not so registered;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H88D72C6EE10C472E8CABB496EBF485A7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of vendors described in subparagraph (A) who receive payments under section 6427(l)(4)(C)(ii) of such Code; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF0DE34921BC0453285E4BDC9D54F604E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the excess of—</text> <clause id="HFF30473B42014DA1A076256F57017D94"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of payments which would be made under section 6427(l)(4)(C)(ii) of such Code if all vendors of kerosene used in noncommercial aviation were registered and filed claims for such payments, over</text></clause> <clause id="HFEFB02CDA6A04C6FA3FD5C8C1A1A9F7B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of payments actually made under such section; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H63FAB0A9B520486187965B2C89325DBA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of cases of diesel truck operators fraudulently using kerosene taxed for use in aviation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <enum>XLIII</enum><header>Requirements regarding rule makings</header> <section id="H5EA4BE255AED4395885F4674BEABE212"><enum>43001.</enum><header>Requirements regarding rule makings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For each publication in the Federal Register required to be made by law and pertaining to a rule made to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act, the agency making the rule shall include in such publication a list of information on which the rule is based, including data, scientific and economic studies, and cost-benefit analyses, and identify how the public can access such information online.</text></section> E

Export-Import Bank of the United States

50001.

Short title

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Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015

<enum>LI</enum><header>Taxpayer protection provisions and increased accountability</header> <section id="H73D724A404824777A1AB3BD54413197E"><enum>51001.</enum><header>Reduction in authorized amount of outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(a) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635e">12 U.S.C. 635e(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD905A074ED2F46CE8019BA9888F63821"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8234D4E9D1F84C97B941514206920A35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B05885DFADC4864B1730DA950B7B37C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H81E4DAEB19D04E68B80B38E583329452"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable amount defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>applicable amount</term>, for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019, means $135,000,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF8A88252FC741BF9D4FC897AFE6C17F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Freezing of lending cap if default rate is 2 percent or more</header><text>If the rate calculated under section 8(g)(1) is 2 percent or more for a quarter, the Bank may not exceed the amount of loans, guarantees, and insurance outstanding on the last day of that quarter until the rate calculated under section 8(g)(1) is less than 2 percent.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HB4C81A111AA64516BEA28D7AFC18784F"><enum>51002.</enum><header>Increase in loss reserves</header> <subsection id="H4DAD2E7FCF454135982E762D1FEC7A5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635e">12 U.S.C. 635e</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H91F0C602F785400B834941AB8A1E7FE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H43178F5BDE5F473FBE3FC29018FBDA65"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEECF9014DF42484BBB88980F4E42D23F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H649F5A63E3CF4D58BB505E12685A124D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reserve requirement</header><text>The Bank shall build to and hold in reserve, to protect against future losses, an amount that is not less than 5 percent of the aggregate amount of disbursed and outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance of the Bank.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F847837A27541D588DBA3A103DBC6EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H2E6FC085C1014AEDBDBA02CEEA70BDC8"><enum>51003.</enum><header>Review of fraud controls</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17(b) of the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635a-6">12 U.S.C. 635a–6(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F48900303AB4EDC965981E1D8DC4972" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H261DDA71919C4026AE83816A3B791D9E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of fraud controls</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015</short-title>, and every 4 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text> <paragraph id="HEAC020A446794654B34A9D22DD15F79D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the adequacy of the design and effectiveness of the controls used by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to prevent, detect, and investigate fraudulent applications for loans and guarantees and the compliance by the Bank with the controls, including by auditing a sample of Bank transactions; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFFD4CAAB87943C2B33A3C877A4380B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit a written report regarding the findings of the review and providing such recommendations with respect to the controls described in paragraph (1) as the Comptroller General deems appropriate to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3861353F17DB44BD8AA9AF760F0217C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE58FCC7D52FC45388BB036790EC89574"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HD62434CAA2184299954161A4571C236D"><enum>51004.</enum><header>Office of Ethics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635a">12 U.S.C. 635a</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16277DAD83534AD897B315DF6FD329D8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H7325BE2A4AC54453855EB9D002307647"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Office of Ethics</header> <paragraph id="H8A03798895F043B981239A26BA525A2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established an Office of Ethics within the Bank, which shall oversee all ethics issues within the Bank.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC92A8196C414BE9ABE4966E09FC2869"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Head of office</header> <subparagraph id="HDC424CCEAA394930911B7D68D96BDFEB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of the Office of Ethics shall be the Chief Ethics Officer, who shall report to the Board of Directors.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4B65D65434D84CF3A829BBFF656DCBBD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015</short-title>, the Chief Ethics Officer shall be—</text> <clause id="H8067B4C943A649C88AB17C676BC98720"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appointed by the President of the Bank from among persons—</text> <subclause id="HC89196C9CB3A444DAB86126BBD74DA40"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with a background in law who have experience in the fields of law and ethics; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H34F906EE4F80475991EB41B3CAAABAF5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who are not serving in a position requiring appointment by the President of the United States before being appointed to be Chief Ethics Officer; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H8F138D3777CF445084D3BE4834CFA242"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approved by the Board.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H387EE3734DC142C2843ED08096B14C0B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Designated agency ethics official</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Ethics Officer shall serve as the designated agency ethics official for the Bank pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H826BEF87788F498AB4565F3C711B43F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office of Ethics has jurisdiction over all employees of, and ethics matters relating to, the Bank. With respect to employees of the Bank, the Office of Ethics shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H5F44A2CAD3B6415D9EF960296CD1693C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommend administrative actions to establish or enforce standards of official conduct;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE103FC47E784E028DD3B1F5206D8979"><enum>(B)</enum><text>refer to the Office of the Inspector General of the Bank alleged violations of—</text> <clause id="HD56758AF971A47E79278F1DF9DDE135C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the standards of ethical conduct applicable to employees of the Bank under parts 2635 and 6201 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></clause> <clause id="H96106C64021A4D60BCC8B4C139D56C60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the standards of ethical conduct established by the Chief Ethics Officer; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1C4BC8DE73644FBCB71F8E97D3A7CA03"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other laws, rules, or regulations governing the performance of official duties or the discharge of official responsibilities that are applicable to employees of the Bank;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9F5A761B4E1D444EA84CD75C1630869E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report to appropriate Federal or State authorities substantial evidence of a violation of any law applicable to the performance of official duties that may have been disclosed to the Office of Ethics; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A2211E51D29434FA778D2F538D0BA71"><enum>(D)</enum><text>render advisory opinions regarding the propriety of any current or proposed conduct of an employee or contractor of the Bank, and issue general guidance on such matters as necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H09FBFA7A9C1048B3AD217D6B4B5058C1"><enum>51005.</enum><header>Chief Risk Officer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635a">12 U.S.C. 635a</external-xref>), as amended by section 91004, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4547A79579304712AC2E283895376B27" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HDFE0FAC176AE4B3CA8935B0C0CFC2B07"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Chief Risk Officer</header> <paragraph id="H1AEFAB301551421E9D08FB7337660462"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There shall be a Chief Risk Officer of the Bank, who shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HA70E5E6E55AB449AAE08BD9F0D0B6E16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oversee all issues relating to risk within the Bank; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9C043626959140B4A1F5FF5E43A5F635"><enum>(B)</enum><text>report to the President of the Bank.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2ECC9AEAE2C84424A916843265F82FA4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015</short-title>, the Chief Risk Officer shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="H1E64083AC6B44886A3A17B2325F02A06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appointed by the President of the Bank from among persons—</text> <clause id="H48A6E205971D43F5AD9791FFF3E12264"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with a demonstrated ability in the general management of, and knowledge of and extensive practical experience in, financial risk evaluation practices in large governmental or business entities; and</text></clause> <clause id="H57F1666464694865BA465E78C85AAEC8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who are not serving in a position requiring appointment by the President of the United States before being appointed to be Chief Risk Officer; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6891200B6DED47D9B3705D6DE828B1D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>approved by the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9AC649249ECF4CED82EDD4299C7A4847"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties of the Chief Risk Officer are—</text> <subparagraph id="H5BAEC5F74875453881052102576DD7E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to be responsible for all matters related to managing and mitigating all risk to which the Bank is exposed, including the programs and operations of the Bank;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB99C682F9314C569C48ADDD27516B45"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to establish policies and processes for risk oversight, the monitoring of management compliance with risk limits, and the management of risk exposures and risk controls across the Bank;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H75D2FDDFD8F547F18D9EC438E2298D07"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to be responsible for the planning and execution of all Bank risk management activities, including policies, reporting, and systems to achieve strategic risk objectives;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA796159C78CE42D29359A5A395BE4269"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to develop an integrated risk management program that includes identifying, prioritizing, measuring, monitoring, and managing internal control and operating risks and other identified risks;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAFF1718A00C44C379F2FBDDAF67A5A13"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to ensure that the process for risk assessment and underwriting for individual transactions considers how each such transaction considers the effect of the transaction on the concentration of exposure in the overall portfolio of the Bank, taking into account fees, collateralization, and historic default rates; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H88546D7C42204E18B9D030863224DE4C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to review the adequacy of the use by the Bank of qualitative metrics to assess the risk of default under various scenarios.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HBA6FA64E54D94940B7DF16EC015D9DEA"><enum>51006.</enum><header>Risk Management Committee</header> <subsection id="HB70EAC5CC9E94A6D9168009969B9577B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635a">12 U.S.C. 635a</external-xref>), as amended by sections 91004 and 91005, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D530028C0D94F0D806DFACD27EF6911" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HE34430C88EA24C0A940D20A2BAFBD114"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Risk management committee</header> <paragraph id="H8533FFCE2BD646A3B7C81F9B8DD90FFC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a management committee to be known as the <quote>Risk Management Committee</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8CCF848AA0EB42BCB5C2F907D4971387"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The membership of the Risk Management Committee shall be the members of the Board of Directors, with the President and First Vice President of the Bank serving as ex officio members.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H53425DA56B4146FA81B1B2537B63E6B7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties of the Risk Management Committee shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="HDD43C676EF6846219C04A7D36A69464B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to oversee, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank—</text> <clause id="H413C10A69F0948A4A99A86A384613A91"><enum>(i)</enum><text>periodic stress testing on the entire Bank portfolio, reflecting different market, industry, and macroeconomic scenarios, and consistent with common practices of commercial and multilateral development banks; and</text></clause> <clause id="H80DCD81A4D5848E495D506CB7044E0B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the monitoring of industry, geographic, and obligor exposure levels; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36D0838A1F504EE4954B12D0FA1B758A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to review all required reports on the default rate of the Bank before submission to Congress under section 8(g).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HE77F54F7884B4905AD7865B957336EC0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of Audit Committee</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States shall revise the bylaws of the Bank to terminate the Audit Committee established by section 7 of the bylaws.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H22D5EB03288F4CC39FD5359CF53B7605"><enum>51007.</enum><header>Independent audit of bank portfolio</header> <subsection id="H1891A279C6E54997873113AD8364170D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Export-Import Bank of the United States shall conduct an audit or evaluation of the portfolio risk management procedures of the Bank, including a review of the implementation by the Bank of the duties assigned to the Chief Risk Officer under section 3(l) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended by section 51005.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD55EB490089A4F10A968821B580AFBF2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 3 years thereafter, the Inspector General shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a written report containing all findings and determinations made in carrying out subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H8DAA80A5F9BF405693FDAB08A519C502"><enum>51008.</enum><header>Pilot program for reinsurance</header> <subsection id="H90D6E85C48BA4D4AA1ED817C8734591E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635">12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.