[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7248 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7248

 To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
             and transit programs, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2020

   Mr. Graves of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Crawford, Mr. 
Gibbs, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Babin, Mr. Graves 
 of Louisiana, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Bost, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. LaMalfa, 
Mr. Westerman, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Mast, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Balderson, Mr. 
  Spano, Mr. Stauber, Mrs. Miller, Mr. Pence, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of 
Puerto Rico, and Mr. Wittman) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
             and transit programs, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Surface 
Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology, and Efficient 
Review Act'' or the ``STARTER Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1.  Short title; table of contents.
                   DIVISION A--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 1001. Extension of Federal surface transportation programs.
Sec. 1002. Extension of highway trust fund expenditure authority.
Sec. 1003. Extension of highway-related taxes.
Sec. 1004. Additional contract authority.
Sec. 1005. Effective date.
                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

Sec. 1101. Nationally significant freight and highway projects.
Sec. 1102. National highway freight program.
Sec. 1103. Truck parking safety improvement.
Sec. 1104. Temporary Federal share for Federal-aid highway projects.
Sec. 1105. Consolidated funding program.
              Subtitle B--Acceleration of Project Delivery

Sec. 1201. Environmental reviews for major projects.
Sec. 1202. Efficient environmental reviews for project decision making.
Sec. 1203. Application of categorical exclusions for transportation 
                            projects.
Sec. 1204. Air quality and conformity.
Sec. 1205. Agreements relating to use of and access to rights-of-way 
                            Interstate System.
Sec. 1206. Permits for dredged or fill material.
Sec. 1207. Pilot program on use of innovative practices for 
                            environmental reviews.
                  TITLE II--INNOVATIVE PROJECT FINANCE

Sec. 2001. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
                            1998 temporary loan relief due to COVID-19.
                    TITLE III--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 3001. Short title.
Sec. 3002. Urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 3003. Fixed guideway capital investment grants.
Sec. 3004. Enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with 
                            disabilities.
Sec. 3005. Formula grants for rural areas.
Sec. 3006. Non-emergency medical transportation.
Sec. 3007. Technical assistance and workforce development.
Sec. 3008. General provisions.
Sec. 3009. Apportionments.
Sec. 3010. Grants for bus and bus facilities.
Sec. 3011. Elimination of apportionments based on high density State 
                            factors.
Sec. 3012. Innovative mobility and technology deployment grants.
                    TITLE IV--HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY

Sec. 4001. Funding and grant requirements.
Sec. 4002. Highway safety research and development.
Sec. 4003. National priority safety programs.
Sec. 4004. National priority safety program grant eligibility.
                     TITLE V--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

Sec. 5001. Funding and grant requirements.
Sec. 5002. Compliance, safety, and accountability reform.
Sec. 5003. Entry-level driver training regulations.
Sec. 5004. Trucking industry workforce development.
Sec. 5005. Hours of service requirements for agricultural operations.
                          TITLE VI--INNOVATION

Sec. 6001. Advanced transportation technologies program.
Sec. 6002. Connected vehicle deployment pilot program.
Sec. 6003. Automated driving system demonstration program.
Sec. 6004. Accelerated implementation and deployment of advanced 
                            digital construction management systems.
Sec. 6005. Innovative project delivery methods.
Sec. 6006. Surface transportation system funding alternatives.
Sec. 6007. Surface transportation system road usage charge national 
                            pilot.
                         TITLE VII--RESILIENCY

Sec. 7001. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, 
                            Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation 
                            (PROTECT) grant program.
Sec. 7002. National highway performance program.
Sec. 7003. Resiliency in transit.
Sec. 7004. Highway emergency relief and resiliency.
Sec. 7005. Highway resiliency incentives.
Sec. 7006. Guidance on inundated and submerged roads.
Sec. 7007. Guidance on evacuation routes.
Sec. 7008. Definitions.
Sec. 7009. University transportation centers.
Sec. 7010. Pre-disaster hazard mitigation pilot program.

                   DIVISION A--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 1001. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the 
requirements, authorities, conditions, eligibilities, limitations, and 
other provisions authorized under the covered laws, which would 
otherwise expire on or cease to apply after September 30, 2020, are 
incorporated by reference and shall continue in effect through 
September 30, 2025.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) Highway trust fund.--
                    (A) Highway account.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated from the Highway Account for each of 
                fiscal years 2021 through 2025, for each program with 
                respect to which amounts are authorized to be 
                appropriated from such account for fiscal year 2020, an 
                amount equal to 110 percent of the amount authorized 
                for appropriation with respect to the program from such 
                account under the covered laws for fiscal year 2020.
                    (B) Mass transit account.--There is authorized to 
                be appropriated from the Mass Transit Account for each 
                of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, for each program 
                with respect to which amounts are authorized to be 
                appropriated from such account for fiscal year 2020, an 
                amount equal to 110 percent of the amount authorized 
                for appropriation with respect to the program from such 
                account under the covered laws for fiscal year 2020.
            (2) General fund.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, for each program 
        with respect to which amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
        for fiscal year 2020 from an account other than the Highway 
        Account or the Mass Transit Account under the titles specified 
        in subsection (e)(1)(A), an amount equal to the amount 
        authorized for appropriation with respect to the program under 
        such titles for fiscal year 2020.
    (c) Use of Funds.--Subject to section 1004(b), amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 with 
respect to a program under subsection (b) shall be distributed, 
administered, limited, and made available for obligation in the same 
manner as amounts authorized to be appropriated with respect to the 
program for fiscal year 2020 under the covered laws.
    (d) Obligation Limitation.--Subject to section 1004(d), a program 
for which amounts are authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
(b)(1) shall be subject to a limitation on obligations for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025 in the same amount and in the same 
manner as the limitation applicable with respect to the program for 
fiscal year 2020.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered laws.--The term ``covered laws'' means the 
        following:
                    (A) Titles I, III, IV, V, and VI of division A of 
                the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94).
                    (B) Division A, division B, subtitle A of title I 
                and title II of division C, and division E of MAP-21 
                (Public Law 112-141).
                    (C) Titles I, II, and III of the SAFETEA-LU 
                Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-244).
                    (D) Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of SAFETEA-LU 
                (Public Law 109-59).
                    (E) Titles I, II, III, IV, and V of the 
                Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public 
                Law 105-178).
                    (F) Titles II, III, and IV of the National Highway 
                System Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-59).
                    (G) Title I, part A of title II, title III, title 
                IV, title V, and title VI of the Intermodal Surface 
                Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-
                240).
                    (H) Title 23, United States Code.
                    (I) Subtitle IV of Title 40, United States Code.
                    (J) Sections 116, 117, 330, and 5505 and chapters 
                53, 303, 311, 313, 701, and 702 of title 49, United 
                States Code.
            (2) Highway account.--The term ``Highway Account'' means 
        the portion of the Highway Trust Fund that is not the Mass 
        Transit Account.
            (3) Mass transit account.--The term ``Mass Transit 
        Account'' means the portion of the Highway Trust Fund 
        established under section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986.

SEC. 1002. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.

     Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
     (a) by striking ``October 1, 2020'' in subsections (b)(6)(B), 
(c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting ``October 1, 2021''; and
    (b) by striking ``FAST Act'' in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and 
inserting ``STARTER Act''.

SEC. 1003. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Each of the following provisions of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``September 30, 
        2022'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025'':
                    (A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I).
                    (B) Section 4041(m)(1)(B).
                    (C) Section 4081(d)(1).
            (2) Each of the following provisions of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``October 1, 2022'' and inserting ``October 
        1, 2025'':
                    (A) Section 4041(m)(1)(A).
                    (B) Section 4051(c).
                    (C) Section 4071(d).
                    (D) Section 4081(d)(3).
    (b) Extension of Tax, etc., on Use of Certain Heavy Vehicles.--Each 
of the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ``2023'' each place it appears and inserting 
``2025'':
            (1) Section 4481(f).
            (2) Subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 4482.
    (c) Floor Stocks Refunds.--Section 6412(a)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``October 1, 2022'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``October 1, 2025'';
            (2) by striking ``March 31, 2023'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``March 31, 2025''; and
            (3) by striking ``January 1, 2023'' and inserting ``January 
        1, 2025''.
    (d) Extension of Certain Exemptions.--
            (1) Section 4221(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
        amended by striking ``October 1, 2022'' and inserting ``October 
        1, 2025''.
            (2) Section 4483(i) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``October 1, 2023'' and inserting ``October 1, 2025''.
    (e) Extension of Transfers of Certain Taxes.--
            (1) In general.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code 
        of 1986 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``October 1, 2022'' each 
                        place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
                        inserting ``October 1, 2025'';
                            (ii) by striking ``October 1, 2022'' in the 
                        heading of paragraph (2) and inserting 
                        ``October 1, 2025'';
                            (iii) by striking ``September 30, 2022'' in 
                        paragraph (2) and inserting ``September 30, 
                        2025''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``July 1, 2023'' in 
                        paragraph (2) and inserting ``July 1, 2025''; 
                        and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``July 1, 
                2023'' and inserting ``July 1, 2025''.
            (2) Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax transfers.--
                    (A) In general.--Paragraphs (3)(A)(i) and (4)(A) of 
                section 9503(c) of such Code are each amended by 
                striking ``October 1, 2022'' and inserting ``October 1, 
                2025''.
                    (B) Conforming amendments to land and water 
                conservation fund.--Section 200310 of title 54, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking ``October 1, 2023'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``October 1, 
                2025''; and (ii) by striking ``October 1, 2022'' and 
                inserting ``October 1, 2025.''
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2020.

SEC. 1004. ADDITIONAL CONTRACT AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, any excess amount authorized to 
be appropriated from the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account 
shall be distributed as described in subsection (b).
    (b) Adjustment to Core Account Programs.--For each fiscal year in 
which an excess amount as described in subsection (a) is authorized to 
be appropriated from the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account, 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) under section 1001 of this Act make available for core 
        account programs authorized from such account an amount equal 
        to the amount authorized for such programs in fiscal year 2020 
        under the FAST Act;
            (2) under this section, make available an additional amount 
        for such programs equal to the excess amount authorized to be 
        appropriated as described in subsection (a); and
            (3) distribute the additional amount under paragraph (2) to 
        each of such core account programs in accordance with 
        subsection (c).
    (c) Distribution of Adjustment Among Core Account Programs.--
            (1) In general.--In making an adjustment for core account 
        programs authorized from the Highway Account or the Mass 
        Transit Account for a fiscal year under subsection (b), the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) determine the ratio that--
                            (i) the amount authorized to be 
                        appropriated for a core account program from 
                        the account for fiscal year 2020; bears to
                            (ii) the total amount authorized to be 
                        appropriated for such fiscal year for all core 
                        account programs under such account;
                    (B) multiply the ratio determined under 
                subparagraph (A) by the amount of the adjustment under 
                subsection (b)(2); and
                    (C) adjust the amount that the Secretary would 
                otherwise have allocated for the core account program 
                for the fiscal year by the amount calculated under 
                subparagraph (B).
            (2) Formula programs.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), for a 
                program for which funds are distributed by formula, the 
                Secretary shall add 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.
                    (B) Exception.--In making the adjustment under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall exclude 
                subsections (b)(4), (b)(5)(D), and (b)(6) of section 
                104 of title 23, United States Code, from the formula 
                calculations.
            (3) Availability for obligation.--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.
            (4) Special rule.--
                    (A) Adjustment.--In making an adjustment under 
                subsection (c)(1) for an allocation, reservation, or 
                set-aside from an amount authorized from the Highway 
                Account or Mass Transit Account referred to in 
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall--
                            (i) determine the ratio that--
                                    (I) the amount authorized to be 
                                appropriated for the allocation, 
                                reservation, or set-aside from the 
                                account for fiscal year 2020; bears to
                                    (II) the total amount authorized to 
                                be appropriated for such fiscal year 
                                for all core account programs under 
                                such account;
                            (ii) multiply the ratio determined under 
                        clause (i) by the amount of the adjustment 
                        determined under subsection (b)(2); and
                            (iii) adjust the amount that the Secretary 
                        would have allocated for the allocation, 
                        reservation, or set-aside for the fiscal year 
                        but for this section by the amount calculated 
                        under clause (ii).
                    (B) Allocations, reservations, and set-asides.--The 
                allocations, reservations, and set-asides referred to 
                in subparagraph (A) are--
                            (i) the amount reserved for a fiscal year 
                        under section 133(h)(1)(A);
                            (ii) the amount set aside for a fiscal year 
                        for the National Highway Freight Program under 
                        section 104(b)(5);
                            (iii) supplemental funds reserved for a 
                        fiscal year for the National Highway 
                        Performance Program under section 104(h)(1); 
                        and
                            (iv) supplemental funds reserved for a 
                        fiscal year for the surface transportation 
                        block grant program under section 104(h)(2).
    (d) Revision to Obligation Limitations.--If the Secretary makes an 
adjustment under subsection (b) for a fiscal year to an amount subject 
to a limitation on obligations imposed by any other provision of law--
            (1) such limitation on obligations for such fiscal year 
        shall be revised by an amount equal to such adjustment; and
            (2) the Secretary shall distribute such limitation on 
        obligations, as revised under paragraph (1), in accordance with 
        such provisions.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply--
            (1) Highway account.--The term ``Highway Account'' means 
        the portion of the Highway Trust Fund that is not the Mass 
        Transit Account.
            (2) Mass transit account.--The term ``Mass Transit 
        Account'' means the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust 
        Fund established under section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986.
            (3) Core account programs.--The term ``core account 
        programs'' means--
                    (A) the National Highway Performance Program under 
                section 119 of title 23, United States Code;
                    (B) the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program 
                under section 133 of title 23, United States Code;
                    (C) the Highway Safety Improvement Program under 
                section 148 of title 23, United States Code;
                    (D) the National Highway Freight Program under 
                section 167 of title 23, United States Code; and
                    (E) the Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program 
                under section 5311 of title 49, United States Code.
            (4) Excess amount.--The term ``excess amount'' means--
                    (A) the amount authorized to be appropriated for a 
                fiscal year from the Highway Account or the Mass 
                Transit Account; minus
                    (B) the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
                fiscal year 2020 from such account under the FAST Act 
                (Public Law 114-94).

SEC. 1005. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
October 1, 2020.

                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

SEC. 1101. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FREIGHT AND HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the nationally 
significant freight and highway projects program under section 117 of 
title 23, United States Code, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025.

SEC. 1102. NATIONAL HIGHWAY FREIGHT PROGRAM.

    There are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the national highway 
freight program under section 167 of title 23, United States Code, such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.

SEC. 1103. TRUCK PARKING SAFETY IMPROVEMENT.

    (a) Parking for Commercial Vehicles.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 171. Truck parking safety improvement
    ``(a) Grant Authority.--The Secretary shall provide grants under 
this section, on a competitive basis, for projects to provide parking 
for commercial motor vehicles on Federal-aid highways or on a facility 
with reasonable access to--
            ``(1) a Federal-aid highway; or
            ``(2) a freight facility.
    ``(b) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
subsection, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
    ``(c) Application Contents.--An application under subsection (b) 
shall contain--
            ``(1) a description of the proposed project; and
            ``(2) any other information that the Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Eligible Entities.--The following entities shall be eligible 
to receive amounts under this section:
            ``(1) A State.
            ``(2) Any public agency carrying out responsibilities 
        relating to commercial motor vehicle parking.
            ``(3) A metropolitan planning organization.
            ``(4) A local government.
    ``(e) Eligible Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--An entity may use funds provided under 
        this section only for projects described in paragraph (2) that 
        are located--
                    ``(A) on a Federal-aid highway; or
                    ``(B) on a facility with reasonable access to--
                            ``(i) a Federal-aid highway; or
                            ``(ii) a freight facility.
            ``(2) Projects described.--A project referred to in 
        paragraph (1) is a project to--
                    ``(A) construct safety rest areas (as such term is 
                defined in section 120(c)) that include parking for 
                commercial motor vehicles;
                    ``(B) construct commercial motor vehicle parking 
                facilities--
                            ``(i) adjacent to private commercial truck 
                        stops and travel plazas;
                            ``(ii) within the boundaries of, or 
                        adjacent to, a publicly owned freight facility, 
                        including a port terminal operated by a public 
                        authority; and
                            ``(iii) at existing facilities, including 
                        inspection and weigh stations and park-and-ride 
                        locations; and
                    ``(C) convert existing weigh stations and rest 
                areas to facilities for the exclusive use of commercial 
                motor vehicle parking.
    ``(f) Eligible Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Entities may use allocations under this 
        subsection for the following activities of an eligible project:
                    ``(A) Development phase activities, including 
                planning, feasability analysis, benefit-cost analysis, 
                environmental review, preliminary engineering and 
                design work, and other preconstruction activities.
                    ``(B) Construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
                acquisition of real property, environmental mitigation, 
                construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, 
                and operational improvements directly related to 
                expanding commercial motor vehicle parking.
            ``(2) Limitation.--An entity may not use more than 10 
        percent of a grant under this subsection for activities 
        described in paragraph (1)(A).
    ``(g) Priority.--In making grants under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall give priority to entities that--
            ``(1) demonstrate a safety need for commercial motor 
        vehicle parking capacity in the corridor in which the project 
        described under subsection (e)(1) is proposed to be carried 
        out;
            ``(2) have consulted with affected State and local 
        governments, trucking organizations, and private providers of 
        commercial motor vehicle parking;
            ``(3) demonstrate that the project described under 
        subsection (e)(1) will likely--
                    ``(A) increase commercial motor vehicle parking 
                capacity;
                    ``(B) facilitate the efficient movement of freight; 
                and
                    ``(C) improve highway safety, traffic congestion, 
                and air quality; and
            ``(4) demonstrate the ability to provide for the 
        maintenance and operation cost necessary to keep the facility 
        available for use after completion of construction.
    ``(h) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Federal share for a project carried out under this subsection shall 
be 90 percent.
    ``(i) Treatment of Funds.--Notwithstanding section 126, funds made 
available under this subsection shall remain available until expended 
and shall not be transferable.
    ``(j) Prohibition on Charging Fees.--To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity shall agree that no fees will be charged 
for a commercial motor vehicle to access and park at any part of the 
facility constructed with funds made available under this subsection.
    ``(k) Notification of Congress.--Not less than 3 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--
            ``(1) the amount of each proposed grant to be made under 
        this subsection; and
            ``(2) the evaluation and justification for the project 
        selection.
    ``(l) Survey and Comparative Assessment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
        of enactment of this subsection, and every 2 years thereafter, 
        the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate State motor 
        carrier safety personnel and State departments of 
        transportation, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
        report that--
                    ``(A) evaluates the capability of the States to 
                provide adequate parking and rest facilities for 
                commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate 
                transportation;
                    ``(B) evaluates the effectiveness of the projects 
                funded under this subsection in improving access to 
                truck parking;
                    ``(C) evaluates the ability of entities receiving a 
                grant under this subsection to sustain the operation of 
                parking facilities constructed with funds provided 
                under this subsection; and
                    ``(D) reports on the progress being made to provide 
                adequate commercial motor vehicle parking facilities in 
                the State.
            ``(2) Results.--The Secretary shall make the report under 
        paragraph (1) available to the public on the website of the 
        Department of Transportation.
    ``(m) Treatment of Projects.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, a project carried out under this section shall be treated as if 
the project is located on a Federal-aid highway under this chapter.
    ``(n) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--In this section, the term 
`commercial motor vehicle' has the meaning given such term in section 
31132 of title 49.
    ``(o) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to 
section 171 the following:

``171. Truck parking safety improvement.''.

SEC. 1104. TEMPORARY FEDERAL SHARE FOR FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share of 
the cost of a project under title 23, United States Code, for which 
amounts are made available during fiscal year 2021 and 2022 may be up 
to 100 percent, at the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation.

