[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 705 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 705

 To amend section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the 
                  Transportation Alternatives Program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 11, 2015

Mr. Cochran (for himself and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the 
                  Transportation Alternatives Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM.

    (a) Cost Sharing.--Section 120 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Transportation Alternatives Program.--The Federal share 
requirements under this section applicable to the transportation 
alternatives program under section 213 may be met based on--
            ``(1) an individual project or activity under that section; 
        or
            ``(2) a program of projects or activities approved under 
        that section.''.
    (b) Eligible Entities; Annual Reports.--Section 213 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``each of fiscal 
                years 2013 and 2014'' and inserting ``each fiscal 
                year''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2 percent'' and 
                inserting ``3 percent'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``50 
                        percent'' and inserting ``66.67 percent''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``50 
                        percent shall be obligated'' and inserting 
                        ``33.33 percent shall be obligated to any 
                        eligible entity''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(B)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) 
                        as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting after clause (v), the 
                        following:
                            ``(vi) a not-for-profit entity responsible 
                        for the administration of local transportation 
                        safety programs;
                            ``(vii) a metropolitan planning 
                        organization that is not developing the 
                        competitive process for funding''; and
                            (iii) in clause (viii), as redesignated, by 
                        inserting ``for an urbanized population of more 
                        than 200,000'' after ``metropolitan planning 
                        organization'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ``available under 
        subsection (c)(1)(B)'' after ``excess funds'';
            (4) by striking subsection (e); and
            (5) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
    ``(g) Annual Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State or metropolitan planning 
        organization responsible for carrying out the requirements 
        under this section shall submit an annual report to the 
        Secretary that describes--
                    ``(A) the number of project applications received 
                for each fiscal year, including--
                            ``(i) the aggregate cost of the projects 
                        for which applications are received; and
                            ``(ii) the types of projects to be carried 
                        out (as described in subsection (b)), expressed 
                        as percentages of the State's total 
                        apportionment under subsection (a); and
                    ``(B) the number of projects selected for funding 
                for each fiscal year, including the aggregate cost and 
                location of projects selected.
            ``(2) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make 
        available to the public, in a user-friendly format on the 
        website of the Department, a copy of each annual report 
        submitted under paragraph (1).''.
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