</external-xref>), the Export-Import Bank of the United States (in this section referred to as the <quote>Bank</quote>) may establish a pilot program under which the Bank may enter into contracts and other arrangements to share risks associated with the provision of guarantees, insurance, or credit, or the participation in the extension of credit, by the Bank under that Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD0B3D9CF56CE4A2996FCE38C4186122B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations on Amount of Risk-Sharing</header> <paragraph id="H49243DC152874D7B91678A5B570B5454"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Per contract or other arrangement</header><text>The aggregate amount of liability the Bank may transfer through risk-sharing pursuant to a contract or other arrangement entered into under subsection (a) may not exceed $1,000,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF8C81A0D40341FA80B2AC74A6282556"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Per year</header><text>The aggregate amount of liability the Bank may transfer through risk-sharing during a fiscal year pursuant to contracts or other arrangements entered into under subsection (a) during that fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE9910061A16443BCA1502029A1554F25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2019, the Bank shall submit to Congress a written report that contains a detailed analysis of the use of the pilot program carried out under subsection (a) during the year preceding the submission of the report.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9768A84D1B344530835C9535FC21F095"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect, impede, or revoke any authority of the Bank.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8D3DB10571F84BC88D56A7A614FA52C2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The pilot program carried out under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2019.</text></subsection></section> <enum>LII</enum><header>Promotion of small business exports</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE4E0B185B004992A46971C752EED26D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>52001.</enum><header>Increase in small business lending requirements</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4E03CFAAADE4C33999380180E839738"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(b)(1)(E)(v) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635">12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(E)(v)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>20 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>25 percent</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBAAFFFA152B4084AA214A9D5A9AC8AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HAC3262AE4C764755BE06650952C487B7"><enum>52002.</enum><header>Report on programs for small- and medium-sized businesses</header> <subsection id="H2AE93111606D4E5F99D79E36A75BD74D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635g">12 U.S.C. 635g</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCBECAF573964EB5AC301A21D1B42E95" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H650CF0282D564C2CAB72770DA8FA9A6A"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Report on Programs for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses</header><text>The Bank shall include in its annual report to Congress under subsection (a) a report on the programs of the Bank for United States businesses with less than $250,000,000 in annual sales.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCDAED50BDA914F9382ADD78E8E72C7E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the report of the Export-Import Bank of the United States submitted to Congress under section 8 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635g">12 U.S.C. 635g</external-xref>) for the first year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <enum>LIII</enum><header>Modernization of operations</header> <section id="HD6A5FD11793E40F38CCDB69210187F5B"><enum>53001.</enum><header>Electronic payments and documents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635">12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05C93C25AEF44DF4B18D978471F83FE0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H1D955034CD9C42539ABE6729163DFED1" indent="up2"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015</short-title>, the Bank shall implement policies—</text> <clause id="HF99935971C3B4FE5B1C2ED8BCAC59934"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accept electronic documents with respect to transactions whenever possible, including copies of bills of lading, certifications, and compliance documents, in such manner so as not to undermine any potential civil or criminal enforcement related to the transactions; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF62675FBBDEC42A8A2682EC7670405D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accept electronic payments in all of its programs.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HD35FED96C81142728E2A2E03B4A965BC"><enum>53002.</enum><header>Reauthorization of information technology updating</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(j) of the Export-Import Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635a">12 U.S.C. 635a(j)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDEEECA6757004DE7AE5D6DF0EB43CC33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>2012, 2013, and 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2015 through 2019</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0383A6290678442DA5F8213F6F46A16A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>(I) the funds</quote> and inserting <quote>(i) the funds</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0E18CA3BE8C468CADD4A1D099B938A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>2012, 2013, and 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2015 through 2019</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <enum>LIV</enum><header>General provisions</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7922356FEDB48FB95F5F43F1EE73E8A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>54001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of authority</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5715422B9E9E4B9CBC4BBB42A8FD6888"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635f">12 U.S.C. 635f</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2019</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF16A0D689D3446F399E6C674FD69095E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dual-Use Exports</header><text>Section 1(c) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/428">Public Law 103–428</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635">12 U.S.C. 635</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>the date on which the authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States expires under section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635f">12 U.S.C. 635f</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H41850837F405453B94D9D80931C5C523"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee</header><text>Section 2(b)(9)(B)(iii) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635">12 U.S.C. 635(b)(9)(B)(iii)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>the date on which the authority of the Bank expires under section 7</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5905380F47A041E5839944C065900A00"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or June 30, 2015.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3108D1D5736A4D22828ED2A1AF8BEF85"><enum>54002.</enum><header>Certain updated loan terms and amounts</header> <subsection id="H553C2D09E20D4C7BA93AEC71712D098F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Loan Terms for Medium-Term Financing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(a)(2)(A) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635">12 U.S.C. 635(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2BCC50C60F8E45FA945B61266866BCF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3BC050E8C0B4ACEAB6F776AD049B9F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD25B5F3B5EE4261A582755405C0F1F1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <clause id="H2EA84F8581DA4511B8E3C333EF461EA3" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with principal amounts of not more than $25,000,000; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H76F84A0CEA7547B19591D49F6254F1AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive opportunities relating to insurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(d)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635">12 U.S.C. 635(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D52E82450C74851985ADDE60FC5D3B8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Export amounts for small business loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(g)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635a">12 U.S.C. 635a(g)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H45AF6FEC109E4C8782D959F1FE208F47"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consideration of environmental effects</header><text>Section 11(a)(1)(A) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635i-5">12 U.S.C. 635i–5(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000 or more</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>$25,000,000 (or, if less than $25,000,000, the threshold established pursuant to international agreements, including the Common Approaches for Officially Supported Export Credits and Environmental and Social Due Diligence, as adopted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Council on June 28, 2012, and the risk-management framework adopted by financial institutions for determining, assessing, and managing environmental and social risk in projects (commonly referred to as the <quote>Equator Principles</quote>)) or more</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2148A438906A4D6AB222EE3DE75E57EC"><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 apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subsection></section> <enum>LV</enum><header>Other matters</header> <section id="H66D9F57DDAD6491C9D654786F0041B8F"><enum>55001.</enum><header>Prohibition on discrimination based on industry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/635">6 U.S.C. 635 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21C0692272954CD787D3472A638BC7F2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H396C1C5D81454743B4E9388397418E8E"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Prohibition on discrimination based on industry</header> <paragraph id="H1F49839AFBE34CA19FCDB540AF8B76CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in this Act, the Bank may not—</text> <subparagraph id="H49F6BA069A3A4629901ACF1DFF7A4EDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>deny an application for financing based solely on the industry, sector, or business that the application concerns; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H74680C3EA5D54C468236D874ABC3D122"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promulgate or implement policies that discriminate against an application based solely on the industry, sector, or business that the application concerns.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8EBDA30B3C94437689D5CD857DF21F83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The prohibitions under paragraph (1) apply only to applications for financing by the Bank for projects concerning the exploration, development, production, or export of energy sources and the generation or transmission of electrical power, or combined heat and power, regardless of the energy source involved.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section commented="no" id="H5627B049688A48BFA3B9D6F9E8E6D45F"><enum>55002.</enum><header>Negotiations to end export credit financing</header> <subsection commented="no" id="H85A27B88412B47F4BD76F0D30E29B40D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11 of the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635a-5">12 U.S.C. 635a–5</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HA3FDC18B875040B5B70F125D3660D762"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H70F153FC41D647EDA4A53553DB393098"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Secretary of the Treasury (in this section referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>)</quote> and inserting <quote>President</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D4EB7A60EF54EA69BA46C06B45E6435"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="HFD7EC459D1AC4DCA9CE0F2F349CFECAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(OECD)</quote> and inserting <quote>(in this section referred to as the <quote>OECD</quote>)</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H068323A1FAAD47CD8E3129C0F1B3A1C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>ultimate goal of eliminating</quote> and inserting <quote>possible goal of eliminating, before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015</short-title>,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF3FF92D0BB814924829025DE39E654FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>President</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0533D1005FB046B1BF6083124D6839A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AD520E0E4A043FC86C87E8C9DF26578" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HFDB331779635444489CF28E929A34642"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015</short-title>, the President shall submit to Congress a proposal, and a strategy for achieving the proposal, that the United States Government will pursue with other major exporting countries, including OECD members and non-OECD members, to eliminate over a period of not more than 10 years subsidized export-financing programs, tied aid, export credits, and all other forms of government-supported export subsidies.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H87AEB92F4B294960AC1B3592A7D18C25"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Negotiations with non-OECD members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall initiate and pursue negotiations with countries that are not OECD members to bring those countries into a multilateral agreement establishing rules and limitations on officially supported export credits.</text></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3D32E8A645D4C4DA1D73916CB5B8570"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual reports on progress of negotiations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015</short-title>, and annually thereafter through calendar year 2019, the President shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of any negotiations described in subsection (d).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6B98C819D474CE68A8F3E047ED6555B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports required to be submitted under section 11(b) of the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/635a-5">12 U.S.C. 635a–5(b)</external-xref>) after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HDB0763B8BE13437C827560BD7D20B668"><enum>55003.</enum><header>Study of financing for information and communications technology systems</header> <subsection id="H6A6D9682BCBC40E69CD3981EE81AD62E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Analysis of information and communications technology industry use of bank products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Export-Import Bank of the United States (in this section referred to as the <quote>Bank</quote>) shall conduct a study of the extent to which the products offered by the Bank are available and used by companies that export information and communications technology services and related goods.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA56F88240F204EA48D1AB10DA27EC593"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the Bank shall examine the following:</text> <paragraph id="HADBB6EA3784C48249519566177487C31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The number of jobs in the United States that are supported by the export of information and communications technology services and related goods, and the degree to which access to financing will increase exports of such services and related goods.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC13E17CA8B0E44E4BD88749CA54A3D38"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reduction in the financing by the Bank of exports of information and communications technology services from 2003 through 2014.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H058A84A3B8A7440EB8E289E3AC4EA99D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The activities of foreign export credit agencies to facilitate the export of information and communications technology services and related goods.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7EB020CB523B47C68F789141BA363752"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Specific proposals for how the Bank could provide additional financing for the exportation of information and communications technology services and related goods through risk-sharing with other export credit agencies and other third parties.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7CC04770B25F4492BB45EF40D2DD4733"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Proposals for new products the Bank could offer to provide financing for exports of information and communications technology services and related goods, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HB632BD416CD845F3BF98BCE46368AD6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to which the Bank is authorized to offer new products;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC289AF1AB36A474DAF586D5174B95111"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent to which the Bank would need additional authority to offer new products to meet the needs of the information and communications technology industry;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E3862E0B2894895B227DFEECB732A74"><enum>(C)</enum><text>specific proposals for changes in law that would enable the Bank to provide increased financing for exports of information and communications technology services and related goods in compliance with the credit and risk standards of the Bank;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H92E584AFA59F4B62B68F48891DDD83DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>specific proposals that would enable the Bank to provide increased outreach to the information and communications technology industry about the products the Bank offers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D492E3184DC46ADAE0B7948455BC4B6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>specific proposals for changes in law that would enable the Bank to provide the financing to build information and communications technology infrastructure, in compliance with the credit and risk standards of the Bank, to allow for market access opportunities for United States information and communications technology companies to provide services on the infrastructure being financed by the Bank.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD65C9EC50AD42F695FC112F1F3D451F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Bank shall submit to Congress a report that contains the results of the study required by subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> F