SEC. 1105. CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 172. Consolidated funding program
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a pilot 
program to allow up to 5 States to receive the base apportionment for 
the State in a lump sum, to be obligated and expended in accordance 
with this section.
    ``(b) Criteria.--The Secretary shall develop criteria for selection 
of a State to receive a block grant under this Act, including requiring 
that recipient States--
            ``(1) meet minimum levels for the condition of pavement 
        established by the Secretary under section 150(c)(3);
            ``(2) meet minimum levels for the condition for bridges on 
        the National Highway System as described in section 119(f)(2);
            ``(3) uses a performance-based approach to transportation 
        planning and programming for statewide and metropolitan 
        planning areas to meet the requirements of sections 134, 135, 
        and 150; and
            ``(4) meet recertification requirements for State asset 
        management plans for the National Highway System as described 
        in section 119(e).
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) Request.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall request 
        applications in accordance with paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Contents.--An application submitted under this 
        paragraph shall include a plan on how the State and each 
        affected metropolitan planning organization shall continue to 
        meet, or make significant progress toward meeting, performance 
        measures and standards under section 150(c) of title 23, United 
        States Code.
    ``(d) Use of Block Grant Funds.--
            ``(1) Eligibilities.--Funds made available to a State under 
        this program shall be eligible for use for any project eligible 
        under--
                    ``(A) the national highway performance program 
                under section 119;
                    ``(B) the surface transportation block grant 
                program under section 133;
                    ``(C) the highway safety improvement program under 
                section 148;
                    ``(D) the congestion mitigation and air quality 
                improvement program under section 149;
                    ``(E) for metropolitan planning under section 134; 
                or
                    ``(F) the national highway freight program under 
                section 167.
            ``(2) Allocation of funds.--Of the total amount of funds 
        provided under this section in a fiscal year for projects 
        described in paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) 25 percent of funds shall be obligated, in 
                proportion to the relative shares of the population of 
                the State--
                            ``(i) to urbanized areas of the State with 
                        an urbanized area population of over 200,000;
                            ``(ii) to areas of the State other than 
                        urban areas with a population greater than 
                        5,000; and
                            ``(iii) to other areas of the State; and
                    ``(B) for any funds that are not obligated under 
                subparagraph (A), such funds may be obligated in any 
                area of the State.
    ``(e) Block Grant Selection.--
            ``(1) Issuance.--The Secretary shall provide grants under 
        this section beginning with fiscal year 2022.
            ``(2) Obligation authority.--Nothing in this section shall 
        be construed to increase an obligation limitation applied to 
        funds made available under this section.
            ``(3) Subsequent fiscal years.--Subject to subsection 
        (g)(2), the Secretary shall continue to apportion block grants 
        to the awarded States.
            ``(4) Sunset.--The authority to provide grants under this 
        section shall cease on the last day of fiscal year 2025.
    ``(f) Supplemental Funds.--Funds reserved under section 104(h) 
shall be treated as if apportioned in lump sum under this section, and 
shall be in addition to amounts apportioned under this section.
    ``(g) Progress Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the first 
        fiscal year in which funds are provided under this section, any 
        State receiving funds shall submit to the Secretary a progress 
        report on meeting, or making significant progress toward 
        meeting, performance measures and standards under section 
        150(c).
            ``(2) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the initial 
        funds are provided under this section, the Secretary shall 
        promulgate guidance to lump sum recipients on requirements for 
        submitting a progress report under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Review.--If the Secretary finds that a State that 
        received funds under this section did not meet, or achieve 
        significant progress (as defined by the Secretary) toward 
        target achievement of, all performance targets set in the 
        report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not 
        provide funds to such State under the program in the following 
        fiscal year or 6 months after determination that the State 
        failed to meet, or make significant progress toward target 
        achievement, whichever is later.
            ``(4) Transmission to congress.--Not later than 30 days 
        after which the Secretary receives a report from a State under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit the progress report 
        to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works of the Senate.
    ``(h) Treatment of Law.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, projects funded under this section shall be treated as projects on 
a Federal-aid highway under this chapter.
    ``(i) Definition of Base Apportionment.--In this section, the term 
`base apportionment' has the meaning given the term in section 
104(i).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``172. Consolidated funding program.''.

              Subtitle B--Acceleration of Project Delivery

SEC. 1201. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR MAJOR PROJECTS.

    Section 139 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ``process for 
                and completion of any environmental permit'' and 
                inserting ``process and schedule, including a timetable 
                for and completion of any environmental permit'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as 
                paragraphs (9) through (11);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (6);
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Authorization.--The term `authorization' means any 
        environmental license, permit, approval, finding, or other 
        administrative decision related to an environmental review 
        process that is required under Federal law to site, construct, 
        or reconstruct a project.
            ``(3) Environmental document.--The term `environmental 
        document' means an environmental assessment, finding of no 
        significant impact, notice of intent, environmental impact 
        statement, or record of decision under the National 
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''; 
        and
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (6), as 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(7) Major project.--The term `major project' means a 
        project for which--
                    ``(A) multiple permits, approvals, reviews, or 
                studies are required under a Federal law other than the 
                National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
                4321 et seq.);
                    ``(B) the project sponsor has identified the 
                reasonable availability of funds sufficient to complete 
                the project;
                    ``(C) the project is not a covered project, as such 
                term is defined in section 41001 of the FAST Act (42 
                U.S.C. 4370m); and
                    ``(D) the head of the lead agency has determined 
                that--
                            ``(i) an environmental impact statement is 
                        required; or
                            ``(ii) an environmental assessment is 
                        required, and the project sponsor requests that 
                        the project be treated as a major project.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including major projects,'' 
                after ``all projects''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, at the request of a project 
                sponsor'' after ``be applied'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) to calculate annually the average time taken 
                by the lead agency to complete all environmental 
                documents for each project during the previous fiscal 
                year.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Process improvements for projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall review 
                existing practices, procedures, programmatic 
                agreements, and applicable laws to identify potential 
                changes that would facilitate an efficient 
                environmental review process for projects.
                    ``(B) Consultation.--In conducting the review 
                required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                consult, as appropriate, with the heads of other 
                Federal agencies that participate in the environmental 
                review process.
                    ``(C) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
                date of enactment of the One Federal Decision Act of 
                2020, Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
                Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
                House of Representatives a report that includes--
                            ``(i) the results of the review required by 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(ii) an analysis of whether additional 
                        resources would help the Secretary meet the 
                        requirements applicable to the projects under 
                        this section.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (8)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``NEPA'' 
                        and inserting ``Environmental'';
                            (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
                        as follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as inconsistent with 
                paragraph (7), and except as provided in subparagraph 
                (D), to the maximum extent practicable and consistent 
                with Federal law, all Federal authorizations and 
                reviews for a project shall rely on a single 
                environmental document for each type of environmental 
                document prepared under the National Environmental 
                Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) under the 
                leadership of the lead agency.''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Exception.--The lead agency may waive the 
                application of subparagraph (A) with respect to a 
                project if--
                            ``(i) the project sponsor requests that 
                        agencies issue separate environmental 
                        documents;
                            ``(ii) the obligations of a cooperating 
                        agency or participating agency under the 
                        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
                        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) have already been 
                        satisfied with respect to such project; or
                            ``(iii) the lead agency determines that 
                        such application would not facilitate 
                        completion of the environmental review process 
                        for such project within the timeline 
                        established under paragraph (10).''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Timely authorizations for major projects.--
                    ``(A) Deadline.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (C), notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
                authorization decisions necessary for the construction 
                of a major project shall be completed by not later than 
                90 days after the date of the issuance of a record of 
                decision for the major project.
                    ``(B) Required level of detail.--The final 
                environmental impact statement for a major project 
                shall include an adequate level of detail to inform 
                decisions necessary for the role of the participating 
                agencies in the environmental review process.
                    ``(C) Extension of deadline.--Not later than 180 
                days after the date of enactment of the One Federal 
                Decision Act of 2020, the Secretary shall establish 
                procedures for a lead agency to extend a deadline under 
                subparagraph (A) in cases in which--
                            ``(i) Federal law prohibits the lead agency 
                        or another agency from issuing an approval or 
                        permit within the period described in such 
                        subparagraph;
                            ``(ii) such an extension is requested by 
                        the project sponsor; or
                            ``(iii) such extension would facilitate the 
                        completion of the environmental review and 
                        authorization process of the major project.'';
            (5) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                            (i) by amending clause (ii)(IV) to read as 
                        follows:
                                    ``(IV) the overall time required by 
                                an agency to conduct an environmental 
                                review and make decisions under 
                                applicable Federal law relating to a 
                                project (including the issuance or 
                                denial of a permit or license) and the 
                                cost of the project;''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) Major project schedule.--To the 
                        maximum extent practicable and consistent with 
                        applicable Federal law, in the case of a major 
                        project, the lead agency shall develop, in 
                        consultation with the project sponsor, a 
                        schedule for the major project that is 
                        consistent with an agency average of not more 
                        than 2 years for the completion of the 
                        environmental review process for major 
                        projects. The time period measured, as 
                        applicable--
                                    ``(I) in the case of a project that 
                                requires an environmental impact 
                                statement, begins on the date of 
                                publication of a notice of intent to 
                                prepare an environmental impact 
                                statement and ends on the date of 
                                publication of a record of decision; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of a project 
                                which does not require an environmental 
                                impact statement, begins on the date 
                                that the decision is made to prepare an 
                                environmental assessment and ends on 
                                the date of issuance of a finding of no 
                                significant impact.'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                subparagraph (F); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following:
                    ``(E) Failure to meet deadline.--If a Federal 
                cooperating agency fails to meet a deadline established 
                under subparagraph (D)(ii)(I)--
                            ``(i) not later than 30 days after the date 
                        such agency failed to meet such deadline, such 
                        agency shall submit to the Secretary a report 
                        on why the deadline was not met; and
                            ``(ii) not later than 30 days after the 
                        date on which a report is submitted under 
                        clause (i), the Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) transmit to the Committee on 
                                Environment and Public Works of the 
                                Senate and the Committee on 
                                Transportation and Infrastructure of 
                                the House of Representatives a copy of 
                                such report; and
                                    ``(II) make such report available 
                                to the public on the internet.''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p) Accountability and Reporting for Major Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of the One Federal Decision Act of 2020, the 
        Secretary shall establish a performance accountability system 
        to track each major project.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The performance accountability system 
        required under paragraph (1) shall, for each major project, 
        track--
                    ``(A) the environmental review process for such 
                project, including the project schedule required by 
                subsection (g)(1)(B)(iii);
                    ``(B) whether the lead agency, cooperating 
                agencies, and participating agencies are meeting such 
                schedule; and
                    ``(C) the time taken to complete the environmental 
                review process.
    ``(q) Development of Categorical Exclusions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) in consultation with the agencies described 
                in paragraph (2), identify the categorical exclusions 
                established by the Federal Highway Administration that 
                would accelerate delivery of a project if such 
                categorical exclusions were available to such agencies;
                    ``(B) collect existing documentation and 
                substantiating information on the categorical 
                exclusions described in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) provide to each agency described in paragraph 
                (2) a list of the categorical exclusions identified 
                under subparagraph (A) and the documentation and 
                substantiating information collected under subparagraph 
                (B).
            ``(2) Agencies described.--The following agencies are 
        described in this paragraph:
                    ``(A) The Departments of--
                            ``(i) the Interior;
                            ``(ii) Commerce;
                            ``(iii) Agriculture;
                            ``(iv) Energy; and
                            ``(v) Defense, including the United States 
                        Army Corps of Engineers.
                    ``(B) Any other Federal agency that has 
                participated in an environmental review process for a 
                major project, as determined by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Adoption of categorical exclusions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date on which the Secretary provides the list under 
                paragraph (1)(C), an agency described in paragraph (2) 
                shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to 
                propose any categorical exclusions from the list 
                applicable to the agency, subject to the condition that 
                the categorical exclusion identified under paragraph 
                (1)(A) meets the criteria for a categorical exclusion 
                under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy 
                Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
                    ``(B) Public comment.--In a notice of proposed 
                rulemaking under subparagraph (A), the applicable 
                agency shall solicit comments on whether any of the 
                proposed new categorical exclusions meet the criteria 
                for a categorical exclusion under section 1508.4 of 
                title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
                regulations).''.

SEC. 1202. EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR PROJECT DECISION MAKING.

    (a) Amendments.--Title I of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) is amended--
            (1) in section 102(2)(C), by inserting ``subject to section 
        106,'' before ``include''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 106 PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINATIONS.

    ``(a) Environmental Impact Statements.--
            ``(1) Request for public comment.--Each notice of intent to 
        prepare an environmental impact statement under section 102 
        shall include a request for public comment on potential 
        alternatives or impacts and on relevant information, studies, 
        or analyses with respect to the proposed Federal action.
            ``(2) Sponsor preparation.--A lead agency may allow a 
        project sponsor to prepare an environmental impact statement, 
        if such agency provides such sponsor with appropriate guidance 
        and assists in the preparation. The lead agency shall 
        independently evaluate the environmental impact statement 
        before adopting it, and shall take responsibility for the 
        contents upon adoption.
            ``(3) Deadline.--Each environmental impact statement shall 
        be completed not later than 2 years after the date of 
        publication of the notice of intent to prepare such 
        environmental impact statement is issued unless the lead agency 
        approves a delay in writing and establishes a new timeline that 
        provides only so much additional time as is necessary to 
        complete such environmental impact statement. The lead agency 
        may only approve such a delay if such delay is necessary to 
        complete the environmental impact statement.
            ``(4) Statement of purpose and need.--Each environmental 
        impact statement shall include a statement of purpose and need 
        that briefly summarizes the underlying purpose and need for the 
        proposed agency action. In a case where the agency is reviewing 
        an application for authorization, such statement shall focus on 
        the goals of the applicant and the agency's authority.
            ``(5) Estimated total cost.--The cover sheet for each 
        environmental impact statement shall include a statement of the 
        estimated total cost of preparing such environmental impact 
        statement, including the costs of agency full-time equivalent 
        personnel hours, contractor costs, and other direct costs.
            ``(6) Word limit.--A statement of environmental impact may 
        not exceed 75,000 words unless--
                    ``(A) the proposal is of unusual scope or 
                complexity; or
                    ``(B) the lead agency approves a longer statement 
                in writing and establishes a new word limit.
    ``(b) Environmental Assessments.--
            ``(1) Sponsor preparation.--A lead agency may allow a 
        project sponsor to prepare an environmental assessment, if such 
        agency provides such sponsor with appropriate guidance and 
        assists in the preparation. The lead agency shall independently 
        evaluate the environmental assessment before adopting it, and 
        shall take responsibility for the contents upon adoption.
            ``(2) Word limit.--An environmental assessment may not 
        exceed 37,500 words, excluding appendices, unless the lead 
        agency approves a longer statement in writing and establishes a 
        new word limit.
            ``(3) Deadline.--Environmental assessments required by 
        section 102 shall be completed not later than 1 year after the 
        date on which the decision to prepare such environmental 
        assessment is made unless the lead agency approves a delay in 
        writing and establishes a new timeline that provides only so 
        much additional time as is necessary to complete such 
        environmental assessment.
    ``(c) Review for Application of Section 102.--In reviewing a 
Federal action to determine the appropriate review under section 102:
            ``(1) Requirements for a cooperating agency.--A cooperating 
        agency shall submit any comments within a time period specified 
        by the lead agency and limit such comments to matters on which 
        such agency has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with 
        respect to an environmental issue.
            ``(2) Definition of significance.--In determining whether 
        the effects of a proposed Federal action are significant, a 
        Federal official shall only consider the reasonably foreseeable 
        effects with a reasonably close causal relationship to the 
        action being considered and may not consider cumulative 
        effects.
    ``(d) Categorical Exclusions.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Council on Environmental Quality 
shall establish procedures for a Federal agency to adopt a categorical 
exclusion established by another Federal agency.
    ``(e) Judicial Review.--No agency action taken under parts 1500 
through 1508 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, (or any 
successor regulations) may be subject to judicial review before the 
issuance of a record of decision or other final agency decision.
    ``(f) Injunctive Relief.--A violation of this Act shall not 
constitute the basis for injunctive relief.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Categorical exclusion.--The term `categorical 
        exclusion' means a category of actions that a Federal agency 
        has determined do not under usual circumstances have a 
        significant effect on the human environment for the purposes of 
        this Act.
            ``(2) Cooperating agency.--The term `cooperating agency' 
        has the meaning given such term in section 139 of title 23, 
        United States Code.
            ``(3) Environmental assessment.--The term `environmental 
        assessment' means an environmental assessment prepared under 
        section 102.
            ``(4) Environmental impact statement.--The term 
        `environmental impact statement' means an environmental impact 
        statement prepared under section 102.
            ``(5) Lead agency.--The term `lead agency' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 139 of title 23, United States Code.
            ``(6) Reasonably foreseeable.--The term `reasonably 
        foreseeable' means sufficiently likely to occur such that a 
        person of ordinary prudence would take such occurrence into 
        account in reaching a decision.
            ``(7) Special expertise.--The term `special expertise' 
        means statutory responsibility, agency mission, or related 
        program experience.''.
    (b) Regulatory Changes.--
            (1) Controversy as a factor in determining significance.--
        The Council on Environmental Quality shall, not later than 90 
        days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue regulations 
        to remove consideration of the level of controversy with 
        respect to a determination regarding whether a proposed Federal 
        action is significant as such term is used in section 102 of 
        the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
            (2) Alternatives outside of agency jurisdiction.--The 
        Council on Environmental Quality shall, not later than 120 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, issue regulations to 
        remove any requirement that a lead agency consider alternatives 
        not within the jurisdiction of such agency unless such 
        consideration is necessary for agency decision making under 
        section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
        (42 U.S.C. 4332).

SEC. 1203. APPLICATION OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 304 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading by striking ``multimodal'' and 
        inserting ``transportation'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Department of 
                        Transportation operating administration or 
                        secretarial office'' and inserting ``Federal 
                        agency'';
                            (ii) by striking ``lead authority'' and 
                        inserting ``lead agency''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``multimodal'';
                    (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Lead agency.--The term `lead agency' means a Federal 
        agency, or State agency that has been delegated authority under 
        the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
        et seq.), that has the lead responsibility for compliance with 
        such Act with respect to a proposed project.''; and
                    (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Project.--The term `project' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 139(a) of title 23.'';
            (3) in subsection (b) by striking ``multimodal'';
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the heading by striking ``Multimodal'';
                    (B) by striking ``multimodal project, a lead 
                authority'' and inserting ``project, a lead agency'';
                    (C) by striking ``procedures of a cooperating 
                authority for a proposed multimodal project'' and 
                inserting ``procedures of any other Federal agency for 
                a proposed project'';
                    (D) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``lead authority makes a 
                        determination, with the concurrence of the 
                        cooperating authority'' and inserting ``the 
                        Federal agency proposing to apply the 
                        categorical exclusion makes a determination, 
                        after consultation with the other Federal 
                        agencies'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
                        ``multimodal''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B) by striking the 
                        semicolon and inserting ``; and'';
                    (E) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``lead authority'' and 
                        inserting ``lead agency proposing to apply the 
                        categorical exclusion''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``of the cooperating 
                        authority or procedures under that Act; and'' 
                        and inserting ``or procedures of the other 
                        Federal agency under that Act.''; and
                    (F) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (5) in subsection (d) by striking ``multimodal''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
304 and inserting the following:

``304. Application of categorical exclusions for transportation 
                            projects.''.

SEC. 1204. AIR QUALITY AND CONFORMITY.

    (a) Separating Requirements Applicable to Projects.--Section 176(c) 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) in paragraph 
        (1) by striking ``Conformity to'' and inserting ``Conformity 
        to'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``(2) Any transportation'' and 
                inserting ``(2)(A) Any transportation'';
                    (B) by striking ``any transportation plan, program 
                or project unless such plan, program or project'' and 
                inserting ``any transportation plan or program unless 
                such plan or program'';
                    (C) by striking ``(A) no transportation'' and 
                inserting ``(i) no transportation'';
                    (D) by striking ``(B) no metropolitan'' and 
                inserting ``(ii) no metropolitan'';
                    (E) by striking ``(C) a transportation project may 
                be adopted or approved by a metropolitan planning 
                organization or any recipient of funds designated under 
                title 23, United States Code, chapter 53 of title 49, 
                United States Code, or found in conformity by a 
                metropolitan planning organization or approved, 
                accepted, or funded by the Department of Transportation 
                only if it meets either the requirements of 
                subparagraph (D)'' and inserting the following:
    ``(B) Except as provided in this section, no Federal agency may 
approve, accept, or fund any transportation project unless such project 
has been found to conform to any applicable implementation plan in 
effect under this Act. A transportation project may be found in 
conformity by the Department of Transportation only if it meets either 
the requirements of subparagraph (C)'';
                    (F) by adjusting the margins of clauses (i), (ii), 
                and (iii) of subparagraph (B), as redesignated, 2 ems 
                to the left; and
                    (G) by striking ``(D) Any project not referred to'' 
                and inserting the following:
    ``(C) Any project not referred to''.
    (b) Conformity Determinations Prior to Construction of 
Transportation Projects.--Paragraph (2) of section 176(c) of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(E) The conformity determinations required by this section with 
respect to transportation projects shall be coordinated with the 
transportation planning process under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, 
United States Code, and with the environmental review process required 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other 
applicable laws, in accordance with the following requirements:
            ``(i) The Secretary of Transportation shall make its 
        conformity determination for a transportation project prior to 
        initiation of construction of the project.
            ``(ii) The Secretary of Transportation shall include the 
        transportation project in the plan or program developed 
        pursuant to title 23 or chapter 53 of title 49, as applicable, 
        before the Secretary of Transportation makes a conformity 
        determination for the project.
            ``(iii) The Secretary of Transportation shall--
                    ``(I) ensure that any environmental document 
                prepared for the project under the National 
                Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332 et 
                seq.) discloses the need for a transportation 
                conformity determination and evaluates consistency with 
                conformity requirements; and
                    ``(II) condition any approval issued by the 
                Secretary in the environmental review process on 
                satisfying conformity requirements prior to 
                construction.''.
    (c) Technical Correction to Margins.--The margins of paragraphs (5) 
through (10) of section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) 
are amended by moving such margins 2 ems to the left.
    (d) Applicability.--Section 176(c)(5) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7506(c)(5)), as amended by subsection (c), is further amended--
            (1) by striking ``(5)  Applicability.--This subsection'' 
        and inserting ``(5)  Applicability.--(A) This subsection''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) If a new national ambient air quality standard is promulgated 
for an air pollutant under section 109, the requirements of this 
section apply only with respect to the most recently promulgated 
standard.''.
    (e) Programmatic Conformity Determinations.--Section 176(c) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)), as amended, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(11) Programmatic Conformity Determinations.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation--
                    ``(i) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use 
                programmatic conformity determinations to streamline 
                the process for satisfying transportation conformity 
                requirements under this subsection; and
                    ``(ii) may issue a programmatic conformity 
                determination, in consultation with the Administrator, 
                on a nationwide, statewide, metropolitan, or other 
                geographic basis.
            ``(B) Regulations.--
                    ``(i) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
                of Transportation shall issue regulations implementing 
                this paragraph.
                    ``(ii) Contents.--The regulations required by 
                clause (i) shall include, at a minimum, procedures for 
                making programmatic conformity determinations for--
                            ``(I) projects in marginal nonattainment 
                        areas;
                            ``(II) projects that are not exempt from 
                        conformity requirements, but would have 
                        individually and cumulatively minor effects on 
                        the applicable area's ability to control 
                        pollutants; and
                            ``(III) projects located in areas in which 
                        the ambient levels of the applicable pollutant 
                        are substantially lower than the level required 
                        by the applicable national ambient air quality 
                        standard, such that an exceedance of that 
                        standard is determined by the Secretary to be 
                        unlikely to occur.
            ``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
        `programmatic conformity determination' includes any conformity 
        determination that applies to a category of transportation 
        plans, programs, or projects.''.