Energy Security

61001.

Emergency preparedness for energy supply disruptions

(a)

Finding

Congress finds that recent natural disasters have underscored the importance of having resilient oil and natural gas infrastructure and effective ways for industry and government to communicate to address energy supply disruptions. (b)

Authorization for Activities To Enhance Emergency Preparedness for Natural Disasters

The Secretary of Energy shall develop and adopt procedures to— (1)improve communication and coordination between the Department of Energy’s energy response team, Federal partners, and industry; (2)leverage the Energy Information Administration’s subject matter expertise within the Department’s energy response team to improve supply chain situation assessments; (3)establish company liaisons and direct communication with the Department’s energy response team to improve situation assessments; (4)streamline and enhance processes for obtaining temporary regulatory relief to speed up emergency response and recovery; (5)facilitate and increase engagement among States, the oil and natural gas industry, and the Department in developing State and local energy assurance plans; (6)establish routine education and training programs for key government emergency response positions with the Department and States; and (7)involve States and the oil and natural gas industry in comprehensive drill and exercise programs. (c)

Cooperation

The activities carried out under subsection (b) shall include collaborative efforts with State and local government officials and the private sector. (d)

Report

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report describing the effectiveness of the activities authorized under this section.

61002.

Resolving environmental and grid reliability conflicts

(a)

Compliance with or violation of environmental laws while under emergency order

Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(c)) is amended— (1)by inserting (1) after (c); and (2)by adding at the end the following:

(2)With respect to an order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, the Commission shall ensure that such order requires generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest, and, to the maximum extent practicable, is consistent with any applicable Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation and minimizes any adverse environmental impacts. (3)To the extent any omission or action taken by a party, that is necessary to comply with an order issued under this subsection, including any omission or action taken to voluntarily comply with such order, results in noncompliance with, or causes such party to not comply with, any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, such omission or action shall not be considered a violation of such environmental law or regulation, or subject such party to any requirement, civil or criminal liability, or a citizen suit under such environmental law or regulation. (4) (A)An order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation shall expire not later than 90 days after it is issued. The Commission may renew or reissue such order pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) for subsequent periods, not to exceed 90 days for each period, as the Commission determines necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest. (B)In renewing or reissuing an order under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consult with the primary Federal agency with expertise in the environmental interest protected by such law or regulation, and shall include in any such renewed or reissued order such conditions as such Federal agency determines necessary to minimize any adverse environmental impacts to the extent practicable. The conditions, if any, submitted by such Federal agency shall be made available to the public. The Commission may exclude such a condition from the renewed or reissued order if it determines that such condition would prevent the order from adequately addressing the emergency necessitating such order and provides in the order, or otherwise makes publicly available, an explanation of such determination. (5)If an order issued under this subsection is subsequently stayed, modified, or set aside by a court pursuant to section 313 or any other provision of law, any omission or action previously taken by a party that was necessary to comply with the order while the order was in effect, including any omission or action taken to voluntarily comply with the order, shall remain subject to paragraph (3).

(b)

Temporary connection or construction by municipalities

Section 202(d) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(d)) is amended by inserting or municipality before engaged in the transmission or sale of electric energy.

61003.

Critical electric infrastructure security

(a)

Critical electric infrastructure security

Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 215 the following new section:

215A.

Critical electric infrastructure security

(a)

Definitions

For purposes of this section: (1)

Bulk-power system; electric reliability organization; regional entity

The terms bulk-power system, Electric Reliability Organization, and regional entity have the meanings given such terms in paragraphs (1), (2), and (7) of section 215(a), respectively. (2)

Critical electric infrastructure

The term critical electric infrastructure means a system or asset of the bulk-power system, whether physical or virtual, the incapacity or destruction of which would negatively affect national security, economic security, public health or safety, or any combination of such matters. (3)

Critical electric infrastructure information

The term critical electric infrastructure information means information related to critical electric infrastructure, or proposed critical electrical infrastructure, generated by or provided to the Commission or other Federal agency, other than classified national security information, that is designated as critical electric infrastructure information by the Commission under subsection (d)(2). Such term includes information that qualifies as critical energy infrastructure information under the Commission’s regulations. (4)

Defense critical electric infrastructure

The term defense critical electric infrastructure means any electric infrastructure located in the United States (including the territories) that serves a facility designated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (c), but is not owned or operated by the owner or operator of such facility. (5)

Electromagnetic pulse

The term electromagnetic pulse means 1 or more pulses of electromagnetic energy emitted by a device capable of disabling or disrupting operation of, or destroying, electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, by means of such a pulse. (6)

Geomagnetic storm

The term geomagnetic storm means a temporary disturbance of the Earth’s magnetic field resulting from solar activity. (7)

Grid security emergency

The term grid security emergency means the occurrence or imminent danger of— (A) (i)a malicious act using electronic communication or an electromagnetic pulse, or a geomagnetic storm event, that could disrupt the operation of those electronic devices or communications networks, including hardware, software, and data, that are essential to the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure; and (ii)disruption of the operation of such devices or networks, with significant adverse effects on the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure, as a result of such act or event; or (B) (i)a direct physical attack on critical electric infrastructure or on defense critical electric infrastructure; and (ii)significant adverse effects on the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure as a result of such physical attack. (8)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. (b)

Authority To address grid security emergency

(1)

Authority

Whenever the President issues and provides to the Secretary a written directive or determination identifying a grid security emergency, the Secretary may, with or without notice, hearing, or report, issue such orders for emergency measures as are necessary in the judgment of the Secretary to protect or restore the reliability of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure during such emergency. As soon as practicable but not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall, after notice and opportunity for comment, establish rules of procedure that ensure that such authority can be exercised expeditiously. (2)

Notification of Congress

Whenever the President issues and provides to the Secretary a written directive or determination under paragraph (1), the President shall promptly notify congressional committees of relevant jurisdiction, including the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, of the contents of, and justification for, such directive or determination. (3)

Consultation

Before issuing an order for emergency measures under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable in light of the nature of the grid security emergency and the urgency of the need for action, consult with appropriate governmental authorities in Canada and Mexico, entities described in paragraph (4), the Electricity Sub-sector Coordinating Council, the Commission, and other appropriate Federal agencies regarding implementation of such emergency measures. (4)

Application

An order for emergency measures under this subsection may apply to— (A)the Electric Reliability Organization; (B)a regional entity; or (C)any owner, user, or operator of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure within the United States. (5)

Expiration and reissuance

(A)

In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an order for emergency measures issued under paragraph (1) shall expire no later than 15 days after its issuance. (B)

Extensions

The Secretary may reissue an order for emergency measures issued under paragraph (1) for subsequent periods, not to exceed 15 days for each such period, provided that the President, for each such period, issues and provides to the Secretary a written directive or determination that the grid security emergency identified under paragraph (1) continues to exist or that the emergency measure continues to be required. (6)

Cost recovery

(A)

Critical electric infrastructure

If the Commission determines that owners, operators, or users of critical electric infrastructure have incurred substantial costs to comply with an order for emergency measures issued under this subsection and that such costs were prudently incurred and cannot reasonably be recovered through regulated rates or market prices for the electric energy or services sold by such owners, operators, or users, the Commission shall, consistent with the requirements of section 205, after notice and an opportunity for comment, establish a mechanism that permits such owners, operators, or users to recover such costs. (B)

Defense critical electric infrastructure

To the extent the owner or operator of defense critical electric infrastructure is required to take emergency measures pursuant to an order issued under this subsection, the owners or operators of a critical defense facility or facilities designated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (c) that rely upon such infrastructure shall bear the full incremental costs of the measures. (7)

Temporary access to classified information

The Secretary, and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with their obligations to protect classified information, provide temporary access to classified information related to a grid security emergency for which emergency measures are issued under paragraph (1) to key personnel of any entity subject to such emergency measures to enable optimum communication between the entity and the Secretary and other appropriate Federal agencies regarding the grid security emergency. (c)

Designation of critical defense facilities

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies and appropriate owners, users, or operators of infrastructure that may be defense critical electric infrastructure, shall identify and designate facilities located in the United States (including the territories) that are— (1)critical to the defense of the United States; and (2)vulnerable to a disruption of the supply of electric energy provided to such facility by an external provider.

The Secretary may, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and appropriate owners, users, or operators of defense critical electric infrastructure, periodically revise the list of designated facilities as necessary.

(d)

Protection and sharing of critical electric infrastructure information

(1)

Protection of critical electric infrastructure information

Critical electric infrastructure information— (A)shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and (B)shall not be made available by any Federal, State, political subdivision or tribal authority pursuant to any Federal, State, political subdivision or tribal law requiring public disclosure of information or records. (2)

Designation and sharing of critical electric infrastructure information

Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall promulgate such regulations and issue such orders as necessary to— (A)designate information as critical electric infrastructure information; (B)prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of critical electric infrastructure information; (C)ensure there are appropriate sanctions in place for Commissioners, officers, employees, or agents of the Commission who knowingly and willfully disclose critical electric infrastructure information in a manner that is not authorized under this section; and (D)taking into account standards of the Electric Reliability Organization, facilitate voluntary sharing of critical electric infrastructure information with, between, and by— (i)Federal, State, political subdivision, and tribal authorities; (ii)the Electric Reliability Organization; (iii)regional entities; (iv)information sharing and analysis centers established pursuant to Presidential Decision Directive 63; (v)owners, operators, and users of critical electric infrastructure in the United States; and (vi)other entities determined appropriate by the Commission. (3)

Considerations

In promulgating regulations and issuing orders under paragraph (2), the Commission shall take into consideration the role of State commissions in reviewing the prudence and cost of investments, determining the rates and terms of conditions for electric services, and ensuring the safety and reliability of the bulk-power system and distribution facilities within their respective jurisdictions. (4)

Protocols

The Commission shall, in consultation with Canadian and Mexican authorities, develop protocols for the voluntary sharing of critical electric infrastructure information with Canadian and Mexican authorities and owners, operators, and users of the bulk-power system outside the United States. (5)

No required sharing of information

Nothing in this section shall require a person or entity in possession of critical electric infrastructure information to share such information with Federal, State, political subdivision, or tribal authorities, or any other person or entity. (6)

Submission of information to Congress

Nothing in this section shall permit or authorize the withholding of information from Congress, any committee or subcommittee thereof, or the Comptroller General. (7)

Disclosure of nonprotected information

In implementing this section, the Commission shall segregate critical electric infrastructure information or information that reasonably could be expected to lead to the disclosure of the critical electric infrastructure information within documents and electronic communications, wherever feasible, to facilitate disclosure of information that is not designated as critical electric infrastructure information. (8)

Duration of designation

Information may not be designated as critical electric infrastructure information for longer than 5 years, unless specifically re-designated by the Commission. (9)

Removal of designation

The Commission shall remove the designation of critical electric infrastructure information, in whole or in part, from a document or electronic communication if the Commission determines that the unauthorized disclosure of such information could no longer be used to impair the security or reliability of the bulk-power system or distribution facilities. (10)

Judicial review of designations

Notwithstanding section 313(b), any determination by the Commission concerning the designation of critical electric infrastructure information under this subsection shall be subject to review under chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, except that such review shall be brought in the district court of the United States in the district in which the complainant resides, or has his principal place of business, or in the District of Columbia. In such a case the court shall examine in camera the contents of documents or electronic communications that are the subject of the determination under review to determine whether such documents or any part thereof were improperly designated or not designated as critical electric infrastructure information. (e)

Security clearances

The Secretary shall facilitate and, to the extent practicable, expedite the acquisition of adequate security clearances by key personnel of any entity subject to the requirements of this section, to enable optimum communication with Federal agencies regarding threats to the security of the critical electric infrastructure. The Secretary, the Commission, and other appropriate Federal agencies shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with their obligations to protect classified and critical electric infrastructure information, share timely actionable information regarding grid security with appropriate key personnel of owners, operators, and users of the critical electric infrastructure. (f)

Clarifications of liability

(1)

Compliance with or violation of this Act

Except as provided in paragraph (4), to the extent any action or omission taken by an entity that is necessary to comply with an order for emergency measures issued under subsection (b)(1), including any action or omission taken to voluntarily comply with such order, results in noncompliance with, or causes such entity not to comply with any rule, order, regulation, or provision of this Act, including any reliability standard approved by the Commission pursuant to section 215, such action or omission shall not be considered a violation of such rule, order, regulation, or provision. (2)

Relation to section 202(c)

Except as provided in paragraph (4), an action or omission taken by an owner, operator, or user of critical electric infrastructure or of defense critical electric infrastructure to comply with an order for emergency measures issued under subsection (b)(1) shall be treated as an action or omission taken to comply with an order issued under section 202(c) for purposes of such section. (3)

Sharing or receipt of information

No cause of action shall lie or be maintained in any Federal or State court for the sharing or receipt of information under, and that is conducted in accordance with, subsection (d). (4)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require dismissal of a cause of action against an entity that, in the course of complying with an order for emergency measures issued under subsection (b)(1) by taking an action or omission for which they would be liable but for paragraph (1) or (2), takes such action or omission in a grossly negligent manner.

(b)

Conforming amendments

(1)

Jurisdiction

Section 201(b)(2) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824(b)(2)) is amended by inserting 215A, after 215, each place it appears. (2)

Public utility

Section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824(e)) is amended by inserting 215A, after 215,.

61004.

Strategic Transformer Reserve

(a)

Finding

Congress finds that the storage of strategically located spare large power transformers and emergency mobile substations will reduce the vulnerability of the United States to multiple risks facing electric grid reliability, including physical attack, cyber attack, electromagnetic pulse, geomagnetic disturbances, severe weather, and seismic events. (b)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Bulk-power system

The term bulk-power system has the meaning given such term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)). (2)

Critically damaged large power transformer

The term critically damaged large power transformer means a large power transformer that— (A)has sustained extensive damage such that— (i)repair or refurbishment is not economically viable; or (ii) the extensive time to repair or refurbish the large power transformer would create an extended period of instability in the bulk-power system; and (B)prior to sustaining such damage, was part of the bulk-power system. (3)

Critical electric infrastructure

The term critical electric infrastructure has the meaning given that term in section 215A of the Federal Power Act. (4)

Electric Reliability Organization

The term Electric Reliability Organization has the meaning given such term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)). (5)

Emergency mobile substation

The term emergency mobile substation means a mobile substation or mobile transformer that is— (A)assembled and permanently mounted on a trailer that is capable of highway travel and meets relevant Department of Transportation regulations; and (B)intended for express deployment and capable of being rapidly placed into service. (6)

Large power transformer

The term large power transformer means a power transformer with a maximum nameplate rating of 100 megavolt-amperes or higher, including related critical equipment, that is, or is intended to be, a part of the bulk-power system. (7)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. (8)

Spare large power transformer

The term spare large power transformer means a large power transformer that is stored within the Strategic Transformer Reserve to be available to temporarily replace a critically damaged large power transformer. (c)

Strategic Transformer Reserve plan

(1)

Plan

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, shall, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Electricity Sub-sector Coordinating Council, the Electric Reliability Organization, and owners and operators of critical electric infrastructure and defense and military installations, prepare and submit to Congress a plan to establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve for the storage, in strategically located facilities, of spare large power transformers and emergency mobile substations in sufficient numbers to temporarily replace critically damaged large power transformers and substations that are critical electric infrastructure or serve defense and military installations. (2)