SEC. 1205. AGREEMENTS RELATING TO USE OF AND ACCESS TO RIGHTS-OF-WAY 
              INTERSTATE SYSTEM.

    Section 111(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Justification Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--Upon request of a State, the Secretary 
        shall enter into a written agreement with the State that 
        assigns the full responsibility of the Secretary to the State 
        for granting any approvals required under subsection (a) for 
        changes in points of access to, or exits from, the Interstate 
        System (including new or modified freeway-to-crossroad 
        interchanges inside a transportation management area 
        (designated or identified under section 5303(k) of title 49)).
            ``(2) Conditions.--In entering into a written agreement 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include appropriate 
        conditions to ensure that the responsibilities assigned are 
        carried out in a manner consistent with maintaining a safe and 
        efficient Interstate System.''.

SEC. 1206. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL.

    Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1344) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``or the 
                maintenance of drainage ditches'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and 
                (F) as subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), respectively; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
                following:
                    ``(D) activities involving maintenance, repair and/
                or construction of roadside ditches, including 
                emergency activities, temporary fills, and changes in 
                the character, scope, and/or size of the original fill 
                design to meet current design and safety standards, 
                provided that they do not result in significant 
                alterations to flow or circulation, and maintain to the 
                maximum extent practicable, the course, condition, 
                capacity, and location of open waters;''; and
            (2) in subsection (s)(3) by striking ``acton'' and 
        inserting ``action''.

SEC. 1207. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF INNOVATIVE PRACTICES FOR 
              ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The environmental review process for transportation 
        infrastructure projects is complex and inefficient, resulting 
        in delays and increased costs of delivery of needed 
        improvements to our transportation system.
            (2) It is in the national interest to promote truly 
        innovative approaches that have the potential to yield positive 
        environmental and transportation outcomes more quickly and 
        efficiently, with greater transparency and responsiveness to 
        all stakeholders.
    (b) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
a pilot program to promote the use of innovative practices in carrying 
out environmental reviews for transportation projects, including 
innovative practices that--
            (1) integrate environmental planning or other techniques 
        involving consideration of multiple resources on a watershed or 
        ecosystem scale;
            (2) enhance environmental mitigation and enhancement 
        measures that will result in a substantial improvement over 
        existing conditions in an ecosystem or watershed;
            (3) use innovative technologies that enable more effective 
        public participation in decision making, including use of 
        visualization, animation, and other advanced methods for 
        depicting alternatives; and
            (4) focus on environmental and transportation outcomes 
        rather than processes.
    (c) Flexibilities.--In carrying out the pilot program established 
under subsection (b), the Secretary, in concurrence with the affected 
agency may waive, with respect to an eligible project, any requirement 
under Federal law, regulation, or order, if the Secretary and such 
agencies find that waiving the requirement is reasonably expected to--
            (1) promote the development of innovative practices for the 
        environmental review process, as described in paragraphs (1) 
        through (4) of subsection (b);
            (2) enable the more efficient delivery of needed 
        improvements to the transportation system; and
            (3) result in achieving the conservation goals of relevant 
        statutes.
    (d) Eligibility.--In carrying out the pilot program established 
under subsection (b), the Secretary may not select more than 15 
eligible projects to participate in the program.
    (e) Application Process.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary and the affected agency 
        shall be jointly responsible for reviewing and approving 
        applications for participation in the program, as set forth in 
        this subsection.
            (2) Application.--The applicant shall submit a written 
        application, in a form prescribed by the Secretary, requesting 
        use of one or more innovative practices in the environmental 
        review process for the project or proposal and identifying any 
        flexibilities needed to carry out those innovative practices.
            (3) Written recommendation.--If the Secretary recommends 
        approval of the application, the Secretary shall submit a 
        written recommendation to the affected agency for review. The 
        Secretary's recommendation may include modifications to the 
        applicant's proposal.
            (4) Approval or denial of application.--The affected agency 
        shall approve or deny the application, or approve the 
        application with conditions.
            (5) Communication of decision.--Upon the final approval 
        decision by the Secretary and affected agency, the Secretary 
        shall communicate the decision in writing to the project 
        sponsor, the affected State (if not the project sponsor), and 
        each affected agency, and shall post the decision on the 
        agency's public website, and publish the decision in the 
        Federal Register. The Secretary's notice shall identify, with 
        specificity, each Federal requirement that has been waived or 
        otherwise modified. This decision shall be final.
    (f) Implementation.--Upon publication of the decision in the 
Federal Register pursuant to subsection (e)(5), the Secretary may 
initiate the proposal or the environmental review process for the 
project. Each Federal agency with responsibility for review, 
consultation, approval, or other role in the environmental review 
process for the project or proposal shall proceed in accordance with 
the decision.
    (g) Termination.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary or any affected agency may 
        terminate the participation of a project in the pilot program 
        under this section if the Secretary or affected agency 
        determines that--
                    (A) the conditions for participation (as set forth 
                in the application approval decision) have not been 
                met; and
                    (B) termination is in the public interest.
            (2) Notice.--Before terminating a project's participation 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give the project 
        sponsor (and the State, if the State is not the sponsor) 
        written notice and a period of at least 30 days to address the 
        concerns.
    (h) Reporting.--
            (1) Annual report.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        affected agency, shall annually 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 each eligible project 
        participating in the program.
            (2) Contents.--The annual report under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) identify each eligible project;
                    (B) provide a status update on the environmental 
                review process for such project; and
                    (C) summarize any lessons learned from the use of 
                innovative practices authorized under the pilot 
                program.
    (i) Sunset.--The pilot program established under subsection (b) 
shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    (j) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Affected agency.--The term ``affected agency'' means a 
        Federal agency or agencies, other than the Department of 
        Transportation, with an approval or consultation role that 
        would be affected if the flexibilities described in subsection 
        (c) are used.
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means 
        any State department of transportation.
            (3) Eligible project.--The term ``eligible project'' 
        includes--
                    (A) any project (as such term is defined in section 
                139(a)(6) of title 23, United States Code) for which 
                the environmental review process has not been initiated 
                for such project; and
                    (B) any proposal to meet paragraphs (1) through (4) 
                of subsection (c).

                  TITLE II--INNOVATIVE PROJECT FINANCE

SEC. 2001. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION ACT OF 
              1998 TEMPORARY LOAN RELIEF DUE TO COVID-19.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible borrower.--The term ``eligible borrower'' 
        means a recipient of an eligible loan administered by the 
        National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau.
            (2) Eligible loan.--The term ``eligible loan'' means a loan 
        provided on or before the date of enactment of this Act under a 
        program described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
        116(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.
    (b) Interest Rate Reset.--
            (1) In general.--If, at any time after the date of 
        execution of an eligible loan, the eligible borrower of such 
        eligible loan is impacted by COVID-19 and unable to generate 
        sufficient revenues from the dedicated revenue source to pay 
        the scheduled repayments of principal and interest on such 
        eligible loan--
                    (A) the eligible borrower may submit to the 
                Secretary a request to reset the interest rate of the 
                eligible loan in such manner and containing such 
                information as the Secretary may require; and
                    (B) the Secretary--
                            (i) in accordance with such criteria as the 
                        Secretary may establish under subsection (d), 
                        shall determine whether the eligible borrower 
                        is impacted by COVID-19; and
                            (ii) if a positive determination is made 
                        under clause (i), may reset the interest rate 
                        of such eligible loan (including through 
                        amendment of such eligible loan) to a lower 
                        interest rate equal to not less than the yield 
                        on United States Treasury securities of a 
                        similar maturity to the maturity of the 
                        eligible loan on the date of the reset, in 
                        accordance with this section.
            (2) Applicability.--A lower interest rate provided for an 
        eligible loan pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall apply 
        until the final maturity date of the eligible loan.
    (c) Other Loan Modifications.--With respect to an eligible borrower 
impacted by COVID-19, the Secretary, on determining that the eligible 
borrower has been impacted by COVID-19, may--
            (1) allow, for a maximum aggregate period of not more than 
        5 years, an obligor to add unpaid principal and interest to the 
        outstanding balance of the loan, subject to the requirements 
        under section 502(j)(3)(B) of the Railroad Revitalization and 
        Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(j)(3)(B)) or 
        section 603(c)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, as 
        applicable; and
            (2) extend any applicable disbursement period established 
        under an agreement for credit assistance made pursuant to 
        section 502 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
        Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822) or section 603 of title 23, 
        United States Code, as applicable.
    (d) Criteria.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a lower interest 
        rate or other loan modification under this section, an eligible 
        borrower shall achieve compliance with such criteria as the 
        Secretary may establish, in accordance with paragraph (2).
            (2) Factors for consideration.--In establishing criteria 
        for purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary may take into 
        consideration such factors as the Secretary determines to be 
        relevant, including achieving the objectives of--
                    (A) maintaining the operation of a project carried 
                out by an eligible borrower in a disaster, emergency, 
                or other extenuating circumstance;
                    (B) mitigating the financial impact on an eligible 
                borrower of a disaster, emergency, or other extenuating 
                circumstance; and
                    (C) protecting the interests of the Federal 
                Government in critical infrastructure.
    (e) Effective Period.--
            (1) In general.--The authority of the Secretary to reset 
        interest rates pursuant to this section shall terminate on 
        September 30, 2021.
            (2) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection 
        affects any eligible loan that is modified pursuant to this 
        section on or before September 30, 2021.

                    TITLE III--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Federal Public Transportation Act 
of 2020''.

SEC. 3002. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.

    Section 5307(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``At least once every 3 years'' and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--At least once every 3 years, 
                except as provided for under subparagraph (B)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Targeted review for high-performing 
                recipients.--In the case of a recipient under this 
                section for which no action under paragraph (3) has 
                been found to be necessary for 6 or more consecutive 
                years, the triennial review shall be a targeted review, 
                as determined by the Secretary, to ascertain whether 
                there is, with respect to the performance of a program 
                under this section--
                            ``(i) any outstanding or unresolved finding 
                        from prior reviews;
                            ``(ii) evidence of noncompliance with an 
                        applicable statutory or administrative 
                        requirement under this chapter; or
                            ``(iii) any material change since the most 
                        recent triennial review that the Secretary 
                        determines risks the recipient's compliance 
                        with respect to such performance.''.

SEC. 3003. FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.

    Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
                        ``$100,000,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$200,000,000''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
                        ``$300,000,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$400,000,000''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Rural start project.--The term `rural start project' 
        means a new transit capital project that is not in an urbanized 
        area for which--
                    ``(A) the Federal assistance provided or to be 
                provided under this section is less than $80,000,000; 
                and
                    ``(B) the total estimated net capital cost is less 
                than $150,000,000.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``or small start 
        projects'' and inserting ``, small start projects, or rural 
        start projects'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``small start 
        projects'' and inserting ``, small start projects, rural start 
        projects''; and
            (4) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) in the heading by striking ``Small Start 
                Projects'' and inserting ``Small Start Projects and 
                Rural Start Projects'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``small start 
                project'' and inserting ``small start project or rural 
                start project'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``small starts 
                project'' and inserting ``small start project or rural 
                start project'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3) by striking ``small start 
                project'' and inserting ``small start project or rural 
                start project''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (6)(A) by striking ``small start 
                project'' and inserting ``small start project or rural 
                start project''.

SEC. 3004. ENHANCED MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH 
              DISABILITIES.

    Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``(A) Amount 
        available'' and all that follows through ``A recipient of a 
        grant under'' and inserting ``A recipient of a grant under'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(E) Reallocation.--Amounts apportioned under 
                section 5310(c)(1)(A) may be reallocated to projects in 
                areas other than urbanized areas.'';
            (3) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Capital projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), a grant awarded under this section 
                for a capital project shall be 80 percent of the net 
                costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Exception.--A State described in section 
                120(b) of title 23 shall receive a Government share of 
                the net costs in accordance with the formula under such 
                section.
            ``(2) Operating assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided by 
                subparagraph (B), a grant awarded under this section 
                for a operating assistance may not exceed an amount 
                equal to 50 percent of the net operating costs of the 
                project, as determined by the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Exception.--A State described in section 
                120(b) of title 23 shall receive a Government share of 
                the net costs that is equal to 62.5 percent of the 
                Government share provided for under paragraph 
                (1)(B).''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--To the extent the Secretary determines 
        appropriate, the requirements of--
                    ``(A) section 5307 shall apply to recipients of 
                grants made in urbanized areas under this subsection; 
                and
                    ``(B) section 5311 shall apply to recipients of 
                grants made in rural areas under this subsection.''.

SEC. 3005. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.

    Section 5311(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Projects in qualified opportunity zones, 
                medically underserved areas, or areas with a medically 
                underserved population.--A grant awarded under this 
                section for a capital project in a qualified 
                opportunity zone, a medically underserved area, or 
                areas with a medically underserved population shall be 
                for 90 percent of the net costs of the project, as 
                determined by the Secretary.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Projects in qualified opportunity zones, 
                medically underserved areas, or areas with a medically 
                underserved population.--A grant awarded under this 
                section for a capital project in a qualified 
                opportunity zone, a medically underserved area, or an 
                area with a medically underserved population shall be 
                for 62.5 percent of the Government share provided for 
                under paragraph (1)(B).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Qualified opportunity zone.--The term 
                `qualified opportunity zone' has the meaning given such 
                term in section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                1986.
                    ``(B) Medically underserved areas; an area with a 
                medically underserved population.--The term `medically 
                underserved areas' or `an area with a medically 
                underserved population' means an area or populations 
                that are designated as medically underserved by the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to 
                section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
                U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)).''.

SEC. 3006. NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) Research Project Eligibility.--Section 5312(c)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (M), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (N) as subparagraph (O); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (M) the following:
                    ``(N) access to hospitals and healthcare providers 
                in areas underserved by transit or with limited public 
                transportation options, as determined by the Secretary; 
                or''.
    (b) Innovation and Development Project Eligibility.--Section 
5312(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
                    ``(H) public transportation projects that improve 
                health care access and outcomes; or''.
    (c) Demonstration, Deployment, and Evaluation Project 
Eligibility.--Section 5312(e)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) the deployment of public transportation 
                projects or practices that--
                            ``(i) achieve measurable improvements in 
                        transportation access to health care for 
                        medically underserved areas or populations, as 
                        designated by the Health Resources and Services 
                        Administration pursuant to section 330(b)(3) of 
                        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        254b(b)(3));
                            ``(ii) implement transportation strategies 
                        for addressing significant health needs as 
                        identified by a community health needs 
                        assessment pursuant to the requirements of 
                        section 501(r)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue 
                        Code of 1986; or
                            ``(iii) eliminate or reduce transportation 
                        barriers to accessing health care that are 
                        identified and prioritized in the coordinated 
                        public transit-human services transportation 
                        plan described in section 5310(e)(2)(A).''.

SEC. 3007. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 5314(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
                subparagraph (J); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the 
                following:
                    ``(I) provide innovation and capacity building to 
                rural and tribal public transportation recipients but 
                not to duplicate the activities of sections 5311(b) or 
                5312; and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Availability of amounts.--Of the amounts made 
        available to carry out this section under section 5338(c), such 
        sums as necessary shall be available to carry out activities 
        described in paragraph (2)(I).''.
    (b) Availability of Amounts.--Section 5314(c)(4)(A) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``5311,'' after ``5307,''.

SEC. 3008. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Reasonable Access to Public Transportation Facilities.--Section 
5323(r) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(r) Reasonable Access to Public Transportation Facilities.--
            ``(1) In general.--A recipient of assistance under this 
        chapter may not deny reasonable access for a private or charter 
        transportation operator to federally funded public 
        transportation facilities, including intermodal facilities, 
        park-and-ride lots, and bus-only highway lanes. In determining 
        reasonable access, capacity requirements of the recipient of 
        assistance and the extent to which access would be detrimental 
        or beneficial to existing public transportation services must 
        be considered. A recipient shall respond to any request for 
        reasonable access within 90 days of the receipt of the request.
            ``(2) Response to request.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a recipient of assistance 
                under this chapter fails to respond to a request within 
                the 90-day period described in paragraph (1), the 
                operator may seek assistance from the Secretary to 
                obtain a response.
                    ``(B) Denial of access.--If a recipient of 
                assistance under this chapter denies access to a 
                private intercity or charter transportation operator 
                based on the reasonable access standards provided in 
                paragraph (1), the recipient shall provide, in writing, 
                the reasons for the denial.''.
    (b) Waivers and Deferrals; Administrative Option.--Section 5323 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (t) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(t) Waivers and Deferrals; Administrative Option.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary shall have the authority to waive, exempt, 
        defer, or establish a simplified level of compliance for 
        recipients of assistance under this chapter that operate 10 or 
        fewer vehicles in service, or that receive financial assistance 
        under both sections 5307 and 5311 of this chapter.
            ``(2) Guidance required.--Not later than 180 days of 
        enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2020, the 
        Secretary shall publish guidance for recipients of assistance 
        under this chapter that operate 10 or fewer buses in service or 
        that receive financial assistance under both of sections 5307 
        and 5311 concerning--
                    ``(A) which specific requirements may be considered 
                for waivers, exemptions, deferrals, or simplified 
                levels of compliance by recipients of assistance 
                described in paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) the process by which recipients of assistance 
                described in paragraph (1) may request such waivers, 
                exemptions, deferrals, or simplified levels of 
                compliance;
                    ``(C) the criteria by which the Secretary shall 
                evaluate and act upon such requests;
                    ``(D) the terms and conditions the Secretary shall 
                attach to any waiver, exemption, deferral or simplified 
                level of compliance that is awarded under paragraph 
                (1);
                    ``(E) actions the Secretary may take if a recipient 
                fails to comply the terms and conditions attached to a 
                waiver, exemption, deferral, or simplified level of 
                compliance that has been awarded under paragraph (1); 
                and
                    ``(F) the circumstances under which the Secretary 
                may use this paragraph to award a waiver, exemption, 
                deferral or simplified level of compliance to a 
                recipient of assistance under this chapter and 
                described in this paragraph.
            ``(3) Maintain safety.--The Secretary shall not take any 
        action under this subsection that would degrade safety to lives 
        or property.
            ``(4) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives an annual report detailing the requests and 
        actions that have been taken under this subsection in the 
        preceding 12 months.''.
    (c) Threshold for the Sale of Transit Vehicles After Service 
Life.--Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(v) Threshold for the Sale of Transit Vehicles After Service 
Life.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, for 
programs under this chapter the threshold amount for transit vehicles 
after the service life is reached shall be 20 percent of the original 
acquisition cost of the purchased equipment. For transit vehicles sold 
for an amount above such amount, the threshold amount shall be retained 
by the transit agency upon sale of the asset for use by the transit 
agency for the purpose of operating or capital expenditures, and the 
remainder shall be remitted to the Secretary and shall be deposited 
into the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund. If such a 
vehicle is sold for an amount below or equal to the threshold amount, 
the transit agency shall retain all funds from the sale.''.

SEC. 3009. APPORTIONMENTS.

    Section 5336(h)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(3) of amount not apportioned under paragraphs (1) and 
        (2), 3 percent shall be apportioned to urbanized areas with 
        populations of less than 200,000 in accordance with subsection 
        (i);''.

SEC. 3010. GRANTS FOR BUS AND BUS FACILITIES.