Inclusions

The Strategic Transformer Reserve plan shall include a description of— (A)the appropriate number and type of spare large power transformers necessary to provide or restore sufficient resiliency to the bulk-power system, critical electric infrastructure, and defense and military installations to mitigate significant impacts to the electric grid resulting from— (i)physical attack; (ii)cyber attack; (iii)electromagnetic pulse attack; (iv)geomagnetic disturbances; (v)severe weather; or (vi)seismic events; (B)other critical electric grid equipment for which an inventory of spare equipment, including emergency mobile substations, is necessary to provide or restore sufficient resiliency to the bulk-power system, critical electric infrastructure, and defense and military installations; (C)the degree to which utility sector actions or initiatives, including individual utility ownership of spare equipment, joint ownership of spare equipment inventory, sharing agreements, or other spare equipment reserves or arrangements, satisfy the needs identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B); (D)the potential locations for, and feasibility and appropriate number of, strategic storage locations for reserve equipment, including consideration of— (i)the physical security of such locations; (ii)the protection of the confidentiality of such locations; and (iii)the proximity of such locations to sites of potentially critically damaged large power transformers and substations that are critical electric infrastructure or serve defense and military installations, so as to enable efficient delivery of equipment to such sites; (E)the necessary degree of flexibility of spare large power transformers to be included in the Strategic Transformer Reserve to conform to different substation configurations, including consideration of transformer— (i)power and voltage rating for each winding; (ii)overload requirements; (iii)impedance between windings; (iv)configuration of windings; and (v)tap requirements; (F)an estimate of the direct cost of the Strategic Transformer Reserve, as proposed, including— (i)the cost of storage facilities; (ii)the cost of the equipment; and (iii)management, maintenance, and operation costs; (G)the funding options available to establish, stock, manage, and maintain the Strategic Transformer Reserve, including consideration of fees on owners and operators of bulk-power system facilities, critical electric infrastructure, and defense and military installations relying on the Strategic Transformer Reserve, use of Federal appropriations, and public-private cost-sharing options; (H)the ease and speed of transportation, installation, and energization of spare large power transformers to be included in the Strategic Transformer Reserve, including consideration of factors such as— (i)transformer transportation weight; (ii)transformer size; (iii)topology of critical substations; (iv)availability of appropriate transformer mounting pads; (v)flexibility of the spare large power transformers as described in subparagraph (E); and (vi)ability to rapidly transition a spare large power transformer from storage to energization; (I)eligibility criteria for withdrawal of equipment from the Strategic Transformer Reserve; (J)the process by which owners or operators of critically damaged large power transformers or substations that are critical electric infrastructure or serve defense and military installations may apply for a withdrawal from the Strategic Transformer Reserve; (K)the process by which equipment withdrawn from the Strategic Transformer Reserve is returned to the Strategic Transformer Reserve or is replaced; (L)possible fees to be paid by users of equipment withdrawn from the Strategic Transformer Reserve; (M)possible fees to be paid by owners and operators of large power transformers and substations that are critical electric infrastructure or serve defense and military installations to cover operating costs of the Strategic Transformer Reserve; (N)the domestic and international large power transformer supply chain; (O)the potential reliability, cost, and operational benefits of including emergency mobile substations in any Strategic Transformer Reserve established under this section; and (P)other considerations for designing, constructing, stocking, funding, and managing the Strategic Transformer Reserve. (d)

Establishment

The Secretary may establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve in accordance with the plan prepared pursuant to subsection (c) after the date that is 6 months after the date on which such plan is submitted to Congress. (e)

Disclosure of information

Any information included in the Strategic Transformer Reserve plan, or shared in the preparation and development of such plan, the disclosure of which could cause harm to critical electric infrastructure, shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, and any State, tribal, or local law requiring disclosure of information or records.

61005.

Energy security valuation

(a)

Establishment of Energy Security Valuation Methods

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in collaboration with the Secretary of State, shall develop and transmit, after public notice and comment, to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that develops recommended United States energy security valuation methods. In developing the report, the Secretaries may consider the recommendations of the Administration’s Quadrennial Energy Review released on April 21, 2015. The report shall— (1)evaluate and define United States energy security to reflect modern domestic and global energy markets and the collective needs of the United States and its allies and partners; (2)identify transparent and uniform or coordinated procedures and criteria to ensure that energy-related actions that significantly affect the supply, distribution, or use of energy are evaluated with respect to their potential impact on energy security, including their impact on— (A)consumers and the economy; (B)energy supply diversity and resiliency; (C)well-functioning and competitive energy markets; (D)United States trade balance; and (E)national security objectives; and (3)include a recommended implementation strategy that identifies and aims to ensure that the procedures and criteria referred to in paragraph (2) are— (A)evaluated consistently across the Federal Government; and (B)weighed appropriately and balanced with environmental considerations required by Federal law. (b)

Participation

In developing the report referred to in subsection (a), the Secretaries may consult with relevant Federal, State, private sector, and international participants, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law.