    Section 5339 of title 49, United States Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(5) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) National distribution.--For each of fiscal 
                years 2021 through 2025, each State shall be allocated 
                0.6 percent of the amount made available under section 
                5338(a)(2)(L) and each territory shall be allocated 
                0.15 percent of such amount.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(5) by striking ``10'' and inserting 
        ``20''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(E)--
                            (i) in clause (i) by striking ``; or'' and 
                        inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the 
                        semicolon and inserting ``; or''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) with respect to projects in rural 
                        areas, any passenger vehicle that is equipped 
                        with any technology, including compressed 
                        natural gas and liquefied natural gas that 
                        reduces energy consumption or harmful 
                        emissions, including direct carbon emissions, 
                        when compared to a diesel powered vehicle;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ``requirements 
                of section 5307'' and inserting the following: 
                ``requirements of--
                            ``(i) for eligible recipients of grants 
                        made in urbanized areas, section 5307; and
                            ``(ii) for eligible recipients of grants 
                        made in rural areas, section 5311.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Distribution of grant funds.--Of the funds allocated 
        under section 5338(a)(2)(M) for no or low emission grants under 
        section 5339(c), not less than 10 percent of the amounts shall 
        be distributed to projects in rural areas.''.

SEC. 3011. ELIMINATION OF APPORTIONMENTS BASED ON HIGH DENSITY STATE 
              FACTORS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5340 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``and subsection (d)''; 
        and
            (2) by striking subsection (d).
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 5340 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``5338(b)(2)(N)'' and 
        inserting ``5338(a)(2)(N)''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``subsection (b)(1)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (b)''.

SEC. 3012. INNOVATIVE MOBILITY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 5312 the following:
``Sec. 5313. Innovative mobility and technology deployment grants
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary shall establish an innovative 
mobility and technology deployment grants program to award grants to 
entities described in subsection (b) to assist in financing of public 
transportation projects that--
            ``(1) allow for the integration of mobility services or 
        technologies in public transportation services, including 
        traveler information, trip planning information, new or 
        expanded reservation capabilities, integrated payment 
        solutions, fare automation, or delivery designs to improve 
        options in public transportation;
            ``(2) advance first-mile, last-mile, late night, or low 
        density services that connect riders to public transportation, 
        including--
                    ``(A) microtransit;
                    ``(B) commuter busing; or
                    ``(C) commuter highway vehicles;
            ``(3) advance on demand complementary paratransit services;
            ``(4) provide accessibility and connectivity for rural 
        areas not being adequately served by public transportation, as 
        determined by the Secretary;
            ``(5) expand high-performing public transportation business 
        models that increase access to public transportation; or
            ``(6) provide any other transit service that the Secretary 
        determines appropriate to meet the purposes of this section.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
section, an entity shall be--
            ``(1) a State or local government; or
            ``(2) a publicly owned operator of public transportation.
    ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity described in subsection (b) shall submit to the 
Secretary an application in such form and contain such information as 
the Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Rulemaking.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out 
        this section, and publish such regulations in the Federal 
        Register, not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
        of this section; and
            ``(2) in issuing such regulations, solicit and receive 
        comments from stakeholders not later than 180 days after the 
        date of enactment of this section.
    ``(e) Grant Requirements.--The Secretary may approve modified grant 
requirements for projects carried out using a grant under this section.
    ``(f) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Period of grant.--A grant under this section shall be 
        for a 3-year period beginning on the date on which the first 
        payment of any amount under the grant is provided to an 
        eligible entity.
            ``(2) Rural grant minimum.--The Secretary shall award not 
        less than 20 percent of the total amounts made available to 
        carry out this section to support activities described under 
        subsection (a) in rural areas.
            ``(3) Government share of costs.--The Federal share of the 
        total project cost of a project carried out under this section 
        may not exceed 80 percent.
            ``(4) Allocation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year, 
        not more than 20 percent may be awarded under subsection (a) to 
        a single entity.
    ``(g) Best Practices.--The Secretary shall annually collect from, 
review, and disseminate to public transportation agencies findings or 
best practices from projects funded under this section.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Commuter highway vehicle.--The term `commuter highway 
        vehicle' has the meaning given such term in section 
        132(f)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(2) High-performing public transportation.--The term 
        `high-performing public transportation' means a public 
        transportation service, whether provided by a public agency, 
        private nonprofit, or for-profit organization, that is able to 
        collect all operating costs through fare-box revenue or other 
        dedicated sources for an activity and increases access to 
        public transportation.
            ``(3) Micro-transit.--The term `micro-transit' means 
        internet-enabled, public transportation services that use 
        dynamically generated routes calculated by algorithms developed 
        to increase the occupancy of vehicles.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5312 the 
following:

``5313. Innovative mobility and technology deployment grants.''.

                    TITLE IV--HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY

SEC. 4001. FUNDING AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS.

    The funds provided for programs under chapter 4 of title 23, United 
States Code, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, shall be 
subject to the following requirements:
            (1) Applicability of title 23.--Except as otherwise 
        provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and 
        chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, amounts made 
        available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 2021 through 
        2025 shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if 
        such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Regulatory authority.--Grants awarded under this title 
        shall be carried out in accordance with regulations issued by 
        the Secretary of Transportation.
            (3) State matching requirements.--If a grant awarded under 
        chapter 4 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) 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 chapter 4 of 
        title 23, United States Code (other than planning or 
        administration), without regard to whether such expenditures 
        were made in connection with such project.
            (4) Grant application and deadline.--To receive a grant 
        under chapter 4 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.
            (5) Prohibition on other uses.--Except as otherwise 
        provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and 
        chapter 303 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--
                    (A) shall only be used to carry out such program; 
                and
                    (B) may not be used by States or local governments 
                for construction purposes.

SEC. 4002. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (h) by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Funding.--The Secretary shall obligate such sums as 
        are necessary in fiscal year 2021 through 2024 from the funds 
        made available to carry out this section to conduct the 
        research described in paragraph (1).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Drug-Impaired Driving Prevention Pilot Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a 
        pilot program to create, and study the effects of, a public 
        awareness campaign to reduce instances of driving while under 
        the influence of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
            ``(2) Locations.--The Secretary shall implement the pilot 
        program in States that are, or a region that is, most affected 
        by the opioid epidemic, as measured by the most recent opioid-
        involved overdose deaths per 10,000 persons, as reported by the 
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
            ``(3) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary under 
        paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after 
        the date on which the pilot program is established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1).
            ``(4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        termination of the pilot program described in paragraph (3), 
        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 of the effects of 
        the public awareness and enforcement campaign.
    ``(l) Research and Training on Marijuana Detection.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator of the National 
        Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall carry out a 
        collaborative research effort to study the effect that 
        marijuana has on driving and research ways to detect and reduce 
        incidences of driving under the influence of marijuana.
            ``(2) Reports.--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 an annual report that--
                    ``(A) describes the progress made in carrying out 
                the collaborative research effort; and
                    ``(B) includes an accounting for the use of Federal 
                funds obligated or expended in carrying out such 
                effort.''.
    (b) Study of Illegal Passing of School Buses.--Section 403 of title 
23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(m) Study of Illegal Passing of School Buses.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct a study on illegal passing of school 
        buses.
            ``(2) Study elements.--In completing the study under 
        paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall compile and 
        examine the following issues related to illegal passing of 
        school buses:
                    ``(A) Description of illegal passing laws in each 
                State relating to school buses.
                    ``(B) Identification of laws that may affect or 
                intersect with illegal school bus passing laws.
                    ``(C) Description of how each State enforces such 
                laws.
                    ``(D) Evaluation of methods that each State uses to 
                review, document, and report to law enforcement school 
                bus stop-arm violations and illegal school bus passing.
                    ``(E) Review of driver education materials.
                    ``(F) Identification of best practices relating to 
                the most effective approaches to address illegal 
                passing of school buses.
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, 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 under paragraph (1).
    ``(n) Public Safety Media Programs.--
            ``(1) Child heatstroke.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
        establish and implement a public safety messaging program to 
        educate the public and reduce heatstroke-related deaths of 
        children in unattended vehicles.
            ``(2) Illegal passing of school buses.--Not later than 18 
        months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall establish and implement a public safety 
        messaging program to educate the public and reduce the illegal 
        passing of school buses.''.

SEC. 4003. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

    Section 405(a)(9)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``date of enactment of the FAST Act'' and inserting ``date of 
enactment of the STARTER Act''.

SEC. 4004. NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT ELIGIBILITY.

    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 publicly available on a website 
of the Department of Transportation--
            (1) an identification of--
                    (A) the States that were awarded grants under such 
                section;
                    (B) the States that applied and were not awarded 
                grants under such section; and
                    (C) the States that did not apply for a grant under 
                such section; and
            (2) a list of deficiencies that made a State ineligible for 
        a grant under such section for each State described in 
        paragraph (1)(B).

                     TITLE V--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

SEC. 5001. FUNDING AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS.

    The funds provided for programs under chapter 311 of title 49, 
United States Code, shall be subject to the following requirements:
            (1) Applicability of title 23.--Except as otherwise 
        provided in chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, 
        amounts made available under subsection (a) for fiscal years 
        2021 through 2025 shall be available for obligation in the same 
        manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
        title 23, United States Code.
            (2) Regulatory authority.--Grants awarded under this title 
        shall be carried out in accordance with regulations issued by 
        the Secretary of Transportation.
            (3) State matching requirements.--If a grant awarded under 
        chapter 311 of title 49, 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) 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 chapter 311 of 
        title 49, United States Code (other than planning or 
        administration), without regard to whether such expenditures 
        were made in connection with such project.
            (4) Grant application and deadline.--To receive a grant 
        under chapter 311 of title 49, 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.
            (5) Prohibition on other uses.--Except as otherwise 
        provided in chapter 311 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--
                    (A) shall only be used to carry out such program; 
                and
                    (B) may not be used by States or local governments 
                for construction purposes.

SEC. 5002. COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY REFORM.

    (a) Motor Carrier Safety Grants.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Selection standard.--For any applicable legal 
                requirement with respect to a covered entity 
                contracting with a covered motor carrier for the 
                shipment of goods or household goods, the covered 
                entity shall be considered reasonable and prudent in 
                the selection of such motor carrier if the covered 
                entity verifies, not later than the date of shipment 
                and not earlier than 45 days before the date of 
                shipment, that the covered motor carrier--
                            (i) is registered under section 13902 of 
                        title 49, United States Code, as a motor 
                        carrier or household goods motor carrier;
                            (ii) has at least the minimum insurance 
                        coverage required by Federal and State law; and
                            (iii) is not determined unfit to operate 
                        safely commercial motor vehicles under section 
                        31144 of title 49, United States Code, or 
                        otherwise ordered to discontinue operations by 
                        the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
                        (including not renewing a Department of 
                        Transportation registration number) or a State.
                    (B) Sunset.--The standard established under 
                paragraph (1) shall sunset on the effective date of a 
                regulation issued pursuant to subsection (c).
            (2) Revocation of registration.--Section 31144(a) of title 
        49, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) prescribe by regulation a process for revoking the 
        registration of an owner or operator determined unfit to 
        operate safely a commercial motor vehicle under this 
        section.''.
            (3) Rulemaking.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Transportation shall--
                            (i) update and revise the regulations 
                        issued pursuant to subsection (b) of section 
                        31144 of title 49, United States Code, to 
                        include the requirements of subsection (a); and
                            (ii) issue such regulations as are 
                        necessary to carry out section 31144(a)(5) of 
                        title 49, United States Code, as added by this 
                        Act.
                    (B) Factors for an unsatisfactory rating.--The 
                regulations updated under paragraph (1)(A) shall 
                provide a procedure for the Secretary to determine if a 
                motor carrier is not fit to operate a commercial motor 
                vehicle in or affecting interstate commerce in 
                accordance with section 31144 of title 49, United 
                States Code.
            (4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to preempt or supersede any State law or regulation 
        relating to drayage.
            (5) Definitions.--In this section:
                    (A) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' 
                means a person acting as--
                            (i) a shipper or cosignee of goods, except 
                        that such term does not mean a person acting as 
                        an individual shipper (as such term is defined 
                        in section 13103 of title 49, United States 
                        Code);
                            (ii) a broker, a freight forwarder, or a 
                        household goods freight forwarder (as such 
                        terms are defined in section 13102 of title 49, 
                        United States Code);
                            (iii) an ocean transportation intermediary 
                        (as such term is defined in section 40102 of 
                        title 46, United States Code), when arranging 
                        for inland transportation as part of an 
                        international through movement involving ocean 
                        transportation between the United States and a 
                        foreign port;
                            (iv) an indirect air carrier holding a 
                        Standard Security Program approved by the 
                        Transportation Security Administration only to 
                        the extent that the indirect air carrier is 
                        engaging in the activities as an air carrier 
                        defined in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
                        40102 of title 49, United States Code;
                            (v) a customs broker licensed in accordance 
                        with section 111.2 of title 19, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations, only to the extent that the 
                        customs broker is engaging in a movement under 
                        a customs bond or in a transaction involving 
                        customs business, as defined by section 111.1 
                        of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations; or
                            (vi) a motor carrier registered under 
                        chapter 139 of title 49, United States Code.
                    (B) Covered motor carrier.--The term ``covered 
                motor carrier'' means a motor carrier or a household 
                goods motor carrier (as such terms are defined in 
                section 13102 of title 49, United States Code) that is 
                subject to Federal motor carrier financial 
                responsibility and safety regulations.
                    (C) Household goods.--The term ``household goods'' 
                has the meaning given such term in section 13102 of 
                title 49, United States Code.
                    (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
                Secretary of Transportation.
    (b) Remote Audit.--Section 31144 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Remote Audits.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
        program to conduct remote compliance reviews under subpart A of 
        part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to assign a 
        safety rating for commercial motor carriers.
            ``(2) Contents.--In conducting the pilot program, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) use the same standards that would otherwise 
                be applicable to commercial motor carriers;
                    ``(B) apply the procedures of part 385 of title 49, 
                Code of Federal Regulations, including the safety 
                fitness rating methodology under appendix B, prior to 
                assigning a safety rating under such pilot program;
                    ``(C) assign safety ratings regardless of whether 
                an on-site review of activities has taken place; and
                    ``(D) leverage all available technology to access 
                information and records.
            ``(3) Eligible participants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Motor carriers that are eligible 
                to participate in the pilot program under this 
                subsection shall--
                            ``(i) voluntarily agree to participate in 
                        such pilot program; and
                            ``(ii) be able to opt out of participation 
                        at any time.
                    ``(B) Prohibition on participation.--Motor carriers 
                that transport hazardous materials or passengers shall 
                be prohibited from participating in the pilot program 
                under this section.
            ``(4) Authorized agents.--Remote compliance reviews 
        conducted under the pilot program under this section may be 
        conducted by--
                    ``(A) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
                personnel;
                    ``(B) State commercial motor vehicle authorities 
                that meet acceptable standards set forth by the 
                Secretary; or
                    ``(C) private contractors that meet acceptable 
                standards set forth by the Secretary.
            ``(5) Availability of safety ratings.--Safety ratings 
        determined under the pilot program under this subsection may 
        not be released publicly by the Secretary or by any authorized 
        agent described in paragraph (4) that is participating in the 
        pilot program under this subsection.''.

SEC. 5003. ENTRY-LEVEL DRIVER TRAINING REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than February 7, 2022, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall implement the minimum training requirements for 
entry-level commercial motor vehicle operators published in the final 
rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on 
December 8, 2016, titled ``Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-
Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators'' (81 Fed. Reg. 88732).
    (b) Training Provider Registry Deployment.--Not later than October 
1, 2021, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall deploy 
the training provider registry referenced in the final regulation 
issued by the Administration on December 8, 2016, titled ``Minimum 
Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle 
Operators'' (81 Fed. Reg. 88732) to allow training providers to sign up 
prior to the implementation date described in subsection (a).
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than February 7, 2021, and every 
90 days thereafter until the implementation of the requirements 
described in subsection (a), 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 a report describing--
            (1) the status of the training provider registry described 
        in subsection (b); and
            (2) the Federal and State efforts to implement the final 
        rule described in subsection (a).
    (d) Report on Noncompliance.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
on which compliance with the final rule described in subsection (a) is 
required under subsection (a), 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 a report containing a list of all States 
in substantial noncompliance with such final rule.

SEC. 5004. TRUCKING INDUSTRY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Apprentice.--The term ``apprentice'' means an employee 
        under the age of 21 who holds a commercial driver's license 
        required to operate a class of vehicles described in part 383 
        of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (2) Commercial driver's license.--The term ``commercial 
        driver's license'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        31301 of title 49, United States Code.
            (3) Commercial motor vehicle.--The term ``commercial motor 
        vehicle'' means a commercial motor vehicle that meets the 
        definition under paragraph (1) or (4) of the definition of the 
        term ``commercial motor vehicle'' in section 390.5 of title 49, 
        Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
        enactment of this Act).
            (4) Driving time.--The term ``driving time'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 395.2 of title 49, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
        this Act).
            (5) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code.
            (6) Employer.--The term ``employer'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code.
            (7) Experienced driver.--The term ``experienced driver'' 
        means an individual who--
                    (A) is not less than 21 years of age;
                    (B) has held a commercial driver's license for the 
                2-year period ending on the date on which the 
                individual serves as an experienced driver under 
                subsection (c)(3)(B);
                    (C) has had no preventable accidents reportable to 
                the Department of Transportation or pointed moving 
                violations during the 1-year period ending on the date 
                on which the individual serves as an experienced driver 
                under subsection (c)(3)(B); and
                    (D) has a minimum of 2 years of experience driving 
                a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
            (8) On-duty time.--The term ``on-duty time'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 395.2 of title 49, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
        this Act).
            (9) Pointed moving violation.--The term ``pointed moving 
        violation'' means a violation that results in points being 
        added to the license of a driver, or a similar comparable 
        violation, as determined by the Secretary.
            (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.
    (b) Apprentice.--An apprentice may--
            (1) drive a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce 
        while taking part in the 120-hour probationary period under 
        subsection (c)(1) or the 280-hour probationary period under 
        subsection (c)(2), pursuant to an apprenticeship program 
        established by an employer in accordance with this section; and
            (2) drive a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce 
        after the apprentice completes an apprenticeship program 
        described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Apprenticeship Program.--An apprenticeship program referred to 
in subsection (b) is a program that consists of the following 
requirements:
            (1) 120-hour probationary period.--
                    (A) In general.--The apprentice shall complete 120 
                hours of on-duty time, of which not less than 80 hours 
                are driving time in a commercial motor vehicle.
                    (B) Performance benchmarks.--In order to complete 
                the 120-hour probationary period under subparagraph 
                (A), an employer shall determine that the apprentice is 
                competent in each of the following areas:
                            (i) Interstate, city traffic, rural 2-lane, 
                        and evening driving.
                            (ii) Safety awareness.
                            (iii) Speed and space management.
                            (iv) Lane control.
                            (v) Mirror scanning.
                            (vi) Right and left turns.
                            (vii) Logging and complying with rules 
                        relating to hours of service.
            (2) 280-hour probationary period.--
                    (A) In general.--After completing the 120-hour 
                probationary period under paragraph (1), the apprentice 
                shall complete 280 hours of on-duty time, of which not 
                less than 160 hours are driving time in a commercial 
                motor vehicle.
                    (B) Performance benchmarks.--In order to complete 
                the 280-hour probationary period under subparagraph 
                (A), an employer shall determine that the apprentice is 
                competent in each of the following areas:
                            (i) Backing and maneuvering in close 
                        quarters.
                            (ii) Pre-trip inspections.
                            (iii) Fueling procedures.
                            (iv) Weighing loads, weight distribution, 
                        and sliding tandems.
                            (v) Coupling and uncoupling procedures.
                            (vi) Trip planning, truck routes, map 
                        reading, navigation, and permits.
            (3) Restrictions for 120-hour and 280-hour probationary 
        periods.--During the 120-hour probationary period under 
        paragraph (1) and the 280-hour probationary period under 
        paragraph (2)--
                    (A) the apprentice may only drive a commercial 
                motor vehicle that has--
                            (i) automatic manual or automatic 
                        transmissions;
                            (ii) active braking collision mitigation 
                        systems;
                            (iii) forward-facing video event capture; 
                        and
                            (iv) governed speeds of 65 miles per hour 
                        at the pedal and 65 miles per hour under 
                        adaptive cruise control; and
                    (B) the apprentice shall be accompanied in the cab 
                of the commercial motor vehicle by an experienced 
                driver.
            (4) Records retention.--The employer shall maintain 
        records, in a manner required by the Secretary, relating to the 
        satisfaction of the requirements of paragraphs (1)(B) and 
        (2)(B) by the apprentice.
            (5) Reportable incidents.--If the apprentice is involved in 
        a preventable accident reportable to the Department of 
        Transportation or a pointed moving violation while driving a 
        commercial motor vehicle as part of an apprenticeship program 
        described in this subsection, the apprentice shall undergo 
        remediation and additional training until the apprentice can 
        demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the employer, competence in 
        each of the performance benchmarks described in paragraphs 
        (1)(B) and (2)(B).
            (6) Completion of program.--The apprentice shall be 
        considered to have completed the apprenticeship program on the 
        date on which the apprentice completes the 280-hour 
        probationary period under paragraph (2).
            (7) Minimum requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--Nothing in this Act prevents an 
                employer from imposing additional requirements on an 
                apprentice taking part in an apprenticeship program 
                established pursuant to this section.
                    (B) Technologies.--Nothing in this Act prevents an 
                employer from requiring or installing additional 
                technologies in a commercial motor vehicle in addition 
                to the technologies described in paragraph (3)(A).
    (d) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement 
this Act.
    (e) No Effect on License Requirement.--Nothing in this Act exempts 
an apprentice from any requirement to hold a commercial driver's 
license in order to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
    (f) Employer Responsibility.--An employer shall not knowingly 
allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver under the age of 21 to 
operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce unless the 
driver is participating in or has completed an apprenticeship program 
that meets the requirements of subsection (c).

SEC. 5005. HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.

    Section 229 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 
U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``during planting and harvest periods, as 
                determined by each State,''; and
                    (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(A) drivers transporting agricultural commodities 
                within a 150 air-mile radius from--
                            ``(i) the source of the agricultural 
                        commodities; or
                            ``(ii) the destination of the agricultural 
                        commodities;''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(8)--
                    (A) by striking ``during the planting and 
                harvesting seasons within each State, as determined by 
                the State,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``at any time of the year''.

                          TITLE VI--INNOVATION

SEC. 6001. ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 520. Advanced transportation technologies program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
a program to provide grants to eligible entities to deploy, install, 
and operate advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, 
efficiency, system performance, mobility, intermodal connectivity, and 
infrastructure return on investment.
    ``(b) Criteria.--In carrying out the program under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall develop criteria for selection of an eligible 
entity to receive a grant, including how the proposed deployment of 
technology--
            ``(1) reduces costs and improves return on investments, 
        including through the optimization of existing transportation 
        capacity;
            ``(2) delivers environmental benefits by alleviating 
        congestion and streamlining traffic flow;
            ``(3) measures and improves the operational performance of 
        the applicable transportation network;
            ``(4) reduces the number and severity of traffic accidents 
        and increases driver, passenger, and pedestrian safety;
            ``(5) collects, disseminates, and uses information on real-
        time traffic, work zone, weather, transit, paratransit, 
        parking, and other transportation-related information to 
        improve mobility, reduce congestion, and provide for more 
        efficient, accessible, and integrated transportation and 
        transportation services;
            ``(6) monitors transportation assets to improve 
        infrastructure management, reduce maintenance costs, prioritize 
        investment decisions, and ensure a state of good repair;
            ``(7) delivers economic benefits by reducing delays, 
        improving system performance, and providing for the efficient 
        and reliable movement of goods and services; or
            ``(8) accelerates the deployment of vehicle-to-vehicle, 
        vehicle-to-infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, and other 
        technologies.
    ``(c) Applications.--An application submitted for a project to be 
carried out by a grant under this program shall include the following:
            ``(1) A plan to deploy and provide for the long-term 
        operation and maintenance of advanced transportation 
        technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, 
        and return on investment.
            ``(2) Objectives for quantifiable system performance 
        improvements, such as--
                    ``(A) reducing traffic-related accidents, 
                congestion, and costs;
                    ``(B) optimizing system efficiency; and
                    ``(C) improving access to transportation services.
            ``(3) Quantifiable safety, mobility, and environmental 
        benefit projections such as data-driven estimates of how the 
        project proposes to improve the applicable transportation 
        system efficiency and how such project proposes to reduce 
        traffic congestion.
            ``(4) A plan for any partnerships with private sector 
        entities or public agencies, including multimodal and 
        multijurisdictional entities, research institutions, 
        organizations representing transportation and technology 
        leaders, or other transportation stakeholders.
            ``(5) A plan to leverage and optimize existing local and 
        regional advanced transportation technology investments.
    ``(d) Grant Selection.--
            ``(1) Grant awards.--Each fiscal year for which funding is 
        made available under this section, the Secretary shall award 
        grants to not less than 5 and not more than 10 eligible 
        entities.
            ``(2) Geographic diversity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in 
                awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary 
                shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that grant 
                recipients represent diverse geographic areas of the 
                United States, including urban areas and rural areas.
                    ``(B) Rural set-aside.--Not less than 20 percent of 
                the amounts made available to carry out this section 
                shall be reserved for projects serving rural areas, to 
                the extent there are sufficient eligible applications.
            ``(3) Technology diversity.--In awarding a grant under this 
        section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, 
        that grant recipients represent a variety of technology 
        solutions.
    ``(e) Use of Grant Funds.--A grant recipient may use funds awarded 
under this section to deploy advanced transportation technologies, 
including--
            ``(1) advanced traveler information systems;
            ``(2) advanced transportation management technologies;
            ``(3) advanced transportation technologies to improve 
        emergency evacuation and response by Federal, State, and local 
        authorities;
            ``(4) infrastructure maintenance, monitoring, and condition 
        assessment;
            ``(5) advanced public transportation systems;
            ``(6) transportation system performance data collection, 
        analysis, and dissemination systems;
            ``(7) advanced safety systems, including vehicle-to-
        vehicle, vehicle-to-pedestrian, and vehicle-to-infrastructure 
        communications, technologies associated with autonomous 
        vehicles, and other collision avoidance technologies, including 
        systems using cellular technology;
            ``(8) integration of intelligent transportation systems 
        with the Smart Grid and other energy distribution and charging 
        systems;
            ``(9) integrated corridor management systems;
            ``(10) advanced parking reservation or variable pricing 
        systems;
            ``(11) electronic pricing, toll collection, and payment 
        systems;
            ``(12) technology that enhances high occupancy vehicle toll 
        lanes, cordon pricing, or congestion pricing;
            ``(13) advanced mobility and access technologies, such as 
        dynamic ridesharing and information systems to support human 
        services for elderly and disabled individuals;
            ``(14) technology that collects and maintains automated 
        driving system safety data and data analysis tools;
            ``(15) cybersecurity protection measures and activities to 
        protect against cybersecurity threats; or
            ``(16) advanced vulnerable road user safety information 
        systems.
    ``(f) Report to Secretary.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that a 
        recipient of a grant under this section submits, not later than 
        1 year after the recipient receives a grant and annually 
        thereafter, a report to the Secretary that describes--
                    ``(A) deployment and operational costs of the 
                project compared to the benefits and savings the 
                project provides; and
                    ``(B) how the project has met the original 
                expectations projected in the deployment plan submitted 
                with the application, such as--
                            ``(i) data on how the project has helped 
                        reduce traffic accidents, congestion, costs, 
                        and other benefits of the deployed systems;
                            ``(ii) data on the effect of measuring and 
                        improving transportation system performance 
                        through the deployment of advanced 
                        transportation technologies;
                            ``(iii) the effectiveness of providing 
                        real-time integrated traffic, transit, and 
                        multimodal transportation information to the 
                        public to make informed travel decisions; and
                            ``(iv) lessons learned and recommendations 
                        for future deployment strategies to optimize 
                        transportation mobility, efficiency, and 
                        multimodal system performance.
            ``(2) Report consistency.--
                    ``(A) Administration.--The Secretary shall provide 
                grant recipients with methods and techniques to support 
                consistent data collection across grant recipients and 
                may update such methods and techniques as appropriate.
                    ``(B) Update.--The Secretary shall provide grant 
                recipients notice of an update described in 
                subparagraph (A) not less than 90 days before carrying 
                out such update.
    ``(g) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this section, and once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall 
make available to the public on the website of the Department of 
Transportation an updated report that describes the effectiveness of 
grant recipients in meeting projected deployment plans including data 
described in subsection (f) on how the program has--
            ``(1) reduced traffic-related fatalities and injuries;
            ``(2) reduced traffic congestion and improved travel time 
        reliability;
            ``(3) reduced transportation-related emissions;
            ``(4) optimized multimodal system performance;
            ``(5) improved access to transportation alternatives;
            ``(6) provided the public with access to real-time 
        integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation 
        information to make informed travel decisions;
            ``(7) provided cost savings to transportation agencies, 
        businesses, and the traveling public; or
            ``(8) provided other benefits to transportation users and 
        the general public.
    ``(h) Penalty.--The Secretary may terminate a grant provided under 
this section and deobligate funds provided by such grant if--
            ``(1) the Secretary determines from a report submitted 
        pursuant to subsection (f) that a recipient of such grant is 
        not carrying out the requirements of the grant; and
            ``(2) the Secretary provides written notice to the 
        Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Science, 
        Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committees on Environment and Public Works and Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate 60 days prior to 
        deobligating funds under this subsection.
    ``(i) Funding.--Of the amounts provided to carry out this section, 
the Secretary may set aside $2,000,000 each fiscal year for program 
reporting, evaluation, and administrative costs related to this 
section.
    ``(j) Federal Share.--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.
    ``(k) Grant Limitation.--The Secretary may not award more than 15 
percent of the amount described under subsection (i).
    ``(l) Expenses for Grant Recipients.--A grant recipient under this 
section may use not more than 5 percent of the funds awarded each 
fiscal year to carry out planning and reporting requirements.
    ``(m) Grant Flexibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--If, by August 1 of each fiscal year, the 
        Secretary determines that there are not enough grant 
        applications that meet the requirements described in subsection 
        (c) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
        shall transfer to the programs specified in paragraph (2)--
                    ``(A) any of the funds reserved for the fiscal year 
                under subsection (i) that the Secretary has not yet 
                awarded under this section; and
                    ``(B) an amount of obligation limitation equal to 
                the amount of funds that the Secretary transfers under 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Programs.--The programs referred to in paragraph (1) 
        are--
                    ``(A) the programs under sections 503(b) and 
                503(c); and
                    ``(B) the programs under sections 512 through 518.
            ``(3) Distribution.--Any transfer of funds and obligation 
        limitation under paragraph (1) shall be divided among the 
        programs referred to in that paragraph in the same proportions 
        as the Secretary originally reserved funding from the programs 
        for the fiscal year under subsection (i).
    ``(n) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            ``(1) Advanced transportation technologies.--The term 
        `advanced transportation technologies' means technologies that 
        improve the efficiency, safety, or state of good repair of 
        surface transportation systems, including intelligent 
        transportation systems.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
        State or local government, a transit agency, metropolitan 
        planning organization, or a political subdivision of a State or 
        local government or a multijurisdictional group or a consortium 
        of research institutions or academic institutions.
            ``(3) Multijurisdictional group.--The term 
        `multijurisdictional group' means any combination of State 
        governments, local governments, metropolitan planning 
        organizations, transit agencies, or other political 
        subdivisions of a State for which each member of the group--
                    ``(A) has signed a written agreement to implement a 
                project carried out under this section across 
                jurisdictional boundaries; and
                    ``(B) is an eligible entity under this section.
            ``(4) Smart grid.--The term `Smart Grid' means a system 
        that provides for any of the smart grid functions set forth in 
        section 1306(d) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
        2007 (42 U.S.C. 17386(d)).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item:

``520. Advanced transportation technologies program.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking section 503(c)(4).

SEC. 6002. CONNECTED VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 521. Connected vehicle deployment pilot program
    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        establish a connected vehicle deployment pilot program to make 
        grants, on a competitive basis, to spur operational deployments 
        to meet the transportation needs of eligible entities through 
        the use of the best available and emerging intelligent 
        transportation systems.
            ``(2) Goals.--The goals of the program shall be to--
                    ``(A) spur connected vehicle technology deployment 
                through wirelessly connected vehicles that interact 
                with a connected environment, including mobile devices, 
                infrastructure, and other elements;
                    ``(B) realize safety, mobility, and environmental 
                impacts through operational deployments;
                    ``(C) capture and use new forms of connected 
                vehicle and mobile device data to support improved 
                surface transportation system performance and enhanced 
                performance-based management;
                    ``(D) encourage partnerships of multiple 
                stakeholders (including private companies, State and 
                local agencies, transit agencies, commercial vehicle 
                operators, freight shippers, and transportation network 
                companies);
                    ``(E) deploy applications using data captured from 
                multiple sources (including vehicles, mobile devices, 
                and infrastructure) across all elements of the surface 
                transportation system (including transit, highway, 
                arterial highways, parking facilities, and toll 
                highways); and
                    ``(F) support deployment sites that create 
                foundations for future expanded and enhanced 
                deployments.
    ``(b) Grant Amount.--Each grant made under this section shall be in 
an amount that is at least $10,000,000.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--The Secretary may make a grant under this 
section to any of the following entities:
            ``(1) A State or a group of States.
            ``(2) A transit agency.
            ``(3) A metropolitan planning organization that serves an 
        urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 
        individuals.
            ``(4) A unit of local government or a group of local 
        governments.
            ``(5) A political subdivision of a State or local 
        government.
            ``(6) A special purpose district or public authority with a 
        transportation function, including a port authority.
            ``(7) A multijurisdictional group (as defined under section 
        520) or a consortium of research institutions or academic 
        institutions.
    ``(d) Eligible Projects.--A grant recipient may use funds awarded 
under this section for a project that deploys connected vehicle 
applications and technologies, including--
            ``(1) 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;
            ``(2) integration of intelligent transportation systems 
        with the Smart Grid and other energy distribution and charging 
        systems;
            ``(3) electronic pricing and payment systems;
            ``(4) advanced mobility and access technologies, such as 
        dynamic ridesharing and information systems to support human 
        services for elderly and disabled individuals; and
            ``(5) any deployment concept eligible, before the date of 
        enactment of this section, under the connected vehicle pilot 
        deployment program carried out by the Department of 
        Transportation.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--Grant amounts received for a project under 
this section may be used for--
            ``(1) activities in the development phase, including 
        planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, 
        environmental review process (as defined under section 139), 
        preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
        preconstruction activities;
            ``(2) 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 improvement directly related to 
        improving system performance;
            ``(3) providing incentives to attract driver participation; 
        and
            ``(4) purchasing and installing any connected vehicle 
        equipment (including vehicle applications, roadside units, and 
        back-office equipment).
    ``(f) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
        section, an entity described under subsection (c) shall submit 
        to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary determines is 
        appropriate, including--
                    ``(A) a plan to deploy and provide for the long-
                term operation and maintenance of connected vehicle 
                technologies to improve safety, efficiency, and system 
                performance;
                    ``(B) objectives to improve and measure system 
                performance in 1 or more of--
                            ``(i) system productivity;
                            ``(ii) mobility, including impact on 
                        freight movements;
                            ``(iii) livability and accessibility of 
                        goods, services, and activities;
                            ``(iv) environment and fuel use; and
                            ``(v) traveler and system safety, including 
                        advising individuals of potentially unsafe 
                        conditions and mitigating the impact of events 
                        that may cause vehicle accidents; and
                    ``(C) a plan for partnering with private sector 
                entities or public agencies, including multimodal and 
                multijurisdictional entities, research institutions, 
                organizations representing transportation and 
                technology leaders, or other transportation 
                stakeholders.
            ``(2) Criteria.--When evaluating applications under this 
        section, the Secretary may not require that a pilot deployment 
        under the program be based on research carried out or funded by 
        the Department of Transportation.
    ``(g) Grant Selection.--
            ``(1) Grant awards.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this section, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
        the Secretary shall award grants to not less than 3 and not 
        more than 5 eligible entities described in subsection (c).
            ``(2) Geographic diversity.--In awarding a grant under this 
        section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, 
        that grant recipients represent diverse geographic areas of the 
        United States, including urban areas and rural areas.
    ``(h) Grant Management.--In carrying out the grant program under 
this section, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) emphasize project sustainability and long-term 
        funding goals;
            ``(2) create a noncompetitive environment and encourage 
        collaboration among project sites;
            ``(3) balance the privacy of users and secure operations of 
        pilot projects, while maintaining the ability to measure 
        performance factors; and
            ``(4) be wary of technological maturity of connected 
        vehicle applications and impact of long-term viability of non-
        deployment ready applications.
    ``(i) Smart Grid Defined.--In this section, the term `Smart Grid' 
means a system that provides for any of the smart grid functions set 
forth in section 1306(d) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17386(d)).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item:

``521. Connected vehicle deployment pilot program.''.

SEC. 6003. AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 522. Automated driving system demonstration program
    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        establish an automated driving system demonstration program to 
        make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to--
                    ``(A) test the safe integration of automated 
                driving system technologies into the on-road 
                transportation system of the United States and 
                demonstrate how challenges to the safe integration of 
                such technologies can be addressed;
                    ``(B) ensure significant data gathering and sharing 
                of project data to identify--
                            ``(i) a baseline of safety metrics needed 
                        to characterize the safety risk of integrating 
                        automated driving system technologies into the 
                        transportation system;
                            ``(ii) a baseline for the safety of 
                        automated driving system technology 
                        integration; and
                            ``(iii) a baseline of roadway 
                        characteristics needed for the safe and 
                        efficient operation of automated driving system 
                        technologies; and
                    ``(C) encourage collaboration and partnerships of 
                multiple stakeholders to carry out subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B).
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--The Secretary may make a grant under this 
section to the following:
            ``(1) A State or a group of States.
            ``(2) A transit agency.
            ``(3) A metropolitan planning organization that serves an 
        urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 
        individuals.
            ``(4) A unit of local government or a group of local 
        governments.
            ``(5) A political subdivision of a State or local 
        government.
            ``(6) A special purpose district or public authority with a 
        transportation function, including a port authority.
            ``(7) A public academic institution, public research 
        institution, a multijurisdictional group (as such term is 
        defined in section 520), or a consortium of research 
        institutions or academic institutions.
    ``(c) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this section, 
an entity described under subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary 
an application in such form, at such time, and containing such 
information as the Secretary determines is appropriate.
    ``(d) Eligible Uses.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant recipient may use funds awarded 
        under this section to demonstrate automated driving system 
        technologies, including--
                    ``(A) 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;
                    ``(B) innovative mobility solutions that involve 
                deployment of automated vehicles;
                    ``(C) automated driving systems that enhance safety 
                and mobility for elderly and disabled individuals;
                    ``(D) demonstration of shared interoperable fleet 
                of automated vehicles;
                    ``(E) demonstration and validation of exchanges of 
                data that can support the safe, efficient, and secure 
                interoperable integration of automated driving systems;
                    ``(F) any technology associated with automated 
                driving systems; and
                    ``(G) any deployment concept eligible under the 
                automated driving system demonstration grant program 
                carried out by the Department of Transportation before 
                the date of enactment of this section.
            ``(2) Additional uses.--A grant recipient may use funds 
        awarded under this section for infrastructure needs, including 
        capital expenses and maintenance activities, necessary to the 
        proper and safe operation of the automated driving system 
        technology.
    ``(e) Grant Selection.--
            ``(1) Grant awards.--The Secretary may award grants to not 
        less than 8 and not more than 10 eligible entities described 
        under subsection (b) in a fiscal year.
            ``(2) Geographic diversity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In awarding a grant under this 
                section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum 
                extent practicable, that grant recipients represent 
                diverse geographic areas of the United States, 
                including urban areas and rural areas.
                    ``(B) Rural set-aside.--Not less than 20 percent of 
                the amounts made available to carry out this section 
                shall be reserved for projects serving rural areas, to 
                the extent there are sufficient eligible applications 
                for such projects.
    ``(f) Demonstration Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
any project carried out with funds provided under this section shall--
            ``(1) carry out research and development of automated 
        driving system technologies of Level 3 or greater, as such term 
        is defined pursuant to subsection (h);
            ``(2) include physical and fully operational 
        demonstrations;
            ``(3) include gathering and sharing of all relevant data 
        with the Department of Transportation and the relevant State 
        transportation agencies; and
            ``(4) address scalability to be applicable across the 
        United States to similar road environments.
    ``(g) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which a 
grant recipient receives a grant under this section, and annually 
thereafter until such grant is expended, the recipient shall submit to 
the Secretary and to the transportation agency of the State in which 
the project takes place, a report that describes--
            ``(1) lessons learned and how the demonstration has met 
        project objectives;
            ``(2) a summary of any complications experienced with the 
        project, including complications related to pedestrians, 
        infrastructure, and other vehicles;
            ``(3) how to use the results of the project to help the 
        public interact and better understand the operations of 
        automated driving system technologies; and
            ``(4) recommendations for improving roadway characteristics 
        needed for the safe and efficient operation of automated 
        driving system technologies within the State or jurisdiction in 
        which the project took place.
    ``(h) Guidance Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue guidance defining 
the term Level 3 or greater by considering industry best practices and 
standards, including the definition found within `Taxonomy and 
Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road 
Motor Vehicles' published by SAE International on June 15, 2018 
(J3016_201806), or subsequent versions.
    ``(i) Automated Driving System Technologies Defined.--In this 
section, the term `automated driving system technologies' means the 
hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the 
entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether 
such capability is limited to a specific operational design domain.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item:

``522. Automated driving system demonstration program.''.
    (c) Preparing Roadways for Automated Vehicles.--Section 133(b) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(16) Capital and maintenance expenses for infrastructure 
        improvements to ensure the proper and safe operation of 
        automated driving system technologies for which a demonstration 
        project was carried out under section 522.''.