Financial Services

<enum>LXXI</enum><header>Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies</header> <section id="HD85D6E80CE4741D595992F56B3129BBB"><enum>71001.</enum><header>Filing requirement for public filing prior to public offering</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(e)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/77f">15 U.S.C. 77f(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>21 days</quote> and inserting <quote>15 days</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H377EA044142E41DE87F8D7CCD6CA6A1E"><enum>71002.</enum><header>Grace period for change of status of emerging growth companies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(e)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/77f">15 U.S.C. 77f(e)(1)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>An issuer that was an emerging growth company at the time it submitted a confidential registration statement or, in lieu thereof, a publicly filed registration statement for review under this subsection but ceases to be an emerging growth company thereafter shall continue to be treated as an emerging market growth company for the purposes of this subsection through the earlier of the date on which the issuer consummates its initial public offering pursuant to such registrations statement or the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date the company ceases to be an emerging growth company.</quote>.</text></section> <section id="HFDD68B45801B4905B4B38B1026BB62E8"><enum>71003.</enum><header>Simplified disclosure requirements for emerging growth companies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/106">Public Law 112–106</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A407436A95C4D778A892AC0CD80AE5E" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HB209B143AE934185A97817B6D1EDFA7E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Simplified disclosure requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an emerging growth company (as such term is defined under section 2 of the Securities Act of 1933):</text> <paragraph id="HE906AB6533CD4EC4924714F1547D216E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement to include notice on Forms S–1 and F–1</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise its general instructions on Forms S–1 and F–1 to indicate that a registration statement filed (or submitted for confidential review) by an issuer prior to an initial public offering may omit financial information for historical periods otherwise required by regulation S–X (17 CFR 210.1–01 et seq.) as of the time of filing (or confidential submission) of such registration statement, provided that—</text> <subparagraph id="H7E612C25C1694C0684565A41D1CDBF7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the omitted financial information relates to a historical period that the issuer reasonably believes will not be required to be included in the Form S–1 or F–1 at the time of the contemplated offering; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD16277A616BE47B49DEF0751B5A3DFFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prior to the issuer distributing a preliminary prospectus to investors, such registration statement is amended to include all financial information required by such regulation S–X at the date of such amendment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H821EC7E2F24B496EAD071B50550AB72B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reliance by issuers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective 30 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, an issuer filing a registration statement (or submitting the statement for confidential review) on Form S–1 or Form F–1 may omit financial information for historical periods otherwise required by regulation S–X (17 CFR 210.1–01 et seq.) as of the time of filing (or confidential submission) of such registration statement, provided that—</text> <subparagraph id="HEA8387F59B2A462DB93CD7EF34474A8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the omitted financial information relates to a historical period that the issuer reasonably believes will not be required to be included in the Form S–1 or Form F–1 at the time of the contemplated offering; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H708D74009FCA4A7C99E78310E4B3FFFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prior to the issuer distributing a preliminary prospectus to investors, such registration statement is amended to include all financial information required by such regulation S–X at the date of such amendment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <enum>LXXII</enum><header>Disclosure Modernization and Simplification</header> <section id="HDF48B6C4393A4A03985DF721ABD6DAE7"><enum>72001.</enum><header>Summary page for form 10–K</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall issue regulations to permit issuers to submit a summary page on form 10–K (17 CFR 249.310), but only if each item on such summary page includes a cross-reference (by electronic link or otherwise) to the material contained in form 10–K to which such item relates.</text></section> <section id="H3537989F24CB413A8BF5BEB84C76E916"><enum>72002.</enum><header>Improvement of regulation S–K</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall take all such actions to revise regulation S–K (17 CFR 229.10 et seq.)—</text> <paragraph id="H60EEEB469F844E3D849C43D5D39B624B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to further scale or eliminate requirements of regulation S–K, in order to reduce the burden on emerging growth companies, accelerated filers, smaller reporting companies, and other smaller issuers, while still providing all material information to investors;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9BEFA7DDE34E40618D98105AA96E6A16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to eliminate provisions of regulation S–K, required for all issuers, that are duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or unnecessary; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFEEF8EFFD19A4B9DA46F2B678B149934"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which the Commission determines that no further study under section 72203 is necessary to determine the efficacy of such revisions to regulation S–K.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HB82CC97DFC93413F830B263E53037907"><enum>72003.</enum><header>Study on modernization and simplification of regulation S–K</header> <subsection id="H188E2CB92CB0463CB539DA52C730DA7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Securities and Exchange Commission shall carry out a study of the requirements contained in regulation S–K (17 CFR 229.10 et seq.). Such study shall—</text> <paragraph id="H16C2D1882E2548878B39E02F650F31F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine how best to modernize and simplify such requirements in a manner that reduces the costs and burdens on issuers while still providing all material information;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19E1ED8A617046228856A73653D05275"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emphasize a company by company approach that allows relevant and material information to be disseminated to investors without boilerplate language or static requirements while preserving completeness and comparability of information across registrants; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA102A393C4FC4E6BBD63534F546906BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate methods of information delivery and presentation and explore methods for discouraging repetition and the disclosure of immaterial information.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H32AEF93D221347719920A4E3D9C9B815"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Commission shall consult with the Investor Advisory Committee and the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H44E7B744E56745AA89579881AB0471DD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than the end of the 360-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a report to the Congress containing—</text> <paragraph id="H6BE834417DBD4050BD5B08E28DA46572"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required under subsection (a);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B34DCC9F6044443884093DBC4E6D20E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specific and detailed recommendations on modernizing and simplifying the requirements in regulation S–K in a manner that reduces the costs and burdens on companies while still providing all material information; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEB0733BA217046D08864FC41810C7210"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specific and detailed recommendations on ways to improve the readability and navigability of disclosure documents and to discourage repetition and the disclosure of immaterial information.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA26EEC5A24B64C2090E0A36B8018BE3C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the end of the 360-day period beginning on the date that the report is issued to the Congress under subsection (c), the Commission shall issue a proposed rule to implement the recommendations of the report issued under subsection (c).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAC3BDE8F15DD424DB0563D232F322A86"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Revisions made to regulation S–K by the Commission under section 202 shall not be construed as satisfying the rulemaking requirements under this section.</text></subsection></section> <enum>LXXIII</enum><header>Bullion and Collectible Coin Production Efficiency and Cost Savings</header> <section id="H3208F4DED4044CEBA823FE89DC1B833E"><enum>73001.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCE2508393E764FA4B36E9211F5EF1F73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 5112—</text> <subparagraph id="H3B648318CCD24C5D8A2767D04F173F07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (q)—</text> <clause id="H630797DBE1234488B83391790143BFCA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (3) and (8); and</text></clause> <clause id="H6EF928A589D44AA590D682FA901BBEF9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1C176EED91B849668178DCA162D2ADEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (t)(6)(B), by striking <quote>90 percent silver and 10 percent copper</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than 90 percent silver</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H317AE3CEB2C74AE8B61E58E2897C1F8B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (v)—</text> <clause id="HC78C44463B744DC290E7566158498DF1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Subject to</quote> and all that follows through <quote>the Secretary shall</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H03EF5671672447538146FA8B4BA63935"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>To the greatest extent possible, the Secretary</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="HD6F8874A01894AC0A56AB64FF1636E73"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting after <quote>may issue</quote> the following: <quote>collectible versions of</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5A88659669A94132BE53A51C424484E0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (8); and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5E08C22DB014C7F9DBCEFEB776BE5ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 5132(a)(2)(B)(i), by striking <quote>90 percent silver and 10 percent copper</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than 90 percent silver</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HCA10B9F28D1949E3AE9275BFBD202271"><enum>73002.</enum><header>American Eagle Silver Bullion 30th Anniversary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Proof and uncirculated versions of coins issued by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to subsection (e) of section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, during calendar year 2016 shall have a smooth edge incused with a designation that notes the 30th anniversary of the first issue of coins under such subsection. </text></section> <enum>LXXIV</enum><header>SBIC Advisers Relief</header> <section commented="no" id="HE15B6EB8672A49E38A0FF086D98E5DCF"><enum>74001.</enum><header>Advisers of SBICs and venture capital funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203(l) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/80b-3">15 U.S.C. 80b–3(l)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3A3ABCC648664842B014C8ABA2AD1A01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>No investment adviser</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE582D58B6B1A48A58317E6E8CB8F04DA" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HD9267802C9294D8C820708C9EA4E6B03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No investment adviser</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB3A12BE37DF46AA9BF10E260B33B992"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF467039D22ED47D0BCF0585CA6968292" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HACB4E58FA4484582A719077C5A882593"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advisers of SBICs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, a venture capital fund includes an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(7) (other than an entity that has elected to be regulated or is regulated as a business development company pursuant to section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H62DD0823913D49D68EE2EAEC35466E3B"><enum>74002.</enum><header>Advisers of SBICs and private funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203(m) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/80b-3">15 U.S.C. 80b–3(m)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF4C88F40AD44C4B9EAE380EBF7C9382" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H5D53EA328EB14214A4B43E69E25097D4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advisers of SBICs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, the assets under management of a private fund that is an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(7) (other than an entity that has elected to be regulated or is regulated as a business development company pursuant to section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940) shall be excluded from the limit set forth in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HEC003B600D364330B6863C325A08DC83"><enum>74003.</enum><header>Relationship to State law</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203A(b)(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–3a(b)(1)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0BA3897378B54C32B09164CBC5466771"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3E4BC2D365B4DE1B4EB8C9654AABADD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H35DB3985445047A696251B66A3265609"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6846D49A8D4343DDA7C7216DFDA9509B" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H19B2092AD8014FF38E2141C80C45F0E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is not registered under section 203 because that person is exempt from registration as provided in subsection (b)(7) of such section, or is a supervised person of such person.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <enum>LXXV</enum><header>Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion</header> <section id="H3E5A4A0182BF4E029C7B10F174B48EE7"><enum>75001.</enum><header>Exception to annual privacy notice requirement under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/6803">15 U.S.C. 6803</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE5414CCF622741E0A10F4A3FC8AE980B" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HDA4EBF1FEACE4EC68FE3DD29B7B1202A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exception to annual notice requirement</header><text>A financial institution that—</text> <paragraph id="H787B58C5A8BC478F9032A0BFB6CB4B0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)(2) or (e) of section 502 or regulations prescribed under section 504(b), and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8D659C026254BCDB4E8FDBEB2A5A6A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from the policies and practices that were disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers in accordance with this section,</text></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">shall not be required to provide an annual disclosure under this section until such time as the financial institution fails to comply with any criteria described in paragraph (1) or (2).</continuation-text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <enum>LXXVI</enum><header>Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises</header> <section id="H33956E80882E43128D0907BCB19029BF"><enum>76001.</enum><header>Exempted transactions</header> <subsection id="HF49394BD5AE347F4AFFFD5FCC6E7E221"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exempted transactions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/77d">15 U.S.C. 77d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H378DF2FC09A04968870196F920DF3363"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AD0A4C25C6E4C5A892EFB9DF50B8CCE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H7528F090BA264302B1104C2B6A9D528F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transactions meeting the requirements of subsection (d).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H43F2FD03CC374690A5AA2F9170301DEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the second subsection (b) (relating to securities offered and sold in compliance with Rule 506 of Regulation D) as subsection (c); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H74FA2C5029BF4179B64F73CCBAFD8A5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H576A44EEE0C1474C91BDC78A4A45D7C1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H090D8E57D6694FB29DA09AB848ACCAB4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certain accredited investor transactions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transactions referred to in subsection (a)(7) are transactions meeting the following requirements:</text> <paragraph id="HCD1D0E80110A409BB5C7076646EA1CF6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Accredited investor requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each purchaser is an accredited investor, as that term is defined in section 230.501(a) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H36DB3B93F1F2489385DEB72D66B8F989"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on general solicitation or advertising</header><text>Neither the seller, nor any person acting on the seller’s behalf, offers or sells securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDFA37939781542518E11F967D1524B0E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information requirement</header><text>In the case of a transaction involving the securities of an issuer that is neither subject to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78m">15 U.S.C. 78m</external-xref>; 78o(d)), nor exempt from reporting pursuant to section 240.12g3–2(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, nor a foreign government (as defined in section 230.405 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations) eligible to register securities under Schedule B, the seller and a prospective purchaser designated by the seller obtain from the issuer, upon request of the seller, and the seller in all cases makes available to a prospective purchaser, the following information (which shall be reasonably current in relation to the date of resale under this section):</text> <subparagraph id="HC9F31055347A4E9E904D291D7B45DAA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exact name of the issuer and the issuer’s predecessor (if any).