SEC. 6004. ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED 
              DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Accelerated implementation and deployment of advanced 
        digital construction management systems.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after 
                the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
                of Transportation shall establish and implement an 
                advanced digital construction management system program 
                under the technology and innovation deployment program 
                established under paragraph (1) and implemented 
                pursuant to paragraph (2) to--
                            ``(i) deploy advanced digital construction 
                        management systems that enable the use of 
                        digital technologies on construction sites by 
                        contractors and leverage the use of such 
                        technologies, including state-of-the-art 
                        automated and connected machinery and optimized 
                        routing software that allows individuals to 
                        perform tasks faster, safer, more accurately, 
                        and with minimal supervision;
                            ``(ii) accelerate State adoption of 
                        advanced digital construction management 
                        systems applied throughout the design, 
                        engineering, construction, and operations 
                        phases of a construction project that--
                                    ``(I) maximize interoperability 
                                with other systems, products, tools, or 
                                applications;
                                    ``(II) increase productivity;
                                    ``(III) manage complexity of a 
                                construction project;
                                    ``(IV) reduce project delays and 
                                cost overruns; and
                                    ``(V) enhance safety of individuals 
                                involved and quality of a construction 
                                project;
                            ``(iii) share information among 
                        stakeholders through reduced reliance on paper 
                        to manage construction processes and 
                        deliverables, including blueprints, design 
                        drawings, procurement and supply-chain orders, 
                        equipment logs, daily progress reports, and 
                        punch lists;
                            ``(iv) develop and deploy best practices 
                        for use in advanced digital construction 
                        management systems;
                            ``(v) increase the adoption and deployment 
                        of technology by States and units of local 
                        government that enables entities carrying out 
                        construction projects to--
                                    ``(I) integrate the adoption of 
                                advanced digital construction 
                                management systems and technologies in 
                                contracts; and
                                    ``(II) weigh the cost of 
                                digitization and technology in setting 
                                project budgets;
                            ``(vi) implement technology training and 
                        workforce development to build the capabilities 
                        of entities carrying out construction projects 
                        that enables States and units of local 
                        government to--
                                    ``(I) better manage projects using 
                                advanced digital construction 
                                management technologies; and
                                    ``(II) properly measure and reward 
                                technology adoption across construction 
                                projects carried out by the State or 
                                unit of local government;
                            ``(vii) develop guidance to assist States 
                        in updating regulations of such States to allow 
                        entities carrying out construction projects 
                        to--
                                    ``(I) report data relating to the 
                                project in digital formats; and
                                    ``(II) fully capture the 
                                efficiencies and benefits of advanced 
                                digital construction management systems 
                                and related technologies;
                            ``(viii) reduce the environmental footprint 
                        of construction projects by using advanced 
                        digital construction management systems to 
                        eliminate traffic congestion through more 
                        efficient projects; and
                            ``(ix) enhance worker and roadway user 
                        safety.
                    ``(B) Funding.--The Secretary shall obligate for 
                each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 from funds made 
                available to carry out this subsection such funds as 
                may be necessary to carry out this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Publication.--
                            ``(i) In general.--At least once every 2 
                        years, the Secretary shall issue and make 
                        available to the public on the website of the 
                        Department of Transportation a report on--
                                    ``(I) progress made in the 
                                implementation of advanced digital 
                                construction management systems by 
                                States; and
                                    ``(II) the costs and benefits of 
                                the deployment of technology and 
                                innovations resulting from the program 
                                established under this paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Inclusions.--The report required 
                        under clause (i) may include an analysis of--
                                    ``(I) Federal, State, and local 
                                cost savings;
                                    ``(II) project delivery time 
                                improvements;
                                    ``(III) traffic congestion impacts; 
                                and
                                    ``(IV) safety improvements for 
                                roadway users and construction workers.
                    ``(D) Advanced digital construction management 
                systems defined.--In this paragraph, the term `advanced 
                digital construction management systems' means 
                commercially proven digital technologies and processes 
                for the management of construction and engineering 
                activities, including--
                            ``(i) systems for infrastructure planning, 
                        coordination, construction, maintenance, 
                        modernization and management; and
                            ``(ii) asset management systems for 
                        machines, site equipment, and personnel.''.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report that includes--
            (1) a description of--
                    (A) the status of the program carried out under 
                section 503(c)(4) of title 23, United States Code, and 
                any other use of advanced digital construction 
                management systems in each State; and
                    (B) the progress of each State toward accelerating 
                the adoption of advanced digital construction 
                management systems; and
            (2) an analysis of the savings in project delivery time and 
        project costs that can be achieved through the use of advanced 
        digital construction management systems.

SEC. 6005. INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS.

    Section 120(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (v) by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (vi) by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by inserting at the end the following:
                            ``(vii) advanced digital construction 
                        management systems as defined in section 
                        503(c)(4).''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ``10 percent'' and 
        inserting ``25 percent''.

SEC. 6006. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FUNDING ALTERNATIVES.

    Section 6020 of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``States'' and inserting 
                ``applicants''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``to motor fuel and diesel taxes'' 
                after ``alternative revenue mechanisms'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
        section, an applicant that is a State or group of States shall 
        submit to the Secretary an application in such form and 
        containing such information as the Secretary shall require, 
        including--
                    ``(A) for any applicant that has received a grant 
                to carry out a program under this section, how such 
                applicant will use the grant to build on any such 
                program;
                    ``(B) how the applicant will collect and analyze 
                data on--
                            ``(i) lowering the administrative cost to 
                        collect revenue;
                            ``(ii) user experience with and acceptance 
                        of a user-based alternative revenue mechanism;
                            ``(iii) impacts on rural and urban users;
                            ``(iv) potential revenue generation; and
                            ``(v) revenue collection compliance 
                        strategies; and
                    ``(C) for any applicant that has not received a 
                grant to carry out a program under this section, how 
                the applicant--
                            ``(i) will avoid redundancies with any 
                        other pilot programs for user-based alternative 
                        revenue mechanisms carried out by the 
                        applicant; and
                            ``(ii) plans to use best practices from any 
                        such pilot programs in structuring the program 
                        for which such funds are provided.
            ``(2) Application guidance.--Not later than 30 days after 
        the date of enactment of the STARTER Act, the Secretary shall 
        publish online guidance on submission of an application for the 
        program.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) To test the design, acceptance, equity, and 
        implementation of user-based alternative revenue mechanisms, 
        including among--
                    ``(A) differing income groups;
                    ``(B) various geographic areas; and
                    ``(C) rural and urban drivers.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ``To minimize the 
                administrative cost'' and inserting ``To quantify and 
                minimize the administrative costs'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(1)(B) by inserting ``and the safety 
        of data collection'' before the semicolon;
            (5) in subsection (e) by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
        ``may'';
            (6) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
    ``(g) Federal Share.--Except as otherwise provided, the Federal 
share of the cost of an activity carried out under this section may not 
exceed--
            ``(1) 80 percent of the total cost of an activity that 
        involves 2 or more States; and
            ``(2) 60 percent of the total cost of any activity not 
        described in paragraph (1).'';
            (7) in subsection (h)(2) by striking ``lessons learned'' 
        and inserting ``recommendations'';
            (8) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l);
            (9) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
    ``(j) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to carry out section 503(b) 
of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall reserve such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(k) Planning Grants.--
            ``(1) Planning, preparation, design.--Of the funds 
        authorized to carry out this section, the Secretary may award 
        grants in amounts not to exceed 10 percent of such funds to 
        entities for the planning, preparation, or design of projects 
        eligible for funding under this section.
            ``(2) Eligible uses.--An entity receiving funding under 
        this subsection may use the funds for planning, preparation, or 
        design of an implementable pilot project, as well as the 
        examination of issues related to data and privacy, 
        cybersecurity, and the financial analysis of urban and rural 
        impacts of a project.
            ``(3) Maximum amount.--A grant under this subsection shall 
        not exceed $500,000.
            ``(4) Eligibility requirement.--To be eligible to receive 
        funds under this subsection, an applicant shall describe to the 
        Secretary how the applicant--
                    ``(A) will avoid redundancies with any other pilot 
                programs for user-based alternative revenue mechanisms 
                carried out by the applicant; and
                    ``(B) plans to use best practices from any such 
                pilot programs in structuring the program for which 
                such funds are provided.'';
            (10) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by inserting 
        ``, to remain available until expended'' after ``United States 
        Code''; and
            (11) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Limitation on Transfer.--The Secretary shall notify in 
writing the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate of the intent to transfer funds under 
subsection (l). A transfer under such subsection may only be carried 
out if the Committees described in the previous sentence provide 
written authorization to the Secretary for such transfer not later than 
30 days after receiving a notification pursuant to this subsection.''.

SEC. 6007. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ROAD USAGE CHARGE NATIONAL 
              PILOT.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish a pilot program to 
demonstrate implementation of a national per-mile road usage charge.
    (b) Objectives.--In establishing the program, the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Secretary of the Treasury shall carry out the 
following objectives:
            (1) Test the design, acceptance, implementation, and 
        financial sustainability of a national per-mile road usage 
        charge.
            (2) Collect and report data on the differential effects of 
        a national per-mile road usage charge and the Federal motor 
        fuels tax between urban and rural drivers.
            (3) Collect and report data on the interoperability of road 
        usage charge collection between States.
            (4) Provide recommendations regarding adoption and 
        implementation of a national per-mile road usage charge and a 
        recommendation for the amount of the national per-mile road 
        usage charge.
    (c) Surface Transportation System Road Usage Charge Advisory 
Board.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the program under this 
        section, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a 
        surface transportation system road usage charge advisory board 
        to--
                    (A) advance and implement the objectives under 
                subsection (b); and
                    (B) developing the recommendations and report under 
                subsection (j)(1).
            (2) Members.--The advisory board established under 
        paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, be composed of a total of 15 
        representatives of the following entities, to be appointed by 
        the Secretary:
                    (A) State departments of transportation.
                    (B) Local transportation agencies located within a 
                transportation management area (as identified or 
                designated under section 134(k) of title 23, United 
                States Code).
                    (C) Any public or nonprofit entity that carried out 
                a surface transportation system funding alternatives 
                pilot project under section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 
                U.S.C. 503 note).
                    (D) Owners and operators of toll facilities.
                    (E) Fleet operators of commercial motor vehicles.
            (3) Application of law.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
        (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory board 
        established under paragraph (1).
    (d) Program Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot program 
established in subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall--
            (1) establish appropriate methods for reporting vehicle 
        miles traveled under the program;
            (2) solicit volunteer participants from all 50 States and 
        the District of Columbia;
            (3) ensure an equitable geographic distribution by 
        population among volunteer participants;
            (4) enter into agreements, as is practicable, with owners 
        of commercial motor vehicle fleets or passenger motor vehicle 
        fleets for the collection and sharing of anonymized data 
        throughout the pilot program;
            (5) enter into agreements with entities of the passenger 
        motor vehicle and commercial vehicle industry to develop a 
        technology standard for onboard units used to report vehicle 
        miles traveled; and
            (6) use components of and information from the State pilots 
        under section 6020 of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94), as 
        applicable.
    (e) Methods.--In establishing a method for collecting information 
on vehicle miles traveled under the program, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall consider the following:
            (1) Third-party on-board diagnostic system-II devices.
            (2) Smart phone applications.
            (3) Solicitation of voluntary reporting by automakers.
            (4) Solicitation of voluntary reporting by car insurance 
        companies.
            (5) Solicitation of voluntary reporting through State 
        departments of motor vehicles.
            (6) Any other method that the Secretary of Transportation 
        considers appropriate.
    (f) Privacy of Participants.--Not later than 30 days after 
establishing the pilot program under this section, the Secretary of 
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
shall issue policies to--
            (1) protect the privacy of volunteer participants; and
            (2) secure the data provided by volunteer participants.
    (g) Calculation of Per-Mile Road Usage Charge.--For the purposes of 
the pilot program established in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall establish on an annual basis--
            (1) for motor vehicles that are not commercial motor 
        vehicles, a per-mile road usage charge that is equivalent to 
        the annual gas tax revenues collected pursuant to section 4081 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 divided by the total 
        vehicle miles traveled by such motor vehicles; and
            (2) for commercial motor vehicles, a per-mile road usage 
        charge equivalent to the annual diesel tax revenues collected 
        pursuant to section 4041 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        divided by the total vehicle miles traveled by medium and 
        heavy-duty trucks.
    (h) Revenue Collection.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
        coordination with the Secretary of Transportation, shall 
        establish a mechanism to collect a per-mile road usage charge 
        from volunteer participants under the program that--
                    (A) may be adjusted as needed to address technical 
                challenges; and
                    (B) may allow third-party vendors to collect the 
                payments and forward to Treasury.
            (2) Limitation on revenue collected.--Any revenue collected 
        under this section shall not be considered a toll under section 
        301 of title 23, United States Code.
            (3) Highway trust fund.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure 
        that any revenue collected under this section is deposited into 
        the Highway Trust Fund.
    (i) Refund.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall annually calculate 
and issue an equivalent refund to volunteer participants for any 
otherwise applicable Federal motor fuel taxes under sections 4041 and 
4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (j) Reports.--
            (1) Advisory board.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        on which the surface transportation system road usage charge 
        advisory board is established under subsection (c), such board 
        shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation a report on the 
        progress of the pilot program in meeting the objectives 
        described in subsection (b).
            (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date on which volunteer participants begin participating in the 
        pilot program, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of 
        Transportation and the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 
        to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
        Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and 
        the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee 
        on Finance of the Senate a report on the pilot program, 
        including the report and recommendations submitted to the 
        Secretary under paragraph (1).
    (k) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commercial motor vehicle.--The term ``commercial motor 
        vehicle'' has the meaning given the term in section 31101 of 
        title 49, United States Code.
            (2) Highway trust fund.--The term ``Highway Trust Fund'' 
        means the Highway Trust Fund established under section 9503 of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (3) Volunteer participant.--The term ``volunteer 
        participant'' means--
                    (A) the individual owner of a passenger motor 
                vehicle or commercial motor vehicle who volunteers to 
                participate in the pilot program; and
                    (B) the owner of a fleet of commercial motor 
                vehicles or passenger motor vehicles who volunteers to 
                participate in the pilot program.

                         TITLE VII--RESILIENCY

SEC. 7001. PROMOTING RESILIENT OPERATIONS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE, 
              EFFICIENT, AND COST-SAVING TRANSPORTATION (PROTECT) GRANT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 173. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, 
              Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) grant 
              program
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Emergency event.--The term `emergency event' means a 
        natural disaster or catastrophic failure or an imminent natural 
        disaster or catastrophic failure resulting in--
                    ``(A) an emergency declared by the Governor of the 
                State in which the disaster or failure occurred or will 
                occur; or
                    ``(B) an emergency or disaster declared by the 
                President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
                seq.).
            ``(2) Evacuation route.--The term `evacuation route' means 
        a transportation route or system that--
                    ``(A) is owned, operated, or maintained by a 
                Federal, State, Indian Tribe, or local government or a 
                private entity;
                    ``(B) is used--
                            ``(i) to transport the public away from 
                        emergency events; or
                            ``(ii) to transport emergency responders 
                        and recovery resources; and
                    ``(C) is designated by the eligible entity with 
                jurisdiction over the area in which the route is 
                located for the purposes described in subparagraph (B).
            ``(3) Program.--The term `program' means the grant program 
        established under subsection (b)(1).
            ``(4) Resilience improvement.--The term `resilience 
        improvement' means the use of materials or structural or 
        nonstructural techniques, including natural infrastructure--
                    ``(A) that allow a project--
                            ``(i) to better anticipate, prepare for, 
                        and adapt to changing conditions and to 
                        withstand and respond to disruptions; or
                            ``(ii) to be better able to continue to 
                        serve the primary function of the project 
                        during and after weather events and natural 
                        disasters for the expected life of the project; 
                        or
                    ``(B) that--
                            ``(i) reduce the cost, magnitude and 
                        duration of impacts of current and future 
                        weather events and natural disasters to a 
                        project; or
                            ``(ii) have the absorptive capacity, 
                        adaptive capacity, and recoverability to 
                        decrease project vulnerability to current and 
                        future weather events or natural disasters.
    ``(b) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a grant 
        program, to be known as the `Promoting Resilient Operations for 
        Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation grant 
        program' or the `PROTECT grant program'.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to provide 
        grants for resilience improvements through--
                    ``(A) formula funding distributed to States;
                    ``(B) competitive planning grants to enable 
                communities to assess vulnerabilities to current and 
                future weather events and natural disasters and 
                changing conditions, including sea level rise, and plan 
                infrastructure improvements and emergency response 
                strategies to address those vulnerabilities; and
                    ``(C) competitive resilience improvement grants to 
                protect--
                            ``(i) infrastructure assets by making the 
                        assets more resilient to current and future 
                        weather events and natural disasters, including 
                        severe storms, flooding, tornados, drought, 
                        levee and dam failures, wildfire, landslides, 
                        sea level rise, extreme weather, including 
                        extreme temperature, and earthquakes;
                            ``(ii) communities through resilience 
                        improvements and strategies that allow for the 
                        continued operation or rapid recovery of 
                        surface transportation systems that--
                                    ``(I) serve critical local, 
                                regional, and national needs, including 
                                evacuation routes; and
                                    ``(II) provide access or service to 
                                hospitals and other medical or 
                                emergency service facilities, major 
                                employers, critical manufacturing 
                                centers, ports and intermodal 
                                facilities, utilities, and Federal 
                                facilities;
                            ``(iii) coastal infrastructure, such as a 
                        tide gate, that is at long-term risk to sea 
                        level rise; and
                            ``(iv) natural infrastructure that protects 
                        and enhances surface transportation assets 
                        while improving ecosystem conditions, including 
                        culverts that ensure adequate flows in rivers 
                        and estuarine systems.
    ``(c) Formula Awards.--
            ``(1) Distribution of funds to states.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year, the 
                Secretary shall distribute among the States the amounts 
                made available to carry out this subsection for that 
                fiscal year in accordance with subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Distribution.--The amount for each State 
                shall be determined by multiplying the total amount 
                made available to carry out this subsection for the 
                applicable fiscal year by the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the total base apportionment for the 
                        State under section 104(c); bears to
                            ``(ii) the total base apportionments for 
                        all States under section 104(c).
            ``(2) Eligible activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), a State shall use funds made 
                available under paragraph (1) to carry out activities 
                eligible under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
                subsection (d)(4).
                    ``(B) Planning set-aside.--Of the amounts made 
                available to each State under paragraph (1) for each 
                fiscal year, not less than 2 percent shall be for 
                activities described in subsection (d)(3).
            ``(3) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) Projects in certain areas.--If a project 
                under this subsection is carried out, in whole or in 
                part, within a base floodplain, the State shall--
                            ``(i) identify the base floodplain in which 
                        the project is to be located and disclose that 
                        information to the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) indicate to the Secretary whether 
                        the State plans to implement 1 or more 
                        components of the risk mitigation plan under 
                        section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        5165) with respect to the area.
                    ``(B) Eligibilities.--A State shall use funds made 
                available under paragraph (1) for--
                            ``(i) a highway project eligible for 
                        assistance under this title;
                            ``(ii) a public transportation facility or 
                        service eligible for assistance under chapter 
                        53 of title 49; or
                            ``(iii) a facility or service for intercity 
                        rail passenger transportation (as defined in 
                        section 24102 of title 49).
                    ``(C) System resilience.--A project carried out by 
                a State with funds made available under this subsection 
                may include, consistent with State hazard mitigation 
                plans, the use of natural infrastructure or the 
                construction or modification of storm surge, flood 
                protection, or aquatic ecosystem restoration elements 
                that are functionally connected to a transportation 
                improvement, such as--
                            ``(i) increasing marsh health and total 
                        area adjacent to a highway right-of-way to 
                        promote additional flood storage;
                            ``(ii) upgrades to and installation of 
                        culverts designed to withstand 100-year flood 
                        events;
                            ``(iii) upgrades to and installation of 
                        tide gates to protect highways; and
                            ``(iv) upgrades to and installation of 
                        flood gates to protect tunnel entrances.
                    ``(D) Federal cost share.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        subsection (f)(1), the Federal share of the 
                        cost of a project carried out using funds made 
                        available under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 
                        80 percent of the total project cost.
                            ``(ii) Non-federal share.--A State may use 
                        Federal funds other than Federal funds made 
                        available under this subsection to meet the 
                        non-Federal cost share requirement for a 
                        project under this subsection.
                    ``(E) Eligible project costs.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), eligible project costs for 
                        activities carried out by a State with funds 
                        made available under paragraph (1) may include 
                        the costs of--
                                    ``(I) development phase activities, 
                                including planning, feasibility 
                                analysis, revenue forecasting, 
                                environmental review, preliminary 
                                engineering and design work, and other 
                                preconstruction activities; and
                                    ``(II) construction, 
                                reconstruction, rehabilitation, and 
                                acquisition of real property (including 
                                land related to the project and 
                                improvements to land), environmental 
                                mitigation, construction contingencies, 
                                acquisition of equipment directly 
                                related to improving system 
                                performance, and operational 
                                improvements.
                            ``(ii) Eligible planning costs.--In the 
                        case of a planning activity described in 
                        subsection (d)(3) that is carried out by a 
                        State with funds made available under paragraph 
                        (1), eligible costs may include development 
                        phase activities, including planning, 
                        feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, 
                        environmental review, preliminary engineering 
                        and design work, other preconstruction 
                        activities, and other activities consistent 
                        with carrying out the purposes of subsection 
                        (d)(3).
                    ``(F) Limitations.--In carrying out this 
                subsection, a State--
                            ``(i) may use not more than 25 percent of 
                        the amounts made available under this 
                        subsection for the construction of new capacity 
                        so long as such inclusion is cost-effective and 
                        is directly related to the underlying project; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) may use not more than 10 percent of 
                        the amounts made available under this 
                        subsection for activities described in 
                        subparagraph (E)(i)(I).
    ``(d) Competitive Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to funds distributed to 
        States under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall provide 
        grants on a competitive basis under this subsection to eligible 
        entities described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Eligible entities.--The Secretary may make a grant 
        under this subsection to any of the following:
                    ``(A) A State or political subdivision of a State.
                    ``(B) A metropolitan planning organization.
                    ``(C) A unit of local government.
                    ``(D) A special purpose district or public 
                authority with a transportation function, including a 
                port authority.
                    ``(E) An Indian tribe (as defined in section 
                207(m)(1)).
                    ``(F) A Federal land management agency that applies 
                jointly with a State or group of States.
                    ``(G) A multi-State or multijurisdictional group of 
                entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F).
            ``(3) Planning grants.--Using funds made available for 
        purposes under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide 
        planning grants to eligible entities for the purpose of--
                    ``(A) in the case of a State or metropolitan 
                planning organization, developing a resilience 
                improvement plan under subsection (f)(2);
                    ``(B) resilience planning, predesign, design, or 
                the development of data tools to simulate 
                transportation disruption scenarios, including 
                vulnerability assessments;
                    ``(C) technical capacity building by the eligible 
                entity to facilitate the ability of the eligible entity 
                to assess the vulnerabilities of the infrastructure 
                assets and community response strategies of the 
                eligible entity under current conditions and a range of 
                potential future conditions; or
                    ``(D) evacuation planning and preparation.
            ``(4) Resilience grants.--
                    ``(A) Resilience improvement grants.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Using funds made 
                        available for purposes under this subsection, 
                        the Secretary shall provide resilience 
                        improvement grants to eligible entities to 
                        carry out 1 or more eligible activities under 
                        clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Eligible activities.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--An eligible 
                                entity may use a resilience improvement 
                                grant under this subparagraph for 1 or 
                                more construction activities to enable 
                                an existing surface transportation 
                                infrastructure asset to withstand or 
                                reduce the costs and impact of 1 or 
                                more elements of a weather event or 
                                natural disaster, or to increase the 
                                resilience of surface transportation 
                                infrastructure from the costs and 
                                impacts of changing conditions, such as 
                                sea level rise, flooding, extreme 
                                weather events, and other natural 
                                disasters.
                                    ``(II) Inclusions.--An activity 
                                eligible to be carried out under this 
                                subparagraph includes--
                                            ``(aa) resurfacing, 
                                        restoration, rehabilitation, 
                                        reconstruction, replacement, 
                                        improvement, or realignment of 
                                        an existing surface 
                                        transportation facility 
                                        eligible for assistance under 
                                        this title;
                                            ``(bb) the incorporation of 
                                        natural infrastructure;
                                            ``(cc) the upgrade of an 
                                        existing surface transportation 
                                        facility to meet or exceed 
                                        Federal Highway Administration 
                                        approved design standards;
                                            ``(dd) the installation of 
                                        mitigation measures that 
                                        prevent the intrusion of 
                                        floodwaters into surface 
                                        transportation systems;
                                            ``(ee) strengthening 
                                        systems that remove rainwater 
                                        from surface transportation 
                                        facilities;
                                            ``(ff) a resilience project 
                                        that addresses identified 
                                        vulnerabilities described in 
                                        the resilience improvement plan 
                                        of the eligible entity, if 
                                        applicable;
                                            ``(gg) relocating roadways 
                                        in a base floodplain to higher 
                                        ground above projected flood 
                                        elevation levels, or away from 
                                        slide prone areas;
                                            ``(hh) stabilizing slide 
                                        areas or slopes;
                                            ``(ii) installing riprap;
                                            ``(jj) lengthening or 
                                        raising bridges to increase 
                                        waterway openings, including to 
                                        respond to extreme weather;
                                            ``(kk) deepening channels 
                                        to prevent flooding;
                                            ``(ll) increasing the size 
                                        or number of drainage 
                                        structures;
                                            ``(mm) installing seismic 
                                        retrofits on bridges;
                                            ``(nn) adding scour 
                                        protection at bridges;
                                            ``(oo) adding scour, stream 
                                        stability, coastal, and other 
                                        hydraulic countermeasures, 
                                        including spur dikes; and
                                            ``(pp) any other protective 
                                        features, including natural 
                                        infrastructure, as determined 
                                        by the Secretary.
                            ``(iii) Priority.--The Secretary shall 
                        prioritize a resilience improvement grant to an 
                        eligible entity if--
                                    ``(I) the Secretary determines--
                                            ``(aa) the benefits of the 
                                        eligible activity proposed to 
                                        be carried out by the eligible 
                                        entity exceed the costs of the 
                                        activity; and
                                            ``(bb) there is a need to 
                                        address the vulnerabilities of 
                                        infrastructure assets of the 
                                        eligible entity with a high 
                                        risk of, and impacts associated 
                                        with, failure due to the 
                                        impacts of weather events, 
                                        natural disasters, or changing 
                                        conditions, such as sea level 
                                        rise and increased flood risk; 
                                        or
                                    ``(II) the eligible activity 
                                proposed to be carried out by the 
                                eligible entity is included in the 
                                applicable resilience improvement plan 
                                under subsection (f)(2).
                    ``(B) Community resilience and evacuation route 
                grants.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Using funds made 
                        available for purposes under this subsection, 
                        the Secretary shall provide community 
                        resilience and evacuation route grants to 
                        eligible entities to carry out 1 or more 
                        eligible activities under clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Eligible activities.--An eligible 
                        entity may use a community resilience and 
                        evacuation route grant under this subparagraph 
                        for 1 or more projects that strengthen and 
                        protect evacuation routes that are essential 
                        for providing and supporting evacuations caused 
                        by emergency events, including a project that--
                                    ``(I) is an eligible activity under 
                                subparagraph (A)(ii), if that eligible 
                                activity will improve an evacuation 
                                route;
                                    ``(II) ensures the ability of the 
                                evacuation route to provide safe 
                                passage during an evacuation and 
                                reduces the risk of damage to 
                                evacuation routes as a result of future 
                                emergency events, including restoring 
                                or replacing existing evacuation routes 
                                that are in poor condition or not 
                                designed to meet the anticipated demand 
                                during an emergency event, and 
                                including steps to protect routes from 
                                mud, rock, or other debris slides;
                                    ``(III) if the Secretary determines 
                                that existing evacuation routes are not 
                                sufficient to adequately facilitate 
                                evacuations, including the 
                                transportation of emergency responders 
                                and recovery resources, expands the 
                                capacity of evacuation routes to 
                                swiftly and safely accommodate 
                                evacuations, including installation 
                                of--
                                            ``(aa) communications and 
                                        intelligent transportation 
                                        system equipment and 
                                        infrastructure;
                                            ``(bb) counterflow 
                                        measures; or
                                            ``(cc) shoulders;
                                    ``(IV) is for the construction of--
                                            ``(aa) new or redundant 
                                        evacuation routes, if the 
                                        Secretary determines that 
                                        existing evacuation routes are 
                                        not sufficient to adequately 
                                        facilitate evacuations, 
                                        including the transportation of 
                                        emergency responders and 
                                        recovery resources; or
                                            ``(bb) sheltering 
                                        facilities that are 
                                        functionally connected to an 
                                        eligible project;
                                    ``(V) is for the acquisition of 
                                evacuation route or traffic incident 
                                management equipment, vehicles, or 
                                signage; or
                                    ``(VI) will ensure access or 
                                service to critical destinations, 
                                including hospitals and other medical 
                                or emergency service facilities, major 
                                employers, critical manufacturing 
                                centers, ports and intermodal 
                                facilities, utilities, and Federal 
                                facilities.
                            ``(iii) Priority.--The Secretary shall 
                        prioritize community resilience and evacuation 
                        route grants under this subparagraph for 
                        eligible activities that are cost-effective, as 
                        determined by the Secretary, taking into 
                        account--
                                    ``(I) current and future 
                                vulnerabilities to an evacuation route 
                                due to future occurrence or recurrence 
                                of emergency events that are likely to 
                                occur in the geographic area in which 
                                the evacuation route is located; and
                                    ``(II) projected changes in 
                                development patterns, demographics, and 
                                extreme weather events based on the 
                                best available evidence and analysis.
                            ``(iv) Consultation.--In providing grants 
                        for community resilience and evacuation routes 
                        under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
                        consult with the Administrator of the Federal 
                        Emergency Management Agency, who shall provide 
                        technical assistance to the Secretary and to 
                        eligible entities.
                    ``(C) At-risk coastal infrastructure grants.--
                            ``(i) Definition of coastal state.--In this 
                        subparagraph, the term `coastal State' means--
                                    ``(I) a State in, or bordering on, 
                                the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Ocean, 
                                the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, 
                                or 1 or more of the Great Lakes;
                                    ``(II) the United States Virgin 
                                Islands;
                                    ``(III) Guam;
                                    ``(IV) American Samoa;
                                    ``(V) the Commonwealth of the 
                                Northern Mariana Islands; and
                                    ``(VI) Puerto Rico.
                            ``(ii) Grants.--Using funds made available 
                        for purposes under this subsection, the 
                        Secretary shall provide at-risk coastal 
                        infrastructure grants to eligible entities in 
                        coastal States to carry out 1 or more eligible 
                        activities under clause (iii).
                            ``(iii) Eligible activities.--An eligible 
                        entity may use an at-risk coastal 
                        infrastructure grant under this subparagraph 
                        for strengthening, stabilizing, hardening, 
                        elevating, relocating, or otherwise enhancing 
                        the resilience of highway and non-rail 
                        infrastructure, including bridges, roads, 
                        pedestrian walkways, and bicycle lanes, and 
                        associated infrastructure, such as culverts and 
                        tide gates, that are subject to, or face 
                        increased long-term future risks of, a weather 
                        event, a natural disaster, or changing 
                        conditions, including coastal flooding, coastal 
                        erosion, wave action, storm surge, or sea level 
                        rise, in order to improve transportation and 
                        public safety and to reduce costs by avoiding 
                        larger future maintenance or rebuilding costs.
                            ``(iv) Criteria.--The Secretary shall 
                        provide at-risk coastal infrastructure grants 
                        under this subparagraph for a project--
                                    ``(I) that addresses the risks from 
                                a current or future weather event or 
                                natural disaster, including coastal 
                                flooding, coastal erosion, wave action, 
                                storm surge, or sea level rise; and
                                    ``(II) that reduces long-term 
                                infrastructure costs by avoiding larger 
                                future maintenance or rebuilding costs.
                            ``(v) Coastal benefits.--In addition to the 
                        criteria under clause (iv), for the purpose of 
                        providing at-risk coastal infrastructure grants 
                        under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
                        evaluate the extent to which a project will 
                        provide--
                                    ``(I) access to coastal homes, 
                                businesses, communities, and other 
                                critical infrastructure, including 
                                access by first responders and other 
                                emergency personnel; or
                                    ``(II) access to a designated 
                                evacuation route.
            ``(5) Grant requirements.--
                    ``(A) Solicitations for grants.--In providing 
                grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
                conduct a transparent and competitive national 
                solicitation process to select eligible projects to 
                receive grants under paragraph (3) and subparagraphs 
                (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (4).
                    ``(B) Applications.--
                            ``(i) In general.--To be eligible to 
                        receive a grant under paragraph (3) or 
                        subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (4), 
                        an eligible entity shall submit to the 
                        Secretary an application in such form, at such 
                        time, and containing such information as the 
                        Secretary determines to be necessary.
                            ``(ii) Projects in certain areas.--If a 
                        project is proposed to be carried out by the 
                        eligible entity, in whole or in part, within a 
                        base floodplain, the eligible entity shall--
                                    ``(I) as part of the application, 
                                identify the floodplain in which the 
                                project is to be located and disclose 
                                that information to the Secretary; and
                                    ``(II) indicate in the application 
                                whether, if selected, the eligible 
                                entity will implement 1 or more 
                                components of the risk mitigation plan 
                                under section 322 of the Robert T. 
                                Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165) with 
                                respect to the area.
                    ``(C) Eligibilities.--The Secretary may make a 
                grant under paragraph (3) or subparagraph (A), (B), or 
                (C) of paragraph (4) only for--
                            ``(i) a highway project eligible for 
                        assistance under this title;
                            ``(ii) a public transportation facility or 
                        service eligible for assistance under chapter 
                        53 of title 49; or
                            ``(iii) a facility or service for intercity 
                        rail passenger transportation (as defined in 
                        section 24102 of title 49).
                    ``(D) System resilience.--A project for which a 
                grant is provided under paragraph (3) or subparagraph 
                (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (4) may include the use 
                of natural infrastructure or the construction or 
                modification of storm surge, flood protection, or 
                aquatic ecosystem restoration elements that the 
                Secretary determines are functionally connected to a 
                transportation improvement, such as--
                            ``(i) increasing marsh health and total 
                        area adjacent to a highway right-of-way to 
                        promote additional flood storage;
                            ``(ii) upgrades to and installation of 
                        culverts designed to withstand 100-year flood 
                        events;
                            ``(iii) upgrades to and installation of 
                        tide gates to protect highways; and
                            ``(iv) upgrades to and installation of 
                        flood gates to protect tunnel entrances.
                    ``(E) Federal cost share.--
                            ``(i) Planning grant.--The Federal share of 
                        the cost of a planning activity carried out 
                        using a planning grant under paragraph (3) 
                        shall be 100 percent.
                            ``(ii) Resilience grants.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II) and 
                                subsection (f)(1), the Federal share of 
                                the cost of a project carried out using 
                                a grant under subparagraph (A), (B), or 
                                (C) of paragraph (4) shall not exceed 
                                80 percent of the total project cost.
                                    ``(II) Tribal projects.--On the 
                                determination of the Secretary, the 
                                Federal share of the cost of a project 
                                carried out using a grant under 
                                subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
                                paragraph (4) by an Indian tribe (as 
                                defined in section 207(m)(1)) may be up 
                                to 100 percent.
                            ``(iii) Non-federal share.--The eligible 
                        entity may use Federal funds other than Federal 
                        funds provided under this subsection to meet 
                        the non-Federal cost share requirement for a 
                        project carried out with a grant under this 
                        subsection.
                    ``(F) Eligible project costs.--
                            ``(i) Resilience grant projects.--Eligible 
                        project costs for activities funded with a 
                        grant under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
                        paragraph (4) may include the costs of--
                                    ``(I) development phase activities, 
                                including planning, feasibility 
                                analysis, revenue forecasting, 
                                environmental review, preliminary 
                                engineering and design work, and other 
                                preconstruction activities; and
                                    ``(II) construction, 
                                reconstruction, rehabilitation, and 
                                acquisition of real property (including 
                                land related to the project and 
                                improvements to land), environmental 
                                mitigation, construction contingencies, 
                                acquisition of equipment directly 
                                related to improving system 
                                performance, and operational 
                                improvements.
                            ``(ii) Planning grants.--Eligible project 
                        costs for activities funded with a grant under 
                        paragraph (3) may include the costs of 
                        development phase activities, including 
                        planning, feasibility analysis, revenue 
                        forecasting, environmental review, preliminary 
                        engineering and design work, other 
                        preconstruction activities, and other 
                        activities consistent with carrying out the 
                        purposes of that paragraph.
                    ``(G) Limitations.--An eligible entity that 
                receives a grant under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
                paragraph (4)--
                            ``(i) may use not more than 25 percent of 
                        the amount of the grant for the construction of 
                        new capacity so long as such inclusion is cost-
                        effective and is directly related to the 
                        underlying project; and
                            ``(ii) may use not more than 10 percent of 
                        the amount of the grant for activities 
                        described in subparagraph (F)(i)(I).
                    ``(H) Distribution of grants.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to the 
                        availability of funds, an eligible entity may 
                        request and the Secretary may distribute funds 
                        for a grant under this subsection on a 
                        multiyear basis, as the Secretary determines to 
                        be necessary.
                            ``(ii) Rural set-aside.--Of the amounts 
                        made available to carry out this subsection for 
                        each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not 
                        less than 25 percent for grants for projects 
                        located in areas that are outside an urbanized 
                        area with a population of over 200,000.
                            ``(iii) Tribal set-aside.--Of the amounts 
                        made available to carry out this subsection for 
                        each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not 
                        less than 2 percent for grants to Indian tribes 
                        (as defined in section 207(m)(1)).
                            ``(iv) Reallocation.--For any fiscal year, 
                        if the Secretary determines that the amount 
                        described in clause (ii) or (iii) will not be 
                        fully utilized for the grant described in that 
                        clause, the Secretary may reallocate the 
                        unutilized funds to provide grants to other 
                        eligible entities under this subsection.
    ``(e) Consultation.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
shall--
            ``(1) consult with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
        Civil Works, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of 
        Commerce; and
            ``(2) solicit technical support from the Administrator of 
        the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    ``(f) Resilience Improvement Plan and Lower Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) Federal share reductions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State that receives funds 
                under subsection (c) or an eligible entity that 
                receives a grant under subsection (d) shall have the 
                non-Federal share of a project carried out with the 
                funds or grant, as applicable, reduced by an amount 
                described in subparagraph (B) if the State or eligible 
                entity meets the applicable requirements under that 
                subparagraph.
                    ``(B) Amount of reductions.--
                            ``(i) Resilience improvement plan.--Subject 
                        to clause (iii), the amount of the non-Federal 
                        share of the costs of a project carried out 
                        with funds under subsection (c) or a grant 
                        under subsection (d) shall be reduced by 7 
                        percentage points if--
                                    ``(I) in the case of a State or an 
                                eligible entity that is a State or a 
                                metropolitan planning organization, the 
                                State or eligible entity has--
                                            ``(aa) developed a 
                                        resilience improvement plan in 
                                        accordance with this 
                                        subsection; and
                                            ``(bb) prioritized the 
                                        project on that resilience 
                                        improvement plan; and
                                    ``(II) in the case of an eligible 
                                entity not described in subclause (I), 
                                the eligible entity is located in a 
                                State or an area served by a 
                                metropolitan planning organization that 
                                has--
                                            ``(aa) developed a 
                                        resilience improvement plan in 
                                        accordance with this 
                                        subsection; and
                                            ``(bb) prioritized the 
                                        project on that resilience 
                                        improvement plan.
                            ``(ii) Incorporation of resilience 
                        improvement plan in other planning.--Subject to 
                        clause (iii), the amount of the non-Federal 
                        share of the cost of a project carried out with 
                        funds under subsection (c) or a grant under 
                        subsection (d) shall be reduced by 3 percentage 
                        points if--
                                    ``(I) in the case of a State or an 
                                eligible entity that is a State or a 
                                metropolitan planning organization, the 
                                resilience improvement plan developed 
                                in accordance with this subsection has 
                                been incorporated into the metropolitan 
                                transportation plan under section 134 
                                or the long-range statewide 
                                transportation plan under section 135, 
                                as applicable; and
                                    ``(II) in the case of an eligible 
                                entity not described in subclause (I), 
                                the eligible entity is located in a 
                                State or an area served by a 
                                metropolitan planning organization that 
                                incorporated a resilience improvement 
                                plan into the metropolitan 
                                transportation plan under section 134 
                                or the long-range statewide 
                                transportation plan under section 135, 
                                as applicable.
                            ``(iii) Limitations.--
                                    ``(I) Maximum reduction.--A State 
                                or eligible entity may not receive a 
                                reduction under this paragraph of more 
                                than 10 percentage points for any 
                                single project carried out with funds 
                                under subsection (c) or a grant under 
                                subsection (d).
                                    ``(II) No negative non-federal 
                                share.--A reduction under this 
                                paragraph shall not reduce the non-
                                Federal share of the costs of a project 
                                carried out with funds under subsection 
                                (c) or a grant under subsection (d) to 
                                an amount that is less than zero.
            ``(2) Plan contents.--A resilience improvement plan 
        referred to in paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall be for the immediate and long-range 
                planning activities and investments of the State or 
                metropolitan planning organization with respect to 
                resilience;
                    ``(B) shall demonstrate a systemic approach to 
                transportation system resilience and be consistent with 
                and complementary of the State and local mitigation 
                plans required under section 322 of the Robert T. 
                Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 5165);
                    ``(C) shall--
                            ``(i) include a risk-based assessment of 
                        vulnerabilities of transportation assets and 
                        systems to current and future extreme weather 
                        events and natural disasters, including severe 
                        storms, flooding, tornados, drought, levee and 
                        dam failures, wildfire, landslides, sea level 
                        rise, extreme weather events, including extreme 
                        temperatures, and earthquakes;
                            ``(ii) designate evacuation routes and 
                        strategies, including multimodal facilities, 
                        designated with consideration for individuals 
                        without access to personal vehicles;
                            ``(iii) plan for response to anticipated 
                        emergencies, including plans for the mobility 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) emergency response personnel 
                                and equipment; and
                                    ``(II) access to emergency 
                                services, including for vulnerable or 
                                disadvantaged populations;
                            ``(iv) describe the resilience improvement 
                        policies, including strategies, land-use and 
                        zoning changes, investments in natural 
                        infrastructure, or performance measures that 
                        will inform the transportation investment 
                        decisions of the State or metropolitan planning 
                        organization with the goal of increasing 
                        resilience;
                            ``(v) include an investment plan that--
                                    ``(I) includes a list of priority 
                                projects; and
                                    ``(II) describes how funds provided 
                                by a grant under the program would be 
                                invested and matched, which shall not 
                                be subject to fiscal constraint 
                                requirements; and
                            ``(vi) use science and data and indicate 
                        the source of data and methodologies; and
                    ``(D) shall, as appropriate--
                            ``(i) include a description of how the plan 
                        will improve the ability of the State or 
                        metropolitan planning organization--
                                    ``(I) to respond promptly to the 
                                impacts of weather events and natural 
                                disasters; and
                                    ``(II) to be prepared for changing 
                                conditions, such as sea level rise and 
                                increased flood risk;
                            ``(ii) describe the codes, standards, and 
                        regulatory framework, if any, adopted and 
                        enforced to ensure resilience improvements 
                        within the impacted area of proposed projects 
                        included in the resilience improvement plan;
                            ``(iii) consider the benefits of combining 
                        hard infrastructure assets, and natural 
                        infrastructure, through coordinated efforts by 
                        the Federal Government and the States;
                            ``(iv) assess the resilience of other 
                        community assets, including buildings and 
                        housing, emergency management assets, and 
                        energy, water, and communication 
                        infrastructure;
                            ``(v) use a long-term planning period; and
                            ``(vi) include such other information as 
                        the eligible entity considers appropriate.
            ``(3) No new planning requirements.--Nothing in this 
        section requires a metropolitan planning organization or a 
        State to develop a resilience improvement plan or to include a 
        resilience improvement plan under the metropolitan 
        transportation plan under section 134 or the long-range 
        statewide transportation plan under section 135, as applicable, 
        of the metropolitan planning organization or State.
    ``(g) Monitoring.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
        of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation 
        with the officials described in subsection (e), shall--
                    ``(A) establish, for the purpose of evaluating the 
                effectiveness and impacts of projects carried out under 
                the program--
                            ``(i) subject to paragraph (2), 
                        transportation and any other metrics as the 
                        Secretary determines to be necessary; and
                            ``(ii) procedures for monitoring and 
                        evaluating projects based on those metrics; and
                    ``(B) select a representative sample of projects to 
                evaluate based on the metrics and procedures 
                established under subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Notice.--Before adopting any metrics described in 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) publish the proposed metrics in the Federal 
                Register; and
                    ``(B) provide to the public an opportunity for 
                comment on the proposed metrics.
    ``(h) Reports.--
            ``(1) Reports from eligible entities.--Not later than 1 
        year after the date on which a project carried out under the 
        program is completed, the entity that carried out the project 
        shall submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the 
        project and the use of the funds received under the program.
            ``(2) Reports to congress.--
                    ``(A) Annual reports.--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 website of the Department of Transportation, an 
                annual report that describes the implementation of the 
                program during the preceding calendar year, including--
                            ``(i) each project for which a grant was 
                        provided under the program;
                            ``(ii) information relating to project 
                        applications received;
                            ``(iii) the manner in which the 
                        consultation requirements were implemented 
                        under this section;
                            ``(iv) recommendations to improve the 
                        administration of the program, including 
                        whether assistance from additional or fewer 
                        agencies to carry out the program is 
                        appropriate;
                            ``(v) the period required to disburse grant 
                        funds to recipients based on applicable Federal 
                        coordination requirements; and
                            ``(vi) a list of facilities that repeatedly 
                        require repair or reconstruction due to 
                        emergency events.
                    ``(B) Final report.--Not later than 5 years after 
                the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation 
                Advanced through Reform, Technology, & Efficient Review 
                Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
                that includes the results of the reports submitted 
                under subparagraph (A). The Secretary shall use not 
                more than 5 percent of the amounts made available to 
                carry out the program for each fiscal year for the 
                costs of administering the program, including 
                monitoring and evaluation under subsection (g).
                    ``(C) Consultation.--In developing guidance and 
                regulations, and in providing grants under this 
                section, the Secretary shall consult with the 
                Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency, who shall provide technical assistance to the 
                Secretary and to eligible entities.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``173. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, 
                            and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) 
                            grant program.''.