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA071021640C84966818FDFE04C63F68A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The address of the issuer’s principal executive offices.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8487CDC5739B43B984482A2B0D3E972A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The exact title and class of the security.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE114CD6E3484884B3C7B2EC9A229435"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The par or stated value of the security.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB0C1DE9B3E246A1B18E278EA523FAA9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The number of shares or total amount of the securities outstanding as of the end of the issuer’s most recent fiscal year.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H56AB7C2D7D024048BCB2F26AADDE505E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The name and address of the transfer agent, corporate secretary, or other person responsible for transferring shares and stock certificates.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H827F6DF4F05F4F8082207B3FBAF8C21D"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A statement of the nature of the business of the issuer and the products and services it offers, which shall be presumed reasonably current if the statement is as of 12 months before the transaction date.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F6F0EE96F854B548A168FA99218254C"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The names of the officers and directors of the issuer.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E4DA67742584CB28C93841157109794"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The names of any persons registered as a broker, dealer, or agent that shall be paid or given, directly or indirectly, any commission or remuneration for such person's participation in the offer or sale of the securities.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F65B88F812240578D80255A7935DF8D"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The issuer’s most recent balance sheet and profit and loss statement and similar financial statements, which shall—</text> <clause id="HF63BA4F8814E4814858127DBDD4A83CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be for such part of the 2 preceding fiscal years as the issuer has been in operation;</text></clause> <clause id="H17CA844C664049D9B26B3B7DB066E04C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or, in the case of a foreign private issuer, be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or the International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board;</text></clause> <clause id="H6D4CDAA81225446095F99CB9DDAA3C6C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be presumed reasonably current if—</text> <subclause id="H83303F1705084C708D95E3C39AD2F537"><enum>(I)</enum><text>with respect to the balance sheet, the balance sheet is as of a date less than 16 months before the transaction date; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H57D49132AF884D30A99F003FFA14A835"><enum>(II)</enum><text>with respect to the profit and loss statement, such statement is for the 12 months preceding the date of the issuer’s balance sheet; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H4816F57199C14595B2D99A9C85808697"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the balance sheet is not as of a date less than 6 months before the transaction date, be accompanied by additional statements of profit and loss for the period from the date of such balance sheet to a date less than 6 months before the transaction date.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD1E6F98E3B264942AE1EBE2248A1CFDF"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent that the seller is a control person with respect to the issuer, a brief statement regarding the nature of the affiliation, and a statement certified by such seller that they have no reasonable grounds to believe that the issuer is in violation of the securities laws or regulations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFA0B8736B0AB494EB2CB5C8475C80E12"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Issuers disqualified</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transaction is not for the sale of a security where the seller is an issuer or a subsidiary, either directly or indirectly, of the issuer.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H53E4CAF10DF64D7B8E789C8069F64D0B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Bad actor prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Neither the seller, nor any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration or a commission for their participation in the offer or sale of the securities, including solicitation of purchasers for the seller is subject to an event that would disqualify an issuer or other covered person under Rule 506(d)(1) of Regulation D (17 CFR 230.506(d)(1)) or is subject to a statutory disqualification described under section 3(a)(39) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57F7864C362746E09402275547D760C1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Business requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The issuer is engaged in business, is not in the organizational stage or in bankruptcy or receivership, and is not a blank check, blind pool, or shell company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated that the issuer’s primary business plan is to engage in a merger or combination of the business with, or an acquisition of, an unidentified person.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8CEE95542017400EB8EF7BD2E5FD0700"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Underwriter prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transaction is not with respect to a security that constitutes the whole or part of an unsold allotment to, or a subscription or participation by, a broker or dealer as an underwriter of the security or a redistribution.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE6EE6D9911BC4A6B96683B8FCB7F73CD"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Outstanding class requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transaction is with respect to a security of a class that has been authorized and outstanding for at least 90 days prior to the date of the transaction.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8160D3D7B30C48DB891025D9F84DAC09"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header> <paragraph id="H59A97464EE6B468E9C017BA0332ADB1E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With respect to an exempted transaction described under subsection (a)(7):</text> <subparagraph id="H83A7783D8BFB4DEAA2F8D91595E66F31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Securities acquired in such transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired in a transaction not involving any public offering.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC9E0F21C7BF14D63A0F19C8225980A06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Such transaction shall be deemed not to be a distribution for purposes of section 2(a)(11).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0DF97AC1F85745129F9D1CF38AC37B7D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Securities involved in such transaction shall be deemed to be restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 (17 CFR 230.144).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA592FD6AF6D454F8E93A35AB668B511"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exemption provided by subsection (a)(7) shall not be the exclusive means for establishing an exemption from the registration requirements of section 5.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB0ABAFFAC1D048D6BE8364FC91DAC1D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exemption in connection with certain exempt offerings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/77r">15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H97D4D9515C34416DB04858F617CB1123"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating the second subparagraph (D) and subparagraph (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H09C29C1EBC8347D2B6BE855DA0565471"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C703A9196664D14B61ABE78726DBD1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD5999A7AC1843AE9150DF7648B5DA84"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD10176B1D56148D992DB772B0AF6A7F0" style="traditional"> <subparagraph id="H2678EBD9D1CE40D78F444E1A44AA7D71"><enum>(G)</enum><text>section 4(a)(7).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <enum>LXXVII</enum><header>Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity</header> <section id="H2730902221934F529574A6034624DDD5"><enum>77001.</enum><header>Distributions and residual receipts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 222 of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4112">12 U.S.C. 4112</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="H0E8CAA5505AD469C8E455573D2616C20" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H16B7B4FD5F2649098DF239D8352C5CF3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Distribution and residual receipts</header> <paragraph id="H765AE6DF88D34E69BBF58C1922A1738C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>After the date of the enactment of this subsection, the owner of a property subject to a plan of action or use agreement pursuant to this section shall be entitled to distribute—</text> <subparagraph id="HB6E7F198B64343769E135168D4BC2022"><enum>(A)</enum><text>annually, all surplus cash generated by the property, but only if the owner is in material compliance with such use agreement including compliance with prevailing physical condition standards established by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB6C8CDEF744F4CCC89EEC9B16BA0F469"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notwithstanding any conflicting provision in such use agreement, any funds accumulated in a residual receipts account, but only if the owner is in material compliance with such use agreement and has completed, or set aside sufficient funds for completion of, any capital repairs identified by the most recent third party capital needs assessment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBEDDF428F29B454D9054414BAFC1C126"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Operation of property</header><text>An owner that distributes any amounts pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HE1F30B76635349A5BD096668A1A0A524"><enum>(A)</enum><text>continue to operate the property in accordance with the affordability provisions of the use agreement for the property for the remaining useful life of the property;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8AE74BE700824CBE9F183C348B6C8C1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as required by the plan of action for the property, continue to renew or extend any project-based rental assistance contract for a term of not less than 20 years; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB58080AD7ACA4E8284E79A54865B7221"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the owner has an existing multi-year project-based rental assistance contract for less than 20 years, have the option to extend the contract to a 20-year term.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HADBD5AF68D024B5883E7B614EAF02404"><enum>77002.</enum><header>Future refinancings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214 of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4104">12 U.S.C. 4104</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="H83AE2E38B4D04CD99257FAABC95950E4" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HDF74711F950147EA94445A9EF36602BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Future financing</header><text>Neither this section, nor any plan of action or use agreement implementing this section, shall restrict an owner from obtaining a new loan or refinancing an existing loan secured by the project, or from distributing the proceeds of such a loan; except that, in conjunction with such refinancing—</text> <paragraph id="H268920EC0A474C4091585FC690E232CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the owner shall provide for adequate rehabilitation pursuant to a capital needs assessment to ensure long-term sustainability of the property satisfactory to the lender or bond issuance agency;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A0E20355E1144CF844725F688DE80AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any resulting budget-based rent increase shall include debt service on the new financing, commercially reasonable debt service coverage, and replacement reserves as required by the lender; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F56B66C91854E409D053051DBAF16CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for tenants of dwelling units not covered by a project- or tenant-based rental subsidy, any rent increases resulting from the refinancing transaction may not exceed 10 percent per year, except that—</text> <subparagraph id="H17DB98B412C5466A9BAFEBCC74202B39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any tenant occupying a dwelling unit as of time of the refinancing may not be required to pay for rent and utilities, for the duration of such tenancy, an amount that exceeds the greater of—</text> <clause id="HF7038C411A604531AA2DC6483AAE18C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30 percent of the tenant’s income; or</text></clause> <clause id="HC94C56E89B664CDDB85A665AF5080A0F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount paid by the tenant for rent and utilities immediately before such refinancing; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H489BDE7180974FB7BD8E424AABB41CDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>this paragraph shall not apply to any tenant who does not provide the owner with proof of income.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">Paragraph (3) may not be construed to limit any rent increases resulting from increased operating costs for a project.</continuation-text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HEDDEAF3CC44149D688456BA80B208F85"><enum>77003.</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue any guidance that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the provisions added by the amendments made by this title not later than the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></section> <enum>LXXVIII</enum><header>Tenant Income Verification Relief</header> <section id="HE4D52D2AB47F406B8F2697C9CCE7E074"><enum>78001.</enum><header>Reviews of family incomes</header> <subsection id="H1740EDEEAA37417B86FB745D1A943AC5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The second sentence of paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>; except that, in the case of any family with a fixed income, as defined by the Secretary, after the initial review of the family’s income, the public housing agency or owner shall not be required to conduct a review of the family’s income for any year for which such family certifies, in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary shall establish, which shall include policies to adjust for inflation-based income changes, that 90 percent or more of the income of the family consists of fixed income, and that the sources of such income have not changed since the previous year, except that the public housing agency or owner shall conduct a review of each such family’s income not less than once every 3 years</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA831308484DF468CBD1804742156DE88"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Housing choice voucher program</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 8(o)(5) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(5)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>not less than annually</quote> and inserting <quote>as required by section 3(a)(1) of this Act</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <enum>LXXIX</enum><header>Housing Assistance Efficiency</header> <section id="H33D36270E6994D939D467EC97F7EE120"><enum>79001.</enum><header>Authority to administer rental assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (g) of section 423 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11383">42 U.S.C. 11383(g)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>private nonprofit organization,</quote> after <quote>unit of general local government,</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H0CD1870E603F490BA59BD4E776261696"><enum>79002.</enum><header>Reallocation of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 414(d) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11373">42 U.S.C. 11373(d)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>twice</quote> and inserting <quote>once</quote>.</text></section> <enum>LXXX</enum><header>Child Support Assistance</header> <section id="HBF500B372A9B44B9A2BC7093736EC22F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>80001.</enum><header>Requests for consumer reports by State or local child support enforcement agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (4) of section 604(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1681b">15 U.S.C. 1681b(a)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF24C95D109A44036B46A517FD5DFBD97"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or determining the appropriate level of such payments</quote> and inserting <quote>, determining the appropriate level of such payments, or enforcing a child support order, award, agreement, or judgment</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H97059D27A6EF47AD87FEC9EC33E82055"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <subparagraph id="H928BFE0EF58644A1BE4FFF4E8713D061"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paternity</quote> and inserting <quote>parentage</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD05BD00BEB0E44F9A18EC3D7DC6B2144"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89CC3E83CA104091ADE71C7730FE20EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H75759AD56B7F4208A6D6DBD6B820FE24"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).</text></paragraph></section> <enum>LXXXI</enum><header>Private Investment in Housing</header> <section id="HDCF1942D3D2C44A7A6C2E4EC2D9C03D6"><enum>81001.</enum><header>Budget-neutral demonstration program for energy and water conservation improvements at multifamily residential units</header> <subsection id="H72C36E644E364B3A9907EB7C8CEAE8F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the <term>Secretary</term>) shall establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary may execute budget-neutral, performance-based agreements in fiscal years 2016 through 2019 that result in a reduction in energy or water costs with such entities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate under which the entities shall carry out projects for energy or water conservation improvements at not more than 20,000 residential units in multifamily buildings participating in—</text> <paragraph id="H232BD16A7E2C471C8D28F44E0A12BE4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the project-based rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</external-xref>), other than assistance provided under section 8(o) of that Act;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H919CDFFCBC634BA3840513108B916E43"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the supportive housing for the elderly program under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB466AAA3A7134B8FB97E73C2CFCFB78A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the supportive housing for persons with disabilities program under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE0F6272CFE6C4BE6A46AD7CD7AD9C83F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <paragraph id="HD1A2FD0CA10E47628894BCF2F4DB579B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payments contingent on savings</header> <subparagraph id="HAEA1AF14E70E4FB48C6CA1B3DEE6B295"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to an entity a payment under an agreement under this section only during applicable years for which an energy or water cost savings is achieved with respect to the applicable multifamily portfolio of properties, as determined by the Secretary, in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0874EE8982BE444EB73B0FD91F135713"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payment methodology</header> <clause id="H6BB7E495D4F34CAB9A2BC5F4989D792D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each agreement under this section shall include a pay-for-success provision that—</text> <subclause id="HCDE6B350B27746E1B1660D8157299448"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall serve as a payment threshold for the term of the agreement; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HBE96D33C225841A6A0B3ED04D0C2B860"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires that payments shall be contingent on realized cost savings associated with reduced utility consumption in the participating properties.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HEE36825D0E314BAAABA0237E001EA027"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>A payment made by the Secretary under an agreement under this section—</text> <subclause id="HF6E3167050F242BEAF22525711E53714"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall be contingent on documented utility savings; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA8E5C57725C949DCBF15345017F9025F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall not exceed the utility savings achieved by the date of the payment, and not previously paid, as a result of the improvements made under the agreement.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F4EB81109B44154A37E7E7B0270DEB2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Third-party verification</header><text>Savings payments made by the Secretary under this section shall be based on a measurement and verification protocol that includes at least—</text> <clause id="HC9C20D6865434AB39B5802170E0E3DE1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establishment of a weather-normalized and occupancy-normalized utility consumption baseline established pre-retrofit;</text></clause> <clause id="H4DE3338FD3AC4FA98867294E48946279"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>annual third-party confirmation of actual utility consumption and cost for utilities;</text></clause> <clause id="HF23F0C9B82CE435EB37491ECB33AAB2B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>annual third-party validation of the tenant utility allowances in effect during the applicable year and vacancy rates for each unit type; and</text></clause> <clause id="H881D65AD9A9A470884122D5319738EC8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>annual third-party determination of savings to the Secretary.</text></clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">An agreement under this section with an entity shall provide that the entity shall cover costs associated with third-party verification under this subparagraph.</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD37AD23F7954D5A8CDBA4D67C8909AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms of performance-based agreements</header><text>A performance-based agreement under this section shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HEED3F4590AB44E1E92780D072941841B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the period that the agreement will be in effect and during which payments may be made, which may not be longer than 12 years;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4B36CA6219D14C5FA638B1841F74FB34"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the performance measures that will serve as payment thresholds during the term of the agreement;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H024AAD44E01B44A68313E422D8C7D2E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an audit protocol for the properties covered by the agreement;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDA32851E651F4A43A5AD51F58C2C6A46"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a requirement that payments shall be contingent on realized cost savings associated with reduced utility consumption in the participating properties; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC07C6CB95D34973B218F52EA0FB191B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>such other requirements and terms as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF9E61D237D045EE996DD1A9312931AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Entity eligibility</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H42B9B4B26AA84B1C9C3D802726F3336E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish a competitive process for entering into agreements under this section; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5E2D77834D014A1A8988A812E64F94BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into such agreements only with entities that, either jointly or individually, demonstrate significant experience relating to—</text> <clause id="H46B10DCB8E534027BAA479FC5D69A206"><enum>(i)</enum><text>financing or operating properties receiving assistance under a program identified in subsection (a);</text></clause> <clause id="H941CA316679A4CADADF34650324B1DA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>oversight of energy or water conservation programs, including oversight of contractors; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3968B00E1D1448419957A6B7AF2899E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>raising capital for energy or water conservation improvements from charitable organizations or private investors.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8916324B4E614E7EA1A5D773F53CD692"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Geographical diversity</header><text>Each agreement entered into under this section shall provide for the inclusion of properties with the greatest feasible regional and State variance.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07090E2A87F34771BD10B9930855A94D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Properties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A property may only be included in the demonstration under this section only if the property is subject to affordability restrictions for at least 15 years after the date of the completion of any conservation improvements made to the property under the demonstration program. Such restrictions may be made through an extended affordability agreement for the property under a new housing assistance payments contract with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or through an enforceable covenant with the owner of the property.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA980DAE6292D4A60865890BE7E7990DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan and reports</header> <paragraph id="H899F62648EC14895B32ED8F11A25E01F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a detailed plan for the implementation of this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F8462A0058E44A3B1A1FE88838ED8A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H7355ABB28C534F0D8047FEF7AF577E14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct an evaluation of the program under this section; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDC2E8D0AE747441C9D5749886D762BE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to Congress a report describing each evaluation conducted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7540922A2A51424C87827D79E3CF4359"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>For each fiscal year during which an agreement under this section is in effect, the Secretary may use to carry out this section any funds appropriated to the Secretary for the renewal of contracts under a program described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <enum>LXXXII</enum><header>Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions</header> <section id="H1A88A297703540B1A41EE710605DAA50"><enum>82001.</enum><header>Privately insured credit unions authorized to become members of a Federal home loan bank</header> <subsection id="HF135EA74CC4E4698A5850D3D3886A809"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 4(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1424">12 U.S.C. 1424(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="HEA46E5AC53F445DFA54FE203F3158303" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H4F50D0D950394D388CF2B89BE0DA0829"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Certain privately insured credit unions</header> <subparagraph id="HD1A82A68249F4F90A3A3AD689582C14C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the requirements of subparagraph (B), a credit union shall be treated as an insured depository institution for purposes of determining the eligibility of such credit union for membership in a Federal home loan bank under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCE0A4826540140C1B34D483DD18DE42B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification by appropriate supervisor</header> <clause id="H9EFA3214C12449ECA2E10BB2C5A3D755"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph and subject to clause (ii), a credit union which lacks Federal deposit insurance and which has applied for membership in a Federal home loan bank may be treated as meeting all the eligibility requirements for Federal deposit insurance only if the appropriate supervisor of the State in which the credit union is chartered has determined that the credit union meets all the eligibility requirements for Federal deposit insurance as of the date of the application for membership.</text></clause> <clause id="H855216F34DD54FDD80938EBD8355D629"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Certification deemed valid</header><text>If, in the case of any credit union to which clause (i) applies, the appropriate supervisor of the State in which such credit union is chartered fails to make a determination pursuant to such clause by the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the application, the credit union shall be deemed to have met the requirements of clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33F574D7919342DAB91CCC3F37DBE206"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Security interests of federal home loan bank not avoidable</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision of State law authorizing a conservator or liquidating agent of a credit union to repudiate contracts, no such provision shall apply with respect to—</text> <clause id="H83CF35BB7C0D46B19713B81ACE91C0C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any extension of credit from any Federal home loan bank to any credit union which is a member of any such bank pursuant to this paragraph; or</text></clause> <clause id="H705151DACAB141DFA384E4AFFF362272"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any security interest in the assets of such credit union securing any such extension of credit.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA42A620CA8D8490E8B54DEAA22B2BBB9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Protection for certain Federal home loan bank advances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any State law to the contrary, if a Bank makes an advance under section 10 to a State-chartered credit union that is not federally insured—</text> <clause id="HFAF0B3BE7A4F40CEBADD8E2D09F53BB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Bank’s interest in any collateral securing such advance has the same priority and is afforded the same standing and rights that the security interest would have had if the advance had been made to a federally insured credit union; and</text></clause> <clause id="HCF5C9E8B633A48D29694CA4813976FCC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Bank has the same right to access such collateral that the Bank would have had if the advance had been made to a federally insured credit union.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6E1F6F7DC3A4642BD150633DC61559C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Copies of audits of private insurers of certain depository institutions required To be provided to supervisory agencies</header><text>Section 43(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1831t">12 U.S.C. 1831t(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H56C6E721B25E498B81D4933E0BC73E0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE09B9035CA414C5AB9E06F70B9FD5083"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E113FB5AED14BF8842EFD09CCE21FDF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting at the end the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block id="H99956C2B95F040DE9C841695C7D05F1D" style="OLC"> <clause id="H2C05791874F74B0BBA61B71D6BEBD58E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of depository institutions described in subsection (e)(2)(A) the deposits of which are insured by the private insurer which are members of a Federal home loan bank, to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, not later than 7 days after the audit is completed.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HBE2B7EAE53BC4139A63BBAA9725A4BEA"><enum>82002.</enum><header>GAO Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress—</text> <paragraph id="HF0DD0CDED0FB428195F099E64633BCFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on the adequacy of insurance reserves held by a private deposit insurer that insures deposits in an entity described in section 43(e)(2)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1831t">12 U.S.C. 1831t(e)(2)(A)</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E029FC7D8A946BE93AC44AB9A44269F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for an entity described in paragraph (1) the deposits of which are insured by a private deposit insurer, information on the level of compliance with Federal regulations relating to the disclosure of a lack of Federal deposit insurance.</text></paragraph></section> <enum>LXXXIII</enum><header>Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform</header> <section id="HA6992FAD45AC4D08B123032EEF94C53D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>83001.</enum><header>Smaller institutions qualifying for 18-month examination cycle</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1820">12 U.S.C. 1820(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA6B5BFC1FA15445CA1AF11F478AE4359"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1351E284CC3F43DDA75D95A193C207EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$500,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF13695EBAF0C49049E1130B3CCF21EED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE4B76774DF9B4CDE92FBBF95E25682D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (10)—</text> <subparagraph id="H90691802932A4E9CABD53CB345BA0B6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5852F621A58E4A518050F6C6A8D210CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$500,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <enum>LXXXIV</enum><header>Small Company Simple Registration</header> <section commented="no" id="HE3093960AA674B46829BF5AF6FB4EE67"><enum>84001.</enum><header>Forward incorporation by reference for Form S–1</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise Form S–1 so as to permit a smaller reporting company (as defined in section 230.405 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations) to incorporate by reference in a registration statement filed on such form any documents that such company files with the Commission after the effective date of such registration statement.</text></section> <enum>LXXXV</enum><header>Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization</header> <section id="H3FBE6D5920CE4E0DA87DFE0F324999F9"><enum>85001.</enum><header>Registration threshold for savings and loan holding companies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78a">15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HEAC4231A3899460A85D37709AE2CA75D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 12(g)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8231A08EEB7A4205AB15E1D92502EB34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting after <quote>is a bank</quote> the following: <quote>, a savings and loan holding company (as defined in section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8BC3912B952F478D906CC53BDDCF91E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by inserting after <quote>case of a bank</quote> the following: <quote>, a savings and loan holding company (as defined in section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB085B7B5507841ADA8FF55510114BB13"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 15(d), by striking <quote>case of bank</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>case of a bank, a savings and loan holding company (as defined in section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act),</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>

Lorraine MillerClerk.