SEC. 7002. NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) to provide support for measures to increase the 
        resiliency of Federal-aid highways and bridges on and off the 
        National Highway System to mitigate the impacts of sea level 
        rise, extreme weather events, flooding, or other natural 
        disasters.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Protective Features.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State may use not more than 15 percent 
        of the funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(1) 
        for each fiscal year for 1 or more protective features on a 
        Federal-aid highway or bridge off the National Highway System, 
        if the protective feature is designed to mitigate the risk of 
        recurring damage, or the cost of future repairs, from extreme 
        weather events, flooding, or other natural disasters.
            ``(2) Protective features described.--A protective feature 
        referred to in paragraph (1) may include--
                    ``(A) raising roadway grades;
                    ``(B) relocating roadways in a base floodplain to 
                higher ground above projected flood elevation levels or 
                away from slide prone areas;
                    ``(C) stabilizing slide areas;
                    ``(D) stabilizing slopes;
                    ``(E) installing riprap;
                    ``(F) lengthening or raising bridges to increase 
                waterway openings;
                    ``(G) deepening channels to prevent flooding;
                    ``(H) increasing the size or number of drainage 
                structures;
                    ``(I) replacing culverts with bridges or upsizing 
                culverts;
                    ``(J) repairing or maintaining tide gates;
                    ``(K) installing seismic retrofits on bridges;
                    ``(L) adding scour protection at bridges;
                    ``(M) adding scour, stream stability, coastal, or 
                other hydraulic countermeasures, including spur dikes;
                    ``(N) the use of natural infrastructure to mitigate 
                the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future 
                repair from extreme weather events, flooding, or other 
                natural disasters; and
                    ``(O) any other features that mitigate the risk of 
                recurring damage or the cost of future repair as a 
                result of extreme weather events, flooding, or other 
                natural disasters, as determined by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection limits 
        the ability of a State to carry out a project otherwise 
        eligible under subsection (d) using funds apportioned under 
        section 104(b)(1).''.

SEC. 7003. RESILIENCY IN TRANSIT.

    Section 5324 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) striking ``and'' at the end of subsection (b)(1);
            (2) striking the period at the end of subsection (b)(2)(B) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(3) mitigation projects and activities that the Secretary 
        determines are cost-effective and which substantially reduce 
        the risk of, or increase resilience to, future damage, 
        hardship, or loss, related to equipment and facilities of a 
        public transportation system operating in the United States or 
        on an Indian reservation that the Secretary determines is in 
        danger of suffering serious damage, or has suffered serious 
        damage, as a result of an emergency.''.

SEC. 7004. HIGHWAY EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RESILIENCY.

    (a) In General.--Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``wildfire, sea 
        level rise,'' after ``severe storm'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Restriction on Eligibility.--Funds under this section shall 
not be used for the repair or reconstruction of a bridge that has been 
permanently closed to all vehicular traffic by the Federal, State, 
Tribal, or responsible local official because of imminent danger of 
collapse due to a structural deficiency or physical deterioration.''; 
and
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                            (i) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; and'';
                            (ii) by striking ``a facility that meets 
                        the current'' and inserting the following: ``a 
                        facility that--
                            ``(i) meets the current''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) incorporates economically 
                        justifiable improvements designed and 
                        demonstrated to mitigate and reduce the risk of 
                        recurring damage from extreme weather events, 
                        flooding, or other natural disasters.'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Protective features.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The cost of an improvement that 
                is part of a project under this section shall be an 
                eligible expense under this section if the improvement 
                is a protective feature that is designed and 
                demonstrated to mitigate and reduce the risk of 
                recurring damage, or the cost of future repair, from 
                extreme weather events, flooding, or other natural 
                disasters.
                    ``(B) Protective features described.--A protective 
                feature referred to in subparagraph (A) may include--
                            ``(i) raising roadway grades;
                            ``(ii) relocating roadways in a base 
                        floodplain to higher ground above projected 
                        flood elevation levels or away from slide prone 
                        areas;
                            ``(iii) stabilizing slide areas;
                            ``(iv) stabilizing slopes;
                            ``(v) installing riprap;
                            ``(vi) lengthening or raising bridges to 
                        increase waterway openings;
                            ``(vii) deepening channels to prevent 
                        flooding;
                            ``(viii) increasing the size or number of 
                        drainage structures;
                            ``(ix) replacing culverts with bridges or 
                        upsizing culverts;
                            ``(x) repairing or maintaining tide gates;
                            ``(xi) installing seismic retrofits on 
                        bridges;
                            ``(xii) adding scour protection at bridges;
                            ``(xiii) adding scour, stream stability, 
                        coastal, and other hydraulic countermeasures, 
                        including spur dikes;
                            ``(xiv) the use of natural infrastructure 
                        to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the 
                        cost of future repair from extreme weather 
                        events, flooding, or other natural disasters; 
                        and
                            ``(xv) any other features that mitigate the 
                        risk of recurring damage or the cost of future 
                        repair as a result of extreme weather events, 
                        flooding, or other natural disasters, as 
                        determined by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Emergency Relief Projects.--
            (1) Definition of emergency relief project.--In this 
        section, the term ``emergency relief project'' means a project 
        carried out under the emergency relief program under section 
        125 of title 23, United States Code.
            (2) Improving the emergency relief program.--Not later than 
        90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall--
                    (A) revise the emergency relief manual of the 
                Federal Highway Administration--
                            (i) to include and reflect the definition 
                        of the term ``resilience'' (as defined in 
                        section 101(a) of title 23, United States 
                        Code);
                            (ii) to ensure resilience measures are 
                        cost-effective and substantially reduce the 
                        risk of, or increase resilience to, future 
                        damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any 
                        area affected by a declared disaster;
                            (iii) to identify procedures that States 
                        may use to incorporate resilience into 
                        emergency relief projects; and
                            (iv) to encourage the use of Complete 
                        Streets design principles and consideration of 
                        access for moderate- and low-income families 
                        impacted by a declared disaster;
                    (B) develop best practices for improving the use of 
                resilience in--
                            (i) the emergency relief program under 
                        section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
                        and
                            (ii) emergency relief efforts;
                    (C) provide to division offices of the Federal 
                Highway Administration and State departments of 
                transportation information on the best practices 
                developed under paragraph (2); and
                    (D) develop and implement a process to track--
                            (i) the consideration of resilience as part 
                        of the emergency relief program under section 
                        125 of title 23, United States Code; and
                            (ii) the measurement of risk reduction and 
                        costs of emergency relief projects.
            (3) Consultation.--In carrying out actions pursuant to 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consult with the 
        Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
        ensure resiliency guidance and activities are consistent with 
        and do not conflict with other resiliency and mitigation 
        activities and priorities.

SEC. 7005. HIGHWAY RESILIENCY INCENTIVES.

    Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Protective features.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the Federal share payable for the 
                cost of a protective feature on a Federal-aid highway 
                or bridge project under this title may be up to 100 
                percent, at the discretion of the State, if the 
                protective feature is an improvement designed and 
                demonstrated to mitigate and reduce the risk of 
                recurring damage, or the cost of future repair, from 
                extreme weather events, flooding, or other natural 
                disasters.
                    ``(B) Protective features described.--A protective 
                feature referred to in subparagraph (A) may include--
                            ``(i) raising roadway grades;
                            ``(ii) relocating roadways in a base 
                        floodplain to higher ground above projected 
                        flood elevation levels or away from slide prone 
                        areas;
                            ``(iii) stabilizing slide areas;
                            ``(iv) stabilizing slopes;
                            ``(v) installing riprap;
                            ``(vi) lengthening or raising bridges to 
                        increase waterway openings;
                            ``(vii) deepening channels to prevent 
                        flooding;
                            ``(viii) increasing the size or number of 
                        drainage structures;
                            ``(ix) replacing culverts with bridges or 
                        upsizing culverts;
                            ``(x) repairing or maintaining tide gates;
                            ``(xi) installing seismic retrofits on 
                        bridges;
                            ``(xii) adding scour protection at bridges;
                            ``(xiii) adding scour, stream stability, 
                        coastal, and other hydraulic countermeasures, 
                        including spur dikes;
                            ``(xiv) the use of natural infrastructure 
                        to mitigate and reduce the risk of recurring 
                        damage or the cost of future repair from 
                        extreme weather events, flooding, or other 
                        natural disasters; and
                            ``(xv) any other features that mitigate and 
                        reduce the risk of recurring damage or the cost 
                        of future repair as a result of extreme weather 
                        events, flooding, or other natural disasters, 
                        as determined by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 7006. GUIDANCE ON INUNDATED AND SUBMERGED ROADS.

    Upon issuance of guidance issued pursuant to section 1228 of the 
Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254), the 
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
shall review such guidance and issue guidance regarding repair, 
restoration, and replacement of inundated and submerged roads damaged 
or destroyed by a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.) with respect to roads eligible for assistance under Federal 
Highway Administration programs.

SEC. 7007. GUIDANCE ON EVACUATION ROUTES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Guidance.--The Administrator of the Federal Highway 
        Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
        Federal Emergency Management Agency and consistent with 
        guidance issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
        pursuant to section 1209 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 
        2018 (Public Law 115-254), shall revise existing guidance or 
        issue new guidance as appropriate for State, local, and Indian 
        Tribal governments regarding the design, construction, 
        maintenance, and repair of evacuation routes.
            (2) Considerations.--In revising or issuing guidance under 
        subsection (a)(1), the Administrator of the Federal Highway 
        Administration shall consider--
                    (A) methods that assist evacuation routes to--
                            (i) withstand likely risks to viability, 
                        including flammability and hydrostatic forces;
                            (ii) improve durability, strength 
                        (including the ability to withstand tensile 
                        stresses and compressive stresses), and 
                        sustainability; and
                            (iii) provide for long-term cost savings;
                    (B) the ability of evacuation routes to effectively 
                manage contraflow operations;
                    (C) for evacuation routes on public lands, the 
                viewpoints of the applicable Federal land management 
                agency regarding emergency operations, sustainability, 
                and resource protection; and
                    (D) such other items the Administrator of the 
                Federal Highway Administration considers appropriate.
            (3) Report.--In the case in which the Administrator of the 
        Federal Highway Administration, in consultation with the 
        Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
        concludes existing guidance addresses the considerations in 
        paragraph (2), the Administrator of the Federal Highway 
        Administration 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 
        detailed report describing how existing guidance addresses such 
        considerations.
    (b) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Highway 
Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency and State, local, territorial, and Indian 
Tribal governments, shall--
            (1) conduct a study of the adequacy of available evacuation 
        routes to accommodate the flow of evacuees; and
            (2) submit recommendations to Congress on how to help with 
        anticipated evacuation route flow, based on the study conducted 
        under paragraph (1).

SEC. 7008. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ``assessing 
        resilience,'' after ``surveying,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(35) Resilience.--Unless otherwise specified, the term 
        `resilience', with respect to a project, means a project with 
        the ability to anticipate, prepare for, or adapt to conditions 
        or mitigate against, withstand, respond to, or recover rapidly 
        from disruptions, including the ability--
                    ``(A) to resist hazards, mitigate against, reduce 
                costs associated with or withstand impacts from weather 
                events and natural disasters; or
                    ``(B) to have the absorptive capacity, adaptive 
                capacity, and recoverability to decrease project 
                vulnerability to weather events or other natural 
                disasters.''.

SEC. 7009. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.

    Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2) by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(D) to consider the ability to anticipate, 
                prepare for, or adapt to conditions or withstand, 
                increase resiliency to, reduce costs related to, 
                respond to, or recover rapidly from disruptions 
                resulting from extreme weather events and natural 
                disasters.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A) by striking ``research 
        priorities identified in chapter 65.'' and inserting the 
        following: ``following research priorities:
                            ``(i) Improving the mobility of people and 
                        goods.
                            ``(ii) Reducing congestion.
                            ``(iii) Promoting safety.
                            ``(iv) Improving the durability and 
                        extending the life of transportation 
                        infrastructure and the existing transportation 
                        system.
                            ``(v) Improving the ability to anticipate, 
                        prepare for, or adapt to conditions or 
                        withstand, respond to, or recover rapidly from 
                        disruptions resulting from extreme weather 
                        events and natural disasters.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C) by adding at the end the 
                following: ``In awarding grants under this section, the 
                Secretary shall also select not less than 1 grant 
                recipient with each of the following focus areas:
                            ``(i) Improving the ability to anticipate, 
                        prepare for, or adapt to conditions or 
                        withstand, increase resiliency to, reduce costs 
                        related to, respond to, or recover rapidly from 
                        disruptions resulting from extreme weather 
                        events and natural disasters.
                            ``(ii) Developing innovative road designs, 
                        materials, and restoration strategies to better 
                        enhance the durability and structural integrity 
                        of roads and subgrade soils that may become 
                        inundated during severe weather events.
                            ``(iii) Enhancing the viability and 
                        durability of evacuation routes, including ways 
                        to effectively manage contraflow operations to 
                        minimize casualties.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Considerations for selected institutions.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Tier 1 transportation 
                        centers awarded a grant under this paragraph 
                        with a focus area described in subparagraph (C) 
                        shall consider the following areas for 
                        research:
                                    ``(I) Developing new materials and 
                                improving the performance and 
                                resiliency of existing materials for 
                                the construction of roads, bridges, 
                                rail, and related transportation 
                                infrastructure.
                                    ``(II) Reducing local, State, 
                                Federal, and tribal costs associated 
                                with natural disasters and severe 
                                weather.
                                    ``(III) Innovative technologies and 
                                approaches to pre-mitigate against 
                                severe weather.
                                    ``(IV) The durability of roadways 
                                and subgrade with respect to 
                                flammability and hydrostatic forces.
                                    ``(V) Strategies to mitigate the 
                                costs associated with vulnerabilities 
                                in Federal evacuation routes, with 
                                respect to overcrowding and inundation.
                            ``(ii) Activities.--A tier 1 transportation 
                        center receiving a grant under this section 
                        with a focus area described in subparagraph (C) 
                        may--
                                    ``(I) establish best practices;
                                    ``(II) develop modeling tools; and
                                    ``(III) carry out other activities 
                                and develop technology that addresses 
                                the planning considerations described 
                                in clause (i).''.

SEC. 7010. PRE-DISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Pilot Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a pre-
        disaster mitigation program for the purpose of mitigating 
        future hazards posed to Federal-aid highways.
            ``(2) Distribution of funds.--Every 6 months, the Secretary 
        shall total the amount of funds made available to each State, 
        territory, Tribal, or other eligible entity under the emergency 
        relief program during the preceding 6 months and remit an 
        additional 5 percent from the Highway Trust Fund to those 
        entities for eligible activities described in paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Eligible activities.--Funds made available under 
        subsection (h)(2) shall be used for mitigation projects and 
        activities that the Secretary determines are cost-effective and 
        that substantially reduce the risk of, or increase resilience 
        to, future damage as a result of natural disasters, such as by 
        flood, hurricane, tidal wave, earthquake, severe storm, or 
        landslide by upgrading existing assets to meet or exceed design 
        standards adopted by the Federal Highway Administration by 
        means of the following:
                    ``(A) Relocating or elevating roadways.
                    ``(B) Increasing the size or number of drainage 
                structures, including culverts.
                    ``(C) Installing mitigation measures to prevent the 
                impairment of transportation assets as a result of the 
                intrusion of floodwaters.
                    ``(D) Improving bridges to expand water capacity 
                and prevent flooding.
                    ``(E) Deepening channels to prevent asset 
                inundation and improve drainage.
                    ``(F) Improving strength of natural features 
                adjacent to highway rights-of-way to promote additional 
                flood storage.
                    ``(G) Installing or upgrading tide gates and flood 
                gates.
                    ``(H) Stabilizing slide areas or slopes.
                    ``(I) Installing seismic retrofits for bridges.
                    ``(J) Adding scour protection at bridges.
                    ``(K) Adding scour, stream stability, coastal, or 
                other hydraulic countermeasures, including riprap.
                    ``(L) Installing intelligent transportation system 
                equipment to monitor infrastructure quality.
                    ``(M) Any other protective features as determined 
                by the Secretary.
            ``(4) Report.--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 an annual report detailing--
                    ``(A) a description of the activities carried out 
                under the pilot program;
                    ``(B) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
                pilot program in meeting purposes described in 
                paragraph (1); and
                    ``(C) policy recommendations to improve the 
                effectiveness of the pilot program.''.
    (b) Sunset.--The amendments made by this section shall be repealed 
on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>